Yun Ming and Zhu Zhuqing composed themselves. After stepping out of the carriage and looking at the hotel before them, they felt the architectural style was a bit gaudy; the exterior was decorated entirely in rose red, making the whole building look like a giant rose. Yun Ming looked at the hotel sign and read it silently.
"Rose Hotel."
It turned out the carriage driver had seen the two of them looked like a perfect match—a lone man and a lone woman traveling together—and had misjudged their relationship. Although they had exchanged very few words throughout the journey, Zhu Zhuqing's personality was visibly cold, and the driver assumed she was just shy in front of others. That was why he had brought them here.
Although Yun Ming and Zhu Zhuqing felt something was slightly off, one had been a 'shut-in' for six years, and the other was a sheltered young lady from a noble family. While they were betrothed, her fiancé had run away, and she faced life-and-death crises daily; how could they possibly know about such things? Their continent's general knowledge teachers wouldn't teach them such messy topics! Aside from a certain nameless Shrek Academy dean, there shouldn't be a second place on the continent that would teach such nonsense, right? Besides, they were in a special situation.
However, seeing that the hotel was obviously quite decent, Yun Ming didn't dwell on it further. He asked Zhu Zhuqing.
"Shall we stay here?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
The two walked into the hotel. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by the scent of roses—not overpowering, but just right, refreshing and pleasant. The interior decor was chic and elegant, easily leaving a good impression.
Yun Ming walked up to the counter.
"Please, give me two rooms."
The receptionist behind the counter glanced at the cold beauty behind Yun Ming and felt a bit envious, but he maintained his professional integrity. He said with an apologetic expression.
"I'm sorry, Young Master, we only have one room left."
Yun Ming continued to ask.
"Is it a suite?"
The receptionist thought Yun Ming was trying to dispel the beauty's concerns step by step; otherwise, why would a couple ask for a suite at a love hotel? He apologized again with a sincere look.
"I'm sorry, Young Master, the only room we have left is a double room."
Seeing this, Yun Ming didn't fuss and responded directly.
"Is that so? Then, sorry to bother you!"
He turned to leave as soon as he finished speaking. The receptionist was stunned by Yun Ming's decisiveness. Zhu Zhuqing was not surprised that Yun Ming chose to leave; she knew he wasn't lusting after her, and she was glad he respected her enough.
Seeing the handsome man act so decisively and noticing the beauty beside him looking as if it were only natural, the receptionist realized he had misunderstood—they really didn't seem to know what kind of hotel this was. However, since he had already spoken, and the Rose Hotel truly didn't have suites, he had no choice but to recommend another place to them.
"If you two walk east along the street outside, you'll see the 'Jiman Hotel'. It's one of the best hotels in Suotuo City, and they will definitely have enough rooms!"
Hearing the recommendation, Yun Ming thanked the receptionist and planned to go to the 'Jiman Hotel' with Zhu Zhuqing to check it out.
Just as the two turned around, they saw three people entering the entrance.
The receptionist also saw the three people walking in, among whom was a familiar figure, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Young Master Dai, you've arrived!"
When Zhu Zhuqing saw the man in the middle, she froze. That person was none other than her so-called fiancé; those evil eyes were too conspicuous. It was just that the first time she had seen her fiancé in many years, he was holding one woman in each arm, bringing two very distinctive women to a hotel! Her expression couldn't help but turn even colder.
The two women looked to be eighteen or nineteen, beautiful in appearance, and they were twins!
The man was about one meter eighty tall, appearing to be around fourteen or fifteen years old. His shoulders were broad, and his handsome face carried a hint of fortitude. A head of golden hair hung down his back, reaching his waist. His hair was not curly, but hung straight down.
What was most striking were his eyes—a pair of evil, strange eyes. Both eyes had double pupils, and as they half-closed, an evil light flickered within. Being looked at by him felt as if one were being sliced by a sharp blade.
Yun Ming looked at those strange pupils. At first, he found them curious, but he soon noticed that as soon as the man entered, he had locked his gaze onto Zhu Zhuqing, and the look in his eyes was not clean. Seeing this, Yun Ming frowned slightly, stepped forward to block Zhu Zhuqing, and cut off the evil-eyed man's line of sight.
The man with the evil eyes saw this and shifted his gaze to Yun Ming. Finding that this was a man who was no less than him in appearance and temperament, but whose Soul Power fluctuations were faint, a touch of disdain and inexplicable joy appeared in his eyes. He let go of the twins beside him, revealed a bright and imposing smile, and ignored Yun Ming to speak to Zhu Zhuqing.
"This beautiful young lady, I am Dai Mubai!"
"May I have the honor of knowing your name?"
Hearing the other party introduce himself, Yun Ming knew the identity of the person before him—he was Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, that Star Luo Third Prince!
As Dai Mubai spoke, he reached out to push Yun Ming aside, having no intention of speaking to him at all. Yun Ming watched the large hand coming closer and his eyes turned cold. He said flatly.
"If you dare to touch me, I will break your legs!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Dai Mubai froze, and the atmosphere in the hotel became exceptionally heavy.
The receptionist saw that the situation was wrong and hurriedly stepped out to smooth things over.
"Young Master, Young Master Dai is a 'renowned and virtuous' young genius Soul Master in our Suotuo City. How can you speak like this? Hurry up and apologize to Young Master Dai! With Young Master Dai's magnanimity, he won't make things difficult for you!"
The receptionist's tone was impassioned, and his expression was sincere as he spoke these insincere words, while also giving Yun Ming a subtle hint with his eyes.
Hearing the receptionist's flattery, although Dai Mubai knew he had ulterior motives and didn't want him to cause trouble in the hotel, it did make him feel quite good! He then looked at Yun Ming, sneered, and said contemptuously.
"Kid, for the sake of the beauty behind you, I'll give you a chance!"
"Kneel down, apologize, and kowtow to me, and I'll pretend nothing happened. Otherwise..."
"I'll do exactly as you said. Break your legs!!!"
Dai Mubai's face was full of mockery. He had been worried about how to win the beauty's heart, but now that Yun Ming had delivered himself to be stepped on, he couldn't have asked for more!
Yun Ming understood the receptionist's intention but ignored it. He looked at Dai Mubai and said flatly.
"You can try."
Seeing Yun Ming so ignorant of life and death, Dai Mubai was enraged to the point of laughter.
"Hahahaha."
The smile faded, and cold light erupted from Dai Mubai's evil eyes. The aura around him became as cold and biting as ten-thousand-year ice, and he roared loudly.
"I really want to see what happens if I try today, so what if I do?"
As he spoke, his hand didn't stop moving; he swung his right palm out, whipping up a gust of wind as it headed straight for Yun Ming's face, intending to knock both the person and his dignity flat onto the ground.
Yun Ming didn't say anything more; since someone was refusing to show respect, he certainly wouldn't mind tearing that respect away.
Yun Ming raised his left arm, and Dai Mubai's right palm landed squarely on his forearm with a loud crack.
"Smack!"
However, the scene Dai Mubai had envisioned—of this kid being knocked over by his palm—did not occur. After the loud impact, Yun Ming remained completely motionless, which left Dai Mubai in disbelief. He had already used fifty percent of his strength, yet he hadn't managed to knock over this kid whose Soul Power fluctuations barely exceeded that of a first-ring Soul Master.
Yun Ming glanced at the spot where he had been struck, his eyes turning completely cold as he spoke in a flat tone.
"You asked for this!"
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