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Chapter 356 Zhu Zhuqing Joins the Spirit Hall

On the top floor of the Rose Hotel, in a room called "Red Ocean," the sound of sobbing could be heard.

The door was closed at that moment.

Wang Zhao lay on the large bed.

He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing near the door, dressed neatly except for her slightly disheveled hair, and his expression was somewhat helpless.

Don't misunderstand.

Nothing happened in this room.

However, ever since Zhu Zhuqing followed Wang Zhao up the stairs in a daze and entered this "red ocean", she suddenly couldn't help but start to cry. She seemed to be trying her best to suppress her voice, but she still made soft sobs.

The "reasonable" Wang Zhao thought that the more he showed concern at this time, the louder Zhu Zhuqing would cry, so he simply did not try to comfort her and lay alone on the rose-red bed for a while.

I have to say...

As expected of Wang Xiaozhao.

"Waaaaah..."

Before long, Zhu Zhuqing's crying grew louder, and she lowered her head deeply.

Wang Zhao finally spoke when he saw that the time was right.

"Zhuqing, you've almost cried your way to a kitten... Oh, I almost forgot, you are originally a 'cat'."

"..."

Upon hearing this Brother Li Ming suddenly make a lame joke, Zhu Zhuqing's voice paused involuntarily.

Only then did Wang Zhao ask seriously, "Why are you crying? Is it because of that 'One-Eyed Young Master Dai' from earlier?"

Zhu Zhuqing didn't speak, but simply nodded slowly.

"What, seeing him fall so low, do you feel that your life has lost all hope and color, becoming utterly bleak?"

Wang Zhao asked again.

Zhu Zhuqing still didn't answer, and this time she didn't even nod.

However, her intentions were undoubtedly quite clear.

Wang Zhao then got off the bed and walked step by step to Zhu Zhuqing's side. Zhu Zhuqing's body trembled slightly, but she still did not raise her head.

Wang Zhao looked at her intently, thinking that the time was right, and continued, "Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing, think about it, what does Dai Mubai's downfall have to do with you? You can be independent and strong, give it a try, and fight against fate."

"I'm engaged to him, and he's my last resort in my fight against fate..."

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing finally spoke, though her voice was somewhat hoarse.

"If even he can't be relied on, my fate will be terrible."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhao smiled.

"Will it be terrible? How terrible? Will we be hunted down by the Zhu family of Xingluo, or even the Xingluo royal family?"

"As you probably guessed, with your strength alone, if the Zhu family truly intended to hunt you down, you wouldn't have had a chance to escape all the way into the Star Dou Great Forest. That's why you think this is the last chance the Zhu family is giving you, right?"

"Under normal circumstances, supporting Dai Mubai's rise to power is indeed your only option."

"but……"

As Wang Zhao spoke, he suddenly lowered his head slightly and reached out to gently lift Zhu Zhuqing's head, bringing their faces very close together.

Of course, there was no contact.

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned for a moment, and when she met Wang Zhao's deep gaze, she suddenly felt her heart beating a little faster.

"Who told you to meet me, the Holy Son?"

Wang Zhao smiled wickedly... no, he smiled with the corners of his mouth up. He quickly removed his groping hand from Zhu Zhuqing's face, then took a half step back, turned around, and skillfully struck a dashing and unrestrained pose.

"This world is so vast, Star Luo can't accommodate you, Heaven Dou probably can't accommodate you either, but surely my Spirit Hall can't accommodate a little kitten like you?"

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback upon hearing this.

"What did you call me?"

"That's not important."

Wang Zhao turned her head back indifferently.

"The important question is, Zhu Qing, are you willing to join the Spirit Hall and enter the Spirit Academy?"

……

At this moment, in the lobby on the first floor of the Rose Hotel.

Tang San's expression continued to change.

It was because he suddenly remembered that his Golden Dragon Beard Needle had been snatched away. Flander seemed to have told him about it, saying that before he, Xiao Wu, and Huo Yuhao went to the shop, two people had "bought" the Golden Dragon Needle...

Could it be that those two people are Zhu Zhuqing and the mysterious man whose arm she was holding?

Thinking this, Tang San's expression finally turned ugly.

If that's the case, then Zhu Zhuqing, you're already courting death...

No.

Tang San, mindful of the bond he shared with the Shrek Seven Devils in his previous life, and the value of Zhu Zhuqing's ability to join forces with Dai Mubai to unleash the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger, briefly dismissed the idea in his mind. Then, he thought of the "mysterious man" whose arm Zhu Zhuqing had just been holding.

Who exactly is that man? Why is Zhu Zhuqing so close to him?

And his strength...

Tang San pondered, glancing furtively outside the hotel.

On the street in front of the hotel, Dai Mubai, looking disheveled, got up and stared at the Rose Hotel for a while, his eyes constantly shifting. Only when he realized that more and more people were gathering around him, even if they didn't know why, and were starting to laugh at him, did he clench his fists and leave the scene.

Tang San's gaze sharpened for a moment.

This Dai Mubai, he was so arrogant when I hit him just now, but now he's so spineless?

If it were his beloved Xiaowu, arm in arm with a strange man, going to the Rose Hotel to check in, he would absolutely go crazy...

Just as Tang San was silent, Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao's voices suddenly rang out beside him.

"Hmph! What one-eyed white tiger? I think it's more like a one-eyed yin tiger!"

"Hey Yuhao, did you notice that person who didn't even move their hand, yet still sent that one-eyed yin tiger flying out of the hotel entrance?"

"Uh, emmm... he must be a powerful Soul Master."

Huo Yuhao stammered, unsure how to answer, so he changed the subject and asked:

"By the way, Xiaowu, are we staying at this hotel again?"

Xiao Wu glanced at Huo Yuhao, then at Tang San beside her. The image of the "mysterious man" from earlier flashed through her mind, and she shook her head.

"Let's try another one."

"oh."

As they talked, Huo Yuhao dragged Tang San, who was somewhat exhausted after the battle, and the three of them quickly left the Rose Hotel, ignoring Manager Wang's attempts to persuade them to stay.

……

Red Ocean Room.

"I refuse. After all, I still have relatives in the Zhu family." Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a long time before finally rejecting Wang Zhao's offer with some difficulty.

She could foresee that freedom seemed to be just around the corner, but for various reasons, or perhaps because her own beliefs had been bound for a long time, she couldn't bring herself to agree to follow the person in front of her.

Wang Zhao wasn't too surprised by this, and just chuckled and said something else.

"...Are you telling the truth?"

Afterwards, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.

"certainly."

"If that's the case, then I'm willing to join the Spirit Hall."

(End of this chapter)