The rich fragrance of roses filled every corner of the room, and the atmosphere in the entire suite was exceptionally ambiguous.
"No need... let's just leave it like this!" Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body trembled slightly, and she gently shook her head, speaking softly.
Zhu Zhuqing took heavy steps and slowly walked towards the bedroom, with Lin Chen following closely behind her.
Upon arriving in the bedroom, Zhu Zhuqing's fair face turned crimson.
There was only one bed in the bedroom, but this bed occupied at least half the area of the entire room.
Not only that, even the bed itself was heart-shaped.
Light red gauze curtains hung from the ceiling, covering the space above the entire bed.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing felt like dying, deeply regretting her stubbornness earlier.
Although Lin Chen had saved her, and their time together these past few days had been very pleasant.
But the atmosphere in this bedroom was truly too ambiguous; she simply couldn't accept it.
Lin Chen saw Zhu Zhuqing's embarrassment, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly as he said, "You sleep in the bedroom, I'll sleep in the living room!"
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing let out a soft hum, and the heavy stone in her heart also fell.
...
In the evening, as the sun set, Zhu Zhuqing and Lin Chen were sitting at the dining table in the living room, enjoying the dinner provided by the hotel.
Lin Chen chewed the food in his mouth and asked, "So, you are the second Young Miss of the Xingluo Zhu Family?"
Through these two days of interaction, Zhu Zhuqing had gradually lowered her guard.
"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing hummed softly, her answer a simple, single word, still cold, perfectly matching her personality.
The corners of Lin Chen's mouth curved slightly as he said, "It's rumored that the Third Prince of Star Luo has already left the Star Luo Empire. You came to Soto City, aren't you here to find this fiancé?"
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, forking a piece of beef into her mouth, chewing with a little more force.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "It seems you don't want to talk about him, so then tell me why you were so seriously injured before?"
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Lin Chen and said, "My sister sent people to hunt me down!"
"The assassins your sister sent are too weak. It's so difficult to hunt down a Spirit Grandmaster, they almost let you escape the Star Dou Great Forest!" Lin Chen laughed.
Zhu Zhuqing froze, put down her knife and fork, and stared intently at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen said, "Although you have many wounds on your body, they are all superficial injuries and not fatal, at most you just bled a bit more!"
Zhu Zhuqing asked, puzzled, "Are you trying to say my sister showed mercy?"
The corners of Lin Chen's mouth curved upwards as he said, "The Star Dou Great Forest borders the Star Luo Empire and the Douluo Empire. To cross two great Empires from within the Star Dou Great Forest, with just your strength as a Spirit Grandmaster? Rather than saying your sister showed mercy, it's better to say that those so-called assassins she sent were actually escorting you!"
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body trembled slightly, recalling the process in her mind. Along the way, she indeed hadn't encountered any high-level Spirit Beasts.
During this period, the assassins should have had many opportunities to easily kill her, but they deliberately let these opportunities slip. Rather than saying they were hunting her, it's better to say they were driving her away!
Unconsciously, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned red, and crystal-clear tears slowly slid down her fair cheeks.
"It seems you've figured it out?" Lin Chen put the beef from his plate into his mouth and laughed.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. After a long while, she finally calmed her emotions. She looked at Lin Chen and said, "Enough about me, tell me about yourself!"
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Lin Chen took a deep look at Zhu Zhuqing, and then spoke seriously, yet nonsensically: "Me? My name is Lin Chen, and I come from a very distant place!"
Zhu Zhuqing gave Lin Chen a side-eye and said, "Can you be serious!"
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "I am very serious, I am not a person of this World!"
Zhu Zhuqing pouted her small mouth and snorted coldly, "If you don't want to say it, then don't!"
Lin Chen smiled helplessly. In this day and age, no one believes the truth!
...
Late at night, a long-lost voice suddenly rang in Lin Chen's mind as he was cultivating.
"Ding! System restart successful!"
"System, I want to return to my original timeline!"
"Ding! The System is currently refining the Plane Core, energy is insufficient, the host's request is not supported!"
"Then what's the point of you recovering?"
"Ding! Refining Plane Core..."
"My goodness, this is too much of a scam!"
"Ding! Refining Plane Core..."
"Alright, you win, stop dinging. How much longer do you need to replenish energy?"
"Ding! Time is not yet certain!"
"Sigh, why is my life so bitter, to encounter such an unreliable System!"
"Ding! System notification: The host's Summoning Magic has connected to the myriad Worlds. Please cultivate diligently, host, and you will have unexpected gains!"
"Myriad Worlds, huh! I haven't even figured out All Magic and Douluo yet!" Lin Chen said helplessly.
...
Time flew by, the sun rose in the east, and Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing washed up, preparing to go for a stroll in Soto City.
"You've still decided to go to Shrek Academy?" Lin Chen asked.
"Mm!" Zhu Zhuqing hummed softly, glanced at Lin Chen, and then continued, "I don't know where else to go, so I'll go to Shrek and see first!"
Upon learning Zhu Zhuqing's true intentions, Zhu Zhuqing's heart had already wavered.
Although Zhu Zhuqing outwardly sent people to hunt her down, she was actually escorting Zhu Zhuqing to Soto City.
Leaving the contentious area of Star Luo was also a form of protection for Zhu Zhuqing.
It wasn't until Lin Chen reminded her that Zhu Zhuqing understood the key.
The Zhu Family and Dai Family had been intermarrying for generations. The Star Luo imperial throne required all princes to compete after coming of age to determine who would inherit it.
And the princes' fiancées could also assist the princes in winning this competition, so Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuqing were naturally on opposing sides.
After leaving the center of imperial power, she also moved away from many potential dangers, but the World was vast, and where could she truly find a place to belong?
Even if there was, how could it truly accept her, a Young Miss of the Zhu Family?
The two quickly arrived on the second floor of the hotel. They only needed to go down the spiral staircase to reach the lobby and leave the Rose Hotel.
Just then, voices of contention came from the lobby downstairs.
Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing looked down, only to see two men confronting each other in the lobby.
One man was simply dressed, appearing to be about twelve or thirteen years old, approximately one hundred and seventy centimeters tall, wearing a light blue fitted suit, very neat.
A belt inlaid with twenty-four jade stones was around his waist. His black, medium-length hair barely reached his shoulders, and his appearance was not handsome.
"Tang... San!"
Lin Chen gritted his teeth, his body trembling slightly. When enemies meet, their eyes turn red with fury.
A woman stood beside Tang San. Compared to Tang San's ordinary appearance, the woman looked anything but common.
Her smooth black hair was styled into a neat scorpion braid, and the braid was very long, reaching past her calves.
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