Chapter 75: Heading to Soto
After breakfast, Zhu Zhuqing chatted with Qi Tian to aid digestion and learned about her current location from him.
"You mean Dai Mubai is at Shrek Academy in Soto City?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
Qi Tian nodded and said, "That's right!"
Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "I want to go and see Soto City!"
"good!"
Seeing Qi Tian agree so readily, Zhu Zhuqing felt a pang of disappointment, thinking, "Shouldn't you have asked me what I'm going there for?"
However, she still explained, "Didn't you suggest I break free from the shackles of fate?"
"I want to go find Dai Mubai and explain things clearly. I want to break off our engagement!"
"Could you come with me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
Qi Tian thought about it and agreed. It was less than a thousand miles from Soto City, and the trip would only take a few days.
"Okay, I'll go to Soto City with you, but I can't go to Shrek Academy with you!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Qi Tian curiously, as if asking why.
Qi Tian continued, "The teachers at Shrek Academy are quite powerful, and some of them are also shameless."
"I'll stay behind. If you encounter danger, I can use my skill to attach myself to you and then teleport you out!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. She felt that Qi Tian's consideration was very thorough, and she was prepared to listen to Qi Tian.
"Your skills are amazing!" Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed.
...
Two days later, in Soto.
Qi Tian brought Zhu Zhuqing back to their old haunts.
He had spent some time in Soto City and had even trained in the Great Soul Arena here, so he was quite familiar with the place.
"Are we going straight to Shrek Academy?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
She was now wearing a veil, concealing her cool and exquisitely beautiful face.
Qi Tian shook his head and said, "Let's try our luck in the city first. Shrek Academy is guarded by Soul Saints; we'll be easily discovered!"
"good!"
Qi Tian, along with Zhu Zhuqing, found out about the largest red-light district in Soto City and then booked a room nearby.
Zhu Zhuqing was puzzled, wondering why Qi Tian wanted to stay here.
But she didn't know whether to question Qi Tian or not, and she was also afraid that Qi Tian would go and touch the women in the red-light district.
Rose Hotel, front desk.
"Hello, please give me two rooms, adjacent to each other!"
After Qi Tian booked a room for himself, he looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked, "You're staying next door to me, is that alright?"
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing had a flash of inspiration and thought of a solution: "No need, when we're traveling, let's just share a room!"
Qi Tian found it hard to believe; was Zhu Zhuqing really this unrestrained?
"Alright then, give me a double room!" Qi Tian changed his mind.
Zhu Zhuqing breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little feverish. She had actually wanted to monitor Qi Tian's living situation with him.
But now that I think about it, it's really shameful that she asked to share a room with a man her own age in public.
After checking into the room, Qi Tian took Zhu Zhuqing for a stroll around the city.
"Let's go over there!" Qi Tian pointed to the red-light district not far from the hotel.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned, her heart, which had been burning with excitement, suddenly turned cold, and she silently followed Qi Tian.
"Was he really this kind of person?" Zhu Zhuqing wondered to herself.
"Young man, come here quickly, I'd like you to look at something good!" A scantily clad woman beckoned to Qi Tian.
As she waved her hand, she suddenly felt a chill run through her body.
Following the source of that chill, she saw a girl veiled in black staring coldly at her.
The faint aura of soul power emanating from the girl made it hard for her to breathe; she was actually a Soul Master!
She didn't know what taboo she had broken and felt a little like begging for forgiveness.
Qi Tian naturally sensed Zhu Zhuqing's actions and quickly stepped forward to take her hand.
"Zhuqing, don't be like that, they are just ordinary people!" Qi Tian said.
Zhu Zhuqing glared coldly at Qi Tian, but still obediently withdrew her soul power pressure.
The young woman targeted by Zhu Zhuqing was about to beg for mercy when she saw Qi Tian walking towards her and handing her a gold soul coin.
"Excuse me, ma'am, have you seen a blond boy who comes here often?"
Qi Tian cultivated the Blue Silver Grass to the bone, and his whole being exuded a natural aura, which gradually calmed the girl down.
She looked at the gold soul coin in Qi Tian's hand, swallowed hard, and recalled the blond-haired boy Qi Tian had described.
"Sir, is the blond boy you mentioned a Soul Master? And his surname is Dai?"
Qi Tian smiled and nodded. The young woman, as if encouraged, told him everything she knew.
"Sir, I know. It's said that the young man is of noble birth and comes here almost every day!"
"He's very generous; many women have dated him, including several pairs of twins who have dated him many times!"
"I heard he's already achieved a hundred kills here!"
Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback upon hearing this, and she seemed to have already guessed who Qi Tian was talking about with this young woman.
Surnamed Dai, and also noticed by Qi Tian, who else could it be but Dai Mubai?
So Qi Tian came to see Dai Mubai? I misunderstood him! Zhu Zhuqing felt a little regretful, realizing she had gone too far.
However, she immediately felt nauseous. Was her fiancé, whom she had never met, really this kind of person?
How could someone who frequents such a place and then kills a hundred men?
She was also somewhat relieved that she was prepared to give up the engagement. How could someone like Dai Mubai, who was so entangled in worldly affairs, possibly win the battle for the throne?
"Thank you, ma'am. When does he usually come?" Qi Tian stuffed the gold soul coins into her hand.
The woman smiled broadly and said, "He comes here every evening after dinner!"
Qi Tian glanced at the sky. According to the information provided by the young lady, Dai Mubai should be arriving soon!
...
After finishing his day of cultivation, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun entered Soto City.
"I'm exhausted! It's been a year and a half, and I still can't adapt to the Dean's training!" Dai Mubai complained.
Seeing his two brothers looking listless, he said, "It's my treat today! Let's go to the Soto Grand Hotel for a big meal!"
"Long live Boss Dai!" Ma Hongjun and Oscar cheered.
There's no way around it, the food at Shrek Academy is just too bad.
He ran dozens of laps around the village, covering hundreds of miles, and only ate two steamed buns. Even an Iron Man couldn't withstand that.
So they often have to go to the city for a treat. Oscar is a bit better off because he's a foodie, but Ma Hongjun is in a much worse situation.
The meager Soul Master subsidy wasn't even enough to alleviate the evil fire, let alone afford food.
After the three finished dinner, Dai Mubai suggested, "I heard that a set of triplets came to our usual spot, let's go check them out!"
"Oscar, didn't you just break up? My treat, let's go check it out!"
Oscar and Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up. Dai Mubai was actually letting them drink soup?
"Boss Dai is so generous!"
"I should have shaved my beard today!" Oscar said with some regret.
His beard grows so fast that if he doesn't shave for a day, it will turn into a full beard.
The three walked arm in arm toward the red-light district, completely unaware that two people were following them.
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