Liu Erlong was stunned for a moment, then thought about having to compete with those children and even being gossiped about by them, and her pretty face flushed.
She gently shook her head.
"No, you go see them yourself!"
"Alright! They'll have a chance to meet when they come to Heaven Dou City later."
Ye Qiu didn't press the matter. Just as he was about to reach out and pinch her, she grabbed his hand.
Liu Erlong glared at him, then took Ye Qiu's hand and wiped it twice on her body to dry it.
"Haha…" Ye Qiu gave a dry laugh, almost forgetting his hands were covered in oil from before.
"Oh, right! You should absorb this torso bone from a Ten Thousand Year Crazy Rhinoceros!"
As Ye Qiu spoke, he took out the Spirit Bone and offered it to Liu Erlong.
"No need, I already have this Thunder Flame…"
"Alright! I can't use it myself. Although the age is a bit low, you, who are now inexplicably targeted, still need to raise your strength as soon as possible!"
Ye Qiu didn't give her a chance to refuse, directly pushing it into her soft spot and tucking it into her arms.
Being targeted by those Evil Soul Masters, she needed enough strength to protect herself.
If it weren't for the few fire-attribute Spirit Bones Ye Qiu had being too low in age, Ye Qiu would have wanted her to absorb all of them.
Although those Evil Soul Masters most likely wouldn't act directly within Heaven Dou City, it's better to be prepared!
Low age?!
Liu Erlong gave Ye Qiu a strange look. Did this guy not know how rare Spirit Bones were?
Some Titled Douluo didn't even have a single Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone.
She thought to herself, but didn't refuse again.
She knew Ye Qiu was telling the truth and didn't want him to worry too much, so she nodded slightly.
"Mm, I understand!"
"Alright, then I'll be going now!" Ye Qiu took a small sip, tasting a hint of freshness and sweetness.
"Husband~ You, you must remember to come see me every day!" Liu Erlong gently bit Ye Qiu's neck, leaving a red mark.
"Don't worry, I remember everything I promised you before! See you tomorrow."
"Mm, see you tomorrow." Liu Erlong's red lips curved slightly. In truth, she wished Ye Qiu could come every night, so she wouldn't have to shamelessly drag him into passionate moments during the day.
Ye Qiu gently pushed her ample figure away.
Then he slowly walked out, arriving in the courtyard enclosed by the wooden house.
"Hoo~" He took a breath of the fresh forest air, feeling refreshed.
Ye Qiu couldn't help but sigh at how captivating Liu Erlong was; he simply couldn't stop.
It was truly like a slightly plump little tank—whoever drove it was happy!
After sighing, he couldn't help but get a headache, wondering how to explain things to Rongrong and the other two girls.
With Xiao Wu, just pamper her one more time, and everything would be fine.
Zhu Zhuqing might have opinions but probably wouldn't voice them, so that was also manageable.
The most difficult was Ning Rongrong. She was queuing perfectly, and suddenly someone cut in line; she would definitely explode.
But wasn't this precisely the charm of the girls?
Different personalities all brought different joys to Ye Qiu.
He shook his head and gave a wry smile.
A crimson light flashed in his eyes, and his figure swept away, disappearing from the spot.
Inside the house, Liu Erlong watched Ye Qiu's figure disappear, her face instantly turning crimson.
She happily rolled around on the bed, wrapped in the quilt, sniffing the scent Ye Qiu left behind, slowly wriggling, her body gradually trembling.
"Hoo~" Letting out a big breath of hot air, a hint of happiness flashed in Liu Erlong's eyes, and her lips curved slightly.
"It seems I have to go find Yue Hua tonight… I wonder what's wrong with that woman."
...
Shrek Academy.
There was still some time until noon.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others were still completing their long-distance weighted running tasks under Yu Xiaogang's guidance.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and the two other girls were staying in their dormitory.
Flender and the others had tried to get them to join the training team.
Out of Zhu Zhuqing's curiosity, they actually went to observe.
After seeing it, they completely lost interest.
It was exactly as Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu had said: it was just running, carrying rocks while running.
As soon as Ning Rongrong saw this setup, she shook her head like a rattle-drum, moving even faster than when she played with Ye Qiu.
So, the three girls simply took a long leave of absence.
To make the leave go smoothly, Ning Rongrong also revealed her cultivation level and falsely claimed that it was due to rare treasures provided by her family.
Only Oscar knew what was truly happening, but he didn't spread the word.
Although Flender was helpless, he couldn't force them. After all, he couldn't push these geniuses too hard.
Otherwise, if they really left, his academy would be finished.
Even though Yu Xiaogang was tough, after Xiao Wu almost gave him an Eight-Stage Drop, he dared not say anything more.
Thus, the three of them gained their freedom.
The Shrek Seven Devils were still together in name but not in spirit.
During this time, Ning Rongrong had also spoken with Oscar, asking him to recruit the food system Spirit Saint, Shao Xin, to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Oscar readily agreed, feeling very confident about it.
Inside the room at this moment.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were bored, holding playing cards, while Zhu Zhuqing, off to the side, sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating diligently.
"Xiao Wu, you've thought about Xiao Qiu so many times today! If you keep acting spoiled, I won't play with you anymore!" Xiao Wu pouted, looking annoyed at Ning Rongrong's renewed antics.
"Haha…!" Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu, who had finally reacted, and laughed, covering her developing chest.
"Hmph!" Xiao Wu snorted coldly, her face drawn, and put the playing cards away into her spirit tool.
She cherished everything Ye Qiu made.
"Sorry, Xiao Wu…" Ning Rongrong rolled over to Xiao Wu, rested her head on her thigh, and looked up, sticking out her tongue.
Turning, she hugged Xiao Wu's waist and whispered:
"But I really do Miss him! Don't you?"
"How could I not?! Xiao Qiu has been gone for several days now, Xiao Wu Jie misses him a lot too!"
Xiao Wu seemed to seize the opportunity for revenge, pinching Ning Rongrong's face and continuously rubbing it.
"A-woo… Xiao Wu!" Ning Rongrong made a move as if to bite her, glaring. "What if you make my face bigger?"
"Speaking of which, Zhuqing hasn't left the room much these past few days?" Xiao Wu then looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed.
"It must be that scumbag tiger bothering Zhuqing again!" Ning Rongrong said, somewhat righteously indignant. If she weren't just a support system Spirit Master, she would have wanted to beat up Dai Mubai.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Wu, is that Tang San impossible to beat? Just like that scumbag tiger, he sticks like a plaster!"
"How would I know?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes helplessly.
...
At the entrance of the three girls' dormitory, Ye Qiu had been standing there for a while.
He just raised his hand, but then hesitated again.
He still hadn't figured out how to explain it to them.
If he directly said that he would return to the past in the future, they would most likely think he was just making up a flimsy excuse to brush them off.
It was a cut either way, whether he faced it or avoided it.
After much hesitation, Ye Qiu still knocked on the door.
Thump thump!
"Who is it?!" Xiao Wu's soft but assertive voice came through.
"I'm back!" Ye Qiu said softly.
"Ah! It's Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu is back!"
Click!
Only two joyous voices could be heard from inside the door, and then the door opened from within.
Then a figure darted out.
"Pfft… cough cough…"
Ye Qiu felt a tightness in his chest from the impact and almost lost his balance.
"Xiao Qiu! Kiss…"
Xiao Wu's voice was already ringing in his ears, and his face was suddenly showered with raindrops, splashing little drops of moisture.
"Ah! Xiao Wu, you're too much!" By the door, Ning Rongrong angrily tugged at Xiao Wu's jade-like feet, trying to pull her down.
Why was it that she opened the door, but this rabbit just kicked her two legs and jumped directly from the bed onto Ye Qiu?
"Alright, alright, Rongrong, stop messing around! Don't let Xiao Wu fall…" Ye Qiu said with a wry smile, his voice a bit muffled.
Xiao Wu was sprawled between Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong, with Ning Rongrong holding her jade-like feet and Xiao Wu hugging his neck.
She forcibly dragged him inside.
As a result, he didn't see the several bags of wilted carrots by the door.
"How am I messing around?! Hmph…" Ning Rongrong retorted unhappily, but still obediently put Xiao Wu's jade-like feet down.
"Xiao Qiu~"
With her jade feet freed, Xiao Wu boldly wrapped herself around Ye Qiu, kissing him wildly.
Click!
Ye Qiu supported her perky bottom, closed the door, and walked towards the bed.
As soon as he sat down.
Ning Rongrong eagerly squeezed over, one on each side, sitting on Ye Qiu's thighs, leaning against his shoulders.
It wasn't until Ye Qiu's face had no dry spots left that they finally stopped.
"Had enough kissing?"
Looking at the two girls who couldn't help but laugh, Ye Qiu rolled his eyes helplessly, directly using Divine Power to throw the two girls onto the bed.
He went into the bathroom and washed his face, which made him feel better.
When he came out, Zhu Zhuqing had also finished her cultivation.
"Ye Qiu~" With longing in her eyes, she threw herself into Ye Qiu's embrace.
Compared to Rongrong and the other girl, Zhu Zhuqing was much calmer.
Ye Qiu held the soft jade in his arms, gently carrying her to the side of the bed and sitting down.
He didn't let go of her, his hands tightly wrapped around her waist.
When they talked later, holding Zhu Zhuqing was clearly safer and more comfortable than holding the other two girls.
Zhu Zhuqing leaned into Ye Qiu's embrace, too shy to look up, or perhaps not wanting to.
However, as she breathed, she suddenly frowned.
She detected something unusual.
She glanced strangely at Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, dismissing them.
"Ye Qiu, what have you been busy with these past few days?" Ning Rongrong pouted, jumping onto Zhu Zhuqing's bed, looking at him curiously.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also looked at him expectantly.
"Uh…" Ye Qiu pondered for a moment, still deciding to make a long story short.
"I went to the Star Dou Great Forest, encountered Evil Soul Masters who were assassinating Xue Qinghe, and then saved a woman…"
At this point, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly understood.
But Ye Qiu's next words made the realization on her face freeze.
"Senior Dugu Bo saved us, and then Erlong and I had some indescribable things happen…"
"…"
Ning Rongrong and the other girls stared blankly at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu also watched them quietly, his heart suspended.
Zhu Zhuqing was very calm, but the hand placed on Ye Qiu's chest noticeably tightened.
Xiao Wu was also shocked and resentful, while Ning Rongrong's small face was already red with anger.
Suddenly, she let out a loud cry.
"Ye Qiu!? Why are you finding another woman?! You, you really need it, Miss is always available!"
Ning Rongrong angrily grabbed Ye Qiu's collar, bringing herself to his mouth, but he didn't want her.
Instead, he had to go thousands of miles to find someone himself!
This was truly infuriating for Miss!
She had been practicing how to please him all this time, for naught.
Tears were already welling up in her eyes.
"That's right, Xiao Qiu, we can all do it!" Xiao Wu also looked at him resentfully, her puffed-up cheeks showing her displeasure.
Zhu Zhuqing gave Ye Qiu a glare, quickly got up, and gave her spot to Ning Rongrong, then quietly watched from the side.
"It's that Dugu Bo again! He's really gone too far! Miss will definitely make Grandpa Sword and the others teach him a good lesson!"
Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth, fiercely pinching Ye Qiu's neck.
"Cough cough… Rongrong, there's a reason for all this, and you can't blame Senior Dugu Bo entirely…"
Ye Qiu scratched his head awkwardly.
"What? You mean to say? Could it be that you did it willingly?"
Ning Rongrong directly pushed Ye Qiu onto the bed, sat on his chest, and punched his shoulders twice.
"You scoundrel…!"
As she spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes.
He had just proposed to her family not long ago, and now he was getting involved with other women.
"This…" Before Ye Qiu could finish.
Seeing his hesitation, Ning Rongrong could no longer bear it.
"I... I'll bite you to death!" Ning Rongrong gnashed her teeth and then lowered her head to bite him directly.
"Ah, Rongrong... Xiao Qiu!" Xiao Wu looked at Ye Qiu's face, which flashed with pain, and pulled Ning Rongrong's arm.
It wasn't until a hint of sweetness filled her mouth that she regained her senses.
Drops of fresh blood seeped through his clothes, and tears fell onto the wound on Ye Qiu's body.
"You stinky thing, you've only been gone for a few days! And you've already harmed another one..."
"I'm sorry!"
Ye Qiu gently patted Ning Rongrong's back, his eyes looking at Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing with a hint of apology.
"Hmph! It's always like this!" Ning Rongrong continuously beat Ye Qiu's chest, letting him wipe away her tears.
"Xiao Qiu... You should quickly treat your wound!" Xiao Wu's eyes flashed with a hint of heartache, and she pulled open his collar, revealing two rows of tooth marks on his shoulder.
"Mm! Hurry and treat it, don't dirty my bed!"
Seeing Ye Qiu about to refuse, Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at him.
What they needed was not this kind of apology.
Ye Qiu chuckled dryly, glancing at Ning Rongrong, who gave him a cold look before leaning down again.
He thought she was going to bite him again, and his body instantly tensed up.
Suddenly, a moist, soft sensation came over him.
Ning Rongrong was actually slowly helping Ye Qiu clean the blood, swirling it around, slowly sucking the blood dry.
"Hurry and treat it!"
It was a while before she slowly raised her head, glaring at Ye Qiu with red eyes.
"Thank you, Rongrong..." Ye Qiu thanked her softly, then activated his Blue Silver Emperor's first Spirit Ability, Life Without End, to heal his wound.
"If you keep going on like this, Xiao Wu and I will tie you up and imprison you, so you can just stay with the three of us!"
Ning Rongrong cried, her eyes tear-stained and still sobbing, but what she said made Ye Qiu, who had just healed his wound, feel a chill down his spine.
This is not something to learn!
Zhu Zhuqing also looked at Ning Rongrong with a surprised expression, and after her surprise, she looked at Ye Qiu, considering the feasibility of this method.
Xiao Wu, who was a bit less intelligent next to them, had her eyes light up, and a look of eagerness flashed in them.
Seeing this, Ye Qiu's expression also became a little flustered.
"Rongrong, you're not serious, are you?!"
Looking at the panic in Ye Qiu's eyes, Ning Rongrong froze for a moment, her eyes darted around, and she pinched Ye Qiu's face.
"You... if you dare to flirt like this again, Miss will really do it!"
"You guys, listen to my explanation!"
Ye Qiu gave a bitter smile, not caring if they would believe him or not. In order to play happily in the future and not be constantly worried about being 'knifed' every day, he still felt it was better to tell them the truth.
"Okay! Then Miss will listen to your explanation. If your explanation doesn't satisfy us, hmph hmph..."
Ning Rongrong looked strangely at Ye Qiu, who seemed to have some unspeakable difficulty, and her curiosity was piqued.
She continued to sit on Ye Qiu, pressing him down, and slowly spoke.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also leaned on either side of Ye Qiu, and the three girls looked down at Ye Qiu from above.
"Xiao Qiu, you can't lie, okay! Xiao Wu Jie can tell."
Xiao Wu poked Ye Qiu's face, looking at him with a smile.
"Ye Qiu, no matter what, I will not leave you!"
Zhu Zhuqing also said faintly with a blush, gently pecking Ye Qiu's lips.
"!"
Looking at the three girls in this posture, Ye Qiu's heart rate suddenly increased.
Each of them, what they said, made Ye Qiu feel a bit enchanted.
"I definitely won't lie to you guys..."
"That's for the best!" Seeing Ye Qiu's somewhat scared look, the corners of Ning Rongrong's mouth couldn't help but curve up in triumph.
"Do you believe in time travel?"
"Ah?!"
The three girls were a bit confused by Ye Qiu's words.
Ye Qiu explained more clearly:
"What I mean is, do you believe someone can go back to the past?"
"Oh, you! Ye Qiu, do you think we're stupid and you can just deceive us?!"
Ning Rongrong furrowed her delicate brows and sat unhappily on Ye Qiu's chest again, pressing down with a little force.
It made Ye Qiu's breathing a little difficult.
"I'm telling the truth, Rongrong!" Ye Qiu said with difficulty, hugging Ning Rongrong's waist uncomfortably.
"I have an example, a living example..." Ye Qiu suddenly remembered something, and joy suddenly appeared on his face.
Seeing that Ye Qiu didn't seem to be faking it, Xiao Wu and the two girls exchanged glances, then looked at Ye Qiu again.
"Xiao Qiu~ The example you're talking about isn't yourself, is it?"
"Of course not!" Ye Qiu shook his head. He himself only had a partial understanding of what happened when he went back to the past, so he couldn't convince people with himself.
"Then who is it? Is it that Liu... Erlong Jie, Jie?" Zhu Zhuqing also looked at Ye Qiu strangely.
But when her words fell, it caught Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu off guard.
They looked at her with resentful eyes.
"Zhuqing, you just spoil him!"
Ning Rongrong pouted, feeling like she was always the one who had to be the bad guy.
Ye Qiu also looked sideways, gratefully glancing at the somewhat shy Zhu Zhuqing, whose eyes held concern.
"The example I'm talking about, you actually know him too!" Regaining his composure, Ye Qiu said seriously.
"We know him too?!" Ning Rongrong was extremely surprised and quickly focused on the Shrek Academy area.
Only here was a place equally familiar to all three girls.
A look of realization flashed in her eyes, but before she could speak, Xiao Wu beat her to it.
"Xiao Qiu, are you talking about Tang San?!"
She had long felt that Tang San guy was very abnormal.
"That's right, it's Tang San!"
Ye Qiu nodded: "Aren't you curious where his Hidden Weapons and cultivation methods came from? These are products from another World called Tang Sect. Tang San is a Tang Sect disciple, but he stole something, was discovered and pursued, and then jumped off a cliff!"
"No wonder, no wonder that Tang San is so mature! So that's how it is..." Zhu Zhuqing murmured, and the doubts in her heart were also resolved.
"This is too fantastical!" Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Qiu, unable to recover for a long time.
Then she frowned again.
"Then... then you mean to say that you will go back to the past, and that Liu Erlong is actually a love debt you incurred in the past!"
"Although it's hard to believe, that's the truth!" Ye Qiu nodded quickly.
"Ye Qiu, you're really amazing..." Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Qiu, and couldn't help but reach out, touching his cheek, somewhat amazed.
"Mm-hmm!" Xiao Wu also looked at Ye Qiu with sparkling eyes.
"Even if it's true, how do we know you're not just making things up? Are you going to use this as an excuse every time you get another woman?"
Ning Rongrong, however, was somewhat persistent, staring fixedly at Ye Qiu.
"How could I make things up? I can swear..."
"No need! I believe you!"
Just as Ye Qiu was about to raise his hand, Ning Rongrong suddenly threw herself onto Ye Qiu, hugging him tightly.
"Really? You're not trying to make me drop my guard, then imprison me, are you?"
"Pfft haha! How could I bear to imprison you! I was just saying those things out of anger!"
Seeing Ye Qiu's somewhat scared expression, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, was a bit curious why Ye Qiu was so afraid of this.
Then, Ning Rongrong leaned gently against Ye Qiu's ear, whispering softly:
"Even if you really lied to me... I wouldn't do that."
"Yes, yes! Me too..." Xiao Wu quickly nodded from the side.
"Xiao Wu, you didn't seem to be thinking that just now, did you?" Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes, giving her an annoyed glare.
"Who said that? I was thinking about how to rescue Xiao Qiu!" Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue; she would never hurt Xiao Qiu!
Ye Qiu also breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the three girls return to their calm state.
"Rongrong, it's time to get up, you've been sitting there for so long." Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Xiao Wu was eager for Ning Rongrong to let go of Ye Qiu.
Ning Rongrong pouted. After making her play the bad guy, they were going to abandon her.
"Ye Qiu, actually, I'm not just angry because you have another woman this time!"
"Hmph! Who told you not to eat what's right in front of you, but instead to eat what's outside, and to act so recklessly after proposing?"
Ning Rongrong said resentfully as she got up and helped Ye Qiu straighten his disheveled clothes.
"Sorry, I didn't want to either." Ye Qiu gave a bitter smile. He hadn't expected to confess so quickly.
He really hadn't expected Liu Erlong to act so quickly! And Dugu Bo also came to join the fun...
"Alright! You're really getting more and more shameless, taking advantage and still acting innocent!"
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes at him, then sat back in his arms, hugging him tightly.
"Ye Qiu, I don't care if what you say is true or false, and I don't care how many women you have, but you must remember what you promised me before! You're not allowed to be biased! Even if you are biased... you can only be biased towards me!"
"Rongrong, saying that in front of me and Xiao Wu, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"That's right! Why should he be biased towards you!"
"Hmph! Anyway, you just can't bully me!" Ning Rongrong snorted coldly at the two girls.
"By the way..." Ye Qiu tentatively raised his hand. He always felt that the girls' focus was a bit off.
"Xiao Qiu... Say what?" Xiao Wu looked at him strangely.
"By the way, aren't you going to refute Rongrong's previous words? Then can I find more..."
"Ye Qiu! Go to hell!"
Before Ye Qiu could finish his sentence, Ning Rongrong reacted and directly bit Ye Qiu's face.
"Ah! Rongrong... Be gentle."
"Xiao Wu, Zhuqing! You too!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, who were nearby, also exchanged glances, and each bit down hard on one of his shoulders.
It was a long while before Ye Qiu finally escaped the girls' biting.
"Don't even think about it! Our family's door isn't open to just anyone who wants to come in!"
Ning Rongrong also knew her limits; she didn't want Ye Qiu's face to bleed, so she gently wiped away the saliva.
"That's right! Don't even think about it! Only those we collectively approve of, Xiao Qiu, can you bring back!" Xiao Wu also stood by, baring her teeth and nodding repeatedly.
"That Meng Yiran before was pretty good!" Zhu Zhuqing was even more direct.
She hadn't been talking nonsense or deceiving Meng Yiran at the time.
Regarding such matters, the three girls, who had gathered together around the time they met Meng Yiran, had already gained a certain understanding and countermeasures for Ye Qiu's 'girl-attracting' physique.
That was to ensure harmony, and then to see if the other party truly couldn't live without Ye Qiu, if that scoundrel Ye Qiu had fallen for them, and so on...
Ye Qiu stared blankly at the three girls. He suddenly wondered if he had demonized them in his mind?
They were already picking for him?
At this thought, Ye Qiu swallowed back his plan to actively pursue Qian Renxue.
Her identity was simply too sensitive.
"Hmph! This time, you actually dared to act first and report later, so I'll punish you by making you go back to your dorm to sleep alone tonight!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes darted around, and she suddenly pointed in the direction of Ye Qiu's dorm.
A quick, almost imperceptible glint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
Ye Qiu, however, was stunned and didn't speak.
"What? Do you have something else to do?" Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Qiu strangely.
"Mm, I still have to go to the Prince's Residence tonight!" Ye Qiu nodded.
...
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