Chapter 124: I Feel Very At Ease With You

"Qin Jian, I feel... absolutely wonderful!"

In the room, Zhu Zhuqing's cat-like, crouching figure appeared in every corner, even on the ceiling chandelier.

Seeing her excited appearance, Qin Jian couldn't help but laugh: "This is how a little kitten should look."

"Swish!"

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stopped on the back of the sofa like a cat, her beautiful eyes staring straight at Qin Jian.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, a black shadow struck; Qin Jian had not activated his martial soul or used his soul power, so he couldn't react in time. In an instant, the world spun, and then he landed on the sofa with a bang.

"Alright, the bed is mine now."

Zhu Zhuqing's hands were still gripping Qin Jian's shoulders, the chill in her eyes thawing as she said with a hint of a smile: "I'm sleeping in the bed tonight."

Watching her braced on top of him in a cat-like posture, Qin Jian's gaze shifted slightly.

Zhu Zhuqing quickly noticed this change; a flash of shyness flickered in her eyes, and then she said: "I'm going to sleep..."

As she spoke, she intended to jump off Qin Jian, but was suddenly grabbed by the cat tail behind her: "Get back... here!"

Caught off guard, Zhu Zhuqing was yanked back through the air onto the sofa, landing directly in his arms.

"With this cat tail, your Speed has increased by at least thirty percent, but it also comes with a flaw..."

As Zhu Zhuqing was about to flee again in an instant, Qin Jian grabbed her and pulled her back once more: "And that is that this cat tail... must not be grabbed so easily!"

"You... let me go..."

With him holding her waist, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't break free for a moment.

Aside from the time he cleaned her wounds, she had never been this close to Qin Jian before.

"I won't let go, I won't, I just won't. What can you do about it?" Qin Jian decisively started acting shamelessly.

Zhu Zhuqing blinked her beautiful eyes, then suddenly reached her hand behind her back and quickly unfastened the buckle on the cat tail.

"You think you can escape just because you lost the cat tail?"

Zhu Zhuqing had just jumped up from him, but was grabbed by the hand by Qin Jian again, causing her to lose her balance and fall back down.

"You!"

Having been forced into intimate contact with him several times in a row, Zhu Zhuqing finally got angry.

The next moment, soul power surged from her body, and a tremendous force was transmitted to Qin Jian...

"Don't get excited—"

Qin Jian's voice was a beat too late.

That soul power couldn't hurt him, but it was enough for Zhu Zhuqing to break free, yet the sofa beneath them wasn't nearly as sturdy...

"Boom!"

The sofa shattered into pieces in an instant.

Qin Jian had already jumped up, and together with Zhu Zhuqing, he stared blankly at the sofa that had broken into pieces all over the floor.

"Now... what do we do?" Zhu Zhuqing asked, looking at Qin Jian.

"What else can we do?"

Qin Jian rolled his eyes and said: "Compensate the hotel tomorrow morning."

"I mean, where are you sleeping tonight?" Zhu Zhuqing said.

Hearing this, Qin Jian walked back toward the bedroom: "I'm sleeping in the bed, of course."

"Then what about me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked again.

Qin Jian threw himself onto the large, soft bed once more: "You can sleep on the floor."

Zhu Zhuqing's willow brows stood up: "Why should you sleep in the bed while I sleep on the floor?!"

"Because you're the one who broke the sofa," Qin Jian said with his hands behind his head, as if it were only natural.

Zhu Zhuqing was instantly rendered speechless.

"Bang!"

She walked into the bathroom indignantly and slammed the door shut.

"Splash, splash..."

Soon, the sound of running water came from inside, and Qin Jian felt his mind wandering.

The images he was imagining were truly stirring; after all, Zhu Zhuqing could be said to be the most well-developed girl he had ever met...

A girl's washing up naturally wouldn't be fast, and by the time the bathroom door opened again, Qin Jian had almost lost all his thoughts.

But he just glanced toward the doorway, and his gaze began to unfocus...

Who had ever seen Zhu Zhuqing with her hair down, wearing a bathrobe?

The bewitching beauty and her cold expression formed a stark contrast, a magnificent sight to behold in this world.

A beauty of national renown, a flower in full bloom—nothing could compare to this.

She walked slowly toward the bed with a cat-like gait, her gaze seemingly icy as she said: "Qin Jian, move over a bit."

Qin Jian blankly gave up half the bed, and then he watched as Zhu Zhuqing sat down naturally, leaning against the cushions, and began to slowly comb her shoulder-length hair.

Qin Jian: "..."

"Are you really not afraid that I might do something to you?" he asked softly.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was combing her hair, glanced at him, her red lips curving slightly: "You're a good person."

"Who are you insulting?" Qin Jian retorted instantly.

Zhu Zhuqing was full of question marks.

"Ahem..."

Qin Jian gave a small cough and consciously averted his gaze from her; he was afraid that if he kept looking, something would really happen.

This has nothing to do with whether one is a good person; it only has to do with whether the function is normal...

"Qin Jian... where do you plan to go next?" Zhu Zhuqing suddenly asked softly.

Qin Jian found it a bit strange: "Didn't we agree to go to Shrek Academy?"

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips and said softly: "You saw it just now, the biggest reason I came to Shrek Academy has already disappeared, and now..."

She looked back, her eyes curving slightly as she looked at Qin Jian: "I am free, so, wherever you want to go is fine."

"You are still going to follow me?"

Qin Jian was also looking at her.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded: "Yes, being with you..."

She lowered her head and said gently: "Being with you... I feel very at ease."

Hearing this, Qin Jian couldn't help but feel his heart soften.

He finally realized what this girl wanted.

What she wanted was simply peace of mind.

From childhood to adulthood, through endless storms of blood, she had never had a moment of peace or happiness; she must have been exhausted long ago...

Some people's lives are healed by their childhood, while others have to spend their whole lives healing their childhood.

Unfortunately, Zhu Zhuqing belonged to the latter.

"Zhuqing, we might still have to go to Shrek Academy," he said softly.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at him and asked with some curiosity: "This academy really doesn't have much of a reputation, do you still want to go?"

"Mm..."

Qin Jian nodded and said: "I have already notified the sect, and now the sect's little princess is also coming here for training. Plus, that girl with rabbit ears I encountered during the conflict yesterday, I have..."

He suddenly didn't know how to express it, and after a pause, he said: "I have some kinship with her, so I still have to go to Shrek Academy."

He had no intention of hiding anything; Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were both here, so he could not change his itinerary, even if an Asura Field was gradually taking shape ahead...

"Are you still willing to go to Shrek Academy? With me," Qin Jian asked.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded without hesitation: "Of course I can, it's just..."

She glanced at Qin Jian and said: "Dai Mubai is also at Shrek Academy, would you mind?"

This sentence had profound implications...

Because this meant that Zhu Zhuqing was worried that Qin Jian would care about Dai Mubai's presence, and under what circumstances would one care about this?

Naturally, it was when one subconsciously placed Qin Jian in a romantic relationship, rather than a simple partnership...

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