Chapter 216: New Year

Crackling~~~

Crackling~~~

Lei Ta, 100th floor, Room 6.

Inside the room, dense blue lightning flickered, amid these blue lightning bolts.

Only a tall figure sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by faint, brilliant, and noble golden lightning.

The lightning moved as if possessing its own will, darting and leaping nimbly around the figure.

Ding-ding~~~

Suddenly, the phone rang; the tall figure's cold eyes, fixed on the lightning, finally turned toward the phone.

"It's Song Qiuyun calling for a video call—why now?"

These past few days since returning to the city, Song Qiuyun had been calling for video chats.

But usually only after nine at night—now it was only five in the afternoon.

Though puzzled, Xu Jingming still chose to answer.

Hum~~~

The image projected from the phone appeared before Xu Jingming.

The phone's holographic projection couldn't match a professional hologram projector, but it was still far superior to ordinary video calls.

In the hologram, Song Qiuyun wore a form-fitting battle suit.

Sitting in the driver's seat, she smiled sweetly:

"Jingming, guess where I am?"

"Lei Jing?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

"How did you know?" Song Qiuyun's holographic image widened her eyes.

Xu Jingming: "..."

My dear goddess, besides the Lei Jing where lightning constantly strikes,

where else would the light flicker nonstop like a runway's strobes?

"Oh right, forgot about the lighting."

Song Qiuyun realized her mistake and added:

"I originally planned to come with Jiang Chuxuan to surprise you, but I forgot to ask for your address, so I had to call."

"Jiang Senior Sister came too?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

Are they really that close?

"What? Senior Brother Xu doesn't welcome me?"

Jiang Chuxuan, with her silver-white hair, stepped into view, her expression less than pleased.

"Of course not—I'm delighted you're both here." Xu Jingming smiled quickly. "Where are you now?"

"Right by the entrance."

"Alright, I'll come get you."

Xu Jingming hung up, stood, and walked out of the room.

He had arrived at Lei Ta this morning at seven, and after one hour for lunch, he had stayed inside for nine full hours.

His spiritual energy was growing weary, his comprehension efficiency dropping—it was time to rest.

"Ding~~, Room 6 usage ended. Your remaining time: 4.5 hours."

He swiped his access card on the device by the door; a prompt tone sounded.

"Only 4.5 hours left? I wonder if I can break through to the Liquid Lightning state in one go..."

After this session of contemplation, Xu Jingming felt he was very close to the Liquid state—but still just short.

"If these last 4.5 hours don't let me break through,

I'll have to wait until I go back to the Storm Zone, kill a fourth-rank beast, and resume my cultivation."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming turned and left.

It was indeed troublesome that the Lei Jing didn't sell Lei He to outsiders.

Senior Brother Jiang Luo probably still had a fourth-rank Lei He he could lend, but unless absolutely necessary, Xu Jingming wouldn't trouble him.

More than ten minutes later, Xu Jingming was still some distance from the city wall entrance.

But from afar, he already saw Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan standing by the roadside.

Two beautiful women, plus a red sports car—this was unmistakably eye-catching in the city.

"Jingming, over here!"

Song Qiuyun spotted Xu Jingming and waved.

"Coming." Xu Jingming smiled and walked over.

"It's only been twenty-some days—have you leveled up again?"

Seeing Xu Jingming's aura had grown significantly stronger since he left campus, Song Qiuyun exclaimed in surprise.

"Is your leveling speed really that fast?" Jiang Chuxuan was also slightly stunned.

As a second-year senior, she had seen many geniuses from Mo University.

But someone who advanced as easily as drinking water—she had never met before.

"I faced some danger during training in the Storm Zone and barely broke through to Third-Rank Upper."

Xu Jingming grinned.

"I'm starting to think by graduation, you might already be a Seventh-Rank Master."

Song Qiuyun clucked in amazement, opened the rear door of the sports car, and sat down with Jiang Chuxuan.

Then her eyes crinkled into crescents as she said to Xu Jingming:

"Future Master, you're on your own turf now—you drive."

"Alright."

Xu Jingming smoothly slid into the driver's seat. "Eat first or head back to the hotel?"

"Let's go back to the hotel first—we'll put our things away."

"Which hotel did you book? I'll take you there."

"Booked a hotel?"

Song Qiuyun blinked her clear, large eyes. "We didn't book one. Can we stay at your place?"

"Stay at mine? Sure."

Xu Jingming cleared his throat and didn't refuse.

His villa had four bedrooms; even with one more person, there'd be no issue.

The residence in the Lei Ting Martial Arts Villa District was a privilege granted with an S-class access pass.

At the villa district entrance, Xu Jingming showed his S-class access pass; Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan each pulled out their B-class passes.

After security confirmed their identities, the two women's information was temporarily linked to Xu Jingming's villa.

From now on, entry and exit would require only iris verification.

Whoosh—

The villa district gate opened, and Xu Jingming drove the sports car inside.

"Did you both buy your B-class passes at Mo University? How many credits did they cost?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

"A B-class pass lets you stay in the Lei Ting Secret Realm for only two days, but it's expensive—1,000 credits each."

Jiang Chuxuan replied.

They knew Xu Jingming was here for training, so they didn't buy passes with longer stay durations.

"1,000 credits for two days?" Xu Jingming couldn't help whistling.

Only Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan were rich enough to spend so many credits just to accompany him in the Lei Ting Secret Realm—ordinary girls wouldn't dare.

The sports car pulled into the compound and stopped at the door; Xu Jingming led the two women inside and up to the second floor.

"There are four rooms on the second floor—besides mine, there are three. Pick any two you like," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"We don't need that many rooms—we'll share one," Song Qiuyun chuckled.

"Fine. Go pack up—I'll wait downstairs."

If they were boys, Xu Jingming could've helped them pack.

But these two girls—if they pulled out personal items, it'd be awkward...

Both had space rings, so packing was effortless; just over ten minutes later, the two women came down from the second floor.

"Let's go eat."

Xu Jingming checked the time—it was just past six in the evening, perfect for dinner.

"Tonight's New Year's Eve—dinner must be eaten at home."

Song Qiuyun smiled sweetly; Jiang Chuxuan lifted her finger, showing off her ring:

"Before we came, we already prepared all the ingredients."

"You two can cook?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

Song Qiuyun came from a Master Zongshi family; Jiang Chuxuan was a million-follower online influencer.

Neither looked like someone who cooked.

"Of course—we're both experts!"

Song Qiuyun proudly puffed out her chest, making her already ample bosom swell dramatically.

"Alright, I'll be your sous-chef then."

Xu Jingming stood up with a smile and joined the two women in the kitchen.

On the way, he called his senior brother Jiang Luo and invited him over for New Year's Eve dinner.

Jiang Luo gladly accepted.

An hour later, when he arrived at the villa, he saw this scene:

Xu Jingming and two young women sat on the sofa, chatting and laughing as they waited for him.

"Huh?"

Senior brother Jiang Luo stared at the three on the sofa, scratching his head, bewildered.

What's going on with little brother?

How come in just a day or two, two girls have appeared in his room—and both are this gorgeous?