Chapter 340: Without Ning Qing Letting Loose

"I can't tell, you little thing are quite good at spending money. You spent over twenty yuan in half a month, and you usually just stay in the Dormitory. If you lived here every day, wouldn't you spend five hundred in half a month? When I was little, so many underlings paid tribute to me, and none of them lived as lavishly as you."

On the way back, Chen Shu muttered to Taozi as he walked, letting it experience the feeling he had experienced when he was young.

"You don't earn money, so you don't know the hardship of earning it; you don't run a household, so you don't know how expensive rice and salt are.

"Your master barely managed to buy some stocks, and after working hard holding the position for several days, only then did he earn a few million, yet you spend several tens in one go..."

Taozi, with a Corn Fatty Sausage in its mouth, took happy little steps, trotting along in front, not listening to a word he said.

"..."

Chen Shu followed it, not leaving its side.

He knew this little thing could peel eggs—it would find a clean spot, or put the egg in its own plate, smash it and crush it, then use its little paws to peel the shell off bit by bit. Once peeled clean, it would check it again; if even a tiny bit of shell was stuck to it, it wouldn't take a bite.

He didn't know what it would do with this sausage.

Chen Shu followed it to the kitchen and saw it open the bottom-most cabinet, pull one out from several thick stacks of disposable small plates, and jump onto the dining table. Then, it jumped up with the Corn Fatty Sausage in its mouth, tilted its head to look at Chen Shu, and let out a confused cry.

"Wang?"

"I'm not eating."

"Wu-wang?"

"I'm watching how you peel it."

"Wu~~"

Chen Shu then watched with his own eyes as the cat used its claws to lightly slice, like a knife, opening the packaging of the Fatty Sausage. Then, it pressed the Fatty Sausage down with one little paw, bit the plastic casing with its mouth, and lifted its head to pull; it tore the packaging off very quickly.

Taozi threw the plastic casing into the trash can, jumped back onto the table, tilted its head to look at Chen Shu again, and even used its paw to push the small plate toward him:

"Wang!"

"I'm not eating it."

Chen Shu turned and walked away, having reached a conclusion in his heart.

This little thing had indeed become a spirit.

It was only a step away from Transforming into a little cat-girl.

The Spirit Power Quality inside its body was already at the level of the Second Tier to Third Tier, but the quantity was low. Plus, it hadn't received formal Yaoguo education and didn't know how to use it. He could take it to the hospital another day for a detailed check-up; once it reached the Third-tier Peak level, it would be very close to Transformation.

Once the Demon Race undergoes Transformation, they are at the Intermediate Stage.

He heard that Yaoguo even had a specialized profession called Transformation Instructor, responsible for providing relevant skill training to the Demon Race before they undergo Transformation, as well as providing technical guidance during the Transformation process to ensure every member of the Demon Race could become the appearance they wanted.

He would probably have to hire one for this little thing when the time came.

He would also have to instill some knowledge into her, letting her Transform in the direction of being fair, young, and slender, and not to learn from that Daoist Huang and turn into a muscle-bound Barbie.

Cat ears and a cat tail could not be omitted either.

"Hahaha..."

As Chen Shu thought this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Walking into the living room, he immediately wiped the smile off his face.

Ning Qing had her book resting on her lap, eyeing him askance.

A week passed quickly.

Ning Qing had finished cultivating "Sorrow".

At this moment, she was standing in the bedroom, laying her clothes flat on the bed one by one, folding them in order, and packing them into her suitcase.

Chen Shu leaned against the doorframe, watching.

"Jiangzhou is very cold."

"I am at the Sixth Stage."

"Big deal?"

"Can't be bothered with you."

"Fine if you don't."

Chen Shu watched her finish packing her clothes and toiletries, then couldn't help but say: "The fruit in Jiangzhou seems to be very delicious; you can buy more to eat."

Ning Qing also couldn't help but reply to him: "I am going to an Observation Base in the no-man's-land, not going on vacation."

"But you have to pass through big cities, right?"

"Got it."

"You're taking a plane back too, right?"

"What do you want?"

"Tianshan Strawberry, cantaloupe, watermelon, raisins."

"Noted."

"I'll tell you if I think of anything else."

"Okay."

"You have a signal over there, right?"

"Satellite signal."

"That's good."

"I will look for you at seven every night."

As Ning Qing spoke, she laid book after book flat on the top layer of the suitcase.

Among them was "Conjectures and Transmigration Regarding Twin Planes" that Chen Shu had read before.

Besides that, they were all books like "Plane Barrier Observation Method", "Ling Boxin Formula", "Space-Time and Gravity", and "Spirit Power Waves and Time Interaction"—books that looked related to her profession at a glance, but were clearly beyond the level of textbooks.

On the contrary, she hadn't taken a single textbook.

"Are you bringing Taozi?"

"No."

"Then I'll take Taozi back to the Dormitory."

"You aren't staying here?"

"Why would I stay here?"

"To enjoy time without me with your sister-in-law."

"Of course I want to enjoy that." Chen Shu grinned, "But she has classes, and running back and forth takes a lot of time, so she definitely has to stay in the Dormitory. Besides, if I stay here, I have to cook for myself and for her, which is a huge hassle... This doesn't stop us from enjoying time without you."

"Boom!"

Ning Qing slammed a pillow onto Chen Shu, then packed her suitcase into her Storage Artifact and walked out.

Chen Shu followed behind her with a grin.

After seeing Ning Qing to the school gate and putting her on the bus, Chen Shu rode her small motorcycle, carrying her cat, and first returned to the Dormitory. Neither Meng brother nor Jiang brother was there. He stayed until noon, then went to Ling'an Academy again to have a meal at a restaurant with the young girl. The two of them and one cat ordered a dry-pot chicken, which had both potatoes and meat. After eating, they went to the arena to play games for the whole afternoon.

Then they each had a cup of milk tea, ate skewers outside in the evening, drank soda, and made plans to go mountain running together tomorrow...

It couldn't have been more enjoyable!

At 9:30 in the evening, he returned to the Dormitory.

Only Meng brother was in the Dormitory.

As soon as Meng Chunqiu saw him, he raised his eyebrows, his tone reeking of the sour smell of a single man: "Brother Chen, after more than a week, you've finally returned. Has there been any progress in your relationship with your childhood sweetheart during this time?"

"No progress."

"Why?"

"Because we've known each other for almost twenty years."

"..."

Meng Chunqiu's expression was complex.

At this moment, Chen Shu stroked Taozi and also raised his eyebrows at him: "What about you, Brother Meng? Has there been a breakthrough in your relationship with Brother Jiang?"

"..."

Meng Chunqiu was choked up by him again.

After a long while, he recovered and raised his Mobile Phone to ask Chen Shu: "May I ask when Brother Chen joined this group?"

"Freshman year."

"That's been three years."

"More than three years."

"What exactly is going on with this group? Isn't it an Ancient Cultivation Group? Why does no one discuss cultivation, Spell methods, or combat every day? And why did that Miss Zhang leave the group halfway and then add back in? Why did she leave again yesterday?" Meng Chunqiu threw out a pile of questions all at once.

"Don't worry about this..."

Chen Shu waved his hand at him: "This silly group is just like this; it's full of silly people who rarely talk about serious business. As for Zhang Suannai leaving the group, I've seen her leave four or five times in these past few years. The frequency is just a bit higher recently, mainly because Luo Huaian has been talking too much, and the two of them have a grudge."

After a brief pause, he added: "I don't know what's going on with this group either, or how it turned out like this. It might be your brother's problem; after all, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will be crooked."

"So that's how it is."

Meng Chunqiu nodded, lost in thought.

For him, the most important thing right now was to work hard on his cultivation. He was currently the weakest in the whole group, and there was a huge gap between him and everyone else. If he didn't catch up, it would be hard to satisfy the pride in his heart.

At this moment, the sound of a door opening came from the entrance.

Jiang Lai had returned.

He was seen carrying a Long Sword on his back and a long spear in his hand, his clothes soaked through with sweat, and his whole body radiating heat.

Chen Shu was not surprised.

Ever since returning from the Forbidden Land, Brother Jiang had started practicing the spear and the Sword—after Chen Qing and Yan San disappeared, they still left some memories in his mind. Apart from the interpretation of the perfected Three Origins Method, there was also their entire mastery of the martial Dao.

Perhaps it was a gift for their descendants.

Perhaps this was also what they wanted to leave behind.

"Brother Chen is back."

"I missed you guys!"

Chen Shu said without blushing or skipping a beat.

"Oh, I'm going to take a shower."

Jiang Lai put down the long spear and the Long Sword and walked into the bathroom.

When he came out after his shower, the three of them sat in the living room, eating snacks that Brother Meng had brought from the palace while chatting aimlessly about the Ancient Cultivation Group, Humanoid Exotic Beasts, national military trends, the internships arranged by the Martial Cultivation Academy, and Taozi... The Dormitory hadn't had a chat like this for a while, and in fact, this feeling was very wonderful.

It was late at night when they returned to their rooms.

Thinking that he hadn't started his Daily Cultivation yet, Chen Shu couldn't help but feel extremely melancholy. In his melancholy, he could only hold down Taozi and bury his face in its soft fur for a fierce sniff to eliminate his troubles.

"Woof, woof, woof..."

A sound of resistance.

This little cat was still naive; it didn't know that at times like this, the more it resisted, the more excited some people became.

The next day, morning.

Chen Shu rode Ning Qing's small motorcycle, still carrying Taozi, and arrived at the gate of Ling'an Academy, where two motorcycles, one large and one small, were parked waiting for him.

The young girl was still honestly wearing a half-helmet. In fact, she was already pushing for the Fourth Stage now, so it wouldn't be a big problem even if she didn't wear a helmet, but the Yiguo traffic laws stipulated that those below the Intermediate Stage must wear helmets, while Intermediate Cultivators could be exempt if they obtained a certificate.

Beside her, Zhang Suannai was also wearing a helmet—a very cool full-face helmet. She was wearing a tight-fitting riding suit that outlined her slim figure, and she was riding a cool, large sport bike.

Needless to say, it was purely for the sake of looking cool.

"Zhang Suannai is here too?"

"What? Not welcome?" Zhang Suannai lifted the visor of her helmet, "Xiaoxiao asked me to come."

"She insisted on following," the little girl said truthfully.

"Welcome, welcome, remember to treat us to a meal tonight," Chen Shu said as he twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle darted forward, "Let's go."

Two motorcycles followed one after the other.

Running the mountains in Yujing, especially in late autumn, naturally means running Feng Mountain; it is currently the time when the ten thousand mountains are painted red and the layers of forests are dyed, and Feng Mountain is Yujing's holy land for mountain running, where show-off street racers and pretentious local bosses all like to go, and every sunny day there are ambulances driving up.