Chapter 84: Dai Mubai's Misunderstanding

Ning Rongrong (image)

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Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuqing had spent the entire night together, sitting under a large tree that shielded them from the rain. Zhu Zhuqing, perhaps finding comfort in having someone to confide in, gradually opened up to Zhao Ming, sharing much about her thoughts and feelings.

Though nothing substantial had changed between them, emotionally, the two had grown closer.

But they weren't the only ones who hadn't slept that night—Dai Mubai, too, had spent a sleepless night.

After seeing Zhu Zhuqing's look of utter disappointment the previous evening, he had regretted his actions. He knew what kind of person Zhu Zhuqing was—she would never easily throw herself at someone else.

What happened yesterday, as she had explained, was just an accident. It was only because of his overwhelming anger, fueled by seeing his fiancée in such an intimate situation with his enemy, that he had lost control. Who wouldn't have been enraged in his position? And considering his naturally fiery temper, his reaction had been inevitable.

Realizing this, Dai Mubai had been standing outside the girls' dormitory all night, waiting in the pouring rain. He wanted to apologize to Zhu Zhuqing and learn the truth.

But as time passed, his patience wore thin.

Dawn was breaking.

Lifting his swollen face to look at the dormitory, Dai Mubai's expression grew cold. "Hahaha, Zhu Zhuqing... Zhu Zhuqing, you spent the whole night with him, alone. What does that mean? Hahaha..." He laughed bitterly, standing abruptly and clenching his fists.

Looking around once more, still not seeing Zhu Zhuqing's figure, Dai Mubai's anger surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Zhu Zhuqing, how could you betray me?!" he roared inwardly.

His fiancée had been with Zhao Ming, alone, for an entire night. What did that imply?

He knew exactly what kind of man Zhao Ming was. This was the same man who had rented a room at the Rose Hotel with three beautiful women! If Zhu Zhuqing spent the night with him, what would happen was obvious.

He was certain that with Zhao Ming's ways, Zhu Zhuqing had already...

His fiancée, his once-pure fiancée, had likely become Zhao Ming's woman overnight. She might even carry Zhao Ming's child in the future.

The thought made Dai Mubai cough up another mouthful of blood.

Betrayed!

The word echoed in his mind like a curse.

Staggering, Dai Mubai headed back to his dormitory, fresh blood dripping from the corner of his mouth onto the ground.

Shortly after Dai Mubai left, Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuqing returned.

"Feeling better?" Zhao Ming asked with a smile, looking at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Yes, I'm much better now," Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"Good. Go back to your dorm, take a hot bath, and get some rest. I'll have Rongrong bring you breakfast," Zhao Ming said, waving her off as he turned to leave.

"Zhao Ming..." Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes watched Zhao Ming's departing figure, and a sense of loss welled up in her heart. Unbeknownst to her, Zhao Ming's presence had already become an irreplaceable part of her world.

When she had been heartbroken and in tears, it was Zhao Ming who had comforted her, his chest providing solace. But Dai Mubai, her fiancé, had only caused her pain.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Ming turned back with a smile.

"Thank you," Zhu Zhuqing said softly. Though she had wanted to say more, in the end, she could only manage those three words.

"Don't overthink it. Just get some rest."

Back in his dorm, Zhao Ming sat on his bed, thinking about the moments he had shared with Zhu Zhuqing the previous night. His heart still felt heavy.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing so distraught, even though their relationship had deepened, he couldn't feel happy.

But he knew that this was a process Zhu Zhuqing had to go through.

Only by experiencing pain and despair could she truly distance herself from Dai Mubai. Only then could she truly belong to him.

At this point, Zhu Zhuqing had already developed some affection for him.

Although they hadn't crossed any significant milestones yet, Zhao Ming knew it was only a matter of time before she fell completely for him.

And as for Ning Rongrong, she would soon be his as well. Oscar was nothing more than a sycophant, never capable of winning Ning Rongrong's heart. Besides, Zhao Ming had a way to help transform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. When that happened, Ning Rongrong would be his without question.

Turning her from Seven Treasures to Nine Treasures, coupled with his unmatched talent—would Ning Fengzhi even be able to say a word against him? At most, Ning Fengzhi might just be a little unhappy with his flirtatious nature.

Once Ning Rongrong evolved into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda user, her position within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be secured, and she would undoubtedly be the next Sect Master.

Through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zhao Ming would also gain access to Qian Renxue. After all, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, was currently Ning Fengzhi's disciple.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were already beautiful, but Qian Renxue was reputed to be the most beautiful woman on the continent! A smile that could topple a city, a laugh that could bring down a nation—someone like her had to belong to him. No one else could possibly be worthy.

Of course, Zhao Ming wasn't just after her beauty.

He had grander goals, like the liberation of humanity across the entire continent.

Qian Renxue was infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire as its crown prince. If Zhao Ming didn't intervene, she might even become Emperor in a few years. Through her, he could easily take control of the Heaven Dou Empire—such a straightforward yet monumental feat!

And there was also the Clear Sky Clan. But Tang Hao... He wasn't worth much in Zhao Ming's eyes. Despite being coaxed by Ah Yin for so long, Tang Hao had yet to make a move against the Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall had killed his brother, and yet Tang Hao hadn't even reacted!

"Pah! That's on you, Tang Hao," Zhao Ming muttered. Even the system seemed to feel contempt for Tang Hao's cowardice.

"Pah, it's not my fault. That was Ah Yin's doing, not mine!" Zhao Ming retorted quickly, refusing to let the system blame him for everything.

"But Tang Hao really is useless. I expected him to at least challenge the Spirit Hall. Now I've lost my precious Ah Yin for nothing. If he doesn't do something soon, I might just have to send some slow-acting poison his way and be done with it," Zhao Ming grumbled in frustration.

"Do you think battles between sects are child's play? You can't just fight whenever you want," the system snapped.

"Yeah, you're probably right," Zhao Ming admitted.

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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:

• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮

• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝

• 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗼𝗲𝗲

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟭𝟴𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!

👉 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬: 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

💬 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝘼𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩! 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 $30—𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 10% 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩! 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚: 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗢𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥.

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

👉𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧/𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙥