Chapter 181: People are Inferior to Beasts

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Four figures hurriedly rushed towards the Star Dou Forest.

Flender led Ning Rongrong at the forefront of the group. As an agility-type Soul Saint, his speed was exceptional. If it weren't for the two students following behind, he could have been faster.

As a wind-affiliated man, Zeng Yi's speed was naturally not weak. He closely followed behind Flender at a distance of about five meters.

Zeng Yi's speed surprised Flender. Despite continuously traveling for two hours, Zeng Yi managed to maintain his speed without showing much change in his expression. This amazed Flender.

At the back, Zhu Zhuqing, as a Spirit Grandmaster, had already become drenched in sweat, her face flushed red, and gasping for breath in order to keep up with them.

However, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes still shimmered with determination. She didn't ask them to slow down and persisted, gritting her teeth, trying her best to keep up with their pace.

Zeng Yi noticed Zhu Zhuqing's condition and said to Flender in front of him, "Dean Flender, Zhu Zhuqing is exhausted. Shouldn't we rest for a while?"

Hearing this, Flender looked back at Zhu Zhuqing and realized that her condition was indeed not good. It seemed like she had reached her limit, so he stopped walking.

"Let's rest in place for half an hour."

"Hoo~ Hoo~"

Soon, Zhu Zhuqing caught up with the group and stopped walking. She bent over, supporting her knees with her hands, panting heavily. Sweat dripped from her fair and delicate chin like rainfall.

She felt her consciousness becoming blurry.

"Xiao Zhu, drink some water and take a good rest."

A familiar voice came, and Zhu Zhuqing raised her head to see Zeng Yi extending a water bottle towards her, which left her momentarily stunned.

"Thank you."

Zhu Zhuqing thanked him and took the water bottle. Despite being very thirsty and in need of immediate hydration, she didn't show any signs of rudeness. As a noble, she opened the bottle gracefully and drank slowly.

The cool liquid slid down her dry throat, providing the refreshing feeling of rainwater on a drought-stricken land. It made Zhu Zhuqing feel rejuvenated, as if she had been reborn.

But after drinking, she suddenly realized that it was Zeng Yi's water bottle, and she had just drunk from it.

That would mean...

Thinking of this, a blush crept onto Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face, making her almost look like she was emitting smoke.

However, Zhu Zhuqing's face was already red due to the exhaustion from the fast-paced journey, so others couldn't detect any difference.

"Here, take it back. Thank you." Zhu Zhuqing handed the water bottle back to Zeng Yi, avoiding eye contact with him, her gaze somewhat shy.

"Haha, no problem. Friends don't need to be polite." Zeng Yi smiled and didn't notice the subtle change in Zhu Zhuqing. He received the water bottle she handed him.

Ning Rongrong also summoned her own spirit, with her spirit rings shining. She used two soul skills, and a colorful light entered Zhu Zhuqing's body.

Although Ning Rongrong had been escorted by Flender all along and still had ample physical and spiritual power, she didn't have any healing skills. However, infusing Zhu Zhuqing with some spiritual power could make her feel better.

"How are you feeling, Zhuqing? Are you feeling better now?" Ning Rongrong asked with concern.

With Ning Rongrong's soul skills boosting her, Zhu Zhuqing felt much more comfortable, and her fatigue had alleviated.

"Thank you, Rongrong." Zhu Zhuqing also gave a grateful glance to Ning Rongrong.

Seeing the two women together, Zeng Yi tactfully moved aside and sat on a large rock, recovering his spiritual power and adjusting his condition.

Xiao Ju, who had been hiding in Zeng Yi's clothes all this time, also jumped out of his collar curiously, looking around the surroundings.

"Meow~"

With her cute big eyes blinking, Xiao Ju looked at Zeng Yi and meowed at him.

"I know, it's feeding time. Do you want something to eat? Let me see if there's anything you can have." Looking at Xiao Ju, Zeng Yi rubbed its little head and smiled, then started searching his spatial bracelet.

However, he didn't find anything that Xiao Ju could eat.

During their time in Shrek, Xiao Ju's food was basically monopolized by the three girls, so Zeng Yi didn't need to worry about it not getting enough to eat. At the moment, he didn't have any meat for Xiao Ju to eat.

"Xiao Ju, how about eating bread?" Zeng Yi took out a packaged piece of toast and waved it in front of Xiao Ju.

"Meow?"

Looking at the bread in front of it, Xiao Ju's emerald green pupils showed a hint of disdain. It shook its head, showing no interest in the bread.

"Xiao Ju! Come here quickly! Sister has prepared your favorite dried fish, the Royal Special Fish Jerky!" Ning Rongrong's voice came, and Zeng Yi looked over to see her holding an exquisitely packaged square box. Zeng Yi could clearly see four golden characters imprinted on it.

Royal Special!

There was also a picture of fish jerky on it.

This made the corners of Zeng Yi's mouth twitch involuntarily.

What have you guys done to Xiao Ju all this time? Giving it something like this to eat? This packaging is probably more expensive than the food inside!

And it's a Royal Special! How much does that cost? You've spoiled Xiao Ju's appetite. If it starts to only eat this from now on, where am I supposed to find so much money to buy it?

Are you going to take care of it?

Zeng Yi felt a little crazy inside.

As Ning Rongrong opened the box, a tempting aroma wafted out, filling the air. This scent made Zeng Yi and Flender unconsciously take a few deep breaths, their mouths watering.

This smell, I really want to taste it!

"Meow!"

Smelling this familiar scent, Xiao Ju's cat pupils lit up. It quickly leaped and landed beside Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong held out a piece of fish jerky to Xiao Ju's mouth, and Xiao Ju immediately bit into it without any hesitation. It held the fish jerky with its front paw and started tearing into it.

Looking at Xiao Ju's adorable eating appearance, Ning Rongrong revealed a satisfied smile. She reached over and gently stroked Xiao Ju's smooth fur.

Glancing up, she saw Zeng Yi and Flender looking at this side intently, which made Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you looking at? This is for Xiao Ju to eat. Do you still want to snatch food from a little kitty?"

This remark made Zeng Yi and Flender cry internally.

People are really inferior to beasts!

To think that such expensive and delicious food is only given to a pet, they must be rich!

The gap between the rich and the poor is so huge that it feels like they are not living in the same world.

They both knew that Ning Rongrong was a little rich girl. Being able to casually give Flender one million gold soul coins, how could she not be rich?

She was also from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. As the most beloved daughter of the sect master, her status was even higher than that of princesses from the two great empires.

Only someone like her could do something like this.

Watching Xiao Ju's expression of enjoyment, Zeng Yi and Flender gnashed their teeth as they took a bite of the bread in their hands, feeling an unfamiliar bitterness and sadness.

It tastes terrible!