After Su Xiaoqi selected "Yes," a white light enveloped his body.
A moment of slight dizziness followed, and then he noticed that his surroundings had completely changed. Not far in front of him now stood a beautiful girl dressed in a black leather jacket and pants.
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing was silently observing Su Xiaoqi. With his short black hair, he looked even more handsome in person than his profile picture in the chat group. The only odd thing was the strange outfit he was wearing.
Su Xiaoqi was also looking at Zhu Zhuqing. Her long black hair flowed over her shoulders, and her skin was snow-white. But what stood out the most was her incredibly curvy figure, far beyond what one would expect for someone her age.
"Hello, Zhu Zhuqing. I'm Su Xiaoqi."
Su Xiaoqi walked forward with a smile and greeted her.
Standing at 1.81 meters tall, Su Xiaoqi towered over Zhu Zhuqing by about half a head. He estimated that she must be around 1.7 meters tall now. He remembered that in the original work, her height after five years was about 1.78 meters, so this estimate seemed accurate.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and said calmly, "Hello, I'm Zhu Zhuqing."
After exchanging greetings, the two of them fell silent. Zhu Zhuqing was naturally quiet due to her personality, while Su Xiaoqi was simply nervous. He might have sounded confident in the chat group, but reality was another story entirely.
More importantly, Zhu Zhuqing was the first beautiful girl he had ever spoken to face-to-face in his life.
Back at his old school, there weren't even girls around—let alone ones of Zhu Zhuqing's caliber. On weekends, he usually just stayed in the dorm. Even when he occasionally spotted good-looking girls outside, they were all "post-processed" beauties.
"Um... when are you planning to register?"
Trying to push past the awkward tension, Su Xiaoqi forced himself to speak.
"Now is fine," Zhu Zhuqing replied in her usual calm tone.
"Then let's go. Before that, we should stop by somewhere to exchange some money. I'll need it soon."
However, Zhu Zhuqing remained motionless, simply watching him.
"I, uh... I want to bribe Flender so I can also get into Shrek Academy. That way, you might earn a few more points."
"Of course, I won't give it all to him. Part of it is for you. You know how ridiculous Shrek Academy's admission requirements are. And since I might need you to help buy a few things later, I'm worried you won't have enough money."
Su Xiaoqi blurted everything out in one breath—Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was just too much pressure.
Zhu Zhuqing said, "You feel completely different from how you are in the chat group. Are you nervous?"
Su Xiaoqi laughed awkwardly and replied, "Honestly, yeah, a bit. My school didn't really have any girls, and I've definitely never talked to someone like you before... so I guess I'm not used to it."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled slightly. "I see. At first, I thought you might be like Sakata Gintoki and really good at dealing with women. Looks like I was wrong."
"Let's go. First, we exchange money. Then we'll check how the blacksmith's progress is on the gear you ordered."
"Uh…"
Su Xiaoqi froze for a second before hurrying after Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing was staying in a regular hotel in Soto City. When they went to check out together, the front desk staff looked at them with a peculiar expression.
Once they stepped onto the street, the stares intensified.
Zhu Zhuqing was already stunning on her own. Now, walking beside her was a guy in what could only be described as bizarre clothing—of course they drew everyone's attention.
Zhu Zhuqing had long gotten used to such looks and walked forward without the slightest reaction. But Su Xiaoqi, on the other hand, felt overwhelmed by the stares. For the first time, he felt like his human-less world wasn't so bad after all.
He had exchanged a few gold bars for 3,000 gold soul coins. He didn't know if that was a fair deal, but even if he was getting ripped off, he didn't care—it wasn't like the gold bars were his in the first place.
All of the gold soul coins were stored in Zhu Zhuqing's soul tool. Su Xiaoqi had originally wanted one for himself, but unfortunately, these tools required soul power to use, so he had to give up on that idea.
Afterward, they stopped by the blacksmith's shop, where they were informed that the custom items would be ready by tomorrow.
On the way to Shrek Academy, the two discussed how to approach altering the storyline. In the end, they decided to go through with joining the academy, but from then on, they would go against the canon at every turn. All specific planning was left to Su Xiaoqi.
"Su Xiaoqi, hold on a second."
When they were about one kilometer from Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stopped and called out to him. Then, to his utter shock, she slipped her arm through his.
"From now on, call me Zhuqing. And I'll call you Xiaoqi. Let's go."
Zhu Zhuqing did this specifically to make a statement to Dai Mubai. Since she had decided to forge a new path and had a mission to change the plot, she might as well go all in.
Go?
Go where?
Su Xiaoqi's brain completely froze. This was the first time in his life that a girl had ever linked arms with him—let alone one like Zhu Zhuqing. And more importantly... this part wasn't in their script!
Although Zhu Zhuqing's face didn't show anything unusual, she was internally just as nervous. This was also the first time she had ever been this physically close to a boy.
"Zhu Zhuqing, wait a sec."
Snapping out of his daze, Su Xiaoqi called to her. He was starting to understand her intentions.
"You really don't have to go this far. It might affect your reputation."
In the world of Douluo Continent, a girl's reputation mattered a lot. No matter how many women Dai Mubai fooled around with, he was a man, a prince of the Star Luo Empire—no one dared say much about him.
But it was different for Zhu Zhuqing. If her relationship with Dai Mubai became public knowledge, she could face intense backlash.
"I don't care what others think. If I can't handle something like this, then my future path will always be limited."
Zhu Zhuqing looked Su Xiaoqi in the eye, her tone firm and unwavering.
"I understand. Then let's go... Zhuqing."
Since Zhu Zhuqing had already made up her mind, Su Xiaoqi couldn't back down now. Today, he'd stand by her side and raise hell at Shrek Academy.
But before that...
"Zhuqing... could you loosen your grip just a little? I'm still not used to it."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled softly, then clung even more tightly to his arm. "If I loosen up, it won't feel real anymore. Don't you think, Xiaoqi?"
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