Chapter 35: The School Beauty's Nighttime Visit

“It’s not just Xiaomei, but any woman!” Zhang Pu added emphatically for him.

“Good!” In that moment, it seemed as if Zhang Biao’s old pride had returned.

But in truth, he only wanted to flee as quickly as possible! Once he found someone to completely suppress Zhang Pu, the promise Zhang Pu had forced out of him today would amount to nothing.

Things had come this far, and Zhang Pu felt there was no point in dragging it out any longer.

“Fine!” He echoed Zhang Biao’s words, then added, “Get out!”

Zhang Biao said nothing more; he didn’t even glance at Wu Xiaomei. He simply clambered to his feet and staggered out of the small room.

Wu Xiaomei was left uncertain—should she call after him, or let him go? Neither seemed right.

After Zhang Biao left, Zhang Pu was about to say something to Wu Xiaomei, but suddenly sensed that something was off outside the small room.

Like an arrow, Zhang Pu shot outside.

“Ah—”

Wu Xiaomei, lacking Zhang Pu’s keen senses, was startled by his sudden dash. She couldn’t help but call out.

She didn’t know why she suddenly felt so helpless. It seemed that from this day forward, she and Zhang Biao were finished, and she realized she no longer cared much for him.

In that moment, she had an urge to throw herself into a man’s arms and sob her heart out, but the little room was empty and lonely, leaving her all alone.

Zhang Pu had sensed that fleeting shadow earlier.

As soon as he rushed out, he saw the shadow vanish beneath a distant canopy of flowers.

He chased after it, but found no trace of anyone behind the floral shade.

Strange! Who was that? It seemed as if someone was spying on him!

Zhang Pu had never expected such a thing to happen at this water park.

Just then, Xu Huiping called again.

Zhang Pu answered, barely hiding his annoyance.

As soon as the call connected, Xu Huiping’s voice crackled down the line.

She scolded him for not answering his phone or replying to her messages, then hurriedly asked about Hong Yingying and Wu Xiaomei.

Zhang Pu thought to himself: Anyway, the truth will come out. Even if he wanted to hide something, there was no way now.

He simply told her outright: Both Wu Xiaomei and Hong Yingying had wanted to taste forbidden fruit, but he had arrived in time to prevent any “tragedy.”

He didn’t tell Xu Huiping about his own abilities—he disliked showing off.

Still, since he had let slip the truth, he expected that after this trip, Xu Huiping would probably interrogate Wu Xiaomei and Hong Yingying thoroughly.

At that point, the two girls would hardly be able to resist revealing his bravery in full detail.

Zhang Pu no longer intended to hide it; so what if she found out he was strong? At least he wouldn’t remain a nobody in her eyes.

It wasn’t as if Wu Xiaomei and Hong Yingying would idolize him for it. He had only taken down Hong Shunquan and Zhang Biao—two useless fools. If needed, he could always claim he’d learned some martial arts from someone, should the need arise to conceal his cultivation.

After hanging up with Xu Huiping, Zhang Pu was certain that Wu Xiaomei and Hong Yingying would be perfectly safe for the rest of the evening.

Hong Shunquan and Zhang Biao wouldn’t dare return, and as for any future vengeance, Zhang Pu paid it no mind. In terms of force, he was confident in this Qingwu district, and when it came to cunning, he had a thousand years of wisdom from the cultivation world. He hardly believed two regular Earthlings could outsmart him.

He had no interest in the games Wu Yu and the others were still playing. Feeling liberated, he returned to his assigned little room.

“Hmm—”

To his surprise, upon returning, he found someone waiting at his door.

“What are you doing here?”

Zhang Pu instantly recognized Liu Qingyan, whom he had met that afternoon, but couldn’t help but wonder why she had strayed to his humble abode.

By rights, she should have been enjoying the glamorous company Wu Yu and the others had arranged for her, being treated like a princess at the center of attention.

But not so—she seemed content to fall like a shooting star into this lonely corner of the world.

“What’s wrong? Not happy to see me?” Liu Qingyan showed no intention of leaving when she saw Zhang Pu return.

Did she want to come inside and sit? Zhang Pu found it incredible—thank goodness he had a millennium of experience in the cultivation world. Had he still been the ordinary student of his previous life, he might have fainted from surprise.

This goddess, whom even the wealthy Wu Yu couldn’t win over, had come to see him of her own accord?!

If he were still the former Zhang Pu, he would have secretly exclaimed: Heavens! Am I dreaming?

But now, reborn, he simply gestured for her to come in.

Liu Qingyan entered with him.

Upon stepping inside and seeing the sparse furnishings, Liu Qingyan couldn’t help but compare them to her own superior room and grumbled on Zhang Pu’s behalf, “That Wu Yu really does judge people with two sets of eyes.”

Yet Zhang Pu replied indifferently, “Though the room is humble, virtue makes it fragrant! I don’t mind.”

“Oh?” At that, Liu Qingyan looked at Zhang Pu more intently.

Outwardly, he was still as ordinary as ever—so ordinary she could hardly believe anything remarkable could come from him.

But she’d seen it with her own eyes and could no longer doubt.

Zhang Pu, for his part, took a moment to regard Liu Qingyan as well. Even in this small, lackluster room, in stark contrast to Wu Xiaomei and Hong Yingying’s surroundings, Liu Qingyan’s radiant presence did not dim at all.

She was, truly, a rare beauty.

Meanwhile, Zhang Pu himself had fallen from the lofty heights of a deity to the realm of mortals.

The moment was peaceful.

Yet amid the quiet, hurried footsteps suddenly approached, growing louder.

The rapid steps were clearly heading straight for Zhang Pu’s little room.

Zhang Pu noticed first, and Liu Qingyan sensed it soon after.

Before they could react, a head poked through the open door!

“There are two people in here,” the face quickly withdrew, and a shrill voice cried out, “one of them is a woman—she’s beautiful!”

“What?” Another voice outside echoed the cry.

Both Zhang Pu and Liu Qingyan recognized it as Wu Yu’s.

What was this? Wu Yu had suddenly brought people to conduct a surprise inspection?

“Zhang Pu, come out! And whoever that woman is, you too—come out!”

Arrogant as ever, Wu Yu didn’t dare barge in directly, even though he had shares in the water park. Zhang Pu suddenly felt something was amiss.