"Why are you here?"
After staring at each other for a moment, Zhou Haoyu was the first to break the silence.
"I wanted to talk to you."
Back in Peru, she had already thought about finding Zhou Haoyu for a conversation.
But after hearing some strange noises outside the door, Mu Nujiao had left blushing.
"You want to talk about the arranged marriage, right?" Zhou Haoyu said directly.
As for the marriage alliance between his Zhou family and the Mu family, Zhou Haoyu had also learned of it from Mu Ye.
The Zhou family did not only have Zhou Haoyu as the sole heir, but compared to him, the rest of the younger generation was completely unworthy of the Mu family's eyes.
For instance, his cousin Zhou Youhong—this guy's talent wasn't even as good as Xu Zhaoting's.
Even with family resources poured into him, he still hadn't broken through to the Advanced level. He was nothing more than useless trash.
"Mm."
Mu Nujiao bit her lip and nodded.
"What are your own thoughts?"
Zhou Haoyu had no intention of making things difficult for Mu Nujiao. After all, they had spent some time together.
From Mu Ye's attitude, it was clear the Mu family was very firm about this marriage alliance, treating Mu Nujiao as the sacrificial piece.
From the Mu family's perspective, Mu Nujiao and Zhou Haoyu were already living together.
Even if nothing had happened between them, someone had to believe it, right?
Mu Nujiao seemed to have made up her mind. She sat directly beside Zhou Haoyu.
Immediately after, her delicate, soft little hands moved downward, from outside to inside…
And finally, directly grabbed hold.
It was only then that Zhou Haoyu noticed the blush spread across Mu Nujiao's cheeks—clearly, she had drunk quite a bit.
"Hiss—"
Mu Nujiao ignored his words, recklessly squeezing a few times, and even deliberately tugged her gown down a little.
The instant Zhou Haoyu caught sight of her pale, soft chest, his eyes widened in shock.
"How about this then?"
Mu Nujiao's voice was soft and sweet, every word laced with endless temptation.
Her aura was completely different from her usual self, like a succubus seducing its master.
Zhou Haoyu was somewhat unused to this. If it were Jiang Shaoxu acting like this, he could understand.
But this was Mu Nujiao!
Never in his wildest imagination did he expect Mu Nujiao to have such a side. The intense contrast fiercely rattled his nerves.
"Don't you like me?"
Seeing Zhou Haoyu still unmoving, Mu Nujiao raised her gaze to him, her face alluring, her tone dripping with charm.
Originally, she had still hesitated a little. But after seeing Jiang Shaoxu practically throwing herself at him these past few days, she finally realized—
If she didn't make a move soon, she might not even end up as a concubine!
Hearing those irresistibly seductive words, Zhou Haoyu could no longer hold back, his eyes gradually burning with heat.
Noticing the fire in Zhou Haoyu's gaze, Mu Nujiao, with a touch of pride, lifted her chest slightly. That single gesture instantly lit the fuse.
A pounce, followed by rolling over, and soon, more and more clothes scattered across the floor.
The next morning, Zhou Haoyu walked out of the room refreshed and invigorated, stretching his body.
Not long after, Mu Nujiao also came out.
However, from her unsteady steps, it was clear she had suffered quite a bit.
Since there were no tasks for the next few days, she could take the time to rest and recover.
"Jiao Jiao, this Soul Seed is for you."
Zhou Haoyu took out the Wind Element Soul Seed he had obtained earlier from a treasure chest and handed it directly to Mu Nujiao.
"A Soul Seed!!"
Mu Nujiao's expression was filled with shock. Wasn't this far too generous?
Although she didn't usually like accepting charity from others, her current identity was different. Receiving gifts was normal.
Even those debts from before were all wiped clean in an instant.
Mu Nujiao couldn't recover from the shock for a while. Compared to the value of a Soul Seed, that Horror Seed wasn't worth mentioning.
"When we get to Venice, my family will definitely prepare a Soul Seed for me. You should keep this Soul Seed for yourself," Mu Nujiao said seriously.
As an official member of the national team, the Mu family certainly wouldn't fail to provide at least a Synthetic Soul Seed.
"Tsk, you haven't even married me yet, and you're already trying to save me money?"
Zhou Haoyu's lips curved upward as he teased her.
Mu Nujiao shot him a glare, thoroughly exasperated. Yesterday he had been so fierce, even leaving her unable to walk properly, and now he wanted to play innocent?
"This isn't a Synthetic Soul Seed. It's a natural Soul Seed with its own Domain, called the Scythe Azurewind."
Zhou Haoyu explained calmly.
"Domain?"
Mu Nujiao's breathing hitched. A Domain could increase a mage's strength by several tiers!
"If you don't want it, then I'll just give it to Xue'er," Zhou Haoyu added casually.
The instant those words came out, Mu Nujiao panicked. She quickly said, "Who said I don't want it?"
Mu Ningxue already possessed one Domain. If she gained another, her strength might only be second to Zhou Haoyu himself.
Meanwhile, within the team, Mu Nujiao was at best mid-tier strength, closer to the lower end.
A few days later, the mentor issued the training mission—it was to eliminate the Red Ornament Guild.
Aside from their team, the Japan team and the Indian team would also be participating, competing for the reward: the Dark Duke Cloak.
"This Dark Duke Cloak is a magic tool once used by the world's strongest Shadow Element Mage. Its effects on Shadow Element mages are tremendous."
Inside the hall, Zhou Haoyu addressed the group.
"Shadow Element magic tool? But aside from Mo Fan, it seems none of us have Shadow Element, right?" Guan Yu asked.
"So this magic tool is basically tailor-made for me?"
Mo Fan's eyes lit up instantly. If they completed the mission, this magic tool would almost certainly fall into his hands.
Although the training would be tough, such a prize would soothe all the frustrations in his heart.
A magic tool once wielded by the strongest Shadow Mage in the world—how could it possibly be weak?
"Captain, I think there's no need for us to participate in this training mission. After all, it's only an unimportant magic tool," Guan Yu quickly suggested. He certainly didn't want to see Mo Fan gain such a treasure.
"You're deliberately going against me, aren't you?" Mo Fan retorted.
Guan Yu merely shrugged indifferently.
"This training mission is completely voluntary. Those who don't want to participate can stay in town to cultivate. Once the mission is over, we'll depart for Mexico," Zhou Haoyu said calmly.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Mo Fan was the first to declare his participation. He absolutely wouldn't miss out on such a treasure.
Zhao Manyan originally didn't want to get involved, but Mo Fan forcibly dragged him in.
Aside from Zhao Manyan, Jiang Yu, who was on good terms with Mo Fan, also joined their team.
"Captain, will you be leading this mission?" Ai Jiangtu asked.
"I've recently hit a small bottleneck in cultivation. I plan to spend the next few days making a breakthrough," Zhou Haoyu tactfully declined.
He had no interest in eliminating the Red Ornament Guild.
If he wanted, he could even wipe out the Black Vatican's Dailang Guild.
But the world could never exist in absolute light. Without the Dailang Guild, other guilds would simply rise to take its place.
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