Douluo Continent: I've joined forces with Tang San and taken Xiao Wu as my concubine!

Chapter 87, The Angry Cat

Upon hearing the system's task, Meng Bei's brow twitched slightly.

What does this system take him for?

Since Zhu Zhuqing killed this soul beast, its soul bone naturally belongs to Zhu Zhuqing. Would he possibly take over Zhu Zhuqing's soul bone?

Honestly, even if he wanted this external soul bone, he would definitely exchange it with Zhu Zhuqing for something of equal value. How could he possibly take it for himself?

The system has really misunderstood him.

However, since there is a mission, he can go along with it.

Time passed, and night fell.

A notification sounded in Meng Bei's mind.

[Ding! Side quest: Obtain a spirit ring for Shrek Academy member Zhu Zhuqing, now complete. The age of the third spirit ring has increased by one thousand years.]

At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes, and three spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared on her body one after another. She had finally absorbed all the spirit rings and successfully broke through to the Spirit Venerable realm.

"Xiao Bei, I'm done. Let's go!"

Zhu Zhuqing said to Meng Bei.

Her voice is quite pleasant, though a bit cold.

"Sister Zhuqing, don't go yet."

Meng Bei called out to Zhu Zhuqing.

He stepped forward, took Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and took out the external soul bone of the Ghost Head Duck.

Zhu Zhuqing was frowning because Meng Bei directly grabbed her hand, but when Meng Bei took out the soul bone, Zhu Zhuqing's attention was instantly drawn to the soul bone, and she could no longer look away.

The purple soul bone gleamed with a mysterious light under the moonlight, making Zhu Zhuqing's blood boil and her heart pound.

"Xiao Bei, what... what do you mean by this?"

Zhu Zhuqing asked with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation.

Meng Bei was very satisfied with Zhu Zhuqing's expression at this moment. He took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and said very seriously:

"Sister Zhuqing, this is actually an external soul bone dropped by the ghost-headed duck we just saw. And since you killed that ghost-headed duck, according to the rules, this external soul bone should belong to you!"

As he spoke, Meng Bei took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and handed the soul bone to her without hesitation.

[Ding! Side quest "Returning the Soul Bone" completed. You have obtained a random wing-type external soul bone.]

Zhu Zhuqing's heart was pounding. Looking at the soul bone in her hand, she was extremely excited.

This is an external soul bone, so rare that there are only a handful on the entire continent. If she absorbs this external soul bone, her strength will definitely increase rapidly, and she will certainly have a better chance of winning against Dai Mubai in the competition for the crown prince.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved by Meng Bei, because Meng Bei could have kept the origin of the soul bone from her and kept it for himself, while she was completely unaware of its existence.

But the result was that Meng Bei handed over the soul bone he had already obtained to himself without hesitation.

Such integrity made Zhu Zhuqing somewhat suspicious that Meng Bei might have other motives, especially since he was still holding her hand.

Meng Bei quietly watched the excited Zhu Zhuqing. He silently took out the 50,000-year-old Azure Feather Eagle left arm bone that he had previously rewarded from the system, then grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's other small hand and placed the soul bone in her hand as well.

"This, this is!"

Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed completely. She stared in shock at the other soul bone in her hand, then looked at Meng Bei. Her heart was in turmoil, especially since Meng Bei's large hand was now holding her two hands in an ambiguous way.

She tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't.

"Xiao Bei, what do you mean? I'm Mu Bai's fiancée. There's no way we can be together."

Zhu Zhuqing became anxious and spoke weakly.

She avoided looking at Meng Bei.

In fact, Meng Bei's conditions met her requirements.

His talent, skill, and appearance are all top-notch.

Besides, she didn't have any feelings for Dai Mubai. For a while, she thought that if she had been with Meng Bei the very beginning, that would have been the time when she and Meng Bei were closest.

If she had chosen to give up on Dai Mubai during that time and instead chose to wander the world with Meng Bei, that wouldn't have been so bad.

It's too late to say anything now.

Meng Bei already has two women, Rongrong and Dugu Yan. What she hates most is men being unfaithful, so how could she possibly go after them now?

Unless Meng Bei forces her, even if she were given another soul bone... it wouldn't work!

Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself.

Meng Bei looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some surprise. He held onto Zhu Zhuqing's hand on purpose, wanting to test the kitten's attitude.

However, the result surprised him. Although he was still rejected, he felt that the kitten's attitude towards him was a little strange.

Meng Bei thought for a moment and then loosened his grip.

When doing things, one should maintain a balance between relaxation and ease, and avoid being too hasty.

Zhu Zhuqing was still incredulous as she watched her hand being released; it was quite different from what she had imagined.

But then Meng Bei said:

"Sister Zhuqing, what are you thinking? How could I possibly be interested in you!"

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, then felt extremely angry. She thought to herself:

What?

You, Meng Bei, clearly think that way, but now you won't admit it and even say things like "How could I possibly have feelings for you!" to belittle yourself. That's really going too far!

Thinking this, Zhu Zhuqing angrily raised the soul bone of the Azure Feathered Eagle in her hand and questioned:

"Meng Bei, you say you never thought that way, so what do you mean by taking out this soul bone? Are you trying to give it to me for free?"

Zhu Zhuqing spoke angrily, her cheeks puffed out, her cat eyes wide, and her cat ears twitching back and forth due to the intense emotional turmoil, making her look quite adorable.

Looking at the puffed-up kitten in front of him, Meng Bei couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu Zhuqing became even angrier upon seeing this and questioned:

"What are you laughing at!"

Meng Bei said, "Sister Zhuqing, you look so cute when you're angry!"

Zhu Zhuqing was so angry she went berserk, and said:

"Fine, so you say you're not interested in me? I'm going to tell Rongrong!"

With that, Zhu Zhuqing tossed the soul bone back and turned to leave.

Meng Bei quickly grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's arm.

Zhu Zhuqing turned around and flicked her wrist, saying:

"You womanizer, don't you dare touch me!"

Meng Bei waved his hand helplessly and said:

"Sister Zhuqing, it's not what you think. I just wanted to exchange soul bones with you."

Zhu Zhuqing paused and stopped.

"Exchange soul bones?"

Seeing this, Meng Bei picked up the soul bone in his hand and explained:

"Sister Zhuqing, this is the left arm bone of a 50,000-year-old Azure Feather Eagle. It is very precious. Although it is still not as precious as your external soul bone, as we all know, external soul bones need time to grow and cannot bring a strong increase in strength to the host in a short period of time."

"But this soul bone of mine is a genuine 50,000-year-old soul bone. Once you absorb it, in addition to gaining a large amount of soul power, it will also directly provide the host with a soul bone skill equivalent to a 50,000-year-old soul skill. This should be very helpful for you, Sister Zhuqing, in your future competition for the Star Luo Empire's royal family, right?"

(End of this chapter)