Douluo Continent: The Evil Tiger Subdues the Eight Desolations, and Marries Zhu Zhuqing

The next morning.

Lin Ye got up early and handed the sealed letter, along with the VIP token from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, to the innkeeper.

He was given a generous tip and instructed to personally deliver it to Dugu Yan of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

After dealing with all of this, Lin Ye turned and walked out of the inn.

Zhu Zhuqing was already waiting outside the door.

Today she changed into a tight black leather outfit, which perfectly accentuated her exaggeratedly hot figure.

A gust of cold wind blew, and she instinctively shrank her neck.

Just then, a dull, rhythmic sound of horses' hooves came from the end of the street.

Lin Ye looked up and immediately gasped.

Wow, this is incredible!

A magnificent, extremely luxurious carriage was slowly approaching.

This carriage was three times larger than those of ordinary caravans, and its entire body was made of extremely precious sandalwood, with intricate gold patterns carved on it.

Even the rims of the wheels are covered with a layer of pure gold.

But what shocked Lin Ye the most was not how expensive the carriage was, but the six guards following it.

Lin Ye scanned the area with his mental energy and was instantly shocked.

These six guards, all dressed in the same Spirit Hall uniform, were all Soul Saints of level 70 or above, emanating from their soul power fluctuations!

Six Soul Saints with seven rings! Just to be security guards for a carriage?

Lin Ye thought to himself, "Wow!"

In the Heaven Dou Empire, nobles thought it was impressive to go out with a Soul Emperor, but Bibi Dong could easily summon six Soul Saints as bodyguards with a wave of her hand.

Is this the true strength of the Spirit Hall? They're incredibly wealthy!

The carriage came to a smooth stop in front of the inn.

The leading Soul Saint guard stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Lin Ye:

"May I ask if you are Young Master Lin Ye?"

"Yes, that's me," Lin Ye replied.

"Young Master Lin Ye, I have been ordered by His Holiness the Pope to escort you to Wuhun City. Please get into the carriage."

Lin Ye nodded and casually greeted him:

"I didn't expect you to arrive so early. Thank you for your hard work."

He thought he wouldn't arrive until noon.

After speaking, he turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing:

"Big kitty, let's go, get in the car."

The two then boarded the carriage using gold-plated footstools.

Lifting the car curtain revealed a level of luxury that once again amazed Lin Ye.

The interior of the carriage was so spacious that it was almost like a small room.

The floor was covered with a thick white fur carpet, which felt soft and fluffy underfoot.

In the very center is a small mahogany tea table, and by the window is a row of soft leather sofas, which look extremely comfortable.

Lin Ye walked over without any hesitation, plopped down on the sofa, leaned back comfortably, and sighed.

Zhu Zhuqing followed closely behind and walked in.

She glanced at the spacious carriage, then at Lin Ye sitting on the sofa, hesitated for a second, then walked over and sat down next to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye was taken aback when he saw Zhu Zhuqing so close to him.

Normally, when riding in a carriage, this girl would try to stay as far away from him as possible.

The carriage is so spacious today, and there are clearly empty seats opposite me, yet she actually sat down right next to me?

The two were sitting very close, their thighs almost touching, and Lin Ye could even smell the faint fragrance of orchids emanating from Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Ye chuckled mischievously, then turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing and teased her on purpose:

"Hey, big kitty, you usually stay far away from me when we ride in the carriage, right? This carriage is so big today, why are you squeezing in next to me? So close!"

Zhu Zhuqing's ears turned red instantly after he said that.

She actually knew very well why.

Having gone through so much these past few days—first being ambushed by the Fire Leopard Sect, then encountering three Title Douluos—her intense sense of insecurity was finally unleashed.

Only when she was by Lin Ye's side, close to him, could she feel at ease.

But how could she possibly say such a thing?

Zhu Zhuqing immediately straightened her face, turned her head away, and retorted arrogantly:

"Hmph, narcissistic! Who wants to sit with you? I just... I just felt a little cold!"

"Oh? It's just a little cold?"

Lin Ye suppressed a laugh as he watched her stubbornly deny it.

Just then, instead of creating distance, Zhu Zhuqing leaned closer to Lin Ye, with almost half of her shoulder resting on his arm.

Lin Ye felt the amazing softness coming from his arm and thought to himself that he couldn't take it anymore.

This girl's development is outrageous!

Then he leaned close to Zhu Zhuqing's ear and whispered with a wicked smile:

"Big kitty, you're such a hypocrite. You say no, but your body says otherwise. It's so cold, do you want your big brother to hug you?"

Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks flushed red instantly upon hearing his frivolous words.

She quickly turned her head and glared fiercely at Lin Ye, her cat-like eyes watery and utterly harmless.

"Hmph! Lin Ye, you're such a bad guy! All you do all day is bully people!"

Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip and cursed.

Lin Ye burst into laughter, and was about to continue teasing her when he suddenly heard a very discordant sound from inside the carriage.

"Gurgle..."

The sound was very loud, and Lin Ye could hear it clearly in the quiet carriage.

Lin Ye lowered his head, his gaze falling on Zhu Zhuqing's flat stomach.

Zhu Zhuqing's face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She got up too early in the morning, and the inn hadn't prepared breakfast yet. She wasn't full to begin with, and she was also angry earlier, so now her stomach was protesting.

This is so embarrassing!

Zhu Zhuqing clutched her stomach, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the storage jade pendant hanging from Lin Ye's waist.

She suddenly remembered that when she was shopping at the food street yesterday, Lin Ye bought a lot of candied hawthorns, and stuffed all the ones he couldn't finish into this jade pendant.

"Lin Ye".

Zhu Zhuqing stretched out her fair finger and poked Lin Ye's arm, her voice softening.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ye asked knowingly.

Zhu Zhuqing swallowed hard, staring at the jade pendant:

"Um... I'm hungry again, I want to eat candied hawthorn."

Seeing her greedy look, Lin Ye's eyes lit up, and a mischievous idea popped into his head.

He deliberately leaned back, crossed his arms, and looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a mischievous grin:

"Want some candied hawthorn? Sure. But you'll have to beg me to get it."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned.

Ask him?

This big bad guy actually took advantage of the chaos to rob us!

Zhu Zhuqing's inherent aloofness and arrogance erupted instantly.

How could she possibly beg a pervert who bullies her every day for a few candied hawthorns?

It's impossible!

Zhu Zhuqing immediately became angry, her eyebrows furrowed, and she glared at Lin Ye, saying:

"Lin Ye, give it to me right now! Don't be ungrateful! Otherwise... you know what I can do."

Lin Ye wasn't buying it at all.

He knew this proud and aloof cat too well; he was determined to tease her properly today.