"Oh, you two weren’t supposed to be training up there? And yet you sneakily started doing this kind of thing."

Su Qiong had a look on her face as if she had caught them in the act, her big eyes twinkling with a hint of mischief.

"No, we were indeed training before this." Zhao Zhiruo’s pretty face blushed, making her look very adorable.

It was like being caught being affectionate with her boyfriend by her best friend, making her feel very embarrassed.

"So this is how you train, huh? That’s really convenient." Su Qiong burst into laughter.

Her pretty face was full of teasing.

Zhao Zhiruo’s face turned even redder, not knowing how to explain. Just now, she couldn’t help herself and got intimate with Ye Qingfeng.

"Alright, I came down to call you all for dinner."

Su Qiong said with a smile, letting the embarrassed Zhao Zhiruo off the hook.

Su Qiong’s gaze lingered on Ye Qingfeng for a moment, but quickly moved away.

At the moment she turned, Su Qiong’s bright eyes flashed with a hint of loneliness, which soon faded away.

"By the way, Ye Qingfeng, do you still have that elixir you gave Liu Feiyan earlier? The one that can keep someone eternally youthful." The three of them were about to go downstairs.

"The Heavenly Punishment Pill? I still have some." Ye Qingfeng moved his divine sense, and a bottle of Heavenly Punishment Pills appeared directly in his hand. "You’re a spiritual body, so you can keep cultivating and don’t need the Heavenly Punishment Pill."

"Um... I was thinking about giving a bottle of this elixir to Xiao Qiong, if that’s alright." Zhao Zhiruo looked at Ye Qingfeng, feeling a bit shy as she spoke.

She knew that the elixir must be very precious, but since Su Qiong was her best friend, if possible, she really wanted to give Su Qiong a bottle.

Su Qiong’s body trembled slightly. The allure of eternal youth to such a beautiful girl as her goes without saying.

She was present at the time and naturally saw Ye Qingfeng giving Liu Feiyan the Heavenly Punishment Pill. Hearing Ye Qingfeng’s description, she also longed for this Heavenly Punishment Pill.

However, her relationship with Ye Qingfeng wasn’t particularly close, mainly due to the link with Zhao Zhiruo.

"Of course."

Ye Qingfeng smiled gently and tossed the Heavenly Punishment Pill to Su Qiong.

Holding the medicine bottle with the Heavenly Punishment Pill, Su Qiong should have been very happy to obtain such divine medicine, but for some reason, she felt a kind of emptiness in her heart.

"Thank you, Zhiruo. And thank you, Ye Qingfeng." Su Qiong wasn’t pretentious; she smiled sweetly and thanked them both.

"What are you saying? You accompanied me to the Wu Family, risking your life." Zhao Zhiruo smiled gently and hugged Su Qiong’s arm as the two happily went downstairs.

Eating.

Su Qiong and Zhao Zhiruo both being girls, didn’t eat much and soon were full.

Ye Qingfeng put down his chopsticks early on; though he couldn’t completely abstain from food, ordinary food really had no allure for him.

"I have to leave."

After the two tidied up the dishes, Ye Qingfeng suddenly spoke.

"Mm."

Zhao Zhiruo nodded her head and didn’t say much more. She knew that Ye Qingfeng wouldn’t stay here indefinitely.

"I promised someone to help treat her grandfather’s illness. Now that I have time, I’ll go have a look."

Ye Qingfeng was naturally referring to Du Bingxin.

Having promised her back then, Ye Qingfeng was ready to check on her grandfather, who didn’t have much time left. During this time, Ye Qingfeng hadn’t been around, and Du Bingxin must have been very anxious.

"You don’t need to explain; I know you have a lot of things to deal with." Zhao Zhiruo smiled gently as she spoke.

Ye Qingfeng nodded.

Indeed, there were still many matters to resolve. The Ice Condensing Strange Yin Grass had not yet bloomed.

Once it bloomed, he could advance to the War Emperor Warrior level.

There were grudges that needed to be settled.

"By the way, Zhiruo, there’s a class reunion this afternoon. Should we go?" At this point, Su Qiong spoke up.

Zhao Zhiruo was slightly stunned. If Su Qiong hadn’t mentioned it, she would have forgotten about it.

She was a student at Yanjing Normal University and had graduated a few months ago.

Just leaving campus, it was still the time when everyone felt the closest, thinking about reunions. Over time, all that gradually fades away.

Everyone has their own things to be busy with. Many years later, when they meet again, things become unfamiliar, and these reunions turn into bragging contests.

But for now, everyone was still very innocent.

"Forget it. Qingfeng is leaving tomorrow; I’ll just stay home—" Zhao Zhiruo bit her lip softly and said quietly.

"You could invite Ye Qingfeng along." Su Qiong suggested.

Invite Ye Qingfeng along? Zhao Zhiruo was taken aback. She had never thought of this because perhaps Ye Qingfeng’s demeanor was completely at odds with her classmates.

Someone like Ye Qingfeng, how could he possibly attend a class reunion?

"Let’s go, I’ll accompany you."

Ye Qingfeng said calmly.

Although he doesn’t particularly enjoy these kinds of events, he doesn’t really mind them either. As long as Zhao Zhiruo is willing, he doesn’t mind accompanying her.

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Huangzhu Restaurant.

This restaurant is quite decent, but in a place like Yanjing, it’s far from top-notch.

This is the place where Zhao Zhiruo and Su Qiong, along with their classmates, have their gathering. Being able to host a get-together here means their families should be quite well off.

At this moment, on the first floor of the restaurant, a group of young men and women are chatting and laughing in a private room.

Obviously, there are more girls than boys here, since a normal university usually has a higher female population.

Because of this, even though Zhao Zhiruo is quite charming and sweet-looking, she hasn’t caught the attention of any boys. With too many girls to choose from, it’s challenging.

In the whole private room, there are over thirty girls, but only five boys.

Among them, one has fair skin and a relatively tall build. His short hair is neat and tidy, with a touch of handsomeness. He is standing up organizing the seating and just cracked a harmless risqué joke, causing the girls to burst into laughter.

His name is Qi Luo, the class president and also the vice president of the student council. He is a popular figure in the class.

With a sunny and handsome look, good grades, and the ability to speak well and interact, he naturally becomes the secret crush of many girls.

It is said that he chose to stay at the school after graduation, making others envious.

"President, is everyone here?"

The speaker is a boy wearing black-framed glasses, reclining in his chair, quietly playing with his phone without saying much.

His name is Xiong Tao, a rather inconspicuous boy in their class. He has a delicate appearance, and if he didn’t wear glasses, he would look quite handsome.

Unfortunately, his introverted personality doesn’t appeal much to the girls, but in a school where boys are scarce, he still has girls pursuing him, though he kept rejecting them.

Everyone knows the secret: Xiong Tao likes Su Qiong. And Su Qiong is not just anybody; she’s the normal university’s campus belle, known throughout the school for her wealth, being a true rich second generation.

Xiong Tao chasing Su Qiong makes people think of the saying about a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

However, Xiong Tao seems unconcerned, as if he’s oblivious to the insurmountable gap between them.

"Just waiting for Zhao Zhiruo and Su Qiong, they should be arriving soon," Qi Luo, the class president, says with a smile.

No one noticed that when Qi Luo spoke to Xiong Tao, his body slightly bowed, and his tone carried a hint of respect.

But he showed it very subtly.

"President, have you heard? Someone said Zhao Zhiruo has changed recently and become a great beauty." At this point, a girl speaks.

"How beautiful? More beautiful than our Cui Ling?"

Another heavily made-up girl hugs a nearby woman as she speaks.

The woman is dressed in a black long dress, highlighting her alluring figure, with exquisite makeup and sparkling silver earrings.

Her outfit indeed carries a touch of seductive charm, starkly different from the other fresh-out-of-school university students.

"What am I? Su Qiong is actually the prettiest girl in our class, she’s the school’s top beauty," Cui Ling smiles alluringly as she speaks.

"Su Qiong is, of course, beautiful, but our Cui Ling is also enchantingly charming, a close match," the heavily made-up girl praises.

Cui Ling is indeed quite attractive. If it weren’t for Su Qiong, she would be the class’s top beauty. But to say she’s on par with Su Qiong is rather amusing.

Putting the two side by side, even a fool would know whom to choose.

"Right, our Cui Ling is so beautiful, no matter how much Zhao Zhiruo changes, she couldn’t compare to half of Cui Ling," another girl says.

"No, I actually saw Zhao Zhiruo in person recently. She’s truly become more beautiful, even prettier than Cui Ling!" A girl with a round face says.

"She’s at least on the same level as Su Qiong."

This round-faced girl is Ji Fu, a roommate of Zhao Zhiruo. Last time she met Zhao Zhiruo, it was shortly after Zhao Zhiruo had activated her Spiritual Body.

That time, when Ji Fu saw Zhao Zhiruo, she was completely amazed by her aura. Although her features and figure hadn’t directly changed, it was as if she had transformed into a different person.

The ethereal aura made Ji Fu believe Zhao Zhiruo was even more beautiful than Su Qiong.

"What did you say? Zhao Zhiruo prettier than Cui Ling, Little Fu, are you joking?" At this moment, class president Qi Luo couldn’t help but speak.

He and Cui Ling were considered the class’s golden couple; everyone thought they were a perfect match, and the two seemed interested in each other but never actually got together.

The reason was that they both had higher aspirations.

Qi Luo, although sunny, handsome, and capable, at most came from a middle-class background, which couldn’t satisfy Cui Ling, and for Qi Luo, it was the same.

Of course, the classmates were unaware of these details and merely felt sorry for them.

"I’m serious, Zhao Zhiruo has really become very beautiful, especially in terms of aura," Ji Fu says firmly.

She was initially shocked and incredulous herself, but she was certain; it was indeed Zhao Zhiruo.