Zhou Hong felt a little annoyed and quickly opened the door to the top-floor private room.
However, he found that it wasn't Nalan Yunzhu standing outside, but another great beauty.
"It's you." Zhou Hong frowned slightly, seemingly surprised that this beauty, with whom he had no particular connection, would come to him proactively.
This beauty was none other than Dugu Shuang, known as the most beautiful girl in the first year of Tai Gu Academy.
"Hello, Zhou Hong," Dugu Shuang greeted him a bit shyly.
"What do you need?" Zhou Hong asked, puzzled. He had only seen this Dugu Shuang once in the cafeteria when school started. They hadn't spoken since. Oh, right, they had clashed on the battlefield during the freshman competition. At that time, he had simply swept all her classmates away with a single palm strike.
"Zhou Hong, I heard you applied for early graduation," Dugu Shuang asked quickly.
"Yes, does that have anything to do with you?"
"Zhou Hong, I... I..." Dugu Shuang couldn't quite articulate her feelings at the moment. She only knew she deeply regretted it. Back when school had just started, she had happened to be sitting next to Zhou Hong in the cafeteria, eating. Zhou Hong had shown some interest in her then and had proactively tried to get closer, but she had rejected him. If she had known Zhou Hong would become so formidable now, she should have seized the opportunity then.
Of course, that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that her family had also learned of Zhou Hong. To be precise, Zhou Hong's great name had reached her empire. After all, in Tai Gu Academy, for a freshman to become so powerful within a few months that he could kill a cultivator in the late stage of Nascent Soul was an extraordinary feat.
Because of this, Dugu Shuang's family was also filled with regret, even scolding her for her lack of foresight and asking why she hadn't been more discerning when he first approached her.
Therefore, Dugu Shuang's family had given her a command: she must proactively approach Zhou Hong from now on. Even if he slept with her for free, she had to let him, in order to leave a good impression.
Today, Dugu Shuang heard from a classmate that Zhou Hong had applied for early graduation and was having a farewell dinner with some of his closer friends in the restaurant's highest-level private room tonight.
Dugu Shuang was stunned. She hadn't even had a chance to proactively approach Zhou Hong, and he was already leaving. Thus, without caring about pride or face, Dugu Shuang immediately took the initiative to come.
"What is it, say it. Don't disturb our meal and drinks, alright?" Zhou Hong said, a little exasperated. In the past, Zhou Hong had been somewhat interested in this Dugu Shuang and had thought about pursuing her for fun. However, he had been rebuffed the first time in the cafeteria, and subsequently, he had lost interest.
"Zhou Hong, can I also have a few drinks with you?" Dugu Shuang asked shamelessly.
Zhou Hong was speechless. The others in the private room weren't overly surprised, as everyone in Tai Gu Academy wanted to get closer to Zhou Hong.
At this moment, Ning Xiang, the class monitor of Class 30, had a peculiar expression on her face. Although she was also beautiful, she was merely at the level of a class beauty, far from Dugu Shuang's standing.
"Zhou Hong, please. After dinner, I have a gift for you," Dugu Shuang said, blushing. She was originally a proud person, but in front of a peerless genius like Zhou Hong, all her pride vanished. She felt she had to kneel and fawn.
"A gift?" Zhou Hong found it inexplicable.
At this moment, Ning Xiang's body trembled, as she also wanted to present a gift to Zhou Hong after dinner.
"Then come in," Zhou Hong said. He didn't know what gift it was, but since she had already come, it wasn't good to turn her away, especially since she was a renowned beauty of the first-year cohort.
And so, the banquet continued.
Both Dugu Shuang and Ning Xiang harbored their own intentions.
Soon, time passed into the late night, and Tai Gu Academy quieted down. All the students were in their dormitories, either sleeping or cultivating.
"Alright everyone, that's all for today. Let's call it a night."
"Okay, we'll gather again when you return to Tai Gu Academy next time."
Everyone then left the restaurant, departing with their satisfactions.
However, Ning Xiang and Dugu Shuang remained until the end, still following Zhou Hong at a distance as they walked out of the restaurant.
"You two, do you have anything else to say?" Zhou Hong asked, puzzled. Everyone else had returned to their dormitories, so why were these two beauties still following him?
"I...!"
"I...!"
Both of them seemed to want to speak but hesitated.
"Right, Dugu Shuang, didn't you say you had a gift for me? What gift is it, bring it out," Zhou Hong chuckled.
"Zhou Hong, could I give it to you somewhere else?"
"Why change locations? Where do you want to go?"
"Just follow me."
"Alright." Zhou Hong was also a bit curious. It was so mysterious, he really wanted to see what the gift was.
However, the class monitor Ning Xiang quickly called out, "Zhou Hong, I also have a gift for you."
"Uh? You have a gift too? No wonder you've been following me," Zhou Hong chuckled, his confusion growing.
Dugu Shuang, seeing Ning Xiang openly competing with her, felt a pang of annoyance and couldn't help but glance at Ning Xiang. She had already sensed that Ning Xiang had ulterior motives, and it seemed to be true.
"Alright, let's just bring out whatever gifts you have together. I'm not going anywhere else with you," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
"This...!"
Seeing their blushing faces, Zhou Hong seemed to have guessed.
"You two, the gifts you want to give me, are they your first times, right?" Zhou Hong said directly.
"Ah." Both of them trembled slightly, not expecting Zhou Hong to guess it.
"Sigh, I didn't expect even this to be offered as a gift to me," Zhou Hong sighed with a wry smile.
"Zhou Hong, just say whether you want it or not. Anyway, this gift of mine will eventually be given to a man. It might as well be given to you. At least it can buy you a fond memory of me," said the class monitor Ning Xiang.
Zhou Hong looked at Dugu Shuang again and asked, "And you? What are you after?"
"It's similar for me. This is also my family's idea. With your current talent and strength, my family has nothing substantial to bribe you with, so we could only try this," Dugu Shuang said, lowering her head embarrassedly. She felt ashamed herself.
"Hahaha, interesting, very interesting!" Zhou Hong burst into laughter. It seemed that, without realizing it, Zhou Hong's fame had spread to many empires on the Tian Yang Continent, especially some smaller and medium-sized countries.
"You two can go. I appreciate this gift," Zhou Hong waved his hand. If it were in the past, Zhou Hong might have accepted, but now, he wasn't interested.
"Oh, okay." Both of them looked somewhat dejected. Some people would give anything for their bodies, yet Zhou Hong didn't want it even when offered. But then again, with Zhou Hong's current fame, countless beauties of their caliber on the entire Tian Yang Continent would be willing to throw themselves at him. Why would he covet them?