"Stupid bird!" Zhou Hong muttered as the Eighteenth Prince departed.
"Brother Hong, why were you so disrespectful to the Eighteenth Prince? He is a prince, after all," Jiang Caiyue asked, not understanding.
"Why should I give him face? Who does he think he is?"
"He's the Eighteenth Prince. We all fear offending him, as we still have to live on the continent ruled by his family."
"Heh." Zhou Hong couldn't be bothered to tell them that the Emperor of the Purple Cloud Empire was his subordinate.
"Never mind that fool. Let's hurry into the city and find an inn."
"Mm-hmm."
Zhou Hong and his four companions immediately queued at the city gate. After their identities were verified, they entered the city.
"Zhou Hong!" As Zhou Hong just stepped through the city gate, a cheerful shout came from within.
Zhou Hong looked up and saw a beautiful woman.
This beauty was none other than Zhou Hong's fiancée, Nalan Yunzhu. Su Dan Novel Network.
"It's you." Zhou Hong grunted, displeased.
"Zhou Hong, you've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you at the city gate these past few days," Nalan Yunzhu said, her eyes lingering. She didn't know when Zhou Hong would arrive, so she waited by the city gate every day for the past ten days. Anyone who saw her would have been quite moved.
However, Zhou Hong found it disgusting.
"Yun Zhu, hello."
"Nalan, hello."
Gu Daochen and the others quickly greeted Nalan Yunzhu.
"Gu Daochen, Caiyue, Shuiyang Mei, Lu Yilong, hello. I'm glad you've finally arrived," Nalan Yunzhu smiled and looked at them.
"Yes, Yun Zhu. I remember we participated in the assessment with you last year, but only you were accepted. We're back again this year," Shuiyang Mei said with a smile. They had a good relationship with Nalan Yunzhu in the past, as they were all young geniuses among the top ten on the Purple Cloud Continent.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time. I've been waiting here every day for the past half a month. Oh, and I was afraid you wouldn't be able to find an inn after arriving, just like last year, so I've already booked one for you in advance," Nalan Yunzhu said with a smile.
"Mm-hmm, thank you."
Everyone's eyes turned to Zhou Hong, seemingly waiting for his reaction. After all, Nalan Yunzhu was Zhou Hong's fiancée, although some unpleasantness had occurred between them.
"No need. If we can't find an inn, we'll camp in the wild," Zhou Hong refused without hesitation.
"Zhou Hong, I know you have no good feelings towards me. It's true that I was snobbish before. Can you give me another chance?" Nalan Yunzhu looked at Zhou Hong, her face showing a hint of sadness.
"You guys, are you going with me, or with Nalan Yunzhu?" Zhou Hong asked Gu Daochen and the others.
"Zhou Hong, why bother?" Lu Yilong sighed and quickly tried to persuade him.
"Yes, Zhou Hong. You were unconscious before, and Nalan Yunzhu entered the Tai Gu Academy with boundless prospects. Even if she didn't break off the engagement, her family would have. If it were any of us, we might have done the same thing. After all, no one in the world is perfect."
"No need to say more. If you want to follow me, follow me. If you want to follow her, go to the inn she booked." Zhou Hong said and walked forward.
Gu Daochen and Lu Yilong sighed helplessly and followed Zhou Hong.
Jiang Caiyue and Shuiyang Mei could only comfort her and then chased after Zhou Hong.
Nalan Yunzhu stood on the street, looking at Zhou Hong's retreating back, her face filled with indescribable unwillingness and anger.
"Zhou Hong, I waited for you at the city gate for half a month, and you treat me like this? Do you really think I have no other choice but to marry you? I, Nalan Yunzhu, am a renowned beauty on the Purple Cloud Continent. My beauty is even gradually spreading within Tai Gu Academy. Who will be better off in the future is yet to be seen. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. One day, I will make you my lapdog, begging me to return to your side." After saying this, Nalan Yunzhu suddenly felt a wave of clarity in her mind.
"Huh? I'm about to break through?" Nalan Yunzhu immediately realized that she was about to break through to the next realm.
"Haha, that's great! I didn't expect being struck down by Zhou Hong to actually break the bottleneck that was holding me back." Nalan Yunzhu hastily left to find a place for secluded cultivation.
At this moment, Zhou Hong and his companions were walking down the street, inquiring about rooms in inns one by one. Unfortunately, all the inns in the city were full.
"It seems we're late," Jiang Caiyue said with a wry smile.
"You don't blame me, do you? Nalan Yunzhu had already booked an inn for us." Zhou Hong asked.
"Of course not. Let's find a place to camp. The assessment is the most important thing; accommodation is secondary."
Everyone nodded. No one blamed Zhou Hong.
Actually, Zhou Hong wasn't worried, as he could find a secluded spot and enter his inner world. However, with four companions by his side, he naturally couldn't reveal his secret to them.
"Alright then, let's go to a more remote area and find an open space to camp."
"Okay."
Afterward, Zhou Hong and his group arrived outside a dilapidated temple in a remote area of Tai Gu City, preparing to set up camp.
However, to their surprise, other people were already camping outside this dilapidated temple. They appeared to be young talents from other continents.
Surrounding the Tianyang Continent were hundreds of continents, and those with strong power and high talent would choose to develop in the Tianyang Continent.
"Let's camp here," Zhou Hong said, finding a corner.
"Okay."
Everyone took out their tents and began setting them up.
"Zhou Hong? Where's your tent? By the way, I haven't seen you carry any luggage on this trip," Jiang Caiyue suddenly asked.
"This...!" Zhou Hong was momentarily at a loss for words. He had no luggage at all; even if he had any, it was stored in his inner world.
But now, all four of them had taken out their luggage from their backpacks, and Zhou Hong was empty-handed. If he took things out of his inner world in front of them, wouldn't that expose the existence of his inner world?
"Zhou Hong, could you possibly possess a storage artifact?" Lu Yilong asked.
"How could that be possible? Storage artifacts are such advanced items. How could I possibly own one?" Zhou Hong quickly shook his head. Storage artifacts were very rare magical items on the Purple Cloud Continent, and even the Eighteenth Prince didn't have one.
"So, you didn't bring any luggage at all."
"Yes." Zhou Hong nodded helplessly.
"You're really carefree. So now that you can't stay in an inn, and you don't even have a tent prepared, what will you do tonight?" Jiang Caiyue asked.
"This... I'll just find a corner. You don't need to worry about me," Zhou Hong said with a laugh. At worst, he could enter his inner world and sleep when no one was around. What need would he have for a tent?
"How can that be? You can sleep with me," Gu Daochen quickly said.
"I don't want to squeeze into a tent with a big man," Zhou Hong immediately refused.
"You don't want to squeeze with a big man? Alright then, there are two women here. Although they're not beauties of the nation, they're soft and tender. Ask them if they're willing to let you squeeze in with them," Gu Daochen said jokingly.
Zhou Hong was depressed. To avoid revealing his secret, did he have to squeeze into a tent with someone?