Midday, Zhou Hong and Changsun Ruoyan returned to their hotel room.
"Zhou Hong, thank you so much. Without you, I probably wouldn't have made it into the top ten. The weakest person who entered the top ten this morning had already reached the Martial Artist level thirty-three, and the strongest was even at level thirty-six. This year's Jiangnan Province Martial Cultivation Competition is more competitive than any previous year," Changsun Ruoyan said to Zhou Hong. They hadn't dared to speak freely in the car due to the presence of others, and now that they were back in the hotel room, they could finally discuss it.
"Is that so? They're that strong? The weakest among the top ten is already at level thirty-three," Zhou Hong was a little surprised.
"Yes, if you hadn't used your Daoist arts, with my strength at Martial Artist level twenty-nine, I wouldn't have been able to get into the top ten."
"Haha, no need to be polite."
"By the way, how long can your Daoist arts last? Will you have to use them again during the actual ranking battles?" Changsun Ruoyan quickly asked.
"Of course not."
"Then you mean your Daoist arts can last for several days?" Changsun Ruoyan asked incredulously.
"Haha, no, my Daoist arts are eternal."
"What do you mean?" Changsun Ruoyan's body trembled slightly. It wasn't that she didn't understand, but she couldn't believe it.
"It means that however much your strength was increased by the Daoist arts, that will be your strength from now on. Look at your current Martial Cultivation realm; you're already at Martial Artist level thirty-nine."
"What?" Changsun Ruoyan's expression changed. She hadn't noticed at all.
Changsun Ruoyan immediately checked and found that her Martial Cultivation realm had indeed inexplicably broken through to Martial Artist level thirty-nine.
"How could this be?" Changsun Ruoyan asked, looking at Zhou Hong in shock.
"Hehe, don't be so surprised. Consider my Daoist arts as a potent elixir that boosted you, increasing your realm by ten levels," Zhou Hong chuckled. In reality, he hadn't used any Daoist arts; he had simply injected a previously obtained spirit pill into Changsun Ruoyan's body, causing her strength to surge rapidly in a short period.
"Heavens? A potent elixir? Ten levels in such a short time?" Changsun Ruoyan wondered if she was dreaming.
"With the enhancement of my Daoist arts, nothing is impossible. However, it came at a great cost to me," Zhou Hong said with a smile. He had also consumed one spirit pill, the value of which was self-evident.
"Zhou Hong, thank you," Changsun Ruoyan said, looking at Zhou Hong with immense gratitude. She had felt a bit guilty earlier, believing she had cheated her way into the top ten and that her true strength wasn't that high.
But now, her true strength had surged by ten levels, meaning it was no longer cheating but based on her actual power.
"You're welcome."
"Zhou Hong, you've been so good to me, I don't know how to repay you," Changsun Ruoyan said, feeling a bit embarrassed. She felt it was improper not to repay Zhou Hong, especially since her realm had skyrocketed from level twenty-nine to thirty-nine, something others couldn't achieve even with a hundred billion.
"How do you want to repay me?" Zhou Hong asked with a smile.
"However you want me to repay you, I will," Changsun Ruoyan blushed slightly, seemingly ready to give it her all. The only thing she could offer to repay Zhou Hong, other than her body, was her virginity. Thus, she prepared to give him her first time.
Zhou Hong grinned and licked his lips.
Changsun Ruoyan slowly began to remove her outer garment.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Hong asked urgently.
"Repaying you. I really don't have anything else to repay you with, so I'll give you my first time. We've been sharing a room, and if we do nothing, others might get suspicious. So, I'll give you my first time."
"You're crazy," Zhou Hong said, speechless.
"Don't you want it?"
"Of course not. Your first time has no value to me," Zhou Hong rolled his eyes. Even though Changsun Ruoyan was beautiful, she held no value in Zhou Hong's eyes.
Zhou Hong didn't care about her first time. He had experienced countless first times on the Zi Xiao Continent; they no longer held any appeal for him.
"Oh!" Changsun Ruoyan nodded slightly, feeling disappointed. She had thought that Zhou Hong, like all other men, would be eager for a beautiful woman, especially her first time. Unexpectedly, Zhou Hong was different from what she imagined, showing no interest.
Seeing Changsun Ruoyan's disappointment, Zhou Hong could only say with a wry smile, "Don't misunderstand. It's not about you lacking appeal. It's just that I already have a fiancée, and I can't be unfair to her."
"I understand. You're a good man," Changsun Ruoyan said with a smile. Regardless of Zhou Hong's explanation, as a beautiful woman, it was always disheartening to offer her first time and be rejected.
"Fine, fine. Since you truly want to repay me, let's find another way," Zhou Hong said, seeing the blow to Changsun Ruoyan's self-esteem, he decided to make a small sacrifice. Su Dan Fiction Network.
"What way?"
"Yours," Zhou Hong gestured.
Changsun Ruoyan immediately understood, nodded shyly, and slowly walked towards him, kneeling before Zhou Hong.
Fifty minutes later.
"Hoo!" Zhou Hong took a deep breath and said with a smile, "You've repaid me. We're even now."
Changsun Ruoyan remained silent, but in her heart, she knew that this alone wasn't enough to be considered repayment.
Just then, Changsun Ruoyan's phone rang. She looked at it and saw it was her sister, Changsun Qinghe.
"Zhou Hong, my sister is calling. I'm going to take the call."
"Okay, don't mention certain things, especially what we just did."
"I understand, but how do I explain my sudden increase in strength to level thirty-nine?"
"Just make up a reason."
"Mhm, mhm."
Changsun Ruoyan immediately went to the bathroom.
"Ruoyan, what's going on? How did your strength suddenly become so strong this morning?" Changsun Qinghe asked anxiously after answering the phone.
"Sister, my current realm has reached Martial Artist level thirty-nine."
"How is that possible? In just one day!" Changsun Qinghe naturally didn't believe it.
"It's because... I met a strong person last night, and he gave me a pill!" Changsun Ruoyan quickly made up an excuse.
"Alright, stop lying. It must have been Zhou Hong, right?" Changsun Qinghe chuckled. Even without asking, she knew what had happened.
"No, no...! It has nothing to do with Zhou Hong."
However, Changsun Qinghe said, "Sister, don't deny it. I know Zhou Hong much better than you do. Do you really think Zhou Hong is only Martial Artist level twenty-eight? Do you know that he went to the capital a while ago and defeated all the geniuses on the Kyoto rankings with a single slap?"