: Temporary Daoist Companion

I followed the female receptionist to a private room at the far end of the corridor.

This private room is much smaller than the previous ones, and it seems there are far fewer guests than before.

Before entering, the female receptionist paused, cleared her throat, and adjusted her facial expression before knocking on the door and then pushing it open.

squeak-

The door opened, and a soft melody drifted into Zhou Yu's ears.

As Zhou Yu and Wei Yuan entered the private room, they saw three girls who looked to be about the same age as Zhou Yu and Wei Yuan sitting inside.

The receptionist led the two to a young woman sitting alone. She had long, waterfall-like hair, sword-shaped earrings, and a hint of roguishness in her eyes.

"Miss," the receptionist said respectfully, "I've brought the person here. Would you like to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, the girl with the earring looked up, glanced at Wei Yuan in his No. 1 Middle School uniform, then at Zhou Yu in his No. 2 Middle School uniform, and asked, "Is it just the two of them?"

"As you know," the receptionist said with a wry smile, "we can only offer a limited number of options, and there are even fewer students like the two of them who are short of money. It's really not easy to find two of them. Please make do with them."

"Really? That's fine then, you can go now," the girl with the earring waved to the receptionist, then put her sneaker-clad feet directly on the table and said to Zhou Yu and the other man, "You two, as long as you take good care of my friend, money is no problem."

As they spoke, the two girls sitting on another sofa opened a box on the table and emptied its contents.

slam-la-

The banknotes were piled up on the table like a small mountain, and even Wei Yuan couldn't help but swallow hard when he saw this.

"I……"

Before Wei Yuan could speak, he suddenly realized that someone was missing from his side.

"I understand," Zhou Yu knelt on one knee in front of the girl with the earring, placed his right hand on his chest, and said solemnly, "How may I serve you, beautiful lady?"

Wei Yuan: "..."

You're pretty quick, aren't you?

"You can start cultivating now," the girl with the earring said, taking out something that looked like a blood pressure monitor from her pocket. She tied one end to her arm and the other end to Zhou Yu's arm. "Just transfer the refined spiritual energy to me through this device."

"Really?" Zhou Yu didn't expect things to be so easy, but looking at Wei Yuan's side, it seemed that things weren't so simple.

His status as a student from a high school was obviously a big advantage, and his looks weren't too bad either. After all, anyone who could work here couldn't be too bad-looking, no matter how bad they were.

The girl with the earring next to him clearly didn't care much about this "temporary Daoist partner" experience, so she gave the best things to her two friends and kept the worst for herself.

So she didn't ask Zhou Yu for any services; she just needed to focus on her cultivation.

As for Wei Yuan...

A burst of warbling and chattering made Zhou Yu's jaw ache.

It refers to fists.

Since he was already there, Zhou Yu didn't care much about making money. He started practicing his Returning to Truth Breathing Technique and began to condense his spiritual energy.

"Handsome, are you a junior or senior in high school this year?" One of the customers touched Wei Yuan's face.

Wei Yuan forced a smile. "You two are in your second year of high school, where are you?"

Another guest blinked and moved closer to Wei Yuan. "Guess?"

"I guess... it must be the first year of high school," Wei Yuan said rather awkwardly. "Although many people only awaken their spiritual energy in their second year of high school, you two look very young, so you must be geniuses who awakened your spiritual energy in your first year of high school."

The two guests flanked Wei Yuan, laughing heartily. "Good, good, good! The students from No. 1 High School are truly outstanding. Not only are they talented, but they also have sweet tongues. My sister is a senior in high school this year."

"Really? I really couldn't tell."

"Hahaha~"

Zhou Yu: "..."

I don't know why, but I really want to punch him.

However, since the Returning to Truth Breathing Technique had completed one cycle, Zhou Yu began to transfer the condensed spiritual energy into the earring girl's body through technology.

"Oh? It's already completed a full cycle?" The girl with the earring was slightly surprised. She had been a bit bored and was about to pick up the microphone to sing, but the device had already started running. "Alright, let me taste what the spiritual energy of a Second Middle School student is like..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yu had already channeled the spiritual energy he had gathered into her body.

The girl with the earring suddenly shuddered, her pupils dilating slightly.

This……

Is this the spiritual energy he just gathered?

The girl with the earring stared in disbelief at the device connected to her, then looked up at Zhou Yu, who was intently staring at Wei Yuan, who was immersed in the paradise of Peach Blossom Spring. Her eyes were full of surprise.

Such pure spiritual energy!

Is this really spiritual energy that humans can extract?!

"Hey, you!"

The girl with the earring reached out, grabbed Zhou Yu's chin, and forcibly turned his face back to her.

Zhou Yu was dumbfounded. "W-what are you doing?"

After a moment's hesitation, the girl with the earring suddenly smiled, plopped down next to Zhou Yu, and put her arm around his shoulder. "Little brother, what's your name?"

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Zhou Yu immediately became wary. "Why are you asking this? Didn't you just say that all I needed to do was cultivate, and then I would just transfer the spiritual energy to you?"

Such a strong sense of vigilance...

The girl with the earrings frowned slightly and turned to look at her two sisters who were doing just fine.

They had previously said that for students who had never been to society, it was best to first find some common topics to ease their wariness, and then gradually break down their bottom line before proceeding with any other in-depth services.

Although those two bastards pounced on the students from No. 1 Middle School without caring about their own lives, they still managed to achieve some effect.

Do we have common topics...?

The girl with the earring straightened her expression.

Have you ever experienced menstrual cramps?

Zhou Yu: "?"

Is this some kind of code? What kind of code is this for a "temporary Daoist partner"? Only by matching the code can we know to what extent the other person can accept it?

Should I ask some questions while answering to show that I'm also one of them, and that I'll do anything as long as the money is right?

After a brief brainstorming session, Zhou Yu gave his answer.

"No." After saying that, he looked left and right again, lowered his voice, and asked the girl with the earring.

Have you ever recorded a coffin?

The girl with the earring: "???"

I just wanted to ease your guard and find common ground with you. Why would you want to find common ground with me?

wrong!

The girl with the earring suddenly realized that this must be her way of trying to accept the atmosphere here.

What a hardworking child...

Feeling the pure, almost addictive spiritual energy flowing continuously from the instrument, the girl with the earring made a decision: such a promising talent absolutely cannot be poached by others.

So she gave her answer.

"No." The girl with the earring looked left and right, lowered her voice, and said to Zhou Yu.

"But I can learn."

Zhou Yu: "???"