Before blackie could go away. three girls arrived in front of Zhi Rui.
The tallest one with a blonde hair smiled warmly at Zhi Rui, her vribrant blue dress swayed with the wind. Black eyes, with small pink lips.
"My name is Xun lee, I'm forming a way for us newbies to help each other. Do you want to participate?"
Zhi Rui nodded looking absentmindedly at the girls' beauty
"Great! we just need your address, so we can contact you!" the girl smiled cheerfully.
Zhi Rui told her address. The girl turned and went away giggling.
Seeing the back of the girl Zi Rui smiled internally
'She must be around seventeen, but already has such level of awareness, using her beauty and social skills, she's creating contact with everybody, eventually, they will go to her first with anything, questions,news, hot topics. She will be the person with more information between the newbies, and consequently one of the most popular. She might be useful later.'
With a leap, Blackie and Zhi Rui went away.
Zhun Xuying was talking to the young disciples with a smile, she glanced sideways and saw Zhi Rui going away with the panther. Earlier she saw the panther ready to attack anything and remembered the connection Zhi Rui has with her slaves, she figured with animals would be the same. And looked at Zhi Rui. for the little she knew of Zhi Ru, she could tell something was wrong so she came to intervene calming. last Zhi Rui loses composure.
Zhun Xuying made a note to remember this incident.
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In the General's manor, Zheng Li; the young master of the general's manor finally came back. the soldiers were taking his horses away as he listened to everything that happened.
Zhin Zhin explained everything that happened while he was away, Then she told him about the letter Zhi Rui left with Izaya.
Zheng Li nodded and went out to get his horse again 'He needs to know if she left something for him and went to see Izaya at the community center
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Izaya walked through the hallway of the community center, his blue robe with white roses drawing showed his status as a captain of the future's Slums military protection force. as he walked servants and students all bowed to him, he kept a straight face and greeted each one of them back regardless of status. He never had something like this, this level of respect was only in literature for him. He wasn't used to it.
But he soon smiled, he reached the canteen, Izumy was swarmed by younglings asking questions and talking praises. Azula was right beside her, standing guard and learning along with them.
As he slowly walked towards them, he met eyes with Izumy; they both smiled.
Then he saw Azula's expression twist in alarm, and Izumy screamed In terror "DADD!!"
A Chill ran up Izaya's spine he willed it and his beast blood acted, with bulging veins he threw a punch instinctively behind him.
Thudd, a dull sound made the ground and the wind vibrate.
Zheng Li's enraged face matched Izaya's bloodshot eyes. They had hit punch in the air.
"I-It was supposed to be mine!" Zheng Li screamed through clenched teeth.
Izaya in a frenzy attacked again. Zheng Li sidestepped it and wield his sword he aimed for the neck, but a rock went by his ear when he looked where it came from Azula was running towards him.
He breathed in deeply and swallowed his rage. with a scream, he stomped the ground sending Azula and Izaya away.
Izaya's eyes became normal again 'He's at least level three, I evolved and activated my beast blood, if he isn't extremely powerful he wouldn't be able to hold even if we were on the same level.'
Zheng Li looked at Izaya, he could feel his sister energy running through him.
'This man took her virginity, He took what is mine!'
He forced the blood inside him to calm and with his expressionless pale face, spoke "let's talk."
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Inside the cave, Zhi Rui and blackie were cleaning. Cutting the roots and grass, throwing it outside, after a few minutes it was all clean, there was even a pond deep enough for one person to wash.
Zhi Rui threw herself inside it without a second thought.
Blackie lied down near the bond to get some cool air.
Zhi Rui started pondering.
'I can slowly polish my skills and gain experience in this sect.
And as I take over the capital I can gradually gather crystals, with Prince Robert not able to move, and the emperor not giving it any attention
I'll monopolize the drug market through the three nations of the empire. Then I'll arrange more slaves to supply the demand of the nobles.
Zhi Rui splashed some water on the relaxed blackie. it jumped with a start then it growled at Zhi Rui and sat down again.
Zhi Rui smiled she could feel the apprehension of the cat and wanted to tease it more but she did not do it again. She looked up at the plants on her ceiling.
'If I can gather enough crystals I'll be able to use the dimensional store. only people with a thousand merit points can have access to that store. to gather that thousand I'll also need to do the mission, as the rate of crystals to merit points are expansive. As the dimensional store is connected to every light sect including the Main one. I'll be able to choose my cores from abundance and I'll have access to unlimited resources to build my army.
of course, as long as I have the points.' Zhi Rui laughed.
Zhi Rui felt her token Buzz, She looked at it.
'Next Sunday there'll be a tournament between the newcomers to establish the rank. it's a mandatory event.
Zhi Rui sighed. She crossed her legs and started to meditate.
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On an Isolated corner, Izaya was face to face with Zheng Li.
"You took her virginity did you not?" Izaya frowned but did not answer. he understood who the man was but still did not bowed his head.
"I can feel the energy of lust inside of you, you got stronger after you and Zhi Rui had..." Zheng Li grit his teeth "...didn't you?"
Izaya kept his face straight, he felt something different happening right after the celebration on the Carriage. But he did not talk, he's owned by Zhi Rui, not Zheng Li.
Zheng Li snorted
"I'll send a letter to Zhi Rui, tomorrow we'll meet her in the forest, you come along"
Izaya squinted his eyes.
Frustrated Zheng Li spoke,
"I Won't harm you. Rather I can't harm you anymore."
Seeing the rage inside Zheng Li's eyes Izaya felt he wasn't lying.
Izaya nodded and turned away to his daughter
Zheng Li gnashed his teeth, he remembering Zhi Rui telling him to not kill at will
'For the sake of lust, I must endure.'