"Orange greets Your Highness."
Orange hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to kneel down in respect, but was lifted up by a gentle force.
"Alright, didn't I say there's no need for such formalities between us?" Xu Tianran waved his hand gently, his gaze towards Ju Zi still full of tenderness.
"By the way, why are you looking for me so late? Did you encounter some difficulties?"
Xu Tianran pretended not to know anything about Dao's oranges and asked Dao with concern.
"No."
Orange gently shook her head, then smiled and said, " Your Highness, I've discovered a super Genius from Shrek named Bai Zhou, the inventor of the Microcard..."
Ju Zi slowly recounted Bai Zhou's talent, exaggerating it several times over, to Xu Tianran. Of course, she omitted Bai Zhou's Cultivate talent in Spirit, lest Xu Tianran harbor murderous intent…
"Oh? There are such Geniuses in this world, and they've even come to the Sun Moon Empire. How interesting!"
Xu Tianran feigned indifference, pretending not to know Dao. Bai Zhou's identity.
Of course, he genuinely didn't know Dao, since he had only managed to uncover Bai Zhou's name; as for anything else, his intelligence system truly knew nothing...
" Bai Zhou has an extremely strong Soul Guidance System talent, and Shrek just let him go. If we can bring him into the Sun Moon Empire's camp and use him for our purposes, it will be a great help to the development of our Sun Moon Empire."
"Moreover, with the other party's talent, he will definitely attract the attention of Hall Master Mingde Hall, and he may personally take him as a disciple. As long as we get along well with Bai Zhou, we should be able to bring Mingde Hall into our camp more easily."
Orange slowly analyzed Dao, and it sounded reasonable and well-founded, and it really was great news.
"Haha, good, good, Orange, you're getting smarter and smarter. I'll leave this to you. Make sure you bring Bai Zhou into our camp!"
Hearing Ju Zi's thoughtful explanation, Xu Tianran's doubts about Ju Zi completely vanished.
He knew Ju Zi better than anyone else. In Ju Zi's heart, revenge was far more important than love. Before she sought revenge, she would never have any emotional entanglements with other men.
The main reason for getting close to Bai Zhou was to bring him into the Sun Moon Empire's camp.
It was also a plan for his future ascension to the throne.
Thinking of this, Xu Tianran admired Ju Zi's intelligence even more, and liked Ju Zi even more.
"However…" Xu Tianran suddenly changed the subject, his tone carrying a hint of killing intent, and said calmly, "Such a clever Genius, if he cannot be used by us, then we cannot let him go back alive!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I'll handle it." Orange nodded gently, assuring Xu Tianran.
Although she said that, her fear of Xu Tianran deepened once again.
Although she was very loyal to Xu Tianran, she was quite wary of his extreme and ruthless personality.
If it weren't for revenge, she would definitely stay far away from this kind of person.
That being said, Bai Zhou is still the best... Not only is he good-looking, but he's also gentle and considerate, and incredibly capable...
"Haha, I trust you to get things done, Orange."
Xu Tianran laughed heartily, then chuckled, "Ju Zi, you've brought me such good news! Why don't you stay here tonight and have a few drinks with me?"
"Of course, it's my honor to have drinks with Your Highness... However, Bai Zhou is a bit withdrawn, and since he's new here, I'm worried he might be bullied by my classmates. I need to keep an eye on him to prevent any accidents from happening to him, so..."
Orange hesitated a bit.
Under normal circumstances, she would naturally not refuse Xu Tianran's invitation.
After all, she would do anything for revenge, even if it meant submitting herself to Xu Tianran and humbly trying to please him...
But now, a figure has appeared in her heart, along with a glimmer of hope for revenge. Although she still needs Xu Tianran, it's not an absolute necessity...
Therefore, she felt a slight aversion to serving Xu Tianran.
Instead of wasting time doing pointless things with Xu Tianran, it would be better to go back and increase Bai Zhou's favorability.
"Oh, I see. Bai Zhou is more important. We can't let such a Genius develop a dislike for our Sun Moon Empire."
Although Xu Tianran was slightly displeased, he also felt that what Ju Zi said made some sense.
Anyway, the oranges are his, and no one can take them away from him.
That Bai Zhou, no matter how genius he is, is just a pawn in his game.
First, calm the other person down, and then slowly train them.
"Alright, you can go back now. If he behaves well, you can bring him to see me in a few days."
Xu Tianran waved his hand gently.
"I'll take my leave."
Ju Zi let out a deep sigh of relief before bowing and retreating.
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Ming Capital.
Mingyuan No. 1
This is the dormitory of the Royal Soul Engineer Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, a huge villa area.
Soul Engineers are different from ordinary Spirit Masters. Their cultivation mainly relies on drugs, so they don't need a cultivation place with strong spirit power. On the contrary, a comfortable environment is more likely to stimulate the creativity of Soul Engineers.
Therefore, this place is completely different from Sea God Island in Shrek. It doesn't have a high concentration of Origin Qi, but instead boasts the most comfortable living environment in the entire Ming Capital.
The property prices here would definitely rank in the top ten in Ming Capital.
Of course, not all students are eligible to live here.
Only those with unparalleled Soul Engineer talent or unparalleled background are qualified to live here.
Oranges perfectly fit the bill.
Moreover, Orange even brought Bai Zhou here as well.
One reason was to get closer to Bai Zhou.
On the other hand, it's also because this area belongs to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, so Xu Tianran's people can't monitor her here.
"Alright, you can stay here from now on. I'll live upstairs from you. If you need anything, just call me."
Orange pulled Bai Zhou along, pointing to a modern villa with a distinctly artistic feel, Dao, in front of them.
After having dinner with Bai Zhou during the day, she took him to the academy.
Bai Zhou also met her teacher, Xuan Ziwen, and they had a very pleasant conversation.
She took the opportunity to explain Bai Zhou's situation to Xu Tianran to avoid any misunderstandings that could lead Xu Tianran to harm Bai Zhou.
She returned from Xu Tianran's place and then brought Bai Zhou over.
"Oh, we live together?"
Bai Zhou was also a little confused. He hadn't done anything yet, and Ju Zi was already planning to 'live with' him. Wasn't this progress too fast?
"What are you thinking! I'm just worried that you, this'smuggler,' will be discovered by others. If you dare to come upstairs without my permission, I will..."
Orange Qi clenched her soft little fists, her face flushed, and punched Bai Zhou directly in the chest, her eyes full of threat.
"Haha, I see. Sister Ju Zi is so good to me~" Bai Zhou laughed and quickly thanked Dao.
"Alright, come on in. But the rent here is very expensive, I'm not letting you stay for free. If you stay here, you'll have to cook for me, clean the house, and..."
Ju Zi counted on her fingers and handed over all the chores to Bai Zhou.
It wasn't that she actually needed someone to do these things; it was simply that she felt she couldn't give Bai Zhou anything for free, lest Bai Zhou think she had ulterior motives towards him...
"Mmm~"
Bai Zhou didn't listen at all, only nodding in agreement.
Once we've settled in, we can worry about everything else later.