Chapter 124: Bounty Hunter [Shuang] is Online!
Hearing the maid's solemn assurance, Xu Jiujiu no longer doubted.
She knew her maid well, and generally speaking, she was quite reliable.
Xu Jiujiu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that she could meet this person when she came to the Dou Spirit Empire to exchange as a royal princess.
Although Xu Jiujiu had never seen Ling Shuang's portrait, she knew Ling Shuang more or less from the words of her royal brother Xu Jiawei.
Her royal brother had said more than once that he wanted to pull Ling Shuang into the STar Luo royal family.
Xu Jiujiu put the food on the plate into her cherry mouth, and her eyes stayed in the direction of Ling Shuang and the others, deep and distant, and it was unclear what she was thinking. It was not until she saw that Ling Shuang had finished his meal and seemed ready to leave that Xu Jiujiu finally took action.
"Miss?" The maid was stunned, and when she saw Xu Jiujiu walking towards Ling Shuang, she hurriedly followed.
"Please wait a moment."
Ling Shuang and the others were about to leave when they heard Xu Jiujiu's voice.
Turning back, Jiang Nannan saw that the person who came was the girl who had come to chat up Ling Shuang when she was not around. She immediately became alert.
She held Ling Shuang's arm with more strength, and her body intentionally or unintentionally moved closer, like a little animal declaring its sovereignty.
Ling Shuang naturally noticed her little action but just chuckled and didn't say much.
"Is there anything?" Ling Shuang said lightly.
He had seen people who didn't give up after failing to chat up once.
But this was the first time he saw someone come up to him directly in front of his girlfriend.
Feeling the coldness in Ling Shuang's tone and the hostility of Jiang Nannan, Xu Jiujiu hurriedly explained her purpose: "Don't get me wrong, I don't have any other intentions."
"It's just that my maid just told me the identity of Master Ling Shuang, so I wanted to come over to get to know him."
Xu Jiujiu pinched the hem of her skirt and performed a standard court etiquette: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Xu Jiujiu."
Xu Jiujiu?
Hearing this name that seemed vaguely familiar, Ling Shuang thought for a moment and finally remembered: "Are you the princess of the Str Lu o royal family?"
Xu Jiujiu didn't expect Ling Shuang to have heard of her name. Her eyes lit up and she nodded slightly: "That's right, I didn't expect that Master Ling actually knew me."
"I know a little bit about her. She is the top auctioneer of the Starlight Auction House, a genius girl with the Star Crown Martial Spirit, and the sister of the current Star Luo Emperor." As someone who was familiar with the plot, Ling Shuang naturally knew Xu Jiujiu's identity.
He was very curious about why this princess came to him.
Ling Shuang could see that Xu Jiujiu should be telling the truth. She probably didn't recognize him at first, but learned about him from the maid.
As for why the maid knew him, Ling Shuang didn't find it strange.
He was so famous in Shrek Academy, and he thought that these big forces should have had their portraits or images of their own stones on their tables.
The sister of the current Star Luo Emperor, that is...
A princess?!
Hearing Ling Shuang's description of Xu Jiujiu's identity, Jiang Nannan was shocked.
It was the first time she had seen an imperial princess!
"I didn't expect Master Ling to know so much about me." Listening to Ling Shuang's words about her identity, Xu Jiujiu was a little surprised, and at the same time, she was more certain about some of her guesses.
At the beginning, her royal brother guessed that Shrek Academy had such a monster who was superior to geniuses of the same age, but was not recruited into the inner courtyard. It must be because Ling Shuang had a background that prevented him from being used by Shrek Academy.
Now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
"It's just the tip of the iceberg. I think there are more things that Her Highness the Princess doesn't know about me," Ling Shuang said lightly.
Xu Jiujiu just smiled when she heard it and didn't continue on the topic.
"There is one thing I am curious about. If I remember correctly, it should still be class time at Shrek Academy. Why is Master Ling here?"
Xu Jiujiu had already keenly sensed something was wrong and asked tentatively.
Ling Shuang did not hide it. This kind of thing, as long as the Xingluo royal family investigated a little, they would know it.
"Dropping out of school, accompanying my Nannan back home to have a look."
The words "my Nannan" made Jiang Nannan beside him smile sweetly, and the nervousness in her heart because of Xu Jiujiu's identity as a princess was also soothed.
Dropping out of school?
Although Ling Shuang said it very calmly, this sentence still made Xu Jiujiu stunned for a while.
It was the first time she had seen someone drop out of Shrek Academy.
She thought it should be because this person was alienated by the senior management of Shrek Academy due to his background, and they didn't know what caused the conflict.
Although she had never studied in Shrek Academy, she knew more or less about this academy and had a little knowledge of their style.
It must be said that Xu Jiujiu was really smart. In just a moment, she had guessed the matter.
Her mind raced, and Xu Jiujiu showed a look of regret: "Is that so? Then Shrek Academy must be very sad to miss such a talented student like Master Ling."
She said a few words without any accusation, but still stood on Ling Shuang's side.
If it were an ordinary teenager, the princess's actions would probably make him feel good.
But Ling Shuang didn't buy it.
It was just a polite remark, but he was in front of her.
He didn't think that if someone from Shrek Academy were here, the princess would still say so.
He didn't want to waste time with the princess anymore and said directly: "Does the princess have anything else to do? If not, we still have to hurry, so we'll leave first."
"Master Ling, please wait." Xu Jiujiu called.
"Since Master Ling has now withdrawn from Shrek Academy, I wonder if you are interested in joining our Star Luo Royal Academy?"
"Sorry, I don't have the idea of joining an academy recently." Ling Shuang rejected the invitation of the princess without any hesitation.
Other academies didn't have the golden ancient tree that he needed, so why should he join an academy?
For him, these academies actually couldn't teach him anything, so it was better for him to practice on his own.
Xu Jiujiu obviously thought that since Ling Shuang dropped out of Shrek Academy, he would most likely not join Star Luo Royal Academy, so she had been prepared for a long time and was not too disappointed.
She smiled and explained: "Mr. Ling, that's not what I meant. I want to invite you to register in the academy and help us attend this Continental High-level Soul Master Competition. You don't have to come to the academy on weekdays."
"We can pay you."
Hearing this, Ling Shuang became a little interested.
Isn't this a bounty hunter, a substitute?
"Your Highness, can you elaborate on this so-called reward?"
There is a chance!
Xu Jiujiu's eyes lit up. There was no clear refusal, which meant there was a chance!
"Mr. Ling can ask, as long as it is within a reasonable range, we can accept it."
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