Versatile Mage: The Young Master of Zhou Family

The next day.

After cultivating the night before, Mu Ningxue had originally wanted to sleep on the sofa, but Zhou Haoyu forcibly pulled her into the bedding.

Mu Ningxue barely got any sleep the whole night.

Thankfully, although Zhou Haoyu was rather handsy with her, he didn't break his promise. This made her feel both grateful and resentful.

"I'm planning to make a trip to Magic City. You're coming with me."

Zhou Haoyu suddenly spoke as he looked at Mu Ningxue, who now carried more of a human touch.

The treasure chest on Mu Ningxue had already been unlocked. The current top priority was to find a new one.

Treasure chests couldn't be opened directly; they required meeting certain conditions. So the earlier they were found, the better.

Since both Mu Ningxue and Jiang Yu had treasure chests, it wasn't hard to deduce that Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, Mu Nujiao, Lingling, and the others likely had treasure chests too.

There were currently two possible locations to investigate. The first was Bo City Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Mu Bai were all at Tianlan High School in Bo City.

At present, Zhou Haoyu wasn't too keen on going to Bo City. That place had been the Black Vatican's testing ground. If he ran into a high-level mage, he'd be done for.

Though the magical artifact his grandfather gave him could defend against high-tier spells, there was no guarantee it could block more than a few.

The second option was Magic City. Dean Xiao, Mu Nujiao, Lingling, and others were all located in Magic City.

Although there were also plenty of key figures in the Imperial Capital like Chief Instructor Pang Lai he had no chance of meeting them right now.

It was worth mentioning that Mu Tingying also had a treasure chest on her, but at the time, the distance was too far for Zhou Haoyu to see the unlocking condition.

"I need to inform my father."

Mu Ningxue didn't ask why; she simply replied calmly.

Zhou Haoyu nodded, then suddenly remembered something and took out an ice-blue spiritual fruit from his dimensional ring.

"This is the Ice Spirit Fruit Grandpa gave me yesterday. He told me to pass it on to you. It'll help you break through your Intermediate-level bottleneck."

Zhou Haoyu stuffed the spiritual fruit into Mu Ningxue's hands as he explained.

Mu Ningxue stared blankly at the fruit in her hands. The Zhou Family was treating her far too well that it made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

She understood clearly that the Zhou Family's patriarch was only willing to offer such a precious resource because of Zhou Haoyu.

"If you don't want to fall too far behind me, then just accept it," Zhou Haoyu said.

Mu Ningxue hesitated for a moment before handing the fruit back to Zhou Haoyu and said softly, "I don't have a dimensional ring. Keep it for me for now."

Zhou Haoyu was briefly stunned. He had thought she was going to refuse, but it turned out she just treated him like a storage device.

Dimensional rings were extremely valuable. Even among noble families, few could afford them. Among the Zhou Family's younger generation, only he had one.

It wasn't hard to understand. Right now, Mu Ningxue was wholly focused on cultivating. Only by reaching a certain level could she establish a foothold in the Imperial Capital.

As such, Mu Ningxue wouldn't reject resources from the Mu Clan, nor would she reject resources from the Zhou Family.

That afternoon, Zhou Haoyu and Mu Ningxue arrived at Magic City Airport.

After exiting the airport, Zhou Haoyu casually hailed a taxi and headed straight for the Azure Sky Hunter Agency.

The Azure Sky Hunter Agency was well-known in Magic City. Even a random taxi driver knew where it was.

Half an hour later, the taxi stopped in front of an old teahouse with both Chinese and English aesthetics. Looking up, one could see a timeworn signboard.

The signboard had four elegantly written characters: Azure Sky Hunter Agency!

Zhou Haoyu stared at the signboard for a moment, then looked inside.

There, a little girl sat on a small bench at the doorway, reading a picture book while swinging her adorable little white legs.

Behind the counter stood a mature, intellectual beauty tall, with a curvaceous figure. Her facial structure and features bore a noticeable resemblance to the little girl.

But none of that mattered.

What truly mattered were the two glittering, radiant treasure chests Zhou Haoyu couldn't take his eyes off them.

"Coming here was definitely the right choice!" Zhou Haoyu was elated.

At that moment, Lingling also noticed the two people outside. She turned to Leng Qing and said, "Sis, there's an idiot staring at you from outside."

Leng Qing was stunned for a second and looked up from what she was working on. Sure enough, there was a young man staring straight at her.

At first, Leng Qing assumed he was some good-for-nothing playboy, but when she saw the silver-haired girl beside him, she dropped that assumption.

Although the door wasn't open, Zhou Haoyu still heard what Lingling said. The corner of his mouth twitched. This Lingling was definitely a little devil in a kid's body.

Zhou Haoyu pushed open the door and pulled Mu Ningxue inside.

"Are you here for a commission? Just so you know, we only take jobs above 300,000 yuan. The exact price depends on the difficulty."

Upon seeing the two enter, Lingling proactively introduced the services of their hunter agency.

Zhou Haoyu didn't answer. Instead, his eyes swept quickly toward Lingling's treasure chest.

[Unlock Condition: Join Azure Sky Hunter Agency and team up with Lingling to hunt a demon beast.]

"This one's not too difficult."

After noting the condition to unlock Lingling's chest, Zhou Haoyu turned to check the one on Leng Qing.

[Unlock Condition: Kill Bei Jiang]

"Bei Jiang…"

Zhou Haoyu frowned. He remembered the name—although Bei Jiang was only a High-tier Mage, he had nearly killed Leng Qing, who was a Super-tier Mage.

Bei Jiang was an assassin from the Hall of Assassins. He possessed both the Shadow Element and Chaos Element, which made his assassination skills extremely lethal.

Bei Jiang's strength was definitely beyond what Zhou Haoyu could handle at his current level.

"Hey, why are you standing there like an idiot? Do you want to commission us or not?" Lingling grew impatient at his lack of response.

Seeing this, Mu Ningxue could only tug on Zhou Haoyu's sleeve.

"Ahem, actually, I was hoping to join your hunter agency. Are you accepting new members?" Zhou Haoyu snapped back to his senses and asked.

"You?" The moment she heard he wanted to join, Lingling immediately gave him a look of disdain. "Way too green. We don't need someone like you."

The corner of Zhou Haoyu's mouth twitched. This little Lingling really didn't hold back!

Just then, an elderly man with a cigarette stub in his mouth walked out from the back. He seemed to have sensed Zhou Haoyu's formidable spiritual energy and sized him up with interest.

The moment this elder appeared, Zhou Haoyu's gaze was instantly drawn to the massive treasure chest floating above his head.

[Unlock Condition: Eliminate Red Demon Yi Qiu.]

Zhou Haoyu's mouth twitched. Was this unlock condition for real?

"Not a bad seed. If you sculpt him properly, he might be able to stand on his own someday."

As he spoke, Old Bao even patted Zhou Haoyu on the shoulder.

Hearing this, Lingling immediately showed a look of disdain. "Him? He probably hasn't even killed a single demon."

"Uh..." Zhou Haoyu was speechless. It was true he hadn't killed a single demon beast yet. There was no way to argue with that.

Just then, Leng Qing, who had remained silent the whole time, walked out from behind the counter and looked at Old Bao.

"The agency is a bit short on hands. Is he qualified?" she asked.