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After dinner, it was already very late.
Xuan Ming walked upstairs and Zhu Zhuqing followed nervously behind him.
Having seen the Rose Hotel during the day, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
Soon, the two arrived at the fourth floor, and Zhu Zhuqing followed Xuan Ming into the room.
"Don't be nervous, it will be quick." Xuan Ming said.
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned and raised her head. Before she could say anything, she was suddenly enveloped by a white light.
For a moment, she felt like she was dead, but it was only for a moment, and she crawled back desperately!
"Not bad." Xuan Ming took back his territory.
She put up a resistance almost the moment she was covered by the field, which shows that this girl at least had a strong desire to survive and her reaction speed was also no problem.
If the ordinary soul masters outside were enveloped by his domain, their brains would immediately freeze. Not to mention resisting, some of them would even faint from fright.
Faced with the threat of death, should we resist or wait to die?
If it is the latter, you will be a mediocre person in this life.
For the former, at least there is still hope of struggling.
"This is..." Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xuan Ming with lingering fear.
"The Underworld?"
"Has this reputation spread to Xingluo?" Xuan Ming asked doubtfully.
"Yeah." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"Many people in the family have said that you are the star of the Great Fighting Spirit Arena."
In the Tiandou City Soul Fighting Arena, in just five years, he completed an unprecedented one thousand consecutive victories, defeated Soul Sect members and even Soul Kings with the cultivation of Soul Venerable. He was called the number one young generation in Douluo Continent by the seven major families. Even the guardian elder of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, Sword Douluo, said that this person's future achievements will surely surpass his!
After she met this person on the road, out of curiosity and also because it was convenient for her, she followed him all the way to Soto City, but she didn't expect to see Dai Mubai in that hotel.
Seeing Dai Mubai's vulnerable appearance and looking at the two women beside that guy, she couldn't go up and say anything. She was very confused at the time and even doubted whether her decision to follow him from Xingluo was meaningful.
She was sitting on the street in a daze, and was inexplicably caught by the woman who claimed to be from the Spirit Hall.
"Dazing off..." Xuan Ming turned around and sat on the sofa.
"Sit anywhere you want. What did the Golden Lion King tell you?"
"The Lion King?" Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.
"The woman who caught you." Xuan Ming said.
"She gets angry when she doesn't agree with something. I can't call her a tigress, but a lion king is more appropriate."
Zhu Zhuqing looked a little unnatural. "She asked about my identity and purpose, and then asked me if I wanted to join the Spirit Hall. As long as I join the Spirit Hall, all my current troubles will no longer be a problem."
"Do you believe it?" Xuan Ming said.
"...I don't quite believe it." Zhu Zhuqing said.
"Pretty smart." Xuan Ming said.
"If you believe this kind of nonsense, then I have nothing to say."
Zhu Zhuqing was a little confused, "Huh?"
"Just listen to what she says, but don't believe it." Xuan Ming said.
"Otherwise, you won't even know when you were sold."
"Aren't you... together?" Zhu Zhuqing asked doubtfully.
"Who said that?" Xuan Ming asked.
"I am just a cow and a horse, and I have to work as a chicken and duck for her occasionally."
Zhu Zhuqing had a strange look in her eyes, as if she didn't expect this cold-looking man to speak so bluntly.
"I won't ask any more questions about what she told you. Now, I want to ask my questions." Xuan Ming said.
"Do you still have expectations for Dai Mubai?"
"To be honest, yes is yes, no is no."
Zhu Zhuqing paused and said, "Yes."
She couldn't defeat Zhu Zhuyun by herself. Now, the only thing she could count on was her spirit fusion skill with Dai Mubai, the Netherworld White Tiger.
"The second question is, do you still have attachment to Xingluo?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Do you want to go back?"
Zhu Zhuqing fell silent, not knowing how to answer this question.
"To ask it another way, if you have the ability to not have to worry about Xingluo's troubles, do you still want to go back?" Xuan Ming asked.
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "No."
Ever since she awakened her martial soul, she was told that she would have to fight to the death with her sister in the future. She had no attachment to that place.
If she had the power to be free, she wouldn't want to go back to that place.
"It seems that Xingluo is nothing more than a cage of restraint to you. In this case, let's get down to business." Xuanming said.
"I know that you and Dai Mubai have a martial soul fusion skill, which is indeed a great help, but you have also seen Dai Mubai's current state. He is vulnerable and has no fighting spirit. If you want to rely on him to fight Zhu Zhuyun with you, you should know the chances of winning."
Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip, her expression somewhat gloomy, "I know, but I have no other choice except him."
"There is a choice. It's not that I can't help you, but..." Xuan Ming paused.
"Why should I help you?"
"Give me a reason, what can you bring me?"
Zhu Zhuqing was slightly startled and lowered her head, not knowing how to answer this question.
She couldn't even protect herself, so how could she guarantee anything for others? What could she give to others?
Why should people believe her when it is just an illusory promise?
"It's getting late, you should go back and rest first." Xuan Ming said.
"Whenever I think of it, I'll answer it. I'm not in a hurry."
"...Yeah." Zhu Zhuqing responded, turned around and left the room.
As soon as the door closed, the Ice Dragon King floated out, "Brother, your words sound familiar to me?"
Xuan Ming told her that when he was tied to the Pope's Palace, the female pope asked him the same question.
"Her current situation is similar to mine back then." Xuan Ming said.
"Is that so?" The Ice Dragon King understood.
Xuan Ming also has a cold temperament, a calm personality, and is taciturn. Although he is aloof, he is not unkind. If you have to say, he is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
This little girl is quite similar to Xuan Ming.
Even if we don't say that we share the same suffering, we can at least feel a sense of sympathy for each other.
"But how do you plan to help her?" asked the Ice Dragon King.
"Aren't there still a lot of things at the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire?" Xuan Ming said.
The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King are the real masters of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire. A few years ago, the Ice Dragon King declared his sovereignty. The ownership of those magical herbs belongs to him. Dugu Bo is at most a gardener.
Four years ago, Yue Guan brought Hu Liena to Tiandou City to see him. He asked about the information of those flowers and plants, and Yue Guan gave it to him directly.
In the past few years, he just took some things for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling according to the information on it, and most of the things were left untouched.
However, Dugu Bo was ordered by the Ice Dragon King to collect many exotic flowers and plants and plant them in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
Seeing that Dugu Bo was so honest, the Ice Dragon King taught him a few things. After all, he was once a god and a dragon king. He was knowledgeable and experienced, so it was not difficult for him to deal with some minor poisons.
"What about the Pope?" said the Ice Dragon King.
"Whenever I give her something, it will be a way of repaying her kindness."
"Give it to her? What?" Xuan Ming said.
"She is already level 99 now, and those flowers and plants are of no use to her."
"Let me see if I can get her a soul bone."
Eight Spider Lance, that thing should be quite suitable for Bibi Dong, let's see if we can find an opportunity to get it.