Xiao Tian smiled: "For you, isn't having a Super Douluo like the Level 96 Dugu Bo as a backer enough? Or are you saying that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School isn't enough either?"
Zhu Zhuyun was speechless for a moment, but stubbornly said, "They are them, you are you. I guess Senior Dugu Bo helped you to repay a favor, right? What if the favor runs out? What then if the Star Luo Empire troubles our Zhu family again? And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, would they be willing to help you? It should be for Ning Rongrong's sake, right?"
Xiao Tian chuckled, "I think you're overthinking it. Do you think I'd call him an Old freak if it was just to repay a favor? Also, is it possible that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has something to ask of me, and we have a cooperative relationship?"
Zhu Zhuyun:
"Also, to tell you the truth, after the Soul Master Competition ends, I'm preparing to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and go to the Sect I established. Dugu Bo is an Elder of the Sect I'm in, and Zhuqing will follow me and not return to the Star Luo Empire.
And I've already told Dai Weisi that if the Empire dares to lay a hand on the Zhu family because Zhuqing doesn't return, then don't blame me for having the Old freak release poison!"
Zhu Zhuyun was shocked: "Are you going to let Dugu Bo massacre the people of the Empire? Once that gets out, his reputation will be even worse. He's also an Elder of your Sect, aren't you afraid?"
Xiao Tian smiled: "Did I say I would let the Old freak massacre all the people of the Empire? I wouldn't let the Old freak do something that would ruin his reputation like that. But if the Star Luo Emperor dares to ignore my warning, then he won't be Emperor anymore. I believe he'll know what to do!"
Zhu Zhuyun had nothing to say. Indeed, if the Star Luo Emperor valued his life, he would be rushing to curry favor with Dugu Bo, let alone dare to do anything else.
Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing, and seeing her nod, her own heart became conflicted.
Xiao Tian didn't give Zhu Zhuyun much time to think, and directly asked, "Zhu Zhuyun, can you tell me your true thoughts now? Don't try to lie to me; I can tell if you do."
Immediately, Xiao Tian directly activated his Sword Heart Eye. At such a close distance, any subtle change in Zhu Zhuyun's expression could not escape his observation.
Zhu Zhuyun took a deep breath and exhaled, as if having made a decision: "Yes, you guessed pretty accurately. The reason I chased Zhuqing back then wasn't truly to kill her. Even if I had truly thought that at the time, my parents wouldn't have agreed."
Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Zhuqing, think about it, I mobilized so many people to chase you, would Father, as the head of the Zhu family, not know? But he still tacitly allowed me to do it. You wouldn't really think Father is cold-blooded, would you?"
Zhu Zhuqing showed a hesitant expression and whispered, "Actually... I really did think that, because ever since I awakened my Spirit, my parents' attitude towards me wasn't like before. Although they didn't secretly target me like you, Sister, they seemed to gradually distance themselves from me."
Zhu Zhuyun smiled: "Heh heh, this is actually very normal, because from the moment you awakened the Hell CivetSpirit and were betrothed to Dai Mubai, it meant you were forced to participate in the competition for the Empire's heir. As parents, they naturally couldn't show favoritism, whether it was towards you or me, it was the same."
Zhu Zhuqing: "So, whether it was your assassination attempts or your pursuit of me, Father and Mother both knew?"
Zhu Zhuyun waved her hand and said, "Of course. Father is a Spirit Douluo, after all. How could he not know if you were being assassinated in the Zhu family? Didn't you notice that he always appeared at very opportune times? He only appeared when you were about to give up, or after other family guards appeared."
Zhu Zhuqing:
Alright, I really hadn't thought so much back then. How old was she at that time? Thinking about how to survive and how to become stronger occupied almost all her time. How could she have thought so much?
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun with a resentful expression and said, "Then why didn't you tell me, Sister? You made me always think..."
Zhu Zhuyun: "Think what? Do you really think I care about that throne? What good is it for me to help Dai Weisi ascend the throne as the so-called empress? He takes the throne, can rule a country, and has three thousand concubines, but what about me? Besides the title of empress, what else is there? Countless gold, silver, and jewels? What good are those to me?
For this position of empress, I even had to cruelly kill my two younger sisters! Do you know how your second sister died? After her cultivation was abolished and she was sent to the territory, she died not long after due to a bandit riot in the area!"
As Zhu Zhuyun spoke, her tears flowed more and more. She had kept these things in her heart for a very long time, and had never had anyone to confide in.
Her own parents?
No, they might know a little about the inside story, but as the heads of the Zhu family, they needed to maintain a distance until the competition was over.
Zhu Zhuyun knew deeply that although they were the heads of the Zhu family and dukes of the Star Luo Empire, they seemed so powerless in front of the Empire.
Moreover, the Star Luo Empire had a very strange phenomenon: from ancient times to the present, almost all members of the Empire who possessed the White Tiger Spirit were male. Not a single princess was seen to possess the White Tiger Spirit!
She had once thought, if a princess of the Empire possessed the White Tiger Spirit, and her Zhu family also happened to have a male who possessed the Hell CivetSpirit, if the two combined, would the Spirit Fusion Skill be dominated by the White Tiger or the Hell Civet?
But according to her understanding, the combination that could unleash the Hell White TigerSpirit Fusion Skill had always been a prince and a Zhu family woman, without exception!
It was as if it was arranged by Heaven, which somewhat violated a very common Spirit theory.
The descendants of a Spirit Master would most likely inherit the highest quality Spirit of their parents.
This 'most likely' is due to the rigor of the theory, but basically, this 'most likely' can be equated to over ninety-five percent!
This also led to the Star Luo Zhu family always being suppressed by the Empire, always only able to serve as dukes, and their women always only able to become accessories to the Empire.
Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Back then, my chasing you was actually a disguised form of protection, escorting you safely across the borders of the Two Great Empires. That way, you would be safe, and it would be a way to escape this so-called fate. But I never expected to meet you in the Soul Master Competition... You knew we would represent the Star Luo Royal Academy, so why did you still come?"
(End of Chapter)
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