Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 365 Queen
Upon hearing this, Ju Zi quickly covered her mouth, afraid that the guards outside the door would hear the commotion inside. She had wanted to hear that voice for far too long.

The silhouette at the window became clearer and clearer. It seemed to pass through the wall without any physical form, and sat down on its own, looking like a wisp of light gray mist.

"You...I'm sorry..."

Orange spoke softly, so softly that even she could barely hear herself.

"What's there to apologize for?"

"The night before the Heavenly Battle..."

"Isn't that something we agreed on beforehand? I quite like your way of doing things; it's straightforward and saves me a lot of trouble."

Although she couldn't see the shape of the fog in front of her, Ju Zi knew that the person behind the fog was Lin Xiao.

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, she didn't hear a trace of blame, which made her even more hesitant to speak. "You already noticed something was wrong, didn't you?"

"It wasn't actually a deadly drug. I... I just didn't want you to be in danger..."

“I know you’re going back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, but Xu Tianran is preparing to use a level-nine fixed-position soul tool to raze the evil soul master’s stronghold. You’ll definitely…”

At this point, Ju Zi suddenly stopped, "You were the Calamity Douluo that the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps encountered in the Demon Forest, weren't you?"

"Natural disaster... that's a good title." Lin Xiao seemed to smile slightly. "You're right, that person is me."

"I've got it." Orange let out a long sigh of relief. "By the way, how did you end up here? Did Coco find you?"

"Keke?" Lin Xiao's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Just as he expected, Ju Zi was always cautious, and given her personality, she would never allow anyone to inquire about her past just for the sake of erecting a monument.

"No." After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao shook her head slightly. "I just had to go back to Mingdu on some business, and I happened to hear that you were sending someone to ask me about it."

"So...what do you want from me?"

Orange did not respond immediately, but got up and slowly walked to the table, looking at the soul of the assassin sitting there, as if she could see Lin Xiao's gaze through this soul.

"Do you still stand by what you promised me?" Orange seemed to hesitate for a long time before slowly speaking.

Orange lowered her head slightly, waiting for Lin Xiao's response, but also somewhat afraid to hear Lin Xiao's answer.

She knew that with Lin Xiao's intelligence, he would be able to guess what he would face once he agreed.

Orange wouldn't be surprised whether he answered yes or no.

"count."

Upon hearing this, Orange suddenly raised her head.

“I always keep my word. Since I promised you, I will not go back on my word. If you are really tired of this life of ‘revenge,’ even if you are the empress, I can take you away from here.”

The wisp of gray mist in front of the table rose gently, as if it had "stood up." "With the war between the Sun Moon Empire and the three great empires in full swing, it is only natural to send a Soul Master to assassinate you, the commander, in order to get rid of you."

"Just like that night, you can get away with it and never ask about the Sun Moon Empire again."

Lin Xiao finished speaking, but did not hear a response from Ju Zi for a long time. When she turned around, she saw Ju Zi with her eyes slightly narrowed, her eyes full of fierceness.

What if I said... I don't want to leave here?

Lin Xiao looked at the slightly unfamiliar orange and remained silent for a long time before asking, "What does this mean?"

Orange paused slightly, but having already spoken, she finally stopped hiding it. "The day I met you when I was a child, I was all alone, and only the hatred in my heart sustained me through it all. At that time, I secretly vowed that for revenge, I would give up everything I had."

"But only now do I realize how bitter it is to have made that decision. Anxiety, fear, pain... Xu Tianran's madness has swallowed up all his reason, and it has swallowed me as well."

"Now, although I am the Empress, I am like a caged bird, and I have to be mindful of others' moods whenever I am hungry or thirsty."

"I want to leave Xu Tianran's side, I want to get rid of him completely, and I want to become the true master of this palace."

Orange's voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally cold.

"Will you... still help me?"

"Ugh--"

Lin Xiao sighed, "What I promised you was that you could come to me when you didn't want to continue seeking revenge."

“I was afraid your hatred would cloud your judgment, so I gave you a chance to change your mind.”

"And now, I can see that you have made your choice."

However, unlike what Lin Xiao had expected, Ju Zi did not choose to leave this life because of the pain she was in. What she wanted was to stand at a higher level and not be controlled by others.

Lin Xiao's consciousness stared at the orange for a long time through the assassin's gaze. In a daze, she became somewhat unfamiliar with it, or perhaps, the orange in front of her was the orange from his memories of his past life.

Or perhaps, she has always been that orange, but she is also the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the empress of the empire.

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi lowered her eyes slightly. She understood the meaning behind Lin Xiao's words back then, and that she was only speaking up now as a last-ditch effort.

Now it seems...

"but--"

Lin Xiao's voice rang out again, and Ju Zi looked up abruptly. Although she couldn't see the change in Lin Xiao's expression through the gray mist in front of her, for some reason, she vaguely felt that something had subtly changed between her and Lin Xiao.

"I can make a deal with you."

Lin Xiao gradually calmed down, and his tone became much more composed. If he had just been facing Ju Zi, then the person he was talking to now was the Empress of the Sun Moon Empire.

“I know what you want, and I can help you with this, but I have one condition.”

Orange seemed a little uncomfortable with Lin Xiao's tone at this moment, and frowned slightly, "What are your requirements?"

“If one day you succeed in taking power, I need you to do one thing for me.” Before Ju Zi could ask, Lin Xiao said in a deep voice, “Establish the Tongming Sect as the state religion and promote it throughout the Sun Moon Empire.”

"you--"

Ju Zi looked at Lin Xiao in disbelief. In her heart, Lin Xiao had always been different from other evil spirit masters. But now, how were these demands any different from those of Zhong Li Wu back then?

"The Tongming Sect... is it a sect of evil spirit masters like the Holy Spirit Sect?"

"Pretty much." Lin Xiao narrowed her eyes, as if she had thought of something. "You can think of it that way."

Orange didn't speak, but just stared at Lin Xiao, trying to discern the truth from his words. However, she couldn't see much from the gray mist.

After thinking for a moment, Ju Zi finally nodded, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)