Douluo Continent: If the system had arrived ten thousand years earlier, I would have crushed Tang Sa

Chapter 225 It all seemed like a preordained arrangement, defying all logic.

Xiao Tian smiled and said, "For you, isn't having a super Douluo powerhouse like Dugu Bo, who is at level 96, as your backing? Or is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School not enough?"

Zhu Zhuyun was speechless for a moment, then stubbornly retorted, "They are them, and you are you. I guess Senior Dugu Bo helped you because he wanted to repay a favor, right? What if he runs out of favors? What if the Star Luo Royal Family comes after our Zhu family again? And what about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? Would they really help you? It's probably only because of Ning Rongrong, isn't it?"

Xiao Tian chuckled: "I think you're overthinking it. If it were just to repay a favor, would I call him an old monster? And is it possible that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needs something from me, and that we have a cooperative relationship?"

Zhu Zhuyun:

"Also, to tell you the truth, after the Soul Master Competition ends, I plan to leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and go to the sect I established. Dugu Bo will be a guest elder of my sect, and Zhu Qing will also be going with me. She will not return to the Star Luo Empire."

"And I've already told Davis that if the royal family dares to take action against the Zhu family because Zhu Qing isn't returning, then don't blame me for sending that old monster to release the poison!"

Zhu Zhuyun was shocked: "Are you going to send Dugu Bo to slaughter members of the royal family? If word gets out, his reputation will be even worse. He's still a guest elder of your sect, aren't you afraid?"

Xiao Tian smiled: "Did I say I wanted the old monster to slaughter all the members of the royal family? I would never let the old monster do something so damaging to his reputation. But if the emperor of the Star Luo royal family dares to ignore my warning, then he doesn't need to be emperor anymore. I believe he will know what to do!"

Zhu Zhuyun had nothing to say. Indeed, if the Xingluo Emperor valued his life, he would have rushed over to curry favor with Dugu Bo instead of doing anything else.

Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing, and after seeing her nod, her heart became conflicted.

Xiao Tian didn't give Zhu Zhuyun much time to think and asked directly, "Zhu Zhuyun, now you can tell me your true thoughts, right? Don't try to lie to me; I can tell if you're lying."

Immediately, Xiao Tian activated his Sword Heart Eye. At such close range, no subtle change in Zhu Zhuyun's expression could escape his observation.

Zhu Zhuyun took a deep breath and exhaled, as if she had made up her mind: "Yes, you guessed pretty much right. The reason I chased after Zhu Qing back then wasn't really to kill her. Even if that was what I was thinking 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 hunt you down. Did you think my father, as the head of the Zhu family, wouldn't know? But he still acquiesced to what I did. You don't really think my father is cold-blooded, do you?"

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Actually, I have thought about it. Since I awakened my martial soul, my parents' attitude towards me has changed. Although they don't target me as secretly as you do, they seem to be gradually distancing themselves from me."

Zhu Zhuyun smiled and said, "Hehe, this is actually quite normal. From the moment you awakened the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul and were betrothed to Dai Mubai, it meant that you were forced to participate in the competition for the royal heir. As parents, they naturally cannot show any favoritism, whether it's you or me."

Zhu Zhuqing: "So, whether it was your assassination attempt or your pursuit of me, Father and Mother knew about it?"

Zhu Zhuyun waved her hand and said, "Of course. Father is a Soul Douluo level expert, after all. How could he not know that you, from the Zhu family, could still be assassinated? Didn't you notice how coincidental his appearances were? He always appeared when you were about to give up, or after other family guards had arrived." Zhu Zhuqing:

Well, back then, she really didn't think that much. She was only a few years old at the time, and thinking about how to survive and how to become stronger took up almost all of her time. How could she have thought about so much?

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun with a resentful expression and said, "Then why didn't you tell me, sister? I kept thinking..."

Zhu Zhuyun: "What do you think? Do you really think I covet the throne? What benefits would I, as the so-called empress, gain from helping Davis ascend the throne? He will be able to rule the country and have three thousand beauties in his harem, while what do I have besides the title of empress? Countless gold and silver jewels? What use are those to me?"

To secure this position as Empress, I had to ruthlessly kill my two younger sisters! Do you know how your second sister died? After her cultivation was crippled and she was sent to the territory, she died not long after due to a riot by local bandits!

As Zhu Zhuyun spoke, tears streamed down her face. She had kept these things hidden in her heart for a long time, without anyone to confide in.

Your own parents?

No, they might know a little about the inside story, but as the heads of the Zhu family, they need to keep their distance until the competition is over.

Zhu Zhuyun knew all too well that although they were the heads of the Zhu family and dukes of the Star Luo Empire, they were utterly powerless in the face of the royal family.

Moreover, there is a very peculiar phenomenon in the Star Luo royal family: from ancient times to the present, almost all members of the royal family who possess the White Tiger Martial Soul are male, and you can never see a princess who possesses the White Tiger Martial Soul!

She once wondered, if a princess of the royal family possessed the White Tiger Martial Soul, and her Zhu family also had a male member with the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, would the Martial Soul Fusion Skill be dominated by the White Tiger or the Netherworld Cat?

According to his understanding, the combination that can unleash the Netherworld White Tiger martial soul fusion skill must be a prince and a woman from the Zhu family, without exception!

It's as if it were arranged by fate, which goes against a very common theory of martial spirits.

The offspring of a Soul Master will most likely inherit the highest quality of their parents' Martial Soul.

This is likely due to the rigor of the theory, but basically, this probability is equivalent to over 95%!

This resulted in the Zhu family of Xingluo being suppressed by the royal family, always remaining as dukes, and their daughters always being appendages of the royal family.

Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Back then, when I chased after you, it was actually a way of protecting you, escorting you safely across the border between the two great empires. That way, you would be safe and escape this so-called fate. But I never expected to run into you in the Soul Master Competition. You knew we would be representing the Star Luo Royal Academy in the competition, so why did you still come?"

(End of this chapter)