Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

After several breaths, she took a deep breath, her voice trembling with disbelief: "My martial soul... seems to have... mutated."

Then, through her intermittent yet clear narration, Lin Quan and Qiao Jingjing finally figured out the whole story.

Originally, Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul was just an ordinary-sized Netherworld Cat, of mediocre quality, belonging only to the category of high-level martial souls.

After being tempered by the crystal core, its entire aura undergoes a dramatic change; its muscles, bones, soul pressure, and spiritual essence are all transformed.

Now it should be called: Netherworld Spirit Cat Emperor!

According to the classification of martial spirit grades in the Love Continent, ordinary Netherworld Cats are still in the high-level category; but this one in front of us has already surpassed the top-level boundary and firmly entered the ranks of super martial spirits!

Looking across the entire continent, only god-level martial souls can surpass it; all others are far inferior.

Even more astonishing is that Zhu Zhuqing has not yet absorbed her third soul ring, but her soul power has already quietly climbed to level thirty-five!

That's right, even before breaking the shackles of the spirit rings, it has already broken through the conventional limits!

A glint of light flashed in Lin Quan's eyes, and without hesitation, he turned to Zhu Zhuqing: "Zhuqing, try going back to the Martial Soul World and see how your body changes."

"it is good."

She answered readily without the slightest hesitation, nodded slightly, and then her figure faded from sight.

Several dozen breaths later, she reappeared, her clothes still in place, but her aura much more composed.

Lin Quan stepped forward and asked anxiously, "How are you? Is there anything wrong with your body?"

"As soon as I went back, the bottleneck returned..."

"Without absorbing a spirit ring, I can only sense level 30 spirit power."

"But as soon as I returned here—I could clearly 'feel' that my soul power was indeed level thirty-five."

Lin Quan's lips curled up slightly, and a hint of understanding appeared in his eyes.

Before Zhu Zhuqing could speak, Qiao Jingjing couldn't hold back any longer: "How could this happen?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze unconsciously turned to Lin Quan.

He didn't mince words, stating frankly, "It's the rules of the world that are at play."

"Martial Soul is a unique Soul Dao crystallization from Zhu Qing's side."

"But here, the laws are loose and there are no constraints—so her bottleneck naturally 'disconnects'."

Qiao Jingjing was already very curious about martial souls, and upon hearing this, she immediately asked, "Then... can we awaken martial souls too?"

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback, her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out—she really couldn't answer.

"I...I don't know either," she said softly, her eyes blank yet earnest.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jingjing's gaze immediately turned to Lin Quan.

He spread his hands, shrugged, and said frankly, "Don't stare at me—I really don't know."

"I understand the situation over there, but whether we can develop a martial spirit is uncertain."

"Instead of worrying about that, let's first see what challenge Zhuqing will face next."

Before Lin Quan could finish speaking and before Qiao Jingjing could even react, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was already involuntarily fixed on his face.

In that instant, she felt as if a cold wind had swept through her heart, a tight chill rising within her, her fingertips curling slightly, her throat going dry.

After a moment's hesitation, she finally couldn't suppress the surging doubts in her heart and asked in a low voice, "What...what does the Mirror Master mean by that?"

"Don't be so formal." Lin Quan waved his hand, his smile open and honest. "Call me Lin Quan, Brother Quan, or Little Quan, it's all fine."

He didn't beat around the bush or hide anything; he simply and clearly revealed everything about the Martial Soul World—especially Zhu Zhuqing's background, her escape, and her sister's unusual behavior. The cause and effect were clear, and he held nothing back.

After listening, Qiao Jingjing's brows relaxed, and she had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Zhu Zhuqing, however, was different. Her expression shifted between light and shadow several times, her lips moved again and again, but the words that reached the tip of her tongue were bitten back down and swallowed back down.

Before she could speak, Lin Quan interjected, "You really didn't notice anything unusual?"

He paused, his gaze calm: "On the road you ran from the Zhu family, your sister chased you relentlessly—but did she really try to kill you?"

"That wasn't a chase, it was clearly an escort. We protected you all the way out of the Starfall Empire's borders."

He wanted to elaborate further, but when he looked up and saw Zhu Zhuqing with her eyes downcast, sleeves clenched, and shoulders trembling slightly, he hesitated and finally sighed silently.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Qiao Jingjing: "In Zhu Qing's world, there are martial spirits and spirit beasts, but at its core, it is still the old rules and old order."

"She grew up in that kind of place, so her way of thinking and her beliefs are quite different from ours. You'll need to spend more time with her and help her understand things better."

Qiao Jingjing didn't say much, only nodded slightly to Lin Quan with a determined look in her eyes.

Lin Quan then got up and went straight to the kitchen.

No one knows what they talked about afterward.

When Lin Quan returned to the courtyard with the steaming hot food and called for dinner, Zhu Zhuqing was already sitting upright, her face as usual, and even her breathing had become steady.

But upon closer inspection, one could see that as soon as Lin Quan approached, her eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and her gaze immediately slid away; her ears subtly flushed, and her cheeks seemed to be tinged with a thin blush, which would rise up if one were not careful.

Lin Quan, however, was completely oblivious, and simply laughed and called out, "Dinner's ready!"

The three of them ate heartily, the bowls and chopsticks clattering softly, the aroma of cooking filling the air warm and comforting.

After dinner, Lin Quan led them into the main living room. As soon as they sat down, Qiao Jingjing got straight to the point: "What are your plans for Zhu Qing's future?"

Lin Quan didn't rush to answer. Instead, he turned to Zhu Zhuqing and asked gently, "Zhuqing, what about you? What are you thinking?"

"I..." She dug her fingertips into her palm, her voice very soft, "I don't know."

"Right now, what I want most is to become stronger. If I ever have that ability in the future... I want to change the way the Zhu family lives."

After Lin Quan's explanation and Qiao Jingjing's detailed explanation, her thoughts did indeed loosen, but they were still like a tangled mess, and she couldn't sort them out.

Lin Quan's expression turned serious, his back straightened, and his tone became more serious: "Then let me explain my plan."

"Her world is feudal in origin, but it is precisely because of this 'old' nature that it contains the 'new' things that we can use."

"Buying large quantities of food won't alert anyone; the flesh and blood of spirit beasts are even more valuable currency—in the apocalypse, we lack food, we lack meat, but what she lacks is resources that can help her advance."

Qiao Jingjing's eyes suddenly lit up, as if a flame had jumped into her pupils.

Indeed, although the Martial Soul World is old, it is right at the critical juncture of supply and demand: she needs food and soul beast meat to sustain her life, Zhu Zhuqing needs zombie crystal cores to temper her soul power, and Lin Quan is both the one who connects the dots and the helmsman who sits firmly in the middle.

He can pry open both sides, so he actually has the least effort.

After speaking, he didn't look at Qiao Jingjing, but quietly gazed at Zhu Zhuqing, waiting for her to nod or shake her head: "Zhuqing, what do you think of this idea?"

Facing Lin Quan's gaze, Zhu Zhuqing lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her thoughts racing.

The thought had barely formed in her mind when she nodded in agreement without hesitation.

If Zhu Zhuqing were just an ordinary woman, she would probably have to weigh the pros and cons repeatedly and think it over again.

But she came from a distinguished family—the Zhu family was the second-highest ducal family in the Starfall Empire after the royal family, with deep roots in the center of power.

Even though she has temporarily left her family, her status as a Soul Master alone makes her one in a million in the world of Martial Souls.