Zhu Zhuqing

Biodata

Background / History

Zhu Zhuqing is the younger daughter of the Nether Duke’s family in the Star Luo Empire. Emperor Dai Tian arranged her engagement to his third prince, Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai fled the empire the night the arrangement was announced. Their engagement banquet never took place, and Zhu Zhuqing received no imperial betrothal gift 21 27.

Dai Mubai’s departure damaged her standing within both the empire and her household. Her father lost confidence in him and allowed Zhu Zhuyun to suppress her younger sister for years. Zhu Zhuqing could not end the engagement herself: Dai Tian refused to withdraw his public decree because acknowledging Dai Mubai’s flight would damage the imperial family’s dignity, while the Nether Duke would not risk his position to intervene 25 27.

Resenting her family’s favoritism, Zhu Zhuqing secretly stole a 44,444-year life-attribute right leg Soul Bone from Zhu Zhuyun’s betrothal gifts. She intended to absorb it privately to raise her Soul Power. She subsequently fled the Star Luo Empire for Suotuo City, hoping to discover whether Dai Mubai could help her defeat Dai Weisi and survive the succession struggle 25 28 31.

Appearance

• Hair and face: Black hair and a youthful face 21.
• Build: A notably voluptuous figure 21.
• Clothing: A skintight black leather outfit 21.
• Family resemblance: Zhu Zhuyun’s face is described as roughly seventy percent similar to hers 21.

Personality

Zhu Zhuqing’s outward coldness conceals resentment toward the family and imperial arrangements that have left her expendable. She wants a stable life rather than an empty noble title, and her search for Dai Mubai is motivated by survival—not a desire to fulfill her obligations as his fiancée 27 31.

She retains both compassion and familial loyalty despite her grievances. She condemns Zhu Zhuyun for involving an innocent stranger in their dispute, then sacrifices her most valuable possession after realizing that her sister’s pursuit was intended to help her escape 22 24 25.

She is also calculating when circumstances demand it. Unable to pay Li Wuyou’s ransom, she steers him toward Dai Mubai’s wealth, secures his protection during the journey, and negotiates a share of an increased ransom to fund her living expenses and cultivation 28 29.

Her pragmatism has limits: she rejects becoming Dai Weisi’s concubine and is disgusted by his interest in her. Although initially reluctant to consider Spirit Hall, she becomes willing to seek its protection if Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy cannot offer a viable future 30 31.

Abilities & Skills

Nether Civet Martial Soul

Her feline Martial Soul supports an agility-based fighting style focused on nimble movement and evasion 21 25.

• Enters Martial Soul Possession during combat 21.
• Activates her two yellow Soul Rings while repeatedly dodging incoming attacks 21.
• Survives the apparent siege by eight Soul Ancestors, but only because the attackers are deliberately holding back; the encounter does not demonstrate comparable combat strength 21 24.

Political and Financial Knowledge

Zhu Zhuqing knows the internal circumstances of the Star Luo succession struggle and the resources available to Dai Mubai 27 29.

• Explains the competing maternal families behind Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai 29.
• Identifies Dai Mubai’s maternal grandfather as the empire’s minister of revenue and describes the family’s commercial and mining interests 29.
• Uses her knowledge of Dai Mubai’s continuing financial support to negotiate a larger ransom demand 29.

Equipment / Items

• Storage ring — Holds her belongings, including the wooden box containing the stolen Soul Bone. Li Wuyou later checks it and confirms that she cannot afford his demanded ransom 24 28.
• 44,444-year life-attribute right leg Soul Bone — formerly possessed — An imperial treasure originally given for Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi’s engagement. Zhu Zhuqing steals it but relinquishes it to Li Wuyou before absorbing it, ultimately securing Zhu Zhuyun’s life 25 26.
• Gold Soul Coins — depleted — She spends much of her escape money evading pursuit and bribing mercenary squads. Li Wuyou subsequently takes the few thousand coins she has left 26 29.

Relationships

• Zhu Zhuyun — Elder sister and longtime source of oppression. Zhu Zhuqing eventually recognizes that Zhuyun’s staged pursuit was meant to let her escape and pays for her survival 21 24 25 26.
• Dai Mubai — Fiancé in name. His flight leaves her trapped in an imperial engagement; learning about his life in Suotuo City severely undermines her remaining hopes for him 27 30 31.
• Li Wuyou — Initially an uninvolved stranger, then her captor and temporary partner in extracting money from Dai Mubai. She mistakenly believes his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul makes him a member of Spirit Hall’s Angel Clan 22 24 28 29.
• Nether Duke — Father. He tolerates her mistreatment and prioritizes his political standing over challenging the emperor on her behalf 25 27.
• Dai Tian — Emperor who decrees her engagement and refuses to cancel it to preserve imperial dignity 27.
• Dai Weisi — Zhu Zhuyun’s intended husband and the rival Zhu Zhuqing hopes Dai Mubai can defeat. She rejects the proposed alternative of becoming his concubine 25 27 31.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Staged Pursuit in the Star Dou Great Forest

• Eight level-40 Soul Ancestors surround Zhu Zhuqing near the forest’s edge while Zhu Zhuyun watches with two level-50 Soul Kings. Li Wuyou observes that the attackers are leaving her opportunities to escape 21.
• Zhu Zhuyun falsely calls Li Wuyou her younger sister’s lover, redirecting the attackers toward him. Zhu Zhuqing denies the accusation and objects to involving a stranger 22.
• After Li Wuyou kills the eight Soul Ancestors and fatally wounds one Soul King, Zhu Zhuyun escapes with the other guard. Zhu Zhuqing realizes her sister had been holding back and kneels to beg for her life 24.

Soul Bone Bargain and Ransom

• Zhu Zhuqing offers the stolen Soul Bone to stop Li Wuyou from pursuing Zhu Zhuyun. He initially claims that it buys only Zhu Zhuqing’s safety and demands another benefit 24 25.
• Li Wuyou eventually accepts the bone as payment for Zhu Zhuyun’s life, but demands 100,000 Gold Soul Coins to release Zhu Zhuqing 26.
• Unable to pay, she reveals her circumstances and directs his attention toward Dai Mubai’s financial backing. Li Wuyou takes her toward Suotuo City to collect the ransom from him 27 28.

Partnership in Suotuo City

• Zhu Zhuqing proposes raising the ransom above the original demand. They agree to split any amount beyond 100,000 Gold Soul Coins equally 29.
• While searching for Dai Mubai, she questions Li Wuyou about his cultivation and Shrek Academy. His account of Dai Mubai’s drinking and womanizing leaves her angry and disappointed 30.
• Despite her doubts, she still considers whether Shrek’s Soul Saint and Soul Emperor teachers could provide protection. She also reconsiders Spirit Hall as an alternative refuge 31.
• Outside the Rose Hotel, Li Wuyou tells her that Dai Mubai has just entered with twin sisters. Her remaining confidence in her fiancé erodes further, and Li Wuyou invites her inside; the supplied account ends before a confrontation occurs 31.

Trivia

• Li Wuyou identifies her as a member of the Shrek Seven Devils and the future Second-Level God of Speed from the original story. These are references to that storyline, not achievements she has reached in the events covered here 21.
• She initially avoids following Li Wuyou because she assumes doing so would mean joining Spirit Hall, where she believes her level-7 innate Soul Power would not earn special cultivation support 30.