The Truth About Zhu Zhuqing, Her Resolve!

Although Chu Xuan had helped her, that did not mean she approved of these things.

Taking a girl to a hotel always brought unsavory things to mind.

At least, as far as Zhu Zhuqing was concerned right now, Chu Xuan was no good person.

He was very likely a sex fiend.

Chu Xuan turned to glance at Zhu Zhuqing, who was hesitating at the door, and had more or less guessed what she was thinking.

"Relax, I'm not interested in you like that right now."

"Besides, don't you want to know about your mother?"

With that, he walked toward the room.

Zhu Zhuqing jerked her head up. Her mother?

Her mother was already dead. She had died when Zhu Zhuqing was two, before she was old enough to remember.

As for how her mother had died, the Zhu Family's answer was illness.

A particularly stubborn disease that had ultimately claimed her life.

Supposedly, she had contracted it after giving birth to Zhu Zhuqing.

So all these years, Zhu Zhuqing had always felt guilty about her mother.

She believed her birth had caused her mother's death.

If not for her, her mother might still be alive and well.

But now Chu Xuan was talking about her mother?

Could he know something?

After a moment's thought, she gritted her teeth and followed him.

Xiao Wu shook her head inwardly. She had also seen some of Zhu Zhuqing's experiences through the Wheel of Time.

She knew Zhu Zhuqing's life had not been easy.

But she had not seen the whole story.

Perhaps Chu Xuan was the only one who knew the whole story.

Once they entered the enormous suite, Xiao Wu took the initiative to pour three glasses of water.

"Have a seat. Don't be so nervous."

Chu Xuan sprawled on the sofa, while Zhu Zhuqing stood stiffly to one side.

She was even imagining what might happen to her next.

He had helped her, so she should have been grateful.

But the suggestive atmosphere in the suite made her deeply uncomfortable.

Even the color of the lighting stirred the imagination.

"Sit down. It's really all right."

Xiao Wu pulled Zhu Zhuqing down to sit.

Zhu Zhuqing fidgeted in her seat. She seemed to have something to ask, but did not know how to begin.

Chu Xuan said with a smile, "I know what you want to ask. Rather than asking me, why don't you see for yourself?"

See?

Zhu Zhuqing tilted her head, a question mark popping up over it. She did not quite understand.

Chu Xuan knew something about her mother, but what did he mean by telling her to see for herself?

While she was still wondering, Chu Xuan took out the Wheel of Time.

"This is a divine artifact. It can show things from the past and the future. Take a look at some things about certain people, as well as your mother."

With that, he turned the Wheel of Time, and images appeared.

Zhu Zhuqing was startled, wondering if it might be some special Soul Skill.

But she was soon drawn to the images.

They showed a delivery room.

She recognized it: the delivery room in the Duke's Mansion!

The woman giving birth inside was none other than her mother.

The people outside the delivery room were bustling about. After an unknown amount of time, a baby's cries came from inside.

The images continued, shown from Zhu Zhuqing's perspective.

The newborn Zhu Zhuqing lived well under her mother's care.

But the good times did not last.

One day, her mother suddenly died.

Too young to understand, she knew only how to cry and wail. In the end, her father, the Spirit Cat Duke, took her away and entrusted her to the care of family members.

From the age of three, Zhu Zhuqing had to learn a great deal.

Things like Soul Masters, Martial Souls, and Soul Beasts.

She also had to undergo training in assassination, infiltration, intelligence gathering, and more.

It was not until she was ten that she was brought to her father's side.

Yet even at her father's side, her life was not easy.

Her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, saw her as a thorn in her eye and had always wanted to get rid of her.

She sent many assassins after her, both openly and in secret.

Although they all failed in the end, Zhu Zhuqing's life was indeed fraught with danger.

The Spirit Cat Duke knew about the assassination attempts, but did not stop them.

That was because the Zhu Family practiced a wolf-like upbringing.

Only the most outstanding could hold up half the Zhu Family's sky.

Later, Dai Mubai fled to the Heaven Dou Empire and hid there.

To change her fate, Zhu Zhuqing had to join forces with Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai soon recognized Zhu Zhuqing as well.

But things did not take a turn for the better.

Dai Mubai's nature was hard to change.

Although he pursued Zhu Zhuqing, he was unwilling to give up his old lovers.

He was always secretly looking for chances to see them, living it up.

Even after reaching Heaven Dou City, he acquired many more lovers.

Later, he even became a god and took advantage of Zhu Zhuqing's time in seclusion to run off to the lower realm!

One day in the Divine Realm was a year in the lower realm!

Taking advantage of the different rates at which time passed, he had many children and many blessings in the lower realm.

He took quite a few lovers and fathered many children.

That was the basic state of affairs between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai.

However, the Wheel of Time also showed something else.

What had happened to Zhu Zhuqing's mother.

Her mother's death had not been as simple as dying of illness.

As one of the Spirit Cat Duke's concubines, her life in the Duke's Mansion had not been particularly good.

The duchess in particular was intensely jealous and targeted her at every turn.

She had even ordered someone to poison her in secret, causing her to nearly die of exhaustion during childbirth, with both mother and child almost losing their lives.

After giving birth, her health went from bad to worse. Finally, when Zhu Zhuqing was two, her oil ran dry and her lamp went out, and she died suddenly.

The Spirit Cat Duke handled it simply: he hurriedly buried her on the family grounds, and that was the end of it.

And...

The Spirit Cat Duke knew what the duchess had done, but did not pursue the matter. He did not even utter a word of blame.

After all, the duchess's birth family was no simple matter either.

By the time Zhu Zhuqing finished watching, tears were streaming down her face.

She had never imagined that was how her mother had died.

Nor had she imagined that she would end up with Dai Mubai in the future and be deceived by him into believing she had truly found someone she could entrust her life to.

"Are these things... all true?"

After about ten minutes, Zhu Zhuqing composed herself.

Chu Xuan smiled faintly. "Of course. What would I gain by lying to you? Getting to watch you shed a few tears?"

Zhu Zhuqing fell silent for a moment. It did seem there was no need to lie to her.

They had only met today; there really was nothing to gain by deceiving her.

If the images shown by this divine artifact were real, then the duchess was her enemy.

And so was the Spirit Cat Duke!

He had known about her mother's suffering from beginning to end.

He had also known about the duchess's evil deeds.

But he had done nothing to stop them!

"The Spirit Cat Duke and the duchess both deserve to die!"

"And Dai Mubai, that utterly disgusting thing."

Zhu Zhuqing ground her teeth.

Now that she knew the truth, it was time to make up her mind.

Revenge!

She had to take revenge!

But she was alone and weak. How could she take revenge?

Thinking of the Spirit Cat Duke's power, and then of the duchess's birth family, she felt some despair.

Even though she had seen the truth and learned that she could become a god in the future.

Her current strength simply did not allow her to take revenge.

She wanted to kill her enemies with her own hands!

Yet for a Soul Grandmaster in her twenties of levels, those things were practically beyond reach.

She needed help!