Zhu Yuanzi was Liu Xiaolou's sworn brother; "elder brother" was not an empty title. As the elder brother, he naturally could not refuse a request from his brother. Thus, Zhu Lingzi's master was decided: she would be counted as part of Sect Master Liu's lineage. As for what she would learn, Zhu Yuanzi did not mind.
With her master's lineage settled, they simply waited for dawn.
From the Chen hour onward, the various vassals of the Zhanglong Sect arrived one after another. First came the nearby Mingyu Villa, Black Tiger Stockade, the Zheng clan, Longbai Sect, and the like—all minor sects and small aristocratic families. "Hehe, Junior Sister is right. This was a misunderstanding to begin with; there is no need to take it too seriously." Yang Shaoxu smiled as he spoke, then cast Gui Bao a cold glare, seemingly somewhat angered by him.
Wakaka, were you fooled by the title? Fooled by the earlier content? I had originally only planned to write a little about Usopp's death spurring Luffy and the others on, but who knew that once I started writing, it would be like a runaway flood—I ended up writing another chapter. Let me timidly say one thing:
Where are the rewards? Where are they?
"By the way, if you have any clues you want to tell me, I would be immensely grateful," Chen Zixuan said.
Only after a while did his body recover. He thought to himself, This Black Armored Man is so mysterious, yet his strength is formidable. That simple strike just now left me unable to move. His cultivation should be at the Dual Cultivation stage—so why did he not continue and kill me?
"Then... Duke, do you truly not intend to escape?" Li Lingyi made one final attempt.
With Han Xiao's assurance, Liu Zhongquan