A United Front (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"Spirit Hall?"

The Zhu Family Head understood. Spirit Hall loomed over the two great empires, and had long since provoked dissatisfaction. Unfortunately, it had numerous Title Douluo, so the two great empires had no real way to deal with it.

Thankfully, the original Spirit Hall had not shown any ambition, and the three Great Powers had managed to coexist fairly peacefully.

But if it truly was as the emperor said, and Spirit Hall had revealed its ambition, then the matter was serious. If either of the two great empires fought Spirit Hall alone, the one that would lose would definitely be the empire—and it would be a crushing defeat!

The gap in top-tier combat strength was far too great.

Now he understood. The emperor suspected that this assassin might belong to Spirit Hall, and their goal was to incite conflict between the two great empires. As long as the two great empires were at odds, no one would be able to stop Spirit Hall's ambition!

And Dai Yi's goal was to turn their plan against them, pretending to enter into conflict with Heaven Dou while secretly joining forces as much as possible, in hopes of resisting Spirit Hall.

This was an opportunity!

An opportunity that Spirit Hall would not discover!

In the face of such a major matter, the emperor making such a decision was indeed understandable.

The Zhu Family Head immediately felt relieved.

"Your subject understands!"

"But even so, if the culprit is not apprehended, the imperial family's prestige may suffer a blow!"

Dai Yi waved a hand indifferently. "Find a condemned prisoner to take the blame and give them an explanation. But remember to wait until three days later before spreading the news that the culprit was killed."

"Yes."

The Zhu Family Head nodded in acknowledgment. In the face of major affairs, doing this could stabilize the people's hearts, so it was understandable.

Besides, it was not as if he had never done such a thing before. He was no stranger to it.

"In that case, your subject shall take his leave."

The Zhu Family Head also understood why Dai Yi had summoned him: to eliminate any dissatisfaction that might exist in his heart. Now that the interests and stakes had been clearly laid out, he naturally had no dissatisfaction, so it was time for him to leave.

But before he could turn around, Dai Yi stopped him.

"Now that my First Prince is dead, and the Third Prince's whereabouts are unknown, the nation cannot be without a Crown Prince. I hear that Mubai's fiancée is still well. What does my beloved minister think?"

The meaning was very clear. One member of the Dai Family had died, and one had gone missing, which could also be treated as death. The Zhu Family had also lost one, but both families still had someone left.

And the Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not be abandoned!

The Dai Family's second son was useless, but there was no other choice. So Dai Yi planned to bring the Second Prince and Zhu Zhuqing together.

The Zhu Family Head was naturally happy with this. After all, the Zhu Family had always been the Dai Family's vassal. The reason they could stand above the other families was precisely because they could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Dai Family.

The Zhu Family Head immediately replied, "Your subject knows what to do."

Dai Yi laughed heartily, then waved the Zhu Family Head away.

Once no one was around, the smile on Dai Yi's face instantly vanished.

"The Zhu Family... heh."

With a cold laugh, his thoughts were impossible to know.

Truth and falsehood were mixed together, and no one knew which was his true thinking.

Spirit Hall's threat was real, but did he really only know that tiny bit of information?

How was that possible?

He even knew that Dai Mubai was dead, but he did not care. What emperor did not have the ambition to rule all under heaven?

He said Spirit Hall was like this, but was he not the same?

But he was merely a Title Douluo, and in this world, there was God!

It was said that God could not interfere in the mortal world, but had there truly been no interference?

And Spirit Hall was not necessarily an enemy, either.

Recalling memories from the distant past, Dai Yi's expression flickered uncertainly.

The scene returned to Jiang Qianhai's side.

After the assassination was complete, Jiang Qianhai returned directly to Zhu Zhuqing's side.

That night, in the hotel, before bed, Zhu Zhuqing asked about what had happened. Jiang Qianhai hesitated for a moment, but still told her the sequence of events.

"So, Zhu Zhuyun is dead, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing buried her face in Jiang Qianhai's chest, making her expression impossible to see.

Jiang Qianhai tightened his arm around her. "Do you blame me?"

"Blame you? Of course I blame you!"

"I still wanted to take revenge with my own hands. If you killed her, doesn't that mean I can't take revenge personally anymore?"

Zhu Zhuqing seemed afraid that her joke would hurt Jiang Qianhai, and hurriedly said the following sentence.

After saying it, she raised her head and looked. Once she confirmed that Jiang Qianhai was not angry, she immediately let out a sigh of relief, inwardly blaming herself. Why had she suddenly felt like teasing him just now?

Then she buried her head in Jiang Qianhai's chest again, burrowed in a little, and said in a muffled voice, "They actually wanted to go after Uncle and Auntie. They deserved to die. How could I blame you?"

"Uncle and Auntie treat me like family, and I've long since thought of them as my own family too, so no matter when or where, we'll always stand on the same side."

"It's just that this news came too suddenly. I couldn't quite react for a moment."

"Oh, right!" Zhu Zhuqing's tone changed, and she lifted her head. "Qianhai, I remember that the higher your Battle Qi level is, the harder it is for you to have children, right?"

Jiang Qianhai nodded. "There is such a saying."

"Then why don't we have a child sooner? You're already a Dou Huang now. If we really wait until you're powerful, will I still be able to get pregnant?"

Zhu Zhuqing said it with perfect confidence, but there was some sense to it. Six years—even if he only fished five hours a day on average, he could easily reach Dou Zong.

But...

He looked at his current body. He was clearly still growing!

And although Zhu Zhuqing, as a girl, had developed earlier, she was still growing too.

Sure enough, it still wouldn't do!

"Let's wait a little longer."

Jiang Qianhai refused with a pained heart. Getting pregnant at this age was something his conscience couldn't accept.

After all, he truly liked Zhu Zhuqing, and he was unwilling to do something that would harm her body.

"Forget it. Out of sight, out of mind."

Sleep!

Early the next morning, after leaving the hotel where they had been temporarily staying, Jiang Qianhai and Zhu Zhuqing flew toward Harvest Village.

Old Jiang and Mother Jiang were still in Harvest Village. After killing the First Prince's people, Jiang Qianhai had rushed nonstop toward Star Luo City. During that time, Old Jiang and Mother Jiang had been perfectly safe.

And after getting rid of Dai Weisi, there were even fewer dangers that could threaten the two elders.

The Star Luo Royal Family counted as half of one. Only when they traced things back to Jiang Qianhai would they count as a threat.

Soon, Harvest Village was right before their eyes.

They walked home, and Jiang Qianhai pushed the door open in one motion.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Very quickly, the two elders came out at the sound.

Old Jiang and Mother Jiang smiled when they saw the two of them.

Then the two elders ignored Jiang Qianhai and walked over to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Oh my, Qingqing's here! Come, come, Mom missed you so much. It just so happens that today..."

Mother Jiang took Zhu Zhuqing by the hand and walked past Jiang Qianhai, leaving only Jiang Qianhai behind, his smile frozen on his face as his arm slowly dropped.

For some reason, a certain BGM suddenly started playing in his mind.

...Yet you made me lose so completely, hahahaha, damn!

Then he flicked his head and gave a wickedly charming smile.

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