The Dust Settles

Just as Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing had expected before coming, Zhu Junlin might have been ruthless and heartless, but his character was weak. Once faced with overwhelming pressure, his first thought was to yield.

Under the pressure of the four Titled Douluo behind Lu Yuan, agreeing to annul the engagement and form a marriage alliance was his only choice.

One option was to face the Star Luo Imperial Family's reckoning in the future, which would not be fatal.

The other was to immediately face a bloody purge by four Titled Douluo, with the entire Netherworld Family uprooted. Let alone the somewhat weak-willed Nether Duke Zhu Junlin, even a person with a resolute heart would choose to yield in this situation, so long as they had a functioning brain and were a normal person.

So while some of Zhu Junlin's actions might have seemed excessively servile, this was the rule of the world. The strong reigned supreme, and the weak ultimately had no right to speak. The law of the jungle was nothing more than this.

Although Zhu Zhuqing looked down somewhat on her father's abrupt change in attitude, she could not accuse him of being wrong. Zhu Junlin was doing this not only for his own life, but for the lives of the entire Netherworld Family. His choice was not wrong.

After all, Zhu Zhuqing knew that Lu Yuan was merely intimidating him, but Zhu Junlin did not.

Hearing Zhu Junlin's words, Lu Yuan turned and gave Zhu Zhuqing a look, a trace of amusement flashing through his eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly as well and gently nodded at Lu Yuan.

No matter what, their purpose in coming here had finally been achieved.

Moreover, with Lu Yuan using his pressure to suppress the entire Nether Duke's Mansion for her,