Repaying Kindness

Star Luo Imperial City, First Prince's Mansion!

Inside the First Prince's bedchamber!

"Your Highness!"

After a bout of passion, Zhu Zhuyun gazed at Dai Weisi with sultry eyes and called to him softly.

Having undergone Martial Soul Fusion for years, their feelings for each other had naturally become utterly pure. Still, she felt a tiny bit guilty about secretly giving Dai Weisi's token to her younger sister, so she had naturally put in much more effort today.

"Whew!"

Dai Weisi looked somewhat exhilarated as he held Zhu Zhuyun in his arms, his eyes filled with love.

"What trouble did you get into this time?"

Dai Weisi's tone was full of indulgence.

"Your Highness, I saw my third sister a few days ago!"

Zhu Zhuyun shifted into a more comfortable position in Dai Weisi's arms, curling up like a cat as she spoke softly.

"Oh, Zhu Zhuqing? She's been gone for a year, hasn't she? I heard even the Duke had failed to find any clues about her. Who would've thought that after running away from home for a year, she'd sneak back on her own?"

Dai Weisi could not help but laugh upon hearing Zhu Zhuqing's name.

After all, it was quite rare for an eight-year-old to run away from home.

Of course, the main reason he could laugh was that nothing had happened to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Mhm, she secretly came to see me after she returned!"

Zhu Zhuyun smiled happily.

Sisterly affection was truly rare among Star Luo nobles.

"It wasn't just that, was it? Tell me honestly—what else did you and she plot together?"

Dai Weisi rolled over and pinned Zhu Zhuyun beneath him, threatening her.

"Well, Zhuqing took the Prince's Token you gave me from me. She said she had an important use for it!"

Zhu Zhuyun's gaze darted about, and she did not dare look Dai Weisi in the eyes at all.

"Not bad. You dared to hand over even the Prince's Token without my permission. It seems my punishment for you was still too light!"

A trace of amusement flashed through Dai Weisi's eyes.

His relationship with Zhu Zhuqing was fairly good. Because he loved Zhu Zhuyun, he extended that affection to her younger sister as well. Besides, Zhu Zhuqing would not interfere in the struggle for the throne, so he was rather at ease about her.

It was just that this little sister-in-law was somewhat impolite. He had heard her call him by his full name behind his back more than once.

Yet whenever they met, she would act like a well-behaved girl and keep calling him brother-in-law.

In short, she was a quirky little girl.

"Oh, Your Highness, please be kind and don't mind it. Zhuqing may be young, but she shouldn't do anything irrational!"

Zhu Zhuyun pressed her hands together and stared fixedly at Dai Weisi with her wide, adorable eyes.

"Fine, I give up on you two sisters. It's only a Prince's Token. Whether she uses it herself or trades it for something, it's no big deal!"

Dai Weisi rolled his eyes.

He truly did not care about a Prince's Token.

As long as it was used once, he would know where it was.

Besides, his Prince's Token did not have much authority anyway. Within the Star Luo Empire, only the Great Emperor's Token held true power.

"Then I'll thank Your Highness on Zhuqing's behalf!"

Once the matter with Dai Weisi was settled, Zhu Zhuyun immediately beamed.

"Hehe, thanks alone aren't enough. That was a Prince's Token, after all!"

Seeing Zhu Zhuyun's expression, flames flared up in Dai Weisi's eyes once more.

"Ah!"

Encrypted file...

Star Luo City!

After circling around, Zhu Zhuqing had returned.

Putting on the Bamboo Hat that concealed her appearance once more, Zhu Zhuqing used Shadow Stealth and entered the city.

"I'll go back to the Duke's Mansion first. It counts as a 'home,' more or less!"

She had been in a hurry the last time she came here, but this time there was no such urgency. She wanted to see how the Duke's Mansion had developed over the past year.

Using the power of Shadow Stealth, Zhu Zhuqing silently entered Duke Nether's Mansion.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. With security like this, they're really terrified someone might run away again!"

After quietly making a round through the Duke's Mansion, she found that Second Sister was still idling away, while the girl who had replaced her was still diligently cultivating.

However, it seemed she had no intention of going to find Dai Mubai.

The Star Luo Imperial Family's struggle for the throne was truly cruel. Those around the contestants generally faced only two outcomes.

One was to be completely exterminated, eliminating future troubles!

The other was to have the loser's cultivation crippled and be imprisoned forever.

But there was another possible outcome beyond those.

That was when a prince fled, like Dai Mubai.

However, running away was useless. Unless Dai Mubai could escape overseas, the Star Luo Empire had plenty of ways to find him.

In a situation like Dai Mubai's, the Star Luo Imperial Family would capture him during the competition between princes, then have him and his designated fiancée join forces against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.

If Dai Mubai lost that battle, then he would either die or have his cultivation crippled.

But the other person would not necessarily suffer the same fate.

The Star Luo Empire would show additional mercy based on the woman's cultivation.

If her cultivation was higher and she performed well, they would consider having the current heir take her into his harem.

However, these women generally did not end up much better.

For example, she could only become a decorative vase and would lose the right to become a mother.

If she was weaker, then her cultivation would still have to be crippled.

In the original story, even knowing her chances of victory were slim, Zhu Zhuqing had spared no expense in damaging her foundation to cultivate. This was no doubt part of the reason. Everything was simply for the sake of surviving!

Perhaps that girl also knew this rule. Since she did not place her hopes on Dai Mubai, she had chosen to cultivate diligently and raise her strength.

That way, even if Dai Mubai lost in the future, she would still be able to keep her life.

Of course, all of that depended on her not having any feelings for Dai Mubai.

"Tsk, it looks like she's already made her choice. Without me around, Dai Mubai is doomed to be useless in this life!"

When Dai Mubai fled, the Star Luo Empire was holding the Soul Master Tournament. If he had chosen to take this girl with him then, he might still have had a chance to fight for the throne. Now, though, what a pity. He would probably be heading to the underworld alone!

And even his fiancée could only end up in Dai Weisi's hands.

Zhu Zhuqing did not care how many wives Dai Weisi had, because... it had nothing to do with her!

Besides, Zhu Zhuyun would not care either.

If Zhu Zhuyun did not care, why should an outsider like her?

After taking a turn around the residence and finding no significant changes, Zhu Zhuqing left a Three Thousand Years Soul Bone in that girl's room, then left a Five Thousand Years Soul Bone in Second Sister's room. Only then did she sneak out of Duke Nether's Mansion.

This counted as compensation for that girl. With that Soul Bone, her life would be a little better in the future.

As for the Soul Bone she left for Zhu Zhuyu, it was because they were sisters, after all. Although she was not particularly close to this Second Sister, and Zhu Zhuyu had even once wanted to drag her into idling away her life.

But as the saying went, when one person rises to greatness, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. The resources she could not use could only be given to these relatives of hers.

Finally, holding the last Nine Thousand Years Gale Wolf Bandit Left Leg Bone, Zhu Zhuqing arrived before the gates of the First Prince's Mansion.

Though this Soul Bone was only Nine Thousand Years old, even her father, the Netherworld Grand Duke, possessed merely three Soul Bones, and only one of them was ten thousand years old.

Furthermore, due to their long inheritance, absorbing them could only grant a Soul Master a soul skill.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zhu Zhuyun would never have a chance to absorb a Soul Bone in this life.

The Star Luo Empire did not have many Soul Bones either. Those Soul Bones would ultimately only be given to Dai Weisi to absorb. Only then could he sit securely and firmly upon the emperor's throne!

Since Zhu Zhuyun had taken the risk of giving her the Prince's Token, Zhu Zhuqing had to repay her kindness no matter what.