Inside the lavish carriage, Zhu Zhuyun painfully clutched her right hand and kept blowing on it. If this had animation effects, her hand would probably have swollen to the size of a steamed bun by now—bright red and continuously steaming.
"Damn girl, I knew nothing good would happen the moment you came back!"
Zhu Zhuyun glared at Zhu Zhuqing and spoke irritably. Her puffed-up little face was surprisingly adorable.
"Eldest Sister, you were the one who ambushed me, weren't you? Is it wrong for my head to be a little hard?"
Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at Zhu Zhuyun's words. It was as if she had deliberately rammed her head into Zhu Zhuyun's hand!
"Greetings, Third Miss!"
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing speaking with Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhu Shuang, who had been huddled in the corner of the carriage, roughly guessed Zhu Zhuqing's identity.
In all of Duke Nether's Mansion, the only person who had such a close relationship with Zhu Zhuyun was the legendary Third Miss.
However, Third Miss had mysteriously disappeared four years ago. Still, Zhu Zhu Shuang had previously heard from Eldest Miss Zhu Zhuyun that Zhu Zhuqing had not come to harm. Even the Soul Bone she had absorbed had been secretly given to her by this Third Miss.
This filled her with respect for the mysterious Third Miss.
"Mm. What is this about?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun and asked curiously.
"She's one of mine now. For your sake, I'll protect her!"
Zhu Zhuyun explained as she stroked Zhu Zhu Shuang's head.
Zhu Zhu Shuang obediently rubbed against Zhu Zhuyun's palm like a tamed kitten.
"That works too. As long as that Soul Bone doesn't go to waste."
Hearing Zhu Zhuyun's words, Zhu Zhuqing understood that Zhu Zhu Shuang had made her choice.
For her sake,