A hurried voice transmission from Yue Guan reached Jin Lingfeng's ears:
"Reporting to His Highness the Holy Son!"
"People from the Star Luo Empire's imperial family have suddenly come to Flying Cloud Tower!"
Jin Lingfeng's pupils suddenly contracted.
He sprang to his feet from the sofa.
His expression turned grave as he cried out:
"This is bad. People from the imperial family are here!"
Zhu Youzhi and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions changed drastically at once!
"What!"
"People from the imperial family are here? How is that possible!"
"No!"
"If the imperial family finds out that the Zhu Family met privately with the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, it will be a catastrophic disaster for the Zhu Family!"
Zhu Youzhi paced back and forth anxiously. In that instant, he seemed to have aged considerably.
Panic filled Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes as she anxiously clutched her father's arm. After all, she was only an eight-year-old child.
"Zhuqing, let's go!"
"Leave this place immediately!"
"We absolutely cannot let the imperial family discover us!"
"Your Highness the Holy Son, the situation is urgent. My daughter and I shall take our leave first..."
However, before Zhu Youzhi had even finished speaking, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded from the corridor outside. Clearly, quite a few people were rapidly approaching.
This left Zhu Youzhi and Zhu Zhuqing like ants on a hot pan—desperate and helpless, yet unable to escape their doomed predicament...
Seeing this, Jin Lingfeng hurriedly instructed them in a low voice:
"Patriarch Zhu, Second Miss, do not panic!"
"Just follow my lead in everything later!"
"Say that three months ago, Second Miss encountered danger in the Star Dou Great Forest and was saved by me."
"I came this time to visit Second Miss. After Patriarch Zhu learned of this, he came to express his gratitude..."
After Jin Lingfeng laid out his plan, Zhu Youzhi and Zhu Zhuqing were still deeply worried. But with things having come to this, they could only give it a try. If they failed to fool them, the Zhu Family would likely be destroyed...
After a while, outside the corridor.
A young man dressed in a dragon-patterned robe, his gaze arrogant and unruly, arrived before the private room surrounded by guards. He sent the door flying with a single punch!
He shouted:
"Members of the Zhu Family are colluding here with a Spirit Hall spy! Seize everyone inside!"
The newcomer was Dai Weisi, the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire!
Immediately afterward, the surrounding guards rushed into the private room and completely surrounded Jin Lingfeng, Zhu Youzhi, and Zhu Zhuqing, who were seated on the sofa.
At this moment, Jin Lingfeng rose coldly.
He stared at the man in the dragon-patterned robe before him and sneered:
"Stop!"
"I am Jin Lingfeng, the Holy Son of Spirit Hall!"
"Whoever dares make a reckless move, let the Star Luo Empire prepare to bear Spirit Hall's wrath!"
His words were arrogant, domineering, and utterly overbearing!
In that instant, he intimidated everyone!
The entire room fell into brief silence, and the man in white became the center of attention...
For a moment, the entire private room was utterly silent.
All the guards revealed wary expressions.
A cold glint flashed through Dai Weisi's sinister eyes.
He fixed his gaze on the white-clad man before him and sneered:
"As far as I know, Jin Lingfeng, the Holy Son of Spirit Hall..."
"...was assassinated by killers in the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace two years ago."
"How could you possibly be Jin Lingfeng? Do you take me, Dai Weisi, for a fool?"
Then, he looked toward Zhu Youzhi, the Zhu Family patriarch, and Zhu Zhuqing, who sat on the sofa with panicked expressions.
The viciousness in his eyes deepened as he scoffed:
"Patriarch Zhu, I never expected it would be you and Zhu Zhuqing colluding here with people from Spirit Hall."
"I will definitely escort you before Father Emperor. The Zhu Family can just wait for its downfall!"
Dai Weisi laughed triumphantly. Once Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Youzhi were thrown into prison...
Dai Mubai would have no chance whatsoever of winning the coming struggle for the throne.
Then he would become the next emperor of the Star Luo Empire!
At this, Zhu Youzhi's expression became even uglier.
Beside him, Zhu Zhuqing tried hard to remain calm, but the hand clutching her father's trembled slightly, and panic flashed through her black eyes...
At that moment, applause rang out.
Everyone followed the sound and looked over. It was that man in white.
From beginning to end, a faint smile rested on his face, calm and fearless.
Jin Lingfeng swept his gaze across the surroundings.
Finally, his eyes settled on Dai Weisi as he spoke slowly:
"Dai Weisi, I was indeed attacked in the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace two years ago."
"But the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo brought me back to Spirit City, and His Holiness the Pope expended great effort to heal my injuries."
"Three months ago, I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain my fourth soul ring."
"By chance, I encountered Zhu Zhuqing and members of the Zhu Family, who had also gone to obtain soul rings and were being besieged by soul beasts. I had the accompanying Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo save them."
"This time, I entered Star Luo City specifically to visit Zhu Zhuqing."
"After Patriarch Zhu learned of this, he personally came to thank me."
"My identity is rather special, which is why I was arranged to stay here. Is there a problem?"
As Jin Lingfeng spoke, he released his aura, and an innate air of nobility surged forth.
Even Dai Weisi, the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire who had lived a pampered life since childhood, was overshadowed by him.
Seeing this, Zhu Youzhi quickly explained in a deep voice:
"Your Highness the First Prince, matters are indeed as His Highness the Holy Son said."
"I came here only to thank His Highness the Holy Son for saving Zhuqing."
"His Majesty has treated my Zhu Family well. How could I possibly harbor thoughts of rebellion?"
Dai Weisi immediately burst into laughter, looking mockingly at Zhu Youzhi before turning to Jin Lingfeng.
"Patriarch Zhu, the fact that the Holy Son of Spirit Hall is dead..."
"...was personally told to me by Father Emperor. Do you think putting on an act with this man will be of any use?"
"Men, seize all three of them and escort them to the imperial palace for Father Emperor's judgment!"
"Yes, Your Highness the First Prince!"
All the guards raised their spears and closed in on Jin Lingfeng, Zhu Youzhi, and Zhu Zhuqing.
However, at that very moment!
The surrounding space rippled, and a terrifying aura of Soul Power erupted, instantly blasting all the guards away!
An angry male voice rang through the private room:
"First Prince of the Star Luo Empire, what audacity you have!"
"You actually dare order people to attack His Highness the Holy Son. Do you truly wish to provoke a war between the Star Luo Empire and our Spirit Hall?"
Immediately afterward, two middle-aged men appeared out of thin air at Jin Lingfeng's left and right. Nine soul rings revolved beneath each of their feet.
They were Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei!
The moment the two appeared, everyone present except Jin Lingfeng felt as if a great mountain weighed upon their hearts!
Dai Weisi's face immediately filled with shock as he recognized them.
He hurriedly bowed at a ninety-degree angle and respectfully cried:
"Dai Weisi pays respects to Chrysanthemum Douluo!"
"Dai Weisi pays respects to Ghost Douluo!"
Dai Weisi was utterly shaken. The appearance of two Titled Douluo confirmed the identity of the man before him. He truly was Jin Lingfeng, the Holy Son of Spirit Hall!
On the other side, Zhu Youzhi and Zhu Zhuqing felt a suffocating pressure in their chests, but their gazes toward Jin Lingfeng were filled with reverence and excitement!
All the guards hurriedly struggled to kneel on the ground, looking at the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo with fervor and worship.
Seeing this scene, Jin Lingfeng nodded in satisfaction.
He said with a smile:
"Elder Ju, Elder Gui."
"Quickly restrain your auras."
"Zhu Zhuqing is my friend. Do not hurt her."
His words were simple, yet they made his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing clear to everyone.
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