Zhu Zhuqing, Take Me to Your Home

As time went on, Zhu Zhuqing became increasingly taciturn.

Except when facing Su Cheng and having no other choice but to speak to him, he almost never speaks to anyone else.

She would remain silent even when asked questions by the teacher.

After all, if he displeases Su Cheng, Su Cheng might try to expel him from the academy.

Even if the teacher was unhappy, it wouldn't be enough to expel her.

However, the bullies clearly did not stop because she backed down; instead, they targeted her more and more severely.

It started with isolation and indifference, which gradually escalated into verbal mockery and attacks.

Almost any student would casually say a few words to Zhu Zhuqing when they met her; it seemed to have become a habit.

Because I know she never knows how to fight back.

The conflict at the start of the school year has made her hesitant to act rashly again.

Of course, no one would be foolish enough to lay a hand on her.

These people are very clear about where the bottom line is.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't dare to make a move, not because she was less skilled than others, but because she was afraid of being expelled from the academy.

With her talent and hard work, among the freshmen, apart from Su Cheng, whose abilities are unknown to anyone, no one can rival her.

Moreover, she was from the Zhu Family, whose power and status in the Star Luo Empire were second only to the Imperial Dai Family, so other noble children couldn't go too far.

In addition, the noble scions who were closest to Su Cheng also secretly conveyed his intentions.

Be mindful of your actions and avoid causing trouble that could lead to intervention from the faculty.

But even these everyday acts of passive-aggressive behavior and veiled sarcasm can be incredibly damaging to a child.

Zhu Zhuqing's family environment was already extremely abnormal.

Since awakening her Martial Soul, her once close older sister has become a completely different person. All traces of their former closeness have vanished, replaced by a gaze that sees her as an enemy.

Instead of stopping it, the elders in the family took it for granted and even welcomed it.

After a brief period of doubt and sadness.

Instead, feelings of resentment, emptiness, and confusion arose.

The road ahead in life seems shrouded in darkness.

She could only desperately search for any glimmer of hope.

However, after leaving her family, Zhu Zhuqing never expected to suffer such immense malice from her peers.

The darkness surrounding her almost completely crushed her.

Soon, more than a year passed, and Zhu Zhuqing became increasingly indifferent.

All she could do was desperately cultivate herself to improve, or even numb herself.

She had no other choice.

Su Cheng secretly shook his head at her actions over the past year.

Zhu Zhuqing still couldn't figure it out.

In this academy, no matter how fast one's cultivation improves, how much stronger can one be than others?

What role can it play in her situation?

At the lower levels of Soul Master, the difference in strength between them is actually very limited. Even if you can suppress someone by a whole realm, you are no match for three or five people working together.

Moreover, Zhu Zhuqing didn't dare to make a move within the academy.

The previous accident had already caused her a lot of suffering.

Unless you really want to be expelled from the academy, using force will not work.

Besides, even if she were to rule as the king in this small academy, what difference would it make?

An even bigger vortex awaits her.

With her current aptitude, no matter how hard she tries to cultivate, there is absolutely no way she can escape all of this.

What we're doing now is nothing but a futile struggle.

However, Su Cheng himself was not idle during this year.

Of course, he couldn't possibly spend all his time bullying Zhu Zhuqing.

He can delegate these tasks to others; he has many other things to do.

For example, improving one's cultivation level.

Su Cheng has now raised his Soul Power to level ten, added his First Soul Ring, and obtained the External Soul Bone from his talent— the Mask.

The skill's effect is simple: after fully understanding a person's appearance, features, and aura, one can use this Soul Bone to create a corresponding disguise.

It's somewhat similar to the effect of the Soul Bone that Qian Renxue used to disguise Xue Qinghe.

However, it is clearly not as powerful as that Soul Bone at this moment.

The difference between the two is that the appearance and aura of this Soul Bone are almost flawless in disguise, but its weakness is that it can only fool people whose strength is similar to or not much higher than its own.

If the other party's Soul Power Level is much higher than yours, it is easy to Insight them.

However, the most powerful aspect of External Soul Bone is that they can grow with the Soul Master's level.

As his cultivation level increases in the future, he will naturally be able to use this to deceive even stronger people.

Besides his cultivation level, Su Cheng also made rapid progress in his research on Martial Soul.

This is different from his last Simulation.

When he first entered this world, he lacked a lot of basic knowledge and had extremely limited understanding of Soul Master, so he spent a lot of time solidifying his foundation.

But now, with his rich experience and ability to apply his knowledge to other situations, his learning efficiency is astonishing.

During this period, as his research on Martial Soul deepened, he also discovered that his previous understanding of Medical Dao was actually somewhat biased.

Previously, he only focused on the human body, but the core of this world lies in bloodline, and the outward manifestation of bloodline is Martial Soul.

Such mysterious things cannot be fully understood by Medical Dao alone.

Now, with his accumulated Medical Dao skills and talent in Martial Soul research, he has gained a deeper understanding and knowledge of the connection between the human body, bloodline, and Martial Soul.

He even believed that the power within one's bloodline might be something that could be seized, although the conditions for doing so might be extremely harsh and complex, but it was by no means impossible.

In fact, this makes sense.

While there may not be significant differences in the genetic makeup of humans, the differences in their Martial Soul are vast.

Even in the Douluo World, the differences between people are greater than those between people and Soul Beast, which clearly indicates a problem.

And where did the bloodline originally come from?

The corrosive influence of true dragon blood? The legacy of transformed Soul Beast? The world laws of Douluo Star?

Beyond bloodlines, there is something even more fundamental.

But Su Cheng still doesn't fully understand what that is.

On this day, Su Cheng entered the classroom as usual and sat down next to Zhu Zhuqing at the back.

Zhu Zhuqing was already used to this.

Her delicate and beautiful face was filled with indifference, as if she hadn't seen him at all.

Compared to a year ago, she has developed a better figure now, and her appearance is no longer as immature. Her stunning beauty is beginning to show.

But at the same time, her expression became even colder than before.

His eyes showed almost no emotion.

If it weren't for the warmth and breath, he would be almost like a dead person.

Su Cheng even discovered that the essence of her Martial Soul seemed to have improved slightly, although the improvement was extremely slight.

"'Netherworld' spirit cat, huh? Interesting," Su Cheng thought to himself. "It's about time."

He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting silently beside him as usual, and leaned back.

He said calmly, "Zhu Zhuqing, it's almost the end of the semester, and we'll have a few days off. We've known each other for so long, why don't you invite me to your home? I've long admired the famous Netherworld Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire."

"?" Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback when she heard this.

He then frowned.

She is someone who rarely shows her emotions, and now she has completely Ice Seal her inner world.

But at this moment, he showed such obvious rejection.

This is enough to show how much she cares about the word "home" and how much she hates Su Cheng.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing did not speak, Su Cheng smiled and said, "No matter what, my family is a well-known family in the Star Luo Empire. Even if we can't compare to your Netherworld Zhu Family, we're not too far behind. If you invite me to have a seat, maybe I'll tell those people to stop targeting you like this in the future."

"I don't need it," Zhu Zhuqing said calmly, her eyes remaining completely unmoved.

"Don't rush, I haven't finished speaking yet," Su Cheng said softly, maintaining his languid demeanor.

"If you choose to refuse, it won't just be a matter of whether it's targeting you or not. In fact, if nothing unexpected had happened, you could have stayed in this college for four or five years."

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at Su Cheng.

The other person's face was full of that familiar, gentle smile.

She still remembers the special feeling she had when she first met him.

The resonance of her Martial Soul and her approachable demeanor once made her believe that she could find some peace and quiet here.

Sure enough, fate never lets her off the hook.

No one has ever let her go.

Her father, once a towering figure whom she considered her pillar of support; her sister, who had always been kind and gentle, and had been by her side since childhood; her fiancé, with whom she was engaged and whom she had thought she could face the future together...

Finally, Zhu Zhuqing sighed softly, her eyes slightly dimmed.

"Su Cheng, please let me go."

"Let you go? What are you talking about? Have I done anything to you? Don't make baseless accusations. It'll sound like I bullied you."

Su Cheng seemed not to understand the meaning behind her words and casually said, "In my memory, the only time we ever had a conflict was when you injured me, right?"

He gazed into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, his fingers lightly tapping the table in front of him.

"You only have a few days left, so think it over carefully. Don't worry, I'm just going to your house for a visit. The Zhu Family is Star Luo Empire and renowned family. What, you don't think I'd cause you any trouble there, do you? You're overestimating me."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing gave him a deep look.

After a moment of silence, she said softly, "I understand."

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave the classroom.

Her face returned to its cold, hard, almost lifeless expression.

The moment of weakness just now seems to have been an illusion.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Su Cheng's expression turned cold, his fingers still lightly tapping the table in front of him.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you'd better not let me see that expression on your face again."