The plot had changed.
Of course, the extent of the change was still minor; only the dialogue had changed.
Tang San and Xiao Wu still ended up clashing with Dai Mubai.
Lu Yuan stroked the little cat's soft black hair and could not help thinking to himself:
Was this the plot's powerful inertia?
The tale of a little butterfly flapping its wings and causing a storm had ultimately failed to happen.
Of course, perhaps it was because he, this butterfly, had spent the past six years active within the Star Dou Great Forest.
As everyone knew, planting trees and creating forests could effectively block wind and sand.
Zhu Zhuqing released the small hand clutching Lu Yuan's clothes and wiped the corners of her eyes.
"Let go of me."
"I've calmed down now."
Lu Yuan withdrew the hand that had been restraining Zhu Zhuqing at the waist.
Then—
Before the shocked eyes of Lu Yuan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and everyone in the hall, Zhu Zhuqing walked up to Dai Mubai and viciously slapped him across the face!
Dai Mubai was stunned by the sudden slap as well.
What was this?
A sneak attack?
But surely a sneak attack was not just for the sake of slapping him, right?
Wait!
Dai Mubai carefully examined the girl before him.
Black hair, black eyes, a cool and aloof temperament...
Could she be his fiancée, all the way back in the Star Luo Empire?!
In an instant, Dai Mubai felt as though his scalp were about to explode. He hurriedly asked:
"What is your name?"
A trace of disdain flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. Without saying a word, she turned and walked outside.
That hint of disdain made Dai Mubai even more certain of her identity. He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.
"Give me a chance to explain, Zhu Zhuqing!"
"Let go!"
A cold glint flashed in the girl's eyes as she shouted sharply.
Dai Mubai hesitated, then slowly released Zhu Zhuqing's wrist.
"Zhuqing, listen to my explanation."
Zhu Zhuqing let out a cold laugh.
"Explain what? Explain why you came to a place like this with them?"
Her pale finger pointed at the pair of sisters standing behind Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai nodded, then realized something was wrong and hurriedly shook his head.
"Zhuqing, listen to me. They're really just ordinary friends of the opposite sex..."
"Friends?"
Zhu Zhuqing heavily repeated the word, nearly laughing from Dai Mubai's shamelessness.
If Lu Yuan's shamelessness during their journey together ranked as a one in her mind—
Then the shamelessness of this fiancé of hers started at one hundred!
With no upper limit!
"Ordinary friends of the opposite sex would come with you to a place like this? They really are so... ordinary!"
As she looked at Dai Mubai before her, a trace of disappointment and disgust flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.
She was not disappointed because he had been unfaithful to their Marriage Contract.
Born into a ducal family of the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing knew that powerful Soul Masters usually had multiple partners, though most Soul Masters did not choose to do so.
Because as their strength gradually increased, their standards also steadily rose.
Just as a human would not take a fancy to a monkey.
Even when powerful Soul Masters sought partners, they would not choose people who were too mediocre!
If Dai Mubai were truly outstanding, then attracting several equally exceptional female Soul Masters would be almost inevitable.
Zhu Zhuqing had long since prepared herself for that possibility.
After all, for the successive empresses of the Zhu Family, taking the position of Empress of the Star Luo Empire had never depended on some unwavering love. It depended on the Martial Soul Fusion Skill unique to the Zhu Family and the Dai Family—the Hell White Tiger.
As long as they held this trump card, the position of empress would always belong to the Zhu Family.
Of course, that was on the premise that the Dai Family remained the Star Luo Imperial Family.
What disappointed and disgusted Zhu Zhuqing was that Dai Mubai, her fiancé, had already become so desperate that he would take anything he could get!
It did not matter if his spirit had been crushed; it could be rebuilt over a long period of time.
No Soul Master had smooth sailing for their entire life.
Hardships and setbacks were the norm on life's road.
But if someone willingly sank into depravity...
Forget about Zhu Zhuqing—even if the current Star Luo Emperor came, he would be helpless.
Even if the Star Luo Emperor could pile up resources and force Dai Mubai's Soul Power Level upward—
What use would strong Soul Power be to Dai Mubai if he did not even have the courage to acknowledge what he had done?
The reason the strong remained strong was not mere power, but absolute confidence in themselves, a will as steadfast as rock, an unyielding spirit, and a heart that refused to bow no matter how many setbacks it faced!
That was why there had been so many classic examples of desperate comebacks in the imperial struggles of the Star Luo Empire throughout the ages!
"Do you know that the way you are now makes me feel absolutely sick!"
The disgust in Zhu Zhuqing's gaze deeply stabbed Dai Mubai's sensitive heart.
Dai Mubai's face turned livid. A burst of anger rose within him for no reason, as though someone had exposed some shameful secret.
He growled:
"What right do you have to judge me!"
"Did you think I didn't see you hugging him when I came in?"
"I'm disgusting in your eyes, but isn't he disgusting in your eyes? Does he smell sweet or something?"
Zhu Zhuqing's long eyelashes trembled as she faced Dai Mubai, whose expression had turned ugly.
"So that's how you see me?"
"Yeah! Is anything I said wrong?!"
"Of course you're wrong."
Lu Yuan lightly patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder.
Tang San's face showed utter shock.
He had not noticed how the other party had appeared there at all!
Although he had not activated his Purple Demon Eyes, he still should not have been unable to detect even the slightest trace of movement!
One second, the other party had been standing where he was; the next, he was already behind this "Young Master Dai."
It was as though he had vanished into thin air, then reappeared out of thin air.
Leaving everything else aside, with that speed alone, the youth who had exchanged only two sentences with him could easily deal with everyone in the hall, including him!
If they could not even see his movement trajectory, there was not the slightest possibility of counterattacking.
An Agility Attack System?
As a control-type Soul Master, Tang San instinctively thought of that term.
Agility Attack System Soul Masters were universally acknowledged as the natural enemies of support-type and control-type Soul Masters.
They possessed strong burst power, incredible speed, and often special movement techniques.
These traits made Agility Attack System Soul Masters unstoppable when they charged into the back line.
After all, Support-type Soul Masters usually had little ability to protect themselves, while most control-type Soul Masters were not particularly skilled at close combat.
Lu Yuan smiled and said:
"I didn't spray any perfume. How could I smell sweet?"
"If you don't believe me, take a sniff."
Dai Mubai's pupils contracted. Without hesitation, he drove an elbow backward.
"Careful!"
Zhu Zhuqing warned him instinctively.
Lu Yuan stood quietly where he was, seemingly intending to take the fierce elbow strike head-on.
A flicker of delight flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes.
But soon afterward, he realized he had celebrated too early.
He watched helplessly as his arm passed through Lu Yuan's body, then struck the front desk with a teeth-grating crash.
"How is that possible?!"
It was not only Dai Mubai who cried out. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and even Zhu Zhuqing wore expressions of disbelief.
Tang San's gaze shifted uncertainly, as though he wanted to find some clue.
If the other party had avoided that elbow strike with his terrifying speed, Tang San would not have been surprised at all.
But he had simply stood there quietly, neither dodging nor taking the blow head-on!
Like a soul that did not exist and possessed no physical form, he allowed the elbow strike to pass through his body!
It made everyone instinctively feel an inexplicable fear.
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