Make a Familiar Face for the Future

This shows that this is an opportunity to throw the entire Heaven Dou into chaos!

Although Zhou Qing estimated that if this incident really escalated and even had the potential to trigger a civil war within the Heaven Dou Empire, then the Spirit Hall would definitely intervene and work with the Heaven Dou Empire's higher-ups to quell the matter... But in any case, the seeds of hatred had already been sown.

And what about the Star Luo Empire?

It's just a waste of breath.

The worst outcome would be nothing more than pushing Dales out, which is insignificant.

Zhu Zhuqing's role in the whole affair was insignificant, because she most likely heard that her fiancé Dai Mubai might be trying to escape his fight with his older brother Dai Weisi and had come out with the Star Luo Royal Academy Team. There was a good chance that he was trying to escape directly, so she secretly followed to see what was going on.

However, Zhou Qing knew that Dai Mubai had not yet made up his mind. The more likely reason for coming out with the rest of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team was to personally confirm the route between Star Luo City and Heaven Dou City.

In the original work, Zhou Qing believed that whether it was Dai Mubai or Zhu Zhuqing, they were able to escape because the Star Luo Empire's royal family did not obstruct them much. The latter might even have been secretly guided to Suotuo City.

Otherwise, how could Zhu Zhuqing have found Suotuo City, where Dai Mubai was, by such a coincidence?

However, under such oppressive circumstances, they were only worried about the possibility of losing their lives at any moment and could not possibly think about this aspect.

Similarly.

At this stage, Dai Mubai is eight years old and it's impossible for him to think about this level. At most, he's planning his escape route and checking if the map is correct.

but--

Zhou Qing still wanted to complain about Dai Mubai: You have the courage to run away from the Star Luo Empire by yourself, but don't you have the courage to face your brother?

Truly: both cowardly and tough.

"Zhou Qing, what are your plans next?" Qingzhu Zhu asked. "Go back to my hometown... and play it safe?"

"That won't be necessary," Zhou Qing shook his head.

"Why?"

Mother Zhu was puzzled; after hearing her explain the general situation, she suddenly seemed less afraid.

"I'm a student at the Nuoding Academy. What place is safer than Nuoding Academy?" Zhou Qing retorted.

"I want to hear how you feel, how you feel after I've told you all this inside information," said Mother Zhu.

"All right···"

Seeing that the maid wouldn't give up probing if he didn't speak, Zhou Qing removed his ideas about Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Empire's schemes against the Heaven Dou Empire, only mentioning the speculation about the conflict of interests behind the so-called "win-win-win" situation, and simplified it considerably. Finally, he asked, "What do you think?"

"Are you really six years old?"

Mother Zhu opened her mouth in disbelief and stared at Zhou Qing, but the shock in her eyes was quickly replaced by seriousness. "Someone like you, if you're not controlled, it's hard to trust you."

"You accepted this so quickly, doesn't that mean you've seen through the key point?" Zhou Qing countered, "Aren't you still just a maid?"

"I only help Miss with the bookshelves in my spare time, and I can understand some military strategies, but I haven't fully figured out the key points of this inside story..." Mother Zhu sighed Youyou, "Moreover, my identity is just that of a maid."

"You're Soul Master, and you've even reached the Soul Ancestor level!" Xiao Wu, whose intelligence had picked up slightly, interjected, "With the status of Soul Master, how could you possibly be a maid?"

"What's so strange about that? I even know a Soul Douluo who calls himself 'Old Slave'." Zhou Qing didn't find it strange at all. In the original story, Tai Tan, the patriarch of the Strength Clan, referred to himself as a servant to Tang Hao.

Perhaps, in this era, such things are not uncommon.

Soul Master have a higher status than ordinary people, but this is more of a professional hierarchy than a class distinction based on social status. It's just that because Soul Master possess martial power, most people instinctively equate their status with that of nobles.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for someone with the cultivation level of Soul Ancestor to become someone else's maid.

"My Martial Soul isn't outstanding." Mother Zhu's mood was slightly downcast.

"How could she be worse than Xiao Wu? Her Martial Soul is just the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit," Zhou Qing said.

"Hey, do you have to put me down?" Xiao Wu pouted, indignantly: (ˇˇ)!

"My Martial Soul is my throat." Mother Zhu pointed to her throat and sighed, "It is actually very rare for Martial Soul to be part of the body like mine."

"It's not uncommon. Zhou Qing's Martial Soul is the Blood Circulation System, and the woman he was toying with had a brain as her Martial Soul. They're both part of the body," Xiao Wu interjected. "That makes three of them."

"Your Martial Soul is also part of your body? But what is the Blood Circulation System? Blood?" Mother Zhu suddenly became affectionate towards Zhou Qing.

"No, the combination of the heart, blood vessels, and blood is what I call the Blood Circulation System. However, the certificate the Spirit Hall gave me is for the heart." Zhou Qing was surprised to learn that Mother Zhu's Martial Soul was also Body Martial Soul, but he still explained the situation of his own Martial Soul. After all, in this era, research on Body Martial Soul was probably only recorded in the Library of the Spirit Hall, such as the Papal Palace, the Elder Hall, and the Worship Hall.

Moreover, judging from the surface meaning alone, the natives of the Douluo Continent would probably think that he has Soul Skill such as manipulating blood to attack, and thus take precautions.

On the contrary, he doesn't have this type of Soul Skill at all, and he doesn't even plan to add Soul Skill like blood attacks to his Martial Soul in the future.

Zhou Qing could easily understand that this kind of Soul Skill required breaking one's own skin and extracting blood before it could be controlled to increase its power.

Purely useless!

It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw it away!

Saying it now can also mislead others...

"I see, it does seem quite complete." Mother Zhu smiled. "However, for Soul Master like us whose Martial Soul is part of the body, our attack power is not as good as that of Tool Martial Soul Master, and our physique is not as good as that of Beast Martial Soul Master. We are at a disadvantage. Why don't you join the Star Luo Empire and come to our Spirit Cat Family?"

"I still prefer my current life." Zhou Qing stretched and declined Mother Zhu's invitation, then asked, "Is there anywhere else you two would like to go? Xiao Wu and I can take you there."

Zhou Qing is a pragmatist.

Now that he had learned about the Star Luo Royal Academy Team's plans from Qingzhu Zhu and Mother Zhu, and deduced that this was a scheme by the Star Luo Empire against the Heaven Dou Empire, and since he did not intend to participate in the Star Luo Empire's struggle for the throne, it was best to part ways with Zhu Zhuqing and the others for the time being.

Now, I have left Qingzhu Zhu with a fairly intelligent impression. If there is any business connection with her in the future, with my talent, I may be able to become acquainted with her.

"Nuoding City, there's not much to see. Thank you for your help."

Mother Zhu understood Zhou Qing's implied meaning, and since she already knew the possible location of the Soul Master Competition, there was no need to wander around this small city anymore.

In terms of prosperity, this place is a thousand times less prosperous than Star Luo City.

It's not worth mentioning.

But Qingzhu Zhu had a different idea—