Choice I

"That's right. She was Lord Zhuang Jiu's birth mother. And if I'm not mistaken, you might be the reincarnation of Lord Zhuang Jiu's biological younger brother, whom he often mentioned!"

"What?!" Lu Sheng's eyes widened, and the aura around him surged erratically. "Sir, are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"Do I have nothing better to do than joke with you?" Ju Ye let out a breath and waved his hand. "Unfortunately, Lord Zhuang Jiu shattered the void and his divine soul perished. There's no way to verify it."

"Wait!" Lu Sheng abruptly raised a hand, his face swiftly turning pale.

"You just said... Lord Zhuang Jiu—Brother Zhuang Jiu—his divine soul perished?!"

Ju Ye's expression froze. Looking at the shock and disbelief in Lu Sheng's eyes, he hesitated before solemnly nodding.

Seeing him confirm it, Lu Sheng seemed to go completely blank. He bit his lip slightly, took a deep breath, lowered his head, and slowly withdrew the short blade he had prepared for a sneak attack within his sleeve.

"Brother Zhuang had said before that he would take me to descend into the outer world and give me a Mystery Crystal to comprehend the Heart Aspect..."

"You..." Ju Ye sighed as well. In truth, among the many Shadowplay Assassins, he and a small group of members had long received considerable care from Zhuang Jiu. To put it plainly, with Zhuang Jiu's death this time, quite a few people in the Ghost Poluo Realm had taken it badly.

"Forget it. Just live well here from now on. Now that Lord Zhuang Jiu has passed away, those above are anxious. They saw that he came to this star domain and assumed he had some scheme, never expecting it was because of you." Ju Ye gave a brief explanation. "I'll act