Hero Saving the Beauty

Zhu Zhuyun watched Zhu Zhuqing leap out of the trap, holding a Jade Slab and making strange movements, but she paid it no mind and merely waved her hand.

The Soul Masters beside her immediately drew their bows and fired.

Whoosh!

Zhu Zhuqing instantly flipped aside to evade, caught the arrow, and threw it back. Before she could take two steps forward, another hidden arrow shot toward her from behind.

Swish.

An invisible sword qi from ahead shattered the hidden arrow.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes immediately lit up.

He was here.

Zhu Zhuyun's brows tightened, surprise flickering in her eyes.

Someone had actually come to meet her?

Could it be that coward Dai Mubai?

"Beans are boiled to make broth, filtered beans become juice. The stalks burn beneath the pot, while the beans weep within. Born from the same roots, why must you torment each other so fiercely?"

Before the man arrived, his voice did.

Upon hearing the poem, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing's hearts trembled.

It could not have been more fitting for them.

It was so evocative.

Under their astonished gazes, a handsome youth with curly, fluffy black hair walked into view from afar.

The way Su Yan showed off earned him eighty-two points from the two sisters, with the remaining points delivered in the form of "six six six."

Questions appeared in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. So this was Su Yan?

He seemed to be about the same age as her.

That was nice.

She had originally thought he would be an old man. He had acted so mysterious and mature in the Chat Group, yet he turned out to be a handsome youth not much older than her.

The thought made Zhu Zhuqing want to laugh.

Wait?

Wasn't he the person Little Princess had been looking for in the Group Chat?

He...

He had ridden all night from Nuoding City to save her?

A faint blush spread across Zhu Zhuqing's face as she thought of this, and even her gaze became shy. She could never repay the debt of saving her life!

Zhu Zhuyun was deeply confused. Her gaze shifted to Zhu Zhuqing, and she discovered that Zhu Zhuqing was actually blushing.

Seriously?

You're blushing at a time like this?

I'm hunting you down!

Try using your brain.

As Su Yan walked up to Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun's expression grew solemn. "Who are you? Was that poem meant for us?"

"You know who I am?"

Su Yan nodded slightly.

"I'm a very good friend of Zhuqing's. I'll protect her from now on. You can leave."

"As for how I know who you are, although you're masked, I could recognize you at a glance, just like Zhuqing."

Zhu Zhuyun: ???

Zhu Zhuyun was stunned. This youth was so familiar with her?

He could recognize her at a glance?

But he was not that coward Dai Mubai, so how could he recognize her at a glance?

Zhu Zhuqing, however, did not know whether to laugh or cry. You really do love telling the truth!

Zhu Zhuyun did not ask any more questions.

No matter who this youth was or what his relationship with Zhuqing was, she had to test what he was capable of.

"If you want to save her, then let's see whether you have the ability."

"Go."

With a wave of Zhu Zhuyun's hand, the four people around her immediately activated Martial Soul Possession and charged at Su Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Su Yan, be careful..."

The sight immediately made Zhu Zhuqing nervous.

"Little Monkey."

Su Yan merely called out calmly. Little Monkey instantly leaped forward, three Soul Rings lighting up around him as he used Golden Cudgel Cloak, leaving behind an afterimage.

Bang!

Before the Soul Ancestor at the front could even unleash a Soul Skill, Little Monkey smashed his head apart with a single strike. The remaining three people froze in shock and retreated one after another.

Terror filled their eyes.

What was this thing?

A Soul Beast?

A Martial Soul?

A Beast Martial Soul or a Tool Martial Soul?

How could a three-ring Soul Master possess such terrifying strength?

Zhu Zhuqing was dumbfounded as well.

She knew Su Yan possessed the Chat Group and knew many things, but he had arrived on horseback and was only a three-ring Soul Master. How could he possess such powerful strength?

Zhu Zhuyun was stunned too.

Likewise.

She could not tell whether it was a Tool Martial Soul or a Beast Martial Soul. It was just a monkey holding an Iron Rod, yet it had smashed someone's head apart with one blow.

"That's too bloody. Let me handle it."

Su Yan was rather helpless.

Although he thought about killing people every day, Little Monkey's savage fighting style was still difficult for him to accept.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Su Yan raised his hand, firing three streaks of invisible sword qi. Although the three people opposite him had mentally prepared themselves, they had no idea what had happened before the invisible sword qi pierced through their bodies.

"Instant-cast Soul Skill, shadowless and formless."

"You..."

Zhu Zhuyun could not help backing away several steps to widen the distance. With her skill, she might be able to evade one such bizarre Soul Skill, but two would be difficult, and three would probably kill her.

Not to mention there was still a monkey wielding an Iron Rod, capable of smashing a person's head apart with one strike. It was truly not something to provoke.

Zhu Zhuyun could not even tell whether it was a Beast Martial Soul or a Tool Martial Soul. What kind of Martial Soul could run out and fight on its own?

Really.

She had never heard of such a thing.

"Su Yan."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Su Yan and gently shook her head.

The situation was obvious.

Although Su Yan appeared to be a three-ring Soul Master, his true strength was unfathomable. Her older sister Zhu Zhuyun could never defeat him and would likely die at his hands.

Zhu Zhuqing could not bear to see Zhu Zhuyun killed.

Su Yan nodded slightly to show that he understood.

"Zhu Yun, I know about your family's circumstances. It is not what either of you wanted. You cannot bear to kill Zhuqing, and Zhuqing cannot bear to kill you either."

"Leave."

"In two years, I'll bring Zhuqing back. By then, your Zhu Family can choose its own fate, and you can choose your fate again as well. If you need help, you can come to me."

"My name is Su Yan."

With that, Su Yan looked at Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly, then turned and left with Su Yan.

Zhu Zhuyun watched their backs with mixed feelings. They looked like a heavenly couple, while she seemed like a dog.

Yet Zhu Zhuyun was also baffled. After her little sister had been abandoned by that scumbag, where had she found such a formidable lover?

That made no sense!

Zhuqing had always been under her watch. Where could she have met someone?

"Zhu Zhuqing."

Zhu Zhuyun suddenly spoke.

Zhu Zhuqing stopped but did not turn around.

Zhu Zhuyun said, "Take care of yourself. Once you leave, don't come back."

"It isn't worth it!"

Zhu Zhuqing turned around at those words and looked at Zhu Zhuyun with a complicated expression.

"Big Sister..."

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to say, Let's leave together!

But that was obviously unrealistic.

Zhu Zhuyun said nothing more and turned, disappearing into the forest.

Although she hated the family's Rules, hated sisters being forced to kill each other, and could not bear the thought that when she had children in the future, siblings would be forced to kill each other as well—

She had no choice. She lacked the power to change anything.

Zhu Zhuqing could flee, but Zhu Zhuyun could not. Otherwise, the Zhu Family would not be able to withstand the Dai Family's fury.

Zhu Zhuqing watched Big Sister's lonely figure disappear into the forest and let out a deep sigh.

Su Yan gently patted Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder. Zhu Zhuqing looked up at him, at his handsome face that still carried a trace of youthful innocence.

The rising sun illuminated the world, and all things came back to life.

Rosy clouds dyed the horizon.

The youth's handsome appearance and the crimson glow of dawn seemed to write a beautiful future for her. It was dreamlike and hazy, so beautiful that she could not help becoming intoxicated by it.

She rose onto her toes to touch that beautiful dream.

He lowered his head to welcome love.