Just as Zhang Lexuan thought Lin Feng and Han Ruoruo had confirmed their relationship and she could withdraw, Han Ruoruo called out to her.
"Sister Ruoruo."
Zhang Lexuan's eyes dimmed slightly. After Lin Feng told them they would part ways and go their separate ways upon reaching the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, both Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo fell silent.
However, compared to Han Ruoruo, Zhang Lexuan was thinking much more.
At that time, facing the Nightmare Douluo's domain, she not only had to face the desperate situations in the Star Dou Great Forest twice but also recalled the massacre she experienced in her childhood.
The massacre had happened long ago, and she had forgotten many of its details. It should have been that way.
But as she fell into the Nightmare Douluo's domain, the continuous, repetitive nightmares caused her to recall all the details inadvertently.
Once she thought of the details, Zhang Lexuan felt increasingly that something was wrong.
During that massacre, she had survived because she hid under the bed and her mother covered her mouth with her hand.
At the time, she was too terrified to think of many things.
But looking back now, if a powerful noble family wanted to exterminate her entire family, they should at least know the situation of her family, right?
By leaving out a genius who was the most potential in the family during the massacre, weren't they afraid she would seek refuge with some power and seek revenge in the future?
Furthermore, when a powerful noble family sends people to do things, would they really not have any investigating Soul Masters?
Even if there were no investigating Soul Masters, her mother reaching under the bed to cover her mouth, they couldn't have not seen that, right?
But that Soul Master inexplicably didn't see it, and seemed unaware of her innate full Soul Power, a genius who reached level twenty at the age of eight.
Also, how did she manage to walk step by step to Shrek in that dazed state back then?
Also, the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire were exterminated by another powerful noble family, what was the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire doing?
It seemed that the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire had not yet been weakened by powerful officials. With the emperor not weakened by powerful officials, could the extermination of a minor noble family by a powerful noble family, an act that damaged the Heaven Dou Empire's strength, truly be allowed?
Especially when she had innate full Soul Power. One should know that in this era, innate full Soul Power meant that with normal growth, one could reach Titled Douluo, or even Super Douluo.
A family that could produce Titled Douluo and even Super Douluo, at a time when the Heaven Dou Empire faced the threat of the Sun Moon Empire, could the royal family allow such a family to be exterminated? Were the royal family's brains eaten by dogs?
If they couldn't even protect someone with innate full Soul Power, and allowed the family of a genius to be killed like this, could the Heaven Dou Empire produce Titled Douluo a hundred years later?
And that powerful noble family of the Heaven Dou Empire exterminated by Elder Mu.
Alright, this was actually the least noteworthy matter. Whether it was his identity as a Limit Douluo or his power within Shrek, killing a powerful noble was not a big deal.
But the other matters became more and more wrong the more she thought about them. Everything could only be explained by a certain special idea, but Zhang Lexuan dared not think too deeply about that idea.
It was in this state of growing fear and reluctance to think deeply that Zhang Lexuan struggled with the nightmare memories for a long time, only suppressing her doubts and arriving late after Han Ruoruo had already confirmed her relationship with Lin Feng.
And when she arrived, Lin Feng and Han Ruoruo were already embracing.
Lost and heartbroken, Zhang Lexuan didn't know what she could do next.
But at this moment, Han Ruoruo called out to her and pulled her to Lin Feng's side.
"Junior Disciple Sister, I'm telling you, I will become Lin Feng's concubine. I hope you will come with us."
"Mm."
"Hm? Sister Ruoruo, what did you say?"
Hearing Han Ruoruo's words, Zhang Lexuan nodded subconsciously, but then she realized something was wrong.
Sister Ruoruo wanted to bring her along even after becoming a concubine?
Looking at Zhang Lexuan, who was full of questions, Han Ruoruo did not answer her, but instead held her hand.
"Junior Disciple Sister, you like Lin Feng too, don't you?"
"I..." Zhang Lexuan's eyes darted away, unsure how to answer Han Ruoruo's question.
It was impossible to say she didn't like him. Whether it was the sense of security Lin Feng brought her during that time in the Star Dou Great Forest, or the back of Lin Feng shielding her when facing the level 98 Nightmare Douluo not long ago, it was deeply imprinted in Zhang Lexuan's heart.
The sense of security brought by despair, as if the sky wouldn't fall as long as Lin Feng was there, was something Zhang Lexuan hadn't felt since her father died.
In that situation, it was impossible for Zhang Lexuan to say she wasn't moved at all. However, she found it difficult to speak about liking Lin Feng in front of Han Ruoruo, who had already confirmed her relationship with Lin Feng and was also her senior disciple sister.
But just because she couldn't speak didn't mean Han Ruoruo couldn't see it.
Whether it was the way Zhang Lexuan looked at Lin Feng after being saved by him before, or Zhang Lexuan's avoidance now, these could fool Lin Feng, who didn't focus his energy on relationships and primarily had no women in his heart but not necessarily no women around him, but they couldn't fool Han Ruoruo, who was familiar with Zhang Lexuan.
When Han Ruoruo fell for Lin Feng, she had already noticed that Zhang Lexuan's gaze towards Lin Feng was not right. However, she didn't pay much attention to it. After all, at that time, she liked him, but Han Ruoruo, who was clearly aware of the huge gap between them, was quite self-aware.
Han Ruoruo had not intended for her confession this time to succeed from the beginning. She didn't even think Zhang Lexuan could succeed. The gap in their talents was too large, and with both her and Zhang Lexuan already in their twenties, age was also a problem. Therefore, Han Ruoruo's initial intention was to speak her mind and not leave any regrets.
Who knew Lin Feng would be in this situation? Although it wasn't the outcome she had never even considered, it was still an unexpected situation.
Looking at Zhang Lexuan's evasive eyes, Han Ruoruo patted her hand, signaling her to relax. "Lexuan, let's continue to be sisters."
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Zhang Lexuan's eyes. "Sister Ruoruo, I, I..."
"It's alright, Junior Disciple Sister. You don't want to be unable to do anything when you encounter Elder Xuan in the future and anger him, do you?"
"Whether it's you or me, Lin Feng's talent is such that unless we become concubines, neither of us can be with him. You know this, don't you?"
Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan was silent for a moment before nodding.
She was a genius, no doubt, but she was already struggling when facing a sixty-thousand-year Spirit Beast. Yet Lin Feng, who was younger than her, could already fight a level 98 Titled Douluo. If they were to have a lifelong monogamous relationship, she was indeed not worthy enough.
As Zhang Lexuan nodded, Lin Feng silently carried Han Ruoruo and Zhang Lexuan to the bed. (Here, 13,728 characters are omitted)
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