Star Luo Heir

As the eldest among the brothers, Dai Mubai was quite loyal. Even though Flender had said Nan Li was not at fault, the thought of Ma Hongjun's bloodied, mangled appearance from earlier immediately filled Dai Mubai with rage.

"Dai. Mu. Bai." Nan Li enunciated each word, her gaze cold and sharp, as though she meant to pierce through the facade that had hidden his complacent self-indulgence all these years. "Instead of worrying about others, why don't you think about yourself and the fiancée you're about to drag down with you?"

The instant Ma Hongjun heard the words "fiancée," his despondent expression was replaced by keen interest.

Once they realized what Nan Li meant, Ma Hongjun and Oscar both dropped their jaws and stiffly turned to stare at their Boss Dai.

What did that mean? Boss Dai had a fiancée?!

And he still dared to run three shows a day?

As expected of Boss Dai...

Dai Mubai's heart jolted. He had not expected Nan Li to know so much, much less say it so bluntly.

Could it be that she was not his elder brother's person, but someone sent by the Zhu Family?

The families of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had maintained a tradition of arranged marriages since long ago.

In order to cultivate and select the finest heir, the imperial heirs of the Star Luo Empire engaged in brutal competition. The losers were exiled to the borderlands at best, and beheaded at worst.

As the princes' partners and comrades-in-arms, the daughters of the Zhu Family shared their glory in victory and bore the consequences with them in defeat.

As if she had not noticed Ma Hongjun and Oscar's shock, Nan Li continued to Dai Mubai, "She's still struggling desperately within the family, while you're here drinking, whoring, and making merry!"

"You!" The carefree facade Dai Mubai had maintained for so long was ruthlessly torn apart by Nan Li, exposing the cowardice and sorrow beneath his rakish exterior.

"Other than the third prince, Dai Mubai, the only member of the Star Luo Empire's royal family with any real reputation is the First Prince, Dai Weisi," Jiang E Li remarked. "But Dai Weisi has already established himself. I'm afraid he won't take us seriously, and working with him would be nowhere near as easy as supporting Dai Mubai now."

Nan Li returned to the dormitory and sat cross-legged on her bed. Hearing Jiang E Li's words, she looked somewhat surprised. "Dai Weisi? Not him."

"Then, could it be..."

Nan Li took out the golden token she had briefly flashed before Dai Mubai last time from her Soul Tool. "When we were in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Clan Member who came to relay the message summoning the Third Elder back brought this token."

Jiang E Li had not paid attention to this gold token before, so she had not deliberately used her Spirit Power to inspect it.

"The task the Third Elder received after being summoned back to Sun Island was to establish a long-term, stable alliance between Sun Island and the Star Luo Empire. As for how it would be established..."

Nan Li turned the gleaming token over, revealing the words engraved on its back.

Jiang E Li swept it with her Spirit Power and saw the three words "Second Prince" clearly etched upon it!

"As for the Shrek Seven Devils, you don't need to worry too much." Nan Li put away the token. "Sun Island's plan will not incorporate uncertain forces into our sphere of influence. We have prepared for the worst... even for Sun Island to fight alone."

"However..." Nan Li curled her lips into an amused smile. "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. As long as we share an enemy, everything is negotiable."

Regardless of whether the various factions would turn against one another later, they should first eliminate their shared target, Spirit Hall, before discussing anything else!

"Besides, didn't you say that only Tang San and Xiao Wu truly became gods during the final battle? According to you, the deities who would appear at the battle of Jialing Pass were the Sea God, Angel God, Asura God, and Rakshasa God. Two gods against two gods..."

"But this time, Qian Renxue has been reborn, you from another world have come to the Douluo Continent, and Sun Island never appeared in the Original Work you mentioned. How do you know it will still end up being two gods against two gods?"

"This..." After considering it for a while, Jiang E Li ultimately agreed with Nan Li's view.

There were too many variables this time. It was impossible to say how the future would unfold. Tang San was the favored child of fate in the Original Work, but who could guarantee that the Heavenly Dao would still favor him in this world?

Sun Island's appearance had greatly strengthened the forces opposing Spirit Hall. In order to maintain the world's original balance, would the Heavenly Dao intervene to ensure the balance of power in this life?

Everything remained unknown.

After his conflict with Nan Li and the beating he received, Ma Hongjun lay quietly in bed for quite some time.

Over the following days, apart from having Dai Mubai and Oscar team up to spar with Nan Li, they did nothing but the same uninspired physical training.

Several days later, Ma Hongjun rubbed his waist and legs, which had grown sore from lying in bed, and slowly climbed up. The moment he entered the cafeteria, he saw a lively red-haired girl already seated in a chair.

Oscar had unusually risen early and sat properly off to one side.

At the sight of Nan Li, Ma Hongjun's nearly healed wounds seemed to ache faintly again. His limbs stiffened as he sat beside Oscar.

Dai Mubai had initially remained unconvinced by Nan Li and sprawled lazily in his seat. But then his gaze collided with a pair of eyes, one of them bearing double pupils. At the instant their gazes met, Dai Mubai's mind went blank. The Evil-Eyed White Tiger was like a large cat pinned to the ground, unable to muster even the slightest urge to resist such a fierce and formidable superior.

The feeling was like the fear and trembling that had risen in Dai Mubai's heart when, as a child, he first saw his father return from the battlefield.

Nan Li and Dai Mubai's eye contact lasted less than a second. The Chongming Bird Head Soul Bone flashed into view and vanished at once, as though it had never appeared.

Dai Mubai came back to his senses and drew deep breaths to ease the suffocating sensation from moments ago.

"Boss Dai..." Ma Hongjun and Oscar called out worriedly.

"I'm fine." Dai Mubai's gaze darted away, and he no longer dared meet Nan Li's eyes.

Dai Mubai changed the subject. "Fatty, how are your injuries?"

"Don't worry, I..." Ma Hongjun had been holding back for days and had finally nursed his wounds most of the way back to health. He had wanted to laugh heartily a few times, but Nan Li casually glanced his way, and all his words caught in his throat.

Ma Hongjun took a huge bite out of a bun and chewed hard several times as if venting his frustration. "I'm much better."

Hmph. I've never been this humiliated in my life, losing to a woman. Who knew what that red giant beast was? If it hadn't helped her, Nan Li wouldn't have defeated me so easily!

Ma Hongjun thought bitterly, but he did not dare show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face.

"Dong, dong, dong..."

This time, Dai Mubai and the other two did not dare delay. Each grabbed several buns and ran toward the training ground. Nan Li flew over their heads, and even Ma Hongjun no longer dared make any smart remarks.

"Mm, very good. No one is late today." Flender swept his gaze around the group and nodded in satisfaction.

But then Flender revealed an ill-intentioned smile, and all four of them, including Nan Li, immediately tensed up.