Zhu Zhuqing's Reaction

The Divine Realm.

Inside the palace where God of Speed lived.

Zhu Zhuqing sat in meditation, cultivating. Her figure was alluring in a black, cutout gown, and her long black hair drifted gently with the ebb and flow of energy.

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A voice suddenly rang out in the quiet bedroom, and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes snapped open.

Buzz!

Her expression turned icy. The energy that had been swirling around her spread in every direction, filling the entire bedchamber. Her long hair shot upward, and her full breasts rose and fell with the surging energy as she swiftly searched for the intruder!

The black gown over her legs fluttered slightly, revealing her two jade-white legs crossed together.

"Who's there?!"

She found no one, which only made her more nervous. The voice she'd just heard hadn't sounded like an illusion. Cat ears appeared atop her head, and a tail sprouted behind her. In a flash, she was at the door.

Ding Ding Ding!

Ding Ding Ding!

She reached for the doorknob, when a transparent screen suddenly appeared before her eyes, displaying a string of text.

At the bizarre sight, the cat ears on Zhu Zhuqing's head stood straight up on their own!

As she watched one message after another flash by, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt that her brain couldn't keep up. Who could wield such powerful illusion magic?

"Zhuqing, are you all right? I sensed the aura of your Martial Soul!"

Dai Mubai's voice came from outside, tinged with worry.

Hearing him, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up. It wasn't that she'd found someone to rely on; she'd realized she could get him to find someone.

"Mubai, hurry and get Third Brother over here. There's something in front of my eyes..."

Before Dai Mubai outside could hear her out, he felt a surge of energy. Before he could react, powerful lightning struck down from inside the room.

Boom!!!

Dai Mubai was blasted backward. When he looked up again, he heard Zhu Zhuqing scream, "Aaaah~~~"

"Hey, hey, Zhuqing, are you okay?"

That scream didn't sound like she was okay at all...

Dai Mubai suddenly remembered that she'd asked him to find Tang San, and hurriedly turned around.

"Zhuqing, wait here. I'll go get Xiao San."

Inside the room, Zhu Zhuqing knelt on the floor, bent over, both hands braced hard against the door. She gritted her teeth as her black cutout gown became a ragged, hole-riddled lace dress.

Her back, as white as jade, was exposed,

Tremble~

"Ah..."

Zhu Zhuqing tried to stand, but her arms and legs shook as she struggled to support herself. In the end, she couldn't hold on. The moment she got up, she collapsed again.

Her knees hit the floor with a heavy thud.

"Ow."

The fall hadn't hurt, of course. She meant the lightning strike.

She didn't dare voice her suspicions again, afraid of another bolt of lightning!

All she could do was grumble to herself. Why had she been struck by lightning? It had happened just as she was about to speak of the strange voice in her mind.

Could this be some kind of special restriction, one that forbade her from telling anyone?

The punishment hadn't been severe. Only her clothes were torn, and her skin hadn't been hurt at all. A short while later, she recovered and got to her feet. Feeling a cool draft on her exposed back, Zhu Zhuqing's face instantly flushed red.

With the speed of a spirit cat, she changed into fresh clothes in a flash.

Ding~

After she had changed, a voice sounded in her mind, and the screen from before appeared again.

Some of the messages seemed to be from new members, and there was a button that returned her to the top. She couldn't make sense of what she was looking at yet, but Zhu Zhuqing didn't understand much anyway, so she could figure things out herself.

She returned to the top to look through the messages people had sent. Everything had seemed ordinary until she scrolled to a photo!

"Wutong?"

As the first of the Shrek Seven Monsters to be born—and their little princess—she'd naturally been doted on by everyone. There was no way she wouldn't recognize Wutong. The moment she saw the picture Wang Dong'er had sent, the name sprang into her mind.

"Douluo Planet?"

"Could this be something from the lower realm? That can't be right. The threat of death just now was real."

Zhu Zhuqing rubbed her chin, thinking.

"Zhuqing! Zhuqing!"

Dai Mubai's voice suddenly rang out from outside. Tang San, the helper he'd called over, was right behind him, looking just as worried. After all, they were all pawns in the fight against God King of Destruction, and none of them wanted anything to go wrong.

"Xiao San, Xiao San, hurry and see what's happened to Zhuqing! I was just blasted back by a powerful surge of energy."

Tang San's brows knitted together. He wasn't happy with that nickname, but this wasn't the time to fuss over it.

"Okay."

"Zhu Zhuqing, Boss Dai said something happened to you, so I came to check on you. May I come in?"

"Ah—oh!"

Zhu Zhuqing hadn't finished examining the screen when they interrupted her. She hadn't had time to close it, so she could only go answer the door with the enormous screen still in front of her.

"Come in, but I'm fine now. I had a little trouble while cultivating."

She'd get shocked if she went outside. How could she dare tell them? She could only brush them off. Besides, if she told them about something like this, they might think she was crazy.

"All right. Sorry to bother you."

Hearing that she'd let them in, Tang San and Dai Mubai apologized before pushing the door open and entering.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's somewhat pale face, it was clear something had happened.

Dai Mubai asked anxiously,

"Zhuqing, I heard you crying out in pain inside. Did you get hurt?"

"No. I just suffered a backlash while cultivating."

Zhu Zhuqing's mouth twitched as she continued to brush them off.

Tang San narrowed his eyes at the sight. Something felt off.

"Sorry to trouble you, Third Brother. It was just a problem with my cultivation technique. I'll be fine after resting for a while, so there's no need to trouble you."

Now that she hadn't been shocked, Zhu Zhuqing had finally figured out what to do. She needed to investigate the Group Chat. It was blocking her view, and that could be a serious problem if a fight broke out.

So she wanted to get Tang San and the others out as soon as possible and figure out how to close it. If she accidentally said something while investigating and they heard her, she might get shocked again. That would be bad!

"Are you sure? Don't you want us to take a look? I was blasted back several meters right outside the door. If it's a cultivation problem, you should take it even more seriously."

"No need, Third Brother. Mubai, if anything's wrong, I'll come find you."

Since she'd turned them down, both men sensed that something was strange. She normally didn't act like this.

But this time, Zhu Zhuqing didn't give them a chance to stay. She pushed them out.

"Hey, hey..."

Dai Mubai was confused as she shoved him. When he turned back, he couldn't even see Zhu Zhuqing; all he saw was the door she had just closed.

Click.

With the door between them, Zhu Zhuqing spoke to the two men outside.

"Sorry, I really want to rest now. If anything happens, I'll come talk to you."

Tang San and Dai Mubai were both bewildered outside the room.

"This..."

"Forget it. She's made it clear, so there's no point trying to talk more. Come find me if anything happens, Boss Dai. I'll head off first."

Tang San couldn't help if she wouldn't tell him what was wrong. He offered a few words of comfort, then turned and left.

"Okay. Sorry for the trouble, Xiao San."

Dai Mubai shook his head. He glanced at the door once more, then returned to his own palace?