How about offering yourself in return?

Just as Zhu Zhuqing finished speaking, Zhu Zhuyun stepped out from behind the men in black.

"Hmph, even if you agree to come back with us, this man must die!"

"You are the fiancée of the Third Prince, yet you are in such intimate contact with this person. If he stays alive, the royal family will never stand for it!"

"Furthermore, our Zhu Family cannot have a woman with a blemish marry into the palace! Therefore, he must be sent to his death!"

Zhu Zhuyun had clearly heard Zhu Zhuqing's words, and she stood before Luo Yan, speaking in a cold voice.

After finishing, she even scanned Luo Yan's face to see if he was someone from the Star Luo Empire.

However, Luo Yan had never been to the Star Luo Empire, so naturally, he had never seen Zhu Zhuyun, and to Zhu Zhuyun, he felt completely unfamiliar.

This only made Zhu Zhuyun more determined to kill Luo Yan.

Before Zhu Zhuqing could say anything, the spiritual energy aura on Luo Yan's body instantly expanded outward.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of thuds echoed as Zhu Zhuyun and all the men in black behind her were suppressed by the pressure radiating from Luo Yan.

One by one, they collapsed to their knees on the ground.

Some of the weaker men in black couldn't even hold themselves up and were pressed flat against the floor.

"Title... Title Douluo?!"

Feeling the aura emanating from Luo Yan, the toughness Zhu Zhuyun had displayed vanished completely.

She realized that the pressure Luo Yan exerted was comparable to that of the current ruler of the Star Luo Empire, the Star Luo Emperor, who was a level 95 Super Douluo.

Zhu Zhuyun's body trembled incessantly as she knelt on the ground.

At this moment, she no longer cared about the mission; she only wanted to survive and return home. Deep down, she actually hoped that Zhu Zhuqing could escape this sea of suffering.

Unfortunately, the men in black were essentially loyal to the family head, so she could only act in secret and could never openly oppose him.

Under Luo Yan's control, Zhu Zhuqing did not feel any pressure at all.

However, she could tell from the expressions of Zhu Zhuyun and the others that Luo Yan's strength was immense, and she was deeply astonished by this.

[Zhu Zhuyun has discovered you are a 'Title Douluo', generating fear in her heart. Resentment +888!]

[Zhu Er feels your aura is even stronger than the family head's. Resentment +59452!]

[...]

As soon as Luo Yan released his pressure, a series of system notifications began to pop up.

However, compared to the one hundred million resentment points required for his next evolution, these amounts were not even worth mentioning.

The main issue was that the strongest among this group of men in black only possessed the strength of a Soul Ancestor.

"Zhuqing, do you want to kill them all?"

Luo Yan ignored Zhu Zhuyun entirely and instead asked Zhu Zhuqing.

"Zhuqing? Zhuqing?" Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was still distracted, Luo Yan called out to her a few more times.

"I... I don't know."

Startled by Luo Yan's voice, Zhu Zhuqing finally snapped back to reality, her small face turning bright red.

Hearing this, Luo Yan began to ponder while using his energy to help heal Zhu Zhuqing's injuries.

From the look in her eyes, he could tell that Zhu Zhuqing likely did not want him to kill Zhu Zhuyun.

What a kind-hearted girl...

Luo Yan circulated his spiritual energy, and over a dozen bolts of lightning shot from his pupils, instantly striking a dozen of the men in black.

The men hit by the lightning died instantly, their bodies charred black as they collapsed to the side.

Seeing Luo Yan kill over a dozen men with nothing but a glance, Zhu Zhuyun became even more terrified.

After dealing with those men, Luo Yan looked at Zhu Zhuyun and spoke slowly: "That's enough, you can get lost now!"

"Go back and tell your family head that I, Luo Yan, am protecting Zhuqing! If they want to take her back, tell them to come find me!"

"If the Star Luo royal family is unhappy about it, they can come find me as well!"

Having said this, he withdrew his aura, allowing Zhu Zhuyun and the others to regain their ability to move.

Feeling that she had regained control over her own fate, Zhu Zhuyun didn't dare to utter any more threats and quickly fled with the remaining men in black.

Watching them run off, Luo Yan looked down at Zhu Zhuqing in his arms and asked with a smile:

"Zhuqing, you don't mind that I let them go, do you? If you don't want them to live, I can still catch up now; I should be able to kill them all!"

"Let them go."

Thinking of how she and Zhu Zhuyun were biological sisters, yet had reached this point, the light in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes dimmed significantly.

However, suddenly remembering something, she looked at Luo Yan and said: "That... could you please not call me that..."

Recalling how intimate Luo Yan sounded every time he said her name, Zhu Zhuqing's face began to flush red once again.

Luo Yan curled the corner of his lips: "Why not?"

"I..."

Looking at the mischievous smile on Luo Yan's face, Zhu Zhuqing stammered, unable to come up with a coherent explanation.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing lower her head and remain silent, Luo Yan didn't say anything more, focusing instead on treating her wounds.

After half an hour, all the external injuries had healed.

As for internal injuries like excessive soul power consumption, blood loss, and mental exhaustion, those were things Zhu Zhuqing would have to recover from on her own.

"Thank you..."

Feeling a garment being draped over her back, Zhu Zhuqing knew that Luo Yan had finished tending to her wounds.

Thinking about how she had just taken off her top in front of Luo Yan, she didn't dare to meet his eyes now.

"Since you want to thank me, how about you offer yourself to me?" Luo Yan laughed.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing become shy again, he couldn't help but feel like this Zhu Zhuqing was a fake.

He remembered that Zhu Zhuqing was supposed to be an incredibly cold person; even if she were kind-hearted, she should still be cold toward others.

Hearing Luo Yan's joke, Zhu Zhuqing was rendered speechless, which was the only thing that matched the "mute girl" persona.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing didn't reply, Luo Yan continued to speak to himself:

"Forget it if you don't want to."

"You heard me earlier, my name is Luo Yan. You can just call me by my name from now on."

"I know you're heading to Suotuo City to find Dai Mubai. I'll be heading there in a few days as well. You can come with me, and then no one will be able to catch you again!"

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

Hearing Luo Yan mention Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing looked at him with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

She didn't know how Luo Yan knew about her plans, especially since she had never told anyone about them.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing remain silent, Luo Yan continued, "In that case, I'll take you somewhere in a moment. Once you've rested for two days, we'll head to Suotuo City!"

Luo Yan then stepped forward, intending to help Zhu Zhuqing walk toward the small cabin.

However, after standing up, Zhu Zhuqing had no strength to walk at all.

Although her external wounds had all healed, her body was still in a state of collapse, her face pale and her limbs weak.

She couldn't even lift her arms.

Luo Yan glanced at her, and without wasting any words, reached out and scooped her into his arms.

Zhu Zhuqing's small face began to flush red again, and she stubbornly tried to struggle and get down to walk on her own, but she was completely powerless.

She had no choice but to give up struggling and let Luo Yan carry her.

Before long, Luo Yan returned to the small cabin with Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.

At this moment, the cabin was still glowing with a faint light.