Without Ye Yuan, You Would Have Been Dead Long Ago

"Sister, why would you do this? We are sisters by blood!"

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was heavily injured.

Standing before her was a masked woman with a slender figure, ample bosom, and a narrow waist.

Even though she had covered her face, Zhu Zhuqing still recognized her.

Zhu Zhuyun, her sister, the sister who was usually kind and approachable.

"Since you have already recognized me, there is no need for me to hide anymore."

After speaking, Zhu Zhuyun removed her mask, revealing her face.

"It really is you, sister."

Zhu Zhuqing did not understand why her usually gentle sister would attempt to assassinate her.

If it weren't for her good luck, she would have been killed long ago.

Zhu Zhuyun looked at her younger sister's confused expression and covered her mouth as she laughed.

"Hahaha, my dear sister, do you still not understand even now?"

"It seems that Ye Yuan protected you too well, to the point that you have become a fool."

Zhu Zhuqing still did not understand; what did this have to do with Ye Yuan?

She had already drawn a clear line between herself and Ye Yuan long ago.

If it weren't for him, perhaps she would have already been with Dai Mubai.

Why would she have delayed for so long?

"Sister, have you never heard of the succession rules between our Zhu Family and the royal family?"

"Survival of the fittest!"

"Otherwise, how do you think our Zhu Family and the Dai Family of the royal house have stood tall in the empire for thousands of years?"

"I could have killed you long ago; if it weren't for these damn Soul Tools, your body would have been left to rot in the wilderness by now!"

Zhu Zhuqing widened her eyes; it turned out that her sister's kind image all these years had been a facade.

No wonder Ye Yuan always told her to stay away from her sister all these years.

He had even constantly urged her to improve her strength.

Yet, at the time, she had slapped Ye Yuan and said to him in a rage.

"You are nothing but a stray dog I saved; how dare you interfere in my family affairs, how dare you slander my sister!"

"Your mother should have aborted you into a chamber pot back then instead of letting you live until now to sow discord between me and my sister!"

"Remember, you are just a commoner; don't think that becoming a Royal Knight Commander makes you something special!"

"The royal family hasn't even granted you noble status!"

"You are still just a commoner without a father or mother!"

At the time, Ye Yuan covered his face and smiled bitterly.

He could not refute her; he was still just a commoner.

Moreover, this life was indeed given to him by Zhu Zhuqing.

He did not understand how someone who had been so gentle in childhood could have become like this.

It seemed that everything had undergone such a huge transformation only after Dai Mubai arrived.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the bleeding wound on Ye Yuan's abdomen.

Then she continued to speak.

"Also, don't use such low-level tactics to attract my attention!"

"Why do you always have to target Brother Mubai?"

"You and Brother Mubai—one is a human, and the other is a dog without even a home, do you understand!?"

"Everything you have was given by me; don't always covet me!"

Ye Yuan moved his lips, but he did not say anything.

Now, Zhu Zhuqing felt some regret.

If she had known, she should have listened to him; she shouldn't have been like that.

"No, how could I feel regret for a commoner!"

"It's all his fault; why couldn't he just say it directly?"

"Why couldn't he have tried harder to persuade me?"

"It's all his fault, I am not wrong!"

In fact, Ye Yuan had already presented evidence to Zhu Zhuqing at the time, but she had burned the evidence directly.

And warned Ye Yuan not to slander her sister again.

"Little sister, how can you be so stupid?"

"Even if that Ye Yuan is a commoner, he is an extremely talented commoner."

"At less than twenty years old, he is already a Soul Elder over level thirty."

"His future achievements, even if not a Title Douluo, will definitely reach Soul Douluo."

"If it were me, I would keep him on a leash and make him devoted to me."

"Instead of using him as a scapegoat."

At the border of the Star Luo Empire, in a small village.

"My dear younger brother, you really can run." Dai Weisi stretched his back.

Dai Weisi had chased Dai Mubai all the way to the imperial border.

At this moment, Dai Mubai's condition was no better than Zhu Zhuqing's.

He was covered in wounds.

"It seems you've lived too comfortably all these years; you can't even block a single move of mine."

"Then again, if it weren't for that Ye Yuan, you and that Zhu Zhuqing would have been dead long ago."

Because Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai had been inseparable ever since he arrived.

To protect Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Yuan had no choice but to find ways to thwart Dai Weisi's various schemes.

"Hmph! That commoner is not worth pitying!"

"I never imagined my royal brother could hide so well; even Father was deceived."

Dai Weisi looked at Dai Mubai as if he were looking at an idiot.

"My dear younger brother, it seems your brain has truly been ruined by women."

"Do you think I would dare to pull strings behind the scenes without Father's tacit approval?"

"But Father is getting old, actually killing a genius like Ye Yuan. If it weren't for that kid having eyes only for Zhu Zhuqing."

"I would have recruited him into my ranks long ago."

Dai Weisi truly didn't know what had gotten into his father.

To actually hunt Ye Yuan down to the ends of the earth.

In his view, Ye Yuan was practically omnipotent.

First, at less than twenty years old, he was already a Soul Elder, and his Martial Soul was a Sword Martial Soul with immense attack power.

Second, the Soul Tools Ye Yuan invented had completely subverted Dai Weisi's understanding of Soul Tools.

Have you ever seen a commoner use a Soul Tool to take down a Soul Grand Master?

This was nothing short of genius!

Finally, and most importantly.

Ye Yuan had a clean background, and his life had been granted by the nobility. If not for that incident, he would have undoubtedly been a loyal servant to the royal family!

Hearing Dai Weisi praise Ye Yuan only fueled the rage in Dai Mubai's heart.

He had been fond of women since he was young and couldn't compare to Dai Weisi in any other aspect.

Dai Weisi's talent was far superior to his own.

That was until he met the genius Ye Yuan.

He discovered that Ye Yuan's talent was no worse than Dai Weisi's, so he tried to find ways to surpass Ye Yuan in other areas.

He wanted to derive pleasure from this method.

As a result, he discovered that Ye Yuan was deeply infatuated with his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.

So he thought of various ways to trick Zhu Zhuqing into his hands.

To the point where, when Ye Yuan's legs were broken, he would act intimate with Zhu Zhuqing right in front of him.

Dai Mubai looked toward the border.

He only needed to cross out of the empire.

Because he had already sent people to investigate the Heaven Dou Empire.

He had successfully enrolled in Shrek Academy.

As long as he entered the Heaven Dou Empire, he would be safe.

Star Dou Great Forest.

A person wearing a white sword robe with long white hair walked slowly through the forest.

He was none other than Ye Yuan.

After leaving the Star Luo Empire, Ye Yuan had traveled all the way here.

He was now level twenty, and to break through to become a Soul Grand Master, he had to absorb his second soul ring.

Without realizing it, he found himself thinking of Qian Renxue.

He didn't know why, but whenever he saw Qian Renxue, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was as if the two of them had known each other for a long time.

"Forget it, my primary task right now is to become stronger. Once I absorb my second soul ring, I'll go see my teacher."

"Time to begin the second round of body tempering."

Suddenly, a woman's voice drifted over from the river not far away.

Ye Yuan immediately summoned his martial soul and braced himself.

He dared not let his guard down, as many soul beasts were known to mimic human voices to lure humans into a trap.

Clutching his sword, Ye Yuan walked toward the riverbank.

Because a patch of tall grass stood between him and the river, Ye Yuan could not clearly see what was on the other side.