Without Ye Yuan, You Would Have Died Long Ago

"Big Sister, why did you do this? We're blood sisters!"

Zhu Zhuqing was badly wounded.

Standing before her was a masked woman with a slender figure, full breasts, and a narrow waist.

Though her face was covered, Zhu Zhuqing still recognized her.

Zhu Zhuyun—her sister, the sister who had always seemed kind and gentle.

"Since you've recognized me, there's no need for me to keep hiding."

With that, Zhu Zhuyun removed her mask, revealing her face.

"So it really was you, Big Sister."

Zhu Zhuqing could not understand why her usually gentle sister had tried to assassinate her.

If she had not been lucky, she would have been killed long ago.

Seeing the confusion on her younger sister's face, Zhu Zhuyun covered her mouth and laughed.

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

"It seems Ye Yuan protected you too well and turned you into an idiot."

Zhu Zhuqing still did not understand. What did this have to do with Ye Yuan?

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

If not for him, perhaps she would have been with Mubai long ago.

Why had she needed to waste so much time?

"Little sister, haven't you heard of the inheritance rules of our Zhu Family and the royal family?"

"The strong survive, the weak are eliminated!"

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

"I could have had you killed long ago. If it weren't for those damned Soul Tools, you'd have long since become a corpse in the wilderness!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened. So her sister's kind image all these years had been an act.

No wonder Ye Yuan had always told her to stay away from her sister.

He had also constantly urged her to improve her strength.

Yet back then, she had slapped Ye Yuan and angrily said to him,

"You're just a stray dog I saved. How dare you meddle in my family affairs? How dare you slander my sister!"

"Your mother should have miscarried you into a chamber pot instead of letting you live until now to drive a wedge between my sister and me!"

"Remember, you're only a lowborn commoner. Don't think becoming the Royal Knight Commander makes you anything special!"

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

"You're still just a lowborn commoner with no parents!"

Back then, Ye Yuan held his cheek and forced a smile.

He could not refute her. He was still only a commoner.

And Zhu Zhuqing really had given him this life.

He could not understand how someone who had once been so gentle as a child could become like this.

It seemed that this drastic change had only happened after Dai Mubai arrived.

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

Then she continued.

"And stop using such lowly tricks to get my attention!"

"Why do you always target Brother Mubai?"

"You and Brother Mubai—one of you is a person, while the other is a dog without even a home. Understand!?"

"Everything you have was given to you by me. Stop coveting me!"

Ye Yuan moved his lips, but said nothing.

Zhu Zhuqing now felt somewhat regretful.

She should have listened to him. She should not have acted that way.

"No, why should I feel regret for a lowborn commoner!"

"It's all his fault. Why couldn't he have just told me directly?"

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

"It's all his fault. I did nothing wrong!"

In truth, Ye Yuan had shown Zhu Zhuqing evidence back then, but she had immediately burned it.

She had even warned Ye Yuan not to slander her sister again.

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

"Even if Ye Yuan was a lowborn commoner, he was an extraordinarily gifted one."

"Before even reaching twenty, he had already become a Soul Elder of over rank thirty."

"Even if he could not become a Title Douluo in the future, he would certainly become a Soul Douluo."

"If it were me, I would have kept him hooked and made him devoted to me."

"Instead of using him as a scapegoat."

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

"My dear little brother, you really can run." Dai Weisi stretched lazily.

Dai Weisi had chased Dai Mubai all the way to the empire's border.

Dai Mubai's condition was no better than Zhu Zhuqing's.

He was covered in wounds.

"It seems you've lived too comfortably these past few years. You can't even block a single move from me."

"That makes sense. If not for Ye Yuan, you and Zhu Zhuqing would have died long ago."

After Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Dai Mubai's side, the two had been inseparable.

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

"Hmph! That lowborn commoner deserved to die!"

"I never expected you to hide so well, Brother. Even Father was deceived."

Dai Weisi looked at Dai Mubai as though he were an idiot.

"My dear little brother, it seems women have truly ruined your brain."

"Did you think I would dare make those little moves in secret without Father's approval?"

"But Father has grown old. He actually had a genius like Ye Yuan killed. If that kid had not had eyes only for Zhu Zhuqing..."

"I would have recruited him under my command long ago."

Dai Weisi truly did not know what madness had possessed his father.

He had actually tried to wipe out Ye Yuan completely.

In his eyes, Ye Yuan was practically capable of everything.

First of all, before reaching twenty, he had already become a Soul Elder, and his martial soul was the Sword Martial Soul, which possessed terrifying offensive power.

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

Had anyone ever seen a commoner use a Soul Tool to take down a Soul Grandmaster?

That was simply genius!

Finally, and most importantly,

Ye Yuan's background was clean, and his life had been given to him by nobles. If not for that incident, he would absolutely have become an utterly loyal supporter of the royal family in the future!

The moment Dai Mubai heard Dai Weisi praise Ye Yuan, the anger in his heart intensified.

He had been lustful since childhood and could not compare to Dai Weisi in any other respect.

Dai Weisi's talent surpassed his by an unknown amount.

Then he encountered the genius Ye Yuan.

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

He wanted to gain pleasure through that.

Then he discovered that Ye Yuan was deeply infatuated with his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.

So he used every possible method to trick Zhu Zhuqing into becoming his.

He had even been intimate with Zhu Zhuqing in front of Ye Yuan when Ye Yuan's legs were broken.

Dai Mubai looked toward the border.

He only needed to escape 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.

The Star Dou Great Forest.

A person dressed in a white Sword Robe, with long white hair draped over his shoulders, slowly walked through the forest.

It was Ye Yuan.

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

He was now rank twenty. To break through to Soul Grandmaster, he had to absorb his second soul ring.

Without realizing it, he thought of Qian Renxue.

For some reason, whenever he saw Qian Renxue, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

As though they had known each other for a long time.

"Forget it. Becoming stronger is the priority right now. After I absorb my second soul ring, I'll go see Teacher."

"For my second body tempering."

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the river nearby.

Ye Yuan immediately summoned his martial soul and became alert.

He did not dare lower his guard, because many soul beasts could imitate human voices to deceive people.

Ye Yuan gripped his sword and walked toward the river.

Since a patch of grass lay between the river and Ye Yuan, he could not clearly see what was on the other side.