Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.
Feng Xiao and Feng Yu strolled leisurely through the city gates. The moment they entered, Feng Xiao sighed in admiration.
"Just as expected of the Star Luo Empire. Look at these flashy buildings, then look at these bustling streets. Who knows how much more prosperous this is than the Heaven Dou Empire~~"
Feng Xiao was right. In Douluo, aside from the Sun Moon Empire across the sea, the Star Luo Empire was the most prosperous. By comparison, the Heaven Dou Empire was the worst off.
None of that had anything to do with Feng Xiao, though. As long as he was having fun, that was enough. If the Star Luo Empire made him unhappy, he would simply replace everyone from top to bottom and rename it the Xiao Empire.
Feng Xiao leisurely sampled street snacks like a tourist as he walked along the road, utterly relaxed. Then the commotion ahead caught his attention.
"What's going on up ahead? Why is it so noisy?"
Before Feng Xiao could figure out what was happening, he heard an urgent, furious shout.
"Move aside! Move aside! Everyone, get out of the way! If you don't want to die, move!"
A man clad in silver armor galloped down the street from afar, paying no heed to whether the pedestrians had time to dodge.
When the man passed Feng Xiao, he saw the character "Dai" emblazoned upon the breastplate. In Star Luo City, someone who dared act so recklessly while bearing the Dai name could only be from the imperial Dai Clan.
"System, where's he rushing off to? Is he in such a hurry to be reincarnated?"
[He is a direct subordinate of Dai Mubai. This time, he is delivering a letter to Zhu Zhuqing. Based on information obtained from the Zhu Clan, Dai Mubai learned that the Zhu sisters' relationship had broken down and that Zhu Zhuqing was deeply saddened. He intends to take advantage of the situation.]
Hearing the system's words, Feng Xiao froze for a moment. "The Zhu sisters' relationship broke down? Weren't they on bad terms from the start?"
[Host, this is what happened...]
After receiving the system's explanation, Feng Xiao was shocked. "Damn, isn't this the Douluo version of Itachi and Sasuke? Zhu Zhuyun really was good to Zhu Zhuqing. But Dai Mubai is way too scheming, isn't he? In the original work, I thought he was a decent guy. Never expected him to be such a petty villain."
It turned out that Dai Mubai had been secretly watching Zhu Zhuqing all along. After all, she was his future wife. Though imperial rules prevented him from meeting her for now, as the second prince, he naturally had his own designs.
When he learned that Zhu Zhuqing's relationship with her sister had fallen apart and that she was heartbroken, Dai Mubai prepared to exploit her vulnerability. He planned to completely win Zhu Zhuqing over and have her join him in opposing his elder brother, Dai Weisi.
Unfortunately for him, he happened to run into Feng Xiao. Better timing than an early arrival—that was exactly the case here!
"System, erase him."
[Received~]
The Zhu Clan was beside the imperial city, but Zhu Zhuqing's private little garden was in the outskirts. The instant that man stepped into the outskirts, he and his horse turned to dust in a place no one could see. Only a light letter drifted to the ground, and the next second, even the letter vanished.
When the letter reappeared, it was already in Feng Xiao's hand. Looking at the purple letter in his hand, Feng Xiao could not help but mock, "Dai Mubai sure knows how to play around. All this fancy nonsense... Let's see how this little prince of picking up girls goes about seducing one."
Feng Xiao opened the letter, took out the paper, and began to read.
[Zhuqing, it's me, Dai Mubai. Though we have never met, I believe you must have heard my name. I'm sorry for dragging you into the affairs of the imperial family. Here, I sincerely apologize to you. I'm sorry. But you also know that the imperial family's affairs are not something we can decide, so I truly am sorry.] [I heard that there has been a problem between you and your sister, so I specially wrote you this letter. I hope you won't be too sad. Although I do not know exactly what happened, I believe your sister must have her own difficulties. After all, your sister loves and dotes on you so much.] [Those of us born into the imperial family and the Zhu Clan all bear destinies imposed upon us from birth. So I hope you remember that no matter what happens, I will always stand before you. Don't be afraid. I will always be here. Whatever comes, I will bear it.] [In a few years, we will be able to meet. Once I become a little stronger, I will come to the Zhu Clan to find you. Then we will face our destiny together, living and dying as one!—Dai Mubai]
After reading the letter, Feng Xiao sneered. "Now I've seen what true hypocrisy looks like. Fucking hypocritical. Pah, damn it, this is really irritating!"
A thought flashed through Feng Xiao's mind, and he thought coldly, I'll let you live a few more days. You still have some value right now. Once you're no longer useful, hehe!
"Feng Yu, deliver this letter to Zhu Zhuqing."
"Alright."
With the letter in hand, Feng Yu vanished instantly. At that moment, an idea formed in Feng Xiao's heart. He would use Dai Mubai's letter to expose Dai Mubai's true face while accomplishing his own objective.
The next second, Feng Yu appeared once more.
"Delivered."
"Good."
A smile curled across Feng Xiao's lips. "Now, we wait until nightfall."
Elsewhere, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the letter on her table in confusion. She clearly remembered that there had been nothing on the table before, yet a letter had suddenly appeared there.
Driven by curiosity, she opened the letter on the table, took out the paper inside, sat down, and began to read.
The instant she saw the first line, she inexplicably felt like throwing the letter away. But her upbringing made her suppress the urge. Before long, she had finished reading it.
After reading the letter, a trace of warmth arose in her heart. She knew about the arranged marriage between their clans. She had initially resisted it as well, but she had thought that her sister would be with her. Even if she married into the imperial family in the future, she would still have a haven of her own.
But now, her sister was no longer her sister. Thus, she strongly resisted the arranged marriage. Ever since what happened several days ago, she had often locked herself in her room, thinking of their beautiful memories. Now, Dai Mubai's words—"your sister must have her own difficulties"—made doubt rise in her heart.
After calming down and thinking it over carefully, she felt that there might indeed be something hidden behind it all. She did not believe that the sister who had doted on her so dearly could truly be that kind of person. An act could not be so convincing; the warmth she had once felt could not have been faked.
Looking at the letter in her hands, Zhu Zhuqing developed a trace of goodwill toward this fiancé she had never met. She also silently swore that she would uncover the reason why her sister had treated her that way!
However, all of this lasted only until the next morning.
That night, Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep carrying hope and warmth in her heart.
Meanwhile, after learning that Zhu Zhuqing had fallen asleep, Feng Xiao silently recited in his heart, System, Dream Maker, begin!
Feng Xiao was about to enter Zhu Zhuqing's dream and create a "dream"!
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