The white fog dispersed, and Zhu Zhuqing once again arrived in a familiar place.
In Zhu Zhuyun's room, Xiao Zhu knelt on one knee, her tone puzzled as she said, "Sister Yun, something happened today. I wasn't able to make a move. Someone else stepped in and killed the people you arranged."
Zhu Zhuyun frowned and asked, a hint of tension in her voice, "Who was it? Is Zhuqing all right?"
"Sister Yun, that person looked like someone visiting Star Luo City, but judging from his strength, his words, and the guards hidden in the dark, he definitely isn't a child from an ordinary faction. Especially that guard of his—at the very least, he's a Spirit Master above the Soul Emperor level."
To be honest, Zhu Zhuyun felt there was something very fishy about this. The timing was too much of a coincidence. She had only just broken off her relationship with Zhu Zhuqing, and at that exact moment, the utterly alone Zhu Zhuqing just happened to run into a traveler with an extraordinary background? It was hard not to suspect there was a problem here.
"Xiao Zhu, go investigate this person's identity. While you're at it, send people to secretly monitor his movements, and arrange for some others to protect Zhuqing from the shadows."
"Yes, Sister Yun."
Xiao Zhu left at once, while Zhu Zhuyun returned to the window again. Her gaze seemed to pierce through the distance, looking with deep worry toward the small garden where Zhu Zhuqing was.
"Little sister, you must stay strong..."
Afterward, the scene before Zhu Zhuqing's eyes slowly faded. Now, when she watched these scenes, she was already much calmer, because her heart had firmly resolved to free her sister from all these burdens.
The next second, the scene around her surged up