Zhu Zhuqing: I Want to Kill Them with My Own Hands

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun exchanged a glance. Neither of them had expected things to turn out this way.

Now they understood that, in this little place, they had truly encountered someone formidable.

"You finally decided to come out. You've been watching from here for quite some time, haven't you?"

Lin Mian looked at them. He knew this group had arrived long ago, but they had simply chosen not to show themselves.

"In this little place, you are indeed quite strong. I don't know what Soul Skill you used to kill him instantly.

"But if you think that alone is enough to threaten us, then you are being far too ridiculous."

"All of you, attack together. This man just offended the dignity of the Star Luo Empire and even dared to demand that Father personally welcome him."

At Dai Weisi's command, the people behind him attacked together.

Every one of them was a Soul Emperor or stronger. More importantly, three of them were Soul Sages.

Seeing this formation, Oscar and Ma Hongjun could not help feeling sorry for them.

This group looked powerful, but if they truly fought, they were simply no match for this senior.

Even their teachers could not stir up much trouble before this senior.

Naturally, Dai Weisi knew none of this.

He had come to find his younger brother, but after hearing someone insult the Star Luo royal family, how could he remain indifferent?

"Sigh! It's this again. Why is it exactly like when I was young? There are always people who think they can kill me."

"I'm old now and don't want to fight and kill like I did when I was young. So, all of you may die."

Lin Mian claimed he did not want to fight and kill, yet with a casual press of his hand, a massive palm appeared above those people.

Then all of them were slapped into the ground, unable to move.

This time, Lin Mian did not remain where he was. With a single step, he appeared directly before Dai Weisi and the others.

"Now it's your turn. Do you want to die or live?"

Looking at Lin Mian, who had suddenly appeared before them, Dai Weisi and the others were completely at a loss.

This man's strength had utterly surpassed their imagination.

They had miscalculated! Completely miscalculated!

"Live... We want to live. Senior, we failed to recognize your greatness just now. Please, for the sake of the Star Luo Empire, spare us. I am the future heir of the Star Luo Empire."

Dai Weisi's lips trembled uncontrollably as he spoke, because his life depended on this man's every thought.

"S-Senior, I'm Zhuqing's older sister. Please, for Zhuqing's sake, spare us."

"How boring. I thought you would have more backbone, but you started begging for mercy so quickly."

"Zhuqing, tell me what should be done with these people. They all came for you. Whether they live or die is entirely up to you."

The people Lin Mian referred to naturally included Tang San and Dai Mubai.

"Zhuqing, Zhuqing, for the sake of us being sisters, let senior spare us this once. No matter what, I am still your older sister."

Zhu Zhuyun ran before Zhu Zhuqing and began appealing to their sisterly bond.

She did not want to die yet.

"Sister, I never expected you to chase me all the way here. You came to kill me again, didn't you?"

"No, it's not like that. I came to see whether you were doing well." Zhu Zhuyun's gaze flickered, clearly betraying her guilty conscience.

"Zhuqing, think carefully about what you want to do. Sometimes, as long as I'm here, anything you want to do is fine."

"Their fates are all in your hands as well."

With a casual motion, Lin Mian threw Tang San and Dai Mubai in front of Zhu Zhuqing.

These people's lives and deaths depended on a single thought from Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai and Tang San wore the expressions of survivors who had escaped death itself. In that moment just now, they had truly seen the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

They also understood that the Grim Reaper had not gone far. Their fates were all in this young woman's hands.

"Zhuqing, it was all my fault. I wasn't worthy of you. Please, spare me this once. Spare me this once."

After experiencing death, Dai Mubai could no longer put on a brave front.

"I'm sorry, Miss Zhu Zhuqing. I should not have meddled in this matter. I apologize for what I said before. Please spare me."

The Tang Sect's general principles said that a wise man submitted to circumstances. Tang San knew that when it was time to yield, he had to yield.

Watching these people grovel and beg before her, Zhu Zhuqing felt no satisfaction.

Because they feared her not because of her, but because of her master.

Zhu Zhuqing understood that if she kept relying on her master, she would only ever be a beautiful vase.

She wanted to become strong—strong enough that these people could not oppose her, strong enough that she would no longer need her master's protection.

Strong enough to truly help the Judgment Hall, rather than joining it by borrowing her master's residual prestige.

Her gaze sharpened as she understood what she truly wanted.

"Master, I want to kill them with my own hands."

"Good. Then you may act now."

The conversation between master and disciple made them all shudder.

They cried out in unison for them not to.

"I want to kill them with my own hands, but not by borrowing Master's hand.

"So this time, I will let them go. Once I become strong, I will go and kill every one of them."

A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Lin Mian's face. The moment Zhu Zhuqing spoke, he had understood what his disciple was thinking.

The reason he added another sentence was merely to confirm it.

"Good, of course you can. But I have one condition."

"Please speak, Master." Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned solemn.

"That condition is this: the time limit will be two months. Two months from now, I will take you to find them, and then you will kill them one by one."

"If you cannot kill them and are killed by them instead, your master will not intervene to help you, nor will I avenge you. Are you willing?"

Lin Mian's words sounded somewhat heartless, but in truth, he was trying to give the girl some motivation.

"Zhuqing, don't. Just kill them now."

Ning Rongrong tugged at Zhu Zhuqing's sleeve and tried to persuade her.

Despair appeared in Dai Mubai and the others' eyes, because none of them believed Zhu Zhuqing would make that choice.

Other than Tang San, the others' Soul Power far exceeded Zhu Zhuqing's. In two months, there was simply no chance of victory.

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was firm. She had clearly already made her decision.

"Zhuqing is willing. Two months from now, I will have no regrets, whether I live or die."

"Good. Then it shall be as you say."

"You may leave now. Hurry up, because if Zhuqing changes her mind, you won't be able to leave."

Dai Weisi and the others exchanged glances. Clearly, none of them had expected Zhu Zhuqing to make such a choice.

How was this any different from seeking death?

They had no time to think further. They all rose and fled in different directions.

Whether Zhu Zhuqing was seeking death had nothing to do with them. The important thing was reclaiming their own lives.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun had neither threatened anyone nor made a move, so Lin Mian had not dragged them before Zhu Zhuqing.

The two of them had already vanished.

At the academy gates, only Lin Mian, his disciple, and Xiao Wu remained.

Lin Mian looked toward the distant bushes and spoke.

"Come out. How long do you plan to stay there?"