A secret courtyard.
Zhu Zhuqing stood on the stone steps, his whole body froze.
Her eyes fell on the middle-aged man in front of her. He had gray eyes, a stern face, his temples had turned white, and his back was straight.
She thought she was mentally prepared to face everything, but the moment she saw him standing in front of her, her body still trembled instinctively.
"Dad... why are you here?"
Her voice was a little stiff.
Zhu Tian looked at her, with no warmth in his gray eyes.
"You still have the nerve to call me daddy? I don't have a daughter like you."
Zhu Zhuqing's jaw tightened slightly, and his fingers curled up at his side.
"What did I do wrong? You want to do this to me?"
"What do you think? Dai-Zhu Families has been married for generations, and you are Dai Mubai's fiancée. But what have you done?"
His finger almost poked Zhu Zhuqing's face.
"You actually fell in love with another man and even collaborated to murder Mubai! You!"
He was shaking with anger, and his gray eyes were filled with anger and disappointment.
Zhu Zhuqing gritted his teeth.
"Dad, you have no idea what's going on. It's Dai Mubai who's been looking for trouble for Linyuan. Linyuan has wanted to kill him for a long time, but he let him go so many times just because of my face. But what about Dai Mubai? He's becoming more and more ignorant and aggressive."
Her voice turned cold.
"I gave him a happy life, and I was also helping him. If Linyuan took action, he would be in even more pain."
Zhu Tian's eyes widened.
"You--shut up!"
"Linyuan? You can really scream!"
"I just thought it was Gu Linyuan who killed Mubai, but in the end it was you who did it in the end. You killed your fiancé with your own hands!"
This time, Zhu Zhuqing did not dodge.
"He deserves it."
Zhu Tian's face changed from livid to pale, and then from pale to livid.
He raised his hand, paused with his palm in the air for a moment, and then slapped it down hard.
Snap.
A crisp sound was particularly clear in the courtyard.
Zhu Zhuqing's head tilted to one side, and a clear palm print appeared on his face.
A trace of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth, but she did not cover her face, but slowly turned her head and looked at Zhu Tian.
There were no tears or hatred in those light-colored eyes, only a bone-chilling coldness.
Zhu Tian's hand was still raised in the air, shaking slightly.
He looked at the palm print on his daughter's face and hesitated for a moment.
But soon, his eyes returned to coldness.
"You and Gu Linyuan must come back to Star Luo City with me. We will kill you on another day."
"You have committed such a crime, and I cannot explain it to the emperor, nor will I plead for you."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at him and smiled.
That smile was very light, with a hint of self-deprecation.
"You can only show off your power in front of me. In front of Gu Linyuan, you are nothing."
Zhu Tian's face turned red.
"Rebellious girl!"
Gu Linyuan and Ye Lingling walked back to the academy side by side.
Dugu Yan saw Gu Linyuan and ran over quickly.
"Linyuan! Zhu Qing was taken away!"
Gu Linyuan's footsteps paused.
"Who took it away?"
Dugu Yan ran in front of him, his chest heaving violently.
"A group of men in black came, led by a middle-aged man. Zhu Qing called him dad. The man said he was the head of the Zhu Family's family."
Meng Yiran also ran over from behind.
She didn't run as fast as Dugu Yan, panting and holding her knees, her face full of worry.
Gu Linyuan's expression changed.
"Where?"
Dugu Yan pointed in the direction of the entrance of the college.
"That direction. We just left not long ago."
Gu Linyuan didn't hesitate, turned around and ran away.
The moon-white robe exploded in the wind, making a hunting noise, and he was moving extremely fast.
Ye Lingling stood there looking at his back and opened his mouth to say something, but it was too late.
Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran looked at each other and followed them.
"Who hit him?"
Looking at the red marks on Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face, Gu Linyuan's chest heaved with anger.
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing.
She just looked at him, her lips pursed and her eyes slightly red.
That expression hurts more than any words.
Zhu Tian put down his hand that was let go by Gu Linyuan and looked at the young man in front of him coldly.
"It's me."
Gu Linyuan then looked at him. He looked at him, his gray eyes, stern face, white temples, and straight back. Then he asked, "Why did you hit her?"
Zhu Tian snorted, "I am her father."
"Father?"
Gu Linyuan's voice was not loud, but when those two words came out of his mouth, they carried an indescribable weight.
"Can father beat her? Can he take her back and kill her?"
Zhu Tian's expression changed slightly.
"She killed Dai Mubai. She is the fiancée of the Dai Family. She committed the crime of murder. As a father, I will send her to die."
Gu Linyuan looked at him and smiled.
That smile was very cold, even more chilling than his voice just now.
"She killed Dai Mubai because Dai Mubai deserved to die. She left Dai Family because Dai Family was not worthy of her. She is living a happy life now. Following me is ten thousand times better than being your fiancée Zhu Family."
He turned his head and glanced at Zhu Zhuqing's face.
"Do you know what life she lived in your Zhu Family before?"
Zhu Tian said nothing.
"Have you asked her? Have you asked her if she is willing to marry Dai Mubai? Have you asked her how she survived these years in Star Luo City? You don't know anything. You only know that she has embarrassed you, made Zhu Family lose all face, and made you unable to explain to the emperor. As a father, what else can you do besides slap her?"
Zhu Tian's face turned red and his lips moved a few times.
"You!"
"What am I?" Gu Linyuan took a step forward and stood in front of Zhu Tian. The distance was so close that the two of them could clearly see each other reflected in each other's pupils.
"Let me tell you - Zhu Zhuqing is now my woman. From the day she left with me, she is no longer your Zhu Family. If you dare to touch her again, I don't care what kind of head you are, no matter who you are, I won't let you get out of Heaven Dou City."
His voice was not loud, but every word was like a hammer hitting an anvil.
Zhu Tian laughed angrily.
A man appeared out of nowhere, kidnapped his daughter, forced her to kill her fiancé, and even dared to speak shamelessly in front of him.
As Duke of the Spirit Cat, he is highly respected in the Star Luo Empire, and he is a strong Soul Douluo himself.
No one has talked to him like this for years!
OK!
Very good!
"Do you know who you're talking to?"
Gu Linyuan looked at him with cold eyes.
"I know."
Zhu Tian took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell violently, as if to suppress the surging emotions.
"Okay. Very good. A young boy appeared out of nowhere, kidnapped my daughter, forced her to kill her fiancé, and dared to stand in front of me and talk shamelessly."
Before he finished speaking, Gu Linyuan had already moved.
There was no Soul Power fluctuation, no Martial Soul release, just raising his hand, spreading his fingers, and slapped Zhu Tian in the gap before he finished speaking.
Snap.
There was a crisp sound, louder, crisper and heavier than the slap Zhu Tian slapped Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Tian's head jerked to one side, and he staggered for two steps before standing still. A clear palm print appeared on the left side of his face, with five fingerprints extending from the cheekbone to the lower jaw, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.
Everyone in the courtyard was stunned.
Dugu Yan covered his mouth. Meng Yiran's eyes widened. Ye Lingling stood not far away, his gray-blue eyes full of shock. The men in black who followed Zhu Tian also froze, with their hands on the short blade at their waist, but no one dared to pull it out.
Zhu Tian slowly turned his head and looked at Gu Linyuan. In those gray eyes, anger surged into the sea, but he did not take action. Because he felt it - when the slap fell, he felt a chill that chilled him to the core. The aura was not Soul Power, but Dragon Might. This young man had the aura of the Dragon Clan. He had only seen that kind of aura described in the oldest classics of the Star Luo Empire.
"This slap is given to you for Zhu Qing."
Gu Linyuan retracted his hand and moved his wrist, as casually as if he was swatting a mosquito.
"You slap her, I'll slap you back. It's fair."
He looked at Zhu Tian, his eyes as calm as water.
"If you still want to fight, I will fight with you. If you don't want to fight, take your people and get out of Heaven Dou City, and never appear in front of Zhu Qing again."