Different Agendas

Dai Mubai felt that his future victory over Dai Weisi was all but assured.

But amid his excitement, a thought sprang into his mind: his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, was far too low-level.

Just as he was about to soar, wouldn't having such a weak fiancée at his side only hold him back and make him look like a poor judge of talent?

Besides, Zhu Zhuqing was cold and stubborn. She never made any effort to get close to him, and whether she would ever be of help remained uncertain.

"If only I could replace her." Dai Mubai rubbed his chin, calculation glinting in his eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing was not the Zhu Clan's only daughter to awaken the Nether Civet Martial Soul. She was simply a daughter of the main line, and one of the more talented ones in recent years.

A Zhu Clan woman who was higher-level, knew how to please him, and could help him right away would make a far better fiancée.

After all, as Dai Mubai saw it, Zhu Zhuqing was already struggling to keep up with him.

His future consort ought to be a woman worthy of his glorious future, one who could help him—not a burden he had to waste resources waiting for and propping up.

Still, Dai Mubai knew it would not be easy to put that idea into practice.

The marriage agreement had been arranged between the imperial family and the Zhu Clan. Too many interests were involved for him to change it on a whim.

Zhu Zhuqing's status as a daughter of the main line, in particular, carried a certain legitimacy.

"Forget it. I'll deal with that later." Dai Mubai pushed down the risky thought. For now, he needed to grow stronger. Once he was powerful enough to silence everyone, replacing his