Leaving to Summon Members of the Imperial Family

Soul Power began circulating through the two of them.

However, Zhu Zhuqing was cultivating with an intense sense of urgency.

She knew that in two years, Dai Mubai might catch up to Dai Weisi.

But...

What would become of her in two years?

At most, she would only be a Soul Elder.

She would not even be a Soul Ancestor.

By then, would she be able to surpass Zhu Zhuyun?

Would she hold Dai Mubai back?

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing grew even more anxious.

Yet when one was this anxious, things were always prone to going wrong.

Their Soul Powers intertwined, cultivating continuously according to a set rhythm.

But Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power began to fluctuate because of her impatience.

The speed at which she circulated her Soul Power began to increase without stop.

This was dangerous.

A person's meridians had limits. Soul Power flowing at high speed could burst them, causing internal bleeding.

Under normal circumstances, the circulation speed of a person's Soul Power was limited and could not reach such dangerous levels.

But now, in their Martial Soul Fusion state, the speed of their Soul Power had broken past the safe limit.

Her meridians trembled.

Zhu Zhuqing did not notice. Instead, a wave of exhilaration washed over her, and with her face flushed, she sped up even more.

The damage to her body continued to worsen.

At the same time, Dai Mubai also felt that their cultivation speed had increased greatly.

"Zhuqing, relax."

After noticing something was wrong, Dai Mubai grimly began suppressing Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power.

He slowed the circulation of Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power.

Dai Mubai's words instantly jolted Zhu Zhuqing awake.

Under Dai Mubai's guidance, Zhu Zhuqing gradually slowed down as well.

At last, after completing one full circulation, they drew their Soul Power back into their Martial Souls.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Zhuqing felt a faint pain in her chest.

If Dai Mubai had not stopped her just now, she might already have been severely injured and unable to cultivate.

That would have truly driven her to despair.

Fortunately, Dai Mubai was there.

"Mubai... I..."

As they finished cultivating, Zhu Zhuqing realized what she had just done, and her face immediately filled with guilt.

"I didn't do it on purpose. I just wanted to..."

Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth.

She was a proud person. Even before Dai Mubai, she had always acted strong and had never made a mistake.

This time, she had truly erred. So proud was she that she did not even know what to say.

"Zhuqing, you don't need to feel guilty. I know you only wanted to become stronger."

Dai Mubai opened his arms and held Zhu Zhuqing close, speaking softly beside her ear.

"Mubai... I..."

Comforted by Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing finally voiced her feelings. "I... I just don't want to hold you back."

"How could you hold me back? You've been my hope for the past three years."

Dai Mubai cupped Zhu Zhuqing's face and gazed at her affectionately.

Dai Mubai knew that in a few months, Immortal Herbs would come to their aid.

With the help of the Immortal Herbs, Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation could advance by leaps and bounds.

By then, Zhu Zhuqing surely would not worry about whether she was holding him back.

At the same time, he realized that he had neglected Zhu Zhuqing's feelings.

To him, defeating Dai Weisi was inevitable. Even without Immortal Herbs, he still had his cheat.

But what could Zhu Zhuqing see?

Unable to see the future, she probably believed that two years from now would be the day she died.

Even with fate so bleak, she still had the courage to resist, to clutch tightly to this ray of hope that was him.

"Don't worry, Zhuqing. I won't let you down." Dai Mubai's gentle voice was like warm light.

Zhu Zhuqing looked into Dai Mubai's earnest eyes, and her mind went blank for a moment.

"Mm!"

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing silently made up her mind.

If she truly held him back then and caused them to fail in the Throne Succession War,

then at worst, she would flee with Dai Mubai.

The two of them would go far away together.

The Douluo Continent was so vast. How could there be no place for the two of them?

When she had been alone before, she had thought only of never giving up.

But now that she was with Dai Mubai, all she wanted was to remain with him forever.

Bonds gave people strength, but they also gave people weaknesses.

Dai Mubai had originally planned to leave anyway. Since this incident with Zhu Zhuqing had happened today, he might as well leave immediately.

Set off to find Immortal Herbs!

Tang San did not have a good relationship with him. If he truly waited another half year before seeking the Immortal Herbs, Tang San might not give him any.

When the time came, Tang San could simply say that there were only so many Immortal Herbs and that there was no share for Zhu Zhuqing or him.

To be honest, Tang San was definitely not a broad-minded person.

Just look at how he wiped out the Demonic Spider Clan in the original story. It was obvious how grudge-bearing he was.

If Tang San refused to give him Immortal Herbs, there was nothing he could do.

The problem was that only Tang San recognized those Immortal Herbs, which made things troublesome.

He did not recognize Immortal Herbs, so he had no way to secretly beat Tang San to them.

It seemed he could only find himself a helper, Dai Mubai thought.

Who would recognize Immortal Herbs?

Very quickly, Dai Mubai thought of someone—Yang Wudi.

That man was extremely knowledgeable about medicinal herbs and also recognized Immortal Herbs.

And there was that Chrysanthemum Douluo in Spirit Hall. All he wanted in his life was to find a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

If he encountered one, he would recognize it at a glance.

But there was no way he would help a mere Soul Ancestor like Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai could only set his sights on Yang Wudi, who was a level lower.

However, even Yang Wudi might not be willing to help him search.

He would definitely have to promise some benefits...

There were less than six months left before Tang San went looking for Immortal Herbs.

He had to think of something soon.

Find someone...

He had to find someone.

As a Prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai did not have many supporters behind him.

But he certainly did not have none.

Many people believed that Dai Mubai could not possibly defeat Dai Weisi.

Yet there were always those willing to support Dai Mubai.

Some of them might have grudges against Dai Weisi, while others might be families hedging their bets.

Others might simply think that gambling on Dai Mubai could earn them a huge return.

After all, Dai Mubai was currently the underdog. If he succeeded, the Merit in Following the Dragon would ensure promotions and titles.

Getting rich and prospering would be a certainty.

There were all sorts of people.

Otherwise, Dai Mubai would not have remained so wealthy despite being a down-and-out Prince.

In his memories, Dai Mubai truly did have one utterly loyal follower.

Since he now needed someone's help—

it was the perfect time for that person to make an appearance.

"All right, let's go find Flender."

Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing's hand, planning to find Flender.

Zhu Zhuqing did not ask what they were going to do. She had always been like this; she only needed to listen to Dai Mubai.

But just as the two of them were about to head down the mountain, they saw a figure walking toward them.

"Ning Rongrong? What are you doing here?"

Dai Mubai looked at Ning Rongrong approaching them and asked curiously.

"Oh, I came to find you."

Ning Rongrong blinked and made no effort to hide her intentions.

"Hm? Shouldn't you be training at a time like this?"

Zhu Zhuqing immediately went on guard. She hurriedly gripped Dai Mubai's hand and stood protectively in front of him.