"Men die for wealth, and fish die for food?... I don't quite understand." Zhu Zhuqing looked puzzled, her eyes blank with confusion.
"With enough profit at stake, even those closest to you might stab you in the back!" An indescribable smile flickered across Ye Mengwei's flawless, beautiful face.
There was relief in that smile, and confusion too, but more than anything, there was the fury of betrayal.
"Can't understand it?"
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing grow even more confused, Ye Mengwei smiled. "Qing'er, how do you think your elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, treats you?"
Zhu Zhuqing did not understand why Ye Mengwei was asking, but she still answered, "Badly!"
Had she not experienced that dream, Zhu Zhuqing would certainly have said that her sister abused her, forcing her to eat nothing but raw fish.
Ye Mengwei's smile deepened. "Then do you know why she does that? Why doesn't Zhu Zhuyun want to be a good elder sister?"
Zhu Zhuqing's brows knitted even more tightly. She could no longer quite follow her teacher's train of thought; it seemed to leap about too wildly.
"Because once girls of the Zhu Family awaken the Nether Civet Martial Soul, only one of the two descendants can survive!"
Zhu Zhuqing thought Ye Mengwei would agree with her upon hearing this, but to her surprise, Ye Mengwei shook her head.
"Wrong, yet also right. Qing'er, you've only got half of it right."
Zhu Zhuqing was puzzled and waited for Ye Mengwei's answer.
Ye Mengwei continued, "The correct answer is interests! That's why Zhu Zhuyun suppresses you without killing you. Or rather, she wants to kill you, but doesn't dare!"
Zhu Zhuqing froze and instinctively said, "That's impossible!"
"Your sister is five years older than you. She's had more than enough time and opportunities to kill you. Just as,