The Wonders of Destiny Points

Every piece of bad news came crashing down on Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin.

Under everyone's scrutiny, Zhu Zhuqing looked toward Zhu Yang and Yu Lin at the doorway, hoping they would speak in her defense.

"Uncle Zhu Yang, Yu Lin, can't you tell the truth? Has someone threatened you? My father is the clan leader. I believe he wouldn't turn a blind eye to right and wrong!"

Zhu Zhuqing bowed toward the doorway. She wasn't stupid. The only way out of this predicament lay with those two crucial witnesses.

Zhu Yushu had been beaten unconscious, so he certainly couldn't help her.

Zhu Yang had grievances he couldn't voice. His father wouldn't let him tell the truth at all. Before this, he had already been subjected to family punishment and forced to support Zhu Zhuyun.

Yu Lin was scared witless. He was young, only six years old, and had never witnessed anything like this. He promptly burst into tears.

Zhu Yang gritted his teeth. He wanted no part in the struggle between the three Zhu sisters anymore-his own house was already on fire. Hardening his heart, he said:

"The eldest young lady is right. You forcibly seized the soul bone. We had already let you absorb the soul ring, yet your sister Zhu Zhulin insisted on taking the soul bone by force and secretly hiding it in her soul tool!"

An uproar immediately erupted. Zhu Zhulin became the target of everyone's furious stares, and people began hurling abuse at Zhu Zhuqing as well.

Zhu Zhulin couldn't find the words to defend herself. She was only ten years old, and with so many people berating her, she broke down at once, clinging to Zhu Zhuqing and sobbing.

Zhu Zhuqing comforted her sister briefly, then turned an icy gaze on Zhu Yang. She would remember him now. How could he behave like this, unable to tell good from bad? She had thought he was an outsider like herself.

"Uncle Zhu Yang, this is the last time I will address you that way. Thank you for helping me obtain my first soul ring. From now on, you'd best watch your step!" Zhu Zhuqing said coldly.

Zhu Yang's face darkened at once. He had nothing to say. His father stood beside him, watching him, while several other elders also had their eyes on him. He was helpless.

"Insolent! This is the Punishment Hall! How dare a little child like you speak so arrogantly!"

Zhu Xinglong, seated at the head of the hall, flew into a rage. This youngest daughter of his showed utter disregard for everyone. Whatever else Zhu Yang might be, he had rendered service to the Zhu Family. How could she be allowed to chill his heart?

"The matter is settled. Zhu Zhulin will be dealt with according to the clan rules. Give her a hundred lashes, then lock her in the clan prison!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, for disrespecting your elders and speaking arrogantly, you will receive a hundred slaps and spend a month in confinement, according to the clan rules!"

Having said this, Zhu Xinglong had no desire to remain. He rose to leave.

The elders all secretly gloated. They had succeeded this time, acquiring a hundred-year Head Soul Bone for nothing. Profit without lifting a finger!

Hearing her father's judgment, Zhu Zhuyun was delighted, Zhu Zhulin panicked, and Zhu Zhuqing's face turned icy.

"Ding! The Destiny System has detected the host's unwillingness to submit to fate and hereby issues the following quests."

Option one: Use your eloquence to explain the entire sequence of events clearly. Gain everyone's agreement to receive the reward: one thousand-year Torso Soul Bone.

Option two: Challenge Zhu Zhuyun to a duel, win, and reveal your twin martial souls. Quest completion reward: one God-Given Soul Ring.

Option three: Spend 1 Destiny Point to make a small wish. The power of wishes has limits; use it with caution. Use the Destiny Point to win this debate. Quest completion reward: 2 Destiny Points.

"Note: Wishes may be spoken aloud directly. Your wish will automatically come true within three seconds. If it does not, the wish has failed!"

"There's a character carved into the third toe of Zhu Zhuyun's right foot. I carved it there when we fought. Tell me, if she hadn't tried to assassinate me and my third sister, how could I have carved a character into her toe?"

Zhu Zhuqing delivered these shocking words calmly and unhurriedly.

For a moment, Zhu Xinglong stopped leaving, and the other elders wore looks of disbelief. Even Zhu Zhuyun's mouth fell open, her exquisite little face filled with shock.

Zhu Zhuyun wouldn't believe it even if someone beat her to death. How could Zhu Zhuqing have carved a character into her toe with a dagger in that brief span of time?

"That's bullshit!" Zhu Zhuyun was furious.

"Hmph!" An icy sound escaped Zhu Xinglong's lips. His immense soul power spread rapidly, forming two enormous hands.

One soul-power hand seized Zhu Zhuyun directly, while the other removed the high-heeled shoe from her right foot.

Her snowy-white, delicate foot was immediately exposed before everyone.

"Gulp-"

Such a brutal approach made everyone present swallow nervously. They understood that the clan leader was furious.

There really was a character carved into the third toe of Zhu Zhuyun's right foot.

The entire hall erupted. There was simply no way to argue her way out of this. Zhu Zhuyun had lost.

An old man shouted, "Clan leader, please think carefully! Zhu Zhuyun is our only one!"

"Yes, clan leader, this might be a misunderstanding. Perhaps it was just a joke between the three sisters?" The other elders immediately joined in to dissuade him.

At once, wave after wave of pleas for Zhu Zhuyun filled the small room.

Zhu Zhuqing watched their performance with a cold sneer. When she and her third sister had been mistreated, not a single person had helped. And now?

Zhu Xinglong was clad in Black Battle Armor, so no one could see the many expressions crossing his face. After a brief pause, he finally made his decision.

Cold words that sounded exceedingly fair came from his mouth:

"Zhu Zhuyun, you used underhanded means to attempt to assassinate members of your own clan. Considering that you are the First Prince's partner, your punishment will be halved. You will spend one month in confinement, and your clan allowance for this year will be revoked!"

"Furthermore, since the three of you sisters obtained a soul bone, the clan will take it. All three of your allowances for this year will be doubled, and the clan will owe you one request!"

A soul bone shimmering with lightning floated out of one elder's hand and swiftly reached Zhu Xinglong.

After taking the soul bone, he turned and left without a trace of emotion.

Zhu Zhuqing was furious. The contrast between the two judgments couldn't have been starker. All three of them were his daughters, so why were they treated so differently when they did something wrong? Zhu Zhuyun's punishment was no punishment at all.

She and her third sister had clearly been the ones to kill the soul beast, yet after making such a scene, Zhu Zhuyun had actually gained a request from the clan. It was the greatest farce imaginable.

Was the position of empress of the Star Luo Empire really so important that even family bonds could be cast aside?

"Father, is this what you call fairness?" Zhu Zhuqing shouted toward the doorway.

The figure at the doorway paused briefly, but did not stay. He merely spoke a single sentence.

"Fairness has never been meant for the weak. If you were a Titled Douluo, everyone in the clan would support you!"

In that short span, Zhu Zhuyun had climbed out of the abyss and returned to the world of the living. She had been terrified just now, afraid that her cold father would punish her. In the end, however, he still cherished her.

"Hahaha, my foolish little sister, how could your big sister possibly try to assassinate you? Besides, even if I did kill you, so what?"

"Hahaha-"

Evil Spirit's sickening laughter spilled from Zhu Zhuyun's lips. She mocked the two foolish little sisters before her, as though she were today's victor.

Zhu Zhuqing knew she could do nothing to her. No one in the clan would help her. How could she possibly contend with this sister?

She slowly took her third sister Zhu Zhulin's small hand, then walked toward the door, step by step. Not a single person present dared stop them.