Zhu Zhuqing Rises Up to Assassinate Bing Jiu!

Dai Mubai was quickly taken away by Tuoba Xi.

Once only Bing Jiu and Zhu Zhuqing remained in the room, Bing Jiu patted her shoulder.

"Alright, he's gone."

"Thank you."

Zhu Zhuqing wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her body trembling slightly.

Seeing her like this, Bing Jiu could not help but smile. She tapped Zhu Zhuqing's nose. "You really are timid, aren't you? Look at you. Aren't you embarrassed?"

"This... it's because of you, no..."

Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth, and after a long while, finally forced out the words, "Master, it's because you're here that I'm not afraid."

"You certainly know how to talk. But do you really want to be my little kitty that badly? You saw Dugu Yan earlier, didn't you? I was the one who dressed her up like that. It looked nice, didn't it?"

Bing Jiu leaned close to Zhu Zhuqing's ear as she spoke.

"You... you'll be dressed up like that later too."

Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed red as she cried out and sprang to her feet.

Bing Jiu pressed her back down with one hand, the other continuously roaming over her waist and back.

"Your figure is much better than Dugu Yan's. Your face and butt are too—sexy, pretty, and big enough. You probably won't fit into Dugu Yan's outfit. I suppose I'll have to personally tailor a kitty outfit for you."

"Master, you..."

"Don't worry."

Bing Jiu patted Zhu Zhuqing's butt, chuckled softly, and leaned down, pinning Zhu Zhuqing to the sofa. She brushed Zhu Zhuqing's slightly reddened nose, then moved toward those red lips.

"The first time always takes some getting used to, so I'll just..."

Suddenly, just as Bing Jiu's palm was about to touch Zhu Zhuqing's red lips, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes instantly turned incomparably fierce. The poisoned dagger she had long prepared at her waist viciously plunged into Bing Jiu's side.

Squelch!

A sharp weapon pierced flesh.

Bing Jiu's expression abruptly changed, and she hurriedly gripped the dagger lodged in her waist.

"You..."

"Go to hell and pet cats there! You pervert!"

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze became cold and decisive in an instant. She kicked Bing Jiu away, then rose and glanced outside the door.

Tuoba Xi and Ling Yuan were still standing guard. Clearly, they had yet to notice what was happening inside.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Zhuqing tore open her clothes, exposing a large expanse of snow-white skin. At the same time, she untied her hair ribbon, mussed up her black hair, and threw away her shoes.

That was right. Assassinating Bing Jiu alone was not enough. She also had to stage the scene to make it look as though Bing Jiu had tried to force herself on her.

As the Spirit Hall Saintess, Bing Jiu held an extremely high status on the continent. Her every action could be said to represent Spirit Hall, and Zhu Zhuqing intended to use this to utterly ruin Bing Jiu's reputation!

That way, the Heaven Dou Empire would abandon its marriage alliance with Spirit Hall!

Zhu Zhuqing knew clearly that within the Heaven Dou Empire, though everyone seemed to be blessing this heavenly pair, quite a few people still opposed it.

As long as news such as "the Spirit Hall Saintess molested another person's fiancée" got out—

It would surely cause an earth-shaking uproar!

Xue Qinghe was not easy to approach, but Bing Jiu had helped them and naturally trusted her, so she would not be on guard against her! How could she have expected such a move!

Hmph! Even if Bing Jiu had helped them resolve crises time and again, even if Bing Jiu had spent a huge amount of Gold Soul Coins to establish an academy for them, purchase resources, and had even planned to make Shrek Academy famous in the future... so what?

She could have been good friends with her, but Bing Jiu's mistake was choosing to form a marriage alliance with the Heaven Dou Empire! To threaten Mubai and Star Luo! Who did she think she was!

Wouldn't it have been better for her to obediently remain the Spirit Hall Saintess? Why did she insist on forcing her?

The only reason she was killing her was because Bing Jiu had forced her to!

Zhu Zhuqing kept telling herself this inwardly, as though it could lessen her guilt.

After finishing all this, her expression dimmed somewhat, but she quickly returned to normal, without the slightest trace of guilt.

She suddenly remembered that she should leave some marks on Bing Jiu to make her story more convincing. But when she turned to look behind her—

Bing Jiu's body had disappeared from where it lay!

That was right, disappeared. Not even a single drop of blood from where she had stabbed Bing Jiu remained!

This time, Zhu Zhuqing was the one who looked stunned. She stumbled back several steps, her eyes darting all around the room.

"How... how could this be? Where are you..."

"Up here!"

A slender hand landed on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder. Her entire body trembled, and she shakily raised her head.

On the ceiling, Bing Jiu clung to a beam with her legs, smiling down at her. "My little kitty, you seem to be rather disobedient. You actually dared to assassinate your master? Hmm? That clearly isn't something a pet should do."

"You! How is this possible?!"

"What do you mean, how?"

Bing Jiu jumped down from the beam, took out the dagger, and tossed it away.

Blood still stained the dagger, yet Bing Jiu did not have even the slightest wound on her body!

"Is this the little toy you used to kill me, kitty?"

Zhu Zhuqing swayed. "You... I clearly stabbed you."

"No, you didn't."

Bing Jiu advanced toward her step by step, a chilling smile appearing at the corner of her lips. "Zhuqing, killing me—was this the plan of the Zhu Clan of the Star Luo Empire and that idiot fiancé of yours, Dai Mubai?"

Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth.

She knew that with the strength Bing Jiu had displayed, she had absolutely no chance of winning in a frontal confrontation.

In the end, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward. "I did this alone. Don't take your anger out on anyone else!"

"I don't think so."

Bing Jiu took a sip of tea, then burst out laughing.

"Given the fierce temperament of the women of the Zhu Clan in the Star Luo Empire, I'm afraid that because of this marriage alliance, the Star Luo Imperial Family sent Dai Mubai to seduce me. But you heard about it, so... you planned to take his place?"

"I didn't!"

"You did. What, you don't dare admit it? Hehe, I was wondering why you didn't bring Dai Mubai along. That way, I could have two big cats and one big doggie all together! Wouldn't that be fun?"

Zhu Zhuqing shouted in shame and fury, "Pervert!"

"Then wouldn't you, the big cat who came right to my door asking me to pet her, be an even bigger pervert?"

Bing Jiu stepped forward and took Zhu Zhuqing's hand. "So cold, little kitty. Do you know? The next time you lie or make a move, remember to put away your claws!"

Bing Jiu suddenly pressed Zhu Zhuqing's palm. Zhu Zhuqing cried out in pain, and the sharp claws at her fingertips shot out.

This woman! She had been hiding those claws from the very beginning.

"Those claws of yours had been extended ever since you leaned against me. You gave away your killing intent!"

"Besides, if you wanted to kill me, you only brought such a tiny dagger? You really look down on me too much, don't you? How about you take this Saintess position instead?"

"You!"

Seeing that every part of her scheme had been exposed, Zhu Zhuqing simply stopped holding back. A Nether Hundred Claws attack suddenly shot straight toward Bing Jiu.

Bing Jiu straightened up, and a Black Dragon Claw appeared in her hand.

With a single flash, Bing Jiu did not even look. In the instant the two attacks clashed, Zhu Zhuqing's body was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall.

Zhu Zhuqing coughed up several drops of blood and looked toward the door in terror.