"Lu Yuan, Lu as in land, Yuan as in abyss," Lu Yuan replied to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Lu Yuan..."
Zhu Zhuqing murmured in deep thought, a shred of doubt spilling to the bottom of her heart.
It seemed she had never heard of the surname Lu among the prestigious soul master clans of the Star Luo Empire; could Lu Yuan be some commoner soul master, or perhaps someone from a soul master family in the Heaven Dou Empire that she had never heard of?
Yet Lu Yuan had saved Zhu Zhuqing's life, and though she knew not why, she subconsciously felt that Lu Yuan was not a bad person.
"Right, you're from the Star Luo Empire, aren't you? What are you aiming to do by coming to the Heaven Dou Empire?"
As the words left Lu_Yuan's mouth, a trace of tension surfaced on Zhu Zhuqing's face.
Why would Lu Yuan ask me that? Could it be that he's a border patrolman sent by the Heaven Dou Empire? Is that why he's so formidable? No, no... Zhu Zhuqing shook her head inwardly.
Although both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire claimed to possess three-fifths of the Star Dou Great Forest, judging by the border line, the latter held actual control.
This place was still somewhat close to the Star Luo Empire, and furthermore, the interior of the Heaven Dou Empire was corrupt, so at the borders of the Star Dou Great Forest there were zero garrisons out of fear of provoking powerful soul masters.
It was precisely because Zhu Zhuqing understood this point that she had followed the path Dai Mubai took years ago to flee to the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Mhm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and continued.
"I... because I'm being hounded by enemies, I fled the Star Luo