Zhu Zhuqing spoke everything that was in her heart.
She had indeed first come to Shrek Academy for Dai Mubai.
At the very least, she had wanted to become stronger.
So that she could survive if they failed in the struggle for succession.
But after being with Lu Ning.
She no longer wanted to be the only one who survived. At the very least, she wanted to survive with Lu Ning!
That was why she had thrown herself into training and meditation, regardless of everything else, even though Lu Ning progressed faster than she did, even though she had already become the student with the highest soul power level at Shrek Academy apart from Lu Ning.
Still, she never stopped moving forward.
"Is that all?" Lu Ning brushed a finger down her high nose bridge. "I knew from the first day I met you."
"The Star Luo Empire's rules are certainly cruel."
"You could almost call it a selection method only wild beasts would choose."
"But that method actually suits us."
As Lu Ning spoke, the smile in his eyes deepened. "We just need to become so strong they can't beat us."
Zhu Zhuqing could not see her own future clearly, but Lu Ning could see it with perfect clarity. Just as Dugu Bo had said, when you were weak, they dared to hunt you down and use their rules to bind you.
But when you became strong enough.
They no longer had any reason to keep restricting you.
Or rather, their reasons were nothing more than "a little bird singing."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The rear courtyard.
Ning Rongrong wore a long pink dress. Over the past year, she had blossomed further. Her once barely noticeable breasts now rose slightly, like flower buds waiting to bloom,