Jiang Che said calmly, "There's someone ahead."
Startled, Zhu Zhuqing also looked toward the area concealed by the bushes ahead.
Soon, three figures emerged from the bushes.
Although they were all disguised, Zhu Zhuqing recognized the three of them at a glance.
How could she not recognize them? She would have recognized them even if they had been reduced to ashes.
They were all her sister's people.
The three across from them clearly had no intention of concealing their identities. They said mockingly, "Second Miss, come back with us if you know what's good for you."
"The family head is deeply disappointed by what you did in the Heaven Dou Empire. You have a marriage engagement, yet you fool around with another man. You're provoking the Star Luo Douluo and sullying the family name!"
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing. Purple Night appeared in her hand, silently expressing her resistance.
Go back? Zhu Zhuqing knew very well what would happen if she went back.
At best, she would return to the Star Luo Empire, lose her freedom, and be left crippled. At worst, she would be tortured until death seemed preferable to life, dying in agony.
But the situation before her left Zhu Zhuqing no room to resist. If she resisted, her teacher would be dragged into it.
There was a Soul Saint among her opponents. Although her teacher was strong, he was not strong enough to fight a peak rank-79 Soul Saint with the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor!
That would simply be courting death.
Just as Zhu Zhuqing was about to step forward, accept her fate, and return to the Star Luo Empire with them, Jiang Che caught her.
Jiang Che said calmly, "Don't go! With me here, I won't let anything happen to you."
Those words warmed Zhu Zhuqing's