Lu Qian's intuition had always been accurate. Zhu Zhuqing's disappearance this time, for instance, was something he had sensed coming.
Although Lu Qian was anxious, he was doing much better than when he had possessed no information about Zhu Zhuqing whatsoever.
He did not know why Zhu Zhuqing's Family Clan had traveled a thousand miles to seize her and take her back, but fortunately, they had only taken her home rather than choosing to hurt her directly.
That could be considered a blessing amid misfortune.
Not long after Lu Qian's party left the Heaven Dou Empire's border, they received a message from the Agility Hall.
It was confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing had indeed been captured by the Star Luo Empire's Zhu Family and taken back to Star Luo City. So far, there had been no news of her death.
However, Zhu Zhuqing might not be doing very well at present.
Hearing this, Lu Qian could not help feeling distressed. Zhu Zhuqing came from an excellent background: the Zhu Family, whose daughters were certain to become imperial consorts of the Star Luo Empire.
But that was precisely the problem. As the second daughter, Zhu Zhuqing could neither choose her own husband nor control her own destiny.
When Zhu Zhuqing met Lu Qian, she could be said to have already been almost at the end of her road.
Her Family Clan had abandoned her, and Dai Mubai, the only person who might have been able to help her, was a womanizer. Had Lu Qian not appeared in time, Zhu Zhuqing might already have given up on herself-or simply ended it all!
Part of the reason Zhu Zhuqing tolerated Lu Qian's womanizing was surely gratitude. Lu Qian was the only person she could rely on in this life.
Yet the more he thought