"Xu Ran, will you come?"
Zhu Zhuyun closed her eyes and prayed.
Ever since she had gotten together with Xu Ran, she did not know why, but whenever she ran into trouble, Xu Ran always appeared before her in time to shelter her from the wind and rain.
But she knew there was little hope. Xu Ran was no immortal; how could he know what was happening to the Zhu Family? Even if he knew, it would probably be too late by the time he arrived.
"What are you afraid of?"
"You bunch of useless fools. Xu Ran is only one man. What can he do against so many of us?"
"No matter how powerful a Soul Master is, can he be stronger than the million mighty soldiers of my Star Luo Empire? Human strength has its limits. Xu Ran cannot pose too great a threat to us. Once we destroy the Zhu Family and reclaim their military authority, we can coordinate the military might of the entire empire. At that point, even Spirit Hall would not dare underestimate us too much, let alone a mere Xu Ran!"
"Besides, things have already reached this point today. We cannot end this without wiping out the Zhu Family completely. If you cut the grass without uprooting it, it will grow again when the spring wind blows. If we leave the Zhu Family alive, when Xu Ran returns, they will have prestige, power, an army, and a monster like Xu Ran. That is when we will truly be finished." Emperor Dai was furious. He swept his gaze around, exasperated by their failure to measure up.
Although he, too, feared Xu Ran, at most he was only worried that Xu Ran would assassinate him in the future.
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