Lu Yu raised an eyebrow and leaned closer, her tone brimming with gossip.
"What, is your fiancé ugly? Don't you want to marry him, or have you already found someone else?"
A flash of extreme annoyance crossed Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and she didn't want to mention Dai Mubai at all.
He glanced behind Lu Yu, too lazy to argue with him, gripped Lu Yu's wrist tightly with his fingertips, unleashed his Soul Power and suddenly accelerated, carrying Lu Yu into the depths of the dark forest.
The night wind whistled past my ears, and the strange rustling of branches behind me grew closer. The footsteps of my pursuers were clearly audible, and I couldn't shake them off at all.
Lu Yu was dragged along by her, and the violent jolting aggravated his unhealed wounds, sending waves of sharp pain into his brain. But Lu Yu didn't care at all; for the sake of a realistic effect, he had endured the pain and refused to heal his wounds.
Looking at the girl's slender yet upright figure in front of him, and her cat tail swaying anxiously in her panic, Lu Yu's smile was harder to suppress than AK's.
With a quick glance, Lu Yu hatched a wicked plan.
"Why don't you want to mention him? Is your fiancé a coward... is he incapable?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing abruptly stopped, and tightened her grip on Lu Yu's wrist slightly.
Lu Yu winced in pain and complained, "Be gentle!"
In that instant of pause, the pursuers behind them closed in by a few meters.
"Shut up!"
Zhu Zhuqing's tone was icy cold, carrying a hint of suppressed anger and grievance. She loosened her grip and pulled Lu Yu away again.
"My business is none of your concern. If you say another word, I'll leave you here!"
Zhu Zhuqing was unwilling to expose her disheveled and vulnerable state to outsiders.
Everyone thought she was the high and mighty fiancée of a prince, with an unparalleled status; but who knew that this identity was a shackle, a death warrant hanging over her head at all times?
Behind them, four sharp auras of Soul Power locked onto the two, and a cold shout pierced the night and echoed through the dense forest.
"Halt! Anyone attempting to flee will be killed on sight!"
Lu Yu glanced back and saw several gleaming suits of armor appearing and disappearing in the woods. The playful look in his eyes vanished, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Clad in armor, a style clearly not found among the Zhu Family guards, so who could it be?
Almost instantly, Lu Yu thought of one person— Dai Weisi. In this Star Luo Imperial City, only this powerful Crown Prince could mobilize soldiers.
The truth will eventually come out. In a place like this, there are bound to be spies from various factions. Only a fool would believe the deity that the Zhu Family released.
Even if Dai Weisi had Zhu Zhuqing killed, if the Star Luo Emperor asked about it later, Dai Weisi would only need to say that Zhu Zhuqing had been having an affair with another man, which disgraced the royal family.
If the ministers who supported him then stirred things up a bit, the matter would simply be dropped.
Who would bother offending a prince, especially when the second prince has escaped and his fiancée is in danger?
That way, they'll be even less likely to cause trouble for themselves.
Zhu Zhuyun, who was secretly following, watched Zhu Zhuqing being chased and the man she was clinging to, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Zhu Zhuyun sighed silently. Perhaps this was the best ending; she wouldn't have to stay in this cannibalistic imperial city, living in constant fear.
Zhu Zhuqing's breathing became increasingly rapid, and hot sweat kept seeping from her forehead. Her Soul Power was also greatly depleted. In the end, Zhu Zhuqing was only a level 25 Soul Grandmaster.
Gradually, the cat's tail drooped limply, its running pace became very slow, and its speed gradually decreased.
The footsteps of four figures behind them grew closer, the crisp sound of armor rubbing together was clearly audible, and a chilling killing intent locked onto the two men.
Lu Yu could clearly feel the hand gripping her wrist begin to tremble slightly.
Lu Yu broke free from Zhu Zhuqing's tight grip, stopped, and turned to face the four figures behind her.
"You go first, I'll hold them off. Taking me along will only be a burden; if this continues, we'll both die here."
Zhu Zhuqing also stopped, her chest heaving, her dark eyes fixed on Lu Yu's back.
She didn't know why hearing those words made her feel inexplicably irritated, and she couldn't understand why.
All she knew was that when Zhu Zhuyun and her men were searching for them, this person didn't abandon her and run away alone, but faced the situation together with her.
This is the first person who was willing to go into danger with me.
Perhaps it was this conviction that made Zhu Zhuqing unwilling to abandon Lu Yu and run away alone, even though it was Lu Yu who had suggested it.
Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip and walked to Lu Yu's side to stand next to him. Her voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally firm.
"Let's go together!"
As they were speaking, four pursuers rushed out of the woods and surrounded them in a fan shape.
The moment she saw the people's attire, a chill ran down Zhu Zhuqing's spine and up her neck. She instantly guessed who had sent them.
A strong sense of resentment and desolation swept over Zhu Zhuqing's heart.
Am I going to die here today?
Zhu Zhuqing was unwilling to accept this.
That coward Dai Mubai could disregard everything and flee Star Luo Empire, leaving all the pressure and killing intent to himself.
She hadn't even confronted Dai Mubai directly, nor had she asked him why Dai Mubai had abandoned her like this.
Thoughts surged, and despair gradually enveloped Zhu Zhuqing Zhu Zhuqing. Her fingertips trembled slightly as she prepared to fight to the death.
Looking at the resentment and despair on Zhu Zhuqing's face, Lu Yu reached out and gently patted the back of Zhu Zhuqing's hand, her tone gentle.
"You go first, live and avenge me!"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head as she left, her tone resolute despite her despair.
"All four of them are Soul Master. You can't stop them by yourself, and I can't escape either. Rather than passively waiting to die, we might as well fight to the death."
Lu Yu Lu Yu nonchalantly, "Hahaha~ With a beauty like you to die with me, my life has been worthwhile."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing glared at Lu Yu, her face flushing crimson. "What kind of time is this to be saying such things?"
Lu Yu wanted to tease Zhu Zhuqing a bit more, but someone was blind to her true intentions, and the taxi driver in charge spoke up sarcastically.
"The First Prince Zhu Zhuqing said that as long as you kill him and return with us, the First Prince can plead with His Majesty to spare your life."
Lu Yu's eyes turned cold as she stepped forward, blocking Zhu Zhuqing's path, her tone icy.
"You mere dog, how dare you speak to your Grandpa Lu like that? Kneel down and call me Grandpa Lu obediently, and I might spare your life if Laozi 'm in a good mood."
The taxi driver in the lead was immediately enraged and pointed his finger at Lu Yu.
"Boy, I've changed my mind. I'm going to kill you myself and crush your bones one by one."
"Do it!"
After speaking, the four soldiers summoned their Martial Soul together, and rings of Soul Ring rose from the soles of their feet. All four of them were actually four-ring Soul Elder.