Chapter 48

You aren't afraid of dying?

Whether it was the fear before death of that seventy-fifth level Soul Saint, or Zhu Biyun's fear before death, the same emotion, Bai Ran did not feel it in Zhu Zhuqing.

This "value-exploding" girl, at this moment was calm as if she were a corpse.

Hearing Bai Ran's words, Zhu Zhuqing first nodded, then shook her head.

Who would want to die if they could live? But given the current situation, Zhu Biyun is dead, Dai Mubai is a waste; even if she stays alive, her fate would likely be becoming the new consort of the Crown Prince Dai Weis.

Even so, her prospects seemed much "brighter", but thinking that that man was what Zhu Biyun had played with and discarded, Zhu Zhuqing felt a strong physiological discomfort.

Zhu Zhuqing's evaluation: Might as well be dead.

How about I let you go?

It's not that Bai Ran feels pity for a girl like Zhu Zhuqing; it's simply that Zhu Zhuqing's appearance of seeking death makes Bai Ran reluctant to act.

Bai Ran: Oh no, you look like this, making me seem like a great villain who slaughters innocents indiscriminately.

Where is the promised T0 version? Where are your heaven-defying statements? What the heck is this normal yet heart-wrenching appearance?

If you keep this up, I might just trigger the web depression cloud. (Come on, a song 'If Love Is Forgotten', can't get out, really can't get out, you're only thirty percent similar to her, and I get flustered.) "I don't want to go."

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.

Originally, she had still been preparing to go find Dai Mubai.

But now Zhu Biyun is dead,

Then, according to the Star Luo imperial family's rules, the situation will become a life-and-death battle between Dai Mubai and Dai Weis.

Moreover, even if Zhu Biyun hadn't died, in the subsequent imperial succession struggle, even if Dai Mubai kicked the bucket, Zhu Zhuqing would still be impossible to die.

As the saying goes: a brother's wife must be taken as a wife.

The young women of the Zhu family, generation after generation, almost all have a good figure and good looks; putting it bluntly, the Star Luo Zhu family is nothing more than a top-notch furnace cauldron raised and cultivated by the Star Luo Dai family.

The men are responsible for producing quality offspring, while the women enter the imperial family to become consorts.

Thus, from a young age, Zhu Zhuqing was instilled with the belief that Zhu family women must rely on Dai family men to live, and only if her fiancé is strong is that truly strength.

Regarding this, Zhu Zhuqing had always believed it without doubt; even when persecuted by her sister Zhu Biyun, her first thought was to go to the Tian Dou Empire to seek refuge with that fiancé of hers.

But upon seeing Bai Ran, this young Soul Saint, Zhu Zhuqing's originally firm belief shattered directly.

How could a Dai family prince be so outstanding as to break through to a seventieth-level Soul Saint at the age of over ten? Moreover, this teenager over ten years old could single-handedly kill a Soul Saint possessing the Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul, and even completely overwhelm in all aspects.

Oh dear, you're like this, I'm really in a tough spot.

Bai Ran: Kill her? What a pity, and moreover, all of this girl's family assets combined together still wouldn't be enough to cover the tip Dai Mubai gives to his "sister" for one night at the club.

I feel that in the original work, Dai Mubai simply isn't worthy of Zhu Zhuqing; all we can say is that this little kitten has been PUA'ed too hard by her family, and besides, compared to other single men, Dai Mubai is actually still quite excellent.

Bai Ran: But not killing her, my Soul Saint cultivation would be exposed in front of her; for my own safety, I cannot possibly let Zhu Zhuqing leave normally.

Just as Bai Ran furrowed his brows tightly, beginning to research whether he could use the Human Emperor Banner to concoct a pill of amnesia.

Only saw Zhu Zhuqing slowly rise to her feet and say:

"It's simple; from now on I just follow you, right?"

"Ah? Ha!"

Although this kind of thing is quite amusing, but as a person who seeks amusement, the thing I dislike most is when the amusement happens to myself.

Bai Ran: I've been honest, please let me off.

"That one, I'm very smart."

"When hungry, I'll eat on my own; on rainy days I know to hide under the eaves, right?"

"Eh, how do you know?" Bai Ran: "How should I know? Kid, stop being naive and sweet; naivety and sweetness are already out of style."

"Alright, alright, setting aside facts, can you cook?"

"No."

"Can you wash clothes?"

"I haven't washed before."

Down and out as she may be, Zhu Zhuqing truly has never done housework.

At least Zhu Zhuqing was born as the original consort's child of the Grand Duke of Youming.

Zhu Biyun dares to bully her, that's because of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family's disastrous system; but would the household servants dare to bully Zhu Zhuqing? Probably by this time next year, the grass on her grave will have grown two meters tall.

After all, in a feudal slave society, servants are slaves; if you dare to give the master a dirty look today, tomorrow you might dare to strike the master, so this sort of corrupt practice must absolutely not be encouraged. (Have you ever heard the story of white slave masters and black slaves?) As for the White Tiger Duke's mansion ten thousand years later, Dai Yuhao has endured unfair treatment since childhood: one reason is that he is an illegitimate child, his mother's identity originally was merely a maid of the duke's mansion; the other reason is that the duchess of the mansion intended it, so that even a dog could bully Huo Yuhao in the duke's mansion.

But when Zhu Zhuqing was young, her mother was the mistress of the duke's mansion; which servant would dare to give her a dirty look? Anyone who spoke a bit louder would probably have to go downstairs and receive thirty blows.

"What will you do then? If you follow me, you'll only spend all my gold soul coins."

Bai Ran was speechless.

If Zhu Zhuqing were a powerful agility-attack system soul master, having her by my side would be fine.

After all, he is still a support-system soul master, and thus needs someone to protect him.

But Zhu Zhuqing now has low strength, is penniless, and lacks any professional skills.

Aside from having a good-looking appearance, what else does she have? Moreover, Bai Ran is not a lustful demon controlled by his second brother, wanting to jump on any beautiful woman with a hot figure.

As for Zhu Zhuqing's talent not being bad, she might become a Title Douluo in the future? Come on, with that much effort spent cultivating, couldn't Bai Ran just find a ready-made one? If really impossible, hiring Uncle Feng to come over as a bodyguard for a few days (a beast of burden) could also be negotiated.

"I, I will warm the bed."

She might not have other skills, but she still knows quite a bit about how to please a man and win his favor.

Who let the family be in this line of work? The Duke of Youming is a pimp for the emperor, and moreover needs his daughter to serve the prince well.

After assessment, the Duke of Youming is purely a turtle man.

"Warm the bed?"

Myriad Souls Banner: Great Fool Spring, what do you want to do! Human Emperor Banner: Kid, you wouldn't really have fallen for him, would you?

"Useless, it's midsummer now; what do I need you to warm the bed for?"

Bai Ran was completely speechless,

In August-September, it's already hot, and you still want to warm the bed? I'll warm your head.

Big head or small head? (You're not right.)

"Never mind, I've latched onto you."

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you."

"Then go ahead and kill me."

Faced with this unavoidable sense of helplessness, Bai Ran didn't know what to say; forget it, looking at how pitiful you are, buddy, I'll give you a hand. In this world, having one less T0 version is better than having one more little fairy.

Bai Ran: By the way, the old guy has been asking me lately why I still don't have a girlfriend; this is also a good excuse to deal with it.

(Bai Tianming: Xiao Bideleng, look at other Soul Emperors, they've already gotten married, even have grandsons; look at you, you even ask me whether I can dismantle the milk that Uncle Feng brought for you to drink.)

Bai Ran; Old guy, do you want to see how old I am?

Bai Tianming: I don't care, the age on your ID is already sixteen and up.

When I first enrolled in Tian Dou Royal Academy, the falsified age became a boomerang that now strikes Bai Ran's head. (End of chapter)