章 31: Chapter 31: A Gift of Jade Crown for the Xingluo Royal Family
The forest was littered with bodies. Zhou Chen slowly stepped over the corpses of the black-clad men, approaching Zhu Zhuyun.
Zhu Zhuqing stayed far behind, unwilling to come closer.
Clearly, her heart was broken, and she wished to have no further ties with her sister.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuyun had lost all her previous ferocity and arrogance, trembling like a frightened kitten, her eyes filled with terror.
"Don't come near, don't come near me!"
As Zhou Chen approached, Zhu Zhuyun was terrified, retreating continuously.
Though she, like Zhou Chen, was a Soul Elder with three soul rings, she was already scared witless by Zhou Chen. Resistance was out of the question; her legs were barely holding her up.
"Ah—"
With a cry of fear, Zhu Zhuyun suddenly activated her Nether Civet martial soul, transforming into a nearly intangible shadow, attempting to flee.
However, Zhou Chen did not chase her, nor did he need to. He stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an aura of authority.
This wasn't out of mercy, but because Zhu Zhuyun had no chance of escape!
The forest was surrounded by fifty members of the Tian Shu Guard, all above level 30.
Soon, sounds of intense fighting and soul power explosions echoed from afar. Moments later, Xiao Chenyu came sprinting back, dragging Zhu Zhuyun by the collar.
Behind him were over a dozen white-clad members of the Tian Shu Guard, each wearing the emblem of the Big Dipper on their chests. They were silent, yet exuded a palpable sense of danger.
Xiao Chenyu reached Zhou Chen and tossed Zhu Zhuyun to the ground, kneeling on one knee to report, "I took the initiative to capture her when I saw her attempting to escape."
"Well done, rise."
Zhou Chen nodded approvingly, signaling Xiao Chenyu to stand. He then turned his attention to Zhu Zhuyun, who was sitting on the ground with her long legs stretched out.
Zhu Zhuyun looked disheveled, her face smeared with dirt and blood, her body bearing several wounds. Her long, jade-like legs had been cut, rendering her temporarily immobile.
"Who... who are you?"
Sitting on the ground, Zhu Zhuyun looked up at Zhou Chen, her voice filled with uncertainty.
She had barely fled when she encountered these white-clad individuals—all Soul Elders above level 30. The leader, a Soul Ancestor with four rings, subdued her in three moves.
Such a formidable group of young soul masters was not something any average faction could muster. The purple-clad youth before her was clearly a figure of authority within this faction.
Upon hearing Zhu Zhuyun's question, Zhou Chen calmly replied, "I am Zhou Chen."
Pausing for a moment, Zhou Chen added mockingly, "As the fiancée of the Xingluo Crown Prince, Davis, and the future Empress of the Xingluo Empire, you should have heard of my name."
"Zhou Chen..."
Zhu Zhuyun muttered, her mind racing as she recalled. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she pointed at Zhou Chen, incredulous, "You... you're the Zhou Chen who caused the celestial phenomenon six years ago!"
"That's right."
Zhou Chen smiled, "Your Xingluo Royal Family has attempted to assassinate me repeatedly, which has made me quite angry! As the saying goes, 'an eye for an eye.' Today's events are my response to the Xingluo Royal Family!"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun's face turned ashen.
As Davis's fiancée, she had long been involved in the Xingluo Royal Secret Guards and was well aware of Zhou Chen. She knew the deep-seated enmity between Zhou Chen and the Xingluo Royal Family.
For years, all Xingluo Royal Secret Guards sent to assassinate Zhou Chen had perished. Now, fallen into Zhou Chen's hands, her chances of survival seemed slim.
But she didn't want to die. At twenty, she still had her best years ahead! She was to be the Empress of the Xingluo Empire!
Driven by a strong will to live, Zhu Zhuyun, in front of everyone, clung to Zhou Chen's leg, pleading, "Don't kill me. Though you have a grudge with the Xingluo Royal Family, I'm from the Zhu family and have no direct conflict with you. If you let me live, you can do whatever you want with me."
At these words, Xiao Chenyu and the Tian Shu Guard exchanged looks, their expressions changing.
Such words were best unheard.
Otherwise, if Zhou Chen felt embarrassed later and decided to punish them, they would be unjustly wronged.
With tacit understanding, Xiao Chenyu and the others exchanged glances and retreated, leaving Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuyun alone.
Zhou Chen was momentarily taken aback.
He didn't mind giving the Xingluo Royal Family a few "green hats" (a metaphor for cuckolding), but he hadn't expected Zhu Zhuyun to so quickly abandon her dignity and betray Davis.
But with things having progressed this far, refusing her would practically be driving Zhu Zhuyun to her death.
Considering that saving a life was a noble deed, Zhou Chen decided to tacitly agree.
Seeing Zhou Chen's silent assent, Zhu Zhuyun felt relieved and tentatively asked, "Can you let me go? I'm just a weak woman..."
Hearing this, Zhou Chen couldn't help but sneer, "Tsk tsk, it's rare to find a weak woman at the level of a Soul Elder in Douluo Continent!"
Changing his tone, Zhou Chen's expression hardened as he said, "Let you go, so you can report everything about me back to Davis? Stop dreaming. Once I've completely destroyed the Xingluo Royal Family, you'll have the chance to leave!"
With that, Zhou Chen summoned two members of the Tian Shu Guard and coldly ordered, "Take her away. Lock her in the back hall of the Ziwei Palace. I'll interrogate her when I have time!"
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