Douluo: Protect Our Soul Hall

Chapter 374 Zhu Zhuqing longs for freedom

Author: Qifeng in the ancient city

Chapter 374 Zhu Zhuqing longs for freedom

After finishing speaking, Zhu Zhuqing felt more relaxed and seemed to be less depressed inside.

These things have been accumulating in my heart, with nowhere to talk and no one to listen.

Saying it now made her feel much better.

Just like the accumulated flood water in the barrier lake has been dredged, I felt extremely comfortable and relaxed for a while.

She hasn't spoken so much in a long time.

Ever since she awakened her martial spirit at the age of six, she, like her sister Zhu Zhuyun, was listed as a candidate heir by the family.

From then on, all the people who were close to her before, whether they were family members, friends, or playmates, all stayed away from her.

And she gradually became cold and heartless, and there was no one around her to talk to.

Although there are several guards arranged by the family, these guards are not loyal to her. Apart from obeying the family's orders and fulfilling their duties as guards, it is impossible to get close to her.

After all, in the eyes of these guards, she was just a whetstone arranged by the family for her sister Zhu Zhuyun. She was a victim and it was impossible to defeat her sister.

Unable to seize the family inheritance rights from her sister, naturally no one wants to get close to her, let alone be loyal to her.

It can be said that Zhu Zhuqing is a loner in the family.

Initially, Zhu Zhuqing didn't want to mention family matters, but when Ye Qifeng asked, she was very willing to tell them.

I even wanted to tell him all my worries, pressures, pains, etc.

For some reason, Ye Qifeng seemed to have a magical power that made her full of trust in him.

After listening to Zhu Zhuqing's words, Ye Qifeng glanced at her and said calmly:

"I have also heard about the family rules of the Zhu family of Grand Duke Xingluo Netherworld. It sounds like competition, but when it sounds bad, it is actually called cultivating gu."

"In the final analysis, they are just killing each other and respecting their strength."

"Indeed."

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a while, nodded slightly, and agreed with this statement.

But she has no choice. If she wants to survive, she can only follow the family's arrangements, follow the rules of the game, and accept her own destiny.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's tender but cold cheeks, Ye Qifeng felt a pity in his heart. After thinking about it, he asked softly:

"What are you going to do next? Return to Xingluo City and the Zhu family?"

Zhu Zhuqing was holding a roast rabbit in his hand, his eyes were slightly distracted, and he seemed a little confused:

"I don't know either."

At this time, Ye Qifeng asked again:

"I remember that the relationship between the Dai family of the Star Luo royal family and the Zhu family of your Netherworld Grand Duke's palace is extremely close, and there has been a custom of marriage for generations."

"Since you have been listed as a candidate heir to the Zhu family, you should have a marriage partner, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked slightly stunned, then nodded slightly:

"some."

"His name is Dai Mubai. He is the third prince of the Dai family of the Star Luo Empire royal family. He is three years older than me. We made an engagement shortly after I awakened my martial spirit when I was six years old."

"Where are the others?"

Ye Qifeng looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked in a calm tone.

He has been staying in the Star Dou Forest for more than half a month and has not paid much attention to what happened in Star Luo City.

He doesn't know exactly how many things will develop.

Zhu Zhuqing licked her oily lips, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes:

"He ran away."

Indeed it is.

It seems that the development of this world has not been completely disrupted by his own interference. The development of some things is still proceeding according to its original destiny.

That guy Dai Mubai really left Zhu Zhuqing alone and went to the Tiandou Empire to be happy.

Ye Qifeng thought silently.

Then I heard Zhu Zhuqing speak coldly, with a hint of hatred in his tone:

"That coward Dai Mubai secretly left Star Luo City a month ago and ran away to the Tiandou Empire. He left me to fend for myself in this Star Luo City and let me face my sister Zhu Zhuyun and David alone.

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"Davis is the eldest prince of the Star Luo Empire and Dai Mubai's brother. He is six years older than Dai Mubai. He is the best choice for his intelligence and talent."

"Dai Mubai and I have been engaged since childhood, and so have my sisters Zhu Zhuyun and Davis."

"Originally we competed in our respective families. Dai Mubai faced off against his brother Davis, while I faced off against my sister Zhu Zhuyun."

"But now Dai Mubai has escaped and gone to the Tiandou Empire. Without his restraint, Davis can be free to help his sister target me."

"How can I deal with the combined pressure of my sister and Davis on my own? It is already very difficult to face my sister alone. If there is another Davis, then I will have no chance of winning and will definitely die."

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhuqing's cold tone became even more hateful:

"That coward is obviously very talented. He possesses a top-level martial spirit and is a genius with ninth-level innate soul power. He can be said to be the strongest among the four of us."

"But he just didn't work hard to practice, and he even surrendered and gave up on himself. He thought there was no hope of winning, and now he just ran away."

"If he hadn't escaped, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation, being chased all the way by my sister."

As he spoke, the chill in Zhu Zhuqing's body could almost freeze into ice, and the hatred in his eyes surged even more, as if he wanted to cut Dai Mubai into pieces with a thousand knives.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing whose face was full of resentment and hatred, Ye Qifeng did not say anything immediately, letting her vent for a while.

"Then have you ever thought about going to find him?"

After a moment of silence, he finally asked.

"Thought about it."

When Zhu Zhuqing heard this, his aura instantly dropped, his expression became depressed again, and he nodded softly with a "hmm":

"Brother Ye, to tell you the truth, my original intention when I came to the Star Dou Forest this time was to find him."

"I don't want to die, but I really don't have the ability to win against my sister. My sister's talents, strength, wisdom, tactics, etc. are all above mine and cannot be matched by me."

"But I can't defeat my sister on my own, not to mention that there is Davis watching eagerly from the side."

"If I stay in the Zhu family, even if I am not assassinated by my sister, I will still be dead when my sister turns twenty-five."

"And the only way I can think of to survive is Dai Mubai."

"Only by going to the Tiandou Empire to find him, following and urging him to practice, and using his talent and strength can I gain a chance to survive and create a future."

"Of course, the reason why I want to leave Xingluo City is to stay away from this place of right and wrong, stay away from the whirlpool of family strife, and give myself more freedom."

After explaining the reason why he wanted to find Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing described his escape plan to Ye Qifeng in detail.

"More than half a month ago, I reached the bottleneck of the soul master realm - the top level 20. Then I started planning to take advantage of the opportunity of hunting for the second soul ring to directly cross the Star Dou Forest and escape to the Tiandou Empire.

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"Although the time was a little rushed, my plan was extremely secretive, and I didn't tell anyone else, but for some reason, my sister still found out."

"And because I underestimated the danger of the Star Dou Forest, I couldn't escape my sister's pursuit and ended up falling here."

"Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet you, Brother Ye, otherwise I might have died."

When Ye Qifeng heard this, he smiled slightly and said:

"Actually, even if you hadn't met me, you wouldn't have died. Your sister would have saved you."

Hearing that Ye Qifeng actually said good things for his sister Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly became excited and his little face bulged:

"How is that possible? How could my sister save me? She wishes I would die soon."

"Brother Ye, you don't know that all the injuries on my body are thanks to her."

The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.

Zhu Zhuqing did not see the truth of the matter clearly, nor did she truly understand her sister Zhu Zhuyun, nor did she know her intentions.

But Ye Qifeng saw something unusual.

He knew very well that Zhu Zhuyun actually did not really want Zhu Zhuqing's life, otherwise, Zhu Zhuqing's injuries would not have all avoided the vital parts of his body.

Zhu Zhuyun still cares about his sister Zhu Zhuqing.

As everyone knows, he just touched Zhu Zhuqing's body before, and was scratched so many times by Zhu Zhuyun.

To say that I don't care is definitely a lie.

But no matter what, even though Zhu Zhuyun had his own difficulties and had to target Zhu Zhuqing, and he cared about Zhu Zhuqing in his heart, it also caused her great harm.

Ye Qifeng didn't have much to say.

He shook his head and did not say more on Zhu Zhuyun's issue. Instead, he said:

"Then what are you going to do now?"

"With your current strength, let alone crossing the Star Dou Forest, even if you go to the Tiandou Empire through normal channels, you may not be able to successfully reach it."

"The outside world is much more dangerous than you think. It's a very dangerous thing for you, a pretty little girl, to walk out alone."

"Besides, the Zhu family may not let you leave."

Zhu Zhuqing sighed:

"Brother Ye, you are right. I am too weak. With my current strength, I cannot go to the Tiandou Empire alone. I have to become stronger."

"So I plan to return to my family, continue to practice, and increase my strength."

Ye Qifeng glanced at her, a little surprised that she actually offered to return to the family:

"Aren't you afraid that your sister will attack you?"

"Not afraid."

Zhu Zhuqing shook his head, his face cool and serious:

"In the family, my sister won't kill me. She doesn't dare. At most, she will only use some means to embarrass me."

"The family has rules that do not allow members of the clan to kill in private fights."

"As long as I don't leave the family, my life will not be in danger. I will also try to avoid meeting my sister and not give her a chance to embarrass me. Then I will concentrate on my cultivation and work hard to improve my cultivation."

"In the family, I can get some cultivation resources. Although they are not many, they are better than those from outside."

"When I have enough strength and the time is right, I will plan carefully and I will definitely be able to successfully reach the Tiandou Empire next time."

Sure enough, I still want to rely on Dai Mubai's lewd tiger.

But it's understandable.

Zhu Zhuqing is still young, has limited vision and insights, and lacks his own talent and strength, so he can only pin his hopes on Dai Mubai.

It's a pity that Dai Mubai's lewd tiger didn't practice well at all after escaping from Xingluo to the Tiandou Empire.

Instead, he spends his time outside, drinking and debauching, wandering among women, unable to extricate himself.

Can you believe that you are already a veteran of flower bushes when you are only a teenager?

Also burdened with the fate imposed by his family, Dai Mubai can live freely and happily outside.

But Zhu Zhuqing could only fight to the death and struggle to survive.

He was burdened with a miserable fate at a young age and was forced by his family to be bound to others.

How worthless.

Ye Qifeng stared at Zhu Zhuqing's serious face for a long time, then smiled casually and asked:

"Zhuqing, haven't you ever thought about breaking away from the shackles of the family, getting rid of the prison, and changing your own destiny?"

Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip, nodded slightly, and then shook her head:

"I want to, but I can't do it. This is the rule of the family, it is my fate, and it is a fate that I cannot escape."

Ye Qifeng chuckled and said:

"Zhuqing, you have to know that rules are made by people. Since they are made by people, they will make mistakes. Likewise, they can also be changed."

"Just like the competition between you and your sister, and the engagement between you and Dai Mubai, they are all imposed on you by others and are not your wishes, so they are wrong and can be corrected. Naturally

That’s not the so-called fate.”

"Rules are made by people. They can make mistakes and can be changed or corrected? Are the family rules not the destiny you should have?"

Zhu Zhuqing murmured in a low voice, repeating Ye Qifeng's words, trying hard to chew and understand the meaning.

This was the first time she heard someone tell her that the family rules were wrong and the so-called fate was wrong.

At this moment, she seemed to have gained enlightenment and opened the door to the world.

"in addition."

Ye Qifeng continued:

"Destiny is never fixed or unchangeable, but something you need to fight for."

"Zhuqing, have you ever heard of a sentence?"

"What words?"

Zhu Zhuqing asked subconsciously.

"My fate is up to me!"

Ye Qifeng smiled slightly and explained:

"This is a famous saying from a god with three heads and six arms."

"It means that as long as you are strong enough, strong enough that you can break the shackles of fate, strong enough that you can change the rules or even make rules, then you can control your own destiny, and even God can't do anything to you."

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, whose eyes were wide open and in shock, Ye Qifeng had a soft smile on his face and said softly:

"Zhuqing, I know that you actually long for freedom in your heart."

"It's just that in this world where strength is respected, if you want to be free, you must have strong strength."

"As long as you are strong enough, so strong that no one is your opponent, and so strong that everyone is afraid of you, then no one will be able to restrain your freedom. The world is so big, you can go anywhere, and no one dares to do anything to you.

Make irresponsible remarks and point fingers."

Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful black eyes widened, and there seemed to be a sparkle in her eyes.

Ye Qifeng's words simply spoke to her heart.

If possible, she certainly doesn't want to be a candidate heir to the family, nor does she want to be the head of the family, nor does she want to enter into a marriage contract with that coward Dai Mubai.

Compared with power and status.

She desires freedom more, and a carefree, free and unrestrained life.

Instead of being trapped in the endless battles and dangers of the family like now, unable to control one's own destiny, and might lose one's life at any time.

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