: Return to Wuhun City. Dai Mubai also earned the right to inherit the royal family after defeating Davis.
Although Dai Mubai's current strength was weaker than Davis', he was slightly superior in age and qualifications. After returning to the Star Luo Empire, he gained the family's recognition and competed with Davis for the throne.
However, while he had earned the right to inherit, his chances of succession were not guaranteed. This was because he lacked his greatest supporter, the Zhu family.
After the competition, Zhu Zhuqing did not return to the Star Luo Empire with him, but instead remained with Lin Jie.
Given the strength of the Dai and Zhu families in the Star Luo Empire, it was not difficult for them to uncover this matter. Later, word of this incident spread among the Zhu and Dai families, and upon learning of the news, Dai Mubai's face turned extremely grim.
Zhu Zhuqing and he had been engaged since childhood, and although they had no deep feelings for each other, she was now with someone else. Dai Mubai's thoughts grew increasingly angry, and with the help of those who fanned the flames, his anger towards Zhu Zhuqing and Lin Jie flared.
Dai Mubai and Lin Jie had always been at odds, but for some reason, he had temporarily reconciled them. Now, the prejudice had been released, and it only grew stronger.
Dai Mubai wanted to seize the throne, but since every generation of the Xingluo Empire's empress must be from the Zhu family, he needed the Zhu family's support.
The Zhu family's answer was that if he brought Zhu Zhuqing back, they might support him.
Davis and Zhu Zhuyun, on the other side, were unwilling to accept defeat. If they failed, their fate would be dire.
Later, the Zhu family's supporters of Dai Mubai wanted to send someone to retrieve Zhu Zhuqing, while Davis wanted to kill her. So, the two factions set out for the Heaven Dou Empire, seeking to bring her back and, if possible, kill Lin Jie. However
, given the relationship between the Xingluo and Heaven Dou empires, they couldn't send too many powerful individuals. After
learning that Zhu Zhuqing was at Shrek Academy, those supporting Dai Mubai sent a Soul Emperor, three Soul Kings, and a Soul Emperor to search for her. However, with Liu Erlong present, Zhu Zhuqing was not taken with them.
Then it was Davis's turn, intent on killing Zhu Zhuqing. Only then would they have a chance.
As for why they wanted to abduct and kill Lin Jie, it turned out to be because of Lin Jie and Zhu Zhuqing's relationship. They planned to kidnap Lin Jie and force Zhu Zhuqing to return on her own accord.
At this point, Lin Jie finally understood the whole story.
"I'm confused. You and Davis must have a good relationship, right? Why would he send you?"
Zhu Zhuyun was stunned for a moment, then laughed bitterly. "Feelings? Is there such a thing as feelings in the royal family?"
"Really. I don't know if this is a kind of sadness."
Lin Jie continued on his way, with Zhu Zhuyun by his side.
Given Zhu Zhuyun's current state of serious injury, if she were left here, her life would be over.
As a last resort, Lin Jie naturally tied her up and took her with him for the time being.
"I heard from Zhuqing that you hunted her before."
Zhu Zhuyun's face darkened upon hearing this. Thinking of Lin Jie and Zhu Zhuqing's relationship, she pondered for a moment before answering, "Yes."
"Well, Zhuqing is my woman, and you wanted to kill her. What do you think I should do to you?"
"Now I'm in your hands. You can kill me or cut me up. I have no room to resist."
"Well, you're right. You really have no room to resist. Although you hunted Zhuqing before, I'm still grateful to you."
Zhu Zhuyun was stunned upon hearing this. "Thank you."
"Yes, if it weren't for you, how would Zhuqing have come to the Heaven Dou Empire? If she hadn't come to the Heaven Dou Empire, how would I have met her?"
"You're Zhuqing's sister. As for killing you, forget it. But remember this from now on: never think of hurting Zhuqing again. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious."
Zhu Zhuyun didn't say anything. She didn't know what to say now. She was a prisoner. Being alive was already good enough. As Lin Jie defended Zhu Zhuqing so much, Zhu Zhuyun felt a little jealous.
Although she and Davis had a good relationship, that was all she cared about. If it came to a life-or-death situation, she knew he would still abandon her. Just like now, her arrival here, her imprisonment, was largely due to Davis.
This time, Lin Jie's journey to Wuhun City took a while, taking over half a month to prepare. If it weren't for Zhu Zhuyun, he might have arrived sooner. Zhu Zhuyun's gunshot wound had mostly healed. Lin Jie was curious about whether it would leave a scar, so he carefully examined her, and indeed, there was a trace. Initially,
Zhu Zhuyun was annoyed. How could Lin Jie be so unreasonable? But it was just anger. As a prisoner, she had some self-awareness. Besides, she was still tied up.
As for why she didn't escape now that her injuries had healed, it had something to do with Lin Jie.
As long as Lin Jie didn't let her go, it was impossible for her to escape. For Zhu Zhuqing's safety, Lin Jie felt it necessary to keep her by his side. That 's right, it's for Zhu Zhuqing.
Lin Jie felt that the journey to the Spirit Hall was quite interesting, just like traveling in the martial arts world, with someone accompanying him, even though he was a prisoner.
At the beginning, Zhu Zhuyun was still a little afraid of Lin Jie. But after getting along with him for half a month, she gradually discovered that Lin Jie was not as scary as she had imagined. Of course, apart from being shameless and unreasonable, he was still a very good person. So she talked more.
Now Lin Jie was still a few hours away from the Spirit City, and he deliberately slowed down his pace. But someone still looked unhappy.
"Hey, we've been walking for so long. Can we take a break?"
"No, I'm not tired."
Upon hearing Lin Jie say he wasn't tired, Zhu Zhuyun's face was filled with anger, and she almost collapsed from the rage.
"I'm not leaving. If you want to leave, go ahead and do it yourself. You can kill me or chop me up as you please." Zhu Zhuyun stopped immediately. It wasn't that she didn't want to go, but she simply couldn't. Who knew how she'd gotten all this way here?
Sigh.
Lin Jie stopped his horse and saw that she had indeed stopped. He looked back at Zhu Zhuyun, who looked a little depressed, her hair slightly disheveled, and her face slightly flushed.
"Why aren't you leaving?"
"I'm not leaving. You can kill me or chop me up as you please," Zhu Zhuyun said angrily. She had never seen such a shameless and shameless person. He let her walk alone all the way while he leisurely rode his horse, admiring the scenery, eating something and drinking some fragrant wine.
"Really not leaving?" Lin Jie asked again.
"I'm not leaving. Kill me if you want."
"Alright. I see you must be tired after all this walking. In that case, I'll be kind."
"Go."
Lin Jie patted the horse's rump behind him. The red-maned horse, spurred on, broke into a gallop, heading straight for Zhu Zhuyun.
Zhu Zhuyun, enraged, didn't react at all. By the time she did, the horse was about to hit her. At that moment, she subconsciously forgot to dodge, her pupils shrinking. "Am I really going to die here?"
Lin Jie had brought her here, how could he let her die? He patted the horse's rump again and pulled the reins. The horse, which had been heading towards Zhu Zhuyun, turned its head. Then Lin Jie leaned down and pulled, and Zhu Zhuyun was pulled onto the horse, sitting steadily in front of him.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Zhuyun, regaining her senses, found herself sitting in front of Lin Jie and angrily asked.
"Didn't you say you didn't want to leave? Look how considerate I am, letting you ride on the horse."
"You." Feeling the hand tightly wrapped around her waist, Zhu Zhuyun blushed, wanting to curse, but unable to.
"Don't overthink it, I'm doing this entirely for your own good. And remember your current status."
Lin Jie suddenly felt incredibly thoughtful. He'd willingly shared a ride with Zhu Zhuyun to prevent her from getting tired. Now, to prevent her from falling off the horse, he held her tightly.
"Shameless. Vulgar. How could Zhuqing like someone like you? I think she's blind," Zhu Zhuyun cursed.
Lin Jie said casually, "Thank you for the compliment."
"You." Zhu Zhuyun shut up. She truly didn't want to talk to someone as shameless as Lin Jie. Over the past two weeks, she'd known Lin Jie's true character. Shameless, vulgar, and with no moral compass. He also loved to play tricks on her. His only goal was to avenge Zhu Zhuqing. As for how he played tricks on her, it filled Zhu Zhuyun with deep shame and indignation.
Lin Jie held Zhu Zhuyun in his arms, his face resting on her shoulders, as they walked, their pace unexpectedly slowing down.
Zhu Zhuyun seemed to have grown accustomed to Lin Jie's shamelessness, completely ignoring her leaning against him. She was puzzled by why Lin Jie was going to Wuhun City.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuyun asked, "Hey, what are you doing in Wuhun City?"
Lin Jie glanced at Zhu Zhuyun's rosy face and whispered, "Selling Zhu Zhuyun, the eldest daughter of the Zhu family of the Xingluo Empire, to Wuhun City would be a good idea, don't you think?"
"You wouldn't do that, and you wouldn't kill me."
"Oh, why?"
"If you really wanted to kill me, you wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to save me." If Zhu Zhuyun hadn't seen this along the way, then all these years would have been wasted. She just couldn't understand why Lin Jie brought her along. Was it really to prevent her from harming her sister, Zhu Zhuqing?
"Well, I really won't kill you. After all, you are Zhu Zhuqing's sister, right? As for going to Wuhun City, just follow me. Don't think too much, don't say too much."
At this time, Lin Jie hugged Zhu Zhuyun, and the slender waist that could be held in one hand was really a special feeling.
Not long after, a magnificent city appeared before Lin Jie's eyes again.
Wuhun City, this was Lin Jie's second time here. It had been almost a year since the All-Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, and now Lin Jie came here again.
However, he was not here to participate, but for Bibi Dong... Oh... Pah, for the Wuhun Palace. I hope everything will go as smoothly as I imagined.