Chapter 135: Youming, Grand Duke vs Zhao Wuji_1

Liu Erlong was somewhat angry. Given her relationship with Qin Xiao, shouldn't any name she called Qin Xiao seem more appropriate than President Liu?

Seeing this, Qin Xiao's gaze flickered, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Then should I call you, Liu Liu, Er Er, Long Long?"

"You..."

Liu Erlong stamped her foot in frustration.

She realized she was wrong.

Qin Xiao could come up with a name worse than President Liu in an instant.

"Just call me President Liu."

Liu Erlong's face showed a look of depression.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao smiled.

Liu Erlong waved her hand, "Alright, stop smiling. I came to tell you that Zhu Zhuqing's father has arrived, and Zhu Zhuqing has already gone to meet her father."

"Who, Zhu Zhuqing's father has come?"

Qin Xiao was taken aback.

It had to be said, this was somewhat unexpected. This Duke, a person of high position and power in the Xingluo Empire, when did he start caring so much for this unloved second daughter?

"Wait, it's not necessarily a sudden concern for Zhu Zhuqing..."

Qin Xiao suddenly thought of a possibility, "It's more likely he's here to investigate due to Dai Mubai's death."

After all, Dai Mubai was a prince, no ordinary man, and if there was a contingency plan, it would be normal for him to send word to the Star Luo Royal Family.

"They are by the lake in the academy, they should have just met. If you go now, you can still make it in time."

At that moment, Liu Erlong spoke again.

"By the lake?"

"Alright, I'll go right away. Thank you, Er Long."

Qin Xiao's voice fell, and she had already vanished from the spot.

In contrast, Liu Erlong blushed as she recalled Qin Xiao's words.

She stamped her foot on the spot, I'm not doing this for your thanks.

...

Elsewhere.

By the lake.

The Grand Duke Youming looked at the calm surface of the lake and suddenly said, "You're here."

"I'm here."

As a chilling voice rang out, the lovely figure of Zhu Zhuqing emerged from behind the shade of the trees.

The Grand Duke Youming did not turn around but instead snorted, "Hmph, I didn't expect you'd have the nerve to see me."

Zhu Zhuqing calmly replied, "Why wouldn't I dare? I haven't done anything wrong."

"I can't believe you're still so obstinate!"

The Grand Duke Youming said as he turned to face Zhu Zhuqing, his brow furrowed with a serious voice, "Dai Mubai was a prince, and you colluded with others to kill him; that's a mistake!"

Zhu Zhuqing, her face remaining very calm, "Then do you know what Dai Mubai did to me?"

The Grand Duke Youming was taken aback.

How could he know that?

"You don't know, do you?"

"Then let me tell you, back then, he ambushed and attacked me in the Aquipeia Forest, and outside the Aquipeia Forest, he pursued me for three days."

Zhu Zhuqing sneered coldly, "If it weren't for Teacher Zhao Wuji risking his life to help me, I wouldn't have lasted three days. If it weren't for Your Highness appearing at the last moment to wipe out the strong enemy and save me, you probably wouldn't have the chance to lecture me now."

"What, that happened?"

The Grand Duke Youming was taken aback; none of these things were recorded in Dai Mubai's will.

"Surprised, are you?"

Zhu Zhuqing asked back.

The Grand Duke Youming's face immediately turned ugly.

Zhu Zhuqing took out a letter from her Spatial Soul Guidance Device and tossed it to the Grand Duke Youming, saying indifferently, "Initially, I also gave Dai Mubai a chance. After making him sign this letter of divorce, I let him go."

"Divorce letter!"

The Grand Duke Youming's expression changed again, filled with surprise.

His hands rustled as he opened the letter, and upon seeing the bloody fingerprint left at the end, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Zhu Zhuqing said, "Now you should understand, I never intended to let Dai Mubai die from the start. For all he's done over the years, I chose to forgive him."

"Ah..."

The Grand Duke Youming sighed deeply.

Without a doubt, just as Zhu Zhuqing said, she had given Dai Mubai a chance to live, but Dai Mubai was ungrateful and bore a grudge against Zhu Zhuqing, and that's why he paid with his life.

The Grand Duke Youming looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a complex expression, "I didn't expect there was more to the story; I wronged you."

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "If there's nothing else, then I'll be going now."

She didn't want to stay for a moment longer.

A father who questions without distinguishing right from wrong upon meeting is all the more disheartening.

That's right.

What else disheartened Zhu Zhuqing was the Youming Clan, who sanctioned the sacrifice of their own family lineage for the power of the Star Luo Royal Family.

"Stop right there!"

Suddenly, the Grand Duke Youming called out to stop Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing frowned, "Is there anything else?"

The Grand Duke Youming said seriously, "You cannot just leave like this."

"Then what do you want?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

The Grand Duke Youming spoke earnestly, "Come back to the Xingluo Empire with me, to explain this matter to His Majesty."

"What?"

Zhu Zhuqing's face was full of surprise, "You actually want to take me back there? Do you know what I will face if I return to the Xingluo Empire?"

If it had been before Dai Mubai died, things might have been different, but now that Dai Mubai was dead, the Star Luo Royal Family would not let Zhu Zhuqing's responsibility go unpunished.

Killing a prince of the Xingluo Empire was a capital offense.

Other than death, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't imagine how else the Star Luo Royal Family would deal with her.

"I will protect you and make sure you aren't harmed," vowed the Grand Duke Youming earnestly.

"Heh, the existence of the Youming Clan depends on others; do you dare to oppose the royal household for my sake?"

"If you really had the courage, you wouldn't have just watched as the daughters of the Youming Clan were sacrificed for a Dai prince's burial, would you?"