Chapter 31 Sending the Star Luo Imperial Family an Emerald Crown
In the dense forest, corpses were lying everywhere.
Zhou Chen slowly stepped over the corpses of these men in black and walked in front of Zhu Zhuyun.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, she stayed far behind and refused to come over.
Clearly, her heart was already broken. She did not want to have any more interactions with her own older sister.
The current Zhu Zhuyun no longer had the viciousness and arrogance from before. Instead, she was like a shivering kitten, her eyes revealing extreme fear.
"Do not come over. Do not come over!"
Watching Zhou Chen slowly walk toward her, Zhu Zhuyun was incomparably terrified. Her whole person retreated backward ceaselessly.
Although she was a Soul Elder possessing three soul rings just like Zhou Chen, the current Zhu Zhuyun had long been scared witless by Zhou Chen. Let alone resisting, even her legs had gone somewhat soft.
"Ah—"
A shout of fear rang out. In the next second, Zhu Zhuyun suddenly released her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul. She transformed into a nearly illusory shadow and fled into the distance.
However, facing Zhu Zhuyun's escape, Zhou Chen did not give chase. He even stopped his footsteps and stood with his hands behind his back, possessing quite the temperament of a pretentious king.
This was not because he was showing mercy and wanted to let this hot older sister go, but because Zhu Zhuyun simply could not escape!
This was because fifty Tianshu Guards with strength above Level 30 had already surrounded the entire dense forest.
Very quickly, sounds of intense fighting and soul power explosions came from the distance. After a while, Xiao Chenyu was seen carrying Zhu Zhuyun by her back collar, running over quickly.
Behind him were more than ten Tianshu Guards in white clothes and white robes, wearing Big Dipper Seven Stars badges on their chests. Everyone was silent, but each concealed killing intent within.
Xiao Chenyu arrived in front of Zhou Chen and immediately threw Zhu Zhuyun onto the ground. Then he knelt on one knee and reported, "This subordinate discovered someone fleeing, so I took the liberty to capture her and bring her back."
"Well done. Rise."
Zhou Chen nodded approvingly and signaled for Xiao Chenyu to rise. Immediately, he turned around and looked at Zhu Zhuyun, who was sitting slumped on the ground with her two long legs extended.
The current Zhu Zhuyun was clearly somewhat bedraggled. There was dust and bloodstains on her face, and she was injured in several places on her body. In particular, her two long jade-like legs had each been cut with a gash, causing her to temporarily lose the ability to move.
"You... exactly who are you?"
Zhu Zhuyun, who was sitting slumped on the ground, looked up at Zhou Chen and asked in bewilderment.
Not long after she fled, she encountered these men in white. They were all Soul Elders above Level 30. The leading youth who subdued her in three moves was even a four-ringed Soul Ancestor.
So many elite young Soul Masters were not something an ordinary force could produce. And this purple-clothed youth before her was clearly a powerful figure within that force.
Hearing Zhu Zhuyun's question, Zhou Chen spoke faintly. "I am Zhou Chen."
Pausing for a moment, Zhou Chen spoke mockingly. "As the fiancée of the Star Luo First Prince Dai Weisi and the future Empress of the Star Luo Empire, you should have heard of my name."
"Zhou Chen..."
Zhu Zhuyun murmured a few times, carefully recalling in her mind. Suddenly, she widened her beautiful eyes, stretched out her hand, and pointed tremblingly at Zhou Chen, speaking in disbelief: "You... you are that Zhou Chen who triggered the heaven and earth anomalies 6 years ago!"
"Correct."
Zhou Chen smiled and spoke. "Your Star Luo Imperial Family has assassinated me time and again, making me very angry! As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Everything today is my response to the Star Luo Imperial Family!"
Hearing these words, Zhu Zhuyun's face instantly turned pale.
As Dai Weisi's fiancée, she began participating in the affairs of the Star Luo Royal Dark Guard very early on, so she naturally knew of this person, Zhou Chen. Therefore, she understood clearly how deep the hatred between Zhou Chen and the Star Luo Imperial Family was.
For so many years, the Star Luo Royal Dark Guards who went to assassinate Zhou Chen all died. Today, having fallen into Zhou Chen's hands, it would likely be difficult for her to survive.
But she did not want to die. She was only 20 years old, and she still had a bright future! She still wanted to be the Empress of the Star Luo Empire!
The strong desire to survive made Zhu Zhuyun actually hug Zhou Chen's leg under the gaze of everyone, begging, "Do not kill me. You have a grudge against the Star Luo Imperial Family, but I am from the Zhu family and have no direct hatred with you. As long as you let me go, you can do whatever you want with me."
Once these words were spoken, Xiao Chenyu and the group of Tianshu Guards standing around all changed their expressions.
It was better for them not to hear such words.
Otherwise, if Zhou Chen felt he lost face later and wanted to punish them, they would be wronged to death.
Thus, Xiao Chenyu and the others looked at each other with tacit understanding and decisively retreated, leaving only Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuyun, the 2 of them.
At this time, Zhou Chen was also a bit confused.
Although he did not mind giving the Star Luo Imperial Family a few hats rich in an environmentally friendly aura, he did not expect Zhu Zhuyun to put down her moral integrity so quickly and betray Dai Weisi.
But since words had reached this point, if he did not agree, would he not be forcing Zhu Zhuyun to die?
Thinking that saving a life is better than building a 7-level pagoda, Zhou Chen could only tacitly agree for the time being.
Seeing Zhou Chen tacitly agree, Zhu Zhuyun sighed in relief in her heart. Then, she asked tentatively, "Then can you let me leave? I am just a weak woman..."
Hearing these words, Zhou Chen could not help but mock, "Tsk tsk, it is truly rare to have a Soul Elder level weak woman on the Douluo Continent!"
Changing his tone, Zhou Chen's face turned cold, and he spoke in a deep voice. "Let you leave, and then let you reveal all news about me to Dai Weisi? Stop dreaming. Only when I completely destroy the Star Luo Imperial Family will you have a chance to leave!"
Speaking thus, Zhou Chen waved his hand to summon 2 Tianshu Guards and spoke coldly. "Take her away. First, lock her in the rear hall of the Purple Micro Hall. Wait until I have time to interrogate her!"
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