MTL NOVEL Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Dai Yichen's Speculation: Zhu Zhuyun May Have a Reason?
Chapter 8: Dai Yichen's Speculation: Zhu Zhuyun May Have a Reason?
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[However, now that I think about it carefully, could Sister Zhuyun have a reason to chase Zhuqing?]
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Zhu Zhuyun looked at this line and couldn't help but tremble in her heart. Was she discovered?
Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but stop crying, though she was still sobbing.
The girls didn't expect that there would be a reversal in this matter.
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[I have been reborn in this world for so many years. According to my understanding, Sister Zhuyun has always been good to Zhuqing. Could she really be so cruel as to kill her own sister?]
[Then I thought of something. In the original novel, the second prince and the second daughter of the Zhu family were basically not mentioned. It seems they were killed because of the failure in the competition before Zhu Zhuqing went to the Heaven Dou Empire. If I am not mistaken, the time of their death is likely to be three years later when the second daughter of the Zhu family would just be twelve years old!]
[Perhaps Sister Zhuyun will beg Dai Weisi to let her sister go, but Dai Weisi seems ruthless and probably won't agree. A year later, Zhuqing will awaken the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul. Zhuqing seems to have mentioned in the original novel that Sister Zhuyun treated her very well when she was a child, but I don't know when the relationship between the two of them started to deteriorate.]
[Here, I have a guess. Zhuqing's current personality is completely different from the cold person I knew in my previous life. Now she looks very simple and innocent. With such a character, Sister Zhuyun might think it will be difficult for her to survive in the future.]
[Perhaps, from the moment Zhuqing awakened her martial soul, Sister Zhuyun conceived a plan: to assassinate Zhuqing within a controllable range to make her aware that she is in a very dangerous situation.]
[In addition to allowing Zhuqing to grow up quickly, this can also prevent Dai Weisi from secretly attacking Zhuqing! After all, he is the eldest prince. If he privately attacks the three daughters of the Zhu family and it's discovered, he may be criticized by the emperor; at worst, he would garner suspicious looks from others.]
[Although the competition in the Star Luo royal family is cruel, it is also superficial. Privately, attacks are not permitted. This might be the only place within this rule that possesses a hint of humanity.]
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Zhu Zhuyun looked at her brother Yichen's speculation and felt her heart tremble. This was something she had thought deeply about some time ago. Unexpectedly, he had written it in his diary before she took action.
Zhuqing also learned about it in advance, which made her distressed.
Her worries were all confirmed by her brother Yichen, but now she still had to treat Zhuqing like this? Zhu Zhuqing blinked her big eyes, staring at Zhu Zhuyun without saying anything.
Zhu Zhuyun felt the pressure and seemed to be sweating.
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[In my opinion, Sister Zhuyun's behavior is actually a disguised way of protecting her sister. Whether through assassination when she was a child or the pursuit when she turned eleven, it all relates to her intentions.]
[In the original book, when Zhuqing fled to the Heaven Dou Empire alone, her own soul power was only level 27, which is already quite impressive. Zhuqing's innate soul power is only level 7. In just five years, under the pressure from her sister, she could still achieve soul power level 27. That truly required a great deal of effort!]
[It is completely incomparable to Dai Mubai, that waste. When Dai Mubai arrived at Shrek Academy at the age of twelve, he was only level 25, and his innate soul power was level 8! This clearly shows how lazy Dai Mubai is!]
[He started practicing years later than his brother, and while he didn't practice diligently during his youth, he only knew how to frequent brothels.]
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Innate soul power level seven, reaching level twenty-seven in five years!
Just a few words, and the girls also recognized Zhu Zhuqing's efforts in the original book.
Especially Zhu Zhuyun, her sister, who — for some reason — felt her nose sour.
She and Zhuqing both had innate soul power level seven, but now, at twelve years old, she was only a great soul master, while her sister, at eleven, had reached level twenty-seven. She couldn't imagine how much effort her sister had put in.
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[When Zhuqing was eleven, Sister Zhuyun was already eighteen, at least a 3 ring soul master, approaching becoming a 4 ring soul master. Both sisters possess the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul. Sister Zhuyun is obviously much stronger than Zhuqing. Why did Zhuqing manage to escape in the end?]
[This is obviously very unreasonable. Additionally, during the pursuit, Sister Zhuyun had several subordinates around her. As the eldest daughter of the Zhu family, she had help from several soul masters. It makes sense, right? For Zhuqing to escape, to be honest, if Sister Zhuyun hadn't let her go, I wouldn't believe it!]
[Moreover, Sister Zhuyun was capable of dispatching so many assassins. The head of the Zhu family couldn't be unaware. Zhuqing was his daughter too. The palm and the back of the hand are both flesh. Now that the competition hasn't even begun, how could he let his eldest daughter kill his youngest?]
[Thus, there is only one truth: the head of the Zhu family knew what Sister Zhuyun was doing. He may have said she was hunting Zhuqing, but in reality, she was disguisedly protecting her as they went to the Heaven Dou Empire. Perhaps he intended for her to use this opportunity to avoid the royal disputes.]
[At that time, Dai Mubai, the fiancé, had already run away, and the Zhu family's daughters had fled as well. The guilt was not excessive. Would the Zhu family be allowed to perish? Although the Zhu family is merely an accessory to the royal family, they play a vital role, and the emperor would not dare harm them.]
[However, Sister Zhuyun may be in for a rough time later. After all, many people were sent out on this mission, yet Zhuqing managed to escape. She wouldn't know how much pressure she would end up under.]
[Originally, they had a year left. If Dai Mubai didn't return, Zhuqing and the "pair" would be automatically considered abandoned, and Zhuqing might even lose her cultivation or die.]
[But because of Sister Zhuyun's "mistake," Dai Weisi would need to delay his ascension for a few years. Who knows what changes will occur in the next few years?]
[But Sister Zhuyun may never have considered that Zhuqing left for the Heaven Dou Empire in search of Dai Mubai, her so-called fiancé. She would be useless regardless of the chances she was given! Fortunately, Tang San, the protagonist, inadvertently acquired the immortal herbs and shared one with Zhuqing and Dai Mubai. The strength improvement brought to both of them by the immortal herbs, combined with their enhanced compatibility, allowed them to finally defeat Dai Weisi and Sister Zhuyun.]
[However, at the end of the Soul Master Competition, after Dai Weisi and Sister Zhuyun encountered the martial soul fusion technique, she still refused to back down and even attempted to sneak attack Zhuqing. To be honest, Sister Zhuyun's behavior was quite contradictory before and after, but I can understand it.]
[She trained her sister and hunted her down in disguise to protect her, thinking she could keep her away from the royal family. Unexpectedly, she ended up with Dai Mubai and participated in the royal-family competition. The subsequent developments were beyond her control.]
[After all, if she lost, the lightest consequence would be the abolition of her cultivation, while the worst would be death. Having finally become a 4 ring soul master, how could she bear to die? Sister Zhuyun's earlier actions were fueled by familial affection; her later sneak attack was driven by a fear of death. It's normal for people to fear death! Who would want to die due to such a "tyrannical clause"? I wouldn't wish for that if I were in her position.]
[And now, because of my appearance, it seems the events of the original story have shifted slightly. Zhuqing no longer needs to be betrothed to Dai Mubai. As for the future royal competition, we can only proceed one step at a time. With the system and my White Tiger Ability Lock, give me some time, and there may be other solutions!]
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After Dai Yichen wrote this, he found that he had returned to his dormitory without realizing it. He looked at the diary's content that he wrote today, feeling somewhat satisfied.
These diary contents encompass not only what happened that day but also things he wanted to air for a long time. After all, no one could see the diary's content, so he wrote whatever came to mind.
Who writes a diary every day unless they can earn rewards for it?
The girls saw that the diary's content had stopped flowing, realizing that Dai Yichen had finished writing.
Zhu Zhuyun's eyes were very complicated at this moment, and she didn't know how to face her sister.
Though the events Yichen mentioned hadn't happened yet, she had indeed harbored such thoughts. As the 'protagonist' mentioned in the diary, she could empathize with him.
Now she clearly understood that the brother Yichen must have come from another dimension and reincarnated into their world. For some reason, he began to awaken his memories when he was over three years old.
As for the protagonist, Tang San, mentioned by brother Yichen, she chose to ignore him since she had something more important to consider right now!
"Sister, do you think what brother Yichen said is true?" Zhu Zhuqing inquired somewhat tentatively, with a touch of grievance in her tone.
Zhu Zhuyun sighed and replied, "Sister, if I tell you that everything he mentioned might indeed happen in the future, would you blame me? I did this to help you grow quickly. You're too soft right now; you're really not suited for participating in the royal competition.
And your brother Yichen also said he might have a plan for the future? In that case, none of us would have to die."
Zhu Zhuyun comforted her, thinking in her heart that Zhuqing's temper change in the original storyline could be due to the assassination and pursuit being just one of the factors.
There may also be psychological trauma stemming from being abandoned by Dai Mubai and her second sister's death, which led her to choose escape at the age of eleven.
After all, no one wants to die.
Just as she was lost in thought, she heard her sister's firm voice: "Sister, then you should follow what Brother Yichen said. I am not afraid. I also want to become stronger!"
(End of this chapter)