Douluo Dalu: Tiger Roars in the Universe

Chapter 12 "Ordinary" Zhu Zhuqing
The bullying leader was so painful that cold sweat broke out on her forehead after Dai Yaochen broke her wrist. However, she gritted her teeth and did not cry out in pain. Instead, she said, "Dai Yaochen, and Zhu Zhuqing, remember this, this is not over! I will definitely go to His Highness Davis to make the decision for me! Just wait!"

After saying those last harsh words, the three of them fled in a panic, not daring to stay here for a moment.

Under normal circumstances, if someone dared to say something harsh after being beaten up by him, Dai Yaochen would definitely give them a lesson. But this time, he did not care. Instead, he was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he immediately turned to look at the little girl who had been sitting sideways on the ground behind him.

After all this time, the girl being bullied by them is Zhu Zhuqing?
Although the Xingluo royal family and the Duke of Netherworld's family have a very close relationship, his predecessor had never seen Zhu Zhuqing before. If the bullying woman hadn't called out Zhu Zhuqing's name at the end, he really wouldn't have recognized her.

But it’s no wonder that Dai Yaochen didn’t recognize her. It was just that the image of the little girl in front of him was too different from the impression he had of Zhu Zhuqing.

Thinking of this, Dai Yaochen couldn't help but glance at the little girl with a strange look.

This girl looks so "ordinary". It's hard to imagine that she is the "broad-minded" Zhu Zhuqing.

Well, she should be less than ten years old now, so we can’t ask too much of her. She needs time to grow up.

Such a strange thought flashed through his mind. Dai Yaochen felt that something was wrong with him, so he shook his head violently, threw the thought out of his mind, and then helped Zhu Zhuqing up, saying, "So you are Zhu Zhuqing. I have heard of your name. You are the fourth daughter of the Netherworld Duke's family, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, put her messy hair back behind her ears, and after a brief silence, she whispered, "They were sent by Zhu Zhuyun. You don't have to worry about their threats. They can't even see Davis."

"I know they are deliberately trying to scare me." Dai Yaochen smiled, "But even if they are really Davis's people, I am not afraid."

When Dai Yaochen learned that the little girl in front of him was Zhu Zhuqing, he had actually roughly guessed the specific situation.

Davis would not send people specifically to bully Zhu Zhuqing. It would be too embarrassing if this got out, so these three women were most likely sent by Zhu Zhuqing's sister, Zhu Zhuyun.

As for why they just said they were Davis's people, it was only because Zhu Zhuyun's name alone was not enough to suppress Dai Yaochen, so they used Davis's name.

They thought that if they brought up Davis, Dai Yaochen would not dare to get involved, but who knew that Dai Yaochen would not buy it at all and did not take Davis seriously at all.

"Aren't you afraid of him?" Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but ask when she saw Dai Yaochen's confident smile.

To her, her sister Zhu Zhuyun alone was an unforgettable nightmare. However, Zhu Zhuyun was only dependent on Davis' existence. So in her eyes, Davis was a real behemoth. He didn't even need to attack her. The shadow he cast made her fall into darkness, without seeing the slightest hope.

But now there was someone who told her that Davis was nothing to be afraid of. That confident smile was like a ray of hope, tearing a crack in the shadow of Davis that shrouded her.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Dai Yaochen said nonchalantly, "At worst I can just fight him. It just so happens that I want to see how strong I am now."

According to Dai Yaochen's memory, Davis should be at level 39 now. Although his soul power is seven levels higher than his, he is still at the same level after all.

Even though his soul power cultivation lags behind, he has an overwhelming advantage in soul rings. Plus, he still has the trump card of fusion rings. If he really fights with Davis, his chances of winning should be more than 80%.

Just based on his current strength, he is stronger than Davis, not to mention the attention of Xingluo Patriarch, so Dai Yaochen is certainly not afraid of him.

"Davis poses no threat to me, but I don't have time to deal with him right now. I'll deal with him slowly after I finish what I need to do next." Dai Yaochen looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "But you, your situation seems to be very bad. Those three people just bullied you like this. This shouldn't be the first or second time, right?"

Zhu Zhuqing said with a gloomy look: "Zhu Zhuyun is not good at messing around in the academy, so he just sent people to bully me. If I left the academy and returned to the Duke's Mansion, I would probably have died long ago."

Dai Yaochen fell silent.

Even if it was his predecessor who had been ambushed outside and suffered a head injury, as long as he returned to the palace, he would not be afraid of Davis's actions. No matter what, home was always safer than outside.

But looking at Zhu Zhuqing, she is in more danger at home than outside, and she can't even go home. It's really miserable for a little girl who is not even ten years old to endure all this.

Thinking of this, Dai Yaochen felt a little sympathetic towards Zhu Zhuqing's situation, so he asked, "Even if I warned them just now, they probably wouldn't take it to heart. If they come to bully you again, what are you going to do?"

Although Dai Yaochen said that if something like this happened again he would just chop off his hands, those three guys would definitely not take it seriously and would most likely do it again.

In response, Zhu Zhuqing just lowered her head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Dai Yaochen couldn't help but sigh and said, "How about this, I'm going to go on a long trip in two days, and it will probably take a few months before I can come back. Do you want to come with me?"

Hearing Dai Yaochen say this, Zhu Zhuqing looked up suddenly like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with a firm expression on her face: "I will never run away!"

In Zhu Zhuqing's view, Dai Yaochen's proposal was to take her away to hide for a while, which was a disguised form of escape, but escape had never been her choice.

Even though she was constantly bullied and even had to face murderous intent from Zhu Zhuyun, she had no intention of escaping at all. Even if there was no hope, she would grit her teeth and fight Zhu Zhuyun to the end!
So Zhu Zhuqing could only refuse Dai Yaochen's kindness.

"I'm not asking you to run away." Dai Yaochen was a little helpless because his meaning was misunderstood. However, he admired Zhu Zhuqing's determination, so he said, "Don't you want to become stronger and defeat Zhu Zhuyun? If this trip goes well, maybe you can become strong enough to defeat Zhu Zhuyun."

Dai Yaochen was determined to restore the light attribute, and once his White Tiger Martial Soul was complete, those incomplete Netherworld Cat Martial Souls would not be able to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with him. So in order to have a partner for Martial Soul Fusion Techniques in the future, Dai Yaochen had previously thought about whether he should help someone from the Zhu family awaken the dark attribute.

What a coincidence, he just happened to meet Zhu Zhuqing. Out of some sympathy for her, and the fact that her tenacious character made her a good partner for martial arts fusion techniques, Dai Yaochen decided on her.

(End of this chapter)