Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 4 The Girl Who Wants to Become Stronger

"Tavern. Are you sure Dai Mubai will appear here?" Ling Qianyao asked in a low voice.

"You really know." Zhu Zhuqing stared at Ling Qianyao with her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to see something from his face.

"Is it strange that I know?" Ling Qianyao spread his hands. "Don't forget, Dai Gonggong and the others are my subordinates now. I may know more about the affairs of the aristocratic circle than you do."

Children are so naturally quick to share when they get something good or hear some special news.

During this month, Ling Qianyao quickly gained recognition from his classmates with his strength and eloquence, and became the king of the children here.

After all, a person who is handsome, capable, and speaks well will be popular wherever he goes, right?
Not to mention the fact that the Zhu and Dai families had been intermarrying for generations and each generation selected two pairs to compete for the future imperial power, he even knew about the ambiguous news between a noble lady and a young knight.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, pursed her lips, grabbed Ling Qianyao's sleeve, and turned into an alley. The alley was a little dark and not many people would appear here. Zhu Zhuqing pointed to a pile of debris.

"We climbed up here and looked out from above to see the scene above the tavern outside the wall."

Ling Qianyao was somewhat helpless, "No way, you even have to watch secretly, are you here to confirm Dai Mubai or something?"

The two stood side by side and climbed up carefully through the gaps between the debris, trying not to make any noise.

Ling Qianyao felt a bit amused. He wanted to know what exactly Zhu Zhuqing expected of Dai Mubai, or what she was worried about.

From the top of the pile of debris, you can clearly see the scene on the second floor of the tavern outside the wall.

Some of the windows on the second floor of the pub were half open, and one could see people toasting each other, and a few girls in flashy, scantily clad clothes giggling softly with their hands covering their mouths.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at them one by one, and suddenly her eyes paused, and her whole body froze there.

In the corner of the second floor of the tavern, Dai Mubai was lazily leaning back in his chair, a cynical smile on his lips, playing with an exquisite wine glass in his hand.

Several girls sat around him, some giggling, some whispering, some caressing him. Dai Mubai seemed to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhuqing felt disappointed.

Ever since her martial soul awakened and she was chosen as Dai Mubai's fiancée, facing the future battle, she can be said to have put all her energy into cultivation.

Zhu Zhuqing, who has an innate soul power of level 7, is the least talented among the seven monsters in the original novel. In addition, due to the mutation of Ma Hongjun's martial soul due to the Ten-Headed Lieyang Pill, her talent directly became the worst among the seven monsters. Even the magic grass given to her was not tailor-made for her like that of others.

But she is undoubtedly the one who works the hardest. The threat of death and her unyielding character have made her never slack off.

Whenever it was late at night and everyone was resting or enjoying themselves, Zhu Zhuqing would always be sweating on the training ground. She had only one goal in mind - to become stronger, strong enough to win the future decisive battle, no matter how slim the chances were.

Of course, she could vaguely sense that lazy and lax feeling from Dai Mubai.

She originally thought that Dai Mubai would be like her, wary of future challenges and unremittingly pursuing self-improvement.

They had met once when they were engaged, and when they met again now, the laziness and indulgence of the other party were completely different from the young man in their memory who still had some spirit.

"How can he be so relaxed?" Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself, "Has he given up? But it's still early, isn't it?"

"Have you finished reading it?" Ling Qianyao spoke at this time.

"Hmm." Zhu Zhuqing lowered her tiptoes, turned around, and sat down on the sundries, a bit stunned and silent. Ling Qianyao also sat down beside her and asked, "Are you disappointed?"

"Someone told me that he has come here more than once recently, and his temperament seems to have changed a little." Zhu Zhuqing said softly.

"So what are you here to confirm?" Ling Qianyao asked.

Zhu Zhuqing was silent for a moment, then said, "I heard some rumors and news recently, so I wanted to come and see how he's doing. What a pity."

"Actually, I can understand you very well, Zhu Zhuqing." Ling Qianyao patted her shoulder.

"The marriage between the Xingluo Imperial Family and the Zhu Family is actually just a bloody political system. Selecting a few pairs of successors from among the already outstanding descendants means that the difference in talent between them is destined to be extremely limited.

The advantage brought by age will be infinitely magnified and then become a huge pressure that overwhelms one side."

Unless the younger party obtains a great opportunity when he is young, the older party is almost destined to win from the beginning.

Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, her hair brushing gently across her cheek, a barely perceptible confusion in her eyes: "But I can't stop, and I dare not stop. The road ahead is too dangerous. I can only make myself stronger, hoping that he will cheer up again."

Ling Qianyao frowned and stood up, "It's good that you want to become stronger, but becoming stronger is never for others, and you can't make others your hope.

Do you hope he can pull himself together? If he can't pull himself together, will you give up and stop trying?

Are you trying your best to improve your cultivation just for someone who might not be worth it?"

Ling Qianyao jumped off the pile of debris, looked at Zhu Zhuqing on it and said, "You feel lonely now because you have too many expectations of him. You are very cold, but you are actually very weak at heart. You should harden your heart as soon as possible."

Zhu Zhuqing sat on a pile of junk with her head lowered. Ling Qianyao's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the softest part of her heart.

She admitted that she did have too many expectations of Dai Mubai, perhaps because in such a competitive and dangerous environment, she longed for a partner to fight side by side with her, someone who could understand and support her.

The change in her elder sister, the cold observation of her elders and the loneliness in the academy made her more and more silent.

It was Ling Qianyao at the table in front of her who often chatted with her, and sometimes when they "ran into each other" in the training ground, he would generously give her some advice and encouragement on her training, which made her feel a little warmth in this cold environment.

I asked him to come along today to verify the news I had heard, and it was also because I wanted to have someone like this by my side who could give me some courage and strength.

"Ling Qianyao, you're right." Zhu Zhuqing finally spoke. Although her voice was low, it was firm. "I won't think about him anymore. I want to become stronger for myself."

Ling Qianyao finally smiled, his fingertips glowing. Before Zhu Zhuqing could react, he came behind her and pressed on her Mingmen acupoint.

"you!"

Zhu Zhuqing was startled and subconsciously wanted to shrink forward, but the warm feeling from her waist made her slightly stunned.

"do not move!"

The star power in Ling Qianyao's hand flowed and gathered towards Zhu Zhuqing's vital point.

(End of this chapter)