Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 19 Zhu Zhuqing, we eloped!

Star Luo City.

It was late at night, and Zhu Zhuqing tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Although she was still young and had only just awakened her martial soul, her little face was full of worry.

"Hey~"

Looking at the dark roof, Zhu Zhuqing sighed softly.

The Zhu family held a very high position in the Star Luo Empire, second only to the royal Dai family. However, while enjoying wealth and honor, they also had to bear the corresponding price.

The struggle for the throne in the Star Luo Empire is particularly brutal, and others avoid it like the plague, but the Zhu family has been involved in it generation after generation.

Thinking about her future fate, tears involuntarily streamed down Zhu Zhuqing's face at such a young age.

Do you want to change your destiny?

Suddenly, a voice rang in her ear.

Zhu Zhuqing was stunned for a moment, then quickly covered her head with the blanket.

"Who? Who's talking?"

Zhu Zhuqing's voice trembled slightly, and she was too scared to show her head while huddled under the covers.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you."

It took Ning Qiuyang more than a month to finally arrive at the capital of the Star Luo Empire.

After entering Xingluo City, it didn't take much effort to find out where the Zhu family was located.

Finding Zhu Zhuqing took quite a bit of effort. The Zhu family was a large clan, and finding Zhu Zhuqing in so many rooms was no easy task.

If he hadn't overheard the servants talking about Zhu Zhuqing, he might still be searching for her now.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was under the covers, slowly pulled the covers down.

She felt the voice was kind and warm, and importantly, the owner of the voice seemed to be quite young.

Sure enough, when she peeked out from under the covers and looked toward the source of the voice, even though there was no light, she could still vaguely see that the person was taller than her, but was definitely a child.

"You...are you from the Zhu family? It's so late, why aren't you asleep? What are you doing in my room?"

Zhu Zhuqing thought Ning Qiuyang was a child from a collateral branch of the family.

The next moment, light appeared.

Zhu Zhuqing finally saw Ning Qiuyang's face clearly.

"You're not from the Zhu family?"

There are many people in the Zhu family, and Zhu Zhuqing can't possibly recognize them all, but she would never forget a boy who is this handsome once she has seen him.

Ning Qiuyang sat at the table, looking at Zhu Zhuqing, whose face was flushed from burying her head in the blanket, and said:
Were you crying just now?

"No," Zhu Zhuqing retorted instinctively.

Zhu Zhuqing felt ashamed when she was caught crying alone.

After awakening her martial soul, she felt that she was a big kid now and shouldn't cry.

Ning Qiuyang's voice was very gentle.

“I know that your Zhu family and the Star Luo Empire’s royal family have been linked by marriage for generations. You are one of the chosen ones in this generation. Moreover, your marriage partner, Dai Mubai, is six years younger than his brother. It is almost impossible for him to win the struggle for the throne. Am I right?”

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes reddened again, and her voice trembled with tears.

"You already know, why are you still asking?"

Ning Qiuyang continued, "So, do you want to change your destiny?"

For some reason, Zhu Zhuqing felt that this person's voice had an unassailable majesty, even more so than the voice of the Star Luo Empire's emperor she had ever heard.

"Of course I want to change my fate, but what can I do?"

Ning Qiuyang smiled and extended his hand to Zhu Zhuqing.

"If you want to change your destiny, come with me."

Zhu Zhuqing instinctively reached out her hand, revealing a section of her fair arm.

Then Zhu Zhuqing quickly pulled her arms back under the covers. It wasn't that she regretted it, nor that she suddenly stopped trusting Ning Qiuyang; it was simply because she was shy.

"I'm still in my pajamas, could you turn around so I can change?"

"Oh? Haha, of course."

Ning Qiuyang turned around somewhat awkwardly, listening to the rustling sounds behind him. After a while, he finally heard Zhu Zhuqing's voice behind him.

"Okay, you can turn around now."

Ning Qiuyang turned around and found that Zhu Zhuqing had changed into a black outfit. Zhu Zhuqing was still young, and the aloof temperament she would have in the future had not yet appeared. Her little face still had a bit of baby fat.

"Where are you taking me?"

Zhu Zhuqing, as if possessed, believed Ning Qiuyang's words and only now remembered to ask Ning Qiuyang where he was taking her.

Zhu Zhuqing's trust in Ning Qiuyang largely stemmed from the sensations transmitted through her martial spirit.

Her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul became exceptionally excited after Ning Qiuyang appeared, like a weary bird longing to return to its nest, wishing she could appear and pounce into Ning Qiuyang's arms.

"Just come with me, trust me, and you will have a completely different life."

"But," Zhu Zhuqing asked doubtfully, "the Zhu family has many people patrolling at night, how are you going to get me out?"

"Give me your hand."

Zhu Zhuqing stretched out her small hand, and Ning Qiuyang grasped it while simultaneously activating the soul skill of borrowing a passage to the underworld.

Zhu Zhuqing felt as if she had suddenly entered another world. This world was somewhat cold and gloomy, but it felt very comfortable and at ease to her. Her martial spirit automatically appeared and happily ran around her and Ning Qiuyang.

When Zhu Zhuqing regained her footing, she found herself no longer in the room, or even in the Zhu family home.

"Is this the south of the city? I've been here before."

Zhu Zhuqing's mouth was slightly open, her eyes filled with shock.

In just a short while, she traveled from her home to the south of the city, more than ten miles away?

Zhu Zhuqing finally had time to take a closer look at Ning Qiuyang, and she suddenly felt a little shy.

I don't even think I know his name yet, but I secretly ran away with him. I guess that counts as eloping.

As she thought about it, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned even redder than when she was covered by the blanket.

Ning Qiuyang, oblivious to Zhu Zhuqing's subtle thoughts, asked in a serious tone:

"Are you willing to believe in me and follow me?"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded with a blush on her face, her hands twirling around the hem of her clothes.

"I am willing."

"Well."

As Ning Qiuyang finished speaking, the martial spirit of the Ten Kings of Hell Tower appeared, and King Qin Guang from the first level stepped out of the Ten Kings of Hell Tower and merged with Ning Qiuyang.

Zhu Zhuqing watched all of this intently.

After Ning Qiuyang and King Qin Guang merged into one, his image in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes suddenly became much taller and more majestic, like a high and mighty god looking down on all living beings.

"Close your eyes and don't resist."

Zhu Zhuqing quickly closed her eyes.

The next moment, she felt Ning Qiuyang's fingers touch her forehead, and a chilling aura invigorated her.

"Meow~"

Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Cat Martial Soul appeared on its own, but in addition to the Netherworld Cat, there was also a blurry phantom.

As Ning Qiuyang pointed with two fingers, a black diamond-shaped mark appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's forehead.

The phantom next to the Netherworld Cat gradually solidified, eventually turning into a long chain with a hook at the end.

The ghostly cat circled the chain, as if curious about what it was.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now."

As Ning Qiuyang's voice faded, Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes.

(End of this chapter)