Chapter 243: The Three's Little Secret, Going to Heaven Dou City to Find Xue Qinghe
Ye Wen also had to be considerate of Zhu Zhuqing's condition, after all, she was his woman.
So he could only stop the act.
Although the backlash power of the soul tool couldn't be suppressed and would affect his emotions, it didn't matter. He would suppress it himself later.
"Ye Wen, but you…"
"It's fine, just rest for a while," Ye Wen smiled faintly and patted Zhu Zhuqing on the head.
"Mm, okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded and slowly lay down.
Ye Wen gently covered her with a blanket, and the two of them lay together, with Zhu Zhuqing lying on her side, half resting against Ye Wen, quietly nestled in his arms.
Ye Wen embraced her, and they quietly communicated, chatted, and shared their thoughts.
But Zhu Zhuqing could still clearly feel the terrifying backlash power from Ye Wen's soul tool, which still hadn't dissipated.
Unable to suppress Ye Wen's backlash power, Zhu Zhuqing felt a bit guilty inside. She hesitated for a long time before coming to a very bold decision.
"Ye Wen, how about I use a… less proper method to help you suppress that backlash power?" Zhu Zhuqing said, staring at him with her big, watery eyes.
"That method… You mean!" Ye Wen's face changed.
"Mm~!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded seriously.
"No, Zhuqing, don't do that," Ye Wen shook his head, rejecting it. This dark method wasn't friendly to Zhu Zhuqing.
"I can't suppress the backlash power of your soul tool, and I always feel bad about it. I'm too weak. But I've made up my mind," Zhu Zhuqing said as she slowly stood up and walked towards the source of the backlash from the soul tool.
"Wait! Zhuqing, this isn't your fault. It's not that you're too weak, it's just that my power is too overwhelming! It's normal that you can't suppress it since this is your first time performing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" Ye Wen tried to persuade her.
"Ye Wen, leave it to me from here on," Zhu Zhuqing said with firm resolve.
Zhu Zhuqing, with her ghostly presence in front of Ye Wen, bent down slowly, gathering all the remaining soul power and energy. Then, she gently pressed her palms together.
The next second!!!
"Mm!!!"
"Zhuqing!!" Ye Wen's eyes widened. In an instant, the backlash power of the soul tool was completely sealed by an unbelievably terrifying force, wrapping and trapping it with no escape.
Boom!
"Ye Wen, can this method suppress it?" Zhu Zhuqing slowly raised her head, looking serious and solemn as she asked.
"Zhuqing, of course, but…"
"It's fine!" Zhu Zhuqing didn't mind. She once again gathered her terrifying soul power, quickly locking onto the soul tool and performing rapid soul power manipulation, absorption, and devouring.
The frequency of the fluctuations from Zhu Zhuqing's soul power reached its peak as it continued to move.
In this state, Ye Wen's soul tool backlash power finally reached its peak!
"Zhuqing!"
"Ahhh~!" Ye Wen screamed.
The next second!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, the terrifying backlash power was all blasted out, completely absorbed by Zhu Zhuqing, without a trace of escape.
Cough, cough!
Zhu Zhuqing coughed twice, and everything finally calmed down.
"Zhuqing, thank you for your hard work," Ye Wen said with some pain in his heart as he walked over to Zhu Zhuqing. She was willing to do this just to suppress the backlash power.
"It's okay, Ye Wen. I, Zhu Zhuqing, am already your woman. I'm yours, so what's the harm in this?" Zhu Zhuqing smiled and didn't seem to mind much.
"No, in the future, try not to use such dark methods, understand? This time, your soul power consumption was huge. Now, you should rest well for a while."
Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed, a little embarrassed, and she said, "No, Ye Wen, I'll still go back to Bing'er's side tonight. I… I sneaked out."
Ye Wen understood upon hearing this. Since Zhu Zhuqing was shy, he didn't insist and nodded, "Alright, I won't keep you."
"Then I'll go back now~" Zhu Zhuqing smiled sweetly.
"Won't you stay for a while?" Ye Wen asked.
"No, what if Bing'er wakes up and finds me gone? That would be so embarrassing~" Zhu Zhuqing blushed and said.
"Alright, I understand. Go quickly," Ye Wen said with a helpless smile.
"Mm-hmm!~ Bye-bye!" Before leaving, Zhu Zhuqing kissed Ye Wen on the cheek and then limped out of the room.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing walking with difficulty, Ye Wen felt some guilt in his heart and sighed, "Sigh, I was too careless."
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing had already returned to Shui Bing'er's side. When she closed the door, she thought she hadn't disturbed Shui Bing'er.
But in fact, Shui Bing'er had already woken up a few minutes ago and noticed that Zhu Zhuqing wasn't by her side.
However, Shui Bing'er didn't wake her up. She knew that Zhu Zhuqing was shy, so if she woke up now, Zhu Zhuqing would feel very embarrassed. Therefore, she kindly pretended to be asleep, acting as though nothing had happened and that she didn't know anything.
The events of tonight were kept in the hearts of the three of them as little secrets.
That night, each of them had their own thoughts, but eventually, they all gradually fell asleep.
The next morning, early morning.
Ye Wen woke up early, washed up, brushed his teeth, and then went to the next room to wake the two girls, telling them to get up and leave earlier. To his surprise, the two girls were already awake and ready.
So the three of them quickly set off, buying a little breakfast on the street before immediately leaving the city. They bought a carriage and headed straight toward Heaven Dou City.
After several days of travel, Ye Wen and the others finally arrived in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.
As soon as they entered the city, they learned some major news—the Emperor of Heaven Dou, Emperor Xue Ye, had passed away!
An empire cannot be without a ruler for a day. To stabilize the situation and calm the people's hearts, a new emperor must be chosen immediately.
Among the royal bloodline of Emperor Xue Ye, only his son and daughter remained, the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, disguised by Qian Renxue, and the Princess Xue Ke.
The Fourth Prince had already been dealt with by Qian Renxue after Ye Wen participated in the royal competition and revealed that Xue Bing was pretending to be a debauched young master.
As the Crown Prince, Qian Renxue had no competition and had already become the first in line to inherit the throne.
"Is this true?" Ye Wen grabbed the arm of a passerby.
"Absolutely true! I wouldn't lie to you. Everyone in the city knows, it's all been spreading like wildfire. If you don't believe me, ask anyone else—they'll confirm it."
"Emperor Xue Ye passed away three days ago, and today is the day that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe will take the throne. The national registration ceremony is about to begin."
"I'm heading there to watch the coronation! Can you let go of me now?" the passerby said anxiously.
"Thanks," Ye Wen released the passerby and thought, "Qian Renxue works fast."
(END CHAPTER)
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