"I have a solution for you." Hanrui said, getting their attention.
Duke Zhu and Zhu Zhulin whipped their heads toward him so sharply that Hanrui half-expected to hear necks cracking.
Zhu Zhulin seeing Hanrui going silent couldn't help but ask. "Mr. Li, what is the solution you have for us?" She asked anxiously.
Duke Zhu didn't stop his daughter as he too wanted to hear the answer.
"In your case, you can just join the Alchemy Association, after you are done with your Fight.
My apologies, but my kindness doesn't extend to the Dai family, so if you have any feelings for your fiance, I'm afraid I can't help with that."
Hanrui said as he looked into her eyes with a smile.
'umm, she is indeed beautiful, but not as much as my future wife Zhuqing. Well at least according to the original series.
After all, the current Zhuqing is still a child. And I haven't seen Zhuyun yet to give a proper evaluation.' He thought as he admired her beauty, while Zhuqing pouted at the side.
Hanrui smiled and took out a box of Candied Lotus Root from his inventory and gave it to Zhuqing.
Zhuqing's eyes lit up as she took a bite and melted into the sweetness, a smile broke out of her pouting face.
'ugh, she's so cute. I wanna pinch her cheeks, but I'm afraid it will look too intimate and they might misunderstand me, I have to keep my image clean.' Hanrui thought as he saw the smile on Zhuqing's face.
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'Join the Alchemy Association? That's indeed a good solution. If I became Mr.Li's subordinate even the Star Luo Emperor won't touch me lightly.
After all rumour had it, it has multiple title douluo and soul douluo protection.
My fiance… well he is not bad but not that great either, so I don't really care about him.
Besides, it's his family's fault, I'm in a precarious situation and he is too weak to help me, so it's only right that I try to find my own survival options elsewhere.'
Zhulin thought, ignoring the blatant way Hanrui was admiring her beauty, while a blush covered her cheeks.
'So he wants my daughter to join his Alchemy Association huh. That is indeed a better choice. I can gloss it over as sending a spy into the organization and the Emperor won't say anything.
Hell,he might even encourage me to do it.' Duke Zhu thought relief washed over him.
'Hmm? This is the first time I saw a person who has a genuine admiration for beauty in their eyes for the Zhu family women.
Everyone else, even the Dai family only looks at them with lust in their eyes. And his attitude towards Xiao Qing'er isn't bad either.' Duke Zhu thought as he noticed Hanrui's actions.
(A/N: Xiao Qing'er —Little Qing'er — Zhu Zhuqing.)
"Thanks for the suggestion, Elder Li, I find the solution feasible but what about my younger daughter?" Duke Zhu said after some thought.
"Let things play out for now, I'll intervene after the Prince runs away." Hanrui said, turning to Duke Zhu.
"Especially since I have a feeling Zhuqing hides a deeper secret and it has something to do with the Martial Soul connection.
So I'll come and play with her from time to time. And I'll be there at her Martial Soul awakening ceremony. I want to witness it."
He continued while his hand unconsciously started patting Zhuqing's head.
Duke Zhu digested his words and was about to speak when he noticed Hanrui's actions and Zhuqing's pleased expression and froze.
Hanrui, seeing Duke Zhu freeze up, frowned in confusion before turning his head to look at what Duke Zhu's eyes were staring at, only to freeze himself.
Hanrui immediately removed his hand from her head. 'You traitorous hand, what were you doing.' he chides his hand in disbelief in his mind.
"Ahem, my apologies, my grandmother loves to do that to me, I may have picked up her habit without knowing." He tried to explain himself, with a calm face.
Zhuqing, who was enjoying the pat, turned her head and looked at him with a frown and stared at him, as if asking. 'Why did you stop, peasant.'
Zhulin snickered at the side, finding the situation funny.
Duke Zhu sighed in resignation, and felt oddly calm about the whole thing and said "it's ok."
'I already guessed, my Qing'er will follow you in the future and I approve of you as a son in law in my heart. So I don't feel angry but slightly uncomfortable.' He thought.
"I'll arrange things so Elder Li can visit Qing'er in the future, without disturbance." Duke Zhu said.
Hanrui, seeing Duke Zhu wanting to change the subject, quickly nodded his head.
"Oh that's right. You were worried about my safety earlier for revealing my Martial Soul." Hanrui suddenly said.
Then he tore off a leaf of Blue Silver Grass, infused it with sword qi and swung it sideways, a 1000 year Twin tailed dark wolf who was about to pounce Wang Sheng split in half.
"As you can see,I can protect people even if I'm distracted with something else. So it won't be a big deal for me to protect myself, not to mention, no one can stop me if I want to leave."
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