Chapter 189: Meng Shenji's Suspicion! Lin Yuan's "Shock"
Immediately after, under the guards' shocked gazes, beneath Zhu Zhuyun, two yellow and one purple soul ring slowly emerged.
"My name is Zhu Zhuyun, Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat, Rank 39, agility-attack system Battle Soul Elder!"
Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing beside her did not hesitate and immediately released her own martial soul.
A bright yellow hundred-year soul ring slowly rose from beneath her feet.
"Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat, Rank 20, agility-attack system quasi–Soul Grandmaster."
During their escape, both sisters had miraculously increased their soul power by one rank each.
Zhu Zhuyun had reached Rank 39, only one step away from becoming a Soul Ancestor.
As for Zhu Zhuqing, she had directly broken through the Rank 20 threshold!
However, because they had been relentlessly chased by imperial spies along the way, time was extremely tight.
So Zhu Zhuqing had not yet hunted a soul beast to obtain her second soul ring.
The two guards saw that both of them looked quite young—the older one at most around fifteen or sixteen.
Yet they already possessed the terrifying cultivation levels of a Rank 39 Soul Elder and a Rank 20 quasi–Soul Grandmaster.
Such top-tier talent, even in Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where geniuses gathered, was exceedingly rare!
Moreover, upon hearing the name "Hell Spirit Cat" martial soul,
The more knowledgeable guard felt his heart jolt as if he had heard of this martial soul before. It sounded extremely familiar.
This seemed to be… the inherited martial soul of the Zhu family from the neighboring Star Luo Empire?!
However, the guard was also quite shrewd. He knew that certain matters involving big figures were not something he could meddle in, so he did not dare think further.
Since they had properly displayed their cultivation levels and qualified to enroll,
And more importantly, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were both vouching for them.
He really could not bring himself to forcibly stop them.
Thus, the guard immediately put on a respectful smile and stepped aside to let them pass.
Afterward, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, under the guidance of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, smoothly entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Walking along the tree-lined campus path, after going some distance and confirming the guards could no longer hear them,
Dugu Yan turned back, looked at the sisters, shook her head helplessly, and said in a low voice, "To be honest, the Star Luo Zhu family's traits are too obvious."
"The two of you coming here together so openly to enroll today… the risk is really a bit too high."
With a serious expression, Dugu Yan reminded them, "You'd better quickly think of a perfect explanation."
"When you meet Lin Yuan in the academy, what excuse will you use?"
"How will you reasonably explain why you suddenly appeared here at this point?"
Hearing Dugu Yan's concern, Zhu Zhuyun showed a bitter expression and gave a helpless smile.
"There's nothing we could do; we were forced into a dead end."
Zhu Zhuyun sighed. "Originally, according to my plan, I intended to let Zhuqing escape alone secretly."
"As for myself, I planned to stay behind in the Star Luo Imperial Family and continue dealing with them."
"But plans can't keep up with changes. Our martial souls mutated, so we could only leave together."
Ye Lingling, who was usually expressionless and cold, could not help but softly comfort them after hearing the sisters' tragic experience.
"You don't need to blame yourselves. When facing life-and-death situations, it wasn't your choice either."
"Since you're already here, we're all in the same boat. If trouble comes, we'll face it together."
Though Ye Lingling spoke little, her words brought a trace of warmth to the Zhu sisters.
Indeed, a few of them girls all possessed diary copies.
It could be said they were grasshoppers tied to the same rope—calling it a "community of shared fate" would not be an exaggeration.
After all, if the secret that the Zhu sisters possessed diary copies were discovered by Lin Yuan,
He would definitely follow the trail and instantly suspect Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the others!
This was absolutely a situation where they would either all prosper together or all suffer together.
Soon, under Dugu Yan's lead, they went straight to the Academic Affairs Office to meet Meng Shenji.
Inside the Academic Affairs Office,
After carefully examining Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul displays and their astonishing soul power levels,
A sharp glint flashed through Meng Shenji's seemingly cloudy old eyes, and he immediately knew where they came from.
Star Luo Empire, Zhu family!
Meng Shenji calmly withdrew his gaze without exposing their identities and made a decision.
"I've seen your talents. They fully meet the standards of our Royal Academy."
Meng Shenji smiled and said, "Since that is the case, from today onward, you two will be the same as Dugu Yan."
"Directly enter Heaven Dou Class One to study."
After completing the enrollment procedures, Dugu Yan brought the sisters to report to their class.
And after the girls' figures completely disappeared outside the Academic Affairs Office,
The smile on Meng Shenji's face instantly vanished, replaced by deep seriousness.
He immediately summoned a trusted subordinate, highly skilled in stealth and intelligence gathering.
"Set off immediately and secretly infiltrate the Star Luo Empire to get a detailed understanding of the recent situation!"
Meng Shenji lowered his voice and ordered with utmost seriousness:
"Two core members of the Zhu family from the Star Luo Empire have unexpectedly traveled all the way here to enroll in our Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
"In my view, this matter is definitely not simple!"
With his hands behind his back, Meng Shenji's gaze was profound.
"You must find out exactly why these two girls fled here!"
What Meng Shenji feared now was whether they had been sent to spy on the empire.
Or whether something unknown had occurred within the Star Luo Empire?!
…
During class that morning,
Sun Buyu introduced Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, who had just transferred in, to the entire class.
When the students saw these two extremely beautiful sisters with hot figures and high cultivation, it immediately caused quite a stir.
At this moment, when Lin Yuan saw the Zhu sisters,
A subtle, playful glint flashed deep within his eyes.
Unexpectedly, at this point, the Zhu sisters had also appeared here. It seemed they must also be diary copy holders.
Then, on the surface, he pretended to be shocked and confused as he stared at the two girls.
But secretly, he had already taken out his diary and begun writing.
[Holy crap! This is really strange; it's practically unbelievable!]
[At this point, how did Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun suddenly appear in Heaven Dou Royal Academy without warning?!]
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