Subsequently, Tang Xiao made a decision: "Very well, since you have made a Breakthrough, this first spirit ring absolutely cannot be handled carelessly."
"In two days, I will personally set out and take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to handpick the most suitable Spirit Beast for you."
Tang Xiao looked at his sister and said thoughtfully: "With the special purification characteristics of your Noble Ring Spirit, you should be most suitable for the pure support system path, right?"
"You've also worked hard traveling all this way; first, take a good rest within the Sect for a few days."
"During these few days, the Elders and I will also discuss what kind of Spirit Beast would be most suitable to hunt for your first spirit ring."
In fact, the reason Tang Xiao chose to go the long way to the Star Dou Great Forest instead of the closer Spirit Hunting Forest...
...was also due to extremely helpless considerations.
Because those Spirit Hunting Forests on the continent that raised low-level Spirit Beasts were generally guarded by Spirit Hall's heavy troops.
To enter and hunt Spirit Beasts, one needed to present a special warrant token issued by Spirit Hall.
And their Clear Sky Sect was currently in an extremely sensitive state of seclusion. If they took a token to the Spirit Hunting Forest, it would mean exposing themselves right under Spirit Hall's nose, which was clearly inappropriate.
Therefore, to safely obtain a spirit ring, it was best to go to those unmanaged wild great forests.
For example, the Star Dou Great Forest or the Sunset Forest.
But since Tang Xiao, a Super Douluo, was personally taking Tang Yuehua out, safety was naturally not a concern.
The preferred destination was naturally the Star Dou Great Forest, which had the richest variety of Spirit Beasts and the most choices.
Listening to Tang Xiao's thorough arrangements and protection, Tang Yuehua smiled slightly and nodded: "Then thank you very much, Big Brother."
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During the few days while Tang Yuehua returned to the Clear Sky Sect and prepared for the Sect to help her hunt her first spirit ring...
...at the other end of the continent in the Star Luo Empire, a major event also occurred within the Youming Dukes Manor.
Ever since that day in the Imperial Study when Dai Yutian gave the Zhu Family the final ultimatum...
...the entire Zhu Family had been shrouded in a layer of suffocating dark clouds.
Dai Yutian gave Zhu Ming exactly one month.
He ordered him to investigate why the "Hell White Tiger" Martial Soul Fusion Skill between Dai Weisi, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing had completely failed without any warning.
Dai Yutian's words were very clear: if the reason wasn't found within a month, the entire Youming Dukes Manor would be held accountable.
As the current head of the Zhu Family, Zhu Ming actually knew better than anyone.
From the very beginning, there was no way to find a reason for this matter.
The sudden mutation of the Spirit Origin was simply not something that could be investigated through conventional means in a mere month.
Since he couldn't deliver results either way, and it would even lead to his two exceptionally talented daughters becoming playthings for the Imperial Family to vent their anger on...
...Zhu Ming made a firm decision. He would never let his daughters become sacrifices in this political whirlpool.
He planned to take a risk and have his two daughters find the most suitable opportunity to escape Star Luo City!
When Zhu Ming revealed the entire plan in the secret chamber, Zhu Zhuyun was initially somewhat hesitant and worried.
Although she also wanted to escape this cage, she was worried that if the two sisters just up and left...
...what would happen to the remaining Zhu Family if the Star Luo Imperial Family became enraged?
Would her father's life be in danger?
But regarding this matter, as the head of the Family, Zhu Ming's eyes flashed with the light of a shrewd schemer.
He had obviously already devised a foolproof plan and escape strategy in his heart, so they didn't need to worry about the Family's safety at all.
Time was tight, and delays could lead to trouble.
Zhu Ming ultimately set the escape time decisively for an extremely dark night.
That day happened to be the time of the Star Luo City guard rotation, when defenses were weakest and the guards on duty were most prone to fatigue in the dead of night.
In the backyard of the Duke's Manor, the cold wind howled.
Zhu Ming looked solemnly at his two daughters, who had already changed into nimble night-traveling clothes and were ready to depart.
He lowered his voice, his tone carrying an unquestionable seriousness as he gave the two girls his final instructions: "Listen well, this journey is long and fraught with danger."
"Furthermore, you have at most this one night to escape and put some distance behind you."
"Once dawn breaks and the city gates open, the news will leak, and the Imperial Family's pursuers will come after you."
"So, your speed must be fast!"
After saying that, Zhu Ming turned around. "Let her take the two of you and leave the Star Luo Empire overnight."
As Zhu Ming's voice fell, a ghost-like figure of a Man in Black walked out silently from the shadows.
Zhu Ming looked at this tall Man in Black with an incredibly cold gaze and issued an order:
"On this journey, you must escort the two Young Misses safely beyond the borders of the Star Luo Empire."
"From the moment you step out of this courtyard, you will no longer be a member of my Zhu Family."
"The only thing you must do is follow the orders of the two Young Misses and protect their safety even at the cost of your life. Do you understand?"
The Man in Black knelt on one knee, her eyes showing absolute obedience.
She nodded respectfully, indicating without any hesitation that she completely understood the Duke's instructions.
This person was a top-tier death soldier secretly cultivated by the Zhu Family with countless efforts.
She was not just a loyal death soldier, but also an agility-attack system Spirit Saint expert with a cultivation level as high as rank seventy-six!
Most importantly, because her Spirit was not the Zhu Family's Hell Civet...
...even if she mysteriously disappeared today along with the two Young Misses...
...it would be very difficult for the Star Luo Dai Family to trace this death soldier when they conducted their enraged investigation afterward.
With such a powerful and clean-background agility-attack system Spirit Saint taking Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing away overnight in the shadows...
...Zhu Ming felt somewhat more at ease.
Subsequently, this black-clad death soldier stood up and pulled down a corner of her face mask, revealing a delicate yet cold face.
She looked at Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing with a determined gaze, her voice slightly hoarse:
"Young Misses, you may call me Hongxiu from now on."
"From this moment forward, Hongxiu's life belongs to you. I will use my life to protect your safety."
This death soldier named Hongxiu was one of several commoner orphans secretly adopted by the Zhu Family from a young age.
Among all the adopted orphans, Hongxiu had the best cultivation talent and the most resilient character.
To Cultivate her into the Family's trump card for a rainy day, the Zhu Family had spent a significant amount of resources in secret over the years.
And Hongxiu also knew extremely well how to endure and disguise herself.
She had been kept hidden in the shadows and had never truly displayed her Spirit or Spirit Saint-level strength in front of any outsiders.
So Zhu Ming was not worried at all that the Star Luo Imperial Family would discover her background, let alone link her to the Zhu Family's escape.
Training troops for a thousand days is for their use in a single moment.
Now was the time for Hongxiu to repay the Zhu Family!
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