Zhu Ming lowered his voice: "Now, you have completely lost your core value for performing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Weisi."
"From now on, your life will likely become very difficult."
The Duke of the Zhu Family spoke these words very cryptically, but Zhu Zhuyun, who had grown up in the midst of power struggles since childhood, clearly understood her father's implication immediately.
To put it nicely, the conduct of the men in the Star Luo Imperial Family was called being romantic and leaving a trail of broken hearts everywhere.
To put it bluntly, they were inherently lewd, prone to luxury, and debauched.
Just look at Dai Mubai, who was already famous throughout the red-light districts at such a young age.
One could easily see that as his elder brother, Dai Weisi's private nature was definitely not much different.
However, the reason Dai Weisi had previously shown some restraint in front of Zhu Zhuyun...
...was entirely because the two of them needed to rely on a high level of emotional and physical compatibility to perfectly execute the Hell White Tiger.
This Fusion must be built on the basis of mutual willingness and a high degree of intimacy.
A high degree of intimacy is extremely beneficial for improving the compatibility and power of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
This condition could not be met if Dai Weisi, relying on his status as a prince, used forceful means to have a relationship with Zhu Zhuyun.
It required time to carefully Cultivate the feelings and trust between both parties.
It was also because of the protection provided by this reason...
...that until now, the hot-bodied Zhu Zhuyun had actually remained a virgin, her body never having been taken.
But now, the situation was completely different!
Since Zhu Zhuyun had completely lost the protective umbrella and supreme value of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill...
...from now on, Dai Weisi, his true nature exposed, would surely tear off his disguise.
He would definitely try every means possible to obtain Zhu Zhuyun's seductive body!
However, because Zhu Zhuyun was still the eldest daughter of the dignified Hell Duke's Mansion, her status remained.
No matter how lustful Dai Weisi was, he couldn't be as arrogant and domineering as he was with commoner women, directly using force.
He would surely use various indirect methods to force Zhu Zhuyun to submit.
At the thought of the hidden arrows his eldest daughter would have to face in the future...
...looking at his two silent daughters, Zhu Ming's expression struggled for a moment.
In the eyes of this Duke, who had always been known for being cold-blooded and ruthless, a rare flash of warmth actually appeared.
He took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision that went against his ancestors' wishes, and said in a low voice: "If it really doesn't work out, Zhuyun, Zhuqing, listen well."
"Once the one-month deadline is up, find a suitable time and secretly leave the Star Luo Empire!"
Zhu Ming looked at his two daughters and said, "Go north, go to the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"Although the Heaven Dou Empire's strength is slightly weaker, the Star Luo Empire's reach cannot extend into the heart of Heaven Dou, no matter how long it is."
"As long as you get there, you will be much safer than staying in Star Luo."
Hearing these words, Zhu Zhuyun's expression changed instantly.
She looked up in shock, staring at this father who was both familiar and strange with a face full of disbelief.
"Father! You... what are you saying?"
Zhu Zhuyun's voice was trembling: "If the two of us just leave without saying goodbye and run away..."
"...then what about you? What about our entire Zhu Family? If the Imperial Family is enraged, will your life be in danger?"
In fact, after obtaining the Nine Yin Manual, Zhu Zhuyun did indeed have the crazy idea of escaping in secret.
But in her plan, she only thought about finding a way to send Zhu Zhuqing away from the Star Luo Empire.
As for herself, she planned to stay behind and continue to deal with Dai Weisi to provide cover for her younger sister.
Because she knew very well that if both sisters disappeared at the same time...
...it would be an absolute catastrophe for the entire Hell Duke's Mansion, and the Family would surely face a cruel purge by the Imperial Family.
She had never imagined that this father, who had always appeared very cold and seemed not to care about their lives at all, would actually take the initiative to say such words to let them escape for their lives at this critical juncture of life and death.
Seeing Zhu Zhuyun's terrified and surprised reaction, Zhu Ming only gave an extremely indifferent, bitter smile.
He stood with his hands behind his back, "What? Do you find it surprising? Do you think this cold-blooded father of yours has taken the wrong medicine today?"
Zhu Ming looked at his two daughters, his eyes full of helplessness.
"But don't blame me for being cold and ruthless in the past."
"Being born into a Family like ours, so-called familial affection is itself an extremely luxurious thing."
He paused: "As for whether the Imperial Family will be thunderously enraged and wipe out our Family if you two disappear..."
"You don't have to worry about that at all."
"Your father is, after all, a Spirit Douluo of over the eightieth rank!"
"In the entire Star Luo Empire, that is also a high-level combat power that counts."
"For the sake of still being able to possess the invincible Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger, in the future..."
"...they would absolutely not dare to truly tear their faces off with our Zhu Family, let alone strike a fatal blow against us."
"After all, their Dai Family will still need to continuously select new women from our Zhu Family's side branches in the future..."
"...to use that Martial Soul Fusion Skill with their newborn princes!"
Speaking to this point, Zhu Ming let out a long sigh and waved his hand, signaling his two daughters not to say any more.
"Alright, that's all I have to say. You two may go now."
"During this time, don't run around; just Cultivate well in the mansion."
"Strive for the day when you can carve out a world for yourselves outside and truly rely on your own strength to change the fate of our Family."
Watching the backs of his two daughters as they silently departed, the secret chamber returned to silence.
Zhu Ming stood alone in the darkness, speechless for a long time.
Perhaps in the eyes of those uninformed commoners and nobles outside...
...the fact that their Zhu Family and the Dai Family could have intermarried for generations and work together to perform the immensely powerful Hell White Tiger was an extremely grand and supremely glorious thing.
However, only the true core members of their Zhu Family knew best in their hearts: in the eyes of the Dai Imperial Family, what were the women of the Zhu Family?
They were merely appendages!
Or to put it more bluntly, they were cold political tools that the Dai Family needed to stabilize their supreme imperial power!
And those women of the Zhu Family were all sacrifices in this process of power transition!
This Legacy, passed down through countless years, had already buried an unknown number of the Zhu Family women's white bones!
How many daughters of the Zhu Family had died miserably in that bloodless imperial competition!
However, by the generation where Zhu Ming served as the Family head, everything seemed to have a turning point.
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