Chapter 86: The Netherworld Duke's Offer — I Only Want Zhu Zhuqing!
Damn it! That bastard actually dares to steal my fiancée!
In the third prince's residence of Star Luo City, Dai Mubai fumed with rage and frustration as Lin Yan finally dropped all pretenses and made his intentions toward Zhu Zhuqing clear.
Even though he hadn't even met his fiancée in person yet—
To be openly "cuckolded" in front of the entire continent during a livestream...
If Lin Yan succeeded, his humiliation would spread across all of Douluo Continent!
[Dai Mubai (furious): @Lin Yan, what the hell do you think you're doing? Zhu Zhuqing is my fiancée! Our engagement is protected by both the Star Luo royal family and the Netherworld Duke's house. If you dare to interfere, are you ready to be hunted by both clans?!]
After Dai Mubai's message, both Emperor Dai Tianfeng and Netherworld Duke Zhu Xuanfeng glanced at each other, eyes flickering with calculation.
Indeed, their clans had agreed to jointly protect the engagement.
Ordinarily, if anyone dared interfere, they would immediately declare war on that person.
But Lin Yan... was not ordinary.
Hearing Lin Yan express interest in Zhu Zhuqing, neither Dai Tianfeng nor Zhu Xuanfeng moved to stop it. In fact, they both wanted to see how far it would go.
Because if Lin Yan really intended to take Zhu Zhuqing—
He would have to meet her in person, likely by coming to Star Luo City.
If they could capture Lin Yan...
They wouldn't just seize the incredible rewards he possessed.
They could also use him to dominate future livestream Q&As—and profit immensely.
However, based on Lin Yan's cautious nature thus far—
Dai Tianfeng and Zhu Xuanfeng both doubted he'd actually come. He was probably just posturing.
[Zhu Xuanfeng: Haha! I didn't expect that even our Netherworld Duke's girls would attract someone like Brother Lin Yan.]
[Unfortunately, Zhuqing is already engaged to the third prince and can't be taken away. But our Netherworld family has many other wonderful girls.]
[Brother Lin Yan, if you're willing to come to Star Luo City, you can choose freely from all our unmarried girls—aside from Zhuyun and Zhuqing, of course.]
Trying to lure Lin Yan in—
Zhu Xuanfeng, although bound by the royal alliance, offered as much bait as he could without explicitly breaking the marriage pact.
Whether he was sincere or scheming remained unclear.
[Lin Yan (smiling calmly): @Zhu Xuanfeng, sorry. I'm not interested in any other girls from your Netherworld Clan. I only want Zhuqing.]
Damn him!
Seeing Lin Yan still refuse to back down—flirting with his fiancée right in front of everyone—Dai Mubai nearly exploded with fury.
But Zhu Zhuqing, with her cold and calm expression, was momentarily stunned. Her heart, unexpectedly, felt touched.
Though she had never met Lin Yan—
From childhood until now, no one had ever said they wanted to protect her. No one had ever said she was important.
Yet Lin Yan had said it… twice.
As someone who had always lacked a sense of security due to her upbringing, Zhu Zhuqing's heart stirred.
Still, she chose to turn him down.
Because she didn't believe Lin Yan could protect her—not now.
On the contrary, she feared she would drag him down.
[Zhu Zhuqing (conflicted): @Lin Yan, thank you for your concern. But this isn't the right time for us. Please don't come looking for me—it won't benefit you.]
Reading Zhu Zhuqing's words, Lin Yan sighed softly.
As expected, she rejected me—and even warned me not to come. She really is a good girl.
The truth was, Lin Yan hadn't said all that to make Zhu Zhuqing run away with him.
He simply didn't want her to keep waiting in vain for someone like Dai Mubai, like in the original story.
He wanted her to know—
That there was someone out there who liked her. Who wanted to protect her.
In truth, Lin Yan didn't intend to go to Star Luo City—at least not yet.
[Lin Yan: I understand. But believe me—someday, I'll become strong enough to protect you.]
Even though he didn't plan to go find her right now—
Lin Yan still made his intentions clear in front of everyone.
Dai Mubai was about to explode from rage.
And Zhu Zhuyun… felt a surge of jealousy.
Why was it that Lin Yan only saw Zhu Zhuqing? What about her? Was she not worthy?
And with that, the livestream neared its end.
[Ding! The current livestream Q&A has ended. The room will close in three minutes. You may now choose to exit.]
[The next livestream Q&A will be in fifteen days!]
As a line of blood-red text floated across everyone's screens—
The cold voice rang out across the continent.
Fifteen days until the next one?
Many sighed upon realizing this.
Because the previous Q&As with a fifteen-day gap had all been notoriously difficult.
Let's hope next time's question is easier...
…
After the stream ended, everyone exited. Lin Yan was no exception.
Sitting on a smooth boulder deep in the forest, Lin Yan stared off into the distance, deep in thought.
Now that he had crossed into the world of Douluo Dalu, and obtained the livestream Q&A system—
He had already vented much of his past-life frustration by humiliating Tang Hao and Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and now Dai Mubai.
But what did he truly want from this world?
Power? Beauty? To rule the world?
Well… maybe the beauty part.
But ruling the world? Lin Yan had no interest in that.
He didn't want to be emperor—it was too troublesome.
What he truly wanted… was to become a supreme, untouchable powerhouse, above all else.
Having settled his ambitions, Lin Yan then reflected:
What else did he want to change about this world?
As a transmigrator, having read the full Douluo series in his past life—
Lin Yan knew the tragedies that awaited this world all too well.
He had to intervene.
First, Spirit Hall needed reform—but not destruction.
Because without Spirit Hall, no one would remain to fight evil soul masters or maintain order.
That would be a disaster for the common people.
Next, the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters needed change too.
He planned to develop the soul spirit system—
A new model where humans and soul beasts could grow together and coexist in peace.
(END CHAPTER)
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