"Bang."
Lu Feng stepped through the door and casually waved his hand, the door closing heavily with a dull thud.
His gaze instantly fell on Zhu Zhuqing. Seeing her flushed face, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and he asked with concern, "Zhuqing, aren you feeling unwell?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt a bit annoyed.
She felt that this person clearly had a belly full of bad intentions, yet he always liked to pretend to be innocent. It was truly infuriating.
"Hmph, if you have something to say, say it quickly," Zhu Zhuqing snorted lightly, moving to sit on the sofa, inadvertently taking off her jacket in the process.
At this moment, she leaned back slightly on the sofa, her right hand casually propping up her head, her posture lazy and charming.
Her fair skin, under the illumination of the lights, was like exquisite porcelain. A form-fitting black outfit tightly wrapped her proud figure, outlining her captivating curves.
Any man who saw this would find it hard not to go crazy.
This little girl is simply playing with fire, Lu Feng thought to himself, frowning slightly as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing's appearance.
"Ahem." Lu Feng coughed lightly, gathering his thoughts.
His soul power surged slightly, and two bones emitting a faint light appeared in his palm.
They were two soul bones. One was a miniature left leg bone, its entire body presenting a deep cyan color, its luster restrained, yet faintly revealing dense energy fluctuations.
The other was a skull bone, emitting a faint blue light. An intoxicating aura permeated that light; even Lu Feng couldn't help but feel his heart sway.
Sensing the powerful aura on the two soul bones, Zhu Zhuqing stood up abruptly from the sofa, her heart trembling uncontrollably.
Although she had already absorbed an External Soul Bone, soul bones—treasures worth rivers of blood, especially those of ten thousand years quality or higher—were enough to drive any Soul Master crazy.
Lu Feng looked calm and said indifferently, "The quality of both these soul bones is quite good. This Wisdom Skull is at least fifty thousand years old. And the other leg bone matches your attributes extremely well, and its age is also over thirty thousand years."
Saying this, Lu Feng gently placed the two soul bones on the table and slowly pushed them toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing was stunned for a moment. Then she shook her head gently, her tone firm. "I'll just absorb this leg bone. You need the Wisdom Skull; I can't take it."
Lu Feng smiled slightly upon hearing this and explained patiently, "Zhuqing, my constitution is somewhat special. I cannot absorb soul bones."
"Hmph." Zhu Zhuqing snorted softly, retorting, "There are no restrictions on absorbing soul bones. Even a one-ring Soul Master can absorb them."
Saying this, she gently brushed her hair, her gaze softening. "Lu Feng, I know you're doing this for my own good, but even in the empire, resources are limited. The best resources should be allocated to the most outstanding Soul Masters."
Lu Feng smiled and said gently, "With my current strength, absorbing this soul bone won't bring me any substantial improvement in power. But you, Zhuqing..."
He paused deliberately, the corner of his mouth curling up. "If you don't work hard on your cultivation, maybe by the time I reach level 60, you'll still be a Soul Ancestor."
"Hmph." Zhu Zhuqing snorted again, pouting. "Don't coax me. Anyway, I absolutely won't absorb this soul bone."
Saying this, she pushed that soul bone back toward Lu Feng.
Seeing this, Lu Feng shook his head helplessly.
Zhu Zhuqing's action truly touched him a little.
To think there was a Soul Master who would refuse such a rare treasure as a soul bone. If outsiders knew, their jaws would probably drop.
"Zhuqing, you should absorb this soul bone. Soul bones really don't have much effect on me."
Before Zhu Zhuqing could retort, Lu Feng's soul power surged again, and another crystalline blue bone appeared in his palm.
"This is!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the soul bone in Lu Feng's hand and rubbed her eyes hard, confirming she wasn't seeing things.
After a while, she slowly opened her eyes.
What met her eyes was a piece of crystal-clear blue-gold, the bone seeming to have specks of starlight flickering within it.
"Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone," Lu Feng said calmly. "If I didn't still have a use for this soul bone, I would have given it to you too."
"Hundred thousand years!"
Hearing these three words, Zhu Zhuqing's small mouth opened slightly, her face full of astonishment.
Zhu Zhuqing had always been a calm and composed person.
But what she saw and heard today was simply too bizarre, far beyond her cognitive range. It made her feel as if she were in a dream, everything so unreal.
She had actually seen a legendary hundred-thousand-year soul bone with her own eyes!
Zhu Zhuqing didn't doubt Lu Feng's words in the slightest. With her keen perception, the aura emitted by this soul bone was clearly of a quality far superior to the previous Wisdom Skull.
Most peculiarly, she faintly sensed a vigorous rhythm of life from it.
As if it were not a dead object, but contained endless vitality.
"Where... where did you get this?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Lu Feng with confusion, her eyes devoid of greed, only pure curiosity.
Compared to the soul bone itself, she was more eager to know how Lu Feng had obtained it.
Did he accidentally encounter a dying hundred-thousand-year soul beast and obtain its soul bone by chance?
Or did he encounter a legendary hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast?
For a moment, many guesses flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's mind.
Seeing this, Lu Feng smiled slightly and calmly recounted the story of Ah Yin.
Of course, he hid some key details during the narration.
For example, how did he know of the existence of this soul bone?
And how was he certain that Tang Hao wasn't in Holy Spirit Village at that time?
After a long time, Zhu Zhuqing slowly recovered from her shock.
"It's truly incredible. Tang San is actually the son of a soul beast. Then does he count as human or soul beast?" Zhu Zhuqing muttered to herself, her eyes full of confusion.
"Theoretically speaking, he does have half soul beast blood in his body." Lu Feng looked calm, a faint smile on his lips.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and said thoughtfully, "So that's how it is. Tang Hao's wife sacrificed herself to help him break through to Titled Douluo. Then he injured the Pope, causing the Clear Sky Clan to seal their mountain. This series of events is finally connected."
At this moment, she looked up, staring straight at Lu Feng, her eyes grave. "Using external forces to break the status quo of the Star Luo Imperial Family... there's no problem with the plan itself. And it is indeed the fastest, most effective method."
"But the plan you just mentioned, wanting to use this soul bone to trigger a conflict between Tang Hao and the Star Luo Imperial Family... I've thought about it carefully, and I feel some details are lacking."
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, analyzing seriously, "There are several powerful Soul Douluo in the Imperial Family, and they can also use the Netherworld White Tiger. Its power cannot be underestimated."
"If we want the plan to proceed smoothly, we have to find a way to transfer them away first."
"Furthermore, on Tang Hao's side, we must arrange an insider for him. After all, he now has a broken arm and is heavily injured. His condition is extremely poor. If he barges in rashly, it would simply be seeking death."
"At the same time, we must have the means to quickly suppress the riot. We can neither let Tang Hao take this soul bone away, nor let the consecrated priests arrive before we occupy the entire palace."
"Unfortunately, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is unwilling to lend us people."
Sighing, Zhu Zhuqing gently took Lu Feng's hand.
She said earnestly, "Why don't you just absorb this soul bone directly to enhance your own strength? With your talent, given time, the throne will naturally be within your grasp. This is the safest way."
Zhu Zhuqing gazed into Lu Feng's eyes, her gaze full of concern. "Lu Feng, I always feel like you're acting a bit too hastily."
She held Lu Feng's hand gently, her tone firm and gentle.
"In the future, I will be your wife. No matter what happens, you can tell me."
"No matter what decision you make, I will stand by your side."