Chapter 99 Go to Your Room and Take a Look

Underworld Duke's Mansion.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had no way to refuse Su Cheng's request, finally took him back to her home after the end of the semester.

The two stood at the gate of the tall and wide Duke's Mansion and knocked on the door of the mansion.

But a moment later, the door was opened by the servants of the Duke's Mansion.

After seeing Su Cheng standing next to Zhu Zhuqing, a trace of surprise flashed across their faces, but they didn't say much.

They bowed in unison and said, "Fourth Miss."

Fourth Miss?

Su Cheng was a little surprised.

He really didn't know how many daughters the Zhu family had, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhuqing to have three older sisters.

The custom of the Xingluo royal family and the Zhu family to marry is to choose the best couples of children in the family and be engaged to each other since childhood.

Of course, in addition to the first unmarried couple, the existence of the later ones is more to serve as an incentive, and they can be called victims of this bloody system.

After all, the talent gap between excellent heirs is extremely limited, and the advantage of age often becomes an insurmountable gap between the two sides.

Unless the son of destiny is blessed with endless blessings, or the older one is in a bad state, the latter has almost no chance of surpassing.

But under the cruel competition system of the Xingluo Empire, with the later comers also eyeing, how can the first-ranked heir relax his practice?

This also leads to the situation like Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, the possibility of winning in the end is actually very small.

They can be called the most unlucky children in the family.

But other descendants who were not selected as heirs for marriage may have a much better ending.

After entering the mansion, the two walked towards the main hall under the guidance of the servants.

Su Cheng casually looked around and sighed in his heart.

It can only be said that the Netherworld Zhu Family is worthy of being the family power second only to the royal family in the Xingluo Empire. The area of ​​the Duke's Mansion alone is far more than several times that of the Marquis' Mansion where he grew up.

The surroundings were magnificent with carved beams and painted pillars. The fences and pillars were all made of precious yew and golden nanmu. The glazed tiles on the walls and roofs shone brightly under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The few people kept walking and silently passed through the front hall and the garden and came to the door of the hall.

The servants who led the way stepped back consciously, and Su Cheng followed Zhu Zhuqing into the main hall.

It was obviously dinner time at this time, but there were only the Duke of the Netherworld Zhu Hongtao and his wife in the hall, and there was no other young lady of the Zhu family such as Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, still maintaining her expressionless and cold look, and greeted lightly: "Dad, Mom."

The atmosphere was really strange.

Su Cheng changed his mind and took the initiative to step forward and salute: "Junior Fire Leopard Sect Su Cheng is Zhu Qing's classmate in the academy. I meet the Duke and the Duchess."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at him after hearing this and didn't say much.

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhu Hongtao's eyes. Isn't this the emperor's illegitimate son?

However, these expressions only flashed for a moment, and he didn't care too much.

He didn't care about his arrival, and didn't have any other special reactions. His attitude was neither warm nor cold.

He nodded to him and said lightly: "So you are the son of the Su family. No need to be polite. Since you are here, let's have dinner together."

No, this attitude is not just for him.

Even for Zhu Zhuqing, his biological daughter who he hadn't seen for a year, he was also unusually calm.

"Xiaoqing, sit down too."

The two of them sat down at the luxurious dining table in the hall after hearing this.

Su Cheng silently observed the expressions of several people in the Zhu family at this time.

The atmosphere was indeed a bit strange.

No, it's not a bit strange, it's really too strange.

Although the decoration in the hall was magnificent and luxurious, and the food on the table was also rich and delicious.

He felt like he was enjoying the last meal of his life in a death row prison, and the whole atmosphere was extremely depressing.

During the meal, the few people were silent. Su Cheng also suppressed his discomfort and took this opportunity to secretly observe Zhu Hongtao.

This kind of observation was extremely obscure.

Most of the time, he just glanced with his peripheral vision.

After all, the other party was a strong man with a cultivation level as high as Soul Douluo. If he was not careful, he would be easily discovered, causing the other party's vigilance and suspicion.

In silence, the few people quickly finished dinner.

Then a servant walked into the hall and cleaned up the tableware and the large amount of food left on the table.

The four of them sat down as guests and hosts, and rested and chatted in the hall.

The main thing was the question and answer between Zhu Hongtao and Zhu Zhuqing.

He briefly understood the current situation in the academy and their current practice.

At this time, both Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing had broken through the tenth level, attached the first soul ring to their martial souls, and became soul masters.

This cultivation speed, even with their innate soul power level, can be called extremely fast.

But Zhu Hongtao didn't say much.

He simply nodded and passed the topic.

During the entire conversation, Zhu Zhuqing was just talking normally. She never mentioned anything about her experience in the academy.

Su Cheng watched coldly and was not surprised by her behavior.

This was not just because of her personality, but it was useless to talk about it.

He saw it clearly from the side.

Zhu Hongtao's words seemed to be concerned, but in fact there was no real content at all.

The questions and answers were just routine, even a bit perfunctory.

Zhu Zhuqing must have known this well.

The conversation didn't last long.

In less than half an hour, Zhu Zhuqing's parents left together.

Only then did the oppressive atmosphere finally relax a little.

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Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have been accustomed to this for a long time, and the expression on his face did not show any fluctuation.

Seeing them walking out of the hall, a pair of eyes looked at Su Cheng silently.

It was obviously a hint that it was time for him to leave.

Su Cheng pretended not to know, stood up and moved his body a few times.

He looked back at the other person and said with a smile: "Go to your room and have a look. I'll leave after sitting there for a while."

When Zhu Zhuqing heard this, he felt a little repelled in his heart.

It wasn't that she was worried about what Su Cheng would do to her.

That room was her only private space.

In this home, even in this world, only that place could bring her a little sense of security.

But after seeing Su Cheng's expression, she didn't refuse in the end.

Silently, he turned around and walked out of the hall, heading towards his boudoir.

Su Cheng also followed silently.

"As expected of the Duke's Palace, it's really luxurious. It's much better than where I live."

After entering the room, Su Cheng looked around casually and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

This is the truth.

Zhu Zhuqing's room is not as simple as a single bedroom, but similar to a complete independent house.

The front hall, main hall, bedroom, side hall and other single rooms are all good and spacious.

Although the Su family is considered a wealthy family in the Star Luo Empire, it is obviously far behind the Zhu family.

Su Cheng has been well clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and at least his living conditions are not inferior to those he had in the Qibao Glazed Sect.

Compared with the Zhu family, it is nothing more than a witch.

However, although Zhu Zhuqing's room was designed to be extremely elegant and full of low-key luxury, there were not many decorations inside, and it did not look like a girl's room at all.

"Are you the fourth young lady at home? How many children do you have at home?" Su Cheng walked to the main hall from the day before yesterday and asked casually.

"...Four." Zhu Zhuqing followed him silently.

"What about the other sisters? Why haven't I seen them today? They are not at home?"

"..."

After waiting for a moment, seeing that Zhu Zhuqing did not answer, Su Cheng stopped, looked back at the room, and turned to look at her.

Seeing Su Cheng looking at him like this, Zhu Zhuqing knew that he had to answer this question this time.

"The eldest sister goes to a senior college and rarely goes home. The second sister and the third sister..."

She was silent for a moment, and then continued: "I don't know where they are at this time."

"Don't know?" Su Cheng was a little surprised.

He originally thought that the Miss Zhu family, who did not have to bear the responsibility of marriage, might live a more comfortable life, but now it seems that this is not the case.

But when you think about it, it’s not surprising.

Even the descendants with the best qualifications have to go through this cruel and bloody competition.

Those with even worse qualifications will probably not have an easy time. There must be other trials waiting for them.

It seems that it is still difficult to understand these things about the Zhu family from the little girl Zhu Zhuqing. She does not know much information herself, so she can only wait to see if there is a chance to dig out it in the future.

This seemingly insignificant information may be of great use in the future.

Su Cheng continued to walk inside. The main hall was much larger than the front hall, and the bedrooms and side halls were connected on both sides.

He glanced casually into the bedroom and noticed a rag doll placed on the table near the door.

But it was obviously quite old, and even though it was cleaned very well, it already felt a bit old.

"Hey, I never thought you could play with this kind of thing."

Su Cheng said casually, feeling a little curious and wanted to walk closer to take a closer look.

"Don't move!" Zhu Zhuqing's expression suddenly changed. He quickly took a few steps forward and squeezed into the bedroom beside him, blocking his way forward.

His face was full of determination.

Su Cheng was a little surprised when she saw this. It seemed that the doll had a very special meaning to her.

But he didn't force it, these things had little to do with him.

He smiled and turned around, leaving the bedroom door and walking back into the hall.

"Where is the toilet in your house?"

"?" Zhu Zhuqing was a little confused. There was a toilet next to the side hall. Su Cheng should have seen it just now.

"Why, you won't let me use the ones in your room, right?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing blushed. She really didn't realize this before.

He quickly whispered: "I'll take you there."

"No, just tell me and I'll go there myself."

After Su Cheng left, Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the puppet bear on the table.

This was a gift from her father when she was young.

It's a pity that the other party hasn't been to this room for many years.

At this moment--

"Beep, beep, beep..." A soft and powerful knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Zhu Zhuqing was a little confused.

With Su Cheng's character, he would still knock on the door and come back so soon?

Could it be that we didn't find the place?

The overall area of ​​the Duke's Palace is huge.

Even if it was the nearest toilet, it would take seven or eight minutes to go back and forth from here. Plus solving personal problems, it should take at least ten minutes.

She changed her mind, but still walked over quickly to open the door.

The figure outside the door made her stunned.

"Dad?"

There should be another chapter in the afternoon, I want to read 10,000 too! ps, bravely resist school bullying, and the bully will die!