Zhu Wentian felt suppressed, to the point his spirit wouldn't dare come out.
'It's incredible. There is finally someone in the Zhu family whose talent surpasses all predecessors.' Zhu Wentian thought feeling overjoyed and excited after the initial shock wore off.
Zhu Zhulin and Zhu Zhuyun on the other hand felt like their knees were about to buckle.
As if their very Martial Soul is trying to prostrate towards the figure in front of them.
Hanrui felt his Void Weaver stir inside his Martial Soul space, getting restless.
Instead of taking it out, he suppressed it, feeling something off about Zhuqing's state and stayed alert.
Zhu Zhuqing opened her big purple eyes shortly after and looked at her father Zhu Wentian coldly, replacing her initial warmth before awakening.
'Father?' she thought as she stared at him still feeling slightly disoriented, her gaze dripping with disdain and killing intent.
"Martial Soul possess."
She said, instantly the shadow of the adult Zhuqing vanished and cat ears and a cat tail grew on the young Zhuqing, two metallic claws appeared on each of her hands.
A cold wave of killing intent locked Zhu Wentian making his scalp tingle as he was feeling excited at the side, not noticing the drastic change in his daughter.
Just as she was about to take action, Hanrui flashed behind her.
"What do you think you are doing, little rascal?" Hanrui asked as he twisted her right ear.
Zhuqing, feeling the pain didn't make a sound, but jolted awake from a dreamy state, as she heard Hanrui's voice.
She quickly turned around and hugged Hanrui, burying her face in his chest and stayed in his comfortable embrace.
'That familiar scent, that pleasant voice filled with affection. I'm truly back, back to the past.
No, to be precise, I successfully came to Rui-ge's world.' She thought as tears escaped her eyes and fell on Hanrui's clothes.
He comforted her silently while patting her head, feeling her unusual emotional state.
'Finally, finally some comfort, it really felt weird back then because of my special state back then. I can finally hug you, brother Hanrui.' She giggled inside her mind as she thought.
Her Martial Soul possession gradually lifted, as she fell asleep in his embrace.
"Let's talk tomorrow morning, let her rest for today." Hanrui said to Zhu Wentian as he handed Zhuqing over to Zhulin.
Duke Zhu nodded solemnly as he too felt the killing intent from his daughter a second ago.
Zhuyun felt confused and complicated as she stared at her 2 sisters.
'Qing'er, it seems things are going to get complicated, i hope we don't have to fight.
Your Martial Soul, which seems to be a superior version of the Hell Spirit Cat, might not achieve Martial Soul fusion with the Dai family.
Which is a good thing, but I'm still afraid they will still drag you into the power struggle.' Zhu Zhuyun thought.
"Zhuyun, if Dai Weisi were to ask about just say her Martial Soul is Hell Spirit Cat with innate Soul Power rank at 7." Duke Zhu warned, seeing her standing there.
Zhuyun whipped her head back to look at her father with the word disbelief practically written on her face.
"It's necessary, and it has to be this way. Don't worry, everything will work out.
Do as you normally would, and treat your sister as a rival.
I'll explain once things fall into place." Duke Zhu reassured and left with Hanrui.
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In the Martial Soul space inside Zhu Zhuqing.
A girl and a young woman were staring at each other.
"Who are you?" The younger girl asked curiously with no sense of fear at the unexpected and unfamiliar situation.
'Who is this woman, Why does she look like me?' the young girl thought.
The young woman smiled looking at the little girl in front of her.
"I never knew I looked this cute when I was young." She commented as she observed the girl.
The little girl felt confused when she heard her comment.
'Huh? What does she mean? Is she complementing me or herself?' The little girl thought confused.
"Well if you haven't figured it out yet, let me introduce myself, Zhuqing.
I'm you, from a different world. It is nice to meet you." The young woman introduced herself with a smile.
The little Zhuqing's eyes widened in surprise and disbelief, but just as she was about to say something, she felt something.
She felt the connection between them as information poured inside her mind about her Martial Soul.
'According to brother Hanrui this should be a Super-Tier Martial Soul, one step short of God tier, right?' The little Zhuqing felt happy, yet puzzled after thinking this.
'That woman, is my Martial Soul, so, why did she say that she is me from a different world?' She thought, confused.
Zhuqing (Martial Soul) looked at her younger self with a complicated look and sighed.
"You are too young to understand my story but in about a decade at most you will inherit all my memories.
Then you will understand everything. But it is also the time we have to make a decision that changes everything. So work hard little Zhuqing." Zhuqing (MS) said.
Zhuqing nodded, despite not understanding the significance of the words spoken by her future self from a different world.
A/N: for convenience sake, I'll add (MS) for older Zhuqing.
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