Chapter 99 Princess Xue Ke
"…My Shi family has seven Soul Douluo and eleven Soul Saints, all willing to die for the young master!"
The moment Shi Feng spoke, Dugu Yan and the others were instantly stunned.
Seven Soul Douluo and eleven Soul Saints!
The strength of the Xuanwu clan was simply outrageous. No wonder Zhou Chen wanted to recruit them.
With such power, even the Spirit Hall would have to treat them with caution.
Even Zhou Chen, who had been mentally prepared, was secretly shocked upon hearing Shi Feng's words.
Although the Shi family did not have the ten Soul Douluo that Tang Hao had mentioned, seven was already an extremely terrifying number.
Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the so-called upper three sects, had only three Soul Douluo on the surface.
With the Xuanwu clan joining, the strength of the Ziwei Palace instantly expanded several times over.
Not to mention, Zhou Chen still possessed divine crystals that could further enhance the Xuanwu clan's strength.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen, stirred with excitement, stood up directly and personally handed the green scroll in his hand to Shi Feng.
Upon receiving the Profound Light Method, Shi Feng's hands trembled uncontrollably, and the two elders beside him were equally moved.
With this secret method created by the Goddess of Life, the fertility curse that had plagued the Shi family for thousands of years would surely be broken.
"Many thanks, young master. The Shi family will remember your great kindness for generations!"
Overcome with emotion, Shi Feng knelt on one knee on the spot and performed a grand gesture of allegiance to Zhou Chen.
"Elder Shi, what are you doing?"
Zhou Chen feigned shock and hurried forward to help Shi Feng up, speaking warmly, "At your age, you are even older than my great-grandfather. How could I possibly accept such a kneel from you?"
"No, hierarchy must be respected. Ritual cannot be abandoned."
Feeling Zhou Chen's respect, Shi Feng's heart warmed. He then said solemnly, "You are the Palace Master of Ziwei Palace. From now on, my entire Shi family belongs to Ziwei Palace. Kneeling to you is only proper."
"Sigh, this…"
Zhou Chen sighed helplessly and shook his head with emotion. "Very well, do as you wish. But in my heart, everyone in Ziwei Palace is my family."
At these words, not only were the members of the Shi family deeply moved, but even Max and Xiao Chenyu were touched.
As Palace Master of Ziwei Palace, Zhou Chen treated his subordinates as family. Such noble and benevolent character was rare across the entire Douluo Continent.
To serve Zhou Chen was truly their honor. Only Dugu Yan rolled her eyes in the entire council hall.
Knowing Zhou Chen well, she was fully aware of his mischievous nature.
Seeing that he had moved everyone, Zhou Chen decided that today's performance was enough.
Smiling, he patted Shi Feng's arm gently and said warmly, "Elder Shi, the urgent matter is for you to return to the Shi family and test the effects of the Profound Light Method. I will not keep you any longer."
"Thank you, young master, for thinking of the Shi family."
The straightforward old Shi Feng knelt again.
This time, not only him, but also Shi Yu, Shi Lei, and the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo all knelt down.
At this moment, they were truly grateful and sincerely convinced.
"Sigh, please rise quickly…"
Zhou Chen performed another round before the Shi family finally rose, deeply moved.
"Young master, this old man will take his leave. If you have any orders, simply send word to the Shi residence in the northern part of the city. My entire Shi family will repay you with our lives!"
Shi Feng cupped his fists toward Zhou Chen and, without hesitation, led his people away.
Max and Xiao Chenyu, seeing that the Palace Master had subdued the Xuanwu clan, offered congratulations before tactfully departing as well.
"Phew…"
After everyone had left, Zhou Chen let out a long breath.
Performing such emotional scenes was truly exhausting.
Dugu Yan, who had been quietly seated in the main seat, suddenly burst into laughter.
Zhou Chen was simply too good at pretending.
"Yan'er, you dare laugh at your husband?"
Seeing Dugu Yan laughing at him, Zhou Chen shouted in embarrassment.
"Hahahahaha!"
Hearing Zhou Chen's blustering tone, Dugu Yan laughed even louder.
The next day.
When the first ray of morning sunlight shone into the bedroom, Zhou Chen woke instantly.
Rising from bed, he walked to the doorway and looked outside.
As expected, Dugu Yan was seated cross-legged in the spacious living room, cultivating. Above her head lingered a faint dark green mist.
That was the Jade Phosphor Snake poison.
After a long while, she slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened her eyes, and immediately looked toward Zhou Chen.
"You're awake."
Dugu Yan spoke softly.
"Mm."
Zhou Chen nodded, then frowned slightly. "Judging by your cultivation just now, it seems the poison within your body…"
"There's no choice. My strength has improved too quickly. The backlash of the Jade Phosphor Snake poison is somewhat severe."
Dugu Yan smiled bitterly.
As someone close to Zhou Chen, she had naturally consumed divine crystals as well.
She was now a level fifty-three Soul King. Ten days ago, she had only been level thirty-one.
After advancing more than twenty levels in succession, her martial spirit, the Jade Phosphor Snake, had grown much stronger, and the snake poison had become correspondingly more violent, to the point that she could barely suppress it.
Seeing Zhou Chen's concern, warmth filled Dugu Yan's heart. She reassured him, "No need to worry. Judging by the time, my grandfather should soon emerge from seclusion. Once he returns from the Sunset Forest, he will surely pass the Heavenly Nether Poison Canon to me. By then, everything will be resolved."
"Mm."
Zhou Chen nodded. With her reminder, he suddenly remembered that Zhu Zhuqing had also been at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for more than ten days. He found himself missing her somewhat.
"Alright, stop spacing out. Didn't sleep well?"
Dugu Yan teased lightly, then rose and walked to Zhou Chen's side, leaning against his shoulder. "I still need to go to the academy today. I haven't attended classes for over ten days. If I don't go, I might be expelled. Will you accompany me?"
"With pleasure."
Zhou Chen smiled, gently stroking Dugu Yan's green hair.
Outside Heaven Dou City.
Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
A streak of golden light cut across the sky and halted above the academy.
It was Zhou Chen and Dugu Yan.
"Should we go directly to where your class is held, or return to your apartment first?" Zhou Chen asked.
"Let's go back to the apartment first. I need to change into the academy uniform."
Dugu Yan smiled.
"Alright."
Zhou Chen nodded. The Xuanyuan Sword once again transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the interior of the academy.
Soon, the two arrived in front of Dugu Yan's apartment.
They stepped down from the Xuanyuan Sword and were about to enter when Zhou Chen suddenly noticed several female students in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy uniforms lurking nearby and peering in their direction.
"Wow, it's Zhou Chen! As expected, Her Highness was right. Waiting outside Dugu Yan's apartment would definitely let us see him!"
"My husband is back!"
"Shut up, he is this princess's husband!"
The moment they saw Zhou Chen, the girls rushed over, chattering excitedly.
Zhou Chen was stunned.
Were these… fanatics?
Dugu Yan's expression darkened immediately.
She looked toward the group of girls, her gaze suddenly freezing as she exclaimed, "Xue Ke?"
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