Zhu Ruoling was startled, quickly masking her worry, and called out.
"Brother... you... why are you back?"
Zhu Qilue was in a temper, glanced coldly at Zhu Ruoling, huffed without a word, and started to leave.
Zhu Ruoling was taken aback; he completely didn't want to acknowledge her. Moreover, he had a deeply bitter expression, had sothing happened?
Her heart was instantly suspended in midair, hurriedly blocking Zhu Qilue who wanted to leave.
"Brother, has sothing happened?"
Zhu Qilue stopped in his tracks, frowned, and stared at Zhu Ruoling as if there was a fly on her face.
"Wh... what? Is there sothing strange?" Zhu Ruoling felt guilty, fearing Zhu Qilue would discern her concern for Lin Fan and laugh at her, so she took a step back, putting on a disdainful expression.
"Nothing."
Zhu Qilue seemingly didn't notice anything unusual, threw out a cold remark, and tried to leave.
But Zhu Ruoling had taken so much effort to wait for his return, how could she let him go easily, reaching out with a delicate hand to block Zhu Qilue.
"Where's father? Didn't he go with you? Why haven't I seen him co back?"
"In the back."
"What about Zhengqing? He went too, where is he now?"
"He returned to the Water Clan."
"Then..."
"Are you done yet?!"
Zhu Qilue attempted several tis to shake free, but Zhu Ruoling persistently blocked his way. Having quarreled fiercely with their father, his mood wasn't good, and with Zhu Ruoling asking questions, he beca more irritable, roaring in anger.
Zhu Ruoling was startled; her brother had been her teasing target since childhood, yet no matter how she teased, he'd never get angry, not even scold her.
Now he was thundering at her, it truly scared her, tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing Zhu Ruoling about to cry, Zhu Qilue's heart flustered, he let out a long sigh.
"Cry... why are you crying."
"You shouted at ."
"I didn't do it on purpose..."
"But you still shouted at ."
"..."
Zhu Qilue was speechless; since they were young, whenever his sister cried, he was left helpless. So he always tried not to upset his sister, letting her bully him instead.
He thought growing up would make it ineffective, but unexpectedly, Zhu Ruoling's tears still rendered him defenseless.
Zhu Qilue looked around cautiously, the place was empty, no one in sight.
He grabbed Zhu Ruoling's wrist, pulling her directly into the room, shutting the door securely.
Zhu Ruoling was startled, unsure what Zhu Qilue mysteriously wanted to do, quickly stopped her tears.
"Brother?"
"Shh."
Zhu Qilue did not explain, instead, opened the door a crack, peering vigilantly outside.
Until ensuring there was indeed no one outside, he relaxed, sat on a chair, and poured himself a cup of tea.
"What do you want to know?"
He downed the tea in one gulp, without unnecessary words, getting straight to the point.
Zhu Ruoling didn't expect Zhu Qilue to be so direct, for a mont she was taken aback.
"If you don't have anything to ask, I'm heading back."
Seeing Zhu Qilue rise, Zhu Ruoling sprang into action, quickly pulling him back to the chair.
"Brother, what on earth happened?" Zhu Ruoling blinked her big eyes, full of curiosity.
Zhu Qilue let out a long sigh, coldly revealing a shocking matter to Zhu Ruoling.
"Lin Fan is going to die."
"What?!"
Zhu Ruoling shot to her feet, unable to believe her ears.
"Keep it down." Zhu Qilue was startled, quickly making faces at Zhu Ruoling, then rushed to the window, listening intently outside for any sound, then peeked out through a crack.
He was truly walking on thin ice.
He had to constantly be on guard against anyone surveilling him, each step taken with utmost caution.
One misstep and the entire ga is lost!
Seeing Zhu Qilue being so cautious, Zhu Ruoling quickly covered her mouth, hardly daring to breathe.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Upon hearing the news, she almost suffocated.
She was puzzled why she cared about Lin Fan's life and death. Shouldn't she be happy if he died?
Yet.
Not only wasn't she happy, but instead she felt a tinge of sorrow, tears nearly fell.
She tried hard to hide her true feelings, but when she spoke, it was still about Lin Fan.
Am I crazy... why do I care about this guy?!
However, against her heart, she still couldn't control herself.
Zhu Ruoling always thought she was waiting for news of Lan Zhengqing, but she could deceive others with expressions and words, yet couldn't deceive her heart.
All along, she had been waiting for news of Lin Fan.
In her mind, she recalled scenes of Lin Fan holding her, the hands reaching out of the flas amid the explosions when she was panicked, and that unique aura of Lin Fan.
Zhu Ruoling suddenly realized, she probably knew all along it wasn't Lan Zhengqing who saved her, but Lin Fan!
Just... she was always afraid to admit it.
"Is it Gong Wenya wanting to kill him?"
"No."
Zhu Qilue's expression was grave, his deanor serious.
"If it were Gong Wenya, this matter would be simple, but unfortunately it isn't. It's the Five Elents Realm that wants him dead."
"What? It's... the Five Elents Realm... why?"
"Lin Fan killed Lao Qiu."
Zhu Ruoling was shocked, her body shuddered.
She initially thought it was Lin Fan boasting, didn't expect it to be true.
An ant from the Suru Continent had killed the Five Elents Realm's gatekeeper.
"Then... then..."
She was so shocked she couldn't speak, stuttering, tongue-tied.
Zhu Qilue wasn't mindful of Zhu Ruoling's astonishnt, he had no spare energy for other thoughts.
How to rescue Lin Fan was the primary concern.
"I need to go."
The next second.
Before Zhu Ruoling could comprehend, Zhu Qilue suddenly stood up, uttered a sentence, and headed out.
Zhu Ruoling hurriedly called after him, "Brother, where are you going?"
Zhu Qilue paused, his back seed to tremble slightly, but it carried a resolve to die. "I cannot sit and wait for death, I must go rescue Lin Fan."
"Rescue?! How is that possible..." Zhu Ruoling was astounded, she had never seen Zhu Qilue so brave, yet now he talked of storming the Fire Clan prison to rescue soone. "That's the Fire Clan's prison... no one has ever co out alive, brother..."
Zhu Ruoling's voice was choked with tears.
"Lin Fan saved many tis, though I always mocked him as an ant from the Suru Continent, people must not forget their debts; now that his life is in danger, I must rescue him."
Zhu Qilue turned around, eyes filled with sharp cold glints, gaze intense.
"Moreover, this is the only chance to revitalize the Zhu Family, I absolutely cannot miss it. Father waited for hundreds of years, I don't want him to wait another hundred years."
A gulp!
He swallowed hard, though his tone was firm and powerful, fear and uneasiness flickered beneath his eyes.
Gong Wenya is an imnse threat!
He absolutely couldn't match Gong Wenya, and this ti he defied the Five Elents Realm's order.
"Ling'er, if I die, stay well with father!"
"This ti, I have to gamble with my life!"
With that, Zhu Qilue ignored any voices, blocking out Zhu Ruoling's cries, and strode away.
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