Cultivating Divinity: In The End I Will Become A God Chapter 367: Answers to Past Questions, Will You... With Me? - Novel Cool

Chapter 367: Answers to Past Questions, Will You... With Me?

Chapter 367: Answers to Past Questions, Will You... With Me?

"Junior Brother, even though we're in this situation now, I can only be with you for thirty minutes... If we exceed this time, it'll be disadvantageous for you."

On the rooftop terrace of the Jiali Hotel, Zhu Shan Ying sat gracefully by the poolside, her slender legs stretched out as she scooped water from the pool.

Perhaps feeling the long-lost freedom, a happy smile graced her delicate and youthful face, and her bright eyes shone beneath her slender eyebrows.

Xue Jing stood not far behind her, arms crossed, and spoke, "You guys from the big families really have a lot of trouble... What will happen if we exceed thirty minutes?"

Zhu Shan Ying sat by the pool, drawing her long legs close and hugging her knees, her head half-resting on them. She glanced sideways at Xue Jing and said with a coy smile, "We'll be considered to have finished."

Xue Jing paused slightly and replied, "Are you kidding me?"

Thirty minutes, including the preparation time, was already quite a long time. Who did they think they were fooling?

Zhu Shan Ying lowered her head further, her face slightly flushed. After a moment of hesitation, she smiled and said, "But on the other hand, if we can finish within thirty minutes, we won't be considered done... Why don't we give it a try, Junior Brother?"

Xue Jing's expression remained unchanged as he heard her words. He simply said, "Your mind is a bit chaotic, Senior Sister Zhu."

Zhu Shan Ying pouted, "Why are you so unresponsive? Don't you think it makes me look like a clown?"

Xue Jing reached into a hidden pocket and took out a red clown nose—one of the props he had purchased in preparation for possible future disguises.

He tossed the red nose to Zhu Shan Ying, who instinctively caught it. She looked at the object in her hand, and her lips twitched slightly.

She then placed the nose on her own nose, and with her delicate and pretty face, she looked both comical and adorable.

With the clown nose on her nose, Zhu Shan Ying stood up and spoke solemnly, "Junior Brother, I'm going to be honest with you. I'm not just an ordinary Underworld Ability User, but a super Underworld Ability User!"

"I'm from the Thirteen Great Mansions, a direct member of the Zhu Clan, and my identity is quite powerful."

"Oh," Xue Jing nodded.

Seeing Xue Jing's unsurprised reaction, Zhu Shan Ying adjusted the red nose on her face and said, "You must have guessed it already."

"I'd be surprised if you said otherwise," Xue Jing replied.

"Then most of the things I've encountered have been answered... But there are still some details I want to confirm with you, Senior Sister."

Hearing this, Zhu Shan Ying's expression turned slightly downcast. "I'm sorry, Junior Brother... Because of me, you've gone through so many dangerous troubles for no reason..."

Xue Jing smiled and stepped forward, patting Zhu Shan Ying's head.

"Senior Sister Zhu, there's no need to worry. These troubles aren't really that dangerous to me... Besides, these events may not have been caused by you alone."

Although Zhu Shan Ying's closeness had led to various complex hostilities from the Zhu Clan, it didn't necessarily mean that Xue Jing was solely responsible.

If it had been someone else, perhaps Zhu Shan Ying would have been at fault, but in his case, it was different.

The nearly 20,000 Tribulation Index points on his attribute table clearly indicated the true reason for his troubles.

Even without Zhu Shan Ying, there would have been others like Li Shan Ying, Zhao Shan Ying, and Liu Shan Ying to take her place.

Troubles would have found him one way or another, and Zhu Shan Ying was merely a medium for them.

"Junior Brother, you're still so good with words," Zhu Shan Ying said with a gentle smile.

She took Xue Jing's words as mere comfort, but she also understood that he wasn't blaming her, which secretly relieved her.

So, if I'm hated by my junior disciple because of this, I really don't know what to do.

"I'm from the capital of the First Urban Circle, and I'm from the direct lineage of the 'Main House' of the Zhu Clan in the capital. Besides our 'Main House', the Zhu Clan also has another branch in the capital, known as the 'Minor House'..."

Zhu Shanying began to explain her family background and the reason for the hostility she and Xue Jing had faced from the Zhu Clan.

Before Xue Jing's departure for Fengcheng to participate in the U19 elimination tournament, Zhu Shanying had already been summoned back to the capital by her main family.

There were two reasons for this summons.

One was because she had been spending too much time with Xue Jing... It was impossible for anyone to believe that nothing was going on between two teenagers of the opposite sex when the girl kept inviting the boy to her house every day.

Her family would never allow her to get involved with a wild boy from the outer ring of the city.

The second reason was a bit more classic.

Within large families, due to various reasons such as matching social status, preventing the dilution of bloodlines, and other considerations, internal marriages were common.

The Main House and Minor House of the Zhu Clan in the capital had been separate direct lineages for a long time, and their blood relationship had already exceeded three generations. They were eligible for marriage... Or rather, there was no more suitable marriage partner for the Main House than the Minor House, and vice versa.

To ensure that the relationship between the two houses didn't drift apart, it was quite normal for them to arrange marriages from time to time.

After returning, Zhu Shanying received a notification that she might be arranged to marry the third young master of the Minor House, Zhu Dai Zhao.

In this matter, she had no say... But fortunately, she had a loving grandfather.

Not one mistake, not one word, not one stroke, not one character, not one sentence, not one book, not one bar, not one look!

Despite Zhu Shanying's strong opposition, her grandfather, Zhu Jing Shi, the previous head of the family, still held great authority even after stepping down. He spoke up and postponed the family's marriage decision.

"So that's how it is. The Minor House of the Zhu Clan thinks that the reason you resist the marriage is entirely because of me."

Xue Jing nodded, now understanding the situation.

"That's why Zhu Xuan Li blocked my reward within the Sixth Mechanism, and Zhu Dai Zhao had Zhou Yinglin try to kill me on the arena. They even hired 'White Emperor' Lu Shen Liu to come to Yuan City, and during the joint examination, they used GOD-287 to try and secretly attack me..."

Xue Jing began to keep a tally, officially attributing several recent troubles, whose causes had been unclear, to the Minor House of the Zhu Clan in the capital.

Zhu Shanying blinked, realizing that Xue Jing had encountered so many problems because of her, and she couldn't help but cough awkwardly.

"There are some other issues..."

Xue Jing spoke up.

"Was it you who got me selected from above to participate in the martial arts examination as a young examiner?"

Zhu Shanying shook her head and then nodded, saying, "It must have been my grandfather... I talked a lot about you with him, and he seems to be very interested in you."

"What about this, then?" Xue Jing asked as he reached into the void and pulled out a huge, old, and worn-out sword taller than a person.

Zhu Shanying's eyes lit up. "Forgotten Greatsword... This is my grandfather's collection."

"And this?"

Xue Jing took out a beautiful nine-foot spear from the void, its entire body a dark blue color.

Zhu Shanying's expression became animated for some reason, her eyes sparkling with joy.

"So, my grandfather did listen to what I said... He seems to like you quite a bit, junior disciple."

Zhu Shanying removed the red nose from her face and said with a smile.

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(End of Chapter)

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