Chapter 321: Turn swords into plowshares_1
However, the next second both were sent flying by Ning Rongrong’s attack!
Immediately after, the red afterglow charged relentlessly towards Zi Zhenzhu!
Seeing the strong light emitted from this peculiar item, Zi Zhenzhu was startled, and her six Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—lit up!
Right then, behind Zi Zhenzhu, a twisted, writhing sea snake appeared, and in the next moment, it met Ning Rongrong’s assault head-on!
However, to Zi Zhenzhu’s surprise, even with all her might, the sea snake was easily broken through by Ning Rongrong’s attack, and it was only through a timely contortion of her body that she dodged the final blow!
In fact, Chu Qin hadn’t told Ning Rongrong that her soul tool was an eighth-grade one, containing energy comparable to a Soul Douluo. With Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power driving it, it could at least unleash the might of a Soul Sage!
This was certainly not something Zi Zhenzhu, who was only a 68th rank Soul Emperor, could withstand!
Seeing Zi Zhenzhu’s defeat, both she and the pirates beside her were taken aback!
And Ning Rongrong’s face lit up with joy! This was the first time she had repelled a Soul Emperor head-on!
"Hmph, I thought you were something special, but that’s it?" Ning Rongrong scoffed disdainfully.
"Who exactly are you!" Zi Zhenzhu exclaimed in fright. Zi Zhenzhu was starting to question her life; Ning Rongrong appeared to be only sixteen or seventeen and yet she managed to defeat her, a Soul Emperor!
She couldn’t help but suspect that Ning Rongrong had some significant backing!
"To tell you the truth, I, young lady, am from the Tiandou Empire, Seven Treasure..." Ning Rongrong was about to reveal her identity, but Chu Qin interrupted her, "Don’t worry, we’re not your enemies!"
"Not enemies, you killed the islanders and still dare to say you’re not enemies!" Zi Zhenzhu said coldly.
"Look carefully, which one lying on the ground is an islander!" Chu Qin said indifferently.
"Even if they’re not island residents! But with everyone on the island missing, it must be related to you!" a member of the Zi Zhenzhu Pirate Group shouted.
"Yes, it must be related to you!" All the pirate group members shouted in unison, and as they spoke, they were about to draw their weapons and charge at Chu Qin and her companions!
"Hmph, a bunch of shrimps and crabs daring to be arrogant here!" Zi Ji spoke up first, "Sisters, activate your Soul Rings!"
As Zi Ji’s words fell, all the women with Chu Qin revealed their Martial Soul Soul Rings!
Seeing this group of powerful women, the weakest being Soul Kings and the strongest eight-ring Soul Douluos, both the pirate group members and Zi Zhenzhu were stunned!
Chu Qin smiled faintly, and nine terrifying Soul Rings lit up at her feet—black, black, black, black, black, red, rose gold, gold, gold!
"Tenth thousand-year first ring!"
"Ah, a Titled Douluo!"
"Golden Soul Ring!"
Upon seeing Chu Qin’s arrangement of Soul Rings, Zi Zhenzhu and her subordinates stood frozen for a second, then they all began to instinctively step back!
"Considering that you rob the rich to help the poor, I will not kill..."
Chu Qin obviously wouldn’t attack Zi Zhenzhu; after all, this was her future wife!
However, just as Chu Qin intended to spare the Zi Zhenzhu Pirate Group, a child’s naive voice rose, "Sister Zi Zhenzhu, don’t attack Brother and Sister!"
Chu Qin and Zi Zhenzhu, along with everyone else, were startled and looked towards the source of the voice, only to see a girl around seven or eight years old rushing out from one side!
"Xiao Ju!"
Seeing the girl, an obvious joy flashed through Zi Zhenzhu’s eyes, while Chu Qin and her companions were slightly confused.
At this moment, the girl known as Xiao Ju threw herself into the arms of Zi Zhenzhu, clinging tightly to her thighs!
"Xiao Ju, you’re alive, but what about your parents?" Zi Zhenzhu quickly asked Xiao Ju.
"Sister Zi Zhenzhu! My mom and dad, they’re all dead, killed by these bad people on the ground!" Xiao Ju said while crying, "My dad hid me up in that tree, and that’s how I survived!"
Afterward, Xiao Ju began to cry uncontrollably!
Hearing this, Chu Qin and the women all flashed a hint of pity in their eyes. Such a young child, to have lost her family like this!
The members of the pirate group were all enraged! They were not true thieves, but rather chivalrous individuals who robbed the rich to aid the poor!
"Xiao Ju, don’t cry, I will avenge your mom and dad!" Saying this, Zi Zhenzhu looked at Chu Qin and the others with a complex gaze, then gathered her courage to continue, "You beasts, you’re absolutely inhumane!"
"Sister Zi Zhenzhu, it wasn’t Brother and Sister who did it!" Before Chu Qin and the others could argue, Xiao Ju interjected, "Brother and Sister, they are all good people, especially this big brother, he personally killed the bad woman who killed my parents!"
The last sentence was clearly addressed to Chu Qin!
"Ah!"
Hearing this, Zi Zhenzhu realized she had wronged Chu Qin and the others!
"I’m sorry, Your Majesty! It was my mistake!" After a pause, Zi Zhenzhu stepped in front of Chu Qin and the others, and said with utmost sincerity, "I apologize to you all, thank you for eliminating these villains!"
"Thank you, Brothers and Sisters!" At the same time, Xiao Ju knelt down directly in front of Chu Qin and the others.
Yuehua was the first to step forward upon seeing this, and Chu Qin and the others likewise approached. Yuehua helped Xiao Ju to her feet, "Get up, child!"
However, Xiao Ju did not get up, but instead, said with guilt, "Brothers and Sisters, Sister Zi Zhenzhu is not a bad person, although she’s a pirate, the fishermen nearby all survive thanks to her help, she’s a good person. Could you please not blame her? If you must blame someone, blame Xiao Ju. I should have come out sooner!"
Xiao Ju had been hiding in the tree, but she was too scared to come out!
Hearing this, everyone’s gaze turned to Chu Qin.
"Xiao Ju, get up!" Chu Qin said to Xiao Ju with a gentle smile, then glanced at Zi Zhenzhu and added, "Brother won’t blame you, nor will he blame your Sister Zi Zhenzhu!"
"Really?" Xiao Ju asked with wide eyes.
"Mm!" Chu Qin nodded earnestly.
"Thank you, Big Brother!" Xiao Ju said, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Don’t be sad, Xiao Ju!" Seeing this, Zi Zhenzhu immediately embraced the little girl in her arms.
At the same time, Zi Zhenzhu couldn’t help but glance at Chu Qin, who also happened to look her way.
Chu Qin gave Zi Zhenzhu a faint smile.
Zi Zhenzhu licked her lips, her face showing little change, but her heart pounded, "Why does this man make me so nervous?"
At this point, it was already late in the day.
Chu Qin and the Zi Zhenzhu Pirate Group both chose to stay and rest on the island or aboard their ships!
Zi Zhenzhu continued to console Xiao Ju.
Chu Qin naturally didn’t approach directly to start a romance; such behavior is simply not that of a fawning admirer!
Meanwhile, Chu Qin and his companions, having come to the beach to board the ship for rest, discovered that their sailboat had been burned down by Hai Lian Na and her crew!
