Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"Cough cough... What are you thinking about!" Chu Qin replied, "I called you here because there is something serious!"

"What serious matter?" Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing asked in unison, both somewhat surprised.

"To meet someone!" Chu Qin said, then shouted towards the inner room, "Ying'er, come out!"

"Ying'er?" Hearing this name, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun at first thought it was Bai Yingying.

But when they saw Xu Ying walk out, they exclaimed in unison, "Mother!"

Xu Ying did not respond to Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun immediately; she slowly walked to Chu Qin's side before saying, "Zhu Qing, Zhu Yun, didn't Chu Qin tell you?"

"Tell us what?" The two sisters were both somewhat confused.

"Why Chu Qin calls you Ying'er..." Zhu Zhuyun asked, even more shockingly.

"Because, just like you, I have become Chu Qin's woman now!" Xu Ying said with a light smile.

"How, how can this be?" Zhu Zhuqing turned to Chu Qin and asked.

"It's simple! Because Ying'er is not your mother!" Chu Qin replied.

"What!" Both of them were incredulous.

Chu Qin and Xu Ying then explained everything to Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun in detail.

"Junior Sister..."

"Ah, mother... you are Father's junior sister!" Zhu Zhuyun said to Xu Ying, somewhat surprised.

"Yes!" Xu Ying answered, "Zhu Qing, Zhu Yun, I'm sorry for having kept this secret from you for so many years. Your mother was murdered by the Dai Family Royal House long ago!"

"What!"

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun found it difficult to accept the news.

"Chu Qin, is this true?" Zhu Zhuqing turned towards Chu Qin, sounding somewhat saddened.

"Yes!" Chu Qin nodded, "We couldn't keep this from you forever. Zhu Qing, Zhu Yun, your mother was killed by Dai Zhantian, of course, he's already dead now, and your Father Emperor, fearing that you would also fall victim to the Dai Family Royal House's evil hands, falsely claimed you were Ying'er's daughters!!"

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing both slumped onto the sofa.

"Zhu Qing, Zhu Yun, don't be too sad!" Xu Ying said softly.

"Yes, Qing'er, Yun'er, maintain your composure!" Chu Qin sat between Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, embracing them, one to his left and the other to his right.

"No, Chu Qin, we are not sad!" Zhu Zhuyun replied, "After all, we've never even seen our mother's face."

Even blood relatives, having never seen each other's faces, would find it difficult to be deeply emotionally stirred, let alone Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, who were both experienced and strong women.

"That's right, big sister is right. My sister and I have both crawled out of hell, so it's not easy for us to feel sad. Moreover, with the Dai Family Royal House, since you killed Dai Zhantian, we don't have much to be sad about either!" Zhu Zhuqing followed with her own remarks.

"I am relieved that you can think this way!"

Chu Qin forced a smile, speaking gently.

"Then, Chu Qin, does that mean Aunt Xu will be your woman from now on?" asked Zhu Zhuyun.

"Yes!" Chu Qin glanced at Xu Ying and nodded seriously, "I know you might need some time to adjust, but this is the truth!"

"Yes!" Both Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun didn't say much else.

"Zhu Qing, Zhu Yun," Xu Ying spoke up, "The pretend marriage and parenthood with your father were acts of desperation. It was Chu Qin's words that made me realize that one cannot live their entire life behind a mask. So your father and I chose to face the truth. Afterwards, Chu Qin took me in, and it was out of my own free will that I fell in love with him. If you have to blame someone, blame me!"

"Aunt Xu Ying... no, Sister Xu Ying!" Zhu Zhuqing was a bit uncomfortable at first, but she still exclaimed, "It was you who used your purity and reputation to protect me and my sisters. If we were to blame you, then we would be inhuman!"

"That's right, what Zhu Qing said is true!" Zhu Zhuyun also said with a firm look, "Rest assured, Sister Xu Ying, from now on, you are our sister!"

"Yes!" Xu Ying nodded gently, but her beautiful eyes shifted slightly. Although Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun said that, she knew that she had to reduce contact with them to avoid awkwardness.

"Chu Qin, we understand. But what about our sisters? Should we tell them?" Zhu Zhuyun asked.

"No need, apart from Ah Yin, no one knows about your past relationship with Ying'er!" Chu Qin replied, "As for Ah Yin, I will just give her a brief explanation. She should be more empathetic than you."

"Alright!" Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun both nodded at the same time.

Meanwhile, in the Tiandou Imperial Palace, the Central Hall.

"Your Majesty, I have made inquiries, the Azure Dragon Duke as well as all the Duke's Ladies have all returned to their mansion," a man dressed in night clothes and wearing a mask respectfully knelt before Emperor Xue Ye.

"Very good!" Emperor Xue Ye's expression turned slightly cold as he spoke.

"Your Majesty, are we really going to make a move against the Azure Dragon Duke?" the masked man inquired, "The Azure Dragon Duke is not only powerful, but he also has many strong bodyguards, even Dugu Bo acknowledges him as his suzerain. Not to mention, he also has the backing of Seven-Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning!"

"It's precisely because of all this that I have to act against him!" Emperor Xue Ye's eyes flashed coldly, "Right now, his wings are not yet fully spread. Once he fully grows, the entire Tiandou Empire might be swayed by him. Who would've thought that he and the Empress of Star Luo had an affair? I finally understand why the Empress of Star Luo wanted to negotiate peace with me, it was all a delaying tactic! Chu Qin must have intended to get close to Ke'er under a pretense, to become my son-in-law riding on a dragon, and then wait for an opportunity to seize the power of the Tiandou Empire! How can I tolerate such a person?"

It was clear that Emperor Xue Ye had learned about the relationship between Chu Qin and Zhu Yundi. The Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire were allies in name, but one mountain cannot contain two tigers, let alone two empires on one continent!

"A single Dugu Bo, though strong, can't raise much of a storm! And Sect Master Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect has always been spineless; he doesn't have the courage to rebel. What we need to keep a close eye on are the Jiuxin Haitang Sect and the women around him!"

"Aside from Ke'er, I want to keep the excellent genes of those women all within the Tiandou Empire!"

"Has the Tiandou Empire's army and Soul Masters been assembled?" Emperor Xue Ye continued.

"One million Tiandou troops have been assembled and are ready to receive your orders at any time! Additionally, twenty-four thousand Soul Masters of the empire are already awaiting orders inside and outside the imperial palace, just waiting for Your Majesty's command to obliterate the Qinglong King's Mansion and the Jiuxin Haitang Sect!" the man in black said respectfully.

"Good, await my order!" Emperor Xue Ye declared, "This will be the most severe battle for the Tiandou Empire, where only success is acceptable, not failure!"

"By your command!" the man in black replied reverently.