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By midday, Dai Weisi had finished grinding all the materials into powder and successfully produced gunpowder.
At that moment, two beautiful handmaidens dressed in vibrant clothing suddenly entered the courtyard. They bowed respectfully, their faces lit with warm smiles.
"Your Highness, lunch is ready."
"Alright, I understand," Dai Weisi replied with a nod. Accompanied by the two maids, he made his way back to his chambers for lunch.
The admiration in the maids' eyes did not escape his notice. After all, he was the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire—it was only natural for the palace maids to be infatuated with him.
There were a total of fifteen maids in the residence, nearly all of whom secretly desired to share his bed. Even if they couldn't become a royal consort, becoming his lover would be enough to elevate their status immensely.
Dai Weisi recalled a saying from his previous life: a gambling father, a sick mother, a younger brother in school, and a broken girl.
Unfortunately for them, neither he nor the original Dai Weisi had ever laid a hand on any of these maids.
It wasn't because they weren't attracted to women—he was, after all, the older brother of Evil-Eyed Lust Tiger Dai Mubai. Claiming he wasn't a womanizer would be laughable. The real reason was simply that his fiancée had been watching him like a hawk.
If Zhu Zhuyun ever saw him getting close to a maid, she would sulk and throw a tantrum.
She'd even deliberately trip him up during martial soul fusion training sessions just to get back at him. Eventually, Dai Weisi had no choice but to play it safe and keep a strict distance from all the palace maids.
Wasn't it the same in the original story? The moment Zhu Zhuqing appeared, Dai Mubai suddenly became a changed man.
Perhaps the previous Dai Weisi resented Zhu Zhuyun for it. But the current him no longer did—after all, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl. What adult would seriously get upset with a teenage girl?
Dai Weisi's lunch was lavish. In addition to rice and bread, there was an abundant serving of soul beast meat. As a beast martial soul user—especially one with the Evil-Eyed White Tiger—eating soul beast meat was incredibly beneficial to his cultivation.
Among the dishes, his favorite was spicy tender rabbit, popularly known as Spicy Little Wu. After all, rabbits were so cute—naturally, they deserved extra cumin and chili peppers.
After finishing his meal alone, Dai Weisi returned to his room and began meditating. He intended to train quietly and surpass everyone through sheer effort.
Even with black powder at his disposal and the potential to develop weapons capable of threatening Titled Douluo, in this world where strength reigns supreme, personal power would always come first.
Without becoming a god, one is nothing more than an ant!
Without strength, who would ever respect you?
Dai Weisi crossed his legs and began cultivating the family's meditation technique. His soul power gradually, though slowly, increased.
Just then, a shadowy silhouette appeared at the door. A gentle knock followed, and a sweet, melodic voice called from outside.
"Weisi, are you in there? I'm coming in~!"
Before he could answer, a young girl stepped into the room uninvited. She had a beautifully delicate face, her skin as pale as snow, and her large, lively eyes blinked playfully.
Her short, silky hair carried a light fragrance, blending with the sweet scent of her youthful body that wafted into the room.
She wore a form-fitting black leather outfit that accentuated her curves. Though only sixteen, her chest was already alarmingly full, drawing attention with every move.
Dai Weisi opened his eyes slightly, smiled at the young girl in front of him, and said, "Zhuyun, what brings you here?"
The visitor was none other than his fiancée and Zhu Zhuqing's elder sister: Zhu Zhuyun.
Hearing his words, Zhu Zhuyun puffed up her cheeks in mock anger. "What do you mean by 'what am I doing here?' Hmph, what—am I not welcome?"
"Of course not," Dai Weisi quickly replied. "You're my wife and the lady of this house. You're free to come and go as you please."
As soon as she heard that, Zhu Zhuyun's fair cheeks flushed bright red, as if they were about to start bleeding. A wave of shyness surged in her heart.
She immediately pointed at Dai Weisi, feigning annoyance. "Y-You! Don't go saying nonsense like that! Who's your wife? We're only engaged—we haven't even begun discussing the wedding yet! Hmph!"
With a huff of mock indignation, Zhu Zhuyun quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Weisi, Father said you've been holed up at home all week. What exactly have you been up to?"
The "Father" she referred to, of course, was Dai Weisi's father. Since she was already his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun naturally addressed him as such.
"What else could I be doing? I've been training hard, of course." Dai Weisi grinned as he spun in place. "Zhuyun, haven't you noticed something different about me?"
Zhu Zhuyun stared at him for a moment before her eyes lit up. She gasped in surprise, "Weisi! Y-You've already broken through to Rank 39?"
"Exactly! I estimate that with another two or three months of effort, I'll definitely reach Rank 40 before my nineteenth birthday and officially become a Battle Soul Ancestor!"
As for the gunpowder, Dai Weisi didn't intend to tell Zhu Zhuyun about it just yet. The firearms hadn't been developed, and handing her explosives now would risk injuring his own wife—something he couldn't bear.
"Hehe, awesome job, Brother Weisi!" Zhu Zhuyun beamed and affectionately called him by a more intimate name. Then, to his surprise, she planted a kiss on his cheek!
She wrapped her arms around his neck and giggled, "I can't believe it! In just over two months, you've already reached Rank 39! If you keep progressing like this, those two little idiots don't stand a chance!"
Dai Weisi naturally knew that the "two little idiots" she was referring to were Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Clearly, she didn't see them as any kind of threat.
Which was fair enough—after all, both he and Zhuyun were already three-ring Soul Elders. Why would they concern themselves with a one-ring Soul Master and a two-ring Grand Soul Master?
"Even so, we can't afford to get careless. We still need to train diligently. No one can predict the future. All we can do is give it our best and leave the rest to fate."
Then Dai Weisi asked suddenly, "By the way, Zhuyun, you've probably heard that my foolish little brother left the Star Luo Empire, right? What's your take on that?"
"Hmph! What else is there to say?" Zhu Zhuyun replied bitterly. "Honestly, it's better that coward left. Or even better—maybe he'll just die in the Star Dou Great Forest!"
She spat the words like venom, sounding almost like a spiteful housewife.
"I was always against his engagement to my sister. Zhuqing and I used to be close—really close. But our parents just had to force them together. And now look! They've turned us sisters into enemies!"
Dai Weisi nodded in quiet agreement. Based on the memories from before his reincarnation, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing had indeed been on good terms before the engagement.
Back then, when he visited the Zhu family, little Zhuqing would greet him with a cheerful "big brother." But now, she barely even acknowledged his presence, treating him like a stranger—if not an enemy.
"I assume Zhuqing knows about all this by now?" Dai Weisi asked. "How's she taking it? Did she have a breakdown or something?"
"No idea," Zhu Zhuyun replied, shaking her head. "She locked herself in her room the moment she heard the news. I guess she must be upset."
"Well, of course," Dai Weisi sighed. "She was just abandoned by her future husband."
Abandoning his fiancée and running off to enjoy himself in Heaven Dou City… Honestly, even Dai Weisi, as the elder brother, couldn't stomach such a disgraceful move.
(End of Chapter)