Chapter 896: Chapter 684: Introducing Two Old Acquaintances
The Dragon-man youth led Zi Di, Zong Ge, Fat Tongue, and others away.
The members of the Lijian family did not dare to stop them.
There was no curfew in the Royal Capital.
The survivors openly passed through the city gates.
The guards at the gate looked in astonishment at the standing Long Fu, and also the lying “Long Fu.”
The group lingered here for a moment.
Because a communication came from the City Guard Commander—they had not caught Hua Tang, and he had escaped. As a witness, he earnestly requested the Dragon-man youth’s help, hoping Long Fu could spare some time to cooperate in reporting. After all, it was quite a severe public security incident.
They feared the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps would never return.
Long Fu said on the spot, “Don’t worry, we’re just temporarily staying outside the city. Our mage, Yao Ma, has already participated in this year’s Warm Snow Cup competition. And I, having just been promoted to the Golden Level, am also going to continue participating in this year’s National Ceremony’s grand duel.”
These words from the Dragon-man youth excited the surrounding soldiers.
This was indeed a bombshell news!
It was believed that after one night, this news would spread throughout the entire Royal Capital.
Long Fu’s fame in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom was extraordinary.
The Dragon-man youth led Zi Di, Zong Ge, and others, officially crossing the city wall, heading northwest all the way.
As they gradually moved away from the Royal Capital, they arrived at a snow plain.
The snow plain was vast and empty, emitting a silent white glow in the deep night.
The Dragon-man youth led the way to a small hill.
Under the curious gazes of everyone, he triggered some mechanism, allowing the hill to also emit a transcendent aura. Then, the Dragon-man youth took a few steps forward, directly penetrating the hill’s surface, entering the interior.
The group followed him in single file.
“What is this place?” Zi Di and the others were greatly surprised.
Contrary to their expectations, the interior of the hill was not a cave or a tunnel, but a vast space, as if the entire hill had been hollowed out.
In this gigantic space, there were many tents.
“These are all temporary setups, you can freely choose and stay here for now.”
“Tomorrow, we still have to return to the Royal Capital,” the Dragon-man youth said.
Each person chose a tent, finding basic living essentials inside.
Fat Tongue, seeing this scene, displayed a complex expression. All signs indicated that the Dragon-man youth had come well-prepared.
“Come with me.” The Dragon-man youth said to Zi Di alone.
Since he appeared, Zi Di had been closely following beside him, her gentle gaze continuously fixed on him.
“Mm.” Zi Di nodded lightly, behaving very obediently.
The Dragon-man youth took Zi Di out of the tent cluster to an open area, penetrated through space, and vanished again.
Zi Di followed the Dragon-man youth into a second layer of space, finding it still expansive.
“Deep Sea Monster Fish?” Zi Di exclaimed softly.
In this inner layer space, Zi Di discovered the demon energy ship she was most familiar with.
“Come on, I have a lot to tell you.” The Dragon-man youth said.
“I do too.” Zi Di’s gaze was still glued to the Dragon-man youth.
The two of them entered the ship’s cabin from the landing bay, and two people were waiting here.
“Hua Tang?!” Zi Di’s pupils contracted, exclaiming in a low voice.
“And… um…” Zi Di saw the Fishman Dao Hen but couldn’t recall the name for a moment.
But Zi Di knew him, after all, Zi Di had participated throughout the Twin Eyes Island naval battles and had reviewed it multiple times in the subsequent Magic Images. At that time, Dao Hen had displayed extraordinary combat strength within the Silver Level, leaving a deep impression on Zi Di.
Zi Di’s gaze quickly shifted past Dao Hen, focusing again on Hua Tang.
From the battle marks on Hua Tang, she could confirm that this Hua Tang in front of her was indeed the one who had caused a commotion in the Royal Capital earlier.
“So, you’re fake?” Zi Di, being intelligent, quickly understood the truth.
She abruptly turned her head, looking at the Dragon-man youth beside her.
The Dragon-man youth smiled at her, “That’s right, the one who attacked the Lijian family’s territory was not the real Hua Tang.”
“I intended to use this to assault the Lijian family’s territory openly, and legitimately bring you all out, also to complete a handover with our Vice Captain, and actively reveal my Golden Level strength, to facilitate my continued participation in the National Ceremony’s grand duel!”
“I apologize.” The Dragon-man youth gently squeezed Zi Di’s shoulder, “The Lijian family’s territory was not safe. If I contacted you in advance, it might have been detected by the enemy.”
Zi Di: “Then, the death of the Lijian housekeeper…”
The Dragon-man youth nodded, “This was a small lesson for the Lijian family. Since they dared to confine my people, they have to pay the price!”
“My people…” Zi Di noticed the Dragon-man youth’s choice of words, feeling no displeasure in her heart, but rather a sweet happiness filled her.
“As for these two, they’re acquaintances.” The Dragon-man youth said, slightly raising his head to indicate “Hua Tang.”
“Hua Tang” then unveiled his Silver Fox Mask in the middle, revealing his true face.
“You, you’re actually… Lord Hun Tong?!” Zi Di couldn’t believe it; the person disguised as “Hua Tang” was actually a Golden Level, and the Island Master of Twin Eyes Island.
What on earth is going on?
Hun Tong is a dignified noble of the Empire, with his own territory. He managed Twin Eyes Island very well. Why on earth would he leave his territory and secretly come to Ice Sculpture Island, driven by the Dragon-man youth?
Hun Tong noticed the change in Zi Di’s expression and found it strange: “Have I met you before?”
Hun Tong wasn’t in the know; to him, the Mage Yao Ma was a stranger. Zi Di’s previous mage role had been “assassinated” by the Empire’s spy member [Golden Hand] in Snowbird Port.
“Alright, you two can rest for now.” The Dragon-man youth waved his hand.
Hun Tong and Dao Hen withdrew silently.
Zi Di was greatly surprised.
Dao Hen, a Fishman, was an enemy of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps before.
Hun Tong, being an Empire noble and a territory lord, acted more like a subordinate than an ally.
“What happened during the time the Lord disappeared?” Zi Di’s curiosity surged at this moment.
The truth is actually simple.
After the Fishman youth finished stealing divinity, he reconnected with Dao Hen through Divine Arts [Perception of believers].
Browsing through Dao Hen, Big guy, and others’ memories, the Fishman youth immediately understood what was going on and knew the true identity of the City Lord of Snowbird Port.
The exposure of these secrets made the Fishman youth even more worried about Zi Di and Zong Ge’s situation.
Unfortunately, there were no Mei Lan believers in Ice Sculpture Royal Capital.
Since there were none, sending someone directly would do.
Therefore, the Fishman youth directly issued a Divine Revelation, allowing Dao Hen and Hun Tong to head to the royal capital at their maximum speed.
He especially enhanced them with Deception and Disguise Skill so they could use the Teleportation Array in town.
With the help of the Teleportation Array, Dao Hen and Hun Tong entered the royal capital.
As pawns of the Fishman youth, their main task was to investigate Zi Di and Zong Ge’s situations.
Lots of intelligence on Zong Ge and Zi Di was very easy to discover.
The role of Long Fu that Zong Ge played was quite famous!
Dao Hen and Hun Tong relied on the deception divine arts exerted by the Fishman youth using the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] to directly infiltrate the Lijian family’s base, learning many hidden truths and witnessing the failed escape of Zong Ge and Zi Di, who were confined by the Lijian family.
Knowing this meant the Fishman youth understood too.
After a bit of thought, the Fishman youth deliberately set up a situation.
He first added various fraudulent divine arts to his side, mainly to deceive and conceal the Magic Contract between the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and the Lijian family.
Back in the day, the Fishman youth used the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] to deceive the giant Main God. He also used the artifact to deceive the [Truth Stone Tablet], smoothly stealing much divinity under the Undead Master’s nose. Now the Fishman youth was merely deceiving a Magic Contract; it was a trivial task.
Then, the Fishman youth let Hun Tong impersonate Hua Tang and actively attack the Lijian family.
The housekeeper of the Lijian family died, and the Sky Armor Guards suffered heavy losses. The Dragon-man youth proactively appeared, publicly declaring this was a tactic he intentionally set up. In the ensuing battles, he demonstrated strength with Hun Tong’s cooperation!
Finally, relying on these advantages, he successfully took Zi Di, Zong Ge, and others away, achieving several goals while also maintaining their relationship with the Lijian family, fighting without breaking.
Before leaving, the Dragon-man youth said he wanted to have a conversation with Mian licang. This was not empty words; it was part of his plan—to leverage this opportunity to push the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps in their cooperation with the Lijian family to gain more and more benefits!
The City Guards were all fooled.
As Cang Xu lamented in the Ocean Nest: The Dragon-man youth is becoming a more and more excellent leader!
The Dragon-man youth’s actions this time were based on thorough planning.
He was the biggest winner, nearly deceiving the entire royal capital.
Hua Tang was framed; even if he wants to claim the truth in the future, the public won’t believe it. In fact, in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, had there been few who disguised as Hua Tang to commit crimes?
“On the ship, there’s also the Fishman mage Zhongyong; he’s not important, no need to meet him.” The Dragon-man youth led Zi Di to the most important storage cabin.
Here were Divine Artifacts like [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale], [Green Jade Gold Coffin], and other highly valuable treasures.
“So, so many Pearl Bubbles?” Zi Di couldn’t help but exclaim.
Her eyes sparkled!
It delighted her tremendously to see [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale], this large shell filled halfway with Pearl Bubbles!
In an instant, Zi Di moved her gaze back to the Dragon-man youth, her expression excited: “Lord, wonderful! This is truly wonderful! You found a way to collect so many Pearl Bubbles.”
“Oh, this is considered few.” The Dragon-man youth smiled, seemingly indifferent.
Sometimes, the large shell couldn’t hold them all.
“Come here.” The Dragon-man youth said, moving to the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale].
“I’ll first give you a detailed full-body check.” The Dragon-man youth extended his hand towards Zi Di.