Chapter 275 - Nightfall

Chapter 275: Chapter 31: NightfallUpon returning to the kingdom, Lu Hong naturally received warm hospitality from the king, and his accommodations were moved next to the palace where Xixi resided, separated only by a wall.

After going through the motions, the kingdom’s banquet concluded, and an exhausted Lu Hong returned to his quarters; the whole ordeal was more tiring than fighting.

Lying on the soft, warm bed, Lu Hong calmed his mind to reflect on his journey to the martial meeting.

Everything appeared reasonable; he had dealt with Sangxi and eliminated the hidden dangers Lei Shan posed to the empire, but it also revealed a very critical issue—he wasn’t careful enough, and his arrangements and plans were lacking.

Had it not been for the Steel Fortress Skill that resisted the erosion of molten flames, he might have perished in the underworld. Ultimately, it was his overconfidence and not having prepared an escape route in advance.

Next time he faced something similar, he needed to first find an escape route. Not everything could be as lucky; life came only once, and Lu Hong did not wish to simply perish.

After making some more reflections, Lu Hong optimized this journey’s experiences further, and though living as a human was his second time, he didn’t necessarily fare much better than the first.

"The mindset of playing ’games’ really needs to change," Lu Hong sighed; playing games fearlessly didn’t always translate to something positive.

Taking out a semi-finished token, Lu Hong contacted Caesar; he wondered how Danni was doing these days.

"How come you’ve thought to look me up?" Soon, Caesar’s familiar voice chimed in, sounding slightly tired.

"What’s up? You sound busy."

"Heh, you’ve learned to tease me now," Caesar adjusted his demeanor then continued, "If there’s no urgent matter, why would you visit the temple thrice? Speak, what do you need?"

"I need to ask you some things."

"Lock Fan has not been found yet, and there’s no news from the sea tribe," Caesar said, somewhat helplessly: "Earlier, the north intervened to help you, which led to Konstantin finding my Black Pupil. Now, he’s practically forcing me to show myself."

"Oh? What are you planning to do?" Lu Hong was extremely curious about what sparks might fly when two emperors met.

"I’m still thinking about whether to reveal myself and let him recognize his old ancestor, or to temporarily relocate Dark Pupil away from the Sacred Empire to hide the trail," Caesar was frank with Lu Hong, "I’ve told you all you need to know; what else do you want to ask about?"

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"Hmm? You’re concerned about this too?" Caesar sat up suddenly realizing, "Is it because of the Green Tower Master? Heh, lucky fellow!"

"Spill it, how is the situation with the Divine Blood?"

"Not good." Caesar’s words immediately made Lu Hong’s heart leap to his throat.

"What happened?!"

"Danni, Vili, and Sudden Shadow were supposed to mediate, but it seems the incident targeted them instead. Hundreds of hidden masters ignored the divine jade and joined forces to besiege the three Tower Masters; some of those from the Beastman Empire also appeared. Vili was pierced through the heart with a spear and nearly died. Sudden Shadow was likewise chopped in the arm."

"Then how is Danni?!" Lu Hong hurriedly asked.

"Don’t rush, don’t rush," Caesar, hearing Lu Hong’s concern, continued, "As a Tower Master, she wouldn’t die that easily. Luckily, the Gray Tower Master arrived in time to rescue them. They should now be hiding somewhere to recover."

"Where exactly?"

"What would you do knowing that?" Caesar retorted, "Can you instantly restore their strength or help them eliminate their adversaries? Plus, if I knew their exact location, so could those hidden powers—so much for safety!"

"Alright." Once again, Lu Hong felt his own power was insufficient and far from adequate.

Caesar also knew that Lu Hong was feeling down at this moment, so he comforted him, "You have such strength at a young age, don’t underestimate yourself. Matters related to the Tower Master are too early for you. I have seen too many talents, and a hundred years later, those so-called talents won’t have the ability to interfere in such matters. Don’t take on burdens you shouldn’t at your age. Just focus on growing. I believe that one day, and it won’t be too far, you’ll stand on the same level as the Tower Master."

Lu Hong drank down Caesar’s metaphorical chicken soup, ton by ton, and his mood immediately improved a lot, "Thank you."

"You’re welcome, it’s a small matter." Caesar continued, "And you? How are things going with Anbula?"

"Not bad." Lu Hong narrated his journey thus far.

Caesar fell silent for a moment, then said, "I think I should follow you in the future, so my chances of encountering a Heavenly God will be much higher."

"By the way, Your Excellency Caesar, do you know where the ancestor of demons is?"

"I don’t know," said Caesar. "The Sacred Empire, the Eagle Alliance, the Beastman Empire, the Snowy Region, are ultimately just pieces on the side. I’ve never left the Star Sea in my lifetime and don’t know what lies beyond. Take Anbula where you are, for instance, I understand that the heritage of the Kingdom of Black comes from a world beyond the Star Sea. If you want to know about this, you could go to the king of the Kingdom of Black since you’ve helped solve their historical issues; they probably won’t hide these matters from you."

"Alright, so even Your Excellency Caesar, who has lived for ten thousand years, doesn’t know some things."

"Nonsense!" Caesar said, frustrated, "If I knew everything, I would have become a god already, why would I need to hide all the time?"

After chatting for a while more and confirming from Caesar that the elves had indeed set foot in Anbula, Lu Hong’s revenge began to take shape.

Under the moonlit night, Vili was hiding in a cave, coughing up fresh blood. A long spear pierced through his chest, and Danni dared not pull out the spear, as she was not confident that she could heal him.

Su Yu had also just connected his severed arm, not yet agile with it, and his expression was grim, "This time, someone has schemed specifically to target us!"

"I know," Danni’s gaze moved towards the dark night outside the cave, "but who could it be? To mobilize nearly a hundred hidden experts, you know, those people are used to being proud, controlling one or two is already the limit, let alone having a few hundred peak experts following orders. How powerful is this force?"

"Cough, cough... it should be the Beastman Empire." Vili spoke weakly, "I sensed the aura of the Lionheart bloodline."

"That’s impossible," Su Yu immediately rejected Vili’s guess, "The Beastman Empire simply can’t govern human race experts. I’ve been undercover in the Beastman Empire for many years and have never heard of such a thing. It’s possible that this hidden organization has also recruited beastman experts."

"Lionheart bloodline?!" Vili said excitedly, "Are you joking?"

The Lionheart bloodline was considered among the highest bloodlines in this corner of the Star Sea. How could someone with such a bloodline willingly submit to others?

"With hundreds of human race peak experts under command, why be surprised by a few with the Lionheart bloodline?" Su Yu said, "Right now, the priority is to heal our wounds and evade the enemy’s search."

"Who would have thought!" Su Yu sighed again, "We originally came to mediate and rescue the Divine Su Yu but ended up becoming the targets ourselves."

"Their target is the empire," Danni spoke up, "Now that the Red Tower Master is severely injured and in hiding, the Blue Tower Master dodges around, and the three of us have been defeated. I wonder if the Master of the Sky Tower has also been targeted."

"There shouldn’t be any danger to the Master of the Sky Tower for now," said the Grey Tower Master, who had been silent for a while, "The Master of the Sky Tower is elusive, and even we have trouble finding him; it shouldn’t be that easy to target him."

"Who knows?" Su Yu chuckled, "Old fellow, your timing this time is quite timely. Didn’t you say you wouldn’t join in mediation before?"

"It was the Master of the Sky Tower who found me. He told me that you might be in danger, and asked me to come and assist."

"He knew?" asked Vili, "What else did he tell you?"

The Grey Tower Master hesitated for a moment, "He told me he’s going to a very distant place to seek some truths, and he asked me to supervise the safety of the empire in his stead."

"Pfft—" Su Yu rolled his eyes, "He really knows how to shirk responsibility, leaving everything to us to handle."

No one else spoke, and the vast cave fell silent.

What kind of storm had the empire been caught up in? Every Tower Master puzzled over it, not because of anything else, but because their opponent seemed too powerful, more infuriatingly, they were hidden in the shadows, powerful and insidious, enough to make one wake up gasping from sleep!