Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 211: The Blood Has Not Yet Grown Cold
Zhao Hai and Galen stood in the courtyard of Green Stone Manor, watching the Blood Eagle soar into the sky. Their eyes were filled with helplessness; the pressure was overwhelming, and they had no way to respond.
It was not until the Blood Eagle disappeared from sight that Zhao Hai and the others returned to the living room. Meg brought over Kaya, but Zhao Hai and Galen had no mood for drinking. He turned to Galen and said, "Grandpa Galen, do you think the Versailles Family will still help us this time? I believe it’s best not to confront Boric head-on right now. Our strength has just barely improved; it’s not the time for direct conflict."
Galen nodded in agreement. "Yes, it's not the time for direct confrontation. I think it’s better for us to retreat temporarily. If Boric learns of our identities, we wouldn't be able to stay in the Aksu Empire for even a single day. However, the Versailles Family will be fine; they are a major noble family, and making a move against them would have too large of an impact. But I’m worried about Miss Laura."
Zhao Hai forced a smile and said, "We really have brought a lot of trouble to Laura this time. Just the Magedel family alone is enough for us to handle, and now we have the Southern King added to the mix. Laura might not be able to stay in the Versailles Principality either."
Galen also smiled bitterly. Xu Wanying stood behind Zhao Hai, feeling somewhat perplexed. He noticed that while Zhao Hai was worried about the Southern King’s sudden appearance, most of his concern seemed to be for others, as if he was not worried about himself at all. What was going on? Did they have a way to protect themselves?
Suddenly, Zhao Hai stood up and turned to Galen. "Grandpa Galen, I think it’s better for us to pay a visit to Casa City. It’s hard to express everything clearly in a letter; this matter is too big and involves many aspects."
Galen nodded. "I agree that it’s better to discuss this face to face. Alright, let’s go to Casa City."
Meg looked at the sky and said, "Grandpa, Young Master, it's getting late. I think it’s better for us to go tomorrow. It won’t make much of a difference to wait one more night."
Zhao Hai and Galen glanced at the sky; it was indeed getting late. If they rushed to Casa City now, it would likely be dark by the time they arrived.
Zhao Hai nodded. "Alright, it seems we’ll go tomorrow. This will give Laura and the others some time to arrange things properly. I believe Laura will inform Ivan of the information we tell her, and by the time we go tomorrow, we should be able to gauge Ivan's reaction."
Galen nodded and turned to Xu Wanying, asking, "Should we bring Wan Ying along?"
Xu Wanying looked at Galen in confusion, unsure of what he meant. However, Zhao Hai understood; he glanced at Xu Wanying and said solemnly, "Trust those you use, and don’t doubt those you trust. Wan Ying has already taken a blood oath; from now on, we are family. It’s better to tell him about this matter."
Galen nodded, leaving Xu Wanying even more confused, but he kept silent. He understood Zhao Hai's implication that there were even greater secrets within their group.
Xu Wanying felt somewhat moved. He was of common birth and had learned martial arts after going to school. However, just as he became a level 4 warrior, a change struck his family. His family was robbed of their property by a noble, his father was killed on the spot, his mother was beaten until she bled, and his sister was captured by that noble and tortured to death. After learning of this, Xu Wanying sought revenge against the nobles, but he was gravely injured. Upon returning home, his mother, despite her illness, had to take care of him and eventually worked herself to death.
It was when his mother died that Xu Wanying was stimulated into developing his otherworldly technique, which was his current transmutation technique. However, at that time, he was not a match for that noble, so he fled and became a mercenary, taking on tasks to earn money while training frantically. Finally, when he became a sixth-level expert, he stormed into that noble’s household. At that time, he was not only a sixth-level expert but had also created four hundred avatars. That noble was just a minor noble and did not have any strong experts under his command, so he was killed.