Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 219: Dark Mage Alliance
Laura held the intel in her hand and smiled wryly at Zhao Hai, saying, “The situation is stronger than the person. Boric, this Southern King, has instructed the Versailles Family not to interfere with tonight’s events. The Versailles Family had no choice but to agree. Thankfully, Duke Ivan is a decent person; otherwise, if he pretended to cooperate with us while secretly helping the Southern King against us, even with Brother Hai's spatial abilities, we would find it hard to escape this disaster.”
Kun Zheng nodded, understanding Laura's meaning. Although Zhao Hai had his space, if it weren't for Ivan not joining forces with them, Zhao Hai wouldn’t have come to Casa City. If it weren’t for so many events converging, Laura and Zhao Hai wouldn’t have reached this conclusion so quickly.
Feelings require a process. The concept of love at first sight likely only exists in legends. Even if it were real, it wouldn’t happen between Zhao Hai and Laura.
However, it cannot be denied that Zhao Hai saved Laura’s life, which led to her strong feelings for him. Zhao Hai, on the other hand, developed feelings for Laura because she resembled Taylor, compounded by the fact that Laura had been helping him sell the crops from his space. This was essentially a significant favor to Zhao Hai, deepening his feelings for Laura.
Both had mutual feelings for each other, but due to the short time, they hadn’t expressed it. However, with the sudden turn of events, as they faced an uncertain future, humans are most vulnerable during such times. When people are fragile, they tend to experience heightened emotions, and even small feelings can be amplified.
Zhao Hai and Laura's mutual feelings, influenced by the situation, finally ignited sparks between them, allowing them to reveal their true feelings and reach this point today.
With the situation now settled, Zhao Hai and Laura could face each other calmly. Their feelings had found a home, and they recognized each other as their loved ones, making it easier to confront one another.
This is how people are; when events happen, before confronting them directly, they feel anxious and hesitant. But when they genuinely face the situation and resolve it, they naturally become calm.
All of this is merely a matter of chance. If it weren’t for Carlo and his relentless pursuit, none of this might have happened, or even if it did, it wouldn’t have occurred so quickly. One could say Carlo’s actions acted as a catalyst, accelerating the pace of everything.
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, “One cannot blame Ivan. He has a large family to manage, and for him to reach this extent is already commendable. After all, he can’t just abandon everything here and leave the Aksu Empire. As long as he is in the Aksu Empire, he has to give Boric some face. But that’s okay; we can handle this attack ourselves.”
Laura smiled slightly and replied, “Yes, we can handle it ourselves. This is also a chance to vent some anger. I’ve been holding this in for days.”
Kun Zheng and the others laughed. They weren’t the least bit afraid of the impending attack. Even if a ninth-level expert came, it wouldn’t matter; they had two ninth-level experts on their side. As long as they covered Xin Manor with the black mist technique, the outsiders wouldn’t see what was happening, and they could fight right there.
However, Boric wouldn’t dare send a ninth-level expert to Casa City to hunt them down. If he truly sent a ninth-level expert, it would mean tearing apart relations with the Versailles Family, whose ninth-level expert would not be polite.
This is also an unwritten rule on the continent. A city guarded by a ninth-level expert cannot have other ninth-level experts enter without cause; otherwise, it is seen as a challenge.
Although the Saint of Wind, Buffy, from the Versailles Family has ventured into the Corpse Swamp with an uncertain fate, the Primordial Sword Saint remains stationed there. This sword saint is quite famous on the continent, and ordinary people wouldn’t dare to provoke him.