Chapter 504 - Will You Take Me Away?
GDK 504: Will You Take Me Away?
Han Shuo shook his head firmly, and as Kelly stared at him in astonishment, he said, “It’s not time yet!”
“How so?” Kelly asked, puzzled. Just looking at the master of the Hand of Goddess shouldn’t be that difficult, so he could not understand why Han Shuo would give such a flat refusal.
“Just like how Tiana needed time to merge with the Origin Crystal of Water, the master of Viride Leaf is as yet slowly merging with it and requires absolute serenity. He must not be disturbed,” Han Shuo explained.
But Han Shuo’s explanation only made Kelly more curious, staring at Han Shuo in confusion as he continued to question, “If I did not mishear you, you said earlier that the Hand of Goddess’ master is a zombie warrior. Do you actually mean to say that a zombie warrior is capable of fusing with our Druidic Order’s divine artifact, the Hand of Goddess?”
“Correct indeed!” Han Shuo replied confidently.
Old Kelly, who had lived through countless seasons, grew unnaturally pale and wan. His right hand subconsciously moved over his chest, as though Han Shuo’s explanation was too much to bear, then he said with his voice slightly trembling, “I have a feeling he isn’t really the emissary of our Goddess of Nature!”
Ludicrous! How could a zombie warrior from the netherworld be the Goddess of Nature’s emissary to the mortal realm?
“Of course not!” Han Shuo smiled faintly, eyeing the visibly disturbed trio with some interest. His gaze finally locked on the quietly muttering Kelly, and said, “He isn’t your emissary of the Goddess of Nature. Once he has fully mastered the Viride Leaf, I can let you meet him.”
“Does that mean that the Hand of Goddess will become his weapon?” Kelly heaved a low sigh and asked most unwillingly.
It was noon, and the flaming sun hung high in the sky. Han Shuo snuck in quietly, intending to check on Sophie’s condition and bid her farewell before he left Kasi empire.
After all, Sophie had entertained him for quite a number of days and had been a gracious host. Furthermore, Han Shuo had grown rather fond of Sophie, and was worried that she would be ruined by that good-for-nothing Braque, so he decided to visit before he left.
Once Han Shuo arrived at the mansion, he unfolded his consciousness to seek for Sophie’s presence, and in no time he had found her.
However, his brow furrowed deeply when he arrived at her location. Three intricate, sturdy magical boundaries were set up within a vastly spacious room. One could tell that the person who had deployed them was rather proficient in it. Without altering the space and items in the room, they managed to trap Sophie inside.
Even though they were separated by three magical boundaries, Han Shuo could still clearly see the expression on Sophie’s face. Under house arrest, she wore a face full of misery and looked much wearier than she had two days ago. It was clear that she hadn’t been well.
Frowning as he looked at Sophie behind the three magical boundaries, Han Shuo gradually released his consciousness, and slowly detected where her father, sacred knight Sulo, was. At the moment, sacred knight Sulo was hard at work, training himself in his practice room. It appeared that it had not been by chance that he’d been able to become a sacred knight.
After some hesitation, Han Shuo placed a hand on the three magical boundaries, and demonic light radiated from his palm. There was a cracking noise, and the boundaries shattered like broken mirrors.
“Who’s there?” Sophie cried out in shock and terror.
“It’s me!” Han Shuo answered quietly, striding towards her. Looking at the rather pleasantly surprised Sophie, he asked, “What’s going on?”
“Nothing much. My father wouldn’t let me run around, and is planning on marrying me to Braque in a few more days,” Sophie’s smile was bitter and resigned.
For some reason, Han Shuo actually felt a faint sense of discomfort in his heart upon hearing that Sulo was going to force Sophie to marry Braque. A tinge of fury flashed across his eyes as he spoke, “Your father’s gone senile, how can he be so overbearing!”
Sigh… Sophie shook her head and replied rather lethargically, “He’s not senile. It is precisely because he’s too clever that he’s doing so. Because, otherwise, it won’t be just a matter of him and myself, but my entire family will no longer have a place in Kasi empire.”
Han Shuo went blank before exhaling heavily when he realized that Sophie was indeed correct.
The might of a nation was not something that a single person could counterbalance. Well, unless that person was somebody like Han Shuo, who possessed strength so formidable that it allowed him to be above worldly rules. Otherwise, there was surely no way one could go against an entire nation.
In Kasi empire, sacred knight Sulo had made quite a name for himself. But nevertheless, he could hardly counter the House of Pillon. Not to mention that there was also the existence of the Shrine of Ice in the Kasi Empire. Sulo could only scarcely save his own skin, let alone his entire family.
Just as Han Shuo’s thoughts were still in a jumble, Sophie looked deep into his eyes, and asked with mixed expressions on her face, “Bryan, will you take me away?”.