Chapter 75
“What will be the missions then?” All the 8 groups looked towards Li Daozi expectantly. He just chuckled, clearly pleased with the eagerness of the disciples.
“Well, the sect had prepared 3 missions for all of you. As for one of the missions, you clearly know what it is.”
Fang Lin stifled a groan as he realized what it is. He knew it was related to his master Wang Hao.
“Guess its time to tell everyone then.” Li Daozi took a deep breath as he said, “As you might have known, a certain Outer Disciple of the Immortal God Sect had been a wanted man of the Tian Ji Empire. That person’s name was Wang Hao.” Li Daozi then continued his narrative.
“Due to some certain circumstances, Wang Hao acquired the mission to deal with the Fourth Stage Dragon at the Solstice Kingdom. Upon arriving in the Tian Ji Empire, Wang Hao managed to kill two Princes of the Tian Ji Empire!”
Gasps were heard throughout the hall as the shocking news was revealed to everyone. Fang Lin could not help but rub his ears in wonder. Did he just hear Li Daozi saying that Wang Hao killed two Princes of the Tian Ji Empire?
“From what the Empire told us, the one who were killed were Prince Robert and Prince Ronald of the Fireblood Family. The only survivor was their guardian, who managed to survive and come back to the Fireblood Family. It was him who described the events of their deaths. Intriguingly, the Empire refuses to say how they died.”
“But wait, there’s more. The next morning, the Goldscar family discovered that one of their younger generation, Prince Karl was already dead. They discovered that his life jade had shattered. From their augury, they discovered that Prince Karl died near the Forest of Death.” Li Daozi then paused, as if he wanted to add some special effects.
“It was inside the Forest of Death that the corpses of Prince Robert and Karl were discovered.”
“Then that means….”
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While the Immortal God Sect’s Entourage has made their move, there was someone who was also getting ready. This person was packing his things, while arranging all his items well. Behind him, a beautiful lady stared incredulously. Her long hair swished behind her as she shook her head in disappointment.
“You know, this is your 43rd attempt on escaping. Give up now, you will just be caught.”
“…….”
For the last 6 months, Wang Hao did not stay idle. He tried all the ways he can to escape from the village. He tried bribing Chief Fou to smuggle him and his friends out, but the man was clearly loyal to his wife. After that he tried more strategies to escape. All of these failed, of course.
Of all the attempts he made, there was one where he almost succeeded. But as he was just about to enjoy his victory, one irritated snort made it all go away.
“Moo!”
“That damned bull!” Wang Hao thought to himself angrily. If not for that bull intervening on his escape, he could have been having the time of his life in the casinos.
Wang Hao sighed irritatedly as he continued on packing his things. He turned to face Eleanor. He then said, ” I am not trying to escape now. Do you know what this day signifies?”
“Oh, today is the day when the catastrophe was supposed to happen. But as of now, nothing’s happening yet.”
“Yes, that’s it!” Wang Hao replied happily. “If this day passes and no catastrophe happens, I am sure that Sarah the Seer will think its ok for me to leave this village. She will think that she had avoided the catastrophe she had detected!”
“You think its just as simple as that?” Eleanor was about to start berating Wang Hao when they heard someone approaching them. It was Sarah the Seer.
“What Wang Hao said was right. As long as nothing happens today, you all will be free to leave.”
“Then I guess we must wait until tomorrow.”
The whole sunny sky then turned dark as the day ended. The next morning, Wang Hao with all his things prepared and packed, smiled smugly towards Sarah the Seer. Sarah the Seer looked disappointed while also relieved at the same time.
Upon seeing Wang Hao and his companions ready to leave, Sarah felt the need to ask one question.
“After this, where are all of you going to?”
“Where?” It was then that Wang Hao remembered about the Fourth Stage Dragon that he was supposed to be dealing with. But with all that happened, he put that dragon at the back of his mind.
Wang Hao flashed a smile as he declared their next destination.
“We are going to the Solstice Kingdom!”