The Spirit World

Chapter 23 Return without success
Dragons are born powerful, like natural kings, in charge of the elements of the four directions!
[Venti County, Principality of Allan, 1026]

"Burn him! Burn him!" The deafening sound echoed in this small town surrounded by mountains. Those three words were repeated in her heart. She hoped that he was not the one she was thinking of.

But a bad premonition still made her heart beat fast. She had heard these three frightening words from the woods long ago. She jumped to the top of the tallest tree to see what was going on. Her long white dress rustled in the shaking wind.

"Burn him! Burn him!" Drums roared in Wenti County. The crowd surrounded a man who looked like a wizard. He was tall and mighty, holding a scepter engraved with countless powerful inscriptions. In front of him was a man tied up in white. The man was dressed in white like clouds and looked basically the same as an ordinary person. He was even more handsome than an ordinary person, except...

Except for a small, pure white horn on his forehead. He was a demon, about to be burned at the stake. He was weak and obviously badly injured!

"Qiu!" She jumped off the treetop and ran madly through the woods. She spread her blue wings and glided with the help of the wind. The wings were blue with clear skeletons. The ice crystals on them condensed the air and emitted green smoke. She was injured, on her wings.

"Everyone listen to me!" A woman stood in front of the crowd, her silver necklace gleaming faintly in the sun. Everyone was stopped by the sudden appearance of this person, and they waited for the response of the wizard who led them to exorcise the demon. The wizard had dull eyes, he was a blind man, and his face was covered by the ascetic's hat, so no one knew his expression.

"Although he is a demon, he has never harmed anyone! He is a good demon!" The woman screamed loudly. She wanted everyone to hear her words in an attempt to comfort them: "I can guarantee it! He has never harmed anyone. He is kind by nature! He will never want to hurt anyone!"

She still didn't understand why humans were afraid of monsters, even good monsters, they would kill them all!
"Sophia! Come back here!" a middle-aged man in the crowd yelled, his beard and eyebrows raised in anger.

"I saw her with this monster!" Someone in the crowd shouted, but they couldn't see him. It was obvious that he didn't want to show up, so they didn't find him. The crowd was in an uproar, but no one shouted louder.

"Sophia! Come back here!" The middle-aged man became even angrier.

"You are indiscriminately harming what you think are monsters! What's the difference between you and those monsters that actually harm people!"

The whole audience was in an uproar again, but the wizard did not say anything, as if everything had nothing to do with him anymore.

"You are speaking for monsters! Maybe you are also a monster! I have seen them hugging each other!" Another voice shouted in the crowd!

"You are misleading people with your lies! You witch!" The voices in the crowd became increasingly strange, making her a little scared, and even a little nauseous.

"Sophia, go quickly..." Qiu's weak eyes were a little erratic. He almost didn't have the strength to speak. The iron chain of the inscription locked him, and every struggle was enough to give him a fatal blow. But he still wanted to resist. His beloved woman was in front of him. He couldn't just keep silent because of the pain. He had thought about it! This day would come! But he never thought that Sophia would risk her life for him.

"Qiu!" Sophia turned around and looked at Qiu, who was about to close his eyes. Her eyes were more determined than ever before.

"I will definitely take you back!"

[Venti County, Principality of Allan, 2026]

The big-eyed ice elf was eating flower cakes. There were some crumbs in her little mouth. She looked like she was enjoying the food. She was floating around Chang Yufeng, very close to him. She was not sure whether she could sit on the shoulders of this little boy.

"Ah! Hey!" Chang Yufeng grabbed the frozen branches of the trees with his hands and used the force to slide on the icy road. It was okay if it was going downhill, but the way up the mountain was extremely difficult. Several times he almost walked such a long distance in vain. If he slipped, all his efforts would be wasted.

"Are you sure his eggs are here?" Chang Yufeng wanted to laugh. He couldn't see any cave or entrance.

"The one belonging to the Dragon King?" Chang Yufeng climbed on the ice with difficulty.

The ice crystals on the platform where he was standing were indeed very thick. He had spent a lot of effort to get here. After all, the Dragon King was still a king, so how could he not show off his dignity? There was no entrance or exit here. Could it be that the Dragon King could teleport after resurrection?

"Yes, it's right there!" The ice elf clapped her hands, shook off the residue of the flower cake, squinted her eyes and looked at Chang Yufeng. She felt a little confused: "Do you really want to take it? His egg?"

"Of course, it's not this either." How could Chang Yufeng explain to this little guy? Although it was an eggshell, it was a dragon's eggshell! A dragon's eggshell! A dragon's eggshell!
"Just don't worry about it." Chang Yufeng looked carefully at the platform he climbed up. It really looked a bit like the place next to a cave. Ice covered everything here, and there was a raised layer of ice that seemed to deliberately prevent others from entering a certain place.

"If you're looking for the eggshell, it's definitely inside, but..." The ice elf landed on his shoulder and looked at him solemnly: "Something is already near the eggshell." "What is it?" Chang Yufeng was surprised. Did the Dragon King not leave? Or is there someone else who is eyeing the Dragon King's egg like him? He relied on the elemental elves to lead the way. Could they also be elemental mages?
"One, huh? No, two men?"

Is he really an elemental mage? This is bad, he got there first. Also, how did he get in?
"Forget it then, why didn't you say so earlier?" Chang Yufeng was a little angry. This little guy ate his food and still couldn't do anything good! What a little bad guy!

"I, I don't know, he seemed to appear all of a sudden?"

"There are three Dragon Kings?"

"No, there is only one Dragon King, and he is at the foot of the mountain."

"So, is this person dangerous?" Chang Yufeng asked angrily, his eyebrows already pressed together, just like Erica imitated.

"Think about it! He suddenly appeared! How would I know! And it must be dangerous! Why are you asking?" The ice elf was also a little angry, sitting on Chang Yufeng's shoulder with his hands on his hips.

"Then, let's go back. This time we've really lost both the wife and the army!" Chang Yufeng shook his head: "Do you want to go with me?"

"Um"

It wasn't that Chang Yufeng didn't want the eggshell, but he was too weak now. He had originally wanted to steal the eggshell while the Dragon King was away. It was stealing! Not robbing! Now someone got it before him. He had to admit that he was unlucky. In addition, that person could actually teleport in. He had to admit that it was best to run away. If he was discovered, who knows what bad things might happen.

This trip was in vain! But it was just a matter of luck, so there was no loss or gain.

"Then, let's go down the mountain!" Chang Yufeng jumped off the platform. The ice elves all over the ground were really hard to control. This cute ice elf with big eyes sat quietly on Chang Yufeng's shoulder. She felt that she could eat delicious food by following him. So she was a little greedy for the taste of the flower cake. Whether Chang Yufeng found the eggshell or not had nothing to do with her, but she had to get a few more pieces of flower cake! Hehehe, that's it!
"Oh hoo!" Chang Yufeng slid down the mountain. The wind whistled past him, and their hair danced in the wind. They looked so happy.

"Skarner, did you hear that sound? I heard an 'Oooooh!'" The blond man put the ice crystal blue eggshell into his backpack and imitated the 'Oooooh!' he heard. His cowboy hat was worn straight on his head, and he was still handsome.

The man in the black windbreaker stood next to him, looking at him expressionlessly, with a look of helplessness and doting.

"Hey, you said that the Ice Dragon's resurrection time was really guessed correctly! Tang Zilong is so awesome!" The blond man put on his backpack and prepared to leave.

The man in black, who hadn't spoken a word the whole time, pulled his shoulder and disappeared into the cave in an instant.

[Somewhere at the foot of the mountain]

Ice crystals formed around her, and she looked at the familiar yet strange city thoughtfully. The sunlight shone on her face, without any life.

【Wenti County Internal Affairs Office】

"All the elite troops have been deployed. Does Your Excellency the Duke have any other instructions?" Kraft stood aside, looking at Longxu Gong respectfully.

Lord Longxu was a little absent-minded. Kraft wanted to remind him, and Lord Longxu also came back to his senses a little. His Excellency the Duke is never like this. What happened today?
"Okay, go and get busy." Longxu Gong waved his hand and said nothing more. He looked out the window, and his eyes were bright again.

What happened today? Although Kraft was puzzled, he could not ask. He could only retreat slowly. He felt that something must have happened in the next few days, but he did not know how to describe this feeling. He put on his military cap and got on the dragon carriage. In the distance, there were dark clouds formed by the drastic temperature change. A rainstorm was about to come.

"No, I have to be fully prepared!" Kraft thought to himself. He saw a man with a little girl standing at the door of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The man seemed to be observing something. They passed by each other. Kraft could feel a sense of vicissitudes coming from the man's temperament. He thought that Wenti County was really full of talents, and left soon.

You thought it was the Dragon King? Actually it was me, Pylos! Gong (go) gong (go)!
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(End of this chapter)