Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Inside the city lord's mansion in the border city of the Star Luo Empire.

City Lord Bai Li suddenly received a report from his subordinates that a powerful evil spirit master had invaded the city. He first hurriedly calmed the soldiers down and ordered them to retreat and await his decision and orders, then turned and returned to his study.

As soon as Bai Li pushed open the study door, he was instantly dumbfounded.

When did another person appear in my study?

No, the more important question is: how could someone sneak into the study without being detected by him, the Soul Emperor?
At that moment, the person was facing away from him, quietly looking at the books on the bookshelf.

"Lord Bai, you have quite a collection of books."

"What is the purpose of collecting these books?"

Gard reached out and pulled a book from the bookshelf, turned around, and looked curiously at Bailey, who was standing frozen in the doorway. He smiled and asked.

His voice was magnetic and completely harmless, making it easy to mistake the young man for a polite gentleman.

But in Bai Li's perception, the boy in front of him was like a terrifying and unsettling vortex in an abyss.

He suppressed his fear and asked as calmly as possible, "Are you that evil spirit master?"

“Exactly.” Gade walked to the sofa and sat down, gesturing for Baili to sit opposite him to talk, not forgetting to add, “Lord Bai, you haven’t answered my question yet.”

Bailey took a deep breath, sat down opposite Gad with a hint of nervousness, and replied, "These books were a gift from an old friend."

"Like the White Tiger Duke?"

"???" Bai Li's pupils widened suddenly as he stared intently at Gad in front of him, but he quickly forced himself to calm down. "My lord, what do you mean by that?"

"Those bandits, perhaps you were the one instigating the chaos in the city? Oh, no, it should be that you were acting on the orders of Duke White Tiger, right?"

"Garde said, flipping through the book in his hand."

This book contains no conventional text, only densely packed handwriting recording secrets.

Only then did Baili realize that the book in Gard's hand was not an ordinary book at all, but a secret letter sent by the White Tiger Duke a few days ago!
"Damn it..." Bai Li's heart was instantly filled with fear. He had no idea what kind of power the Gad in front of him represented.

Is it the so-called evil spirit master faction, or the imperial power?

If it's the former, I can simply send him away with those lowly commoners in the city; but if it's the latter, I'm afraid...

"Don't be nervous." Gard seemed to notice Bailey's unusual behavior and reassured him, "I just came to have a cup of tea with you and to ask about some things. I hope the city lord won't mind."

"Of course I don't mind! It's an honor for me, the city lord, to have you grace our small town with your presence!"

Bailey hurriedly and respectfully flattered him, then scrambled to his feet to prepare tea for Gad.

Gad looked at the flustered Bailey before him, his disgust deepening, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he closed the secret letter in his hand, put it aside, and patiently waited for Bailey to finish brewing the tea.

When Baili brought the brewed tea to Gad, Gad picked up the teacup, took a sip, and commented, "Not bad tea."

"Your Excellency has a discerning eye! This tea is brewed with the most representative tea of ​​the Star Luo Empire. If you like it, I will prepare some for you to take back with you."

“No need,” Gad shook his head.

Although he inherited Tianmu City's love of tea, he wasn't obsessed with it and rarely brewed tea on a regular basis.

Upon hearing this, Bai Li's eyes darted around, and he immediately changed the subject: "My lord, as a demon soul master, you must need quite a few souls and blood, right? My city is full of lowly people, so please feel free to take as much as you like. I will have no objection." Upon hearing this, Gad laughed.

Just as he expected, Bai Li in front of him did not care about the lives of the people in the city, leaving them to fend for themselves, and only cared about his own enjoyment.

“Lord White City, I have a question I’d like you to answer.” Gade put down his teacup. “If your answer satisfies me, I’ll leave immediately.”

He paused, then added, "But before asking that question, I'd like to inquire about someone's whereabouts, is that alright?"

"Of course! Please tell me, sir!" Bai Li was overjoyed and quickly agreed.

He secretly calculated: as long as I survive today, I can contact Duke White Tiger later and deal with him no matter what kind of evil spirit master he is!
"I want to inquire about the whereabouts of that Death Messenger. I heard that you deliberately let him go?"

Gard just saw in the secret letter that Bailey clearly recorded his actions of "deliberately letting the Grim Reaper go in order to maintain the balance of power," so this person must know where the Grim Reaper went.

Upon hearing that Gad was looking for the Grim Reaper, Bailey answered without hesitation, "Where is the Grim Reaper...?"

After hearing all the information from the messenger of death, Gad nodded in satisfaction, and then finally raised the last question.

Bailey was both nervous and apprehensive, fearing that Gad would give him a difficult question, but when he heard the question, he instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Baili, what do you value your life?"

Upon hearing this question, Bai Li only thought for a moment before immediately answering: "The strong prey on the weak. Only the strong can survive in this world and have the right to trample on the fate of others."

Upon hearing this answer, Gad nodded in satisfaction once again.

Seeing that he nodded, Bai Li cautiously asked, "Sir, are you satisfied with my answer?"

“Satisfied, very satisfied.” Gad couldn’t help but exclaim, then stood up and bowed politely to Bailey. “Thank you for your answer, Lord Bailey.”

"I wish you a happy life."

"Not at all! I also hope that you can find the Grim Reaper soon!"

Bai Li quickly stood up to respond. He hadn't expected the person in front of him to be so gentlemanly, and he was even more surprised that the other party would let him go so easily. He was overjoyed.

After seeing Gard out of the study, Bailey breathed a sigh of relief.

He intended to calm himself down before immediately sending a message to Duke White Tiger, but for some reason, his heart was beating faster and faster, as if he were carrying a time bomb that could explode at any moment, and he was unable to calm down at all.

Immediately afterwards, a muffled "bang" was heard—it seemed as if Bai Li's chest had suddenly exploded.

His eyes were filled with disbelief and a deep-seated fear. His body went limp and he left this world forever.

Until the moment of his death, he couldn't understand why his death was so sudden.
Clearly without warning, yet within this extreme surprise lies an indescribable eeriness of "normality."

After leaving the city lord's mansion, Gad put on a gentleman's top hat.

His indifferent gaze swept across the window of the city lord's study, lingered for only a moment before withdrawing his gaze, then turned and steadily walked away.

"As expected, I still can't bring myself to like this world."

...(End of chapter)