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Chapter 92, page 91: Old Deng, let's get some gold coins!

The capital city, the black market.

Inside the tavern.

Thanks.

Solitaire took the intelligence from the broker and deftly flicked out a gold coin.

She wore a faint smile, her disguise almost identical to that of a human.

As she paid, several middle-aged men around her whistled at her.

Solitaire remained unmoved, simply putting it away and preparing to look at it again when she got back.

"Snap." The information broker grabbed the gold coin, bit it, and mumbled indistinctly,

"No need to thank me. Since you offered such a high price, I'll give you an extra piece of information."

"The man you asked me to investigate is currently in a dangerous situation."

"There are now more than a dozen noble families eyeing him. If you act too late, he might be kidnapped by someone else."

"Hmm?" Solitaire stopped abruptly as she turned around, intrigued. She turned her head and said, "Tell me more."

The man who killed the Seven Sages is somehow connected to the nobility; it still sounds like a bad situation.

Did we provoke them?

The information broker shook his head, wiped the gold with his sleeve, and put it in his pocket.

"There's not much to say. I don't know if you've been watching the market these past few days, but there's suddenly a surge in the availability of fruits and luxury goods."

"It is said that all of this was accomplished by that man, who provided a supply that almost monopolized the entire capital's supply."

"The nobles have searched the capital thoroughly but haven't been able to find out his supply channels. Now everyone is trying to win him over, and some are even plotting to control him with forceful methods."

"So he's in danger now, or rather, in high demand. Miss, you are too—cough, excuse my rudeness, anyway, that's it, we need to catch him as soon as possible."

So that's how it is. This "well-intentioned" reminder made Solitaire narrow her eyes. No wonder his news was so easy to find out; it had become common knowledge.

Killing him now seems difficult, with so many eyes watching.

You're a hero who killed the Seven Sages, why aren't you enjoying your achievements and marrying a princess? What are you doing selling fruit?

Perhaps she should go back and discuss this with Senior Donna first. Maybe she could frame her? With so many thoughts swirling in her mind, Solitaire tossed her cloak and turned to walk back.

Shurahart's plan was going over in his mind.

The mission was supposed to be to investigate Gu Yuan's abilities, but now, killing him seems to be the safest option.

When Solitaire returned to her residence, she told Donna about these thoughts. Donna pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Sure, but we need to choose a scapegoat."

"Furthermore, our identities must not be revealed until we are certain that he truly possesses the magic to foresee the future—"

As he spoke, he took the intelligence summary handed to him by Solitaire.

Her gaze swept quickly across the paper, her pupils suddenly contracted, and then a knowing smile appeared on her lips.

"Interesting. The human riding the dragon and the human who killed the Seven Sages are actually the same one—"

A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes. Directly assassinating a hero capable of killing the Seven Sages was too risky, especially since he might possess precognitive abilities.

But his dragon is a clear weakness.

"I've got an idea!" A flash of inspiration struck him.

"I can test his precognitive abilities. I'll attack his dragon from a distance."

"If a dragon is injured or frightened, it is very likely to fall. If it could foresee this, it would certainly be able to avoid it in advance."

"If not, even the strongest human will be seriously injured or even die if they fall from a great height."

"In any case, we will obtain valuable information."

In this era, there were no Azer-like figures, nor was there any flying magic, so in Donna's eyes, this method was a win-win situation.

As for predicting the future—according to Shurahart, prediction is based on what has already happened.

For example, before, Gu Yuan killed Qi Bengxian, thus establishing contact with the higher-ups of the Demon Clan, which is why Shurahat saw him.

"The connection between attacking the mount and not directly targeting him might be vague enough to circumvent his possible precognitive abilities."

Donna thought to herself, "At least, it's worth a try."

Her eyes flickered slightly, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. However, for the sake of confidentiality, she thought about it and ultimately decided not to tell Solitiel.

The fewer people who know about it, the lower the risk of leakage and the less likely it is to be known.

"Hmm." With that thought, Donna put down the intelligence report.

Solitaire couldn't help but ask, "What method?"

Donna looked up: "It's nothing, I was just overthinking it. We'll talk about it when they get back."

"However, the return time is uncertain. In the next few days, you must find a scapegoat."

"Don't let me down, Solitaire."

A hint of doubt flashed across Solitaire's face. She sensed that Donna seemed to be hiding something crucial, but the orders from her superiors were not to be questioned.

She suppressed her doubts and nodded in response:

"Yes."

After saying that, she got up and left the room, changed her makeup, and immediately began searching for a suitable nobleman.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan was completely unaware of their plans against him.

Following the map, he soon caught sight of the outline of the Ancestral Peak in the distance.

"Boom!"

The Crimson Mirror Dragon flapped its wings and slowly descended. Gu Yuan looked at the barren and dry yellow earth in front of him, his face showing an expression of no surprise.

Holding Milie and wrapping his arms around Celia's waist, he jumped to the ground, bent down, picked up a pinch, and said knowingly:

"That's probably why they moved; the land has lost its fertility, so nothing can be grown there."

Milield nodded, looking at the land. "Even the most resilient vegetation has withered and died—this land has probably been dead for over a thousand years."

Fortunately, what they were looking for had nothing to do with fertile land.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Gu Yuan took out a map, glanced at the terrain, and roughly determined the direction.

Upon arriving at the destination, a weathered stone tablet suddenly appeared, standing quietly in front of the mountain.

There was an old, round groove on it, which Gu Yuan recognized at a glance as the place where the map was placed.

He aligned the map with the groove and gently inserted it.

The map fits perfectly into the stone tablet, its lines seemingly resonating with the runes on the stone tablet, emitting a faint blue glow.

Immediately afterwards, a deep rumble, as if from the depths of the earth, resounded.

"Boom!"

The stone tablet slowly cracked open, revealing a dark, downward-facing pea-shaped rock passage before everyone's eyes.

A wind, carrying a mixture of stale earth and a faint magic, blew out from it.

Gu Yuan and Milie Alde exchanged a glance—it went more smoothly than expected.

That's right, it was originally a legacy left to future generations by Frilian's ancestors.

It was just that so much time had passed that they had forgotten, which allowed them to obtain the key.

"Let's go and see what those old people from a thousand years ago left behind."

Before taking action, Gu Yuan took out his slingshot and shot a wild rabbit and a titmouse nearby. He carefully tied them with thin rope and put them into the passage to test the waters.

After a while, I pulled them back and saw that they were safe and sound, which put my mind at ease.

"It's safe, follow me." He stepped into the passageway.

When Millie Alde saw this, although she found Gu Yuan's method somewhat peculiar, she was indeed cautious and immediately followed suit.

Seria snorted and muttered, "They don't even have any decent protection—what a lazy clan. No wonder they've declined."

His tone was full of disdain for the ancient elves and envy for Gu Yuan's smooth journey.

But she still took steps and chased after him.