Mrs. and Mr. Smith
Chapter 1986

Chapter 1986: Chapter 1986: The Treacherous Scheme Succeeds Chapter 1986: Chapter 1986: The Treacherous Scheme Succeeds Matthew Burke was called Demon Emperor, his depiction by the royal family was most hateful, such as claims of him killing millions and consuming people's divine senses and so forth.

Ethan Smith's brows furrowed, looking at this subtly judgmental writing, he began to harbor some doubts in his heart.

“Obadiah Heptinstall, are these records all true?” Ethan Smith suddenly thought of Obadiah Heptinstall.

Obadiah Heptinstall, who had not spoken in a long time, said in a somewhat gloomy tone: “What difference does it make whether they are true or false?”

“So you are admitting it.” Ethan Smith furrowed his brows.

Obadiah Heptinstall hummed lightly but did not reply.

“Could it be that everything recorded by the royal family is true?” Ethan Smith secretly furrowed his brows.

According to the records of the royal family, the royal family of that year was an oppressive power, while Matthew Burke looked like a dragon-slaying youth mired in infamy.

Could it be that the dragon-slaying youth ultimately became a vile dragon after achieving success?

Ethan Smith stroked his chin and thought carefully. It just might be possible, after all, a person from lowly origins seeking to reach the apex would always employ some unconventional means.

Perhaps his success was indeed built upon the bones of others.

But Ethan Smith felt that such a comment is somewhat prejudiced because Obadiah Heptinstall is from the last generation of the Immortal Slaying Sect, and can't even be considered a successor.

The first generation Immortal Slaying Sect and the last generation Immortal Slaying Sect could be completely different.

Obadiah Heptinstall didn't know much, and he knew even less about the royal family, so there wouldn't be any point asking him further.

Ethan Smith didn't think any further and continued reading.

Meanwhile, someone from the royal family had already set their sights on Salena Carpenter.

For three whole days, Salena Carpenter had been observing this demonic egg and looked after it with great care.

She even tried using qi to hatch the egg. After failing, Salena Carpenter lay in bed clutching the demonic egg, acting like a mother hen incubating her egg.

Unfortunately, the demonic egg still showed no response.

“It's strange, how exactly should this egg be hatched?” Salena Carpenter scratched her head, her small face filled with confusion.

News about the matter was still spreading wildly out in the world, and the tales grew more fantastical. It was even said that Salena Carpenter had released an ancient demon that would bring unprecedented disaster upon the Holy Region.

“Did you hear? That Salena Carpenter has brought forth an Ancient demon, it's rumoured to be at the Tribulation Stage!”

“No, I heard it's possibly an Immortal Emperor's egg!”

“She should not be allowed to act recklessly!”

For a moment, many people arrived at the Imperial Palace to protest against Salena Carpenter.

“Hand over the demon, burn it!”

“Immediately release the demon! If not, we won't let you off easily!”

The commotion outside woke Salena Carpenter, who was incubating the egg. Hearing the outcry, she angrily said: “These bastards, are they taking me for a pushover?”

After saying this, Salena Carpenter stormed out, but was stopped by a prince before she could take two steps.

He stood before Salena Carpenter, shaking his head: “Salena Carpenter, you absolutely cannot go out.”

Salena Carpenter angrily asked, “Why can't I? Should I let them gossip outside freely?”

The prince gave a bitter smile, and said, “Salena Carpenter, considering your temperament, if you confront them, you will undoubtedly stir up a lot of trouble. That will perfectly fall into their scheme.”

Although Salena Carpenter was filled with rage, she thought back on Ethan Smith's instructions, ultimately she was able to repress her anger.

“How about leaving this matter for me to handle? What do you think?” the prince asked tentatively.

Facing a fiery-tempered girl like Salena Carpenter, even the prince had to tread carefully.

Impatiently, Salena Carpenter waved her hand, saying: “Fine, just get them to stop making a ruckus. It's annoying!”

“Okay, rest assured.” The prince gave a bitter smile.

Afterward, he was escorted by an attendant towards the Imperial Palace's exit.

Salena Carpenter also went back to her room angrily. She decided to plug her ears so that out of sight, out of mind.

But nobody noticed someone in the shadows watching this unfold.

“It's truly heaven's help.” This person was Marc's spy, his eyes narrowed slightly. Taking advantage of the prince's absence, he immediately headed towards Salena Carpenter's room.

This cultivator sneaked to the door, took a deep breath, then suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in, pretending to look panicked.

“Sal…Salena, it's not good, there's…there's trouble!” the cultivator said with a terrified look on his face.

Salena Carpenter's brow furrowed, saying: “What are you hysterical about? What's the problem?”

Swallowing his saliva, the cultivator replied, “Etha…Ethan Smith, he's been tricked to the outskirts of Sky City, now he's being pursued by two Semi-Saints. You …you have to save him quickly, or else it will be too late!”

At these words, Salena Carpenter suddenly stood up.

She glared at the cultivator in front of her, and said coldly: “Who did it? Wasn't Ethan Smith supposed to be at the library?”

“Right, Mr. Smith was tricked in the library. He is now being pursued in the outskirts, if you don't go to save him now, it…it will be a major problem!” the cultivator said nervously.

Without taking the time for further consideration, Salena said impulsively: “Stop the nonsense, hurry up and lead me there!”

The cultivator was delighted inside and quickly said: “Okay, I'll take you there right away!”

In her moment of crisis, Salena Carpenter even forgot to bring the demonic egg, and hurriedly left the Imperial Palace with the cultivator to rush to the outskirts of Sky City.

Adam Graham, who was hiding in the dark, watched this quietly unfold.

“As expected, a simple-minded, physically strong thing.” Adam Graham snorted coldly.

Not wasting any time, he immediately went to the outskirts of the city to find Marc.

“The matter has been settled, Salena Carpenter was tricked away,” Adam Graham reported.

Marc raised his brows, showing no surprise, as if everything was within his calculations.

“Now, you go find Ethan Smith and tell him his people are in my hands, if he doesn't leave Sky City, I will kill them all,” Marc said coldly.

Adam Graham's brows knotted, “Who are the people?”

“On their way here. You can say… Clay Freeman and Alfred Freeman are in my custody, and I will only give him an hour. If I don't see him, I will kill them,” Marc said coldly.

Adam Graham crossed his arms, sneering: “I'll arrange it immediately.”

Inside the library, Ethan Smith was still reading about the records on Immortal Slaying Sect.

The royal family had dedicated a great amount of pages to Immortal Slaying Sect. From this book, Ethan Smith gathered some clues.

“The royal family's records are probably half true half false,” Ethan thought to himself.

From Matthew Burke in the first generation to the sixth generation of successors, the Immortal Slaying Sect had seemingly changed into a different sect, becoming increasingly reprehensible.

And in the process of further development, the Immortal Slaying Sect had completely turned into an evil cult, entirely different from the original Immortal Slaying Sect.

The royal family's books seem to have no value for reference,” Ethan Smith frowned.