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Chapter 1043 - 694: Invitation

Chapter 1043: Chapter 694: Invitation

The approaching footsteps were numerous and even, clearly belonging to skilled martial artists.

But they were not the footsteps of Guo Yi and the others. As a main Physique player, Li Changhe could easily discern the differences.

The players also noticed this subtlety and had estimated the identities of the newcomers.

The first to be ruled out were people from the Great Chen.

The people of Great Chen had yet to discover Li Changhe’s true identity, so naturally, they wouldn’t send assassins to add fuel to the fire.

And even if they were assassins, they wouldn’t come in broad daylight. If they wanted to cause trouble, they certainly wouldn’t want to be discovered.

Moreover, the ones who freely entered the inn guarded by the Xuan City guards were obviously the people of Xuan City.

"But, what business do the people of Xuan City have with us? Could it be that there’s a flaw in our plan?" Li Changhe pondered last night’s action while considering the infiltration of the Bottom Nest, which he had accomplished alone. He had made contact with the insect god without being discovered by a third party. And the influence of Chen Yu’s Dream was even safer.

"Better to be cautious," Qiu Wentian whispered. With a flicker of spatial fluctuation, she took out a wine gourd.

It was equipment she had obtained in the River Ghost, none other than the exquisite magical treasure of the Transcendent Sword in Wine from the Confucianising.

Perhaps this is what they call inheritance. As a Confucian Transcendent, Qiu Wentian eventually obtained the lost treasure of the Confucian school.

Of course, she herself wasn’t that thrilled about it. It was said that before she embarked on the Task, she had already given her Transcendent seniors a thorough beating.

During this mission, she just so happened to encounter that Chen Yu fellow, which probably meant another round of beating for those Transcendents once she got back. Li Changhe couldn’t help but feel sorry for them.

Qiu Wentian shook the wine gourd slightly, and strands of golden sword aura silently floated out, merging into the wooden door of the room.

If an enemy were to forcefully push open the door, they would probably be sliced into eight pieces.

Actually, whether it was eight pieces or not didn’t make much of a difference. If they were discovered prematurely, Li Changhe would have to change the plan and break out by force.

At that moment, those footsteps stopped outside the room. Then, someone gently knocked on the door and, with a hint of amusement in their voice, said, "Mr. Chen Guang, I am the Spring Sacrifice of Xuan City. By the Queen’s command, I invite you to gather in the Inner City."

The great Priest that could see through people’s minds and was named after spring?

He was indeed the last enemy Li Changhe wanted to deal with. According to the intelligence from the Chenhai Capital Protectorate, the Spring Sacrifice had rooted out numerous traitors within Xuan City.

It was said that many experienced intelligence agents, no matter how perfectly they hid, were found out by this Priest, as if they possessed the ability to peer into people’s hearts.

This was also the Queen of Xuan City’s most capable assistant, as well as one of the most perfect individuals she was most pleased with.

Li Changhe didn’t expect the Queen of Xuan City to send her to invite him.

Was it a coincidence, or had she become suspicious of Li Changhe?

"From the Queen of Xuan City’s perspective, the encampment of the Great Tang’s large army has nothing to do with you, and you are the only one of her kind, the only human who has also stolen the insect god’s power," Xiao Nan said, contacting Li Changhe through [Friends]. "However, it is precisely because of this cognition that she is... quite enthusiastic towards you. Tell me, was Chen Yu... very light and soft? Do you miss it?"

As she spoke, Xiao Nan sneakily pinched Li Changhe’s lower back, clearly still angry and aggrieved by what she had witnessed the night before.

Last night, in front of her, the Queen of Xuan City had used Chen Yu’s body to sit on Li Changhe’s lap, leaning forward and pressing against him, her words full of ambiguity and her eyes filled with desire.

This directly sent Xiao Nan’s blood pressure through the roof, and in that instant, she even thought about summoning a tsunami to drown the entire Xuan City.

Li Changhe vigorously shook his head in firm denial.

Since the two were communicating through [Friends], Chen Yu and Qiu Wentian only saw Li Changhe shaking his head wildly.

She had no choice but to gesture toward the door, signaling Li Changhe to respond quickly lest the other party harbor any suspicions.

Therefore, Li Changhe spoke out, but with a question, "Thank you for the effort, but if I remember correctly, the grand ceremony in Xuan City should be tomorrow."

"The Queen has especially prepared a banquet to meet with you," the other responded with a smile, "Please get ready to accompany us into the inner city. The Queen has already set a banquet for you."

Indeed, the Queen of Xuan City, being the most noble existence in the city and a peerless beauty herself, had countless people desiring an audience with her.

Even the people of Xuan City’s outer city found it difficult to see her. For outsiders, meeting the Queen was as hard as reaching the heavens.

Yet today, the Queen had unexpectedly prepared a banquet, inviting a man. How fortunate must he be? Those who knew of this were green with envy.

Of course, the Spring Sacrifice came here for other reasons as well.

Although the Queen recognized Chen Guang as one who, like her, possessed the strength of the insect god, she regarded him as her only peer.

But the Spring Sacrifice had her suspicions about this ’Chen Guang’ and his origins.

She learned from the female knight of Zhongshan Kingdom that this ’Chen Guang’ was from the former Chenhai Empire, now the Great Tang Chenhai Capital Protectorate.

With the recent moves of the Great Tang Protectorate, she highly suspected that the Queen’s sole peer might be the main cause of the Protectorate’s army bearing down on them.

All in all, visitors with ill intentions, the Spring Sacrifice thought.

But fortunately, with her ability, she could easily discern the other party’s thoughts or emotional inclinations.

She could quickly identify their objectives. As one of the Queen’s proudest creations, the Spring Sacrifice might not be the strongest of the four priests, but she was an indispensable sage. Time after time, she had averted danger for Xuan City. This time would be no exception!

"Let me see what secrets you’re hiding," the Spring Sacrifice thought to herself.

At this moment, the wooden door in front of her slowly opened.

A man wearing black attire, with delicate features, opened the door.

’So this is ’Chen Guang’?’ the Spring Sacrifice wondered to herself.

"Greetings to Chen Guang," said the Spring Sacrifice, bowing with the several Xuan City guards behind her, as they assessed Li Changhe.

Meanwhile, her eyes flickered with a faint ghostly light as she activated her ability, beginning to probe Li Changhe’s emotions and memories.

However, what she saw was a bizarre scene.

It was an old-fashioned carriage on the move, a lizardman bound at the wrist with chains, his body covered with scales, looking at ’her’ and whispering, "You’re awake?"

Then ’his’ perspective shifted to an execution ground before a castle, even beholding a tremendous dragon!

Before the Spring Sacrifice could be shocked, the scene abruptly changed. ’She’ once again saw an elderly man holding a black chess piece before a chessboard, whispering, "Come to Tianyuan Mountain and find me."

In front of another massive blue castle, ’she’ saw a group of warriors clad in blue armor, raising their weapons and bellowing, "Defend Azeroth, defend Stormwind City!"

...

Shocked, the Spring Sacrifice was in disbelief.

What memories were these? What on earth... had Chen Guang experienced?

Meanwhile, within Li Changhe’s body, Yun Ting chuckled softly.

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