Chapter 28: Are Those Two Really That Unlucky?

“How could we possibly lose two people?” Zhang Liang blinked in disbelief. He had started making arrangements a week in advance—how could anyone go missing under such circumstances?

“According to information from Yingzhou, the Sana Embassy has been trying relentlessly to reach them, but all calls go unanswered. They even visited the hotel where the two had stayed, and the only clue they found was that those two had traveled to Socotra Island…” Tong Wanxin replied with a bitter smile. Of all the beautiful places in the world to visit, why did they have to choose Socotra? True, it was stunning, but still…

The training grounds were already filled with two to three hundred people. Today was the grandest event of the year for the Luo family, so apart from those who absolutely couldn’t leave their important posts and the guards and servants on duty, everyone else was present.

“Vice Admiral Li Mie, go and muster the troops at once. I will personally don my armor and ride out to Sword King Fortress. I want to face this Thunderbeast myself, to see just how formidable he truly is, and to find out if he is indeed a military genius,” declared Princess Frostflame.

Clearly, Zhang Cheng and his companions’ actions had convinced Princess Anna that these people were not driven solely by greed. Most would have been dazzled by the sight of all those silver weapons, snatching up as much as they could carry.

Zhao Wei left him standing there in front of everyone, making him feel like a colossal fool. Only then did he realize that their groveling plea was nothing more than an attempt to have her help them out of their predicament. Instantly, his limbs went weak, and his head spun with dizziness.

The other two, hearing this, began to point and gossip about Su Xiaoling, mocking her without restraint as they laughed boisterously.

Fang Zhenye handed a photograph to Zheng Wanmin, who then went to the detention center to see Li Juncai.

He recalled how her face had been swollen and bruised, how she had staggered to her feet in utter embarrassment, pinning all her hopes on the lady of the house to defend her, only to be met with her aunt’s loud scolding and a sharp slap.

In this way, reclaiming their original goods from the Yang family became a temporary solution—at least they wouldn’t end up empty-handed. Moreover, with the Yang family making up the difference and covering depreciation, they certainly couldn’t be considered to have suffered a loss.

Shangguan Weier had never imagined that, in her lifetime, she would meet the legendary Retired Emperor Helian Zeye and the current Empress’s father, the famous virtuous minister Yan Tianyou.

I was momentarily stunned, but still followed Northwind to try to remove the armor. Strangely, the armor seemed truly bizarre—it simply wouldn’t come off. Even after much effort, Northwind and I couldn’t make any progress in removing it.

Cao Peng was a bit uneasy about the safety of those two girls, so he had A-Qiang protect them. A-Qiang happily agreed, since he never really cared for that kind of occasion anyway—he was always too easily swayed by temptation.

Now it was Zuo Jun’s turn to be puzzled. Among all the people he knew, who could possibly do something so utterly incomprehensible?

But when Huang Yurou’s fist struck the steel plate, she let out a scream of pain and staggered back several steps. Sasha didn’t fare much better—she was sent flying by the blow—but it seemed she wasn’t actually hurt.

Lin Moxi was no naïve fool. Though the two had just reconciled, she still doubted Ouxie’s sincerity—what one says isn’t always what one truly thinks.

Xun Jing never thought of himself as an idiot, yet he was utterly bewildered, dumbfounded as he returned to his seat, only to find Oniskai wearing an expression of horror, as though he’d just seen a ghost.

Every step forward covered a hundred miles. The thunderous sound of the shockwaves was so intense it felt as if it would rupture one’s eardrums.

Even without Sasaki Hime on the field, the Falcon Strike Team managed to defeat the up-and-coming rising star team.

Today, as always, he brought the hunted magical beasts into the city to exchange them for gold coins at the merchants’ shops, and then spent what little remained to buy himself the necessities of daily life.