While the Humans were either busy getting rid of the Devils and Demons or accumulating massive amounts of merits, the prisoners in the Prime Azure Mountain were completely oblivious to this fact.
However, since Leona hadn't appeared for over a week, the hunters were quite relieved but could also sense something was not right because no one had come to give them their usual necessaries.
It was like they were all completely cut off from the outside world, and Herman and Lillian even tried to call the Elven Queen but got no response.
The reason for it was that Alina required medicine for her wounds that Leona had instated with her cruel torture, which lasted for over a month, and now she required medicine urgently, or her meridians would become damaged, and she might lose her ability to cultivate, even her life.
While the old butler and maid were going anxious, the person in question remained calm in her room. She didn't speak or express anything. Even when Leona used every means to make her scream for mercy, she remained silent and endured.
Now, she looked extremely skinny, while her once pristine pale skin was filled with scars and bandages. However, the look in her pearl-like eyes was still of someone with determination and longing.
'I need to escape… I need to meet him… just one last time… I want to feel his care one more time….' She thought as she was immersed in old memories.
"Big bro, when I grow up, I'll earn more money than you, and then we both buy lots and lots of food!"
"Lil brat, you only think about eating and money all day long. Money is not everything. What actually important is your health! As long as you are healthy, you can earn money and live comfortably. Besides, isn't it your big brother's job to earn money? You, on the other hand, need education; it's more important than money!"
"Hehehe, silly brother, only the people in the inner city can get the education, and I heard from Aunty Hawa that even if you sell this whole street, you still won't be able to pay the tuition fee, and last time I check you are very, very poor."
"YOU!... I-I will find a way just you watch! Money is not everything. There is a thing called compassion, you hear me? I will earn my way into the inner city and then send you to get educated! And brat, your tongue is becoming more and more sharp each day. Stop playing with Aunty Hawa!"
"Hehehe, look how red your face is! It happens when you try to lie!"
"You Brat, I'm not talking to you…"
Suddenly, her thought process was broken when hurried footsteps sounded. Herman and Lillian have entered, followed by another dainty woman in the azure mountain sect elder robes.
Herman's face was filled with coldness as he looked at the woman while Lillian was chewing on her lower lip as she looked at Alina's weak figure anxiously.
Suddenly that woman stopped in front of Herman and Lillian and coldly stated, "I need to perform a checkup alone. I want to see if she's really in danger or if you lot are just making a fuss. Who knows, it was your ploy all along."
"Absolutely not! We will not be going to leave you with the princess!" Herman coldly rejected it without even thinking twice.
He had a bad feeling about this woman from the moment she suddenly appeared. He knows this woman because she was the one always sent here by the Azure Patriarch to check on them.
But today, when they said they needed high-quality healing medicine, not only she agreed, but she put a condition that she would inspect Alina first before delivering them the medicine.
Herman thought it was too easy since this woman always made things difficult for them and never listened to them before. Yet now, she agreed so easily, and she didn't even tell them why her visit was delayed.
But now that she was demanding privacy with Alina, and with her current fragile condition, Herman would never leave this woman with Alina alone because it was too dangerous.
Even though he can't do anything about Leona, as her prowess is equal to his, and the statue is even nobler than Alina's. But this woman was only a peak Soul Realm cultivator, and he was not helpless against her at all.
Besides, with Alina's current situation, he won't take a risk.
However, the woman didn't seem to be bothered by Herman's resolve to stay here and coolly stated, "Very well, then I'm leaving, and trust me, after this visit, there will be no visit for another month. Oh, and you guys will no longer get any luxurious items, and I'm happy to announce that you are true prisoners now!"
Her voice was icy and filled with disdain as she declared with ecstasy as if she enjoyed their miserable situation.
Herman's heart sank, and he knew something had gone terribly wrong, so he stopped hesitating or acted obediently as the Blood Ancestor had demanded from him. If not for Blood Ancestor's reassurance of Alina's safety and her return, he would've agreed with Alina's plan to escape long ago.
He even allowed Leona to do as she pleased for this exact promise despite his wish to chop Leona into millions of pieces for what she had done.
However, now, it seemed that the humans were making another unexpected move, and Leona's absence was evidence of it. So, there was no point in reacting obediently anymore.
His aura rose, and Lillian quickly noticed as she sighed in relief because with Herman's action, it was clear she could finally act as well, and he won't stop her.
However, the woman remained as calm as a lake despite the ghastly cold aura released by Herman, while Alina's eyes showed a rare hint of elation.
"So, you all wanted to escape, huh? And here I thought you don't have a backbone." The woman suddenly smiled in a strange manner before she directly looked at veiled Alina and said ambiguously, "You made a promise once, '[When I grow up, I will help you get rich!].' Is it still valid?"
Alina's entire calm demeanor crumbled as she shook like a violent tree in a storm while her eyes were filled with disbelief!
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