Chapter 827: Chapter 642: The Sky Ladder Tournament_2
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Thus, Long Yi immediately began his circuit challenge.
And just as predicted, Long Yi, with his unbeaten record, brought popularity to every arena.
On the other hand, The Divine Auffa Empire was also on the cusp of a crisis.
Indeed, the day after the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire was killed by Ai Lin, the Sanctuary Empire urgently dispatched envoys to The Divine Auffa Empire. Although the envoy spoke euphemistically, his intention was clear — our Crown Prince is missing, we know it was done by The Divine Auffa Empire, and if you do not wish for war, you had better give us an explanation promptly.
The Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, having been informed of the matter by his three sons, was already prepared. He told the envoy that he shared profound concern over the disappearance of the Sanctuary’s Crown Prince, but he was unaware of the Prince’s whereabouts. Nonetheless, in the spirit of humanity, he would mobilize domestic resources to help in the search, yet whether the Prince could be found was not something he could guarantee.
The envoy from the Sanctuary Empire was clearly not satisfied with this response, but being just an envoy, he lacked the courage to confront the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, so he simply stated that he would report the matter truthfully before departing.
Meanwhile, the Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire was seething with rage. He was absolutely certain that his son had died at the hands of The Divine Auffa Empire.
His covert bodyguards had witnessed everything. They saw the Crown Prince, along with his advising mages, enter the private box of the three Auffa princes under the protection of several guards. Shortly after, a massive disturbance of mana emanated from the box. Not long after that, the three princes and Ai Lin left the box together, and no one else emerged from it. Later, the covert guards checked inside the box but found no trace; although, both the walls and the seats still bore the massive imprints of mana. Clearly, everyone inside, including the Crown Prince, was instantly killed by an extremely powerful magic!
The Emperor of the Sanctuary knew all too well that his son was no saint — stubborn and exceptionally arrogant. Walking into someone else’s box, if a conflict occurred, was definitely disadvantageous for him.
But now, the biggest trouble was the lack of evidence.
What could he do?
The Emperor was nearly driven to despair.
At this moment, the Crown Prince sat in his study, hands cradling his head, as he pondered strategies intently.
Suddenly, the space around him rippled, and a young woman stepped through, crossing the distortion.
Upon seeing her, the Emperor’s eyes lit up, and he stood up excitedly, "Teacher! What are the results?"
The young woman frowned slightly and said, "I have personally inspected the scene, and the traces left behind in the box definitely belong to a Sanctuary mage."
The Emperor was stunned, "Are you saying they were killed by a Sanctuary mage?"
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The woman nodded, "Yes."
Emperor furrowed his brows, "Could it be that a Sanctuary Mage is secretly protecting them? It’s not impossible after all, since all three Crown Princes are here. We don’t even know how many Sanctuary Mages the Divine Auffa Empire is hiding."
At this moment, the woman spoke, "Perhaps I should personally make a trip to the Divine Auffa Empire."
The Emperor was taken aback, "To do what?"
The woman smiled, "I believe that Ai Lin could be a breakthrough. She is so beautiful that she has attracted all three Crown Princes to pursue her. And being a One-Star Mage, what girl wouldn’t love beauty? If I tell her I have magic for rejuvenation, I think she’ll definitely follow me. Then, wouldn’t we have a clear understanding of what actually happened there?"
The Emperor had an epiphany, "Teacher’s wisdom truly astonishes me, but the Boundary Monument of the Divine Auffa Empire is heavily guarded..."
However, the woman shook her head with a laugh, "In this Plane, is there really any place I, the Neglecter, cannot enter?"
Ever since defeating the Sanctuary Empire, the three princes had not bothered Ai Lin for some time. And Ai Lin took the opportunity to travel around, particularly paying attention to the location of the Teleportation Gate.
To activate the Teleportation Gate, the power of one or two Mages was absolutely insufficient. Breaking the boundary of a Plane required a massive amount of energy. Once the Teleportation Gate was activated, its mighty effect would be earth-shattering, making it impossible to start it covertly. It was for this reason that Ai Lin had always maintained a relationship with the Divine Auffa Empire that was neither good nor bad. As for assassinating the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire, it wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision for Ai Lin. She believed that there was nothing more suitable for the entrance of Long Yi than a war.
Yes, Ai Lin did it on purpose. Although initially her actions in the box were meant to frighten the three Crown Princes, things changed immediately when the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire sought her out. Ai Lin quickly realized that only in chaos could the importance of Long Yi be highlighted, and she hoped that the entire Divine Auffa Empire would become reliant on Long Yi. Only then would they be willing to open the Teleportation Gate, and even if not willingly, at least they would know how to open it—this was a secret within a secret, unknown even to the three Crown Princes. The only one in possession of the Teleportation Gate’s secret was the Emperor himself.
And obviously, it would be extremely unwise to try to obtain the secret of the Teleportation Gate from the Emperor through extraordinary means—at least for the time being.
Therefore, Ai Lin deliberately stirred up this big trouble, believing that the Divine Auffa Empire would definitely not draw a clear line with her at this time because a Sanctuary Mage was too precious!
Recently, Ai Lin had received no information about this matter. In fact, the people who served her were completely unaware of it. However, Ai Lin had no intention to inquire, after all, as Long Yi was not here yet, how things developed was not her concern.
A knock sounded on the door, and Ai Lin said, "Come in." A maid carrying a tray of exquisite pastries walked in, but what Ai Lin saw was something else entirely.
Following the maid was a young woman whose attire was not like those of the Divine Auffa Empire. She seemed to stroll in casually, even taking a pastry from the plate to eat, and the maid was totally unaware.
Neglecter.
Ai Lin immediately understood what was happening. (An amazing opportunity falling from the sky, cool mobile phones waiting for you to grab! Follow the qidian/Chinese network public account [add "qdread" to your WeChat], join now! There are prizes for everyone, follow the qdread WeChat public account right away!)(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)
