Chapter 829: Chapter 642: Sky Ladder Tournament_2
Thus, Long Yi immediately commenced his tournament challenge.
And just as predicted, Long Yi, with his unbeaten record, brought popularity to every arena he entered.
On the other hand, The Divine Auffa Empire was also in the midst of a storm.
In fact, the very next day after the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire was killed by Ai Lin, the Sanctuary Empire urgently sent emissaries to The Divine Auffa Empire. Although the envoy spoke diplomatically, the intent in his words was clear—we have lost our Crown Prince, we know it was your doing, The Divine Auffa Empire, if you do not wish for war, then quickly give us an explanation.
As the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire had already heard about the incident from his three sons, he was fully prepared. He told the envoy: He was deeply concerned about the disappearance of the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire, but he did not know the whereabouts of the prince. Nevertheless, out of a spirit of humanitarianism, he would mobilize the nation’s forces to help search, but whether they would ultimately find him was not something he could decide.
The envoy from the Sanctuary Empire was clearly not satisfied with this answer, but as an envoy, he did not have the courage to confront the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, so he merely said he would report back truthfully and then left.
At this moment, however, the Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire was in a rage. He was certain that his son had been killed by The Divine Auffa Empire.
His covert bodyguards had seen everything; his son and his accompanying Mage entered the private box of the three princes of The Divine Auffa Empire under the protection of several guards. Soon after, a huge mana disturbance emanated from the box. Not long afterward, the three princes and Ai Lin left the box, but no one else came out of it. Later, when the covert bodyguards checked inside the box, they found no traces of anyone, only the massive mana marks that remained on both the walls and the seats. Clearly, including the Crown Prince, all the individuals had been killed instantly by a tremendously powerful Magic!
The Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire was well aware that his son was not a good person—stubborn, and exceptionally arrogant. Entering someone else’s box in such a manner, if a conflict ensued, it would definitely not end in his favor.
But now, the biggest trouble was the lack of evidence.
What to do?
The Emperor was close to his wit’s end.
At this moment, the Crown Prince was sitting in his private study, holding his head in his hands, trying to think of a strategy.
Suddenly, the space around him rippled, and a young woman appeared across the planes.
Upon seeing her, the Emperor immediately lit up and stood up excitedly, "Teacher! What’s the result!?"
The young woman furrowed her brow slightly and said, "I personally went to inspect the scene, and the traces left in the box definitely belong to a Sanctuary Mage."
The Emperor was taken aback, "You mean, they were killed by a Sanctuary Mage?"
The woman nodded, "Yes."
The Emperor furrowed his brows deeply, "Could it be that a Sanctuary Mage is secretly protecting them? It’s not impossible, after all, all three princes are here. We don’t even know how many Sanctuary Mages The Divine Auffa Empire is hiding."
At this moment, the woman spoke up, "Perhaps, I should personally make a trip to The Divine Auffa Empire."
The Emperor was taken aback, "To do what?"
The woman smiled, "I think that Ai Lin might be a breakthrough. She’s so beautiful, all three princes are pursuing her. And she’s also a One-Star Mage, which girl doesn’t love beauty? If I tell her I have magic that can rejuvenate, I think she would definitely come with me. Then, wouldn’t we know exactly what happened there?"
The Emperor had a sudden realization, "The wisdom of the teacher truly astonishes me, but the defenses of The Divine Auffa Empire are exceedingly strict..."
Yet, the woman just smiled and shook her head, "In this plane, is there really a place that I, the Neglecter, can’t enter?"
Since the defeat of the Sanctuary Empire, the three princes had not bothered Ai Lin for some time. And Ai Lin took advantage of the quiet period to travel around, particularly paying close attention to the site of the Teleportation Gate.
To activate a Teleportation Gate, one or two Mages were certainly not enough. Breaking the planar barrier required an immense amount of energy, and once the Teleportation Gate was activated, the effect was earth-shattering, certainly not something one could secretly deploy. For this reason, Ai Lin always maintained a neutral relationship with The Divine Auffa Empire. As for the killing of the Sanctuary Empire’s Crown Prince, Ai Lin’s actions were not impulsive. She believed there was no better occasion for Long Yi to make a move than during a war.
Yes, Ai Lin did it on purpose. Although her actions in the private booth at the beginning were just to scare the three princes, when the Crown Prince of the Sanctuary Empire came knocking, the situation immediately changed. Ai Lin knew then that only in chaos could Long Yi’s importance be highlighted, and she hoped the whole Divine Auffa Empire would depend on Long Yi. Only by doing so could they willingly open the Teleportation Gate, or at least know how to do it. This was a secret among secrets; not even the three princes knew, and the only person who held the key to the Teleportation Gate was the Emperor himself.
Clearly, using extreme measures to obtain the secrets of the Teleportation Gate from the Emperor was very unwise—at least for now.
Thus Ai Lin directly caused a significant problem, believing that, even if she created trouble, The Divine Auffa Empire would definitely not distance themselves from her at this time, because a Sanctuary Mage was far too valuable!
In recent times, Ai Lin had not received any information about this matter; in fact, the people attending to her did not even know about it. But Ai Lin had not planned to inquire, after all, Long Yi was not here yet, and the developments were not her concern.
There came a knock at the door, and Ai Lin said, "Come in." A maid entered with a tray of exquisite pastries, but Ai Lin saw a different scene altogether.
Following the maid was a young woman whose attire did not seem like it belonged to someone from The Divine Auffa Empire. She strolled in casually, took a pastry directly from the tray and ate it, while the maid noticed nothing.
Neglecter.
Ai Lin immediately understood what was happening. (Snatch up the pie in the sky, cool mobile phones for you to grab! Follow the qi~dian/Chinese web public account (add friends on WeChat - add a public account - enter qdread to join). Everyone gets a prize, now immediately follow the qdread WeChat public account!) (The story continues. If you like this work, welcome to visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
