Chapter 345: Chapter 74: Finding the Princess_2
A glint of joy flashed in Zhuo Yun’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared, frowning, she said: "We can almost be certain that Princess is within Sunset City. But if I’m not wrong, because of the bloodline of the Elf King in the Princess, it causes a strong reaction with the Elf Bracelet, which prevents us from locating the Princess accurately through the bracelet. How can we solve this, Sunset City is so vast, we can’t possibly search every house. Besides, time is not on our side, and if we were discovered, it would be difficult for us to even take a step in Sunset City, let alone rescue the Princess."
The four of them fell into silence. After thinking for a long time, no one could come up with a good idea. Zhuo Yun sighed: "It’s a pity that I don’t have the ability to sense the bloodline of the Elf King, if only the Elf Queen were here. With her profound abilities, she would certainly be able to find the Princess. If all else fails, we should return to our Elf Clan as soon as possible and ask the Elf Queen to come in person."
An idea flashed in Ah Dai’s mind, he thought of the scroll given to him by the Elf Queen. He quickly said: "Sister, I have a way to summon the Elf Queen to Sunset City." Ah Dai quickly took out the scroll the Queen had given him from the Dragon’s Blood, and explained what happened. Zhuo Yun was overjoyed after hearing, "That’s great, summon the Elf Queen immediately, with her power, we can surely find the Princess’s location, it will be much easier for us to act."
Yan Shi stopped Ah Dai who was about to open the scroll, saying: "Don’t rush, let’s find a place to stay first. We don’t know what phenomenon will occur when the scroll is opened, it won’t be good if the people in Sunset City discover us. Besides, since the Elf Queen can only be summoned for two hours, we must make good use of this time to rescue Princess."
Zhuo Yun looked at Yan Shi with admiring eyes, sighed, and said, "I was too impulsive, let’s go and find a place to stay first. Thank you, Yan Shi."
Yan Shi looked deeply at Zhuo Yun, after the year of acquaintance, his feelings for this kind-hearted elf girl were growing stronger and his heart that had grown cold after Yun Er’s death seemed to have revived. Zhuo Yun seemed to be his revived Yun Er in his heart, every frown and smile of hers touched his soul. However, because of the death of Yun Er, he couldn’t face his feelings. He cared for Zhuo Yun greatly, but dared not show it, instead would often watch Zhuo Yun silently from the side. Yan Shi would always protect Zhuo Yun whenever they rescued Elves to ensure her safety. Even the awkward Ah Dai noticed the change in Yan Shi, how could Zhuo Yun not? But due to the recent deaths of Elves, Zhuo Yun’s mood was exceptionally low. Yan Shi, a sincere and honest man, could move her, but she didn’t dare face these feelings, and so Zhuo Yun and Yan Shi often avoided each other’s gaze.
Zhuo Yun backed away a little and took refuge next to Ah Dai. The four of them walked on the streets of Sunset City. The streets of Sunset City were the broadest they had ever seen, reaching several tens of meters in width. There seemed to be no hidden forces at work here, despite the many shops, it was unlike any other city as there weren’t any establishments like gambling houses or brothels.
"Big brother, how about that inn?" Yan Li pointed ahead at a small, unassuming inn—Unity Inn, as written across a big sign at its entrance. Yan Shi nodded, "Alright, let’s stay here."
As the four of them entered the inn, they all were taken aback. The interior was polar opposite to the outside, although it seemed to be just a small two-story building from outside, a spacious hall spread out across nearly a thousand square meters inside. The extravagance of the decoration did not match the ones at the luxurious club they had once visited, but it was still unusual. A crimson carpet covered the floor, four huge pillars supported the beams in each corner. There weren’t many guests, only seven or eight were checking in at the front desk.
Seeing the four of them enter, two robust waiters approached, stolid expressions on their faces. One of them said in a strange tone, "Halt, what brings you here?"
Ah Dai was taken aback, "Isn’t this a hotel? Of course, we are here to lodge."
A waiter huffed disdainfully: "You must be country bumpkins just arrived from the countryside, not even knowing what kind of place Unity Inn is, advising us that you are not fit to stay here. Save us the trouble of kicking you out."
Yan Li took a step forward, raised to his tiptoes, grabbed the impertinent waiter by the collar, angrily asked, "Who did you call a country bumpkin?"
The waiter was surprised. He hadn’t expected four commoners in ordinary clothes would dare to initiate anything; Yan Li’s powerful grasp prevented any resistance from the waiter. Gripping his collar, the waiter felt as though a heavy mountain was pressing onto his chest. Anger in his voice, he said, "Runt, remove your dirty hands at once. Are you looking for a fight?"
