The Rejuvenation Hall was often used by Gilbert to heal and recuperate. It was one of the forbidden
areas that was closed off to even his most trusted subordinates. Why was a human who had just
slaughtered a powerful official of the Shura Race allowed to enter it? The several other subordinates
felt they must have misinterpreted what they heard.
"Is there any problem?" Gilbert demanded with a frown.
"No." Aldo quickly shook his head. Then he walked towards Rocky, held him up, and turned into a
purple orange light whizzing through the sky.
Meanwhile, a brilliant light suddenly appeared out of nowhere with a slash of Gilbert's right hand. It
immediately swallowed the Mystical Dragon Sword in his hand.
He then turned around to walk towards his subordinates and whispered something.
They looked at him in surprise upon hearing his words.
"Once you've dealt with it, return to the Ghost Capital. I'll report to the royal family first!" Gilbert
commanded before he disappeared from where he stood.
The subordinates gazed at each other, and soon rushed towards Jonathan's minions. The poor minions
were slaughtered in the blink of an eye. Blood flowed like crimson rivers and pained screams could be
heard all around.
In no time, the minions became corpses. They would never know why they died!
The several subordinates cleaned up the scene and burned all of the dead minions, humans, and
beasts around the door to the alien world. They then returned to the Ghost Capital.
A few hours later, Aldo and Rocky flew into the sky above the Ghost Capital. They looked down at the
city which closely resembled the human race's capital. The prosperous streets, the endless buildings,
the continuous stream of Shura Race members who came and went and who were clad in strange
outfits weren't hard to miss.
Under Gilbert's rule, the Ghost Capital was the main city of the Ghost Fief.
Not long after, Aldo and Rocky swooped down from the air and entered Gilbert's mansion. It was
located in the center of the capital and was heavily guarded.
Once Aldo and Rocky showed up, an old man dressed like a steward of the mansion appeared with
several members. Realizing the unexpected visitor was Aldo, the old man immediately cupped his
hands and said, "Master Aldo! Didn't you leave with our leader? Why have you returned alone?"
"I was ordered by our leader to bring this man back! You arrived just in time, Steward Peter. Have
Esteban check on his injuries. If there's nothing serious, send him to the Rejuvenation Hall. Have some
guards watch him like hawks…" Aldo replied with an impassive look.
"Rejuvenation Hall? Isn't that where our leader lives? Who is this man?" the steward asked as he shot
Rocky a bewildered look.
"I don't know, but that's what the leader ordered," Aldo replied indifferently.
"I see. Send him to Esteban and tell him that he is to be returned to our leader," Peter commanded the
other servants behind him swiftly.
The servants immediately took Rocky from Aldo and carried him to the Ghost Palace where Esteban
resided.
Once they arrived at the palace, they immediately felt a chill run down their spines. Fear was written all
over their faces. The palace was deathly gloomy and freezing. All around them, they were surrounded
by various human and beast corpses.
It was well known in the Ghost Fief that this famous doctor, despite his superb medical skills, was also
labeled a freak. He often liked to dissect and study corpses. To preserve the corpses longer, the Ghost
Palace was built on a huge ice jade that served as the base stone. This turned the entire palace as
cold as an ice cave. Esteban was also quite unsociable and eccentric, which gave people all the more
reason to not visit the palace.
"Excuse me. Is Master Esteban here?" one of the servants shouted in a trembling voice.
No one responded.
"It seems he isn't here!" The servants quickly looked at each other.
"Why don't we send him to the Rejuvenation Hall first? I can't stand being in this damned place for
another second!" one of the servants proposed.
The others nodded in agreement. But just as they were about to head to the hall with Rocky, a figure
cloaked in black suddenly appeared behind them silently. His voice was hoarse and low. "You're not
welcome in this damned place. Get out or you will end up like those corpses…"
The servants were scared to death upon hearing these words. Before they could relay Peter's
instructions, they left Rocky and fled at lightning speed.
Then, the light within the Ghost Palace began to brighten as the black shadow drew nearer to Rocky.
The mysterious figure was clad in a grey robe and had a face that was no different from that of a
human's. He was the famous Doctor Esteban. He truly was a human because he didn't emit the evil
aura of the Shura Race.
"Oh, it's a human! Why was he sent to my Ghost Palace?" Esteban was slightly surprised but then
began to laugh sinisterly. "He must be something special. Perhaps the leader wants me to examine him
carefully. I'll do that right now!" Upon saying that, he waved his hand to shut the palace door closed. He
then picked up Rocky by the collar and dragged him deeper into the depths of the palace.
One night later.
An exhausted Gilbert returned to his mansion. It was inevitable that he would be blamed by the royal
family for the unusual movement of the door to the alien world. Fortunately, the royal family was
unaware that the door was opened by a human and that there were a few people from the other world
who managed to escape back to where they came from through it. The family would certainly feel on
edge if they found out. Especially if they saw Rocky's Mystical Dragon Sword, he was afraid this would
cause a massive uproar throughout the Shura Race.
This was exactly why Gilbert decided to keep this matter a secret for the sake of safety. He got rid of
Jonathan's subordinates who knew about the secret as well. Up until now, only he and a few of his
trusted subordinates were aware that the door to the alien world had been opened.
However, Gilbert didn't rest once he returned. Instead, he went straight to the Rejuvenation Hall to
figure out Rocky's identity and history. Unfortunately, Rocky was nowhere to be found once he arrived
at the hall. He immediately sent Aldo a message.
Aldo appeared in the hall shortly after.
"Where is the human I asked you to bring back?" Gilbert inquired with a serious look on his face.
"After I returned, I handed him over to Steward Peter. I instructed him to send the man to Esteban to
treat his injury. I guess he hasn't been sent back because his injury is too serious?" Aldo immediately
explained.
"Is that so?" Just as Gilbert was thinking about whether he should go to the Ghost Palace or not, a
servant suddenly reported that there was an ongoing invasion on the northwest border. The Shura
Race members from another fief were invading their territory and the conflict was escalating.
Upon hearing this, Gilbert summoned his men and rushed towards the northwest border to deal with
the urgent matter.
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