Chapter 999 - 999: Father and Son Meet Again, Brave Thirteen
Chapter 999: Father and Son Meet Again, Brave Thirteen
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Sorcerer King’s bedchamber had long been controlled by the Sorcerer Queen. The female apostles inside were all the Sorcerer Queen’s trusted aides, but it was precisely because of this that Zhou Jin could withstand the illusion and enter.
“I want to talk to my father alone. You guys can leave,” Zhou Jin said as he looked at the two maidservants guarding outside the screen.
The Sorcerer Queen had instructed that other than her, no one was allowed to approach the Sorcerer King on their own. The two of them should have rejected him, but for some reason, when they met His Highness’s deep eyes, they could not help but nod. Then, they left in a daze.
Zhou Jin was not a problem dealing with two mere little witches.
Zhou Jin had been casting illusions along the way. Everyone who saw him thought of him as His Highness Ye Yang. When he walked around the screen, he forgot to retract his illusions, but the Sorcerer King still saw through him at a glance.
The Sorcerer King’s pale face twitched slightly. His bloodless dry lips slowly moved. He wanted to say something, but he was so shocked that he could not make a sound.
Zhou Jin came to the head of the bed and grabbed a chain tied to his wrist. He asked calmly, “Where is this connected?”
“Under the ground,” the Sorcerer King said hoarsely. “Don’t touch it. Someone will discover it.”
Since the Sorcerer Queen wanted to imprison him, she definitely would not allow anyone to easily save him. The other end of these chains was connected to the Coiling Dragon Stone underground. Any one of them would trigger a mechanism that would make the Coiling Dragon Stone fall. That way, the entire palace would sense the commotion underground. Zhou Jin held the chain and fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Dawa hurried in. “Zhou Jin!”
Zhou Jin turned around. Dawa went around the screen, and two disguised guards came with him—Shadow Six and Shadow Thirteen. The Sorcerer King looked at Dawa and then at the two guards behind him. He slowly said, “You’re not Wen Xu.”
“Uh…” Dawa was shocked and subconsciously touched his face. How did he recognize him? He didn’t use sorcery. He had stuck his face to Wen Xu’s. Could he see through this?
As if seeing Dawa’s confusion, the Sorcerer King said in a hoarse voice, “You’re a sorcerer. You used a Gu worm to suppress your sorcery power and pretended to have the aura of a Gu Master.”
That’s right, Dawa was a sorcerer, and Wen Xu was a Gu Master. His trick could fool others, but it could not fool the Sorcerer King. The Sorcerer King was the head of the Sorcerer Clan. Even if he was weak to his current state, nothing could hide from his eyes.
Dawa was embarrassed. He had been seen through…
However, the Sorcerer King was Zhou Jin’s father and was not an outsider. So be it. It was no big deal!
“Where are the chains connected?” Shadow Thirteen asked. He was asking Zhou Jin.
Zhou Jin looked at the chain in his hand and said, “There are Coiling Dragon Stones and mechanisms underground. If we cut the chain, we will trigger the mechanisms.”
Dawa was stunned for a moment before saying, “No, shouldn’t you be thinking about how to cut it off? This isn’t an ordinary chain…’
Shadow Six took out a cold dagger. This was a divine weapon found in the Sang family of the Nether Capital. It could cut through iron like mud and everything.
Dawa swallowed his saliva. “You’re really well prepared…”
Alright, although he didn’t know the specific background of this group of people, with every little contact he had, he could realize that they were more powerful than he had imagined. He had to be glad that they didn’t kill him like they did Wen Xu.
Shadow Thirteen looked at Dawa and said, “You and Zhou Jin stay here. Shadow
Six and I will deal with the mechanism.”
“Can… Can the two of you do it? This is the Sorcerer Clan’s palace. If there’s any mistake, we’ll be discovered. Moreover…” As Dawa spoke, he glanced at the
Sorcerer King on the bed and whispered into Shadow Thirteen’s ear, “The Soul Rakshasa seems to be about to wake up. The commotion is too big. What if we attract it?”
The second time it woke up, who knew if it had completely woken up or if it had still sent its clone over. Even if it was only a clone, it would be even stronger than the first time it saw it.
Shadow Thirteen said seriously, “I know what to do. After we deal with the mechanism, we’ll pull the chain. You guys can bring the Sorcerer King out of the palace.”
Dawa was helpless. “Alright, I’m not just doing this for myself. You guys have to be careful.”
They were in the same boat. His life was all tied to this group of people. After being the Dark Hall’s Guardian for so many years, the danger added up could not compare to these few days.
“Please tell us where the entrance to the underground is, Sorcerer King,” Shadow Thirteen said to the Sorcerer King.
The Sorcerer King pointed with his finger.
“Got it.” Shadow Thirteen brought Shadow Six away.
The so-called underground was actually a very spacious underground palace, but it was dark inside and there was no light at all. Shadow Six took out a match. Shadow Thirteen grabbed his hand and whispered, “Wait first.”
“Oh.” Shadow Six put away the match.
The underground palace was too dark to see his own fingers. He could only rely on his outstanding intuition and hearing to feel his way forward in the darkness. Shadow Thirteen did not let go of Shadow Six’s wrist. Halfway there, Shadow Six tripped and staggered forward.
Shadow Thirteen hurriedly grabbed him and pulled him up. Then, Shadow Thirteen’s palm slid down and grabbed his hand.
The two of them held long swords in their other hands. The long swords were cold, but their palms were as warm as warm jade.
“Are we there yet?” Shadow Six asked.
“Soon,” Shadow Thirteen said.
“It’s so dark,” Shadow Six said.
“Mm,” Shadow Thirteen replied.
“Alright, we can light the match now,” Shadow Thirteen said.
Shadow Six did not move.
In the darkness, Shadow Thirteen looked at him in confusion. Shadow Six picked up their intertwined hands and shook them. “How can I light a fire if you’re holding me?
“Oh.” Shadow Thirteen let go of his hand.
Shadow Six took out the match and blew on it. Bright flames illuminated the scene in front of him. This was a cold secret room. In the middle of the secret room were four huge coiling dragon stones, and each stone was connected to a mechanism. Above the mechanism was the chain that locked the Sorcerer King.
Shadow Six walked closer to take a look and frowned. “Once the chain breaks, the Coiling Dragon Stone will really fall. What should we do?”
“Take the sword and give me the dagger.” Shadow Thirteen handed his sword to Shadow Six.
To a swordsman-type sacrificial soldier, the sword would not leave his hand. To Shadow Thirteen, the sword was not only a weapon, but also a very private thing. He would not easily hand it over to others.
Shadow Six hugged the sword that was still warm from his hand. He was also holding a sword. With his other hand holding the match, he couldn’t get the dagger, so he straightened his waist. “Here.”
Shadow Thirteen’s gaze landed on his flexible and strong waist. His throat moved and he took out his dagger expressionlessly.
Shadow Thirteen flew up and cut the chains on the mechanism with his fast movement technique. He quickly tied the chains into a knot and tied them to each other’s mechanisms.
Shadow Six was dazzled. When did Shadow Thirteen’s qinggong become so good? He was almost unlike the Shadow Thirteen he knew.
It seemed that on this trip, it was not only Young Master, Asura, and Ah Wei whose strength had increased greatly, but Shadow Thirteen’s strength had also increased greatly.
The Coiling Dragon Stone moved, but in the end, it stabilized. Shadow Thirteen landed back on the ground and saw Shadow Six looking at him in admiration.
He said indifferently, “What’s wrong?”
Shadow Six smiled and said, “Nothing, I just think you’re amazing! What qinggong did you use just now?”
Shadow Thirteen said, “A qinggong in the Nether Mountain. I’ve seen the
Rakshasa King practice with the Ancestor. If you like it, I’ll teach you later.”
“Mm!” Shadow Six nodded happily. His eyes seemed to have stars, shining brightly.
Shadow Thirteen’s eyes moved. He put the dagger back into the scabbard at his waist and took back his sword. “Let’s go.”
The chain was broken, so the Sorcerer King must be the most aware. There was no need to inform him extra.
Shadow Thirteen quickly walked forward, and Shadow Six followed. He originally planned to use the match to light the way back, but before he could take two steps, the match was extinguished.
The underground palace darkened again.
“Eh? Why is it extinguished?” Shadow Six blew at the match, but it could not light up no matter what.
“So be it,” Shadow Thirteen said.
“But I can’t see,” Shadow Six muttered bitterly.
Shadow Thirteen stopped in his tracks. “Thirteen, where are you?” Shadow Six asked.
“I’m here,” Shadow Thirteen said in a low voice.
“Oh.” Shadow Six followed the voice and fumbled in the darkness. He touched Shadow Thirteen’s arm. He grabbed it and pinched it. Then he slid down and grabbed Shadow Thirteen’s hand.
When the two of them left the underground palace, Dawa had already carried the Sorcerer King out.
Little Gu covered the Sorcerer King’s aura. Coupled with the fact that Zhou Jin had been using illusions, no one noticed anything amiss along the way.
“A carriage, a carriage!” Dawa carried him onto the carriage.
Zhou Jin and Dawa also sat down. Shadow Thirteen and Shadow Six sat in the coachman’s seat and drove the carriage out of the palace.
At the palace gate, a guard stopped their carriage. Dawa lifted the curtain. “You dare to stop my carriage?”
When the guard saw that it was him, he hurriedly bowed. “Lord Wen Xu! I’m sorry. The Sorcerer Queen has ordered us to strictly check the carriages entering and leaving the palace.”
Dawa said impatiently, “If you want to investigate, then investigate! I’m in a hurry to return to the manor!”
“Yes!” After the guard agreed, he carefully lifted the curtain. He met a pair of deep eyes. Zhou Jin looked at him steadily. After a while, his expression became
dull. “There’s no one else. Lord Wen Xu can leave the palace.” “Hmph!” Dawa lowered the curtain.
Shadow Thirteen waved his horsewhip and the carriage left..