’A spider...’
Yu Zhizhi thought of the spider silk that had protected her throughout her nightmare. She had heard the Lord of Paradise’s voice, but he hadn’t answered her question.
"I’m... not sure either..." Yu Zhizhi slowly sat up. She couldn’t help but glance down at her wrist. The feeling of the spider silk in her dream had been so clear, but now there was nothing.
Buli gave the young boy a few coins.
As agreed, this was his payment.
Gu Xi cupped the few silver coins, bowing low. Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard the most distinguished-looking of the group, a Mermaid Male, speak slowly, "Do you want to come back with us to the undersea?"
’They’re from the undersea...’
The young boy had long since realized that their status was anything but ordinary; they were either rich or noble.
Only then did Yu Zhizhi notice him.
She couldn’t tell what clan he belonged to for the moment. She only saw a small, thin boy before her, wrapped in coarse gray cloth with a red rope tied around his waist. His hair was like dried twigs, dusty and gray.
The young boy also noticed the Rabbit Clan female’s gaze and couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. "I... I can’t leave."
"Why not?" Buli asked patiently.
Gu Xi clutched the coins in his hand. "The town master... he doesn’t allow any servants to leave Chelsea’s Black Tide Bay."
Yusen glanced at the Black-clothed Steward.
The middle-aged man nodded. "I will go negotiate."
Gu Xi froze.
He never imagined they were actually serious about taking him with them.
The young boy was incredibly nervous. The oppressive presence of these adult males was overwhelming for him. As for that Rabbit Clan Lady—
She was healing the Little Octopus, a faint white light emanating from her fingertips.
Gu Xi’s eyes suddenly lit up—
’She awakened a Healing Ability too!’
In an instant, the young boy felt as if he had found a kindred spirit. He couldn’t help but move a little closer. This noble lady seemed extremely skilled in the use of her Healing Skill; she must use it often.
The Little Octopus wasn’t behaving, its red tentacles swaying back and forth like seaweed.
"So amazing..."
The young boy couldn’t help but praise her.
Her healing light was so warm. Just being near it made his whole body feel comfortable.
The Little Octopus pouted.
The tentacle that had nearly been severed in the dream was now healed by the Rabbit Clan female. ’Strange,’ it thought. ’It was just a dream, so why are the injuries on my body still here?’
"Your medicine tastes quite good," Yu Zhizhi said with a small smile.
Gu Xi was a little embarrassed. "I just mixed it up randomly. I added a bit of sugarcane juice."
He lived all alone in Black Tide Bay. After awakening his Healing Ability, he had slowly figured out how to concoct medicine. But to this day, he still didn’t know how to use his Healing Skill.
Yu Zhizhi noticed that the young boy seemed to be wearing something around his ankle.
Following her gaze, Gu Xi pulled up his pant leg slightly, a bitter smile on his face.
"It’s an ankle shackle. While wearing this, we can’t take a single step out of Black Tide Bay, or it will explode."
Unless the town master hands over the key.
Buli was puzzled. "I’ve always heard that the Lord of Chelsea treats those around him very well, even bestowing rewards upon his servants from time to time."
"The Lord of Chelsea is of course the best—" The young boy couldn’t help but defend the Lord, his eyes dimming. "But the new Lord has many rules. Everyone in the territory, whether servant or commoner, even nobles, has to wear this."
"Since when?" Buli asked.
The young boy wasn’t sure. "I think it was over a year ago."
Yu Zhizhi finished treating the wound on the Little Octopus’s tentacle. After wrapping it in a bandage, she tied a small bow. The little red octopus furrowed its brow, wanting to bite it off, but the Rabbit Clan female stopped it.
The Little Octopus was glum.
Its mind wasn’t on the Chelsea Territory at all.
’So what if he’s a Lord?’
’The ones who came from the undersea before split up as soon as they reached the shore. Some came to Chelsea, and others went to the Beast God’s Homeland.’
However, the Chelsea Territory was initially very small. Now, it had already swallowed up other territories and lay between the Valoran Empire and the Deep Sea Empire, its domain already taking on the initial form of an empire itself.
After hearing the latest news about the Chelsea Territory from the young boy, Buli’s expression turned very grave.
Originally, the Chelsea Territory and the Deep Sea Empire were from the same lineage and had always been on good terms. The previous Lord’s whereabouts were unknown, and the new Lord was constantly implementing various reforms, seemingly trying to draw a clear line between himself and the Deep Sea Empire.
"Someone’s approaching."
Yusen sensed a faint presence. He turned his head and, through the window on the right, saw figures lying in ambush in the distance under the cover of night.
Buli gripped the broken blade at his waist. "It seems the Steward’s negotiations have failed."
The Chelsea Territory of today was no longer the Chelsea everyone remembered.
’If you want something and can’t negotiate for it, you can only decide it through force.’
A thin layer of ice gradually formed on Yusen’s face. His ice blue eyes held little emotion. "Make it quick."
Buli nodded.
’A fight is about to break out.’
Yu Zhizhi grabbed the Little Octopus with one hand and pulled the young boy with the other, hiding behind the sofa.
The entire exterior of the house froze over in an instant.
It was as if it were firmly protected by a thick layer of ice.
The Undersea Steward returned, his Beast Form slightly revealed. "Your Highness, they’ve brought many people. It looks like they’re trying to encircle and annihilate us."
"Buli," Yusen called out. "Take her and leave for the Seaport."
Buli paused for a moment. "What about the little healer?"
The Steward tossed him the key he had snatched.
Buli hurried back into the house.
He used the key to unlock the iron shackle on the young boy’s foot. "Ms. Zhi Zhi, we have to leave Black Tide Bay immediately and head for the Seaport."
"Okay," Yu Zhizhi nodded.
A dark light appeared in Buli’s palm. He suddenly pressed it to the ground. "Escape!"
BANG!
The figures enveloped by his dark aura all vanished along with him.
’The Chelsea Territory really does have a huge problem.’
Buli’s current mission was to get Miss Rabbit safely to the Seaport.
Afterward, he would find a way to infiltrate the territory’s interior.
Yu Zhizhi’s vision went black. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived at the border between Black Tide Bay and the Seaport—
And there, a vast, dense army was gathered.
A young man standing at the very front let out a soft "Yo." "Third Brother, you really guessed it. Someone among them really did awaken an Earth Element Ability."
"Hahaha! Hey, you lot from the undersea, don’t be in such a hurry to run! Let me see what you’re really after— Oh? A Little Douding who’s awakened a Healing Ability?"
The man called Third Brother was as strong as an ox, his power immense. His blinded right eye showed only the white, making it exceptionally creepy. His gaze shifted from the Little Douding and finally locked onto the petite Rabbit Clan female, his eyes glowing red.
’The climate in Chelsea Territory is poor; it couldn’t possibly raise such a delicate little female.’
Buli impassively blocked his line of sight.
"Staring so intently at a noble lady is very rude, you know."
The man’s face turned sinister. "Looking to die, are you? Get lost!"
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