Chapter 958 958 West Court City
Chapter 958 West Court City
The group of five arrived at the courier station at the entrance of Sandstorm Town.
Here, they could buy a carriage ticket to the Grand Court. After getting on the carriage, the coachman would drive them there.
After negotiating the price, Lu Yu led the way and got into the carriage.
The coachman looked at Lu Yu and said, "This carriage will cost five Brilliant Coins to reach West Court City. The journey will take half a day. I"ll tell you in advance."
Lu Yu nodded slightly. "No problem. Let"s go."
He didn"t want to expose his dragon to Elena.
Of course, the most important thing was that they were getting closer and closer to the huge metropolis of the Grand Court. If they flew over with Lu Yu"s dragon as a means of transportation, it would be easy for them to be spotted.
In fact, it would be difficult for Lu Yu to use his dragon as a means of transportation for the rest of his journey.
A dragon was too eye-catching.
Once they were discovered, it would definitely cause a commotion.
Only on a cloudy day could Lu Yu ride his dragon, as he would not be easily discovered hiding above the dark clouds.
The coachman swung his whip and left Sandstorm Town, following a dirt road.
In the car, Elena covered her face with a veil, not daring to let others see her.
"Are you so afraid of being discovered by others?"
Helen asked curiously.
"Of course,"
Elena nodded repeatedly. She was afraid that she would be caught by the Orlando family again and that her hard-won freedom would end again.
"What"s the situation with the spirit body you mentioned earlier? Is there anything special about your body?"
Helen took out her small notebook and began to record earnestly.
Although Elena was a little unwilling, she still decided to reveal something since they were her saviors.
She rolled up her sleeves and revealed her fair and flawless arm.
"Watch carefully."
She reminded them and attracted their attention.
Suddenly, some bright patterns appeared on her arm.
The light of those patterns shone brighter and brighter. In the end, they were as bright as lights, and those patterns were mysterious and complicated symbols.
"What"s this? What do these symbols represent?"
Helen was curious, as she had never encountered these strange things.
"My father hired some experts who specialize in ancient languages to study the symbols on my body for a long time."
"In short, the most likely conclusion is that each symbol represents a special ability."
Hearing this, Helen was shocked.
"A symbol represents an ability. You have so many symbols on your body; there must be hundreds of them, right? Does it mean you have hundreds of abilities?"
Elena nodded slightly. "Yes, it seems so."
"When... when you turn 18, doesn"t that mean you can master hundreds of abilities?"
Elena smiled sheepishly. "I don"t think so. Having hundreds of abilities is already ridiculous. There"s no way I can master all of them."
"The world is so vast, and anything is possible."
"Just try to envision your future boldly; I"m sure that"s the case."
Elena rolled down her sleeves. "Anyway, that mage told me and my family that I would be blessed with power in the future. He told them to train me well."
"He said that the energy contained in my body is ma.s.sive, but I always a.s.sumed that he was joking."
Lu Yu looked at the Empress.
"You"re right. The Demon Blood Lord is probably going to eat her if he catches her."
Hearing this, Elena was so scared that her face turned pale!
"What? Eat me? Isn"t the Demon Blood Lord a good person? Why would he eat me?"
"Did you just say the Demon Blood Lord is a good person?" Lu Yu asked.
"That"s right. The newspapers in the city all praised him as our protector. He"s put in a lot of effort to protect our territory. Even if some people don"t like him, they still respect him."
Lu Yu knew that this was the ruler"s propaganda. The Demon Blood Lord must have put a lot of effort into propaganda to get rid of all the unfavorable voices.
"Alright, let me ask you a question first. Do people often go missing in your city?"
Hearing this, Elena was stunned. She thought for a long time and slowly said, "It"s true. We can"t find them, and we don"t know where they were taken."
"The people in the city all said that it must be ferocious beasts that had broken into the city and hid themselves in a corner, waiting for an opportunity to eat people."
Lu Yu sneered disdainfully. "That"s just a rumor. The real cannibal is the Demon Blood Lord!"
"The Orlando Family is the supplier for the Demon Blood Lord, his tool for his kidnappings!"
Elena was shocked. "Really? Are you sure the Orlando family is helping the Demon Blood Lord kidnap others and feeding those people to him?"
"It"s absolutely true. When we first arrived at Sandstorm Town, we ran into the Orlando family."
"In fact, when we were outside, we had already encountered such people."
Even in the Freedom Federation, where Lu Yu grew up, members from the Truth Department could be seen kidnapping people in secret.
It wouldn"t be surprising if this were happening in the Ember Empire.
Perhaps the source of all this was the Demon Blood Lord.
His evil must be eliminated from this world.
"So... I was captured by the Orlando family so that the Lord could eat me?"
Elena was scared out of her wits, as this was simply too terrifying. She didn"t even dare to think about it further.
"That"s right. The Demon Blood Lord probably knew about your special const.i.tution and wanted to keep you alive until you turned 18. That"s why he had the Orlando family imprison you."
"In order not to be discovered by your family, you were specially transported to Sandstorm Town and imprisoned near the border."
Hearing Lu Yu"s words, Elena suddenly felt a lingering fear.
"This is frightening news. Fortunately, I met you before I turned 18!"
"Are you going to get rid of the Demon Blood Lord?"
Elena asked curiously. At the same time, she was a little nervous.
After all, Lu Yu looked young; there was no way he could be as strong as the Demon Blood Lord.
"That"s right. That"s my goal."
"But, that"s not my ultimate goal."
Elena nodded slightly. "I support you. If you need my help, I will try my best to help you."
"You just need to return safely. Leave the rest to me."
"However, can the four of you really deal with the Demon Blood Lord? He"s insanely strong and has many forces under him. I"m afraid just a few of you wouldn"t be his match."
Elena looked at the four people in front of her worriedly.
They all looked young. If they had to confront the Demon Blood Lord, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and had slain numerous people, their prospects of victory were slim.