Chapter 504: Long Time No See (3k)
“Misses, we’ll take our leave for now. The Snow Guard should be able to notify you soon.”
Ignoring the people blocking the door, Stun stopped the car, seemingly waiting for Su Jiu and the other person to get out. The hand holding the steering wheel remained still. His gaunt face reflected in the glass showed a deep solemnity.
According to Su Jiu’s analysis and Bernice’s explanation, if all of this was true, his country and the people he protected were very likely linked to this Duke’s life and death.
“Alright! As for the matter of the Ice Sky Vulture, we’ll handle it properly.”
Sensing the other party’s urgency, Su Jiu didn’t delay. She nudged Bernice, signaling her to open the car door.
“What thick snow…”
Putting away the paper, Bernice immediately opened the car door. As soon as her foot landed, it was buried in the deep snow of the haystack. Fortunately, she was wearing tall Martin boots, so she didn’t get wet.
“How can there be such thick snow in the Duke’s mansion? Where are the servants?”
Pulling off her snow-covered small leather shoes, Bernice shook the snow off her feet and then used her external qi to shake it off. She made a hugging gesture towards Su Jiu, “Miss is wearing small leather shoes, let me carry you down.”
Su Jiu did not hold back. She blinked and hung on Bernice like a koala, her face very close to the little butterfly pattern, causing her cheeks to flush. Don’t ask why she couldn’t use external qi…
This is called an offer one can’t refuse.
“Rumble—” After the two got out of the car, the car quickly turned around and reversed. The flying snow rose more than two meters high, like a wild bull charging into the distance.
The two walked slowly towards the nobles by the gate. As they approached, Su Jiu brought Bernice into the crowd. Her gaze swept over the nobles, finally settling on a golden-haired woman leading the group.
Seeing the displeased expression on her face and the dark circles under her eyes, Su Jiu wore a strange expression. Wasn’t this an old acquaintance?
The latter, not noticing their approach, still had one hand on her hip, pointing at a young noble and scolding, “Are you all useless? You’ve been here for so long and haven’t gone in to contact the Duke’s mansion?”
The young noble looked wronged and pointed at the locked gate, saying with great helplessness, “We’ve contacted the Duke’s mansion. What was agreed upon yesterday… but not a single person has come to open the door. Now, there’s no signal, and we can’t contact anyone inside.”
“Miss Filly, perhaps people in the Duke’s mansion are taking a nap.”
At this moment, a more seasoned noble, after carefully considering his words, smiled and played the peacemaker. He slowly spoke to the golden-haired woman, who was in a fit of anger.
Hearing the other noble’s words, the golden-haired woman was speechless. She exhaled a breath of white air, her face full of displeasure, as if suppressing her temper, she explained:
“You in the east district have no idea what’s happening in the city center. Last night, our family and the Snow Guard’s demon alert sounded—the highest level warning!”
At these words, the nobles, including Su Jiu, were shocked. There was indeed no unusual situation in the east district; people were still buying and selling as usual.
The highest level warning…
“A battle king level demon that hasn’t signed a contract has crossed the warning line and entered the city?” Hearing this answer, the old noble exclaimed. He understood that given the other party’s status, she wouldn’t joke about such things.
Filly glanced at him and replied impatiently, “That’s right. And after detecting the demon’s location, we searched everywhere, but found nothing. We could only go to the Duke’s mansion to activate the city defense formation to prevent new demons from entering.”
“Go in directly. The demon you’re talking about might be inside.”
As soon as the other party finished speaking, Su Jiu narrowed her eyes and looked ahead. She said with great seriousness, pointing at the snow that was much thicker than on nearby buildings.
Hearing Su Jiu’s voice, the nobles’ gazes “swished!” and all turned towards her, their expressions a mix of surprise at how she had arrived so silently.
The young noble, who had been scolded by Filly, glanced at Su Jiu’s jk outfit with black stockings and frowned. He said indifferently, “This is a noble meeting. You civilians are not allowed…”
Seeing Su Jiu suddenly appear behind her, and coupled with her subordinate’s rudeness, Filly looked at Su Jiu’s smiling face and felt a strange sensation in her thigh.
“I grant you permission, you dead head! Just say it if you want me dead.”
She suddenly widened her eyes, let out a rough breath, and kicked the noble fiercely, cursing him. Then, like a hero from Shu, she looked at Su Jiu with a humble smile, her words becoming more cautious:
“Lord Su, you said the demon is inside, that’s unlikely, right? After all, there are quite a few experts in the Duke’s mansion, and it doesn’t look like there was a fight inside.”
“Miss Filly…”
The kicked noble didn’t dare to get up. Like the other nobles, he stared blankly at Filly. Seeing her act as an inferior to a young girl, he wondered who this girl without noble attire was.
“Firstly, the snow here is thicker than outside. Secondly, I know the young lady of that Duke’s family.”
After glancing at Filly and chuckling, Su Jiu walked forward unceremoniously. She placed her arm on the iron gate, external qi surged from her body, and with a slight vibration, the iron gate was instantly blasted open.
With that, she led Bernice forward. She could feel an unusually high energy level emanating from a building within the Duke’s mansion, as if it was deliberately activated to resist something.
“Go up and see what’s happening.”
Looking at Su Jiu’s retreating back, Filly waved her hand impatiently at the nobles and also jogged to catch up.
…
Walking straight ahead with Bernice, after turning a corner, Su Jiu stopped in front of a building wall that had a large gaping hole. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she whispered, “As expected…”
Looking at the house, where wind and frost were constantly entering, Bernice darted forward and entered the building through the hole. Soon, she came out holding a human arm frozen into ice and said softly, “It’s exactly as Miss predicted. A fight happened here.”
“Not only did a fight happen, but the demon hasn’t left yet.”
Looking at the largest building in the distance, and sweeping over the golden energy shield that had risen, a sharp glint flashed in Su Jiu’s eyes. Her gaze fell on the chimney at the very top. There, flesh wings, resembling those of a Western dragon, covered the opening of the entire chimney.
“I also sensed the energy fluctuations from that building. I was about to tell you, Miss—it’s an ice lizard approaching high-rank Battle King level.”
Smiling, Bernice also looked into the distance. She closed her eyes, stepped forward, and grabbed Su Jiu’s palm. White light emerged from her body, transforming into a scythe with alternating red and blue colors.
The scythe was overall silver-white, with mystical patterns covering its handle. The blade was divided into red and blue on both sides, with butterfly-style patterns.
As Su Jiu held the scythe, her silver hair and childlike face were accompanied by a boundless dilation of the blood color in her eyes. Her entire demeanor was like that of a true Blood Clan Grand Duke—cold and solitary.
…
Inside the snow-covered house, a large group of people stood clustered together. Although their complexions were mostly pale, there was little panic in their expressions. They were mostly guards and servants of the Duke’s mansion.
They were all at the War General level or had no strength at all. Each of them looked at the two people leading the crowd.
Near the window, a young girl stood with a solemn expression. She couldn’t see anything, but she remained vigilant.
“Young Lady, we should take this opportunity to contact the outside. When the formation is activated, all communication devices are unusable… even the communicators to contact the Duke.”
An elder, about fifty years old, looked at the anxious crowd and sighed softly. He smiled bitterly at the girl by the window.
“We can’t confirm if the opponent has left yet, it’s not time…”
Hearing this, the young girl slowly turned around, revealing a delicate face. This person was Catherine, who had met Su Jiu several times. In her hand, she held a golden mirror, which was the means of controlling the formation.
“Boom—”
Before she could finish speaking, the house shook violently, and the roof seemed to be rolling with giant stones. Then, the mirror in Catherine’s hand made a “crackling—” sound and shattered.
When the mirror shattered, the ordinary guards and servants didn’t understand what was happening, but the old butler’s face changed drastically. He knew what this meant. He immediately looked at Catherine in panic and said somewhat flusteredly:
“Young Lady, the magic array has been broken directly? Wasn’t this array said to be able to withstand any attack from a Battle King level?”
“It might be caused by an attack of extreme power on a single point.”
Catherine also looked solemn. She then took out her phone. Since she could communicate with the outside world, it was best to apply for support from the Snow Guard as soon as possible.
“Knock, knock—”
Just then, there was a knock on the door. This knock startled Catherine, who was about to make a phone call. She exchanged a glance with the old butler, swallowed, and asked in return, “That demon wouldn’t knock on the door, would it?”
“Probably? Maybe someone is here to save us?”
The old butler answered with some uncertainty. He had seen this ferocious ice-type sub-dragon savagely devour a human who had turned into ice.
Would such a ferocious creature knock on the door?
“Everyone move away from the door.”
Glancing at the old butler, Catherine mustered her courage. Seeing everyone inexplicably move away, she used her external qi to control the door to open slowly with a “creak,” only to be stunned from a distance.
“Long time no see.”
The girl in front of her had white hair fluttering in the wind, her face streaked with blood, and she was dragging a bloodstained scythe in her hand. The scythe was stuck in the head of an ice-blue scaled creature, apparently having been dragged for some distance.
The girl scratched her head, her face blushing slightly as if shy, and said somewhat embarrassed:
“I killed the big guy outside with one blow. It seems I accidentally broke your formation too. You won’t make me pay, will you?”
