Lanhuadis 42

The other side.

Carlos rushed to the scene of the explosion.

It was Dorothea's research institute. It had been bombed into ruins, but there was no smell of gunpowder from the bombs, only the remaining terrifying energy fluctuations.

An ordinary bomb would not destroy such a solid research institute.

There were several corpses that were blown out, wearing research institute work clothes with Dorothea's favorite pink cat head printed on them.

Carlos was one of the first to arrive. Seeing this, his heart skipped a beat. "Xiao Wu?"

Several tribesmen who landed right behind him saluted Carlos, saying, "Your Highness."

"Get out of the way," Carlos said with a cold expression. He condensed his feather sword and swung it towards the ruins!

With a loud bang!

A big hole was split open in the ruins.

It was empty underneath, and you could vaguely see some objects buried there.

Just as he was about to go in, some tiny blood-red residue rolled down, like fragments of some crystal. Carlos paused, keenly sensing something was wrong.

Just as he was about to squat down and take a closer look, a familiar, urgent voice rang out: "Second brother, hide quickly! That thing can hurt the royal family!"

Dorothea's wings were injured and her face was covered in dust. She swooped down towards Carlos in a hurry.

Carlos instantly entered a defensive state, his broad black wings firmly guarding the young man behind him, and the blood-colored crystal residue exploded again!

A moment later, Carlos folded his wings and stood up. Without caring about himself, he instantly appeared beside Dorothea. His eyes reflected the wound on the little girl's wings, and his gaze was heavy.

"Tell my second brother what happened."

Dorothea breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Carlos was not injured. After all, he was not very old. She looked around and barely suppressed the panic in her heart. "Second brother, let's go home and talk."

She leaned in closer and whispered, "Someone's trying to get me."

Carlos' pupils shrank.

-

At the same time.

Gangshi District.

Xierting led Kongchan and his group back.

Mengzi said proudly: "Boss, now our Gangshi District is the only one that is not in chaos. It is all because of your good governance."

Fei Lan: "Yeah, yeah, if there's any little noise, just suppress it. We'll be fine!"

Xierting's expression was not optimistic. He bit his cigarette and said, "Be alert. Although it's just a small disturbance, it's too frequent. Gangshi District is closest to the Royal Court, but there are no elite soldiers guarding it. If there is no chaos here, there will be no chaos in the Royal Court."

"Fei Lan, dig into the sewers more often and find out where these rumors that are inciting the civilians are coming from."

The blue mouse patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Boss. I'll take care of it."

They've been running around Gangshi District lately, like fire extinguishers, going wherever there's unrest. It's really strange to say.

They strictly prevented the spread of rumors, and anyone who spread them would be severely punished. They completely cut off the possibility of civilians entering the rest of the riot area, but even in this situation, messages were still generated.

Sang Ting was silent: "Actually, we are only on guard against civilians. We can't defend against the royal family of the royal court. What if they are the ones spreading the rumors?"

Xierting retorted subconsciously: "Impossible, what good will it do them?"

Fat Blue: "Actually, Boss. There are only two most widely circulated rumors I've heard. One is that Emperor Felix the Great prevented the Sky Crack from coming, thus blocking the gods' blessings. This incurred the gods' wrath, turning auspicious signs into disasters."

Xierting sneered: "Why, haven't we always ridiculed ourselves as children not loved by the gods? We didn't even pray to the gods during the Spring Festival, so why are we talking about gods now? Ridiculous."

"The second is that the next monarch hasn't appeared yet because he lacks energy. He needs a blood sacrifice from a high-ranking prince, a prince with six, seven, or even eight patterns. Only then will the monarch have mercy on all living beings, reappear, and restore order."

Fei Lan concluded that among the countless versions of rumors, these two are the mainstream.

"Emperor Felix is ​​a hero of our people, yet he's been slandered by rumors like this," Sang Ting sighed. "These rumors are clearly trying to put down the old king and praise the new one."

"If my clan wasn't the Nine-Patterned Chosen, but was selected through competition, I would really think it was a conspiracy and power politics."

Sandin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Just think about it, blaming the current chaos in Lanhuadis entirely on the old king, inciting the emotions of the common people to build momentum for himself, and finally appearing in this situation where there has been no king for a long time and the country is in dire straits...

There is no need to think too much, the new king will definitely be regarded as the savior, even if there is no blood hierarchy, there will be countless fanatical tribesmen following him.

Xierting said calmly: "When the Nine Patterns spread their wings, the whole clan will feel it, don't panic - be careful!!"

At the moment his hair stood on end, his body moved faster than his mind, quickly erecting an incredibly strong protective shield! His black wings suddenly spread out, revealing the two camouflaged royal patterns on them, which shone brightly.

boom!

A blood-red whirlwind erupted from the red crystals falling from the sky, and a terrifying energy wave swept across District 10 in the blink of an eye!

All the houses within hundreds of meters around were razed to the ground, and the tribesmen sleeping inside turned to ashes in their sleep.

Xilting was the first to bear the brunt of the attack and retreated repeatedly, feeling the strongest impact. Under the strange suppression emitted by the crystal, the mental strength he could mobilize was greatly weakened. Moreover, he had to protect not only himself, but also so many brothers behind him and the houses nearby.

When the smoke and dust cleared, he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal organs were already injured.

A black shadow rushed over from somewhere, and a hand wearing red sharp nails tightly clasped Xilting's shoulders, trying to grab him on the street!

The red nail caps directly embedded into the flesh of Xierting's shoulders. The nails originally smelled of blood. When Xierting struggled to break free, he was horrified to find that when he was caught by the nail caps, he had no strength in his body and all the strength in his body was suppressed!

"Let me go, boss!!"

Mengzi yelled, tightly hugged Xierting's waist, and sat down on the ground with a thud. "You scumbag, you dare to rob my boss with red nails?! Do you know that my boss has a illegitimate child?"

Xilting: "..."

A shadow shrouded in black fog: "..."

Sang Ting threw: "Fat Blue!"

The blue rat bared its sharp teeth, concentrating all its mental strength on its teeth, and bit the black mist shadow's arm without mercy!

The next second it was thrown out.

Xilting gritted his teeth and pulled back hard, tearing off a piece of flesh from his shoulder, but at least he had escaped the shackles.

He endured the pain and immediately put up a mental barrier.

When I looked up again, I saw that the black mist shadow had disappeared.

Xierting covered his shoulder, which was constantly bleeding, narrowed his eyes, and said gloomily: "...What the hell is that thing?"

It is not advisable to stay here for long. Looking at the destroyed houses around him, Sang Ting sighed in his heart, waved his hand, and took Xierting back to the underground of Kongchan with the remaining surviving men.

In half an hour, Dr. Jian Yang bandaged Xilting's wound.

Sandin: "That thing is coming for you."

He felt a chill in his heart. Others didn't know, but he knew that the eldest brother was a legitimate Seven-Pattern Prince, whose strength had just entered the Yang Realm, not to mention his physical fitness.

This kind of combat power could be ranked in the top ten in the royal court, but he was almost caught on the spot. It felt like a dream.

Xierting stood up in his old military uniform and said, "I'm afraid it's not just directed at me."

He smoked a cigarette.

"Sang Ting, I'm going home. Maybe Gangshi District will be safer if I'm not here."

"...I understand. Be careful."

Sang Ting looked at his boss's back and sighed again.

Although he didn't know why, he guessed that the royal court... might be in chaos.

-

Castle.

Ning Ren lay in his room eating food to replenish his energy.

It's still palm-sized.

Now I really don't have the energy to get bigger.

Bai Ya was not by his side. He said he was going back to catch up on some sleep, as he would die suddenly if he didn't.

The food prepared by Nimansen was easy to digest and high in energy. Ning Ren consumed a lot of it and ate more than twice as much as usual.

I'm not very energetic, but I have a good appetite.

Ning Ren stuffed food into his mouth while thinking, "If only the mental power I cultivated before could come back, ah." If he could cultivate mental power, he wouldn't have to rely entirely on these foods to replenish his energy, which was consumed so quickly.

Although he was full, Ning Ren still felt dizzy.

Just as he was about to cover himself with the quilt and take a nap, he heard a noise outside.

In his room with extremely poor sound insulation, the voices of his second brother and fifth sister outside could be clearly heard.

A faint smell of blood wafted in.

Um?

Ning Ren put on metal wings, flew to the small door on the bedroom door, and went out.

Dorothea lay on the soft sofa in the hall. Grandma Laura looked distressed as she carefully checked the wound on her wings.

The edges of the red wings were bloody and mangled. "To think there was something in the clan that could injure His Highness like this."

Carlos sat next to him, "Xiaowu, tell me in detail."

Dorothea hissed, gnawing at the pain. "...Didn't I find a few bones of my tribe without red markings outside the Wansen Forest? I've been digging and exploring lately, and I've just found some clues."

"I was conducting further research when the crystal broke through the window. I only had time to retreat and defend myself before my wings were damaged. My research institute is right below my residence, and an energy explosion of this magnitude completely collapsed the institute. The researchers below were seriously injured, and I fell down with it as well."

"I wanted to rush out and see what was going on, but I saw someone searching through the rubble, examining the body of one of my researchers. There was a flash of red light on his hand. I wasn't sure what it was, but I had a bad feeling, so I hid. He didn't leave until you guys arrived."

Whoosh, a small shadow rushed over quickly.

Ning Ren pounced on Dorothea accurately and said anxiously: "Fifth sister!"

"Sister, are you okay? Does it hurt?" The smell of blood was strong. Ning Ren had never seen a family member injured, let alone one that looked so serious. "Let me blow on you."

The kid was jumping around in a panic.

Dorothea was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, her heart warmed. "Sister, it's okay. Don't be afraid, Xiaoqi."

She changed the subject: "Why did you get smaller? Don't you usually get bigger at night?"

Ning Ren looked at his sister's bloody wings, his nose sour. "She's bleeding so much, and she's still saying she's fine. How abominable! Is someone bullying me?" He was furious. "I'm going to blow his head off!"

Dorothea saw him really angry for the first time. Fearing that something bad might happen, she quickly stroked his fur and said, "Okay, okay, if I knew who it was, why would I need you, a little brat, to intervene? I'd just go and kill him myself."

Ning Ren flew up and blew air on her wings.

Carlos: "Xiaowu, since he didn't notice you, how can you be sure that the man wanted to catch you? Did you see his appearance clearly?"

Dorothea bared her teeth. "Brother, trust me, it's really just intuition. It's a shame that strange red crystal is completely gone, otherwise I would definitely research what it was that could actually hurt me."

You know, their royal family is very strong and ordinary things can never hurt them.

Carlos mused, "I'm not sure this is directed at you. Perhaps..."

"It's coming for us."

Xilting walked in, and the smell of blood and pungent medicine on him was even more obvious than Dorothea's.

He coughed twice and said, "At least, they should be targeting the high-patterned royal family in the royal court."

Carlos stood up suddenly: "You are injured too?!"

Ning Ren stopped blowing his wings. Fourth brother was injured too?!

He was stunned for a moment, and the anger in his heart that had not yet subsided suddenly rose up again.

Who on earth is so insidious as to do this in secret? !