Chapter 245 Please allow us to catch the thief, my lord!
As a group of sea monsters approached step by step, Nightmare let out a deafening tiger roar at them.
Yi Yuan transformed into a dark green python, its massive body moving slowly and steadily as it flicked its tongue at the sea monsters below.
Xuanmo transformed into his original form as a black snake, its black scales reflecting dazzling colors within the palace, seemingly leisurely watching the beastmen below.
The sea creatures shuddered when they heard the mysterious voice from the land and saw the enormous, imposing serpentine beasts circling on either side of him.
He gripped the fishbone knife tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on the Nightmare and his companions.
Even the blue orcs standing behind them couldn't help but swallow hard, a light sweat breaking out on their foreheads.
"Boss... Boss, maybe we should just forget about it." The injured orc tugged at the blue orc's sleeve when he saw the scene.
“Little brother, this is no longer about venting your anger. Just stay here and wait for your elder brother to capture them all and hand them over to the master for disposal,” the blue orc said.
The merman entrusted him with the task of guarding a section of the sea near the palace, but the thieves managed to sneak in right under his nose.
He couldn't explain such a mistake.
"What are you all standing there for? Charge!" the blue orc shouted, mustering his courage.
"Yes!" the sea monster in front replied reluctantly, then continued to walk towards them with timid steps.
At this moment, Yan and his group were also ready to face the battle.
"Alright, weren't you looking for me?"
At that moment, a clear, female voice came from inside the room.
Just as they were about to start fighting, Shu Ning, who had been waiting for the merman to return and clarify everything, decided to leave immediately when she saw that they were about to fight.
Seeing that Shu Ning, who had been behind Xiao Chong, had come out, Xuan Lin took Shu Ning's hand and looked at her seriously with his silver eyes, saying, "Don't go out, it's dangerous."
Seeing Xuan Lin holding her wrist, Shu Ning sighed softly and looked at him, saying, "Don't worry, it's alright."
Seeing that he still wouldn't let go, she continued, "I've regained my memories now, and you know my abilities."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Lin's eyes deepened, his brows furrowed slightly, and he held her hand tightly without letting go.
"Ningning, don't come out."
At this moment, Jin Tong shouted upon hearing Shu Ning's words.
"Ningning, leave these overconfident little shrimps to us, don't worry about us," Yan said.
"Hahahaha, it really is inside!" the blue orc exclaimed excitedly after hearing Shu Ning's words. "You all heard that, didn't you?"
"Now the evidence is conclusive. You dared to hide here. I'll catch you and hand you over to the master."
Upon hearing this, Jin Tong looked speechless and asked incredulously, "The person you want to capture is Ning Ning?"
“I don’t care if she’s muddy or dirty. She stole our pearls and now she’s hiding in our lord’s palace. We have every reason to suspect she’s a thief who came here!”
He glared at them as he spoke.
"Now, she has no choice but to leave!"
"She took your pearls!?"
Yi Yuan also sneered, saying that the glowing snake scales he had inlaid for Shu Ning throughout the entire cave were far more precious than pearls.
“Yes, she not only took it, she broke it!” an orc said with a sneer.
“It’s so hard to find a pearl that shines, and she just broke it like that,” another orc said.
"They...they even injured me." At this moment, the orc with the wound also chimed in, to prove that Shu Ning and the others were indeed thieves.
"Hmm." Nightmare looked at the orc covered in wounds and said with satisfaction.
"As expected of my Ningning! Oh, right, Ningning—" He raised his voice as he remembered something.
"Hmm?" Shu Ning replied.
Are you injured?
"No, I'm fine, don't worry," Shu Ning replied.
"Boss, they're in cahoots!" one of the orcs exclaimed.
“I know! I can tell,” the blue orc said.
"Arrest them all!" he shouted.
"yes!"
"Let's see who dares!"
At that moment, a voice came from outside the palace.
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning frowned. Just as she was about to break free from Xuan Lin's tight grip, she heard a male voice coming from outside.
Upon hearing this calm yet authoritative voice, the sea creatures inside the hall all gasped in shock.
Few of them were able to get here; if the blue orcs hadn't brought them in, they would have had little chance of ever stepping inside.
They all put away their fishbone knives, made way for each other, and lowered their heads, not daring to look up.
The blue orc, who had initially been eager to take credit, suddenly sensed something was amiss.
"My lord, you're back." The blue orc greeted him with a smile, bowing respectfully.
"Hmm," the merman replied coldly.
After finishing his business, he happily wanted to go back to where he had been to find Shu Ning and the other person.
But when he arrived, he searched around but couldn't find them anywhere.
They guessed that they had gone somewhere else to stroll around, or that they had already returned to rest.
Before he even entered, he could hear the Blue Beastmen making a ruckus inside the hall from a distance, and he guessed that they must have had a conflict with Yi Yuan and the others.
Upon entering, he saw that Yan and the others had all transformed into their original forms and were guarding the entrance to Shu Ning's cave. He frowned slightly.
"Why aren't you guarding outside?"
"What exactly is going on?" he asked the blue orc with a serious expression and a dangerous aura emanating from him.
"My...My lord," the blue beastman stammered after sensing the merman's aura, "We just saw two thieves stealing pearls outside."
"Hmm, did you catch them?" Leng Ye asked.
"No...no."
"Then go catch it," Leng Ye said impatiently. "What are you doing here?"
"We were just about to catch them when they vanished. We searched the area around the palace but couldn't find them, so I suspect they must have hidden inside."
The blue orc swallowed hard and continued, "For the safety of our lord, I took it upon myself to bring them in to search, but they blocked our way as soon as we were about to enter."
"Tch, what a load of rubbish." Jin Tong rolled his eyes.
"I searched around and didn't find any thieves, but there was still one room I hadn't checked. Just as I was about to go in, they stopped me."
He looked at Yan and the others, raised his head slightly, and said with a smug look in his eyes, "They have been preventing our people from going in to search, so I suspect they are in cahoots with those two thieves!"
"When we forced our way in, we could hear the thief's voice coming from inside. The Crimson Tiger also became concerned about the thief inside, my lord,"
He looked at Leng Ye and said seriously, "They are indeed in cahoots!"
“Please, Lord, order us to go in and seize the thief!” he said, bowing his neck even lower.
"Hmph!" Jin Tong sneered upon hearing this, and walked to Yan's side. "That's right, we're in cahoots. So what, come and arrest us?"
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