'So it was a high-level Insect Master protecting her. No wonder the assassins we sent failed. Insect Masters are much better at assassination. But how did they know it was me?' Grand Duke Angra thought to himself, looking at the Bullet Bee Queen on Wang Han's shoulder. Although surprised, Grand Duke Angra didn't show it on his face. He pretended not to recognize Angie and said angrily, 'Gentlemen, we don't know each other, do we? If there's any misunderstanding or grudge, let's go inside and settle it. Let's not affect others.'
“Great! We haven’t eaten yet either. I’m sure the food at the Duke’s house will be quite good,” Wang Han said with a smile, pulling An Qi along as they walked into the courtyard.
"Master, if we just come in like this, aren't we just walking right into his trap?" Anqi said anxiously in a low voice as Wang Han pulled her along.
"Are you scared?" Wang Han asked with a smile.
“…” Upon hearing this, Anqi paused for a moment and said, “I’m not afraid. I was prepared to die when I came here.”
"Since you're not even afraid of death, why are you afraid to come in?" Wang Han said with a smile. "You're just not confident in me!"
“Mmm.” Angie nodded heavily and gripped Wang Han’s arm tightly.
"You've brought this upon yourselves." Grand Duke Angela watched Wang Han and his companion enter the courtyard, a surge of joy in his heart. He then followed them back into the courtyard, inwardly cursing their foolishness. He had been afraid of escalating the situation, and now it suited his purposes perfectly. Pointing to the corpse on the ground, he instructed the other servants, "Bring his body in, restore the surroundings to normal, and don't let anyone notice anything amiss."
"Yes." Several mages nodded immediately, and two servants quickly carried the corpse from the ground into the courtyard. One of the servants took out a magic staff and summoned a ball of water to wash the ground.
“We’re already inside. Should we have the servants prepare lunch?” Wang Han said as Grand Duke Angra entered. “We traveled all night from Angra City and haven’t eaten along the way.”
"Heh... let's eat." Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Angra, who had just entered, instructed his servants to close the gate and said, "Unfortunately, I don't want you to eat your fill before you set off. I don't have that much time."
"Really?" Wang Han smiled upon hearing this. "You'll have time soon, and you might even complain that we don't have enough time for a meal."
"Hmph, don't think you can look down on everyone just because you're a Super-Rank Insect Master. I am a Sword Saint." Grand Duke Angra snorted coldly, drew the greatsword from his back, and charged towards Wang Han and An Qi. He didn't intend to let the two of them exist for too long, and it would be better to deal with them as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.
"Is the Sword Saint so great?" Wang Han scoffed, and a massive spiral-shaped black hole opened behind him. Two enormous heads emerged from the space, staring intently at Grand Duke Angela.
"Divine beasts!" Upon seeing the two enormous heads emerging from the spatial black hole behind Wang Han, Grand Duke Angra immediately halted his forward momentum, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. He knew that everything had slipped out of his control, and things had even become more serious.
"What is this?" Angie looked at the two enormous heads that had emerged from the space behind her in disbelief. "Adult two-headed wolves."
As Angie finished speaking, a fully grown two-headed wolf emerged from the spiraling divine power space passage behind Wang Han, standing behind Wang Han and Angie. Its gaze was fixed on Grand Duke Angela, ready to tear him to shreds at a single word from Wang Han. Its massive size was as conspicuous as a mountain.
"Oh my god! What is that?"
"Such a massive size, it's a divine beast! It's definitely a divine beast!"
"How could a mythical beast suddenly appear in the city?"
"What exactly is going on? How could a mythical beast appear in the city?"
People within dozens of kilometers also saw the giant two-headed wolf that suddenly appeared in the noble district. Standing five hundred meters tall, its massive body, as large as a mountain, was so conspicuous. Its terrifying and ferocious aura quickly spread, almost covering most of the eastern part of Blue Maple City.
"Why aren't you charging forward anymore?" Wang Han said with a smile, looking at Grand Duke Angela who was hesitant to charge and remained on guard. "Weren't you just saying you wanted to finish us off as soon as possible? Why are you not moving now? Grand Duke Angela, oh, you're also a sword saint."
'Damn it, I didn't expect Angie to have a Summoning God by her side. No wonder she dared to come directly to Blue Maple City. This is a huge problem. I hope the ancestors can get here in time.' Angra cursed inwardly, quickly thinking of a solution.
“You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Why don’t you sit down and have a meal together? I think you must have a lot of questions you want to ask me!” said Grand Duke Angra, who could only try to appease the two of them for now.
“Indeed, I have quite a few questions I want to ask you,” Wang Han said with a smile, gesturing to Anqi, “Anqi, since Grand Duke Angela is willing to answer our questions, then please ask them!”
"Hmm." Upon hearing this, Angie nodded and asked Grand Duke Angela, "Why did you kill me and my mother?"
"..." Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Angela paused for a moment. He then said, "Because your mother knew a secret she shouldn't have known, I must kill her to cover it up..."
“He’s lying,” Wang Han said. The authentication system had already automatically determined the truthfulness of what Grand Duke Angela had said.
"Uh..." Upon hearing Wang Han's words, Grand Duke Angra abruptly stopped speaking. His most reasonable explanation had been exposed before he could even finish it.
Angie stared intently at Grand Duke Angela.
“Alright, I’ll tell you the truth.” Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Angra shrugged and said, “Actually, your mother is my daughter. I had already arranged a marriage for her, but who knew she would be so promiscuous as to run off with some unknown wandering poet and give birth to you. This is an insult to the Anton family, so I’m sending someone to kill her.”
Wang Han frowned and said, "You're still lying. That's interesting. You'd rather bear the shame for your family than tell the truth. Anqi's mother isn't your daughter, nor is she someone who knows any important secrets. It seems that the unknown wandering poet you mentioned is quite special."
Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Angela's expression shifted slightly before returning to calm. Looking at Wang Han, he said, "It seems you have a special way of discerning the truthfulness of others' words."
“You’re not someone who’s just seen the world; you can’t do it without some tricks.” Wang Han smiled and said, “Now that you know, are you willing to tell the truth? Anqi’s mother isn’t your daughter, but she is indeed a member of the An Dun family. You killed her not because she knew any secrets, nor because she was a disgrace to your family.”
"..." Grand Duke Angela fell silent and said no more.
"Not going to talk?" Wang Han looked at the silent Grand Duke Angela, smiled indifferently, and said, "It's alright. Even if you don't talk, there are so many people in the Anton family. You're probably not the only one who knows the reason. Someone will tell. Even if no one in the Anton family talks, I can still pry the information I want to know out of you."
After saying that, Wang Han waved to the two-headed wolf behind him.
"Awoo..." "Awoo..."
The two-headed wolf howled simultaneously from both heads, and two enormous energy orbs, one black and one green, condensed in its mouths.
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