"The princess has been assassinated! Help!"
Many panicked voices rang out, while Caitlin, protected by Freya, rode on a thunderbird and sped towards the city.
There were also many guards protecting them from the air nearby, and the situation looked quite urgent.
Having recovered, Luo Fan quietly gathered his body and hid on Toria's back. Since he couldn't fly yet, he could only slowly make his way into the city.
"Don't worry, the princess is fine. I just woke her up, and she's just pretending to be asleep. She'll handle the rest," Luo Fan reassured her.
Toria didn't say anything more, but just watched the intermittent battle ahead and led her team to charge forward!
"Brave knights, charge! Avenge His Highness!"
Caitlin's contingency plans were executed with lightning speed, leaving no stone unturned, and many forces that had been secretly observing were also affected.
The elder of the Water God Cult's Enforcement Hall, a powerful level 8 Grand Magister, possessed masterful water magic. Luo Fan even saw the shadow of incomplete inscriptions on his staff.
As expected of a pro, he even knows how to use runes for enhancement, but his method is still too low-level, completely wasting precious resources.
If you really don't know how to use it, you can give it to me. What a waste!
Looking at the one-sided situation, if it weren't for the sneak attack earlier, this plan would have been perfect. But isn't the prince of the Heifel Empire afraid of triggering a war by openly assassinating the princess of the Saint Sisca Empire?
Luo Fan couldn't figure it out. Even if everyone's attention was on the Elf Secret Realm, they shouldn't be doing it so openly. This was clearly a slap in the face to the Empire!
When Luo Fan returned to the manor with Toria, Caitlin had already closed the doors to visitors. After treatment, she was fine; her injuries were only minor to begin with.
"Luo Fan, thank you so much! You saved my life." Noticing Luo Fan sneaking up to her side, Caitlin hugged him tightly, still feeling lingering fear.
The previous attack was too swift; she had no time to react.
"It's good that you're alright. I didn't expect those people to kill you directly. You should be more careful in the future."
"If you can send your men to handle it, don't risk yourselves. I can't always be there for you."
"Yes, I know."
Will this incident trigger a major war?
"Probably not, not even if I die. Father is still consolidating the empire's power. But revenge is definitely on his mind." Caitlin still hugged him tightly, burying her pretty face in his body.
"I need to announce that I'm still alive as soon as possible to avoid triggering more chain reactions and causing greater chaos. Some people are eager to muddy the waters now, especially since the Elf Secret Realm is located within the Empire's territory."
"Alright, no wonder those people are so fearless. Why don't you come back to the capital with me? At least it's safer there."
"I'll go back after I finish things here. Those people dared to try and kill me, so I won't hold back." She raised her head and kissed Luo Fan several more times, deeply.
"You don't need to personally appear this time, do you?"
"No need, just wait for the results. I plan to root out all the families that have secret ties with the Haifir Empire this time, regardless of which forces are involved."
"Luo Fan, this time you have to help me find their hidden treasure!"
"That's no problem, can I keep some?"
"Whatever~, just don't go too far."
Luo Fan's little schemes began to stir again. He loved the idea of being ordered to confiscate property!
Soon, martial law was declared throughout Holy Sea City, and the princess sent people to take over the city's security. Luo Fan, hiding on Toria's back, followed Sean's squad and first arrived at the city lord's mansion.
A middle-aged man who looked plump and sweating profusely greeted the group.
"Captain Toria, is the princess alright?" The middle-aged man quickly stepped forward and handed her a magic bag. If the princess died here, his future would be completely ruined.
"Lord Wells, rest assured. The princess is out of immediate danger, but she still needs to rest." He took the magic bag, glanced at it, and handed it to Sean beside him.
"That's good, that's good! What brings you here?" Wells asked, wiping the sweat from his brow.
The city's defenses have been completely taken over by the princess's people, and even he is not allowed to leave the mansion, supposedly to cooperate with the investigation.
"Oh, we're following the princess's orders to track down accomplices. We've arrested quite a few people this time, and one of them has implicated the city lord. We need your cooperation in the investigation. Men, search them! Anyone who resists will be killed on sight!"
"Captain, I'm innocent! Please believe me!" Wells almost knelt down in front of Toria.
"Lord City Lord, please do not obstruct our law enforcement." After Sean finished speaking, his men immediately sprang into action.
As for Luo Fan, he caused a spatial tremor and quickly confirmed the location of the treasure vault.
Sigh, that area in Toria's chest is still too cramped.
He shamelessly thought to himself, directing the girl towards the backyard. This city lord was quite cautious; the treasure vault wasn't located near the study, but rather hidden near the kitchen.
Sean and his men searched the study and bedroom but found no evidence. As for Toria, she led some men to wander around the backyard, scaring Wells into a cold sweat.
Finally, when Toria led her people into the suddenly opened treasure vault, Wells turned pale and collapsed to the ground.
Sean was completely baffled by the princess's subordinates' incredible methods; he couldn't figure out how Toria had found them.
Seeing the room full of treasures and magical objects, he became extremely excited. That city lord was indeed a great philanthropist.
As for Luo Fan, he had already made his way around inside, taking away several precious spiritual materials. Two of them even bore inscriptions, so his trip wasn't entirely in vain.
I'll go back and study it more carefully to see if it's suitable for Xianxian. Maybe I'll even find a solution for the inscription on my water-type clone.
Luo Fan was too lazy to bother with the subsequent inventory work; he was more interested in the girl.
This city lord is probably finished, but the princess benefited, so it's not a bad deal. There are too many good things involved; Caitlin probably won't covet his treasures anymore.
In short, the search in the city was progressing rapidly. No matter how well the ring was hidden, it could not escape Luo Fan's sharp eyes.
Over the course of the day, many prominent local families were affected, and many people who tried to flee were intercepted by people who had been arranged in advance.
Caitlin used a lot of high-level forces for this operation, and the results were quite good, at least purging most of the families that colluded with the Haifir Empire.
Amidst the admiring gazes of Sean and the others, the confiscating expert Toria returned to the manor. Meanwhile, Luo Fan, who had been playing and fighting his way through, was secretly eyeing his little treasure chest, his small eyes crinkling with amusement.
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"How was the haul? Pretty good, huh?" Caitlin smiled as she looked at the rings and numerous magic bags that Toria had taken out.
"We found a lot of evidence, and Luo Fan was a great help!" Toria said after pulling the slime out of her arms.
Throughout the journey, the thing kept making little movements, and she became somewhat numb to it.
If he really turned into a human, wouldn't he be even more outrageous?
"Haha, he's always been good at this. Luo Fan, you must have hidden a lot of good stuff this time, right?"
"How could that be? I'm so upright, how could I possibly keep anything to myself? You guys chat first, I'm going to go play with Xianxian."
After saying that, Luo Fan slipped away.
He dared not stay here any longer, for fear that the girls would covet his small business.
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