That all happened last year.
Beneath the newly revived Tower of All Laws, the last descendant of the Temu Browne family renewed his pact with the only silver dragon, extending the expiring oath for another thousand years.
It was through this incident that Isaac deduced that his grandmother and the others were still alive.
Looking back now, it's no wonder that the silver sphere beam in Richard's palm was pointing towards the sky.
The Time Prison that sealed Catherine and the others was hidden in the Elemental Sea beneath the Upside-Down Tree.
Yun Wei suddenly realized.
The sea of elements, almost solidified, corresponds to the pitch-black sky in reality; the solid ground beneath people's feet, which they believe to be real, is actually the endless void where the upside-down tree takes root.
This is the reversal and inversion of illusion and reality.
After all, magic lies within the boundary between light and shadow.
Thinking of this, the archmage couldn't help but smile wryly.
In the eyes of the gods, who have clues and optimal solutions everywhere, he probably did take many detours.
Even so, it was no easy feat for him to make it this far.
Because the couple had devised a secret plan just for the two of them yesterday, the outcome of today's meeting was no longer that important.
Leaning on Isaac's shoulder, Yun Wei let his thoughts wander and drift away.
There was a brief commotion in the room when Richard stood up, but it quickly subsided.
The addition of Dragon Island will not change anything.
Xie Mulang, who stood up alongside Richard, did the same. Moreover, this swordsman who was proficient in both magic and martial arts could only represent himself.
He wanted to live and die with his beloved Mr. Long, nothing more.
But this day, which will be remembered in history, will certainly not be peaceful.
"Clang—"
The conference room door was suddenly pushed open.
The messenger, who rushed into the arena, stopped in his tracks under the silent gaze of Her Majesty Catherine.
Alexei immediately strode forward and slapped the still-stunned messenger twice across the face. "Insolence! If you can't give me a straight answer, see how I deal with you."
The messenger, who had already offended the emperor, was suddenly slapped twice. In that moment of dizziness, he was completely unable to utter a coherent sentence.
Upon seeing this, the eunuch immediately rolled up his sleeves, ready to continue his reprimand, but then suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked up at the door.
The room was completely silent.
Now it wasn't just the eunuch; almost everyone heard the sound of the wooden stick hitting the floor, as well as the heavy breathing characteristic of the elderly.
Yun Wei had a vague idea of who the newcomer was.
He adjusted the angle of his head, his gaze passing over the knight and the silver dragon, and looked at Xie Mulang with a puzzled expression.
The other person tilted their head slightly, indicating that even they didn't know what the situation was.
In just a few moments, the Xie family elder appeared at the door of the conference room.
This elderly wise man looked travel-worn, even his turban was disheveled.
He hurriedly raised his hand, but it was aimed at Nie Bo. "Alas, esteemed sir, please don't make a move. It's all my fault for being too slow!"
After saying that, Elder Xie coughed for a while longer.
Alexei glanced at Catherine before helping the messenger to his feet and giving him a soft rebuke before dismissing him. He then calmly walked to the door and personally guarded it.
Xie Mulang then flashed to Elder Xie's side and helped him up, "Uncle, why...why are you here?"
His unintentional, almost supernatural, movements left the nobles in the hall completely dumbfounded.
Elder Xie, having stopped coughing, quickly scanned the room before finally facing Catherine and bowing respectfully. “I am Xie Qiu of Bili City, greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of the Zhuyuan Empire! I have arrived unannounced, which is already extremely impolite, but the current situation compels me to disregard my dignity and plead my case.”
He spoke entirely in the Bili language, and almost as soon as he opened his mouth, Xie Mulang beside him began to translate simultaneously.
Catherine listened quietly, and seeing everyone looking at her, she asked expressionlessly, "Is what you're about to say related to the Abyss?"
Yun Wei knew she could speak the language of Bili, but he didn't expect her to speak it so fluently.
Elder Xie was also taken aback for a moment, but upon hearing the eunuch behind him remind him, he quickly replied, "It's related, it's related!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Wei frowned secretly.
He secretly calculated the distance and time.
With spatial magic at their disposal, Xie Mulang and Richard could travel thousands of miles from Bili City to Yuehua City in an instant; Elder Xie, relying solely on boats and horses to get here, would probably have to travel day and night even with the help of his guards.
I wonder what went wrong with Bili after Brother Xie left.
Catherine said, "That's quite a coincidence. We can talk about it all today. Sir, please have some tea to soothe your throat. Nie Bo, please take a seat!"
The agenda, which was originally nearing its end, was temporarily interrupted due to Elder Xie's unexpected visit.
It was already noon, but Catherine deliberately left the group of nobles waiting.
Yun Wei, who had known the other party for a long time, knew that his Empress was already angry.
He sat back down and coldly observed Duke Chifeng and his entourage, who were harboring ulterior motives and exchanging glances. He thought to himself, "These fools are already in deep trouble and they still don't realize it."
But his attention was quickly drawn to what Elder Xie had said.
It turned out that the day after Xie Mulang and Richard left, the first floating corpse drifted ashore at the perpetually fog-shrouded dock east of Bili City.
They went against the current, floating up against the tide.
It should be noted that the millions of corpses that have been buried in Bili City over the past eight hundred years are all stored in a mysterious place in the sea.
The laborers at the dock hurriedly summoned the registrar from the Ninth Heaven, who lit a lantern to illuminate the area—
Good heavens, the sea surface, where the thick fog had dissipated, was already covered with countless corpses.
Upon hearing this, Yun Wei immediately let out an "Ah," but his voice was hoarse, making the sound rather awkward.
He had heard about the strange tales in Bili City during the Lunar New Year, but he was afraid of delaying things in the Alchemy City, so he put it aside for the time being.
Qin Lushu, who had originally agreed to help him track down the matter, also went to Alchemy City with him.
After that, everyone in Bili was busy with the construction of the new city, and it seems that in the end, it was all left unfinished.
He had almost forgotten about this whole thing, but unexpectedly, it was waiting for him here.
Because of the previous war of the Dead Hunt and the Corpse Puppet Mage, the humans on the Zhuyuan Continent were already quite wary of the dead. They were listening with bated breath to the thrilling and bizarre story when they heard Yun Wei's hoarse cry of alarm.
Nearly half of the nobles were startled by the voice, and then realized that their backs were soaked with cold sweat without them noticing.
Yun Wei quickly covered his mouth, leaned closer to the table, and apologized to everyone.
He glanced cautiously at His Majesty, and only when he saw that the other's expression was normal did he feel relieved.
Then he turned to look at Elder Xie, who smiled and nodded, gently greeting him, "How have you been, young friend?"
He felt a warmth in his heart and was about to reply when Catherine asked, "The floating corpses going upstream are indeed a rare and extraordinary event. But why do you assert, sir, that this matter is related to the abyss?"
"Your Majesty, please allow me to continue."
Upon hearing His Majesty's inquiry, Elder Xie immediately straightened his expression and took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom, presenting it to the emperor. "We observed that the bodies were already swollen, so we first retrieved several of them. We then noticed that the silk cloths originally used to cover their faces were all clutched in their palms."
How could someone who is already dead possibly remove the cloth covering their face on their own?
Upon hearing this, a collective gasp immediately filled the conference room.
Yun Wei caught a glimpse of the shadows outside the window out of the corner of his eye. He looked out and found that they were just some stone statues that hadn't been cleared away from the lawn.
However, the afternoon sky did indeed become gloomy without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, Catherine had already replaced all the lush sycamore trees with lawn, otherwise candles would have been needed by now.
Suddenly, Isaac grabbed his right hand. Yun Wei, who had been relatively calm, was startled.
He gave the other a reproachful look, but then heard Isaac quietly ask him, "Are you scared?"
The opponent still used his masterful fighting spirit.
Yun Wei found it amusing; how could he be afraid?
He's the most powerful necromancer on the entire continent, and he might even make a trip to Jade City later.
However, he couldn't reply to her under His Majesty's nose. His strength was similar to Catherine's, and the elemental fluctuations couldn't escape her notice.
Then he heard Isaac say, "But I'm scared. Fafa will protect me, right?"
This is deliberately misbehaving.
The scalding fighting spirit twisted into a thin thread, acting on his eardrums, as if Isaac himself were whispering in his ear.
Yun Wei, whose body was already weak because of the other person, trembled immediately upon hearing that coquettish voice.
He glared at the other man fiercely, but then quietly took Isaac's hand, which was covered by a gauntlet.
In a short while, Nie Bo had already directed his attendants to take the handkerchief from Elder Xie's hand and slowly unfold it at the front of the hall.
As Elder Xie spoke in a low voice, the clearly visible ink marks on the surface came into view.
In an instant, the entire conference room fell silent; even breathing was barely audible.
Elder Xie said, "Every single handkerchief has the same message written on it. After repeatedly comparing and examining them, we have finally determined the meaning they are trying to convey—"
"Next year under the red moon, we will fight the final battle in the abyss."
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