Pillar of Yita

Luo Yu nodded in confusion.

”Then do you have a girlfriend?”

”?”

”Well, have you ever thought about dating a princess?”

Tianlan, listening on the side, almost ran into a wall. She turned back, glaring furiously at Luo Yu.

Then she huffed loudly and ran off without looking back.

Seeing this, Luo Yu hadn’t reacted yet, while Hilveld next to him patted his back with a smile, signaling him to quickly chase after her.

It was only then that Luo Yu realized, quickly thanking the noble lady and hurriedly running after Tianlan.

Affia watched this scene, curling her lip: ”What’s so great about that, big chest no brains?” She patted her flat chest: ”I, the princess, don’t care.”

Hilveld just smiled with her eyes curling.

As the group walked out of this area, they didn’t encounter any more sky pirates, which proved that Luo Yu’s work was effective.

It wasn’t until they entered the tunnel where they previously fought undead creatures that they finally encountered a unit of Flor’s Descendants entering from the outside.

However, after a tentative skirmish, the other side withdrew.

Entering the subsequent area, as the tunnel they came from had been collapsed by the previous explosion, the group had no choice but to search on the ground for a way out of the ruins.

Back on the surface, the group split into two as per the covenant. According to Luo Hao’s previous plan, the ladies would first retreat, while the remaining group continued to search for the ’target’ within the city.

Bunigu naturally thanked them profusely.

The big catfolk waved his hand, indicating that this was the objective of the team, not just to help him. But before the two groups could separate, a team of sky pirates suddenly charged at them from the side.

Luo Yu and the others looked up to see that the leader was none other than the tall sky pirate — the Sea Serpent’s Second Officer, whom Fang Hong had seen before.

Several raised their weapons, ready to fight.

But a paw stretched out from the side, stopping them. The Lion People threw down his great shield, only taking the scepter of authority from the Magic Guided Reactor, and with a silver gaze, looked lightly at the man —

Specifically, he looked at the four scars on the opponent’s face.

”You guys go first,” the big catfolk unusually spoke in a serious tone, turning to look at the others: ”I’ll handle this, go do what you need to do.”

The man also looked at him, a complex expression in his remaining eye.

He too turned back, glancing at the sky pirates behind him.

The sky pirates seemed to understand, retreating in succession.

Seeing this, the group seemed to understand something.

”Big Cat...” Tianlan, who was chased back by Luo Yu, was slightly stunned. She glanced at the ferocious-faced man, then at the Lion Paladin, feeling a bit worried.

”Will it be okay?”

Bakins asked him.

Reed shook his head: ”This is between him and me, you guys go first.”

Only then did Bakins nod, pulling a pipe from his pocket and tossing it over: ”The old captain gave me this, lucky pipe, remember to return it.”

The big catfolk put away the pipe.

The bosun glanced at the sky pirate leader — the enmity on the Sky Sea, as a sailor riding the waves, he was long accustomed to it.

He patted the other person’s shoulder: ”Repay a grievance with a grievance, and enmity with enmity.”

Then turned his back on the big cat and left.

Hilveld also watched this scene, gently pulling Tianlan a little.

”Sister Hilveld?” Tianlan was a bit uneasy.

But the noble lady’s bright eyes seemed to carry a different meaning, and she did not answer, only giving Tianlan a sly look.

Tianlan’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at her.

On the other side, Luo Hao first took a step back, put away the shield, and said to Luo Yu and Xiangzi: ”Let’s go, let’s get out of this place first.”

The two glanced at each other and complied.

But after only a few steps, Xiangzi suddenly asked: ”Isn’t this the wrong direction?”

Luo Hao did not turn back, answering: ”It’s definitely right.”

Xiangzi looked at Luo Yu strangely, but Luo Yu kept his mouth shut, not saying a word. Xiangzi thought for a moment, then asked: ”But wait, aren’t we supposed to find the scholar?”

The fat man shook his head: ”No, we’re going to circle back.”

”Circle back?”

”Yes, go back.”

”But the big catfolk said?”

”He says what he says, what’s it to us?” The fat man gave a sinister smile: ”What’s the point of reasoning with sky pirates, if the big catfolk is in danger, we all charge in.”

Xiangzi’s poker face showed a curious expression for the first time: ”No problem?”

”Marlan’s Paladins focus on following their hearts,” Luo Hao replied with twisted reasoning: ”If we rescue him, would the big cat really kill himself?”

Xiangzi seemed to understand and nodded, suddenly feeling it was quite reasonable.

After everyone had left, Reed slowly raised the scepter of authority in his hand, gripping it with both hands, his gaze deepening, muscles tensing.

Like a big cat with bristling fur, a majestic mane, and bristling whiskers.

He opened his mouth, revealing his white fangs:

”Dale, we meet again.”

The man with the face full of scars also drew his curved blade, the blade reflecting bright light in the fire.

Unlike the sinister face he had when confronting Rolin before, this time the man’s face was expressionless, his voice hoarse as he spoke: ”Cecil, the matter with your sister was just a misunderstanding. I didn’t want it to happen either, but everything is now irreversible, and I don’t ask for your forgiveness —”

The big cat let out a cold laugh, exhaling long:

”The same words, you’ve said them four times. But since your conscience is clear, why are you hiding all the time, living in constant fear?”