Ch 422: When The Imposter Stood Up, Honestly, I Was A Little Scared

When Grey and two others followed the Tree Sprite to a forest, the scene before them shocked them.

“What…what’s going on?”

Seeing the people enveloped by trees, Nia was greatly shocked.

“I don’t know either. When I woke up, these Humans were already trapped in the trees.”

“Are they still alive?”

“They should still be alive, they’re still breathing, but they’re unconscious. Their lives have merged with the trees enveloping them. All I can do is water them.”

As she spoke, the Tree Sprite used magic to create a small rain cloud. After the rain cloud floated over the trees, it began to rain.

“That’s it.”

“…That’s terrifying. Was it like this all along the way?”

Grey took out the Map. He looked at the Villages he had marked on the Map that had disappeared. After seeing the Map, the Tree Sprite flew to Grey’s side and looked at the Map together. After looking for a while, the Tree Sprite spoke.

“Although I don’t know what your markings on this paper mean, the general direction should be correct. I can sense that the number of my kin in this area is increasing.”

Hearing the Tree Sprite say that her kin were increasing, Yselle had a terrifying guess.

“Could it be that the Tree Sprites in this area are all transformed from Humans?”

“Impossible! I am a noble Tree Sprite, I’ve lived for hundreds of years!”

The Tree Sprite refuted Yselle angrily, but Yselle’s next sentence silenced the Tree Sprite.

“Maybe you are a true Tree Sprite, but what about your kin? I want to ask, when did this happen here?”

“I remember it was seven years ago…wait, seven years ago was exactly when my kin started to increase. Could it be…!”

“Are there any other Tree Sprites besides you nearby?”

“Yes, my sisters, yes, I’ll bring them over right away.”

The Tree Sprite fluttered its wings and flew away, but Grey and the others were not calm. The matter was too explosive. Humans transforming into Tree Sprites was unprecedented. If this guess was correct, the Empire might not just be a matter of the Emperor needing reform.

Soon, the Tree Sprite flew back with other colored Tree Sprites. The Tree Sprites who were brought over curiously looked at the three people in front of them.

“Is this what Human activity looks like?”

Yselle ignored the question. She stepped forward and asked the other Tree Sprites.

“Excuse me, I would like to ask, when did you arrive here?”

A brown Tree Sprite with wings like withered leaves answered first.

“We woke up about three years ago.”

“Woke up?”

“Yes.”

“You have no memories before that?”

The brown Tree Sprite shook its head. Yselle then looked at the remaining Tree Sprites.

“Did you all wake up within the last seven years?”

The Tree Sprites nodded in agreement, and the three of them began to feel uneasy.

“You all have no previous memories?”

“Yes, is there a problem?”

“No…nothing.”

Yselle felt a chill, and she quickly pulled Grey and Nia to leave.

“We’ll go back now, goodbye.”

The Tree Sprites waved to the three of them, shouting in unison.

“Goodbye, come and play again sometime!”

After leaving the forest, the three of them gathered around the Carriage. Thankfully, the Carriage hadn’t left yet.

“There’s definitely something wrong here. Let’s go first, and we’ll ask Phia to identify it when we get back.”

Before getting into the driver’s seat, Yselle looked back at the forest one last time. She felt uneasy.

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Bal and his group returned to the Royal Palace, and Emperor Williams received them.

“Have you met with the old smoker from the Underground Newspaper?”

The Emperor was still sitting on his Gold toilet. He propped his head with one hand and looked at the three people in front of him.

“Yes, what’s the next Mission?”

Although Bal didn’t dislike this Emperor, seeing the exaggerated Armor on him and the Gold toilet under his buttocks, he still felt a little resistant.

“Don’t worry, I heard that Count Gulian’s Son gave you trouble on your way back. How was it? Was that young man annoying?”

Williams looked at the three of them playfully. Nirvana was very direct.

“Just like you.”

“Hahahaha, bold, but I won’t be angry.”

Bal twitched his eyelids and whispered to Phia.

“Does this guy have a masochistic tendency?”

“I don’t know, but he’s definitely not normal.”

“Indeed, a normal person wouldn’t think of doing that kind of thing.”

After a brief whispered exchange, Bal inquired about the next Plan.

“It’s simple. Kill Count Gulian and his relatives and make it look like a burglary.”

“…Huh?”

“Count Gulian is a powerful force in the Nobles’ faction. He can’t die by my hand, but he can die by your hands, outsiders.”

“You really know how to use people.”

“Go, complete it within a week.”

After speaking, Williams stood up from the Gold toilet. Although he was wearing exaggerated Armor, the Armor did not affect Williams’ actions. He walked out of the Great Hall. The moment Williams stood up, Bal tensed up, as if afraid of something.

After Williams left, Bal and his group were no longer needed in the Great Hall. So Bal and his group went to the Villa, which Williams had directly assigned to them after hearing that new people had arrived.

Xiaoyue was very relaxed in the Villa. Usually, she was the only Maid at home, so she had to do a lot of things. Now it’s good, she can lead a group of Maids who specifically serve Nobles, Xiaoyue has also become a person of high status.

“Master, you’re back.”

Seeing Bal return, Xiaoyue sat on the large Sofa and greeted Bal.

“You’re quite relaxed, Xiaoyue.”

“Hehe, I don’t have to work now. I’m a Guest now after all.”

“Alright, just consider it a vacation. By the way, where’s Philia?”

Hearing Bal’s call, Philia got up from the Sofa. She leaned on the back of the Sofa and looked at Bal, with a Xiao Jiu beside her.

“Father!”

Bal quickly sat down on the large Sofa and hugged Philia, kissing her repeatedly.

“Philia, oh, my lovely Philia.”

Although Nirvana had seen Bal go crazy many times, he still complained about Bal.

“Does this guy really not need to see a veterinarian?”

“Who knows?”

Phia sighed, and she sat beside Bal. Xiaoyue stood up and poured tea for everyone. After Phia took a sip of tea, she couldn’t help but exclaim.

“The tea of the Nobles is really high-grade!”

Nirvana stood up, took a bottle of Red Wine, opened it, poured himself a glass, and returned to the Living Room.

After being done with Philia, Bal finally calmed down. He put Xiao Jiu on his lap, stroked Xiao Jiu’s fur, and said.

“Xiaoyue, call those Maids back to the Royal Palace first.”

“Ah, no!”

“We can’t tell anyone in the Royal Palace about the Emperor’s purpose.”

“Okay.”

Xiaoyue gathered the Maids. After saying a few words to them, she hugged them goodbye. Then, Xiaoyue sat back on the Sofa, crying.

“Alright, let’s go check out that Count Gulian’s Home.”