Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 353: The First Rule
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Under the clear sky, Thales stood together with Kurtz outside a little house in the wild. He looked on as two saddled pack horses grazed in a leisurely, and carefree manner.
“Are you sure that you don’t need me to send you off?” Kurtz leaned against a tree branch and asked, scratching her head.
“Even though Dragon Clouds City’s search operation is only limited within the city, all the main outposts must have been informed…”
Thales sucked in a small breath and looked at the little house in a relaxed fashion.
The house was the hiding place outside the city belonging to Gleeward and his brothers.
These thugs from Shield District had arranged for Thales’ escape through their own men who delivered necessities and large piles of sh*t out of the city (When he thought of this, Thales’ expression darkened again). The two pack horses looked meekly at them while they grazed.
Perhaps his adventures in the Black Track were too interesting, but for a moment after he managed to flee, Thales almost forgot the main purpose of their journey.
When he remembered it, all sorts of feelings welled up in his heart.
Thales inhaled the air, which was tinged with the smell of grass in the wilderness, and looked at the tenacious weed beneath his feet. The coniferous forest exclusive to Northland and a small number of evergreen trees a distance away caused him to marvel at their sight.
It had been six years.
He was out of Dragon Clouds City.
From time to time, the prince would turn to look at the summit in the distance and imagine the disorderly streets, which bustled with activity, along with the crude, majestic palace.
He shook his head and smiled. His past life in that place had come to an end.
“And do you know where you’re supposed to go?” Kurtz furrowed her eyebrows.
“Yes, I know which direction to head in, and where the outposts are set. I won’t go there.” Thales recalled the map, and realized that the route Raphael pointed out to him was still quite clear in his mind. “Don’t worry, someone will meet me at the road ahead.
‘And…’
Thales stood on the ground and sensed the peculiar pulse beneath his feet.
He said in a soft voice, “I know the way.”
Kurtz fixed her gaze on him with a hand on her hip, as though she knew some of his secrets.
It made Thales anxious.
“Alright.” After a long time, the seamstress spread her hands. “When you’re there, just let go of the reins…
“It’s an old horse belonging to the Falon Family, and it knows how to go home on its own.”
‘Speaking of which…’
Thales looked at the horse with a worried expression.
On full alert, he tugged the reins, testing the waters. He was prepared to dodge the horse’s hooves at any time.
But he was startled.
“What’s wrong?” Kurtz asked, puzzled.
“It’s nothing.” Thales held the reins in surprise and watched as the old horse obediently let him pull it over. He extended his hand to pat its head, still testing the waters. “It’s just that… in the past, I had never gotten along well with animals… including horses. But today…”
The Falon Family’s old horse looked meekly at him. It even stuck out its tongue to lick the hollow of Thales’ palm. It was acting very affectionately.
Thales suddenly felt really accomplished.
‘What’s up with today?
‘Bachelors’ bonus? Even animals are being obedient?’
He blinked, finding the world truly wonderful. He then recalled what Nicholas taught him about horse-riding and nimbly vaulted onto the horse’s saddle.
Kurtz looked at the obedient old horse. She then stared at Thales in contempt. “Pfft. Judging from those experienced acts of yours, you must have ridden plenty of good horses, haven’t you?”
Thales arched an eyebrow in resignation and was about to leave.
“Wait.”
Kurtz suddenly spoke and flashed a creepy smile.
“Let me give you a farewell present. Come over here.
“I’ll tell you a little secret about Gleeward.”
Thales responded in surprise.
But for the sake of the friendship they forged after a life and death moment they shared while they fled the cavern together, he obediently steered the pack horse forward. He leaned his body forward and moved his ear close to Kurtz.
‘Gleeward’s little secret?
‘Could it be…’
However, the moment he leaned down, Kurtz put her arm around his neck and flashed a cheeky grin, which showed that she succeeded in her scheme.
Thales was shocked.
The next moment, Kurtz tiptoed forward and affectionately moved closer to Thales’ cheek…
*Muak.*
She kissed Thales on the mouth.
Thales was first momentarily startled.
The next moment, he was so shocked that his jaw dropped!
“You-You-You!
“What are you doing?!”
With a terrified expression, Thales pulled the reins and moved backwards in an exaggerated manner. Then he wiped his lips!
It was even wet!
She actually licked him!
Licked him!
He could still feel the touch of her lips on his mouth, and he pointed in disbelief at Kurtz, who kept grinning cheekily. “You, you, you…”
“Hahahaha!” Kurtz leaned against the tree trunk and convulsed with laughter. She was almost bent over. “Little brat, your reaction is so interesting…”
Thales stared at Kurtz, feeling stunned, and realized that Kurtz only saw her action as a… prank?
‘She sees this… as a prank?’
“You’ve got to be kidding me!”
Thales forced himself to make a disgusted face. He wiped his lips while he said in exasperation, “Hey! This joke isn’t funny at all!
“Who do you think you are—”
“Oh, it’s not funny?”
Kurtz’s gaze moved towards him. She stuck her tongue out and deftly licked her lips. She winked slyly at Thales, who was sitting on the horse. “So… are you telling me that you want to take it a step further?”
Thales was so frightened that he lifted the reins again and made the horse leap backwards.
Thales’ thoughts were a mess. He only felt that the world was full of evil. He really did not know what sort of facial expression he should have in the face of the boorish and violent Kurtz.
“Tsk,” Kurtz said contemptuously when she saw Thales’ reaction.
“That couldn’t have been your first kiss, right? You suck!”
Thales’ expression turned grim. The pride in his heart made him feel that he could not give the impression of weakness.
“Hmph, you flatter yourself, woman!” Thales put on a scornful expression. “The person I gave my first kiss to is much more beautiful than you!”
But she was a maniac who could kill someone without batting an eyelid.
Kurtz laughed loudly without stopping as a response.
Thales, who just invited ridicule on himself, shook his head and prepared to control the horse to leave.
“Thank you, child.”
Kurtz’s voice traveled into the air. Her words were drawled out, and her voice was a little low.
Thales turned his head around, perplexed.
“Remember to be a good man when you grow up.” At this moment, Kurtz’s expression was a little downcast. “The type who is able to bear responsibilities. Be a dependable man even during the darkest moments of your life.”
She spoke absentmindedly with a desolate expression.
Thales did not know what she was thinking about.
Thales paused for a moment, then felt his heart clench a little in pain for her.
“Thank you, Kurtz,” he said.
But Kurtz snorted and shook her head.
“Kurtz is only a pet name, and not my official name.”
Thales revealed a puzzled gaze.
“The cripple has a lisp. He complained that my name’s too long. So… after all these years, I’m already used to the name ‘Kurtz’.” She ran the fingers of her right hand through her hair, starting from her forehead. She threw her head back, combed her messy hair to the back, and stretched.
Her movements were smooth, natural, dashing and brisk. Due to her beautiful figure, her movements gave her another sort of charm.
At that moment, Thales suddenly had a thought, which made him slightly ashamed.
‘This loud and gruff woman in front of me… is actually kind of charming, isn’t she?’
Thales coughed softly and quickly shook his head, casting the stupid thoughts and the strange sensation he could somehow feel again on his lips out of his mind.
“Christina.” Kurtz smiled.
“Christina Ramon. This is my name.”
Thales shrugged. “All right, Miss Ramon…”
Then, he was startled.
“Ramon…” Thales’ expression changed slightly as he mulled over the family name.
His gaze as he looked at Kurtz changed.
“I heard from Gleeward that your father was a military doctor?”
Kurtz furrowed her eyebrows. “Yes, he was a madman and has been abnormal since before he disappeared.
“And the biggest benefit I reaped from being by his side was learning how to perform sutures—on both dead people and living people.”
She shook her head scornfully. It was obvious that she disapproved of her father’s actions.
“Is that so?” At this moment, Thales felt a strange emotion in his heart, and he could not put that emotion to words. “How did you come to Dragon Clouds City, to Shield District?”
Kurtz froze momentarily.
“Twenty something years ago, my father handed me over to an acquaintance of his and disappeared.” Kurtz shrugged. “I encountered a few bastards and a bunch of sh*t in the military camp… After that, I met the cripple, and he brought me out.”
A few seconds later…
Thales said with much difficulty on his part, “Your father who disappeared, what’s his name? Perhaps I can find him for you.”
Kurtz went silent.
“Corbb, or Cobo? I can’t remember.” She waved her hand, seemingly nonchalant. “It’s fine, though. I’ve always seen him as a dead person anyway…”
Kurtz snorted softly. “I’ve never put any hope in him either.”
But then, she noticed that Thales quivered slightly.
The prince looked hesitant, and his expression was unusually grim.
He lowered his gaze as if he did not dare to face her.
“What is it?” Kurtz said, puzzled. She curled up the corners of her lips and deliberately put on a bashful smile, moving her lips to tease him again. “Oh, could it be that you’re reluctant to part with me? You want to marry me and bring me back to your palace?”
However, Thales did not have the intention to poke fun at her.
He did not pay attention to Kurtz’s words at all. Instead, he nodded in an apprehensive manner.
“Kurtz, I will be on the lookout,” the prince sounded a little low in spirits. He turned the horse’s head. “I’ll see if I can find him, your father.”
In a gloomy fashion, she said, “And, thank you.
“Miss Ramon.”
Kurtz shot him a weird glance, but said nothing in the end. She only snorted softly and waved at him with a slightly solemn expression.
“Take care of yourself.
“Bratty little prince.”
Thales did not dare turn around anymore.
The next moment, he lifted the reins and steered the horse in the direction he remembered.
Leaving behind Dragon Clouds City…
And all the memories there.
…..
The sun had set in the west.
Thales carefully rode across the wilderness outside Dragon Clouds City at a moderate speed.
He still remembered the meeting point Raphael marked on the map. Dragon Clouds City was still on lockdown, and all efforts to keep watch and search for him were still limited to the city at the moment. He was very near the meeting point, and could reach it in less than one day if he managed to exit the city without a hitch.
Still, he played it safe and tried his best to find places such as hills and groves. He would rather take the long way to ensure his safety, staying away from outposts, villages, and any place with people. Every time he reached a new place, he observed his surroundings with “hell’s senses”.
Even though he was very tired, he tried his best not to stop or rest for long stretches of time. He simply ate the rations and drank the water to appease his hunger and quench his thirst on the horse.
Thales went around hills and groves for half a day, trying his best to avoid the farmers as well as woodcutters working in the wild. He prayed that they did not notice this suspicious passerby. Thanks to the horse-riding skills Nicholas taught him, he finally reached the designated meeting point when it was almost evening.
Thales saw the coniferous forest Raphael told him about. After cross referencing the hills around him, which served as landmarks, and making sure that it was the place, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
According to the plan, the first wave of people from the Secret Intelligence Department would be waiting for him there. They would escort him across Rubble Hill, Sunset Snow River and the boundary of Spear City to reach the Land of Barren Rocks—the border of the City of Faraway Prayers and Dragon Clouds City.
Thales sensed movements in the grove with his Hell’s sense and made sure that they were only the usual chirping of birds and footsteps of small animals running before he sighed in relief.
He rode into the grove and dismounted in front of a tall fir tree. Then, he patted the old horse’s neck gratefully.
The old horse snorted in response and happily started to eat the weeds under the tree. Even though the horse was not fast, its temperament was a lot better than Miss Jennie in Heroic Spirit Palace’s stable.
Thales turned and inhaled another large mouthful of the air in the wild. He looked contentedly at the small coniferous forest, which had been chosen as the Secret Intelligence Department’s meeting point because of how rarely people walked through the place.
He sat, leaning against the tree, and took out his waterskin before he drank a mouthful of water with his dry, chapped lips. They were enveloped around the mouth of the waterskin. Shortly after, he tried to relief his limbs from the numbness and pain they procured from his climb in the Black Track. He also tried to ease the pain from the abrasions he obtained on his inner thigh.
He had completed the first step.
Thales thought quietly and drew a small circle on the soil with his finger. The hardest part was already over. Dragon Clouds City was already behind him.
He drew a big circle towards the west.
He was in some forest in the west within Rubble Hill. It was one of Dragon Clouds City’s largest territories, and was ruled by the old Count Nazaire. He would encounter a tributary of Sunset Snow River if headed southwest.
Thales then drew a line downwards.
After crossing the river, he would arrive at Spear City, which was under the rule of Dragon Clouds City, and head to the Land of Barren Rocks. That place was the border of the City of Faraway Prayers. He only had to head south from the Land of Barren Rocks to reach the Great Desert.
Once he entered the Great Desert, Constellation’s army would be there waiting for him.
Thales thought to himself absentmindedly.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a strange chirp.
‘Hmm?
‘Are the designated people here?’
Thales stood in curiosity, wanting to search for the source in the grove, which was now basked in the evening sun…
*Thud!*
The sound practically emerged the next second he stood up. And almost at the moment he heard it, Thales felt a pain in his back.
The massive force on his back made him lose balance.
He fell to the ground with a thud!
Just as he felt the pain in his chin and before his nerves could send the appropriate information to the other parts of his body, he felt a tightness on his back!
*Bang!*
A huge pressure pushed down on him.
This was when Thales realized in shock that his hands were gripped tightly by someone.
‘What…’
Thales was about to struggle instinctively when he became aware of the fact that his entire body was pressed hard onto the ground with his hands pinned together behind his back. He could not move at all, and even his Sin of Hell’s River was not able to react!
*Thud!*
It was only at this moment that his waterskin fell to the ground and helplessly shed water on the soil.
“Wow,” a rather familiar male voice, which sounded like a gong, rang out. The man laughed loudly and said, “Look what I caught?
“A big fish, alive and kicking!”
When he heard the voice, Thales remembered something and immediately turned pale!
The prince gritted his teeth and tried his best to raise his head. With his face covered in mud, he looked behind him. “It’s you!”
Thales exclaimed in indignation.
“Raven of Death!”
When the prince roared furiously, a flock of birds flew away from the grove in shock.
Under the setting sun in the golden grove, the harbinger of the diplomat group from the City of Faraway Prayer’s, Nate Monty the Raven of Death, who was one of the Five War Generals was kneeling on Thales’ back. He kept Thales’ hands firmly down as Thales struggled non-stop.
With a malicious smile, the Raven of Death inched closer to the back of Thales’ ear.
“Shh… little prince.
“For both our sakes, let’s talk softly… all right?”
Thales could only see Monty’s brown hair in his peripheral vision.
But he could feel that Monty’s technique of restraint was very skilled. He was in a very unfavorable position where he could neither turn over nor kick, and he was unable to exert any force.
Thales had also used up a large amount of his strength in the Black Track.
The prince’s mood sank.
‘Him…
‘Why is it him?
‘Why is he here?
‘Where are the people from the Secret Intelligence Department?
‘Wait!
‘Does this mean that…’
Monty’s smile was a little frightening, with the type of excitement one showed when one succeeded in catching their prey. He softly said, “Are you looking for people from the Secret Intelligence Department?”
At that moment, Thales’ pupils shrank!
His heart skipped a beat.
“I’m sorry, all of them are very busy now…”
Monty’s words made Thales’ blood run cold.
‘All of them are very “busy”…’
Thales looked around incredulously at the quiet grove and the still air. It looked like there were no signs of life in that place.
‘That’s right, the people from the Secret Intelligence Department should be waiting here for me already.
‘But…
‘There’s no sign of activity at all…
‘What’s going on?’
“The unwilling sort of ‘busy’. Do you understand?” The Raven of Death cackled, and it was inexplicably chilling to the bone. “So I generously and ‘proactively’ volunteered to take over the task from their hands.”
He licked his lips while he looked at Thales, whose head was turned to peer at him. There was a pained expression on the prince’s face. With the kind of interest one had when one toyed with their prey, Monty sneered, “I came here to welcome you.
“What now? Aren’t you happy?”
The Sin of Hell’s River surged into his brain, and he forced himself to calm down.
‘How did he know about this place?
‘Isn’t this… the meeting point that only the Secret Intelligence Department knows?
‘Is there a traitor in the Secret Intelligence Department?
‘Was the information leaked?
‘Or… is this simply what the Secret Intelligence Department intended, and it’s their plan?
‘Similar to six years ago?’
When he thought of this, Thales was immediately drenched in cold sweat.
“How did you come out? I remember that the Star Killer locked down the entire Dragon Clouds City, and most of the dignitaries are also prohibited from getting out of the city, especially the City of Faraway Prayers’ Diplomat Group, whose interests are closely related to mine!”
Monty only snorted softly in reply to Thales’ remark. “Aha, my relationship with Spiky is much more complicated than what you can imagine!”
Thales inhaled deeply. The smell of soil filled his nostrils.
‘Damn it!’
“You want… You want to kidnap me to the City of Faraway Prayers?” the prince turned and said arduously.
Monty’s anxiety-provoking laughter traveled into his ears in an eerie fashion again.
“Hehehehehe… Don’t you think that isn’t a bad choice either?
“Don’t you and Ian get along well?” He flashed a strange, crazed and satisfied smile. It looked just like a madman’s.
“He kept requesting that I ‘entertain’ you well should I run into you…”
Monty increased the force exerted by his hands. Thales screamed in pain.
But he did not have the time to care about that.
The ferocious face and cruel words that the Viscount of Dual Wind City, Ian Roknee threw at Thales at the end of the council hearing in the Hall of Heroes simultaneously appeared in Thales’ mind.
A gust of cold evening wind blew past them, and Thales felt his body shiver.
The soil beneath his body also sent waves of cold, chilling air into his bones.
‘Sh*t.’
He quickly recalled all the information about Monty.
‘Nate Monty.
‘The Raven of Death.
‘A reconnaissance soldier, he participated in the war against the Alliance of Freedom and White Mountain.
‘One of the Five War Generals, a former White Blade Guard, and Nicholas’ former colleague as well as subordinate.
‘Now, he’s a lord in the City of Faraway Prayers and the harbinger of the diplomat group.
‘His behavior is absurd and unreasonable. He also speaks rashly and has a creepy smile.’
“Wait!”
Thales stopped thinking and spoke through gritted teeth.
Monty’s frightening laughter came to a momentary halt.
“Why don’t you think about this?” Even though Thales was in a very pathetic state and his life was being threatened, he tried his best to control his tone and coldly said, “The Prince of Constellation disappeared from Dragon Clouds City.
“But a month later, he mysteriously appears in the City of Faraway Prayers…
“Do you know what this means?”
Monty stopped smiling, but he stared rigidly at Thales with his light-colored eyes.
His gaze was frighteningly cold.
“You should perhaps know that I am the key to the war between the City of Faraway Prayers and the Alliance of Freedom.” Thales sneered and said, “And if I tell Archduke Roknee that Constellation can help them with the condition that—”
At this moment, the Raven of Death suddenly laughed loudly!
“Hahahahaha!”
Thales was slightly surprised to find himself cut off.
“Aaaaaahhh!” Monty looked very happy. His face was filled with excitement and his smile was even wider than before. He stared wide-eyed at Thales and he appeared rather eerie. “I remember a professional once told me that…
“Even though Thales Jadestar is small in size, he’s a lot of trouble…
“Hence, there is a set of essential rules when it comes to dealing with the little prince.”
Thales froze momentarily. “What?”
‘A set of essential rules…
‘When dealing with me?’
Monty’s expression darkened, and he let out a few low chuckles.
For some unknown reason, Thales felt a surge of panic. He subconsciously sensed that things were progressing in a very bad direction!
“The first rule…”
The Raven of Death’s smile faded away like how ice melted into water, but even that water could still chill a person’s heart.
“Make him shut up.”
The next moment, Monty’s expression became solemn. He hit the back of the teenager’s head hard with his right elbow as swiftly as thunder!
*Thud!*
There was a loud and dull sound.
This was the last thing Thales heard before he lost consciousness.
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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