Chapter 808 - Surround (1/2)

“Hey, stop arguing! I’m the one who ate the most, alright?”

Xiao Luo found the incessant arguing annoying and slammed his hands on the table in exasperation. To see them fight over such a trivial topic, he finally understood what the expression, “nothing better to do after eating,” meant.

Ghost and Duck Emperor stopped bickering instantly. When they compared the pile of bones that resembled a mini mountain in front of them and looked at Xiao Luo’s side of the table—it was that much less cluttered. It made them slightly embarrassed.

That night, Ghost and Duck Emperor were fast asleep on their beds, while Xiao Luo sat down and leaned against the window frame. He stared vacantly into the night sky outside.

It was now already almost a month since his wife, Su Li, had been abducted. Just how was she coping? Had she recovered her memories and assumed the role of a high and mighty Holy Ruler of Arcana Land? Or was she suffering in endless pain?

He wanted to teleport immediately to the Holy Land of the Light Clan, take Su Li back, and let her rest on his sturdy shoulders. God and Buddha had their paths to overcoming adversity. But all Xiao Luo knew was that even if his opponent was the Heavenly King of the skies, no one could stop him from taking her back!

Yet, so far they had only traveled about 1.4 million kilometers and there were only about halfway to their next location, Tarawa City. Although they were now under the same sky, she was still far away and seemed so hard to reach.

“Wife, wait for me—you have to wait for me!”

Xiao Luo muttered to himself, very determined to find her. Visions of Su Li’s pretty face flashed in his mind, and he pictured her charming smile as he gazed into the starry night sky.

…

It was an uneventful night, but the next morning, Xiao Luo urgently woke Ghost and Duck Emperor. Still half asleep, they soon realized that Baiyue Nation guards had cordoned off their inn so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. The guards held spears, halberds, bow and arrows, and broadswords; and kept vigilant watch over the inn. It appeared that nothing could get in or out of there without them knowing.

“Wow, what a large troop of guards. How did they find us here?” Ghost was not the least bit nervous. In fact, she was feeling quite excited.

“Little girl, you’ve missed the most important point,” Duck Emperor remarked.

Of course, one would expect the little duck’s thinking to be slightly more logical.

Xiao Luo thought to himself, looking at all this large force of hostile guards surrounding the inn, wasn’t it more normal to feel nervous? Isn’t it weird she was more concerned with how they found us?

“The most important point? What’s the most important point?” Ghost asked Duck Emperor.

Duck Emperor smacked her head and sighed as he said, “Oh, little girl… You innocent little girl. Haven’t you noticed something about these guards? Most of them look young and pretty—that’s the most important point! Look at their skin. They are so white and tender, just like yours!”

What the…!

Xiao Luo choked—he expected something a little more logical from the duck, but he had overestimated his abilities. After listening to Duck Emperor’s “important point,” he snarled at Duck Emperor, “Shut up right now!”

“What’s wrong? Are you jealous that I’m better looking than you again?” Duck Emperor said.

SLAP!

Ghost smacked Duck Emperor’s head and said, “Don’t compare your looks with my Senior Luoluo. My Senior Luoluo is the most handsome man. He’s the world’s most handsome man!”

“Your” senior…?

Since when did I become yours?

Xiao Luo was having a mental breakdown now.

There was a large troop of guards outside the inn led by a fat officer. They were all part of General Zuomeng’s detail.

The fat officer was in her battle armor and stood there haughtily looking tall and strong. Like a crane among a flock of hens, she stood out prominently and caught their eye.

“According to reliable sources, the man who teleported from Baiyue Nation yesterday is in here. He is in disguise and has dressed up as a girl.” The adjutant reported, standing in front of the fat officer.

The fat officer dug her nose, then flicked the booger away with her thumb. “Then what are you waiting for, rush in and finish him!”

“But her majesty said that we’ve to make sure he’s not hurt. If we injure him, it’ll be hard for us to explain it to her majesty,” said the adjutant awkwardly.