Chapter 358 - Chapter 358: Chapter 327: Return to Outer Sea_1 (1/2)
Chapter 358: Chapter 327: Return to Outer Sea_1
“Hm? You know me?” asked the snake man, his eyes gleaming.
“Met! Met!”
Nan Tianzhao’s face lit up with fervor as his body trembled with excitement.
“Ten years ago, I had accompanied our tribe leader to the imperial capital to pay homage and caught a distant glimpse of the Music Saint!”
“Oh! What a fate!” The snake man smiled slightly.
The crowd, listening to their conversation, found it dizzyingly mysterious.
The Music Saint?
Could it be that Music Saint, whose fame resonates throughout the Sea Race empire, who even the seven king clans find difficult to invite?
Rumor has it that he made his name just over a hundred years ago, making him the youngest Music Saint in the history of the Sea Race. The entire Sea Race Empire takes pride in listening to his music.
How on earth could this representative of the Human Clan, someone to whom even the emperor pays his respects, suddenly appear here?
“Sir, I have an impolite request. I would like to invite Music Saint to visit our White Scale Tribe!” Nan Tianzhao said, looking at the snake man with anticipation.
The snake man in front of him was a legendary figure in the Sea Race Empire. If he could invite him back to their tribe, it would unquestionably be a great honor.
“Hmm, all right! But do not spread news of my presence!” the snake man said, after giving it a moment’s thought, then nodding.
If he were to decline such a polite request, it would be difficult to justify himself.
“Definitely! Definitely!”
Nan Tianzhao nodded in agreement.
Even though he could not leverage the snake man’s fame, just the ability to invite him was a great honor. He looked at the crowd around him and coldly declared, “Whoever dares to reveal the whereabouts of the Music Saint, do not blame me for punishing you under tribal law!”
“Understood!”
The crowd around him naturally nodded in agreement.
“Sir, please!”
“Hmm!”
The group ushered the snake man into the sea depths and departed grandly, leaving behind a confused Nan Peiyao and her companions.
Nan Peiyao’s glances flickered, and she ran towards the island with the three children. She wanted to ask Xu Mu what was happening.
Why on earth would this legendary character come to her rescue?
“Peiyao, I–”
Nan Bi Yun stammered, about to follow her.
“Roll!”
Nan Peiyao looked back at her with cold eyes.
Nan Bi Yun stood there awkwardly, unsure of how to explain herself.
She knew that she had gravely offended Nan Peiyao this time, but she had been helpless at the time.
Knowing that Nan Peiyao knew such influential people and might become a prominent figure in the future, she regretted having offended her.
“It really wasn’t intentional. Can you forgive me? I was without options!” Nan Bi Yun apologized with a remorseful face.
Nan Peiyao didn’t pay any attention to her, leaving without looking back with the children. Nan Bi Yun wanted to chase after her but didn’t dare and eventually gave up with resentment.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Nan Peiyao ran to the children’s house and pushed open the door of the room where Xu Mu was staying without bothering to greet their parents at the entrance.
In the room, Xu Mu was quietly sitting at the table, gripping a porcelain bowl chipped in several places, drinking some muddy tea.
“Just now…”
Nan Peiyao sucked in a breath, calming herself down, then asked in as composed a tone as she could muster, “What the hell happened?”
“There are some things that it’s not necessarily good to know,” Xu Mu said, looking at Nan Peiyao indifferently.
Nan Peiyao froze, her face conflicted.
Then he turned to look at the standing child, patted his shoulder, and smiled, “You did well just now! I wasn’t wrong about you!”
“Ah… I…!”
The child stammered, not knowing how to respond.
“You saw what happened earlier, right? So why didn’t you act sooner?” Nan Peiyao snapped, angering as she recalled her injuries.
“Didn’t you handle it quite well?” Xu Mu asked lightly, a small smile on his face.
“I——”