Chapter 504: Will You Take Me Away? (2/2)

Shaking his head with some frustration, Han Shuo felt concerned for Stratholme. However, he did not rush recklessly to Angel Empire to find out what exactly was going on. And, surely, if things had indeed gone that way, Stratholme the old monster would have been killed long before Han Shuo could even step foot on Angel Empire.

Two days had passed. Han Shuo found that the six-horned tribal king was still within the Angel Empire’s borders. No matter how Han Shuo taunted him, he would not budge.

With that, Han Shuo was almost certain that the six-horned tribal king had not stopped over because of Stratholme the old monster. After all, Stratholme’s strength was not nearly enough to hold him back for two full days.

Although Han Shuo had no idea what was going on in Angel Empire, it was obvious to him that the six-horned tribal king had been tarried over there with no clue as to when he would leave Angel Empire. Although Han Shuo was very curious as to what business the six-horned tribal king of the Soul Race met in Angel Empire, he made a wise decision not to go there and see for himself.

Without the Soul Race’s six-horned tribal king, even if Han Shuo ran into Snow Celestial Tiana, he did not have complete certainty of being able to kill her. Thus, after weighing for a moment, Han Shuo decided to temporarily give up on hounding Tiana. He would wait until the little skeleton’s fusion with the Origin Crystal of Death was complete, and the water and earth elite zombies had progressed into being able to form the Penta-elemental Undead Formation, before he dealt with her properly.

Having lost one of their two core pillars, the Shrine of Ice had sharply reduced in strength. Han Shuo believed that the Druidic Order would make good of the opportunity in one way or another, a thought which gave him a sense of schadenfreude.

At a mansion in the northern district of Ciro city…

It was noon, and the flaming sun hung high in the sky. Han Shuo snuck in quietly, intending to check on Sophie’s condition and bid her farewell before he left Kasi empire.

After all, Sophie had entertained him for quite a number of days and had been a gracious host. Furthermore, Han Shuo had grown rather fond of Sophie, and was worried that she would be ruined by that good-for-nothing Braque, so he decided to visit before he left.

Once Han Shuo arrived at the mansion, he unfolded his consciousness to seek for Sophie’s presence, and in no time he had found her.

However, his brow furrowed deeply when he arrived at her location. Three intricate, sturdy magical boundaries were set up within a vastly spacious room. One could tell that the person who had deployed them was rather proficient in it. Without altering the space and items in the room, they managed to trap Sophie inside.

Even though they were separated by three magical boundaries, Han Shuo could still clearly see the expression on Sophie’s face. Under house arrest, she wore a face full of misery and looked much wearier than she had two days ago. It was clear that she hadn’t been well.

Frowning as he looked at Sophie behind the three magical boundaries, Han Shuo gradually released his consciousness, and slowly detected where her father, sacred knight Sulo, was. At the moment, sacred knight Sulo was hard at work, training himself in his practice room. It appeared that it had not been by chance that he’d been able to become a sacred knight.

After some hesitation, Han Shuo placed a hand on the three magical boundaries, and demonic light radiated from his palm. There was a cracking noise, and the boundaries shattered like broken mirrors.

“Who’s there?” Sophie cried out in shock and terror.

“It’s me!” Han Shuo answered quietly, striding towards her. Looking at the rather pleasantly surprised Sophie, he asked, “What’s going on?”

“Nothing much. My father wouldn’t let me run around, and is planning on marrying me to Braque in a few more days,” Sophie’s smile was bitter and resigned.

For some reason, Han Shuo actually felt a faint sense of discomfort in his heart upon hearing that Sulo was going to force Sophie to marry Braque. A tinge of fury flashed across his eyes as he spoke, “Your father’s gone senile, how can he be so overbearing!”

Sigh… Sophie shook her head and replied rather lethargically, “He’s not senile. It is precisely because he’s too clever that he’s doing so. Because, otherwise, it won’t be just a matter of him and myself, but my entire family will no longer have a place in Kasi empire.”

Han Shuo went blank before exhaling heavily when he realized that Sophie was indeed correct.

The might of a nation was not something that a single person could counterbalance. Well, unless that person was somebody like Han Shuo, who possessed strength so formidable that it allowed him to be above worldly rules. Otherwise, there was surely no way one could go against an entire nation.

In Kasi empire, sacred knight Sulo had made quite a name for himself. But nevertheless, he could hardly counter the House of Pillon. Not to mention that there was also the existence of the Shrine of Ice in the Kasi Empire. Sulo could only scarcely save his own skin, let alone his entire family.

Just as Han Shuo’s thoughts were still in a jumble, Sophie looked deep into his eyes, and asked with mixed expressions on her face, “Bryan, will you take me away?”.