Chapter 655: Come with me! (1/2)

GDK 655: Come with me!

“What? Young man, what are you doing here?” Kelly cried out in surprise when he finally discovered Han Shuo’s presence.

Back on Kasi Empire, Han Shuo had once joined forces with Kelly to bring down the Shrine of Ice. The two were never best friends by any measure, but they had once fought shoulder to shoulder and were at least friendly with each other.

“I was going to ask you the same question!” Han Shuo too had an awkward smile on his face. After Kelly and that middle-aged man emerged, Donna seemed alarmed. Without needing much thought, Han Shuo could tell that the middle-aged man was not a friend but a foe. The fact that they were in opposing factions meant that they might have to fight each other.

Han Shuo had a pretty good impression of Kelly. The Druidic Order was a major partner of Lancelot Empire. Han Shuo had no wish of becoming Kelly’s enemy. However, just from Donna’s expression, Han Shuo knew that he did not have much choice. He felt rather helpless.

Kelly let out a sigh. He too was aware of the situation and didn’t seem too willing to make an enemy of Han Shuo. He felt just as helpless about it.

“What are you all standing here for? Don’t tell me that you traveled from distant lands across the universe just to gaze at me?” that middle-aged man who came with Kelly said smilingly to the crowd when everyone gazed at him foolishly.

“I truly did not expect that Lord Olde would be here. This is getting more and more interesting!” Donna relaxed and smiled.

“My main objective in coming to this world is to locate the remains of my ancestor. And naturally, I have to visit here in passing to see the miraculousness of this place. After all, my ancestor’s death seemed to be associated with the strangeness of this place!” that middle-aged man they called Olde smilingly nodded and explained to Donna.

Immediately after hearing Olde’s words, a thought crossed Han Shuo’s mind - Could that Tree of Life under the barren island of the Boundless Sea be the ancestor that Olde wanted to locate?

The moment that Olde appeared, Han Shuo’s avatar that cultivated in the elemental energy of death felt somewhat uncomfortable. Similar to how gods who cultivated in the element of darkness would be especially sensitive to the presence of gods who cultivated in the element of light, that avatar of Han Shuo’s who cultivated in the element of death was sensitive towards gods who cultivated in the edict of life.

That Tree of Life at the bottom of that barren island was obviously transformed from a very mighty god who cultivated in the edict of life before his death. The quick-witted Han Shuo immediately made the association and surmised that the remains which he buried could likely be the person that Olde seeked.

However, Han Shuo would only bury this information deep inside his heart and would never speak of it at such a moment because the remains were located rather close to the Cemetery of Death. If Olde was to learn of the location, he could possibly also discover the Cemetery of Death’s presence.

Olde, as one who cultivated in the edict of life, ought to be very sensitive to the energy of death. Han Shuo was a prudent man and naturally kept his silence over the matter. Donna and her party, on the other hand, and not to mention Eriksson and the others, were not fully convinced of Olde’s words.

“Lord Olde, if you don’t mind, we can probe this place together!” Kaiser put on a sunny smile and invited.

“That’d be great. Haha, I was quite worried about not having enough understanding of the situation in this place!” Olde gladly obliged and hopped along towards Kaiser and his party.

As Olde was getting closer to Han Shuo’s group, he discovered that Donna was staring vigilantly at Olde as though she was ready to deal with Olde’s attack at any moment.

As Olde walked past Donna, he stopped in his tracks right in front of her. He chuckled and smilingly said, “Miss Donna, please, don’t be so strained. I have only stopped by to tour around this site. As long as you have no intention of destroying all life on this continent, I will not do a thing to you!”

“Well, if that’s the case, that’d be great!” Donna said in a phony calmness. She was still on guard against him.

“We people who cultivate in the edict of life are all lovers of life. We will not be taking any lives except in the last resort! Haha, the last time the situation between our factions escalated to the point of war was all because they wanted to destroy all life on the continent. That was why my ancestors were forced to come forward. As long as your people have no such intentions, I believe that both of us will have a very pleasant excursion!” Olde said in all smiles. Despite his cordial demeanor, there was a deeper meaning to his speech.

Donna did not reply, but silently nodded. No one knew what intention she had in mind.

“Hi there! You must be Bryan?” Olde suddenly turned towards Han Shuo and put on a rather fascinated face.

Han Shuo was startled. He had no idea how would this Olde character recognized him. He looked at Olde puzzled and nodded while side-eyeing the people around him.

“I have heard a thing or two about you from Kelly. Haha, you seem interesting; a pretty good lad. But what a pity you have chosen to cultivate in the element of death!” Olde joked as he looked deeply into Han Shuo’s eyes.

Han Shuo was stunned and failed to understand what Olde actually meant. He did not play smart in replying like he actually understood those words.

Donna, Bolten and the others looked back and forth between Olde and Han Shuo with astonished and baffled eyes. They couldn’t understand why Olde would be interested in a being as small as Han Shuo.

“Well, I wish you nothing but the best!” Olde did not express any more of his thoughts. He smiled and nodded at Han Shuo before taking off with Kaiser and his party.

At this moment, Kelly, who was following behind Olde, gazed at Han Shuo and forced a smile but then sighed and shook his head before leaving with Olde.

Over on the other side, when Eriksson saw Olde approaching, he suddenly put on an irritated look and let out a soft groan. However, he did not voice out any of his discontents.

On Profound Continent, the Shrine of Ice and the Druidic Order had been in conflict for a long time in fighting for more followers. The dispute over in this mortal world sure had some effects on these gods who oversaw the operations of their religious organizations. It was nothing surprising that some might feel discontented to meet those on the other side.

“Let’s go, we will head deeper into it!” Kaiser softly exclaimed. He shot a glance at Donna a distance away, turned to Olde and solicitously proposed, “Lord Olde, do you mind leading our party?”

“Nope, I’m just touring the place alongside you people. Please, don’t mind me!” Olde rejected Kaiser’s proposal and chuckled.

“Alrighty then, let’s go!” Kaiser did not insist. He took the initiative to lead the way and secretly sent meaningful glances at Eriksson who was wearing a sour face, hinting to him not to sabotage the relationship.

They headed straight towards the Ninth Realm Mystical Yin Harvester as though they had simply forgotten about the presence of Donna and her party.