Chapter 488 - Taken Away (2/2)
”Lady Ren,” the jaguar whispered. ”What do we do about the bond? Can someone who submitted himself to a human truly be our king?”
”Hah,” Lady Ren said. ”You guys need to grow up quickly and learn more. You can easily tell that the child hasn't submitted to anyone. They have the Bond of equals and thus none is below is the other.”
”Oh,” the jaguar and puma said as they turned back to look at Alex and Pearl.
”I see,” the jaguar said. ”Thank you for enlightening me, Lady Ren.”
”Alright, enough time has been wasted already. We need to return back and not miss the optimal timing for the baptism,” Lady Ren said.
”Yes, Lady Ren,” the two beasts bowed their head.
Alex suddenly felt his body move on its own as he was lifted into the air and put on top of the black Jaguar.
”Carry him,” Lady Ren said.
”Wait, you can't take him,” Wen Cheng cried out.
”Don't take my little brother,” Luo Mei shouted as well.
Ma Rong was starting to pour out her yin qi again, but she was a little apprehensive about how much she did it.
”Worry not, this human will be back very quickly,” Lady Ren said, not allowing any of their words to reach her. ”You will be able to see him again in less than a decade.”
”A… decade?” Ma Rong questioned with surprise.
”Let's move,” Lady Ren said.
”No, let me go. I don't want to be away for a decade,” Alex shouted, but he couldn't struggle against the constraints of a saint realm's aura.
”Yes, Lady Ren,” the two beasts said and started moving.
”Let me go,” Alex shouted but could do nothing aside from that.
”No!” his masters and sister started shouting.
Seeing that he was not going to be able to get away from them, he resorted to the only thing he could do. He shouted.
”Don't worry about me. I will be back one way or another. Just wait for me.”
* * * * *
The sun had set and the battle was over. The Scarlet city remained victorious against the beasts with very few casualties. The people celebrated in happiness and the ones hiding finally came out to celebrate as well.
Outside the walls, the people who were dealing with the aftermath remained.
”Are the beasts always this low in number?” the Royal Alchemist asked after seeing the pile of beast corpses.
”No,” the City lord said. ”Maybe continuously attacking for months led to them being low in number?”
”I don't feel like that's true,” the Royal Alchemist said. ”If anything, there should be more beasts out there than there are humans. I don't think you realize just how massive the southern forest is.”
”Then only God knows why their numbers are low,” the city lord said.
The Royal Alchemist looked at the corpses once more and looked around immediately searching for someone.
”What's little Ma?” he asked.
The city lord looked around and shook his head. ”I don't know. I haven't seen her for a while,” the city lord said.
”What is that girl doing? She should be getting her sect members to butcher these beasts and take out the alchemy ingredients before they turn bad,” he said.
”I will go look for her,” the city lord said.
”No need, she's here,” a voice said. The city lord and the Royal Alchemist book looked up to see 4 people on a boat.
”Your majesty. What are you doing here?” the Royal alchemist asked.
”Stuff happened, Lai Qing,” the Emperor said. ”How are you doing, nephew?”
”Uncle, it's good to see you,” the City lord said with a bow.
”We would like to be dismissed, your majesty,” the miserable-looking Wen Cheng said to the Emperor.
”Sure, go. I have some questions for you, especially your sect leader Ma, but those can wait for later. I will stay in the city for a week,” the Emperor said.
”Surely, your Majesty,” Wen Cheng said and shook Luo Mei and Ma Rong who were even more miserable than him.
”Go and rest, Ma Rong. It's been a long day today,” Wen Cheng said. ”We will do the same.”
Ma Rong nodded and flew away, speaking to not a single person along the way, knowing completely that she had lost her disciple for good.