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Chapter 612 You don't want to be discovered by the sea creatures, do you?

Yu Xia was pulled down from the pile of debris by the person who came.

A chilling glint flashed in her eyes as a long, murderous blade stabbed down at her. Her heart pounded, and she channeled her spiritual energy into a sharp blade that pierced through the air.

The moment Yu Xia's spiritual power condensed into a sharp blade, the barrier dissipated, and the light from the window shone on her.

With a crisp sound, the tip of the knife sank into the ground, barely an inch from her face.

Yu Xia's chest heaved violently as the translucent blue blade in her hand pierced Canulius's chest.

"why you?!"

Canulius seemed oblivious to the pain in his chest, staring blankly at the girl beneath him.

Yu Xia let out a long breath and covered her face with the back of her hand. "Would you believe me if I said I got lost here?"

Canulius: "Are you injured?"

As he spoke, he lifted her from the ground and examined her injuries.

Just then, Camos appeared in the doorway, clinging to the doorframe, and said, "Second Brother, we've caught him!"

Before he could finish speaking, Canulius slammed the door shut.

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Camorsis, who was hit in the face by the door, was completely bewildered. Why was his second brother closing the door? Was he going to lock the door and kill him?

Yes, that must be the case.

Camos rubbed his aching chest, thinking to himself that it was his bad luck that the heretic had fallen into his second brother's hands.

"Third Young Master, where is he?" Furen asked, running over with Bellulu.

Camos leaned against the wall, pointed with his thumb toward the closed storage room, and said, "Second Brother is killing people in there."

He pressed his ear to the door. "But why is there no sound?"

Bellulu yawned wearily. "I don't need you. I'm going back now. I'm exhausted after running around all day. Can you please not call me unless it's absolutely necessary?"

Fren grabbed her, "Wait a minute."

Before the words were finished, the door to the storage room was opened, and all three of them turned to look.

Canulius emerged alone from the storeroom.

The three of them immediately peeked into the storage room, but apart from a pile of messy junk, there was no one else there.

"Master, where is he?" Furen asked Canulius.

Canulius: "They ran away."

"They escaped?" Camorsis looked at Canulius in disbelief. "Didn't you catch them?"

Furen scanned the storage room and saw the open window. He said, "He really escaped. He managed to get away from Canulius. This guy's strength is indeed not to be underestimated."

Camos rubbed his chest and muttered, "Don't let me catch him, or I'll skin him alive next time."

Canulius glanced at him. "It's getting late. Go back and rest. We have to go to the next area early tomorrow morning."

Furen: "We need to increase patrols tonight. That heretic infiltrated, and he's probably after the people of the Holy City. Patriarch, we can't let our guard down."

"You can patrol slowly." Bellulu yawned and said, "I'm going back to sleep. Don't wake me up even if the sky falls tonight, I'm freezing."

Fren: "It's dark here, I'll take you home, be careful not to fall."

After taking a couple of steps, Furen turned back to look at Canulius, a strange feeling crossing his mind, and then glanced behind him.

Bellulu leaned on his arm and urged, "Are we going or not? I'm so sleepy!"

Fren withdrew his gaze. "Let's go, little ancestor."

After they left, Canulius ordered the sentries to strengthen the patrol downstairs, then went up to the third floor and entered one of the rooms.

As soon as the door closed, Canulius reached out and felt the warmth on his fingertips. His eyes darkened, and he placed his hand on her shoulder. "It's safe here."

After he finished speaking, the figure under his palm slowly appeared.

Yu Xia raised her hands, which were bound by the restraints, and said, "Untie them."

Canulius stared at her for a moment, then moved his hands down from her shoulder, grabbed her waist with both hands, lifted her up to sit on the low cabinet by the door, and braced himself against the wall, trapping her in front of him.

There was no light in the room, and even though she was so close, Yu Xia couldn't see Kanulius's face very clearly.

She didn't understand what he wanted to do now.

He didn't let anyone else find her; he simply tied her up and brought her to the room alone.

Are we going to interrogate her?
Yu Xia's mind raced with various thoughts. Compared to the thrilling exchange just now, she felt much more at ease. As long as she wasn't exposed, that was fine. As for what Kanulius wanted to do, at least she still had room for negotiation.

"Master, I just wandered into this place by mistake. It's too dark, and I got lost."

Yu Xia continued to use the same excuse she had given him.

After a while, she heard Kanulius speak, "Lost? The sea princess has gotten lost in the territory of our dragon tribe and the holy city?"

Yu Xia: "No?"

Canulius stared intently at her face. "For you sea creatures, you would run away at the mere scent of us, yet you managed to get lost right on our faces, Your Highness. Think of another good reason."

Yu Xia opened her mouth, thinking to herself that Canulius seemed difficult to fool, and that the Canulius she knew now was somewhat different from the one she knew.

“I mean no harm,” Yu Xia said. “I’m here to talk to you about something.”

Canulius: "Looking for me?"

Yu Xia: "We sea people do not like your dragon people, but when it comes to matters of principle, we can only put aside our petty grievances for the time being."

"Tell me, what brings you here?" Canulius's voice was unreadable.

Yu Xia carefully chose her words and said, "Patriarch, I need you to introduce me to Ivi from the Holy City."

Canulius was not surprised to hear that she wanted to see Ivi of the Holy City, as he had just caught her following the sentry delivering the heater upstairs.

Yu Xia: "The feud between the Sea Clan and the Holy City runs deep. As a member of the Sea Clan's high-ranking royal family, I cannot openly meet with people from the Holy City."

Canulius: "That sounds like a good reason."

Yu Xia: "You don't believe me?"

Canulius didn't speak, but moved a little closer to her.

Yu Xia felt his close breath and leaned back slightly, but there was a wall behind her, and she had nowhere to hide.

She looked at the magnified face before her, a strange feeling welling up inside her. "What...what do you want to do?"

Kanulius took a slow, deep breath. The sweet scent of pheromones emanating from the girl in front of him made him momentarily dizzy, and his heart began to burn.

“You are a princess of the sea tribe,” he murmured.

Yu Xia was somewhat puzzled. "I am a princess of the sea tribe."

Canulius stared into her deep blue eyes that shone brightly in the darkness, and said in a deep voice, "Then you should understand what we dragons and the Holy City would do to you under normal circumstances, given your behavior."

Yu Xia paused for a moment, then said, "Then I must thank the patriarch for showing mercy."

Kanulius's lips curled up almost imperceptibly as he continued, "Your Highness has come to see me alone, and also to see Ivi of the Holy City. You don't want to be discovered by the sea creatures, do you?"

Yu Xia: ".?"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Canulius looked down at her, his hand lifting a strand of her long hair. "Your Highness, how about we make a deal?"

Two-card is a damp, shady flavor that's perfect for stealing...
My brother is outwardly cheerful, but inwardly he's a dark, crawling figure.
My brother's not here, so I'm not performing anymore.

Ugh, Erka, I don't even want to talk about you anymore.