I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

It was already dark when we left the police station.

Ji Tian walked back along the pier, the sea breeze carrying a salty, fishy smell hitting him.

"Ophelia, please tell me about the second young master of the William family. I need to know where he is."

"OK."

Ophelia took out her divination tools from her sleeve, held them in her palm, and closed her eyes for a moment.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her eyebrows twitching slightly:

"The Adrian being escorted to the capital is not the real person. His true body is about thirty miles northwest of White Gull Harbor, preparing to change his identity and leave. The person in the escort team is a double trained by the family."

Ji Tian scoffed lightly upon hearing this: "As expected."

The practice of nobles training doubles has been prevalent in the kingdom for many years. Firstly, they can stand in for them in situations where they should not appear in public, and secondly, they can serve as scapegoats when the family faces a crisis.

Of course, if the family completely loses power, the rivals will not let the nobleman go unpunished.

"Let's go to White Gull Harbor. We can uphold justice along the way."

On the dock, the golden dragon was lying on the edge of the open space, and Mia was sitting on the edge of the dragon's back, holding the quest scroll she had just received from the Adventurers' Guild, and studying the contents of it.

"A treasure seemingly left behind by an ancient being... a door to life..."

Hearing footsteps approaching, she looked towards the source of the sound and smiled, "Mr. Ji Tian, ​​have you finished dealing with things over there?"

"You're done. Where are you going next?"

Mia thought for a moment and said gently, "I'm going to White Gull Port to replenish some supplies that are only available on the mainland. Little Flower also needs to eat something good; she hasn't had a proper meal in several days."

Ordinary small fish and shrimp are no match for Jinlong Xiaohua, but the larger sea monsters seem to have recently gained intelligence. They dive into the seabed as soon as they hear any movement on the surface, making them impossible to catch.

She raised her hand and gently patted the side of the golden dragon's neck. The golden dragon snorted, and the hot air it exhaled stirred up a small patch of dust on the ground, indicating its agreement.

Ji Tian didn't stand on ceremony: "Then give us a ride since you're going the same way."

Mia nodded, turned over and sat up straight, then patted the golden dragon again.

"Little Flower, get ready to take off!"

The golden dragon slowly stood up, its wings spreading out to serve as a gangway for people to go up and down, creating a gust of air.

Lilith had already run to the dragon's tail and looked up to examine it. Only after Ji Tian lifted her up did she sit down obediently.

As the golden dragon soared into the sky, the lights of Lion Fang City below gradually shrank into a warm yellow patch of light, and Mia sat at the front, pointing out directions to the golden dragon.

The wind whistled past my ears, making my voice trail off.

About half an hour later, the outline of Baiou Port appeared on the sea.

Ji Tian was looking down at the dense lights of the harbor below when he suddenly felt Ophelia gently touch his shoulder from behind.

He turned his head and saw that she had her eyes closed, her fingertips holding a tortoise shell, and her brows were slightly furrowed.

A moment later she opened her eyes, her voice broken by the wind: "He's gone, he's moving south of the city, towards the place where the lightning struck."

Ji Tian raised an eyebrow slightly.

Now that this guy has finally escaped a disaster, instead of running away, he chooses to seek revenge on the innocent?

Being a fool for too long can become a habit.

He reached out and patted the golden dragon's scales, raising his voice slightly: "Mia, let's get off here."

Mia glanced back, a hint of confusion in her eyes: "Here? The sea is just below; we'll be near White Gull Harbor soon—"

"It's okay, I can glide."

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Tian had already picked up Elena, with Lilith hanging behind his neck, and jumped down without saying a word. Finally, Ophelia lightly touched the ground with her toes and floated down like a feather.

Lilith's scream echoed in the wind, only to be torn to shreds by the howling air currents.

Mia stared blankly as the figures plummeted rapidly into the twilight until they were swallowed by the shadows of the port buildings before slowly withdrawing her gaze.

"Such a cool entrance? I'll try it next time."

Below, in the courtyard of the Chengnan Equestrian Center, the situation has reached a stalemate.

Marcus Aurelius was pinned to the ground by two magicians dressed in dark robes, while his wife was pinned against the edge of the courtyard wall by another magician with her arms tied behind her back.

Both of them had strips of cloth stuffed into their mouths, so they could only make muffled whimpering sounds.

Standing in the courtyard was a young man dressed like the son of a wealthy merchant. His appearance was completely different from Adrian's, but Marcus Aurelius would never mistake his frivolous and arrogant eyes.

His gaze swept past the crowd in the courtyard and landed on the figure standing at the entrance of the main house.

His daughter stood there, her hands gripping a dagger tightly against her neck, her face ashen and her lips trembling slightly.

"Little girl, don't let your hands shake. I'll be heartbroken if you cut yourself."

Adrian chuckled insincerely, his voice carrying the flippant tone he used to use, "As long as you put down the knife and come over obediently, your parents will be fine."

The girl didn't let go; instead, she pressed the blade even closer to her skin, and a line of bright red blood slid down her neck.

"Release my parents, or I'll die in front of you, and then the sheriff will arrest you."

Adrian's smile widened even more:

"How naive! Do you think the sheriff of White Gull Harbor would care? Would he dare to? And do you think your parents would live on if you died?"

The girl did not answer; the blade trembled slightly between her fingers, and the line of blood deepened.

He took a step forward, his pace unhurried, as if certain she had no way out. "Put down the knife, and I'll let your parents go. Come with me, and they can leave White Gull Harbor alive—"

"Ah! I don't want to become Lilith-chan!"

The sound came from the sky.

Almost at the same instant, a heavy sense of oppression pressed down from above, as if something extremely heavy was falling at a speed that defied the laws of physics.

Adrian instinctively looked up.

A golden mountain was rapidly enlarging above his head.

Before he could even react or utter a complete cry of surprise, the sacred mountain had already fallen.

boom--!

Half of the courtyard wall collapsed, dust rose several feet high, and a deep pit nearly ten feet in diameter was smashed into the ground, with rubble flying in all directions.

The shockwave forced several mages to retreat, and the two hands that were holding Aurelius loosened, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

The golden mountain stood in the center of the pit, its surface shimmering with a warm luster, and half of the holy sword was stuck in the seam between the mountain and the ground.

At the foot of the mountain, Adrian was no longer there.

Ji Tian followed closely behind, stepping onto the mountainside and kicking up another cloud of dust.

Elena was still in his arms, and Lilith clung tightly to his neck, her long, silvery-white hair disheveled by the wind.

Ophelia landed lightly beside him, her posture composed, without even her robes being disheveled.

Lilith finally let go and poked her head out to look around.

"Where are the bad guys?"

"The mastermind was killed, but the others are still here."

One of the magicians tried to run towards the gap in the courtyard wall, but after taking only two steps, Ji Tian blocked his way and made him stop abruptly.

Ophelia and Elena had cornered the remaining people at the edge of the courtyard. Several strands of spiritual energy shot out silently, binding and tightening their hands and feet, rendering them unable to move in an instant.

The girl was still holding the dagger, the blade pressed against her neck.

She stared blankly at the deep crater that had been smashed into the ground, then looked at Ji Tian, ​​before finally letting go. The dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Are you alright?" Elena stepped forward and gently grasped her trembling wrist, using her spiritual power to stop the bleeding on her neck.

The girl finally came to her senses, rushed to her parents who had been helped up, and burst into tears.

Just as Lilith was about to say something, Ji Tian's voice came from behind, his tone indifferent: "Tie these people up and take them to the police station later; the charge is aiding and abetting a crime. As for that bastard... he doesn't need to be taken to the police station anymore."

After saying this, he made the holy mountain shrink again and hung the holy sword on his waist.

Lilith ran over, peeked into the pit, then quickly shrank back and obediently followed behind Ji Tian.