Silver patterns flickered across the girl's body, and the Fish-Shaped Mark between her brows slowly swam about as though alive.
As if stirred by something, the unconscious girl slowly opened her eyes.
She found herself staring into a pair of eyes beneath a mask, brimming with excitement and delight.
Confusion flashed through her eyes, but she quickly grasped what was happening.
"You... who are you!?"
"Did you think you could escape my grasp by coming to Southern Qi and latching onto the imperial family? Naive little thing..."
The mocking voice from beneath the mask made Deville's expression change.
"You're... Henry!!"
As she realized who he was, fear and despair spread across Deville's face.
She had never imagined that Grand Duke Golden Mountain, one of the Silo Kingdom's three grand dukes, would personally pursue them all the way to Southern Qi.
"Don't worry. I won't kill you. Just come back to the Silo Kingdom with me obediently, and you'll understand your true worth..."
Seeing the terror on her face, Henry spoke with a smile.
Then the eyes beneath his mask became like whirlpools. Deville felt a tide of exhaustion surge out of her mental world, making her eyes slowly close as she sank toward a deep sleep.
Suddenly, Henry's eyes returned to normal, and his speeding figure stopped in midair.
He narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. At some point, a tall, straight figure had appeared in the dense mountain forest, blocking his path a hundred meters away.
Who else could it be but Lin Sheng?
The moment he saw him, Henry frowned slightly, surprise appearing on his face.
"You reacted that quickly!?"
Ever since seizing Deville, he had only paused briefly just now. He had never expected Lin Sheng to intercept him so soon.
"Put her down, and I'll let