On the other side of the Ghoul Realm, the Second Prince, his head bound with a long black braid, rode through the desert alongside a group of black-clad guards whose presences seemed ethereal and elusive. They searched for the oasis region Zhang Chen had indicated at the banquet.
"Your Highness the Second Prince, we have searched this area for four hours without finding anything. Is this information reliable?"
One of the black-clad men beside the Second Prince was skeptical of the information Zhang Chen had casually provided. These black-clad guards were entirely different from the Black Ghoul Army directly under Xing Shi. They were talented individuals the Second Prince had discovered during his inspections among the common people, personally selecting them as his shadow guards.
There were only thirty-one of them, each powerful in their own way.
"First, there is no reason for him to deceive me over a traitor and liar like my third brother. Second, I have heard rumors of this oasis before, though I did not pay them much attention then. This is no ordinary desert; it was formed from the intermingled bones of rebels. If an oasis truly formed here, there must be a problem."
"Continue searching for another two hours. If there are still no results, return to the border fortress for now."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Second Prince handled matters with remarkable decisiveness. He viewed everything through the lens of his own future and the future of the Ghoul Realm. Nothing else could affect his judgment. As for the true natures of his eldest brother and third brother, he saw them clearly enough.
During the ensuing search, the shadow guards following the Second Prince spread out over a wider area. After all, they could not rule out the possibility that the oasis had shifted