The Beginning of Turmoil

The four of them could not help looking at one another.

They had thought their journey to the Western Pole was about to end empty-handed, yet things seemed to have taken another turn.

"How do you prove what you just said?" Li was the first to question him.

"This technique is not much of a secret. With some effort, one can learn of it—though if you ask the Mage Tower or the Saint Palace, they will tell you that the technique belongs to the Natating royal family," Feleton said frankly. "I cannot rule out the possibility that other high-ranking bloodlines can perform Soul Spirit Transformation as well, but as you said, The Empire is expanding aggressively. They would never save someone from the Far East."

"I only wish for my master to regain her freedom, and she is likely the only one among the high-ranking Bloodkin willing to repay you for saving her life. I truly cannot directly prove that, but you can learn about Princess Twilight through certain books and public opinion. She and my second brother Talius are utterly different kinds of people."

"But she is ultimately imprisoned in Silisti..." Xia Fan shook his head. He could not stay away from Jinxia for too long. If the princess remained out of sight, the people would sooner or later grow suspicious. When that happened, only he could take charge of the situation. If they also had to make a trip to the Natating Kingdom midway through, the itinerary would become difficult to control.

"No... she is not imprisoned in the kingdom itself." Feleton interrupted him. "In truth, Her Highness the Princess is not far from us."

"What?" Xia Fan looked at him in confusion. "Not far from us?"

"Yes. She is imprisoned in Hila City."

Hila... was that not