The Dragon-Worshiping Cult's Big Trouble

"This is a huge problem!"

The Dragon-Worshiping Cult member who had contacted Ian was Pan Sha, Elder Manyan's grandson. The mountain folk overseer of foreign trade spoke with grave solemnity as he explained the current dire situation to Ian.

"Lady Sheo had actually been extremely careful. She knew her disguise was not very convincing, so she never formally appeared from beginning to end. She merely used her dragon-soul perception to help locate that group of villains from the Blazing Flame Lands... but the enemy may have had a spy among us passing along information. Grand Duke Solin's people and the Blazing Flame Lands had long been waiting in the surrounding area, and directly captured Lady Sheo and Lubek's team."

"After that, Lady Sheo had wanted to retract her dragon soul, but they used some kind of special psychic ritual. Using that thread of dragon soul within her prosthetic body, they instead imprisoned her dragon soul!"

"Don't panic yet."

Ian took a deep breath, then calmly asked, "What did the Mountain King say?"

"The King ran into something. Some time ago, He said He had found where the Ice-Mist Dragon's remains from four hundred years ago were located, but He still hasn't returned—but we think the King may also have fallen into a trap. The enemy's target may even have been the King from the very beginning..."

Though Pan Sha looked rather carefree, he was actually a meticulous person. He explained the situation to Ian in great detail, his words clear and precise. "The King Himself is not something we need to worry about. After all, if even the King cannot break free, then no matter how hard we try, it will be useless—the problem is how to rescue Lady Sheo."

"What can I do?"

Ian asked coolly, "Do you need