"I understand." Aura responded, bowing to Lu Li in thanks:
"Thank you for your reward, Your Highness."
"Since Your Highness is so interested, let us set out at once."
"Lead the way." As Lu Li spoke, he rose from the throne.
Evelina, still leaning against the wall and wearing Scarlett's face, immediately followed as well.
Neither of them paid any attention to the corpses on the ground, as though they did not exist at all.
The three simply left on their own.
Kil'jaeden stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at the two corpses nearby, unsure what he was supposed to do.
Until a message popped up on the Data Panel—
"Turn the corpses into puppets and take them to another ruin. I'll bring Aura over later."
A huge question mark seemed to appear above Kil'jaeden's head.
What exactly was Li Yun trying to do?
Elsewhere.
Led by Aura, Lu Li and Evelina soon arrived at the unexplored ruin at the border of the Great Wasteland.
Its entrance lay beneath a raised mound, beside which a group of lowborn demons had already set up camp.
Sensing someone approaching, the noisy temporary camp immediately fell silent.
After briefly introducing Prince Sargeras and Demon Prince Scarlett to the lowborn demons, Aura directly asked Lu Li:
"Your Highness, are you and Prince Scarlett planning to begin the exploration right away?"
"No, I only came to take a look first." Lu Li replied without changing expression, his large single eye filled with satisfaction. "As long as I can confirm that the ruin is in the Great Wasteland rather than the Endless Great Forest, that's enough."
Aura's brow furrowed once more upon hearing this.
He had thought he had vaguely guessed Prince Sargeras's intentions, but now, it seemed the truth was completely different from what he had