Chapter 47

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it would automatically be released after the specified conditions were met."

"Mm. As far as I know, the human world doesn't have that kind of magic either," Yang Rong said, looking at Yi Junze.

"It's true, Sister," Lin Hanxuan explained, drenched in sweat. "I swear, I only like women. I don't love men."

"Hmph. You'd better mean it. Otherwise, I'll break both your legs, then force you to take a wife," Yang Rong said threateningly.

Only after Lin Hanxuan swore again and again that he loved only women and not men was the topic finally allowed to continue.

Yang Rong said, "Recently, lava has been flowing out often from volcanoes at the southernmost end of the Misera Empire, destroying many southern towns. We sent people to scout the area, and only then did we discover that two high-level Magic Beasts had come running over from who knows where and actually chosen to fight at a volcanic crater. They damaged the already fragile strata, causing massive amounts of lava to pour out and spread everywhere."

"Dear, let me continue from here," a man's voice suddenly came from outside the woods.

Yang Rong smiled and said, "This is a reunion between siblings. What are you coming to join the excitement for?"

"Eh? If you siblings can reunite, can't We also have a little reunion with Our brother-in-law? Haha."

That person came incredibly fast. As he spoke, he had already crossed the forest and leapt over the creek. Lin Hanxuan only felt an afterimage blur before his eyes, and then he saw a long-haired, middle-aged man with two neat strokes of mustache put an arm around his sister and kiss her. After that, the man looked at him with a perfectly serious expression.

"Hello." The middle-aged man released his left arm from around Yang Rong, walked up to Lin Hanxuan, and extended his right hand. Lin Hanxuan also reached out and shook it, saying, "Hello to you too, Brother-in-law."

In an almost doting tone, Yang Rong said, "Little brother, your brother-in-law is His Majesty the Emperor of the Misera Empire. You should kneel on one knee and pay your respects."

Although the two empires of the Saint Rune Continent were currently in a hostile state, Yi Junze still pulled Lin Hanxuan down with him to kneel on their left knees and said, "Yi Junze pays respects to His Majesty Emperor Midras." Lin Hanxuan also repeated it somewhat stutteringly, only changing the name to Yang Zhao.

According to the etiquette of the human world, when paying respects to the ruler of one's own country, one only said "Your Majesty" and did not use the name. Yi Junze had deliberately added the Misera Empire ruler's name before "His Majesty the Emperor" to show that he would not submit to the orders of the Misera Empire's ruler.

Lin Hanxuan did not know that a single form of address could contain so much meaning. After saying it, he followed Yi Junze and stood up again.

Midras merely smiled faintly and said nothing, while Yang Rong looked somewhat embarrassed. She hurriedly knelt and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Rong's younger brother has offended you. I hope Your Majesty, as a great man, will not hold a petty man's faults against him and will forgive them."

Midras helped Yang Rong up and said with a smile, "Imperial Consort, don't be nervous. Do We look like someone so narrow-minded?"

After comforting Yang Rong, Midras turned his head and said, "Yang Zhao, We will speak plainly. We asked the Imperial Consort to find you for two reasons. On one hand, it was to let you siblings reunite, lest Our beloved consort grow thinner by the day and make Our heart ache to see it. But the main reason is that We need your help resolving the disaster occurring in the south of the empire. And perhaps only you can do it."

Lin Hanxuan glanced at his sister, while Yi Junze stood to the side without saying a word.

"Yes. Please tell me what Your Majesty needs me to do. I will definitely do my best," Lin Hanxuan said.

"Oh? If We said We hoped you would pledge loyalty to the Misera Empire, would you be willing as well?" Midras asked, stroking the black whiskers at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Lin Hanxuan's awkward expression, Yang Rong stepped in to smooth things over. "Your Majesty, it isn't convenient to stand here and talk. Why don't we go inside and sit?"

Midras smiled and took the lead toward the small house not far away. Yang Rong and the other two followed him inside as well.

After the three of them had seated themselves in the small house, Yang Rong poured clear tea for the three of them, then sat down beside Midras.

"Yang Zhao, as for what We said just now about asking you to pledge loyalty to Our country, that can be discussed slowly later. The Magic Beast conflict before us must be handled first. Otherwise, the entire south of the empire may be destroyed by lava," Midras said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, a fight between Magic Beasts really is terrifying, but I'm still only a student. How would I have the ability to deal with something like this? Does your country not have powerful mages or warriors who can drive those two Magic Beasts away?" Lin Hanxuan asked.

"Exactly, Your Majesty. Your country surpasses ours in both military strength and the number of high-level mages. If even your country's experts are helpless against this Magic Beast battle, then what could Lin Hanxuan... what could Yang Zhao do?" Yi Junze continued.

Midras took a sip of clear tea, then said slowly, "If We explain too much, We will expose Our country's military strength. Yang Zhao, you are Our beloved consort's younger brother, and We do not wish to deceive you, so let Us get straight to the point. You only need to approach the volcanic region and ask your guardian deity to release divine might like last time in Dead City. Those two Magic Beasts will surely be frightened by the divine might and stop. Then, in your capacity as a divine emissary, ask the Magic Beasts to cease their conflict. It would be best if you could also persuade them to leave the volcanic region. That way, the empire's south will be safe."

After hearing Midras's words, Lin Hanxuan sank into deep thought, considering the feasibility of this plan. If it could be done, then of course he would not stand by and watch people die just because the disaster victims were citizens of the Misera Empire. But the premise of the plan was that he had to be able to contact Kun directly. Up until now, he had only ever been able to speak with Kun in dreams.

Last time, Kun had exposed its divine might because Lin Hanxuan had been knocked unconscious by Poison Fang. With the situation critical, Kun had had no choice but to intervene and invade Lin Hanxuan's consciousness, frightening the other party and forbidding him from harming Lin Hanxuan.