The meteors drew closer, landing before Feng Luo. There were exactly sixty Fire Phoenixes, each with fully grown tail feathers, clearly adults with considerable strength. Any one of them would have been a powerhouse in its own right.
Yet now, all of them knelt before Feng Luo, awaiting his orders. Feng Luo explained to Camp B's shadow guards:
"These are guards of the Phoenix Royal Family. They're on our side. No need to panic."
Ai Er looked at Feng Luo.
"Making such a big scene must have caught Pupula's attention. What are you planning to do next?"
Feng Luo smiled, his phoenix eyes bright with amusement and cunning. He waved the fan in his hand, but instead of answering Ai Er, he instructed the phoenixes:
"Split into three groups. One group will head to the human world and watch that criminal who broke the agreement. Another will watch the Elf Kingdom. Take good care of our Prince Manda and~his little fanboy. As for the last group, you'll guard Mujiu and keep His Highness safe. Remember, don't let anyone disturb His Highness's rest. Otherwise..."
Feng Luo narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the lead phoenix. Feeling the overwhelming pressure, the phoenix immediately answered, "Yes. Understood."
Ai Er still did not quite understand.
"Why keep watch over the Elf Kingdom?"
Feng Luo gave him an exasperated look.
"The Elf Kingdom hasn't exactly been peaceful lately. It's time for him to go. The Crown Prince has spent years laying his plans, all so His Highness can enjoy himself. How could he let these people ruin that?"
Ai Er's face filled with shock .
"So you're working for His Highness the First Prince, right?"
Feng Luo leisurely waved his folding fan, in no hurry to explain. The sight made Ai Er want to punch him, but with twenty Fire Phoenixes watching nearby, he could only hold himself back as veins bulged on the backs of his hands. Finally, just as Ai Er was about to explode, Feng Luo spoke:
"I'm working for both the Crown Prince and His Highness..."
Midway through his explanation, Feng Luo's voice suddenly grew subdued.
"The Crown Prince found a way to save him, and his condition was that I take good care of the Ninth Prince. I could never refuse that request, especially since I already owe the Ninth Prince a debt of gratitude."
Ai Er was moved by what he heard. Everyone knew how loyal Feng Luo was to His Highness. The Crown Prince had only done this to spare him any sense of obligation. Thinking of Sen Lijiu, Ai Er could not help marveling at how kind His Highness's entire family was. The price of saving that person was far from small.
Naturally, Pupula had seen that meteor shower too. She understood that it was a warning to her. Pupula chuckled. "You really are keeping a tight guard." She thought that was all there was to the warning, never expecting...
The people sent out by Feng Luo and the Silent Shadow Sect had already surrounded Pupula. They did not hold back. Each struck her with a palm, knocking her unconscious.
Before she passed out, Pupula was still wondering, Who on earth ambushed me...?
After striking her, all thirty-five concealed themselves and did not reappear. Unless they chose to reveal themselves, no one could find them—except Feng Luo and his companions, of course.
Pupula woke a day later. Her face was livid, her expression ugly, and a chill radiated from her entire body. Yet she said nothing more, because she no longer dared. She was afraid of being knocked unconscious out of nowhere again.
She turned and walked toward her throne, but instead of sitting down, she circled behind it. The wall there was no ordinary wall; it had an array drawn on it. Why was there an array behind the goddess's throne? The goddess must have drawn it herself. As for what exactly it was for, who but the goddess herself could know?
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