Behind the counter sat an old man with his head lowered, painstakingly drawing a map. He was clearly advanced in years, his hair entirely white, yet the withered hand holding his black drawing pen remained steady and strong.
Ordinary people might not have been able to discern his strength, but under Xiao Yan's Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, with their Delusion Breaker function, he naturally had nowhere to hide.
Running a map shop in Desert City, possessing ice-attribute Dou Qi, outwardly displaying the strength of a Dou Ling while actually being a sealed Dou Emperor-who else could he be but Hai Bodong, the Dou Qi Continent's number-one angel investor?
Only...
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Old Hai looked worn out. Much older than I'd imagined.
Looking Hai Bodong up and down, Xiao Yan could clearly detect something unnatural about his appearance. An air of utter depletion radiated from the inside out. Apparently, Queen Medusa's seal was no easy pill to swallow.
At any rate, it had to be far more troublesome than the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Amethyst Seal. Otherwise, Yun Yun would not have been able to slowly break through her seal herself while Hai Bodong had languished for all these years, with no choice but to wait for a Misfortune-Breaking Pill. Clearly, Queen Medusa's seal was exceptionally unusual.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It's surprisingly cool in here. Who would've thought a little shop in Desert City, right on the edge of the desert, would be so refreshingly cool?"
Xiao Yan strolled into the shop and casually flipped through the old maps on display, seemingly talking to himself.
Hai Bodong's hand, which had been diligently drawing a map, trembled almost imperceptibly.
He raised his head slightly and glanced at Xiao Yan, who wore black, carried an enormous ruler on his back, and