"My mother is being held in the prison at the Star Luo Imperial Palace. Please help me rescue her," Zhu Zhuqing said slowly.
"No need to say please. I'll help you," Cao De said with a smile.
"All right, get some rest."
Cao De closed the door as he spoke.
Zhu Zhuqing stared at the closed door and murmured, "Thank you."
The scent of heather wafting from the quilt slipped into Zhu Zhuqing's nose once again,
making her little face flush.
What a scoundrel! He even has three beautiful maids waiting on him.
And he says he likes me! Hmph, womanizer!
I don't like you at all.
So thought Zhu "Tsundere" Zhuqing.
Outside, Cao De quietly listened to Shadow's report.
"Master, the Titled Douluo I fought was level 95. I couldn't kill him," Shadow said respectfully.
"It's fine. If you couldn't kill him, so be it."
Shadow continued, "I concealed myself nearby and discovered that the Titled Douluo killed all the wounded soldiers.
"He consulted a book while frantically pouring soul power into the second prince's head.
"Then the second prince bled from all seven orifices and suffered fairly serious injuries."
Shadow told Cao De everything she had seen.
"Oh, he frantically poured soul power into Dai Mubai's head?!" Cao De murmured.
He couldn't quite make sense of the logic behind it either.
Since he couldn't figure it out, he put it aside and turned to Shadow.
"Can you conceal yourself while carrying someone?" Cao De asked.
Shadow shook her head. "I can't conceal myself while carrying someone, and my speed would drop considerably. That would hinder me in combat."
Cao De nodded before continuing.
"Go investigate where the Star Luo Empire's prison is and how its guards are deployed."
"As you command."
Space rippled around Shadow, and her