Qin Ze checked the invitation.
It was nothing special, nothing particularly mysterious.
Qin Ze sat back down in his chair and asked, "Is the Magic Young Married Woman a disciple of the mage who's celebrating her birthday tonight?"
The Clown nodded. " Xiao Su is the most magically talented among the young people, and the Great Mage is grooming him as his successor."
Qin Ze closed his eyes slightly and gently tapped the table with the knuckle of his right index finger.
The Clown said, "Are you still doubting Xiao Su?"
Qin Ze raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "Why do you trust her so much?"
The Clown stammered and fidgeted, occasionally scratching his butt.
Qin Ze looked disgusted. "Do you have sores on your butt?"
The Clown said, " Xiao Su... she wouldn't do that to me, she's a good person."
The Dharma King chuckled, "I understand, classic small head controls big head."
The Mist Lord shook his head. "I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would have such a fetish for Cao Cao."
The Clown immediately shouted, "You're talking nonsense! I didn't do it!"
"She took good care of me; she even arranged for me to study at the sacred site of the Magic Academy."
The Clown spread his arms wide. "I'm about to reach the Peak of Level Nine!"
Qin Ze hadn't noticed until he said anything.
What's the situation with the Holy Land of Learning?
The Clown replied, "There's a stream inside, and Sunlight Fish live in it. Those fish can help you in your spiritual practice."
Qin Ze understood.
The Clown spoke well of the Magic Young Married Woman only because he had received a favor from someone.
The Clown continued, "If Xiao Su really wanted to do something bad to me, she wouldn't have let me into the academy's sacred grounds."
Qin Ze asked, "Does the Magic Young Married Woman have a royal background?"
The Clown shook his head. "A commoner genius."
She's so young yet already Chosen One; this Magic Young Married Woman definitely possesses something special.
Brother Devour said, "While searching for the owner of this conch shell, there's something even more important."
The Clown blinked his innocent big eyes. "Huh?"
Brother Devour asked, "What is the purpose of the person who placed the conch shell at your door?"
Qin Ze pondered for a moment, " Brother Devour said makes sense."
The Mist Lord asked, "Is it possible that the owner of the conch shell and the person who placed it are the same person?"
Brother Devour said, "It's not impossible."
"If it's the same person, perhaps they're trying to use the Clown to get rid of the Echo."
"Every transaction that Echo comes at a price, and the price increases with each transaction. That person may have already fallen into Abyss, and he wants to save himself."
"Just then, the Clown appeared."
The Clown asked, puzzled, "Why would he think I could help him? I'm just an ordinary Level Nine Martial Artist."
Brother Devour said, "No, you are not ordinary."
The Clown tilted his head. "What's so special about me?"
Although he became Heavenly King and transcended the ordinary working class, he was still just a lowly underling working for Pretty God.
Brother Devour knew what he was thinking and smiled slightly, "Because you're the little brother who works for the Pretty God."
Qin Ze said calmly, "In his eyes, you are the person closest to God."
"And if he wants to get rid of the Echo, he can only do so through the power of God."
The Clown suddenly realized, "I see."
Brother Devour continued, "If the owner of the conch and the person who placed it are not the same person, then the other party's purpose becomes quite intriguing."
"Did he discover the existence of the Echo and want to use the Clown to fight fire with fire, or did he want to get rid of the owner of the conch shell?"
Qin Ze seemed to be deep in thought.
What he was really concerned about was why Echo had released the Magic Conch into the world.
What does Echo want to trade from this world?
The image of the amethyst in the Magic Young Married Woman's bosom inadvertently flashed into Qin Ze's mind.
"Have you touched the purple crystals on them?"
The Clown shook his head and said, "You can't touch it. Living people won't let you touch it."
"Once you're dead, you'll never be able to touch them again; they've all been collected and stored in the Amethyst Tower of the royal palace."
Qin Ze asked curiously, "You two are so close, yet you weren't allowed to touch the Magic Young Married Woman?"
Clown: →_→
Qin Ze waved his hand and stood up. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."
The Clown asked, "Where are you going?"
Qin Ze: "Let's go for a walk."
The Clown said, "Aren't you going to Old Deng's birthday party tonight?"
Qin Ze stretched. "If there's enough time."
With that, Qin Ze stepped into the void and left the room.
The Clown muttered to himself, " Xiao Su... she can't be bad, can she?"
Qin Ze stood high in the sky, overlooking the entire capital city.
Within the city, he sensed two rather powerful auras.
One road is inside the palace, and the other is outside the palace.
The aura outside the palace has reached the Demigod; it's probably the old magician that the Clown mentioned.
As for the aura within the palace, it was barely enough to touch the threshold of Demigod.
Qin Ze didn't take it to heart.
For him, the difference wasn't significant; it was simply a matter of whether he received one slap or two.
In the center of the palace stands a tower a thousand meters high.
The tower is entirely purple, an upright oval shape, and has an extremely smooth surface.
" The Amethyst Tower..."
Qin Ze did not go to the Amethyst Tower first, but instead went deep into the royal palace.
In one of the most heavily guarded palaces, Qin Ze saw the emperor lying on his bed, terminally ill.
The Emperor's journey was like a dried-out tree branch, with more breath in than out, and his consciousness was already in a blurred, detached state.
It's highly unlikely that someone like that would issue a city-wide manhunt; it's even uncertain whether they'd be able to speak at all.
"The order was given by someone else."
Just then, a murmur of whispers broke out outside the door.
Has the Emperor awakened?
"Still the same as always."
"I'm going in to speak with the Emperor; no one else is allowed to enter."
"Yes."
Squeak--
The door opened, and a handsome young man walked in.
He frowned.
Even though there was no one else in the room except for the emperor lying on the hospital bed, he always felt that a gaze was secretly watching him.
Based on the Clown's memories, Qin Ze, who was in the void, recognized the young man as the second prince among the three princes.
The aura that Qin Ze sensed in the palace was also his.
The second prince walked to the bedside, took the emperor's hand, and his eyes were red-rimmed.
"I have followed your instructions and searched the entire city for what you are looking for. I believe we will find it soon. Please hold on."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze muttered to himself, "It really is an order from the Emperor."
Seeing this Miss Sword Case said worriedly, "He ended up like this because of his deal with Echo."
She was very worried that her good friend would follow in her footsteps.
Miss Sword Case noticed that her best friend was becoming increasingly obsessed with the Magic Conch.
That's not acceptable.
Qin Ze smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
The second prince knelt by the bedside, holding the emperor's hand and talking for a long time, mostly about everyday matters.
It's clear that the second prince is quite filial to his father.
More than twenty minutes later, the second prince wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, regained his royal dignity, and strode out of the emperor's bedchamber.