Book 5, Chapter 165: Banquet (Teaser)
Chapter 165: Banquet
“He must have gotten himself into trouble.”
After ensuring that there were no guards nearby, Zhu Xianyao began to contemplate aloud while making sure not to mention Su Chen by name.
Beside her, a cloud of smoke floated around aimlessly. It was Su Chen’s Demonic Lord subordinate, Death’s Shadow of a Youth.
This Demonic Lord had been assigned to follow Zhu Xianyao and keep her safe while Su Chen was exploring Harpy territory.
“I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that were the case, given how Master usually does things,” Death’s Shadow replied.
“The problem is, we don’t actually know what he’s done, or how much the Harpies know about our relationship,” Zhu Xianyao said as she paced back and forth a few times through the room, attempting to recall the consort’s expression when she had asked the Zhu Clan to remain for some extra days.
“But no matter what he did, it seems that they’ve managed to uncover at least some of our relationship with him. That’s the only reason why we’d be held here,” Death’s Shadow replied.
“But they also haven’t used any forceful methods against us yet. Is that because they’re not sure?” Zhu Xianyao asked.
“Or it might be because they don’t have full control of the situation yet,” Death’s...



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