Chapter 962 - He Could Trick Some Petty Demons (1/2)
In a place near the border of the dragon realm, Xiang Yong furrowed his brows. Since His Majesty had finally remembered An Bai and commanded him to get him out, he was now already on his way to the demon realm to do so. But at this moment, one of his transmission stones lit up.
At first, he wanted to ignore it and just continued to rush over. After all, he didn't feel that it was wise to leave An Bai even a second longer in the demon realm's dungeon if it wasn't necessary. But then again, His Majesty had already contacted him twice today so it was probably better to make sure this wasn't another instruction he had. Thus he took out the transmission stone but continued to rush forward, only being there with half his mind when he answered.
”Xiang Yong!”
An Bai's voice startled him out of his thoughts and made him stop, taking a double look at the apparition of his friend's face. ”An Bai? Did you manage to break out?”
An Bai glanced over his shoulder and then shook his head. ”No, but I need to get out of here. Fast.”
”Are you still in the dungeon?” Xiang Yong asked that question but already continued to rush forward, now at an even faster pace.
An Bai shook his head. ”I … Well, I did manage to get out for the moment to contact you but I am not in a good situation.” Even though he had created an array outside, he still lowered his voice, afraid that the demon would notice that something was going on. ”How fast can you be here?”
”Well, I'm already on the way. Just before, His Majesty told me to come and get you. I'll be there in a bit.”
”Please, hurry up. I'm afraid …” He finally just shook his head, giving an embarrassed smile. Who would've thought he'd ever get into a situation like this?
Xiang Yong glanced at him and noticed that there was something off about the image that was being projected. ”You …” The apparition only showed An Bai's head and shoulders, the latter being covered by his white hair. It took a moment for him to realize that he could clearly see his clavicle. His hair also seemed slightly damp. ”Are you taking a bath?”
An Bai's expression turned even worse. ”I am. And I'm afraid that if you don't hurry up, I might end up getting married today.”
Xiang Yong's expression that had been hovering between confusion and worry turned into one of horror. ”Can you tell me where exactly you are?”
”One of the guard's quarters. I don't know any more than that. The person was guarding at the dungeon before. Maybe you can investigate from there.”
”I will. Try to hold on for as long as you can. I'll hurry up.” He didn't wait for An Bai to answer and just cut the connection, putting the transmission stone away. He turned into his other form in the blink of an eye and then rushed to the demon realm at the fastest speed possible.
He only changed back when he was close enough to the palace to be seen. He made use of the terrain to make those that might be following off his tracks and then rushed toward the palace again, breaking in through a window without alerting anybody.
He glanced around and then slipped through the corridors, trying to find the way to the dungeon. He couldn't lose even a single second. Every moment that passed was another moment that An Bai might get hurt. And the kind of pain it would cause him to lose what should only be given to the person he wanted to spend his life with … There was no way he would let anybody afflict that on his friend.
Xiang Yong finally made his way over to the dungeons. He looked for a hiding place and then kept out of sight while he surveyed the situation. There were still several guards standing around, glancing at the cells or down the corridor every once in a while but otherwise, they didn't move or talk, seemingly taking their job at least halfway serious.
He pondered for a moment, his eyes narrowed. There were only two ways to go about this: He could either force one of these guys to spill the beans or he could make them willingly tell him what he wanted to know.