Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 617 - 81 What to do? 【Ask for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 617: Chapter 81 What to do? 【Ask for Monthly Tickets!】_1

The high walls of the inner garden are layered on top of each other.

There are numerous royal guards patrolling, Chu Liang also had to be careful to avoid them. Although he is moving in the form of a gentle breeze, if he was touched by someone with a keen divine sense, they might notice his presence.

While he has heard of the Virtue Spring Water, he did not know its location. Fortunately, the Little Golden Dragon had used the way of his Dragon Race to imprint a portion of the map of the Imperial City into his mind.

At this moment Chu Liang is moving through the garden as if it was his own backyard.

He reached a spacious garden. This is indeed a corner of the grand Imperial Garden. The famous Virtue Spring Water is also located here. There is a large artificial mountain rock, constructed like a small hill. The clear spring water introduced from outside the garden meanders along a shallow watercourse on the artificial mountain for a few rounds before flowing into the pool.

A light rain is dripping at the moment, causing ripples in the watercourse, but not a single drop falls into the pool.

It’s because there are array runes laid out in the pool. The water that falls into the pool has been imbued with Dragon Breath. These array runes are used to prevent it from being tainted by rootless water.

And the step where Dragon Breath enters the water is at that golden vortex between the watercourse and the pool.

Chu Liang circled around the garden and suddenly vanished into it, causing only a faint ripple.

Whoosh -

After entering the water, he could no longer maintain the state of the gentle breeze. He exposed his full figure and moved downwards using a repelling water technique. This vortex seemed shallow, but it was actually unfathomable. He went downwards for a while before finally reaching the bottom.

Thud.

When his body landed at the bottom of the water, a heavy thud reverberated in the water, with waves softly swirling around.

The pressure here is intense, even his physical body feels strenuous moving around. If a regular person were here, they would be crushed into a pulp within moments.

The source of this pressure is a square platform three feet high in the middle of the water region, on which is laid a golden bead about the size of a fist. There is a square array rune about one zhang beneath the platform, surrounding it.

This is exactly what he came looking for!

Having come this far smoothly, Chu Liang didn’t dare to let his guard down.

Because he was merely on the outside of the formation and was already finding it difficult to move due to the overflowing pressure. And that Golden Dragon Ball was suppressed within the array runes, so it was not easy to retrieve it.

Here, it depends on Chu Liang’s abilities.

He activated his cultivation and gathered the power of his Black Dragon Ball. Bear with the huge pressure, he stepped into the array runes.

Thud -

This immense force directly pressed him down, causing him to nearly kneel down with his hands on the ground.

"Argh..." Chu Liang let out a grunt of pain, gritting his teeth to resist.

He knew that without the immense power from the Black Dragon Ball, his spine would be crushed in this step. The benefits brought by refining the Black Dragon Ball were much greater than he had thought, as it was the most precious legacy of a Real Dragon in the Eighth Realm — if Grand Dao were not taken into account.

Now, if he fought against Yang Shenlong again, he could easily crush him without taking any injury by relying on the power of the Black Dragon Ball.

However, even in the face of such formidable power, he still seemed somewhat insufficient.

Chu Liang took three steps towards the platform and could no longer move forward.

He instantly performed a magical technique, with the Blood Flame burning around his body. After a loud bang, a powerful force filled him again.

If possible, he didn’t want to use this conspicuous divine skill as it could leave traces of his presence, potentially giving others leverage against him.

But having come this far, he had no choice but to use it.

The force brought with the Divine Dragon Blood Burning Technique helped him move forward another two steps, leaving him just one step away from the Golden Dragon Ball.

"Ah..." The immense force coming from all sides seemed almost about to crush him. Chu Liang could hear his own bones creaking with each breath he took.

He gritted his teeth, and half of his body instantly transformed into a dragon, a claw of the Tri-color Dragon quickly reaching out.

Boom——

Just as his dragon claw was right above the Golden Dragon Ball, the pressure around him suddenly intensified. Devoid of the strength to resist, Chu Liang spat out a mouthful of blood into the water.

Terrible.

He quickly cast a spell with his left hand to contain the bloody water.

If he left blood stains, it would be all too noticeable.

This injury also aroused his ferocity. The dragon claw held onto the dragon ball, it felt like the dragon pearl had roots, just like it was embedded into the platform.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Chu Liang was driven mad. He clinched his dragon claw tightly, activating his Real Dragon-like immense power.

"Heave!" He shouted abruptly, yanking the Golden Dragon Ball up!

Boom -

The intense pressure around him suddenly dissipated. The previously subdued water was about to explode due to the pressure relief, and a massive wave was imminent here.

Chu Liang quickly dashed forward, attempting to leave before the loud boom occurred.

Splash -

No sooner had he emerged from the water, than a huge golden net fell over his head!

"Officer Yao was right, there’s indeed a thief here to steal the Dragon Ball!"

By now, eight people dressed as guards had surrounded the pool. Each had a Dragon Feeding Supervisor’s token hanging from his waist, revealing them as Yao Dengxian’s trusted aides.

They had been waiting here for a while. They weren’t aware when Chu Liang arrived, whispering along with the gentle breeze. But once the underwater formation was activated, they immediately sensed it and set up their own formation.

Spiritual power fluctuated from the golden net. As soon as Chu Liang touched it, it felt like an electric shock. He turned abruptly and fell back into the water!

...

After Chu Liang left, Jiang Yuebai hesitated slightly before setting up a formation in all four corners of the room, ensuring that not a breath of air from the room would leak out.

Just as she finished, there was a knock at the door.

"Senior Sister Jiang." It was Ling Ao’s voice.

"What is it?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

"Head Master Uncle asked us to gather in the main hall after getting familiar with our rooms, said he has something to explain." Ling Ao said.

"Tell Senior Uncle Master Wang that I’ve got some things to handle and will join you all later." Jiang Yuebai replied.

"Something to handle?" Ling Ao was puzzled. They had just arrived at the palace—what could there be to handle?

"Anyway, I’ll join you guys later. Could you inform them for me? Thanks." Jiang Yuebai said.

"Okay." Ling Ao replied, "I’ll go and call Chu Liang then."

Jiang Yuebai’s eyebrows instantly puckered. She rotated her fingers and pressed at the spot between her neck and throat. Her voice changed accordingly, and she said: "I’m here too."

"Huh?" Ling Ao was momentarily taken aback when the voice sounded—so Chu Liang was here too? Thank goodness Jiang Yuebai knew a lot of methods and had this minor divine skill.

Ling Ao blinked and a moment later, understanding dawned on her.

Oh...

So that’s why...

But this is... this is the Imperial Palace, they’re so...

"Then...You two should...get on with it, I’ll go report to the Head Master Uncle later." Ling Ao responded, and then she quickly scurried away.

"Phew..." Jiang Yuebai let out a sigh of relief.

Though the situation was handled, it still felt odd...

It was all Chu Liang’s fault. He insisted on dragging her into his cover-up. Why couldn’t he just tell everyone what was going on?

Actually, it wasn’t surprising that Chu Liang wouldn’t tell—it’s better that fewer people knew. Besides, if Wang Xuanling found out about the theft at the palace, the matter of letting him take part would be debated because of the impact on Imperial reputation.

If Xu Ziyang found out, too, he would have a hard time keeping it from his Master.

So Chu Liang had no choice but to ask for Jiang Yuebai’s help for the time being.

The rest of them didn’t have the time to think too much.

Jiang Yuebai had just heaved a sigh of relief when there was another knock on the door: "Junior Sister Jiang?"

"Senior Brother Xu?" Jiang Yuebai furrowed her brows again, "What is it?"

"The Master asked us all to gather in the main hall, you two haven’t arrived yet, so he asked me to come to check." Xu Ziyang said.

"I...didn’t I tell Ling Ao, I have some things to handle and will be there in a bit?" Jiang Yuebai said.

"Ling Ao? She came to call you a while ago but hasn’t returned since, which is why the Master sent me over." Xu Ziyang said.

"Then I’ll go later. Could you let Senior Uncle Master Wang know, Senior Brother Xu?" Jiang Yuebai asked again.

"Alright." Xu Ziyang nodded, "Then I’ll go to call Chu Liang."

Oh no...

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. She applied the method again to change her voice and spoke up: "Senior Brother Xu, I am here."

"Junior Brother Chu?" Hearing the voice, Xu Ziyang was similarly puzzled. He asked, "The two of you are working on something together?"

"..." Jiang Yuebai clenched her teeth and finally said: "In short, it’s not convenient for us to leave..."

"Strange." Xu Ziyang was a tad baffled, but nonetheless, he turned and left to report to the Master.

Jiang Yuebai clenched her fist, eyes burning with anger, and slammed the table.

Bang!

Chu Liang!