At night, Luo Kai stood on the windowsill and welcomed the warm sea breeze. His mind and consciousness undulated slightly with the sea. In a trance, his body and mind seemed to have merged into one with the sea. After absorbing the juice of the Inviting Moon Willow, his affinity with the water had deepened. His every move, every word, and even every thought was deeply in line with the frequency of the water element. Even a casual sentence during the day could cause the sea to resonate with him. This was probably what the legend said.
The essence of the water rose from the surface of the sea and gathered towards him. Under the night sky, they looked like beautiful fireflies.
Water was good for everything but not for competition. Every time his affinity with the water increased, it would calm his mind and the agitation caused by the evil energy would become weaker and weaker.
Unfortunately, the dark energy was also involved now. His long hair fluttered gently and his blood became cold. A warm feeling came from the night and the moonlight. A pair of sharp canine teeth were exposed from the side of his mouth. For the past few days, whenever night came, his consciousness would involuntarily expand with the night, uncontrollably feeling the frequency of the dark energy.
Helplessly, he gave up absorbing the essence of the water and looked up at the full moon in the sky. Zi Lan on his chest felt his thoughts. She stretched out a branch to his shoulder and gently rubbed his neck. Ever since they came out of the mountain stream, Zi Lan had also undergone some changes. The originally green branches and leaves were now somewhat black. At the same time, the frequency fluctuations they emitted became more obvious.
A feeling of uneasiness suddenly appeared in his mind. Someone was secretly spying on him. His expression became serious. The night had expanded his perception without limit. Although the dark energy was annoying, some benefits had also begun to appear. During the day, he could only feel the changes in the environment within a range of one or two kilometers. But once night came, his range of perception directly expanded by two times. He instantly knew the location of his target and turned to look at the villa in the distance.
Luo Kai was about to jump down from the windowsill to check when he heard Su Chengbo's voice, "Little Luo, there's no need to go. It's the secret agent of the royal family."
Xi Jinghui's cold voice rang out, "Hmph, a bunch of dog-like things dare to spy on us, I'll go and kill them all!"
"Brother Xi, you can't do that. You have to see who the owner is before you hit the dog. Lao Bai just left, and the secret agents of the royal family are already here. It seems like the matter of the Soliciting Moon Willow has already been leaked.
Tuoba Ye shouted, "What? Do they still want to snatch it?
Do you think we're useless?! "
"They wouldn't dare to snatch it, but they'll probably ask for some benefits from us."
The three of them condensed their voices into thin lines and circulated in the villa's rooms without leaking out at all. This was the method of physical masters. The method of condensing sound into lines wasn't complicated. Sound was diffused, and physical masters could compress the diffused sound to a certain range. They could even condense it into thin lines and transmit it to the target's ear. Not only could they greatly increase the transmission range of the sound, but they also didn't have to worry about it leaking out.
This method required a high level of physical control and a certain amount of spiritual power. It wasn't difficult for Luo Kai. He only needed to listen to a few sentences to learn it. These days, he had learned a lot of small tricks like this from the three physical masters. He didn't understand the relationship between subjects in Higashimogami Province, so he was a little confused and asked, "Are we going to give it to them?"
"No, they won't even be able to get anything from me!" Tuoba Ye scolded.
The next day, they simply packed up and sat in two fuel trucks, one in the front and one in the back. The truck in the middle was used to transport the branches of the willow tree. They drove towards Shangjing.
Along the way, there were industrial areas and green fields everywhere. All kinds of vehicles were shuttling back and forth on the asphalt road. This made Luo Kai feel as if he was in another world. He looked out of the window in a daze.
Port Xinyi was similar to the gateway to Shangjing. It was only a little more than a hundred kilometers away. Soon, a large-scale city appeared in front of them. The city was a basin surrounded by mountains. The surrounding mountains were all transformed into military bases, forming a semi-natural circle of defense.
This city was the capital of Higashimogami Province. It was also the largest gathering place of the human race. It had a population of nearly ten million, which was much larger than the population of the entire Seongma Province.
The car didn't enter the city. Instead, it drove to the gate of a manor with a huge castle in the suburbs. Su Chengbo stopped the car in front and walked over. He said, "Brother Tuoba, Xiao Kai, come to my house."
Tuoba Ye sneaked a peek inside and said in a low voice, "I'm not going. I can't handle that old man of yours."
Su Chengbo smiled helplessly. He turned to Luo Kai and said, "Xiao Kai, you don't have a place to stay. You can stay at my house."
Before Luo Kai could say anything, Tuoba Ye hurriedly said, "Xiao Kai is with me."
Su Chengbo didn't continue to persuade him. He knew that Luo Kai was a free and easy person. He definitely didn't like to stay at other people's houses.
"Well, I'll go to your house in two days."
Tuoba Ye waved his hand and said, "Don't go to my house. You know that I don't go home. Go to the Changyue Hotel. I have a long-term private room there."
Xi Jinghui also walked over and said with a smile, "Brother Tuoba, it's been so long. If you don't go back, what if the sisters-in-law …?"
Tuoba Ye didn't get angry. Instead, he sighed and said, "My women are dead set on me. I can't get rid of them. Sigh!"
After bidding farewell to Su Chengbo, Tuoba Ye drove Luo Kai to Shang Jing City.
Airships flew across the sky from time to time, and there were also many Winged Ones flying in the sky. The streets of the city were crisscrossed, and there were tall buildings everywhere. There was even a huge pyramid-shaped building that pierced through the clouds. At the top of the building, there seemed to be a huge gem that shone brightly under the sun.
Luo Kai was dazzled. He felt as if he was no longer on Earth, but on an alien planet. He pointed at the pyramid-shaped building and asked, "What is that building?"
Tuoba Ye chuckled and said, "It's the Volition Tower. It's a powerful weapon that specializes in dealing with high-level Direbeasts!"
"Do Direbeasts attack this place?"
"Of course, and more than once. The Direbeasts know that this is the human capital. It's fine if they don't come, but when they do, it'll be a bloodbath. The worst time was when five complete Direbeasts attacked. The Volition Tower was almost destroyed."
Luo Kai was shocked. "Then what should we do?"
Tuoba Ye's face darkened. He sighed and said, "What else can we do? We'll pay with our lives."
When they arrived at a high-rise building with the sign of the Changyue Hotel, the security guard at the door was obviously familiar with Tuoba Ye. He hurried forward and said, "Master Tuoba, you're back."
Tuoba Ye threw the key to him and said, "Help me send my car back to the Su family. Then, get a room next to mine."
"Yes." The security guard nodded and hurried back to the lobby.
This hotel was very luxurious. It had dozens of floors and could be considered a skyscraper in this world. The floor was made of marble, and the ceiling was decorated with fluorescent lamps that looked like scattered stars. There was also a mechanical elevator that led directly to the top floor. Tuoba Ye's room was on the top floor. It was a luxurious room with a bird 's-eye view of the city.