With heavy steps, Wan Lie returned to his room.

"Wait!" a voice from behind stopped the young man in his tracks. Immediately he turned around and his eyes met those of his father, Gu Yi.

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"Take this with you," he said again then threw Hao's body carelessly at him and closed the door again.

Of course, Wan Lie immediately moved and caught Hao's small body.

"Hmm.. poor creature," Wan Lie mumbled rubbing Hao's fine hair.

"Even that man is jealous of your existence," he added and then turned around, walking towards his room which was right next to the room where Fu Xie Lan was.

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The Arcadia Inn is currently busy with visitors. They were the guests of the Zu royal palace.

However, no one dared to speak to Gu Yi and the people who were with the man before. Even though they had saved humans, the feeling of fear was still there.

In the end, whenever they saw one of the six people, namely Gu Yi, Wan Lie, Ju Xian, Fu Xie Lan, Xue Ning, and Xue Ying, instead of acting normal, they chose to stay away.

And as a result, not a single human entered that wizard's line of sight inside the arcadia inn.

As it was now, Xue Ying had just come out of the room and decided to take a look at the sights around the inn. There was not a single human, whereas before the young man left the room, the noise of the commotion from the guests could be heard by him.

Currently, his position was on the second floor of the inn. His previous wounds had healed and the mana in his body had at least recovered.

Previously when he was still on his way to the arcadia inn, Xue Ning had already explained everything that had happened. The reason why they were in the human territory as well as everything that happened in the Zu royal palace.

Xue Ning felt that there was no need to ask Fu Xie Lan for permission first to tell her elder brother everything because she was sure that the girl would agree.

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Walking down the stairs, the humans who were downstairs or who entered Xue Ying's line of sight looked surprised when they saw him and seconds later they all immediately went away, hid, and did such things. Stop all activities they do, whatever the form.

Xue Ying felt bad, for some reason everyone seemed to be avoiding him. And that bothered him a lot.

Finally, his initial intention of wanting to go around the inn to get a little breath of fresh air was now undone. His steps hadn't even touched the last step, and the young man turned back up again. walking towards the room.

He was surprised by everyone's attitude towards him, they should be thanking him or something, not walking away or avoiding him. Whereas he had no ill intentions at all and again everyone had previously witnessed that he was also trying to save them.

Not get special treatment, but quite the opposite. The humans dodged with frightened expressions as if he was terrifying monsters. Even though deep down, Xue Ying didn't expect anything in return, but at least they didn't treat him like this.

The human race is truly strange.

***

The sounds of the night animals were heard shouting at each other, the cold night air seemed to have reached its lowest point. The shape of the moon that is not perfectly round is seen hanging among the stars the occasional shy hiding behind the clouds creating a view of the sky that is so bright and beautiful.

In contrast to the conditions of the Zu Royal Palace. Everyone was busy cleaning up the rubble of the buildings that had collapsed in the explosion this afternoon. While some others were busy clearing the tree trunks that blocked the road inside the palace.

They were the guards and warriors of the Zu royal palace. While the servants, whether they were ordinary servants or even the ladies-in-waiting seemed to be taking part, helped the soldiers and bodyguards by serving them food and drinks.

Officials and princes from other kingdoms temporarily left the palace and looked for inns for them to live in until the construction of the palace was completed.

However, not for prince Shen Zue. The crown prince of the Oceanna kingdom did not leave the palace at all as the other princes did.

"Is there anything you can help me with, Prince?" asked a lady-in-waiting to the man, since Shen Zue had been walking back and forth around the ruins of the building where he was staying. Occasionally seemed to scavenge and lift some rocks that blocked his view as if he was looking for something.

"Ah yes, that's fine. I can do it myself," replied Prince Shen Zue kindly.

"Since earlier Prince Shen Zue seems to be in trouble, who knows this servant can help. don't hesitate to say it, Prince," said the lady with her head still bowed politely. The man stopped his activities for a moment, paused for a moment as if he was thinking about something, then reached into the pocket of the top he was wearing and took out a necklace with a plain white pendant that adorned it.

"Here," said Prince Shen Zue showing the necklace in his palm.

"I'm looking for my necklace," he said again.

"Huh?" The Dayang looked confused.

"This is my necklace but not at the same time," Prince Shen Zue explained to the servant. But instead of the woman understanding the prince's words, she was even more confused.

Previously, when Fu Xie Lan finished taking the ruby ​​star stone from Prince Shen Zue's necklace pendant, the girl carefully returned it to its owner without anyone knowing.

Don't get any wrong, Fu Xie Lan could easily tell which room Prince Shen Zue was in. With only her power of eyes and a little help from Gu Yi, she was able to find it very easily.

"Is this the prince's necklace?" asked the woman.

"Um, right..but not at the same time," Prince Shen Zue replied, making the woman even more confused.

Seeing the frown on the woman's forehead, the Crown Prince of the Oceanna Kingdom sighed.

"Look at this engraving," said the man, showing his name engraved on the necklace.

"This necklace is mine, but it's not mine," he explained again.

The frown on the woman's forehead became more pronounced.

"Earlier in the middle of the pendant this necklace had a red color, but now that color is disappearing."

"I thought that maybe someone exchanged it, but seeing my name engraved on this necklace made me believe that it is mine," Prince Shen Zue explained, and at that moment the wrinkles on the woman's forehead disappeared.

"So now, what is the prince looking for?" asked the servant spontaneously.

Prince Shen Zue fell silent, seeming to be contemplating something.

The necklace in his hand was currently his but the pendant changed. Confused? Of course, the man was confused.

"Never mind, forget it," said Prince Shen Zue abruptly ending his conversation and walking away towards the palace gate

In his stride, Prince Shen Zue seemed displeased with the change in his necklace, whereas it was still his.

In the end, like it or not, the man had to accept the changes that had occurred to his necklace even though he was filled with confusion that he could not find the answer to.