Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 294 - 293 Glorious Moment

Chapter 294: Chapter 293 Glorious Moment

Chapter 294 -293 Glorious Moment

“You’re saying that the actual controller of Thistlefort now is… the Paradise Sect?” Li Xi hurriedly took out a notebook and wrote fervently.

It wasn’t that she was gullible, but impersonating a noble was a capital offense and could easily involve family members. Unless tied to significant interests, most people would not be willing to risk impersonating a well-known noble.

“Correct.”

“So do you… have a cooperative relationship with them?”

“No.”

“Uh, won’t they threaten your personal safety? I mean, your legitimate heir status should be quite an eyesore for them, right?”

“Hmm… I haven’t felt that way. They even saved my life and freed me from imprisonment by Airco, and now no one is restricting my freedom, I can move around as I please,” Lanqi stated truthfully.

Li Xi and Todd exchanged a glance, both detecting the surprise in the other’s eyes.

This was a blatant power grab, so why were both sides able to coexist so peacefully? It was hard to believe even if written up as a news story, wasn’t it?

“It seems you know nothing about what’s happening here…” Lanqi pondered, “what exactly brought the Walter News Agency to Thistlefort?

“All thanks to a whim of our leadership,” Todd sighed, briefly explaining the chief editor’s request, “Earl, do you know what they are busy with here?”

“I do not know, so I am also waiting,” Lanqi turned to look towards the open space south of the city.

Not only him, but every power within Thistlefort… and even many common folk were waiting for the moment the mystery would be revealed. The first day, only he came to the outskirts to watch; by today, it had turned into a crowd of hundreds. The changes in the granary were visible to all—if they had to rely only on food purchased from the nobility, they would reach their limit in another two or three days. And with the Paradise Sect investing so much money and manpower into this cultivation project, it had become a consensus that they were confident they could solve the food crisis once and for all.

Therefore, it had gradually become an attraction. Anyone who was not busy would come out of the city to take a look, wanting to witness firsthand the “miracle” that the Paradise Sect had been promoting.

“Even you don’t know?” Todd scratched the back of his head, “That’s a problem… do we really have to interview the Paradise Sect? Just hearing the name doesn’t sound like a serious religious group.”

“Earl, what about the betrayal of the Airco camp you mentioned?” Li Xi did not intend to let the previous topic go, “As far as I know, no border army has gone to Shengxia to support the King, yet no border army has declared allegiance to the Longjiu Family either.”

“That’s a bit more complicated; we can find a place and talk about it slowly. But before that, I have some questions for you—I’ve shared quite a bit, now it’s your turn.”

“Please ask… we will spare no words as long as we are aware,” they responded.

“What exactly is the situation in the Royal Capital? Which family won?” Lanqi asked solemnly, word by word.

A quarter of an hour later, he exhaled a long breath, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He had never expected to receive such an answer: Duke Longjiu had won, but he had not chosen to become the new King. The ones currently residing in the Royal City palace were still from the Laurel Family, and it was Bifei, the Ninth Princess of the Laurel Family. As for her brothers and sisters, they had all died in their bedchambers due to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince’s collusion with the Heretical Cult.

Wilson Longjiu also proclaimed that this war was far from over because two princes and some key members of the Kingdom Army were still at large, and some lords in the northeast who were loyal to the Laurel Family had not yet surrendered. However, to avoid further bloodshed, he would give these people two months to consider; if they did not repent by then, he would march eastwards to completely eradicate these corrupt elements tainted by the Heretical Cult.

Of course, Lanqi would not believe that Duke Longjiu was giving two months of consideration out of sympathy for the people. It was more likely because the Royal City had many powers, and its economic status was extremely important, requiring more time to consolidate and digest than before. Once the Longjiu Family fully absorbed Shengxia, their power would inevitably rise to another level.

All this should have had nothing to do with him, but the news that the Laurel Family was still in power made his heart fluctuate uncontrollably.

Why didn’t Duke Longjiu take their place?

Why did he still wish to leave a descendant of the Laurel Family, allowing her to become the nominal new King, even if she were merely a puppet?

He was unclear about the reason, but could this be taken to mean that Duke Longjiu hoped that all order would be preserved as it was, rather than being drastically changed?

What about the Lord of Thistlefort, appointed by the King?

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Would the Duke also recognize the Blinton family as the sole legitimate ruler of this land according to the previous traditions?

When the granted authority was infringed upon, would the Duke deploy troops to subdue the Paradise Sect, to assert his dominance?

A series of questions threw Lanqi’s emotions into utter chaos.

However, no matter what, it was absolutely the right choice not to leave Thistlefort with his family that day.

After all, according to the Kingdom’s war regulations, a lord who abandons his fief and flees is considered to have voluntarily relinquished all enfeoffed powers.

“Earl Sir?”

“Ah… It has been a long time since I’ve heard news from the Royal Capital, so I’m a bit surprised,” Lanqi gathered his scattered thoughts and refocused on the two people before him, “How about this, why don’t the two of you come to my mansion… no, to the hotel for dinner tonight, and we can talk more. If you’re looking to interview the Divine Envoy of the Paradise Sect, I might be able to introduce you.”

“Really?” Li Xi replied without hesitation, “Thank you for your invitation, we would be honored!”

…

On the fourth day, the three people who had talked throughout the previous night met again in the open space outside the southern suburbs.

Today, however, they discovered that the situation had changed.

The busy scene had disappeared, whether it be those digging or those transporting rubble, it seemed as if most of the workers had vanished overnight. Meanwhile, the number of onlookers had increased more than tenfold, practically sealing off the southern gate.

Moreover, many red banners had appeared on the open space—spaced half a meter apart, they formed several equally distanced “longitudinal paths.” However, these paths were quite wide, clearly not meant for people or vehicles to traverse.

The three of them simultaneously realized that something big was about to happen.

“Mr. Todd, quick! Find me a spot with a good view!” Li Xi urgently called out.

“Do you want to set up the image recorder?” Todd immediately understood her intent. He looked around several times and finally settled his gaze on a watchtower behind them. Although located on the edge of the city, it was tall enough to overlook most of the forest to the south. “There’s a good spot, but I’m not sure if we can climb up…”

“You’re thinking of climbing up that watchtower?” Lanqi Brindon followed his gaze, “That was built when the Kingdom Army was stationed here. If I’m not mistaken, it should be unmanaged now.”

Li Xi turned and ran back into the city, hastening to the foot of the watchtower where she found the wooden entrance door locked, but indeed no guards were in sight. She put her shoulder to the door and with a thud, broke the rusted chain lock, and entered the watchtower first.

Todd couldn’t help shivering, “Hey, we won’t get caught for this, will we?”

The girl didn’t look back, “Are you coming or not?”

“Okay then,” he stamped his foot, “If we get caught, I’ll say you broke it!”

Lanqi followed the two, a sense of emotion involuntarily rising within him. Truly young people… with clear goals and decisive actions, just like his former self.