The girl covered in frog mucus squatted on the ground, looking at Ye Chui and the others in surprise. Ye Chui and his group also formed a circle, staring dumbfounded at the mucus-covered girl. No matter how they imagined it, they could not picture a person inside a magic frog’s belly. And that person happened to be Posili.
When entering the secret realm, Ye Chui had paid attention. In the grand cathedral, he had not seen Posili’s figure. Those participating in the Crown War had no Posili either. But she appeared here. Had she disguised herself and hidden among a prince’s guards? Or could the church modify the secret realm’s rules now?
“How are you in a frog’s belly?” Debbie broke the silence, asking in surprise and curiosity.
“I was accidentally attacked by a magic frog and swallowed by it.” Posili said without hiding anything. “I was trapped in its belly for over two hours. Luckily, my magic guide book protected me. But before officially awakening, I could not use its power. I could only accept its passive protection. I thought I would be completely digested.”
“…”
She had been swallowed by the frog for two hours already. Ye Chui and the others accurately found the key point in Posili’s words. They all sent admiring looks.
“Then how did you get to the secret realm?” Ye Chui asked next.
This time, Posili did not answer. Her small face full of mucus showed a hesitant expression. Her eyes glanced towards the Green Bay tribe sand people behind Ye Chui. The sand people were also staring at the girl with dumbfounded expressions.
Then Posili stood up somewhat shakily from the ground. The look in her eyes towards Ye Chui lost the gratitude from when she was saved. It added a bit of vigilance. Or perhaps she thought of her hostile stance with Ye Chui. Now she had fallen into Ye Chui’s hands.
Siles and Lesha had already blocked Posili’s other side, preventing her from escaping.
The current Posili had not yet inherited the Xiang Prince’s magic guide book. But no one would underestimate her. Because even without awakening the magic guide book, she had fifty points in Ye Chui’s score test. This was a very dangerous girl.
Debbie quietly moved a bit in front of Ye Chui, taking a protective stance. Guni also handed the knife in her hand to Ye Chui. When Ye Chui took the great knife, the blade immediately shrank nearly in half, adapting to Ye Chui’s palm.
The current VIP knife had evolved again, from “Legendary Knife” to “Gods’ Knife”. After using it twenty thousand more times, it would evolve into “Divine Blade”. Posili’s gaze fell on the VIP knife, showing a bit of curiosity. She subconsciously gripped the pendant shaped like a magic guide book that she wore. That pendant was the magic guide book for her awakening.
The sand dunes fell silent for a moment. Only the wind howled.
A thunderous battle seemed ready to erupt at any time.
Posili suddenly moved.
She went down with a snap and knelt on the ground…
“You are all much stronger big brothers and sisters than me. You would not want to team up and bully me, right? I am just a girl whose magic guide book has not awakened. I was just swallowed by a frog into its belly and barely survived. Why are you showing such fierce looks? I am so scared in my heart. Please do not hurt me, okay? At worst, I will listen to everything you say, okay? Wu wu wu. I knew I should not have come to this damned place from the start…”
Listening to the girl’s tearful complaint, Ye Chui and the others fell silent for a moment. Damn, why are you even less reasonable than us?
Green finally could not hold back. He hurriedly stood out and said, “Do not cry. Get up first…”
“Wu wu wu wu…” Posili instead opened her throat and started wailing loudly.
Ye Chui frowned. He turned his head to look behind. He noticed that the Green Bay tribe people all showed a bit of unbearable expression at this moment. Ye Chui instantly understood something in his heart. Posili was not crying for them at all. She was crying for the Green Bay sand people. She sensitively realised that Ye Chui and the others had gained these sand people’s recognition, even in a leadership position. So she deliberately put on this tragic play, placing herself in the role of a tragic girl. This made Ye Chui dare not do anything to her in front of these Green Bay sand people.
Understanding this, Ye Chui’s expression turned helpless for a moment. Somewhat sweaty, he squatted down and said to Posili, “Alright, stop acting. You achieved your goal. I will not kill you for now.”
Posili immediately rubbed her eyes that had no tears. She conveniently grabbed the hem of Archmage Green’s robe standing beside her and wiped her small mucus-covered face.
Green: “…”
“How did you enter the secret realm?” Ye Chui continued to ask.
“I came here as the Ninth Prince’s guard.” Posili answered. “But two days ago, we encountered a group of desert residents. They were the divine people from the divine city. They invited us to the divine city. The Ninth Prince gladly agreed. But I always felt those divine people were a bit strange. So I escaped halfway. I wandered alone in the desert. After seeing these big frogs, I originally thought I could have a full meal. In the end, I was accidentally swallowed by them…”
“Ninth Prince?”
This answer shocked Ye Chui and the others. Dani said somewhat angrily, “What nonsense are you saying? Little Nine died in Clown Town. We were even wanted because of this. And we, we saw Little Nine’s corpse…”
“The one who died was not the Ninth Prince, but the Clown Girl. The Clown Girl knew life magic. The corpse was her in disguise.” Posili explained. “The secret realm’s rules cannot even be changed by the church. If not borrowing the Ninth Prince, how could I enter here?”
Ye Chui stood up. His expression filled with hesitation for a moment. At Clown Town, Ye Chui had suspected the Ninth Prince. He always felt he was not as friendly as he appeared on the surface. Ye Chui had also thought of using browser ability to invade his memory world, but was blocked by some protective item on him.
Had the Ninth Prince really not died? He looked at Dani.
The Clown Girl could naturally verify all this.
Dani also understood. She hurriedly closed her eyes and began communicating with the Clown Girl in her body.
The current Clown Girl was like a possessed heroic spirit. She could attach to her body and lend power to Dani. She could also communicate with the Clown Girl.
A moment later, Dani opened her eyes. She turned her head and nodded to Ye Chui. Her face full of surprise, “Little Nine actually really did not die. He faked his death. And he knew the Clown Girl long ago. He also joined with the Clown Girl to do many things. Little Nine. How could Little Nine be such a person?”
“The Ninth Prince is a guy with very deep schemes. He pretended to die to make you become enemies of the empire. According to his original plan, he prepared to assist his father, the First Prince, to become emperor. That way, he could naturally become a prince and inherit the throne from his father. But he underestimated your strength. With the Crown War starting, he had to enter personally.” Posili continued. She also stood up somewhat shakily.
As the Xiang Prince’s heir, she knew very well that her identity might be very deterrent to others. But to Ye Chui, it had no power at all. So she accurately understood her situation. She struck first by kneeling proactively in front of Ye Chui, stabilising Ye Chui and his group’s actions. Next was the time to negotiate terms.
“The one who can prove the Ninth Prince did not die now is only me.” She said from her mouth. “I do not know if you already know. In the secret realm, there are four forces. The divine city and the three major tribes. The Ninth Prince’s father, the First Prince, happened to encounter the Gale tribe among them when entering the secret realm. I do not know what he did. But now he has gained the Gale tribe’s support and trust. He has no extravagant hopes for the throne. His only purpose in entering the secret realm is to kill you. Now he is leading the Gale tribe to search for your location. And I can resolve his hatred towards you. You might not fear the Gale tribe. But the people behind you cannot withstand another tribe’s attack. I guess they are Green Bay tribe sand people, right?”
“The Clown Girl who pretended to be the Ninth Prince’s corpse now became Dani’s heroic spirit. She can prove the Ninth Prince did not die.” Ye Chui said.
“But the First Prince will not believe the people by your side. And I, as the Xiang Prince’s heir, my words carry more weight.” Posili said with a smile. She seemed to know about the Clown Girl becoming Dani’s heroic spirit. Perhaps she got some information from the Ninth Prince and inferred it.
Ye Chui had to admit Posili’s words made some sense. Of course, what Posili said about the “First Prince gaining Gale tribe support” might itself be false. But keeping her was indeed more useful. Ye Chui’s gaze then fell on the pendant on Posili’s chest. He stretched out his finger and pointed at that pendant, smiling at Posili.
No need for more words. Posili naturally understood his meaning.
Her face showed a bit of hesitation. But a moment later, she still took off the magic guide book and handed it to Ye Chui. The pendant was still full of mucus. Ye Chui picked it up with two fingers and handed it to Green. Green hurriedly took out a handkerchief to receive the pendant and carefully wiped it.
The dangerous part Ye Chui felt from Posili was this magic guide book. It was equivalent to Posili’s own powerful weapon. Since he wanted to keep her first, the principle of disarming was something Ye Chui certainly knew.
“You hold it carefully for me. This thing is a priceless treasure. Do you understand?” Posili turned her head and shouted at Green.
“I know. Rest assured. I will definitely keep it safe.” Green hurriedly guaranteed.
“And…” Posili thought of something else. She hesitated for a while. In the end, she decided to tell the truth. She looked at Ye Chui. “In about seventeen hours, it will be my sixteenth naming day. No matter what you want to do, I hope you can return the magic guide book to me at that time. Otherwise, I will no longer be able to awaken the magic guide book. As the Xiang Prince’s heir, if I cannot smoothly awaken the Xiang Prince’s magic guide book, then it is better to simply kill me.”
“In another seventeen hours?” Ye Chui was stunned. His magic guide book upgrade had now gone through most of it. According to Ye Chui’s estimate, it would take about twenty hours to complete the upgrade. This actually coincided with Posili’s awakening time. What a coincidence…
“At that time, whether to give the magic guide book back to you will depend on whether I can trust you then.” Ye Chui then said. He wished he could directly destroy Posili’s magic guide book. But the secret realm was full of dangers. Not to mention the Tenth Prince, the divine city might still hide some terrifying existence. If he could cooperate with Posili, he would have more confidence. Of course, the premise was based on being able to trust this woman.
Posili muttered from her mouth, “Bullying people…”
Posili’s body was still covered in magic frog mucus. Ye Chui let her go to the side to clean up. Siles, Lesha, and Guni guarded beside her. She probably would not escape. After all, the most important magic guide book was now in Ye Chui’s hands.
After Posili left, Ye Chui fiddled with that magic guide book pendant for a bit and handed it to Green, “Put it in your storage space. Do not take it out unless necessary.”
Green nodded and took it. He hesitated a bit, “Guild leader, you are not really planning to find a chance to deal with Posili, right?” He knew Ye Chui well and knew Ye Chui would not leave such a hidden danger by his side.
“See the situation.” Ye Chui smiled at Green. “What is it? Do you not have the heart to?”
Green’s face turned red. He hurriedly lowered his head and said, “Of course not. If the guild leader thinks that is right, I will not deny your approach…” His voice still carried a bit of reluctance.
So Ye Chui earnestly patted Green’s shoulder, “Whether her life can be spared still depends on you.”
“On me?” Green was startled.
Ye Chui gave Green a thumbs up, “The next day relies on you. Charm her into your hands and she is one of us. Go for it, young man.”
Green: “…”
Damn, the pressure suddenly became so great.
