Chapter 78.1 Escaping from Divine Dragon Island (1/2)

A few days later—Outside Zhu Hongyi’s palace!

“Wang Ke, are you really going to search for the Divine Dragon Token up north?” Can you not go? I’ve heard about it from the others; you’re seeking your own death!” the Sacred Child asked, looking at Wang Ke with worried eyes.

“Uhh? Sacred Child, you know about this already?” Wang Ke was surprised.

“Of course. Not just me; the entire Divine Dragon Island knows about it!” the Sacred Child replied.

Wang Ke became well acquainted with the Sacred Child in the past few days. The kid was indeed short-tempered, but he was only so because others had spoiled him rotten! He would entrust you with all of his secrets once you were in his good books.

The child’s trust for Wang Ke was only second to that of the Demon Sovereign after Wang Ke saved him that day. The Sacred Child would even call Wang Ke ‘big brother’ if not for the former being much older.

“Everyone on the island knows about it already?” Wang Ke asked in astonishment.

“Yeah. Parlor Lord Zhu doesn’t allow me to leave the palace, but I’ve heard about it from the chatter of passersby. They said they were all afraid to go to the snake den in the north. Too many Golden Core Stage disciples have gone to search for the Divine Dragon Token, but they all ended up in the Snake King’s stomach,” the Sacred Child said with concern.

“Don’t worry. I’m pretty much safe!” Wang Ke smiled and comforted the Sacred Child.

“It’s true!” The Sacred Child insisted anxiously, “They said that the snake den and all of its surrounding waters are part of the Snake King’s territory. There are countless snakes there, and all of them are deadly! It’s too dangerous for you to go like this!”

“Have you forgotten? I’m not afraid of the snakes’ venom. Rest assured! I’ve also spent some time with people experienced in handling snakes. It’ll be fine!” Wang Ke replied with a smile.

He had nothing to fear. After all, he was only trying to escape the island, not to find the Divine Dragon Token.

“Okay. You have to be careful!” The Sacred Child acknowledged with a nod.

“Don’t worry about me, Sacred Child. You should be more worried about yourself, in case someone tries to harm you again!” said Wang Ke with a frown.

The Sacred Child was sincerely worried for him, so he reminded the Sacred Child in return.

“Me? Tong An’an came to report just now, claiming that the culprit had been found. The Northern Gambling God is the one who wanted to kill me. Humph! He used to fawn over me, but then he tried to kill me! And he even tried to frame you! He intentionally lured you into that cavern room!” The Sacred Child hissed.

“The Northern Gambling God is the culprit?” Wang Ke said in a daze.

The Sacred Child continued, “Don’t worry. Tong An’an also said that the Northern Gambling God committed suicide due to guilt! He’s already dead!” The boy’s anger had yet to be appeased.

But Wang Ke raised his eyebrow in suspicion. Was it really the Northern Gambling God?No. This has to be related to Tong An’an; he’s sacrificing the castle to protect the king. He can lay all the blame on that gambler after executing him!

“Sacred Child, you need to be careful. You almost died back then. I don’t think that the situation is that simple! Northern Gambling God might have accomplices,” Wang Ke warned.

The Sacred Child complained, “Accomplices? No wonder Parlor Lord Zhu doesn’t allow me to leave this place. There might still be other dangers! It’s all Tong An’an’s fault; why didn’t he investigate thoroughly?”

Wang Ke persuaded him, saying, “You should stay by Parlor Lord Zhu’s side!”

“Okay. I will!” the Sacred Child agreed with a nod and said, “ But you don’t have to worry about me. The Demon Sovereign gave me an enchanted artifact. He said that I just need to activate it to let him know when I’m in great danger; he will come and rescue me immediately. I’ve already activated it.”

Wang Ke: “………………….!”

I wanted to wait for a few more days before leaving this place. But now… I can’t stay any longer!

The Demon Sovereign is coming!

“Sacred Child, please take care. My journey starts now! Goodbye!” Wang Ke got up immediately and bid his farewell.

“Wang Ke, come back soon!” said the Sacred Child and waved goodbye.

“Okay!” said Wang Ke said before heading north.

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Inside the Divine Dragon Island’s prison complex.

Tong An’an looked at his trusted subordinates.

“All of you are blaming me?” Tong An’an asked with a threatening tone.

“No, we’re not blaming you, Chapter Lord. It’s just…!” The demons lowered their heads with sad faces.

Those demons were loyal to Tong An’an and had done many dirty jobs for him. Still, the most loyal Northern Gambling God was killed by the Chapter Lord in the end?

We feel chills in our hearts!We are sad after losing one of our own!If you can turn the Northern Gambling God into a scapegoat today… Will we also meet with the same fate in the future?

“Humph. I know what you’re thinking. You think I didn’t try my best to protect the Northern Gambling God. You think I intentionally used him as a scapegoat so I could be free from any suspicion! Right?” Tong An’an asked, staring at his subordinates.

“No, we don’t!” All his men shook their heads and denied.

“Bullsh*t. That’s what all of you are thinking; it’s written all over your faces. Do you think I did this all for myself? The attempt to murder the Sacred Child has no other evidence. I can find any person to become the scapegoat. Why do you think I picked the Northern Gambling God? Have you thought about it?” Tong An’an asked coldly.

“Why?” Southern Gambling Saint asked, looking shocked.

“Do you know what Zhu Hongyi has been doing these few days? No one is allowed to go near his palace unless he summons you. You should know, right?” Tong An’an said grimly.

“Yeah, but what has this got to do…!”

“What has this got to do with it? He’s collecting evidence against us. He’s going to condemn us!” Tong An’an snapped with glaring eyes.

“Ah? Evidence? Is there any to be found?” the gambler was confused.

“Yeah, our plans were flawless. We removed any trace of evidence!”

“That’s right. If there’s no evidence, not even the Parlor Lord can forcefully interrogate us, can he?”

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“Heh. All of you are underestimating Zhu Hongyi. If he wants to capture us, he does not need to use the Sacred Child as an excuse. He’s checking the accounts instead!” Tong An’an explained, looking worried.

“The accounts?” Everyone was stunned.

“That’s right. The spirit stone and blood essence banks. All of you have benefitted quite a bit from those places, right? Don’t you think he can dig out the things we did?” Tong An’an asked.

“We…..?”

“You? Even if you didn’t act as corruptly, the problem is… The problem is that the bank is currently empty!” Tong An’an said in frustration.

“It’s empty?” All of them were taken aback.

“Especially the blood essence bank. It’s empty, everything’s gone! Can you account for this?” Tong An’an questioned them with staring eyes.

“All the blood essence was lost to Wang Ke?” Southern Gambling Saint asked with a wary look.

“Yes. Wang Ke won it all. The plan was to frame him, along with laying the blame of murdering the Sacred Child on him; this would allow us to get back the money he won. I wanted him to hand over all the blood essence. But now… He became the Sacred Child’s savior. How do I get him to do that?” Tong An’an said.

“Will we be apprehended if we don’t refill the banks? With torture and interrogations? We…!” said the Southern Gambling Saint. He was aghast.

Everyone would be killed if one of them was unable to withstand the torture and leaked their plans.