The teacher Luke mentioned slowly made his way forward.
Even though the flames of the candles in the room were not swaying, the darkness seemed to have replaced the light.
Luke's expression remained unchanged, but his pupils were slightly constricted.
After a while, a raspy voice sounded from beneath the black robe, "Your handwriting has innumerable twists and turns.
Moreover, the Yin energy's denser than the Yang energy."
Luke laughed.
"Teacher, you could've directly said that I'm an overthinker and also a shrewd."
The man in a black robe scoffed, seemingly agreeing to Luke.
Soon, the smile on Luke's face gradually disappeared.
Next, a ruthless expression that did not match his age suddenly appeared between his eyes.
His voice seemed colder as he uttered word by word, "However, don't you forget, teacher.
I'm the one who's residing in the east Palace, and I'm also the one who has obtained the great opportunity.
On the other hand, death is knocking on Alex's door!"
Luke's body slightly trembled as he said that.
A faint black mist started to surge from his back.
It was as if they formed into countless tentacles, and its sight would make anyone's hair stand on end.
"Have you planned it well?" The man in the black robe calmly asked as he turned a blind eye to the changes in Luke's body.
"Everything's in control." Then, Luke blinked hard, and he withdrew the black mist back into his body.
Next, he chuckled.
"I wonder what the Princess of Lamer's thinking.
She wants to arrange a marriage of convenience with the good for nothing Alex.
Nonetheless, it'll be good too.
I've been finding ways to get rid of him, and now that he can finally leave Espansia, we shall let him die on his journey there.
This way, I'll be free from worries.
However, the only person I'm worried about is that brat, Camille.
Will she come between my plans?"
After pondering for a while, the man in the black robe answered, "I doubt that Princess Camille will interrupt your scheme."
Luke's eyes lit up, and his gaze was profound as he looked at the candle flame in front of him.
"Since you said that, I can't be rest assured.
I bet he'd never dream that the journey ahead of me will be a longer one than yours! My innate Demon Scorpian Form alone is incomparable to you, who's only a martial art genius!"
As he spoke, his expressions were hard to tell under the swaying candle flame.
If one looked at him absent-mindedly, they would see as if Luke's head turned into a giant Scorpian's head, and his claws were sharp as metal.
***
Just as the dawn broke, two carriages with dozens of guards appeared on the road outside Espansia's imperial city.
This would be the team accompany Alex to Astren for the royal intermarriage.
Not only was there no grand style, but even the guards responsible for escorting Alex appeared unwilling.
After all, who would not be aware that Alex was a criminal.
If it were not for the emperor's order, none of them would be willing to escort this man on an arduous journey to a faraway place for two months.
Alex sat in one of the carriages as he sat cross-legged, concentrating on his meditation with his eyes shut.
After discovering the Bracelet of Echo's hidden secret yesterday, Alex did not waste any time and trained hard all night in the Tower of Life.
As he absorbed the Ancient holy Dragon Beast's blood and essence, Alex's body recovery was unbelievable.
Even if he was exhausted, he just needed a short nap and would be full of energy again.
Furthermore, despite only training for what seemed like a night, due to the Time Warp Zone's effect of one night equaling three nights and Alex's physical trait that almost needed no rest, his cultivation was perhaps better than other's five nights of training.
Now, Alex could feel that his qi was aligned and blood was thick again.
Moreover, his muscles were once again filled with the strength that he once had.
At this time, Sara, who looked outside with her head out of the carriage window, came back in.
Then, she carefully tidied up the curtains, curled up, and sat next to Alex.
With both hands on her cheeks, she appeared troubled.
Alex glanced at her and asked, "Are you feeling reluctant?"
Sara raised her head and stared at Alex.
"No, I'm not.
I'm your person, so where you go, I'll follow you, Your Highness.
I'm not reluctant, and it's just that…"
Sara's voice suddenly turned softer, and she began to tear up.
"I just feel that it's unfair for you, Your Highness.
I know that you're innocent, and those people are spurting nonsense."
"Then, just let them be."
When Sara heard his answer, she was stunned, and she saw that Alex was smiling at her.
"Sara, I only have you by my side now.
As long as you trust me, I don't care about what other people say."
Those words seemed to have struck Sara's heart.
The young lady's eyes instantly flickered with surprise, bashfulness, doubt, confusion, joy, and such emotions.
Then, the next second, all of the feelings turned into tears, and they were streaming out of Sara's eyes.
"I'm not crying.
I'm just thrilled." Sara wiped away her tears in embarrassment.
Then, she sniffled.
"Your Highness, we'll never be apart ever again.
I want to serve you for the rest of my life."
"It's a deal." Alex nodded and chuckled.
Alex felt sorry for the brat.
Then, he put his arm around Sara's shoulder and pulled her closer.
"Don't worry.
We'll come back again in the future."
"Eh?"
Alex showed a faint smile.
"I want to come back… And conquer this place."
When Sara heard the last few words, she was stunned, and her cheeks flushed as she secretly looked at Alex.
There was no resentment and indignation on the young man's face even though he was chased out of his homeland.
Alex appeared to be in high spirits and confident.
In an instant, Sara was filled with happiness.
Alex did not change at all, and this felt great.
At this time, a man's voice sounded from outside the carriage, "Your Highness, please get off the carriage for a moment.
A court eunuch is here."
Sara's body slightly tensed up when she heard that someone from the palace was there.
Nonetheless, Alex put away the smile on his face, patted Sara, and got off the carriage.
Next, he saw a court eunuch approaching him with a long item in his hands.
It seemed that Stefan's tragic end yesterday had spread.
When the eunuch saw Alex, he immediately smiled widely, showing off his pearly whites.
"Your Highness, Princess Camille especially requested me to pass this item to you.
Thankfully, I arrived just in time and did not delay your journey." As the eunuch said that, he offered the items to Alex with both hands.
"Camille asked you to come over?" Alex sneered.
Seeing Alex's expression, the eunuch instantly became nervous, and he stuttered, "Yes… That's right… Princess Camille especially reminded me that I must personally pass this to Your Highness."
"Back then, she was almost defiled by me, yet she still remembers to send me off today.
What a troublesome thing.
Let her know that I've accepted the item," Alex calmly replied.
Noticing that Alex accepted the item, the eunuch was relieved.
"However…"
Just as the eunuch was at ease, Alex suddenly spoke up again, causing him to be anxious again.