I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 614. The Evil Disciple
Officers were stationed on all four spiral staircases leading to the second floor.

fully armed.

Furthermore, Xia Feng discovered that his Deconstruction Eyes were unable to penetrate the walls on the second floor; he could only see a mosaic-like gray mess.

There seems to be a very powerful barrier on the second floor, capable of blocking all spying and spatial manipulation.

Xia Feng withdrew his gaze, casually took a glass of red wine from the waiter's tray, and walked deeper into the hall.

"I heard that Princess Freya was kidnapped by a wicked man named Xia Feng the day before yesterday. Is that true?"

The banquet was filled with a gossipy atmosphere. Whether it was the gentlemen chatting and laughing or the small circle of ladies, everyone was very curious about what had happened the day before.

"This is indeed true. However, Mr. Dongjun did not give that foolish villain a chance to run rampant. He directly dispatched a warship to rescue Princess Leia. Heh~ I heard that Princess Leia's attitude towards Mr. Dongjun has finally improved because of this incident."

"Oh? It seems the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope still works; even His Highness falls for it."

"You wouldn't believe it, but I heard that the evil scoundrel was once Princess Rhea's student in Area 51. He's been secretly and fanatically obsessed with her, and he even once stole and wore Princess Rhea's discarded stockings. He's utterly perverted! Now that he's been aided by the evil god, he's become even more lustful and has committed this heinous act!"

Xia Feng paused, his eyes twitching slightly, before continuing forward.

"Sure enough, people from that rural area of ​​Area 51 are disgusting."

"Wait! If that's the case, then Princess Leia hasn't been defiled by this evil man, has she?"

"Nonsense! That's obviously not true. But I heard that Xia Feng, that evil scoundrel, was drooling over Princess Leia before he died. Princess Leia has been staying indoors these past few days, probably disgusted by it."

"!" Xia Feng paused again. Wait, are these nobles and important figures just bored? Spending all their time gossiping and spreading rumors?!
"I seem to remember the name Xia Feng. Wasn't it said a few months ago that he was some kind of... Eternal Day Saint Son?"

"I don't know for sure, but it's not surprising that every year there are people claiming to be the Holy Son of Eternal Day to swindle and deceive people."

"Too."

The conversation was hushed and fragmented, so Xia Feng stopped listening. He walked through the small groups of people and sat down on a secluded sofa.

He held the wine glass to his nose, sniffed it, then frowned and put it down. Sure enough, he still wasn't used to drinking this stuff.

While swirling his wine glass, Xia Feng continued to use his Deconstruction Eye to scan his surroundings and observe the identities of the people attending the banquet.

The most eye-catching figure was the silver-armored man sitting casually on an elegant sofa in the very center of the hall.

The man had a holy white VII mark etched between his eyebrows, and a silver helmet was fastened below his nose, but the mouth of the helmet was a terrifying shark tooth that stretched all the way to his ears.

Judging from his armor and the mark between his eyebrows, he was clearly a Knight of the Apocalypse.

Miss Mu had collected information on the appearances of several Apocalypse Knights, and Xia Feng had seen it and recognized the person.

—Apocalypse: Killing the Seven.

Shi Qi seemed very hungry, opening his shark teeth and quickly gnawing on the apple in his hand. His scarlet eyes flashed with bloodlust. Finally, he crushed the apple core and swallowed it down.

He took three seconds to finish one apple, and soon the two-meter-high mountain of apples in front of him was mostly gone.

Gentlemen, noblewomen, and officers alike stayed away from the main hall, some even too afraid to look in the direction of the assassination.

Within a ten-meter radius of Shi Qi, a quiet, deserted area was created.

To avoid attracting attention, Xia Feng didn't look at the person for long and quickly looked away.

But he saw someone who surprised him.

Depths.

The pope's son, disguised as a powerful young master, dressed in a tailcoat and chatting with several noblewomen with a gentle smile. The noblewomen, dressed elegantly and quite attractive, were amused by Depp's witty remarks, which made the crow's feet at the corners of their eyes fade slightly, leaving them radiant.

Seemingly sensing the prying gaze, Depp turned his head to look at Xia Feng, but only glanced at him before turning back without paying much attention.

Xia Feng's disguise technique, the Azure Phoenix Mask, is far superior to that of the Pope's son, so he is not afraid of having his true identity exposed.

What puzzled Xia Feng was, what was this son of the Pope doing here? And why did he deliberately disguise himself?

The Black Moon Headquarters is also located in District 15, so Ye Lidongjun's birthday banquet should send an invitation to the Black Moon Headquarters.

Logically speaking, if the Pope's son wanted to come, he could have entered openly and legitimately.

Look at the current situation
Xia Feng seemed to be deep in thought. He suddenly remembered when he copied the Absolute Double Pupil Spiritual Artifact from Ye Likong on his way to the 15th District.

Ye Likong's goal at the time was not only to enslave him and make him, a descendant of the Dragon God, a slave of Ye Lidongjun.

Ye Likong also wanted to kill the two Black Moon Saintesses to prevent them from returning to the Black Moon Main Court.

At the time, Xia Feng guessed that someone in the Black Moon General Court wanted to harm the two Holy Maidens, but it was inconvenient for him to take action himself, so he entrusted Ye Lidongjun to send his subordinates to take action.

However, it now seems that Ye Lidongjun and the Black Moon General Court are most likely not in a cooperative relationship, but rather in a hostile one!

So, what is the reason for the enmity between these two forces?

As he pondered, Xia Feng recalled the Lantern Festival last night, when Deps appeared at the Sky Lantern Pavilion and tried to steal the Sumeru King's Token.
Thinking of this, he roughly understood that it must be the Sumeru Throne that made Ye Lidongjun and the Black Moon General Court hostile to each other.

Within the Black Moon Court, there must be a high-ranking individual who has also earned a seat in the competition for the Sumeru Throne.

Xia Feng looked again at the gentle-smiling young man in the distance. Depp was most likely one of the nine seats.

Therefore, the internal strife within the Black Moon General Court and the assassination of the Black Moon Saintess by Ye Lidongjun may both be related to the struggle for the Sumeru Throne.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Xia Feng nodded thoughtfully. Thinking about it this way, he realized that he had actually been connected to the Sumeru Throne from the moment he was adopted by Wei Shutong.

After copying it into a spiritual artifact with a 'life imprint' and entering the Wheel of Life space, he was completely drawn into this turmoil.

While pondering, Xia Feng suddenly paused, his gaze falling on a middle-aged man in a distant corner.

The man sat alone in a booth, leisurely sipping his drink, his face also disguised.

His disguise skills were comparable to Depp's, and Xia Feng still saw through them with ease.

Beneath that mask was a face that Xia Feng knew very well.

Wei Shutong!
"Old Wei, what's he doing here?" Xia Feng was slightly surprised. He hadn't seen Old Wei since leaving Area 51 to start his life on the run.

After being framed as the real culprits in the garden, the two fled for their lives. Unexpectedly, they reunited at Ye Lidong's birthday party.

Upon seeing Lao Wei, Xia Feng recalled what the veteran Li Zaishi had told him in Baidi City.

More than twenty years ago, the only person successfully escorted out of the forbidden zone of Baidi City by the generals was Wei Shutong, the son of Lord Wei Zhong.

Could it be that Lao Wei came to this Sky Fortress at this time to assassinate Ye Lidongjun during his birthday banquet?
Xia Feng's heart sank, and he thought for a moment before getting up.

Just as he was about to walk towards Old Wei, the Apocalypse Knight in the center of the hall, who had been frantically munching on an apple, suddenly turned his head and looked at him with a cold, sharp gaze.

They were locked onto him tightly.

(End of this chapter)