Another World: The Failed Magician

Qinghua County is a very famous county in the entire Eastern Dragon Empire.

Throughout the continent, there exists a flower called the Azure Phoenix Flower, which blooms with a beauty resembling a phoenix spreading its wings. However, this flower has extremely demanding growing conditions. Yet, in the entire Eastern Dragon Empire and even the entire continent, there is one place that produces this flower in abundance: Qinghua County. Every year when the flowers bloom, countless people flock to Qinghua County.

Lu Xuan and Li Mengyu were on their way to Qinghua County. As for why they made this decision, Lu Xuan remembered that a few days ago he used the excuse of gathering information to go to a teahouse with Li Mengyu. They drank tea and listened to others telling stories, but Li Mengyu obviously did not like listening to storytelling in the teahouse. She lay on her side in the chair, looking rather bored.

Just as Li Mengyu was lying on the chair in a daze, when she suddenly heard the storyteller talking about Qinghua County, Li Mengyu's eyes lit up as she looked at Lu Xuan.

Looking into those bright, watery eyes that were staring at him, Lu Xuan waved his hand helplessly and said, "Qinghua County is so famous, it's probably easier to get information about your master there. Let's go to Qinghua County tomorrow."

"Okay!" Li Mengyu agreed with a smile in her eyes.

Lu Xuan pulled himself out of his thoughts, glanced at the road with a somewhat complicated expression, and looked at the girl in white beside him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

The girl also noticed the somewhat complicated road ahead. After a moment of blank staring and thinking, she spoke in a clear voice with a hint of uncertainty: "We should take the left road, right?"

"Should?" Lu Xuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

The girl nodded blankly.

Lu Xuan met the girl's eyes, which were filled with both confusion and innocence.

He really couldn't stand that kind of look, and slowly said, "Alright, let's go then."

And so, the two walked toward the intersection on the left.

Meanwhile, in a pitch-black room, several people dressed in black robes sat around a round table.

The leader, a man in black robes, spoke in a voice that was neither clearly male nor female: "How are you all doing with your work? I expect to hear a satisfactory answer from you, otherwise you should know the consequences."

Several men in black nearby took turns reporting.

"There was a slight mishap on the Eastern Dragon Empire's side. That Zhao Quan is quite a character, forcing us to make some changes to our initial plans. Our two partners were smart enough to survive, but it delayed our plans. Apart from that, I'm fine."

"The most restless dean from the Loca Federation has now been confirmed to be heading to the Kahnlai region."

"The elven leader is unwilling to cooperate deeply with us, and is only willing to agree to the previous cooperation terms."

"The church has agreed to our terms."

After listening to the other men in black, the leader continued, "The two from the Eastern Dragon Empire are urging them to speed up the cooperation. We must complete our previous agreement before the Loca Federation recovers. As for the elves' unwillingness, then we will cooperate according to the previous agreement. Everything else will remain the same."

After he finished speaking, a huge black vortex appeared in the room, swallowing all the men in black. In the blink of an eye, the room suddenly became empty, as if no one had ever been there.