Chapter 14

1

Zi Li Liu returned to her hotel room with Elena still by her side.

"The princess is indeed a princess. This room is almost the most luxurious one. Why didn't you just stay in the most luxurious one?" Elena highly praised the room, although the hotel itself was not particularly luxurious, the room was surprisingly good.

"That room is too flashy, and I can accept this one."

"Can I borrow the bathroom to take a shower? I don't like this heavy makeup."

"It's right inside."

Both Li Liu and Elena had dressed themselves beautifully early in the morning, but they were not used to heavy makeup. They had wanted to remove it a long time ago, but they hadn't had the chance due to a series of events.

"They?" Just as Li Liu was about to go out to find some food, he happened to see a fat man with one eye passing by the gap in the door. This fat man had been haunting Li Liu's nightmares all night.

"Xiang, did I hear the sound of water? Is the beautiful girl next door taking a shower again?"

"Why are you so creepy, you one-eyed fatso? Can't you do something normal?"

Li Liu nervously closed the door, his chest heaving. This fatso was a nightmare to Li Liu, and just seeing him made him sick.

"Elena! Did you undress?"

The sound of running water came from the bathroom, and Elena lazily replied.

"The water temperature is nice."

"Tsk, be careful. There's a pervert with a peephole on the bathroom wall next door!"

"Why didn't you say so earlier."

In the steam-filled bathroom, Elena immediately spotted a sparkling eye in a small hole. In that instant, Elena was furious and found herself holding a makeshift "artifact" in her hand. It was a small steel needle, which she thrust straight into the wall, aiming for the eyeball.

"Wow! You scared me." The one-eyed fatso smartly stepped back, preserving his only remaining eye.

"I told you, fatso, you shouldn't mess with her."

"But that blonde with a great figure is really something."

"Blonde? Could it be the Ice Wheel Valkyrie? Are you even picking a fight with her?"

The fatso seemed to be determined to see her no matter what, covering one eye with his hand, he opened his empty eye socket, and the wall in front of him turned into nothing.

Elena next door clearly felt the fatso's magic. After the steel needle pierced through the wall, it transformed and became a protective umbrella big enough to cover the whole wall. The artifact's effect prevented the fatso from seeing clearly.

"What an annoying thing!" The fatso punched hard, breaking through the protective umbrella obstructing his view. He eagerly waited for the shattered umbrella to fall and reveal the beautiful scene, but to his disappointment, all he saw was a room filled with steam.

"Fatso, why the long face?"

"They're gone." The fatso, like a deflated balloon, was sulking.

"With someone like you around, who would dare to stay... By the way, the master hasn't given any orders for a long time, and there's no contact with the other Anubis."

Xiang was originally an Anubis-like creature from the Marutian clan. Marutian would give them instructions from time to time to find powerful hearts in the next location and then devour them.

"As I said before, I am your master now. Look at the contract on the sole of your foot, your old master can no longer control you." The one-eyed fatso kept twisting his buttocks in front of the hole in the wall.

"Is that true? But now I can't even find my little brother." Xiang lay on the bed, thinking about how to find his little brother after separating from Marutian.

2

"Peng!" Li Liu opened the door to the hotel rooftop, but there was no one on the terrace.

"That person next door is impressive."

"That fat guy wasn't even afraid of my illusionary eyes. I thought he might be someone from The Divine Realm of yours."

"Who wouldn't know about someone like that in The Divine Realm."

Li Liu and Elena took advantage of the moment to escape from the suite. Li Liu carried her suitcase and decided not to go back.

"You're really strange. Even with a pervert next door, you still stayed for a night. Or maybe you just wanted to find him so badly that you didn't care about your own safety. Thankfully, he's just a peeping tom and not a rapist."

"It's not a big deal to take a look. Changing places would waste my time. Elena, wear my clothes. You already knew to bring a towel, but not clothes." Li Liu took out clothes from the suitcase and handed them to Elena. Elena was slightly slower than Li Liu in terms of reaction speed.

"Is the bra size okay?"

"You're the same as me. I've known for a long time."

"But I feel like it's a bit small!"

"Small? What did you eat in The Divine Realm?"

Elena reluctantly put on the clothes and felt really uncomfortable. She unexpectedly had a bold idea.

"I'll just wear the clothes."

"Suit yourself~~"

After Elena finished changing clothes, she asked Li Liu, "Since we're checking out of the room, where do you want to go? Come to my place!"

Li Liu immediately refused. Zilu's identity must be kept secret. If she frequently entered and exited the palace as a messenger, she would naturally arouse suspicion. Li Liu planned to find a better hotel to have a good sleep. At the same time, she needed to inform the other members of the student council as soon as possible. After days of reminders and worries, she could finally let go.

3

As the evening approached, the sun set in the west as usual. Elena Brandt returned alone to the ambassador's palace by the sea. As she passed by the closed and tightly guarded hall on the western side of the palace, she heard a filthy voice that sparked the imagination and led to all sorts of dirty thoughts. This was the dark side of the old god race.

Elena stood outside the door, not going in, but she could imagine what was happening inside. In the delegation of the old god race led by Luhann during these days, there were more male gods than female gods. Besides the daily debates on how to balance the five nations and make them give up impossible excuses, they would also hide and indulge in forbidden things in The Divine Realm.

"Uncle, I thought you were inside too."

Hisa and Xuer leaned against the railing of the corridor, discussing the sealed thing that Hisa found last night. It seemed that Hisa had already found out that the thing was not something powerful, just a piece of clothing.

"How could the preferences of the old god race be the same as yours, Uncle? Elena, where did she go today? You looked great in the morning. I think it was that beauty next door."

"Yes, she asked for my help. She has already found Qin..."

"Hush!" Hisa suddenly stopped Elena from speaking and looked towards the large hall on the western side. The crack in the door slowly opened, and three men and two women walked out, leaving behind a scene of decay.

"Ice Wheel Valkyrie - Elena Brandt, nice to meet you again. Hope you've been well." A stiff voice that revealed her strong combat power.

"Pia! It's you guys again."

"Do you remember us?"

"The person who encouraged me to kidnap Othrie!" Elena was angry, angry that they took advantage of her confusion, angry that she allowed herself to be taken advantage of.

"No, no, no, think back to earlier," Hisa said.

"Earlier..." Elena turned her head and saw Pichu standing behind Pia, the one who said he had seen her in The Demon Realm: "In The Demon Realm?"

"We, the three siblings, are under the command of the Holy Dragon. We came here to convey the orders of the Holy Dragon." Pia explained.

"Do you have any proof? Don't just rely on empty words." Elena demanded.

Hisa whispered in Elena's ear, "They have the mark of the Holy Dragon on them. Their identity is unquestionable. Question the authenticity of their orders instead!"

"Pia, I don't want to believe that you three are the three dragons, but without the 'divine command' included in the order, how are we supposed to proceed?"

"The 'divine command' is the protection order of the Holy Dragon's commands, its core is the dragon's aura. No one would believe it without the protection order." Pia replied.

"We do." The three of them simultaneously extended their left hands, and their right hands made a gesture as they slid past their left hands. A mysterious white light radiated from behind them.

"Is the 'divine command' from the three of you real?" Elena couldn't believe her eyes. Three people behind them were simultaneously forming the symbol of the 'divine command.' The commands contained in the 'divine command' were usually kept confidential by a single person. Could this command be related to the safety of The Divine Realm?

"Reading the command..."

"Wait a moment, all three of you." Hisa interrupted them before they could announce the command. He felt that it was illogical to announce it in front of everyone.

"Is this a command for Elena alone? If so, find a private room to read it." Hisa suggested.

"Hisa, this is a command for all of you." Pia responded.

"Very well, continue."

"The command reads: all divine beings in The Human Realm must suppress the Othrie Empire and cooperate with The Divine Realm Council's plan to punish the Othrie Empire. Under the investigation of his Royal Highness the Holy Dragon, the one responsible for the humiliation of the divine beings will be Qin Yang. Anyone who knows his whereabouts must bring him back to The Divine Realm in front of humans. Command announcement completed."

"Qin Yang? It really is him!"

"We said the rumors were true."

"What rumors? I had someone investigate, there was no evidence, how did they find out?" Elena questioned.

In the grand hall, the decadent old divine beings had stopped all their activities the moment the "divine command" appeared, showing their respect.

The more Xue'er listened, the more puzzled she became. "Are we sure who did it?"

Seeing through Xue'er's thoughts, Pichu revealed with a single statement, "Let the Valkyrie answer your doubts. She actually saw the situation clearly from the start."

Elena's heart skipped a beat. Pichu had seen right through her. At this moment, she remembered the night of a week ago, that moment inside the cabin, engulfed in scorching flames, melting everything she touched. But amidst the fire, there was only one face she couldn't forget, a face with deep scars and blood flowing into his mouth. And that face was only five centimeters away from Elena's face, it was terrifying and heart-wrenching.

"Elena, Elena."

Elena ignored the shouts from her uncle and couldn't escape from the memories lingering in her mind. The face still haunted her.

"Huh?"

"Elena, did you really know all along?"

"Not only did she know, but she also knew his whereabouts, right, our Valkyrie." Pichu stood in front of Elena, they had clashed at the energy station just a few hours ago.

"Elena, if you knew, why didn't you inform us earlier?"

"Yeah, Elena, are you our Valkyrie or Qin Yang's accomplice?"

The ancient deities bombarded Elena with questions, accusations, and mockery. They didn't see her as a little girl, they believed that since Elena became the Valkyrie and led the team, she had to bear all this, even if Elena silently retreated step by step, they wouldn't show her any mercy.

"Eileen..."

"Hisa, there's nothing we can do to help her."

Hisa wanted to help Elena resolve the situation, but Elena didn't personally give an answer, so all these ancient deities would revolt, jeopardizing the Valkyrie's position and reputation.

"Elena, are you not going to speak?"

"As the Valkyrie, you're the leader, and you represent our divine race. Concealing the truth and protecting the culprit, that's what a traitor would do."

"Traitor, against the traitor!"

Hisa became furious on the side.

"Traitors, they..."

"Calm down, Hisa."

Elena was forced into a corner, with only an artificial lake behind her. The ancient deities in front of her were overwhelming. She took a deep breath and stood tall. She had heard enough of these self-righteous ancient deities' words. Her eyes suddenly became sharp, startling them all into silence.

"Leave, all of you!" Five floating objects descended vertically around Elena, and countless steel rods shot up from the ground. The ancient deities quickly took cover.

"All of you, tomorrow I will bring Qin Yang back to The Divine Realm. Are you satisfied? Dismiss all the singers and dancers from the main hall, or else I will report all of today's events to The Divine Realm's Court of Justice!"

Elena didn't want to see them anymore. The aura of the Valkyrie rose to a formidable level, suppressing these old lascivious gods.