The scale of the city gate was almost as large as that of Sheardal Empire. The majestic gate was carved with the four characters “Ice Cloud Imperial City”.
After paying a certain amount of spirit stones, they walked in.
The flow of people inside the imperial city was similar to that of the Sheardal Empire. The difference is that there are obviously more women on the streets here than in the Rainbow Moon and Sheardal Imperial Cities. Moreover, overall, the women here, whether in appearance or temperament, are superior to those in the other two imperial cities.
Half an hour later, Billy and the others arrived at a small courtyard gate located in the west of the city. This is the address given to Billy by Marquise Thompson on the note.
“Boss, something’s not right, there’s a smell of blood!” Casey frowned slightly.
“Let’s go in and take a look!” Billy nodded in response.
Bang!
White Tiger kicked open the small courtyard gate.
“Hmm?” After entering the courtyard, Billy frowned tightly.
In the courtyard, there were five or six people lying on the ground, lifeless, all with their throats sealed by a sword, blood flowing everywhere.
“What’s going on?” Azure Dragon also frowned.
Billy then released his spiritual power to investigate. Soon, he rushed into the building’s main hall, with Casey and the others following closely behind.
After entering the hall, Billy walked into a room on the left side. Inside, a middle-aged man was lying in a pool of blood, barely clinging to life, with only a breath left.
“Mr Billy…” Seeing Billy, the middle-aged man spoke with difficulty. He could recognize Billy because he had seen his portrait before. “Don’t talk for now!” Billy quickly walked over and took out three silver needles from his body, piercing them into the man’s chest. Then, he placed his hand on the man’s abdomen, channeling the Chi power into him.
He had roughly examined the man’s body. His bones and blood vessels were shattered, and he was on the verge of death. It was a miracle that he had survived until now.
“Mr Billy, don’t bother… I… I can’t make it…” The man continued to speak with trembling voice, blood continuously flowing from his mouth.
“What happened? Who did this?” Billy frowned.
“Those… those three women got into trouble…” The man didn’t directly answer his question, but spoke with a slightly relieved voice after gathering some strength. “They… they were abducted while having lunch at the Royal Restaurant…”
“The… the ones who abducted them…” Before he could finish his sentence, he jerked his legs, his head tilted to the side, and he immediately stopped breathing.
“Hmm?” Billy frowned again, moving his hand to the man’s chest and injecting several strong streams of Chi power into him. However, the man was too severely injured. Even with his strong medical skills, it would be difficult to save him.
“Go to the Royal Restaurant!” Billy took a deep breath and walked out of the room.
He knew very well that the person who acted here was most likely the one who abducted Opal, Amber and Abby.
The most urgent task now was to go to the Royal Restaurant to find out exactly who did this.
In no time, they arrived on the main street. After casually asking a passerby, they learned the location of the Royal Restaurant, which was located in the most prosperous area in the center of the imperial city.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the gate of the Royal Restaurant estate.
What caught their eyes was a rather large estate covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters. The main building was a six-story ancient building, adorned with carved beams and painted rafters, with colorful tiles. In addition to the main building, there was a not-too-small artificial lake in the estate, surrounded by neatly trimmed lawns. Behind the main building on the left was a beautiful bamboo forest, and on the right was a small garden.
At this time, although it was not yet the peak dining hour, the entrance of the estate was already bustling with people.
“A group of people dressed brightly, with extraordinary demeanor. At first glance, they seemed to be either high-ranking officials or from prominent families,” Azure Dragon couldn’t help but comment.
“This Royal Restaurant is probably not an ordinary place!” Azure Dragon added.
“It’s probably on par with the ‘Joy Restaurant’ in the Rainbow Moon Empire!” Vermilion Bird responded.
“Boss, what’s the plan?” White Tiger looked at Billy. “Should we just go in and grab someone to ask?”
“White Tiger, don’t be too impulsive!” Harleen spoke up. “We’re new here and not familiar with this place at all. Let’s first learn about this Royal Restaurant.”
“Harleen is right,” Ivy chimed in. “Ice Cloud Empire is not like Rainbow Moon Empire. There are definitely many experts here in the imperial city. Caution is necessary.”
“Agreed!” Billy nodded. “Let’s go in and have something to eat first!”
He was well aware that even Sheardal Empire had experts in the fourth-grade Sacred Realm, so it was likely that Ice Cloud Empire had even fifth-grade Sacred Realm experts. If they accidentally offended some big figure, they would be in big trouble.
By then, they would be in endless trouble before finding Opal.
“Guests, please come in!” As the group arrived at the main building’s hall, a waiter approached them.
At this moment, there were already many people dining in the hall. Although it wasn’t fully packed, there were few empty tables left.
“May I ask which floor you’d like to sit on?” the waiter asked as he approached.
From his tone, it was obvious that, similar to the ‘Joy Restaurant,’ the higher the floor, the more expensive the consumption.
“Just sit over there!” Billy pointed to an empty table on one side of the hall.
“Alright, please follow me!” After a brief acknowledgment, the waiter led the group to their table.
“Would you like to order à la carte or go for a set meal?” the waiter asked after everyone was seated.
“We’ll go for the set meal,” Harleen replied.
After a brief pause, she continued, looking at the waiter.
“Waiter, your Royal Restaurant is located in the most prosperous area of the imperial city. The owner must have quite a background, right?”
“Are you all from out of town?” The waiter was a bit surprised.
“Yes!” Harleen nodded.
“No wonder!” The waiter responded. “The Royal Restaurant is the most high-end restaurant in the Ice Cloud Imperial City. Without a certain background, it would be difficult for the owner to establish themselves here.”
“Who is your boss?” Harleen asked again.
“Sorry, I can’t answer that question,” the waiter replied. “All I know is that our manager’s surname is Porter, and everyone calls Master Porter. As for who the real owner is, I have no idea.”
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“Then do you know who Master Porter is?” Ivy asked.
“Sorry, I can’t answer that question either. We, the servants, wouldn’t possibly know Master Porter’s identity,” the waiter said awkwardly with a smile.
“Alright!” Harleen smiled and took out a high-grade spirit stone from her pocket, handing it to the waiter. “Waiter, can I ask you something?”
“I wonder what the young lady would like to inquire about?” The waiter didn’t accept the spirit stone.
He had been in this mixed place for so long; naturally, he knew that some things couldn’t be taken lightly. Just casually inquiring about something, she offered a high-grade spirit stone, he could tell it wasn’t something simple.
“Today at noon, were there three very beautiful women who were taken away while dining here?” Harleen asked, staring intently at him.