Upon hearing this, the queen’s face was filled with annoyance. As the reigning monarch of Oxwoods, no one had ever spoken to her in such a manner. Chris Shelby, this man, not only refused her but did it with such disdain, which was infuriating! The queen shouted angrily, “Death, do you know who you are speaking to? By refusing me, do you not fear that you won’t be able to leave this palace alive?”
“Ha ha ha!” Chris Shelby laughed out loud, his face full of mockery. “Don’t threaten me! If you anger me, do you believe I won’t kill you right now? And no one could save you!”
“You…” the queen bit her teeth in anger upon hearing this. She wanted to have Chris Shelby arrested, but she knew his words were true. With Chris Shelby’s strength, if he wanted to kill her, no one could save her. Although there were several hidden cultivators around her, none were a match for Chris Shelby.
Taking a deep breath, the queen regained her composure and asked, “Death, I heard you are returning to your country today?”
Chris Shelby rolled his eyes and said, “Yeah! Because you summoned us, we almost missed our flight.”
The queen chuckled lightly and said, “That’s a minor issue. I will arrange my private plane to take you back to your country.”
“Thank you then!” After saying this, Chris Shelby turned and left without any pleasantries.
Watching Chris Shelby’s retreating figure, the queen’s face showed helplessness. She really had no way to deal with Chris Shelby. As Chris Shelby exited the palace, he saw Esther and Medusa playing on the lawn.
Esther, seeing Chris Shelby, curiously asked, “Dear, what did the queen say to you?”
Chris Shelby shook his head and said, “Nothing much. She asked me for a favor, but I refused.”
“Ah!” Esther exclaimed in surprise. She hadn’t expected Chris Shelby to refuse the queen’s request, considering it was the queen of Oxwoods!
Seeing Esther’s shocked face, Chris Shelby smiled and said, “It’s just a queen, nothing too serious.”
“Uh?” Esther didn’t know what to say. ‘Just a queen, nothing too serious?’ Probably in the whole world, only Chris Shelby dared to say such a thing.
Chris Shelby didn’t explain much to Esther and took out a cigarette to smoke.
Esther exclaimed, “Dear, this is the palace! Are you not afraid to smoke here?”
Chris Shelby’s face was disdainful as he said, “It’s just a cigarette. Even if I set the entire palace on fire, no one would dare to do anything.”
As his words fell, a palace guard approached with an unfriendly tone, “Sir, you cannot smoke here in the palace!”
Chris Shelby glanced at the guard and said nonchalantly, “You must be new here; I haven’t seen you before.”
The guard nodded and said, “Yes, I’ve just started working in the palace.”
“I see!” Chris Shelby took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled a ring of smoke. “I am called Death. You should remember that.”
“Death! You are Death!” Upon hearing this, the guard’s face changed drastically. The name Death was well-known throughout the palace. Three years ago, Death alone had stormed into the palace, beating all the palace guards to the ground. Since then, the name Death had become a taboo in the palace of Oxwoods.
The guard hadn’t expected that the person before him was actually Death. In an instant, cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Chris Shelby glanced at him indifferently and asked, “Can I smoke now?” Wiping away his sweat, the guard replied with a frightened face, “Yes! Sorry, I didn’t know you were Death!” Chris Shelby waved his hand, unwilling to waste words on a guard. The guard, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly left.
Seeing this, Esther asked with curiosity, “Dear, what exactly did you do? Why are these people so afraid of you?” Esther was no fool; she had seen the terror in the eyes of these palace guards. Chris Shelby chuckled and said, “Oh, nothing much. Just beat up everyone in the palace a few years ago.” “You…,” Esther said incredulously, “Are you serious or joking? How could you alone beat up everyone in the palace of Oxwoods?” Although Oxwoods had weakened, it was still a venerable empire. It was incredible that one man could thrash an imperial palace.
Most unbelievable was that this man was now standing in the palace smoking, which completely overturned Esther’s imagination. Seeing Esther’s disbelief, Chris Shelby didn’t bother to explain. Sometimes, the truth is hard to accept. For instance, who could believe that Chris Shelby had subdued the entire palace alone?
Suddenly, Medusa spoke up, “I’ll take you to meet a few people.” “What? Aren’t you mute?” Hearing Medusa speak, Chris Shelby was completely shocked. He had always thought Medusa was mute because she had never spoken a word since they met. But now, Medusa had spoken. “You’re the mute,” Medusa pouted, “I never said I was mute!” At that moment, Chris Shelby was speechless. Indeed, Medusa had never claimed to be mute because she had not spoken before. Curious, Chris Shelby asked, “Whom are you taking me to meet?” Medusa replied, “You’ll know when we get there!” Then, Medusa led the way.
Following her, Chris Shelby and Esther went along. Soon, Medusa arrived at a palace. Pushing open the grand doors, Chris Shelby saw several familiar figures. “Boss!” Chris Shelby looked up and was stunned. Dragon, Lynx, Tiger, and Phoenix approached, dressed in Oxwoods nobility attire, nearly unrecognizable. Chris Shelby asked in surprise, “I thought you guys had gone back home?” Previously, Chris Shelby had led Dragon and the others in sweeping through Knights’ Liberty. He had thought they had all returned home. Unexpectedly, they were here. Lynx smiled and said, “Boss, you didn’t know. I was following your orders, searching for Medusa’s parents, when one day, the royal steward of Oxwoods found us. He told us that Medusa is the queen’s daughter.” Tiger added, “Later we followed Medusa to the palace. The queen thanked us for protecting her daughter and granted each of us the title of viscount.” “What?”