Chapter 1231: Wise in youth

What the hell... What kind of situation is this again?

After shaking off Director Scorpio from his back and climbing out of the pool, Li Ang wiped the pool water from his face. After surveying the situation around him, he was completely stunned.

Didn't I just charge out of the No. 1 Research Zone? How did it suddenly change appearance in a flash before my eyes? And... why does this place look a bit familiar?

"Pfft! Help... help me!"

Just as Li Ang was vigilantly surveying his surroundings and locking eyes with the stunned guests nearby, Fei Liya's cry for help suddenly came from the fountain pool behind him.

"I can't swim! Help... help me!"

"You don't need me to save you."

After glancing back at the situation in the pool, Li Ang, under the pointing and whispering of the guests, grabbed Director Scorpio by the foot and dragged him out. He then said to the green-eyed young lady:

"This is just a fountain pool. You just need to sit up, and your head will be out... By the way, where is this place? Do you know?"

"Huff... huff... It might be... the Wang Gong..."

After climbing out of the pool according to Li Ang's guidance, the still-shaken green-eyed young lady coughed twice, then said somewhat uncertainly:

"It looks like the small garden behind the Wang Gong to me, but for about ten years, no one has taken care of this small garden. It should be full of weeds now... Eh?!"

Seemingly having discovered some incredible situation, Fei Liya's emerald eyes widened suddenly, looking in shock toward the wooden open platform in the distance. And the person in the center of the low wooden platform seemed to have noticed the commotion here as well, curiously leaning over to look.

That is... King Emperor Fei En and Wang Hou?

Following the green-eyed young lady's gaze, after seeing the appearance of that family in the center of the wooden platform, Li Ang's eyebrows couldn't help but lift slightly. He then identified more "acquaintances" among the guests present.

Although they looked much younger and their clothing had changed quite a bit, a considerable portion of these guests seemed to have appeared in the "Fresh-Keeping Hall." So... is this a royal banquet that happened in the past?

After surveying King Emperor Fei En in the main seat and looking around at the surrounding guests, seeing a few traces similar to "brush strokes" on everyone's clothes, a flash of realization suddenly crossed Li Ang's eyes.

Although this is a banquet that happened in the past, Prince An De Lie's ability doesn't seem to have anything to do with time travel. It's unlikely he has the power to send people back many years. So the scene before his eyes is likely some kind of "simulation" or "reproduction."

Considering the brush stroke traces on these people's clothing, as well as the things that appeared suddenly before and turned directly into a large puddle of pigment after being cut by his 【Silver Dagger of Cutting】... Is Prince An De Lie's ability related to painting?

"Back off!"

Just as Li Ang was following the clues and beginning to guess Prince An De Lie's ability, a small squad of fully armed guards rushed over from the distance. They then quickly split into two groups: one protected the guests as they retreated, while the other raised their guard swords and halberds, surrounding the "knife-wielding thug" who had broken into the banquet.

"What are you doing!"

The tall and sturdy guard captain in the lead raised his sword and halberd, aiming them at Li Ang, and asked with a vigilant gaze:

"Speak! How did you break in! And who are this child and that unconscious person?"

"..."

After listening to the tall guard captain's questioning, the corners of Li Ang's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

That unconscious one is my pig teammate who is adept at delivering his head and defecting. That child is your future Wang Nu. As for how I broke in... I suppose I could be considered to have been "invited" in by your prince.

Not answering the guard captain's question, Li Ang, who had some guesses about Prince An De Lie's ability, first protected Fei Liya behind him. He then gripped the 【Silver Dagger of Cutting】 in his hand tightly, raised his hand, and slashed forcefully at the "world" before him.

If the situation was truly as he guessed, and this banquet before his eyes was a painting, then that meant he could rely on the ability of the 【Silver Dagger of Cutting】 to cut open this painting and break out!

"Ssh!" In Li Ang's expectant gaze, this slash truly did not miss. It actually cut into something solid, emitting a sound of tearing silk similar to cutting through cloth, breaking open a rift in the "world" before him.

However, the trouble was that, just like the secret room where Prince An De Lie was located earlier, this small rift had only just been slashed open when it resealed at an even faster speed. The moment the tip of the 【Silver Dagger of Cutting】 left the "canvas," it had already been completely repaired.

With the astonishingly fast repair speed of this "canvas," let alone letting three living people escape, he estimated that even if he were to splash water forward while cutting, not even a drop of water would be able to splash out.

"Audacious!"

Seemingly unable to see the opening Li Ang had cut, seeing that Li Ang not only didn't surrender to him but instead gestured with a small knife, the guard captain's anger flared. He twisted the sword and halberd in his hand half a turn, preparing to use the unsharpened side to knock down this overestimating intruder. However...

"Stop!"

A somewhat childish voice rang out from the distance. A little boy wearing a brown fine linen shirt on his upper body and black riding breeches on his lower body ran over, holding a golden leather ball.

After calling a halt to the guard captain who was about to take action, the little boy, whose entire shirt was soaked with sweat and whose hair was even stuck to his temples, lifted his flushed little face. He smiled at Li Ang, then spoke to the guard captain:

"Uncle Ba Ge Si, this is a guest I invited. Let the guards stand down."

"Dian Xia?"

After hearing the little boy's words, the guard captain hesitated slightly, then reminded him:

"But in his hand..."

"Rest assured, that is just a fruit knife."

After glancing at Li Ang, who was squinting his eyes, the little boy, who had green eyes just like Fei Liya, smiled:

"Uncle Ba Ge Si, there are so many of us here. Even if he really were some bad person, a small knife wouldn't be able to do anything."

"..."

That is true...

Seeing the little Dian Xia stand up and provide a guarantee for these few suspicious figures, the guard captain's tense expression couldn't help but relax slightly. He first glared warningly at Li Ang, then lowered his head to salute the boy:

"Dian Xia, you joke. Since he is your guest, there certainly won't be any problems. I will have the guards stand down immediately... But it would be best if such a sudden intrusion didn't happen a second time."

"It won't, it won't!"

Smiling as he pushed the guard captain two steps away, leaving the edge of the pool, the little boy walked back, hugging the leather ball. He then looked up at the thoughtful Li Ang and said somewhat meaningfully:

"Prince Ge Xia, I am An De Lie. Welcome to attend my younger sister's first-year banquet."

"..."

Although he had already vaguely guessed, when he heard this sunny, youthful little boy personally admit his identity, Li Ang's eyes still couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise.

I really didn't expect that the An De Lie of the future—who was always lazy and impatient, as if he wished he could just sleep forever—was actually quite sunny when he was young... It's a pity he grew up poorly.

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