Chapter 1422: Difficult to Evaluate and the Heart Lake

No... aren't you supposed to be protecting the royal family? What is the meaning of pressing the King of the North Kingdom into the river and scrubbing him violently?

After looking at the blurry mirror several times and confirming that the person being "punished" by Li Ang in the river was indeed King Harvey of the North Kingdom, the two directors felt their brains buzz. They then lunged toward the Celestial Sphere Mirror in unison, staring in shock at Li Ang, who was "committing violence" with great vigor.

The bearded king in the mirror, who was on the receiving end of the violence, possessed dual bloodlines just like the female cleaner, but he hadn't grown up soaking in the Aquarius Branch and was not frequently exposed to various anomalous objects. His physique was significantly weaker.

After being held down and scrubbed violently by Li Ang, his physique, which couldn't compare to the female cleaner's, suffered greatly. He drank water while spitting it out, his eyes rolling back from being shaken so hard.

How much hatred must there be to bully him like this?

Watching the bearded king, who looked like a chick caught in the hands of a mischievous child and was being tormented by Li Ang, the Pisces Director hurriedly steadied the mirror and turned to the Taurus Director.

"Hurry and contact Aquarius to stop him! Although he is just an ordinary person, he is still the King of the North; treating him like this is too inappropriate!"

"Uh... how about we wait a moment?"

Observing the bearded king's reaction through the mirror and finding that he was only a bit uncomfortable but seemingly in no danger of dying, the Taurus Director couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief, then said with some hesitation:

"Although Li Ang's methods are a bit rough—he even made the entire Kroke Kingdom disappear last time—if you think about it carefully, there is actually a reason for everything he does. He generally doesn't act recklessly without cause."

"We are nearly 100,000 kilometers away from there now. Without being in his shoes, there are many things we don't know and might not be able to see clearly. So, I think it's better to trust Li Ang and let him make his own decisions."

"..."

That was true... Although Aquarius always liked to stir up big trouble, he had never failed a mission, no matter how deadly. So, at least in terms of capability, he was indeed beyond doubt.

After hearing the Taurus Director's words and watching the bearded king in the mirror, who was suffering no other abuse besides being held down and scrubbed, the Pisces Director calmed down and continued to observe with patience.

Then, the more he watched, the more something felt wrong!

Looking at Li Ang, whose temperament had become evil and gloomy under the dual blessing of 【King-Slaying Black Hand】 and 【Nightmare is the Deepest Fear in the Night】, and who looked less and less like a good person, the Pisces Director's mouth twitched. He then looked at the Taurus Director with a difficult expression:

"Although it looks like he isn't using lethal force, isn't Aquarius's expression a bit... too much of that?"

"..."

Indeed...

Watching Li Ang in the mirror, who was holding someone's head down to scrub them while smiling with an evil, gloomy grin, the Taurus Director couldn't help but support his forehead with his hand, unable to evaluate the situation.

He remembered the first time he met Li Ang at the Virgo Branch; the child was serious and cautious, looking very reliable. But after spending a few months under Olivia, his style had changed inexplicably.

As for what style he had become... one could only say that the current Li Ang seemed to perfectly fit everyone's stereotype of the Virgo Branch...

"Maybe I should contact him..."

Unable to bear watching, the Taurus Director turned his head away, took out a small silver knife, shaved off a small piece of his own fingernail, then cut his vein to draw a little blood, and finally pulled out a strand of hair. He balled them together and threw them toward the smooth mirror surface.

With a soft *pat*, the Celestial Sphere Mirror swallowed the "bone," "blood," and "hair" materials, suddenly blooming with black, red, and white light, and pulled a portion of the Taurus Director's consciousness into the mirror.

Hmm?

Sensing something vaguely, Li Ang reached into his bosom and took out a palm-sized dark gold doll.

The golden doll, with a dark red stain on its chest and silver hair covering its head, opened its eyes at the right moment, its expression complex as it said:

"Li Ang, you..."

"Please wait a moment." After telling the 【Advent Doll】 used for contacting the General Bureau to wait, Li Ang handed the job of scrubbing the bearded king to the female cleaner nearby, then spoke first with a serious expression:

"Lord Taurus! Something has happened on our end!"

"Ah?"

"The King-Slaying Society has entered the Earth Core Melting Path ahead of us. They seem to be preparing to head to the Earth's core to release the Earth Three Tribes of the Stone Marrow Realm. Director Balto cannot be contacted and has likely been held up. We must prepare for the possibility of the Earth Three Tribes being released!"

"Ah??"

"Additionally, the matter of the Earth Core Melting Path should be a conspiracy. The King-Slaying Society's goal is likely to lure Director Balto away, allowing the God of Pseudo-Illusion and Heart Lake to erode the nearly 100 million living beings in Hot River City, pushing its own power to a level close to a Pillar God, and killing all royal bloodlines in Hot River City in one fell swoop!"

"Ah???"

"And also..."

"And also????"

Facing the Taurus Director's shocked lament, Li Ang nodded helplessly:

"There is indeed more... The King-Slaying Society knows a bit too much about the Aquarius Branch and Director Balto. I suspect that besides the two goals mentioned above, they also intend to directly annihilate the Aquarius Branch."

"What?!"

Hearing Li Ang's speculation, the Taurus Director's doll couldn't help but be shocked. He could no longer care about the king and hurriedly asked:

"Then the Aquarius Branch..."

"Very safe."

Giving the Taurus Director an "I'm handling it, don't worry" expression, Li Ang patted his stomach and reported earnestly:

"Except for Director Balto, the rest of the people are basically here."

"..."

Since you have already taken action... and taken them in, then besides psychological issues, the safety of the people in the Aquarius Branch is indeed no longer a concern...

Facing Li Ang's difficult-to-evaluate method of protection, the Taurus Director was silent for a moment, then asked with a twitching cheek:

"So what do you plan to do? Is there anything the Bureau can do to help you?"

"I plan to solve the God of Heart Lake first, then pursue and find Director Balto..."

After briefly explaining his arrangements, Li Ang said with a serious expression:

"The biggest problem now is still the Stone Marrow Realm and the Earth Three Tribes. I know too little about the situation there. Can you... Lord Taurus?"

Watching the Taurus Director's doll suddenly drop its head and lose reaction in his hand, Li Ang was slightly stunned, then looked up toward Hot River City above.

A Heart Lake, vast beyond imagination, had already gathered unconsciously, and a colorful, invisible grain seed, like a huge meteorite falling from the sky, slammed into the Heart Lake of nearly 100 million living beings with a *thud*, carrying flames of emotion capable of burning everything!

(End of this chapter)