Chapter 537

1016. Cat and Mouse

"Master Tamer, I sensed combat fluctuations nearby, and the location is very close to our destination." In the sky, as the huge dragon species flapped its wings, it had already appeared hundreds of meters away.

"Combat fluctuations, and very close to our destination?" Hearing the Imperialdramon's prompt, Lu Li couldn't help but frown: "Is Auntie Liu resisting? Or is it for some other reason?"

Such a change was a bit unexpected, but Lu Li didn't think too much and said to the Imperialdramon: "Speed up."

Although the Imperialdramon only had 9-star strength in its dragon form, flying at full speed, it soon arrived at the border of the ancient kingdom.

However, there was still some distance to the destination obtained from Lou Lu's mouth.

They hadn't even reached the destination yet, and it seemed another change had occurred. Lu Li was also a bit anxious; after all, he had promised Liu Yanran that he would bring Liu Mengli back safely.

Therefore, no matter if it was the same as he guessed, the most important thing now was to find Liu Mengli and place her by his side; that was the safest way.

Roar!

Sensing the Magic Card creator's mood, the Imperialdramon let out a roar, and its flying speed accelerated again, soon disappearing from the spot, leaving only an afterimage.

"Guan Zhiwen, it's useless. No matter how you struggle, the result won't change. Our strength here is much stronger than yours." Yao Nan looked at Guan Zhiwen, who was in a precarious situation under the siege of herself, Man Tianze, and Zhongsun Lingyu, her face full of indifference.

As Immortal Realm experts of the five major families, in a one-on-one fight, they might at most be evenly matched or suppress the other party for a while.

But wanting to kill the other party was impossible, or rather, the difficulty and cost were too high and not worth it.

But right now, they weren't fighting one-on-one, but three-on-one. This advantage suddenly came up. If they couldn't kill Guan Zhiwen even with this, they could really just find a piece of tofu and hit their heads against it.

Facing Yao Nan's provocation, Guan Zhiwen didn't respond to the other party, or rather, she had no energy to pay attention to the other party at all.

Fighting three people at the same realm, the pressure on her could be imagined. Even she, a Magic Card creator, had to personally take the field to barely maintain an undefeated situation.

In the space, magic power flowed, and all kinds of attacks occupied the entire space. Even a stray bullet might be enough to take the life of a Commander Realm expert.

There was no help for it; whether it was Guan Zhiwen or Yao Nan and the others, the Magic Card creators they brought were elite, basically starting from King Realm, and there were quite a few Emperors and Sovereigns.

Although they definitely couldn't compare to those below the Commander Realm in quantity, they won in quality, suppressing her side.

And in terms of top-tier combat power, only she could contend with the three of them.

One had to know that Yao Nan and the three hadn't even used their full strength yet. If those three used their full strength, she would probably be defeated very quickly.

Suppressed in all aspects, being able to temporarily maintain an undefeated situation was already considered good.

But what Guan Zhiwen wanted was not to maintain an undefeated situation, but to break the situation.

Thinking of this, Guan Zhiwen's mind moved, and she directly transmitted her voice to Liu Mengli: "Princess, I will erupt with all my strength to stop the other party later. When that happens, you immediately withdraw from here and return to the ancient kingdom!"

Danger approached, her heart pounding wildly, and Liu Mengli's back was already trembling. If she took this wave of attacks without any defense, she would definitely be severely injured.

By then, let alone retreating to the Ancient Kingdom, whether she could even escape would be an unknown.

Therefore, Liu Mengli's figure, which had been leaving rapidly, stopped instantly. At the same time, she synchronized with the origin of her Magic Card Spirit and released an attack backhand to meet the sneak attack.

Bang!

Even though she had made an immediate response, it was temporary after all, and the sneak attacker had been planning for a long time, so Liu Mengli's attack only offset a portion of it before she was knocked away by the aftermath, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Before Liu Mengli could steady her figure, another attack struck, and it was aimed at her vital points.

If this hit landed, Liu Mengli would truly be dead. After all, she was only in the Sovereign Realm and did not have the life-saving means of the Immortal or Undying Realms.

Clearly, the sneak attacker was aiming directly at harvesting Liu Mengli's life. Compared to a controlled princess, a dead princess would make Yao Nan and the others, as well as the families behind them, feel more at ease.

Success!

Seeing that Liu Mengli was about to fall, the smile on Yao Nan's face grew even wider. Man Tianze and Zhongsun Lingyu felt a bit of regret; a woman like the princess, once gone, was gone.

However, women, well, this world was not lacking in women, and the same went for men.

Just as the smiles on their faces were about to fade, a beam of light descended from the sky, directly blasting away the second wave of the sneak attack. Immediately after, the massive Imperialdramon did not give the sneak attacker any chance to act again.

With one claw, it directly grabbed the hidden sneak attacker, and then, at close range, fired a "Mega Death" attack, swallowing the sneak-attacking Magic Card Spirit.

In the end, the swallowed Magic Card Spirit turned back into a Magic Card and flew back into Yao Nan's body as a stream of light.

Clearly, it had been instantly killed by the close-range "Mega Death."

The whole process could be said to be very sudden, just like the sneak-attacking Magic Card Spirit had initially snuck up on Liu Mengli.

Only now, the situation had changed, and everyone was too slow to react, only able to watch everything that was happening with their own eyes.

"It seems I didn't arrive too late." A strange voice sounded, and Lu Li's figure appeared beside Liu Mengli. Seeing that his mother-in-law was injured but actually had no major problems, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lu Li?!" A stranger suddenly appeared beside her, and Liu Mengli was shocked in her heart. However, upon discovering that this stranger was actually Lu Li, she breathed a sigh of relief again, but then looked at the Imperialdramon with disbelief: "That is your Magic Card Spirit!"

Although she and Lu Li hadn't met many times, she couldn't help but hear her daughter talk about him constantly; naturally, Liu Mengli recognized Lu Li at a glance.

But Liu Mengli had never expected that she and Lu Li would meet in such an environment, especially the Imperialdramon guarding the two of them. As a Sovereign Realm expert herself, she had actually felt a threat from the Imperialdramon.

However, considering the ferocity of the Imperialdramon just now, instantly killing the sneak-attacking Magic Card Spirit with a single "Mega Death," Liu Mengli felt relieved.

It was just that she still couldn't figure out how Lu Li possessed a Magic Card Spirit like the Imperialdramon; was this leap a bit too big?

"Yes," Lu Li nodded, briefly explaining his encounter at the Liu family, and also brought out Lou Lu, before looking at the battlefield: "Is it convenient for you to tell me what the situation is like now?"

To be honest, although he had taken out the Magic Card Spirit that snuck up on Liu Mengli, Lu Li couldn't really tell what kind of situation the scene was in for a moment.

He just felt that he had missed a lot.

However, the gaze Lu Li cast toward Yao Nan's side already carried hostility.

The sneak-attacking Magic Card Spirit that had just been taken out and turned back into a Magic Card had ultimately flown back into Yao Nan's body.

In other words, Yao Nan and the others were clearly enemies. As for Guan Zhiwen's side, he wasn't too sure.

But, just a few Immortal Realm experts, plus some Sovereign, Emperor, and King Realm experts, were not enough to make Lu Li feel troubled.

After all, not long ago in the battle with Long Ni, he had shattered two Immortal Realm Long Ni, and even taken down an Undying Realm expert who had been possessed by a clone of the rebellious Long Huang.

No matter how strong Yao Nan and the others were, they couldn't possibly be stronger than an Undying Realm expert or a clone of the rebellious Long Huang.

Naturally, that meant there was no threat to him. It was just that this was something only Lu Li knew.

Moreover, without having personally experienced the encirclement battle against Long Ni, even if Lu Li said it, I'm afraid no one present would believe it.

Including Liu Mengli, this Princess of the Demon Realm, it was the same. After all, this was simply too magical.

Let alone ordinary people, even they themselves might not encounter such absurd things in their entire lives.

And to encounter them all at once—Long Ni, Undying Realm experts, and clones of the rebellious Long Huang—were they filming a movie?

"Who are you?" Looking at the suddenly appearing Lu Li and the Imperialdramon that could instantly kill her Magic Card Spirit, the expressions of Yao Nan and the others gradually restrained, turning gloomy.

They might not believe Lu Li's fantastic experiences, but the performance and pressure of the Imperialdramon were real.

Now that such an unknown Magic Card Master had suddenly killed his way out, and it looked like he knew Liu Mengli, the whole matter suddenly became mysterious and confusing.

If Lu Li's arrival meant that the Ancient Kingdom was intervening in this matter, then it also meant that things were developing in the worst direction, which was not what Yao Nan and the others hoped to see.

They only hoped that Liu Mengli, this princess, would not return safely to the Demon Realm to awaken the Demon Lord, not that the behemoth that was the Ancient Kingdom would learn of the internal chaos in the Demon Realm!

If that really happened, their final outcome, compared to the result of the Demon Lord awakening, would likely not be any better.

"Who I am is not important; what's important is that you laid a hand on my people," facing Yao Nan's questioning, Lu Li retorted without any politeness.

Liu Mengli was Liu Yanran's mother, so naturally, she was one of his own; Lu Li didn't think there was anything wrong with this statement.

However, this response of his made the expressions of everyone present turn strange.

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There was always a feeling of being taken advantage of by this little brat!

Hearing Lu Li say that she was his person, Liu Mengli's expression became strange. Although she knew that Lu Li's statement was likely because of Liu Yanran, she couldn't help but think in the wrong direction.

However, Liu Mengli was already considered good; at least she knew the reason, but the others didn't know. Whether it was Guan Zhiwen or Yao Nan and the others, they didn't know this so-called reason.

They laid a hand on Liu Mengli purely because of her status as a princess. As for Liu Mengli's other information, they hadn't paid much attention to that aspect.

Even Guan Zhiwen at most only knew of Liu Yanran's existence. As for whether Liu Mengli had any old flames in the years since she left the Demon Realm, they weren't bored enough to verify that, nor did they dare to make any big moves within the Ancient Kingdom.

Therefore, the sudden appearance of a Lu Li now did indeed surprise them.

Of course, considering Liu Mengli's beauty, which had become even more striking after the passage of time, and the even more mature and charming temperament she had gained from giving birth to Liu Yanran, even without the status of a princess, it would be normal for her to have suitors.

Or rather, this was normal!

At this moment, whether it was Guan Zhiwen or Yao Nan, both sides regarded Lu Li as Liu Mengli's suitor.

Nonsense, if it weren't for that, why would the other party have killed his way over at this time? It must have been to stage a scene of a hero saving the beauty and winning her heart!

Thinking of this possibility, although the original situation had been ruined by the sudden appearance of Lu Li, Yao Nan and the others still breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At the very least, this was not the worst situation, and they didn't need to worry about the Ancient Kingdom intervening for the time being.

However, the achievement of a hero saving a beauty was not so easy to perform, especially when the target was them!

At this moment, whether it was Yao Nan, Zhongsun Lingyu, or Man Tianze, they had all listed Lu Li on their must-kill list.

Among them, Yao Nan was because Lu Li had taken out her Magic Card Spirit, and now that he had a relationship with Liu Mengli, he certainly wouldn't stay out of it.

And Man Tianze and Zhongsun Lingyu's reasons were much simpler, purely because they were unhappy with the relationship between Liu Mengli and Lu Li.