Chapter 1096

Anthony let out a long sigh. That scared the life out of him. If you want to ask about something, just ask; do you have to use such a big move?

The key is that Anthony couldn't distinguish the truth from the falsehood of her words. This is extremely rare for him. Either the other party is more calculating and better at acting than he is, or she is speaking from the heart.

So, is she telling the truth? Anthony's thoughts raced, and he asked suspiciously: "What happened to the Grand Speaker? How has he changed?"

"He has become very depressed, very dull, and very lazy. His whole person seems to have lost his fighting spirit, lying on the rocks every day to sunbathe. When asked what's wrong, he just says he's sunbathing to get calcium," Liya said.

"Sunbathing does indeed provide calcium..." Anthony said perfunctorily, while his mind was quickly thinking about how to answer. Unexpectedly, Liya glared at him and said: "I hope you won't lie to me, for the sake of the fact that I once liked you."

Anthony couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why does this person keep harping on this? How is he supposed to perform now?

"This involves some private matters of the Grand Speaker. He is unwilling to tell you, and it's not appropriate for me to tell you either. Why don't you just ask him directly?" Anthony pushed back.

"Private matters? What kind of matters? Does he have an illegitimate child?" Liya asked.

"Pfft, what nonsense are you talking about?" Anthony was between laughter and tears.

"Did he fall in love with someone?" Liya guessed again.

Anthony said helplessly: "I already said, this is his private matter, I cannot tell you."

Liya said: "You don't have to 'say' it. Look at me, I'll ask you, and for the sake of the fact that I once liked you, just give me a reaction. Did he cause trouble?"

Anthony was speechless: "What kind of trouble could he cause? What kind of pot could he not carry that could be called trouble?"

Don't look at how the Grand Speaker often suffers losses here at Ang's place; he is the Grand Speaker of the Holy Light Alliance. He was the one who founded the entire Holy Light Alliance back then, but as time passed, the managers of the various branches of the alliance have changed who knows how many generations, and his relationship with everyone has become increasingly distant.

But he is still the supreme number one person in the alliance. How big of a disaster would he have to cause to be called trouble?

Liya said: "Once, when he was suppressing bandits, he accidentally killed some innocent people who had been kidnapped by the bandit group. It wasn't until he was cleaning up the bandit list later that he discovered it, and he felt guilty for several days. I even thought he had killed the wrong person again."

Anthony pursed his lips. This time it is much more serious than 'a few'; it might be all of them.

Seeing his expression, Liya asked in surprise: "Did he really kill the wrong person? Did a lot of people die?"

Anthony waved his hand: "No, no, don't let your imagination run wild. I said this is the Grand Speaker's private matter. You go ask him yourself. If he is willing to tell you, he will. If he is unwilling to tell you, maybe he just doesn't want you to worry. You can't help him with these things anyway."

Liya took a deep breath and said: "I also know that this will make you very embarrassed. How about this: for the sake of the fact that I once liked you, go and help me persuade him, can you?"

Anthony quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll help you persuade him. This should have been your original purpose, right? Next time, just say it directly; there's no need to take such a big detour. It scared me to death."

Liya glanced at him and smiled slightly. This smile was very complex, containing the vicissitudes of a several-hundred-year-old elf who has seen through the ways of the world: "I really like you, it's a pity you are not human."

"Why does that sound so much like an insult? You're the one who isn't human. I'll report this, and then go over to persuade him." Anthony skillfully changed the subject and then drifted toward Ang.

He drifted back, and not far away, Nage Li Si also hurried over. As soon as Anthony drifted over, he asked impatiently: "What kind of riddles are you two playing? How was it? Did you agree?"

Anthony said helplessly: "What agree or disagree? We have nothing going on, don't talk nonsense."

Nage Li Si didn't believe it: "You two were already flirting; doesn't 'not human' equate to what humans say, 'you dead ghost'? And you say you didn't agree?"

Anthony was about to go crazy: "Is that how you understand it?"

"Right, isn't it?" Nage Li Si nodded.

Ang looked left and right, and also nodded.

I give up. No wonder this dragon has been 'single' for a lifetime. To avoid it nagging everywhere, Anthony had to explain: "She said I am not human, meaning that our species are different. Although she likes me, we cannot be together, so it's a 'pity'."

"At this time, I have two ways to respond. One is to say 'who says I'm not human', and I do indeed possess a human life form and can communicate across species with elves. But I didn't take that bait, but instead changed the subject to say 'she is the one who isn't human', using a joking tone to point out the fact that she is an elf. Even if I were 'human', it wouldn't be appropriate."

Nage Li Si was dumbfounded: "That's what it means? Ku Ba Da, is it this much of a hassle for you smart people to fall in love?"

Anthony was between laughter and tears: "Is this a hassle? It was settled in a few words; how efficient. It doesn't hurt the friendship, and it won't be awkward when we meet next time. It won't be like some idiots who can't even be friends after a failed confession."

"I... you... you're amazing." Nage Li Si was convinced.

Ang didn't understand and scratched his head blankly: "Not riding?"

"Pfft... you only remember riding female dragons, right! Not riding, not riding!" Nage Li Si spat out a mouthful of old blood and roared.

This dead skeleton's understanding of love was limited to that scene when Nage Li Si wanted to find Nai Aili—riding a female dragon.

"Oh." Boring. Ang's shoulders started moving again, and he went back to his farming.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, my lord. The Grand Speaker seems to have fallen into self-doubt because the person above him launched the Light Disaster, so I want to go over and persuade him to see if I can find out who launched the Light Disaster. But he is a stubborn old soul and won't be easily influenced by others. Ordinary persuasion is useless, so I might need to try some special methods..."

Anthony explained his persuasion plan, and Ang nodded from time to time. Finally, the plan was confirmed.

Ang, Anthony, and Liya teleported together to the Zhuoshan plane and found the Grand Speaker lying dead in a deep pit under Zhuoshan.

"Why are you here?" The Grand Speaker sat up and asked with some surprise and decadence.

"You became very depressed after returning from our place. Liya thought we did something to you and wanted to settle the score with me. She has always regarded you as a father or a teacher; she is very worried to see you so decadent," Anthony said.

"Uh, this child..." The Grand Speaker felt a bit warm in his heart. He could feel the respect and love these children had for him, but this was also the reason why he was so depressed and decadent.

"I didn't say anything, so she could only let me come over to persuade you, but I don't know how to persuade you either. Do you have a soul connection with 'him'?" Anthony pointed upward.

Pointing upward naturally didn't mean Zhuoshan, but the person above the Grand Speaker.

The Grand Speaker shook his head.

Anthony nodded to show he understood, and then said: "First, I'll say sorry. Don't use your coffin."

After Anthony finished speaking, he retreated. The Grand Speaker didn't understand what was going on yet, when he saw Ang fly over, transforming into a tall and thin Star God, and crashed directly into the Grand Speaker's body.

Boom! Space was cracked by the impact, and the two of them fell into the space rift together and disappeared.

How to persuade a stubborn old soul? Just give him a beating.