Sean Shaw looked at him. "So, Fourth Highness, what do you think we should do?"
"Obviously, we should resolve this!" Henry Xiao said. "The Heavenly Moon Empire invaded another country—shouldn’t they be punished? Baxa is running free—shouldn’t he be hunted down?!"
Sean replied coolly, "What should and shouldn’t be done—I know perfectly well."
"Hmph!" Henry Xiao snorted. "You’re not acting normal at all! The Southern Xuan Kingdom has been ravaged—look at the facts! Yet you insist on talking with Baxa and his lot. What are you even discussing with them?"
"Actually..." Sean looked at him. "If you’re getting impatient here, you’re welcome to go back."
"Go back? Why would I go back?"
"If you’re not willing to leave..." Sean suddenly reached out, and an Immortal Binding Rope wrapped tightly around him. "Then we’ll have to search you!"
"What are you doing?!" Henry’s eyes widened. "You dare tie up this prince?"
Sean waved at Ryan Lu.
Ryan Lu stepped forward and quickly emptied all of Henry’s storage pouches. Inside, he found two slips of talisman paper.
The talisman slips hadn’t been activated yet, so they weren’t invisible. But Lucia Lu recognized the rune pattern instantly. "That’s the one! Fourth Highness, you sure have a lot of private goods!"
Henry Xiao’s face changed dramatically—he hadn’t expected them to be so bold as to actually search him.
"Where did you get the talisman paper?" Sean asked.
"Why do you care where I got it? What, having two slips of talisman paper is a crime now?"
"If you won’t say, a Rune Master can trace its aura." Sean said. "When that happens, your guilt will only deepen."
"What crime?! Tell me, what exactly have I done wrong?" Henry roared.
"Fourth Highness," Ryan Lu said, tilting his head. "We’re all brothers here. If you just tell the truth, we can keep this internal. No need to drag it before His Majesty the Celestial Emperor—it’d just get ugly."
"What’s so bad about going before my Father Emperor? I’m not scared of you lot!"
"Really not going to talk?" Sean stared at him, eyes icy.
Henry felt a sudden chill inside, but still forced his voice to stay tough: "I got the talisman paper from Leo Li! My original intention was to help Lucia Lu find Baxa and earn some merit!"
"Merit, huh?" Sean raised an eyebrow and smiled. "So you already knew the Xuanchen Clan would launch an attack? And the Xuanchen Clan knew Lucia Lu was hit with a talisman? Did you collude with them to set this up?"
"You... you..." Henry Xiao started to panic, realizing he’d walked right into a trap.
Sean turned to Mia Quinn. "Mia, did you record everything Fourth Highness just said?"
Mia Quinn waved her Clarity Charm. "Got it all recorded."
"You—! You set me up on purpose!" Henry Xiao’s eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Your talismans have been found, and your words have been recorded. Next, you’d better pray the Xuanchen Clan is truly innocent and passive in all this," Sean said. "Otherwise, you’re their accomplice."
Henry was furious. He clenched his fists, and with a sudden burst of strength, he actually snapped the Immortal Binding Rope!
Then he drew his sword and lunged at Sean. "I’ll kill you, you wild bastard!"
Before Sean could react, several people grabbed Henry, wrestling him away after much effort.
Lucia Lu just shook her head.
This Fourth Highness really doesn’t seem all that smart.
......
The Guardian Drake Lord handled everything meticulously.
With Faustin leading the way, all the talismans embedded in the bodies of the great妖 at Wild Marsh Basin were carefully extracted and relocated.
Then, with thunderous efficiency, the Guardian Drake Lord surrounded the Xuanchen Clan and hauled Gideon Xuanchen (the Celestial Empress’s cousin), Gideon Xuanchen (her grandfather), and all their cronies straight to Drake Abyss.