Gilbert had originally pulled away from Ascher and was about to fly out of Valen City's range, but he had no choice but to turn back when he heard Han Shuo's orders. He complained, "Honored master, even the great Gilbert can't stop a Gryphon Legion! We'll definitely be discovered if we return to the city with such a large commotion! "
"Cut the crap and fly back to the hotel as fast as possible. We'll pick up the people we need to pick up before we leave." Han Shuo snorted lightly and spoke to Gilbert beneath him.
As a dark dragon, there wasn't much space on Gilbert's back for a person to stand on. Even if Han Shuo returned to the hotel, he wouldn't be able to take everyone away at once. He had to start thinking about what to do now.
His thoughts raced as he waited for Gilbert to enter Valen City from the outskirts he'd just left. The sharp-eyed Han Shuo had already spotted the Gryphon Knights high in the sky, whistling as they patrolled the area.
With Gilbert's size, there was no way he'd be able to hide from the Gryphon Knights if he wanted to return to the hotel from here. Han Shuo mused for a moment and suddenly opened his mouth, "Gilbert, land immediately before the Gryphon Knights discover us. We'll return to the hotel from the ground."
Gilbert didn't waste any more words under Han Shuo's orders and flew a certain distance at a low altitude, allowing everyone to land on his back. When everyone had landed, Gilbert's enormous body gradually shrank under the cover of the black light, finally turning back into the tanned and somewhat handsome young Gilbert.
"We all wore masks in Aski's manor just now. Now that we're entering the city with our original appearances, they may not be able to recognize us." Han Shuo glanced at Emily and said.
"Indeed, but if a group of strangers like us appears together and is discovered by the Gryphon Legion, they'll definitely become suspicious. I think we should split up so that no one will associate us with anything! "Emily looked at everyone and said.
"Well, everyone should know the way back. Let's split into two groups and go back. If there's any danger in the hotel, we'll meet up at the block behind." Han Shuo nodded and agreed to Emily's arrangement.
After Han Shuo said this, Phoebe naturally stood next to Han Shuo. As a magic pet, Gilbert naturally could not be separated from his master. Emily scanned the crowd and spoke again, "Since this is the case, I'll go with Miss Candice and Elder Caspian."
"Before Elder Caspian enters the city, use a magic potion to disguise his appearance. Otherwise, he'll be easily recognized," Han Shuo reminded and said to Phoebe and Gilbert, "Let's go."
The current Valen City was even more chaotic than the day of Clark's assassination. The chief of the Gryphon Legion had used the invasion of Kasi Empire assassins as an excuse to seal off the entire city. Soldiers of the Gryphon Legion whizzed past on the streets and in the sky. They immediately went up to interrogate strangers when they saw them.
Under Han Shuo's keen eyes and ears, Han Shuo's group of three took some rugged and complicated paths and weaved through the shadows of rows of eaves, avoiding many Gryphon Legion soldiers along the way.
Whether it was Gilbert or Phoebe, they were both people with extraordinary strength. Han Shuo's powerful memory after developing his brain region was put to full use on this return trip. The various complicated paths within Valen City were like a map reflected in Han Shuo's heart. Han Shuo's direction was erratic as he made his way back.
In the end, Phoebe felt that they were getting further and further away from the hotel. If it wasn't for the fact that Phoebe was well aware of Han Shuo's mysteriousness, she would've doubted whether Han Shuo was taking the correct path. After taking many small paths and twisting paths, Phoebe and Gilbert were both feeling a bit dizzy and disoriented when the back door of the hotel suddenly appeared in front of them.
Han Shuo had actually avoided all the Gryphon Legion soldiers on the ground and in the sky along the way. Using some complicated paths, the three of them didn't encounter any danger and directly appeared in front of the hotel.
"This is too miraculous!" Phoebe couldn't help but exclaim softly when she saw Elaine's hotel. Her eyes sparkled as she stared at Han Shuo in praise.
"Honored master, my head is dizzy from all the twists and turns. How did you remember such complicated paths?" Gilbert also had a look of shock on his face as he looked at Han Shuo in disbelief.
Pointing at his own head, Han Shuo chuckled, "It can remember everything clearly!"
These words were useless, but even if Han Shuo hadn't lied and explained that his brain region had been developed, the two of them still wouldn't have been able to understand. Therefore, Han Shuo naturally didn't want to say anything more.
Han Shuo took a deep breath after saying these words. His eyes sparkled with a black light as he focused on Elaine's hotel. His sensitive ears also focused on the hotel after he focused his attention.
Contrary to Han Shuo's expectations, there was nothing out of the ordinary about the hotel. Han Shuo listened for a bit and found that everything was normal inside. There were no sounds of panic, nor were there any sounds of people from the Gryphon Legion going over to question them.
"You and Gilbert head over first. I'll go find Lawrence and tell them to leave the city as soon as possible!" Han Shuo said softly as he looked at Phoebe beside him.
Phoebe's beautiful face twisted to look at Han Shuo and she reached out a jade hand. She tightened her grip on Han Shuo's rough hand and said softly, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to me!" Han Shuo responded with a smile and said to Gilbert, "If there's danger, protect her!"
Han Shuo was like a shadow in the night as soon as he'd finished speaking, hiding in the darkness behind him and disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Han Shuo heard a strange sound on the way to Lawrence's residence. His footsteps quickened as he landed on a tree branch. Han Shuo saw Lawrence and Lucky in disguise, as well as the two swordsmen he'd seen last time. They were actually running in the direction of the hotel with Belinda and Johnny of the Calamity Church.
Coughing lightly, Han Shuo suddenly called out softly from atop the tree, "Lawrence!"
Han Shuo's cough startled the group greatly. They tightly gripped the weapons in their hands and immediately faced the tree, almost directly attacking.
"Brian, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you have left the city a long time ago? We clearly saw you ride the dark dragon in the manor and leave Ascher in the dust! "Lawrence looked at Han Shuo with astonishment and said in confusion.
"We're back again. Cut the nonsense and meet up at the hotel. We'll leave immediately, we can't stay in Valen City for a moment longer." Han Shuo didn't have the time to explain too much. He casually replied and flew down from the tree, returning to the hotel with Lawrence and the others.
Now that he was up close, Han Shuo discovered that not only had Johnny's buttocks been hit, but there was also a large patch of blood on his chest. It looked like his injuries weren't light. Although Belinda still wore a mask, her gaze wasn't as sharp as before. She looked a bit frail and likely had been injured as well.
Lawrence and the others had only acted as the mediators in this operation and hadn't participated in the battle. Therefore, they all looked to be in good spirits and it was obvious that none of them had been injured. However, what Han Shuo couldn't figure out was why he was with Belinda. Han Shuo hadn't allowed them to interact with each other before this operation. Logically speaking, they shouldn't know each other.
Hesitating for a moment, Han Shuo couldn't help but ask the questions in his heart. He looked at Belinda and then at Lawrence, asking in confusion, "How did you know each other?"
"Oh, it's just that when we were retreating just now, we discovered that we were on the same side, so we walked together!" Lawrence looked at Han Shuo as if nothing had happened and explained faintly.
Belinda nodded when she heard Lawrence's words, "It was because of Mister Lawrence's help and the large number of experts chasing after you that we were able to seize the opportunity to escape."
"So that's how it is!" Han Shuo felt that things weren't so simple, but since Belinda and Lawrence had spoken thus, Han Shuo couldn't pry any further.
Just as Han Shuo, Lawrence, and the others were about to arrive at the hotel, Han Shuo heard a squad of Gryphon Legion soldiers questioning the owner of the hotel, Elaine, from afar. Han Shuo could hear Elaine's hearty laughter even from afar. She didn't seem to be worried about the safety of the hotel at all.
However, with his astonishing eyesight, Han Shuo discovered that another soldier seemed to have received some sort of order when the squad was talking to Elaine. He quietly left the hotel and quickly made his way to the street in the distance, waving at the two Gryphon Knights circling in the air.
"Oh no, we must've been exposed!" Although he didn't know why, Han Shuo knew that Elaine's hotel was no longer safe. He called out softly and Han Shuo no longer concealed his tracks as he dashed towards the hotel like a bolt of lightning.
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