Chapter 205 - 202: Lao Liu’s Identity

"People of the Long Family?" Mo Qianqian looked utterly bewildered. He was now deeply curious about the true identities of Black Dragon and Lao Liu.

"How would I know? I was born here," Lao Liu pouted, throwing her hands up at Zhu Biquan.

"Zhu Daoren will also return. In the future, if possible, please look after him a little," Zhu Biquan said.

"Mo Qianqian owes you a favor, but I certainly don’t," Lao Liu replied.

Zhu Biquan was left speechless.

"True," Zhu Biquan finally let out a long sigh and said no more. Mo Qianqian owed him a favor, but Lao Liu and Black Dragon indeed owed him nothing.

A moment later, Zhu Biquan led the two of them down into a forest. "Those people shouldn’t be able to find you now. Take care of yourselves." With that, his figure blurred as he shot diagonally into the sky. Mo Qianqian cupped his fists toward the departing Zhu Biquan.

"That old geezer is shrewd. To think he actually guessed my identity," Lao Liu muttered.

Mo Qianqian looked at Lao Liu. "Is your name Long Liu?" It seemed Lao Liu wasn’t nameless after all. Perhaps because of this so-called Long Family connection, she hadn’t revealed her surname and only let others call her Lao Liu.

However, Lao Liu shook her head. "No, my surname isn’t Long. That’s my grandfather’s family name."

Mo Qianqian was speechless.

"My real name is Xia Liu. Xia, as in the Great Xia Dynasty," Lao Liu said, dropping another bombshell and straightforwardly revealing her identity.

"What?" Mo Qianqian was stunned. "You mean your father is from the royal Xia Family of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

"Right. My father is that Dog Emperor. I am the Sixth Princess, ranking sixth, so I was named Xia Liu," Lao Liu answered.

Mo Qianqian was shocked. He had never in a million years expected this! Lao Liu’s real name was Xia Liu. Her mother was Black Dragon of Black Dragon City, and her father was actually the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. Who could have imagined that? However, considering she called her father the Dog Emperor, it was clear she held deep grievances against the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Then where does your mother’s Long Family come from?" Mo Qianqian asked curiously.

"The Holy State," Xia Liu replied.

"The Holy State?" Mo Qianqian was astonished. The Primordial Realm had three major states: Yangzhou, the Holy State, and Qing Province. The region they were currently in was Yangzhou. The Holy State was extremely far from Yangzhou; he had barely ever given the place a thought. To think that Lao Liu’s mother, Black Dragon, came from the Holy State? Why would she come here? Of course, Zhu Biquan had already asked this and Lao Liu hadn’t answered, so he naturally wouldn’t press the issue further.

"How strong are the people from the Holy State?" Mo Qianqian asked curiously.

"How would I know? I was born here," Xia Liu pouted. She had a baby face to begin with—youthful and slightly round. Standing just over five feet tall, she was well-endowed with a plump chest and a perky backside. Dressed in her black dragon robe, she looked incredibly innocent and adorable. When it came to the Holy State, Xia Liu seemed just as clueless as Mo Qianqian.

"We should probably ask your mother about this," Mo Qianqian said. If they wanted to know about the Holy State, asking Black Dragon was likely their only option. Perhaps the middle-aged man who kidnapped Shi Muyao also came from the Holy State. Of course, this was just a sudden guess on his part. That middle-aged man was not weak. He was at least at a high level of the Void Spirit Realm, if not higher. If he wasn’t from the Realm of Chaos or the major dynasties, then it was highly possible he was from the Holy State.

"We’d better figure out where to go right now," Xia Liu said.

Mo Qianqian thought for a moment, a glint flashing in his eyes. "To the Great Wu Empire."

"The Great Wu Empire?" Xia Liu was taken aback.

"Yes. Doesn’t the Imperial Alliance want to destroy me? Since that’s the case, I’ll charge straight into their lair and turn the leading Great Wu Empire upside down! I’ll let them know the price of trying to kill Mo Qianqian!

"At the same time, it will force them to pull their forces back. When that happens, I can return to the Great Xia Dynasty to deal with the Ling Family, Tai Xuan Academy, and the Imperial Alliance troops heading there," Mo Qianqian said.

Thinking of this, Mo Qianqian mentally applauded his sudden stroke of genius. Exactly! People were always hunting him down—did they think he was an easy target? He was all alone, while his enemies had dynasties and royal families tying them down. Attacking their headquarters directly would let him kill to his heart’s content while severely restricting their movements. This was absolutely a brilliant strategy!

Xia Liu pondered this as well. "Destroying Wu and then returning to Xia... It’s not a bad idea. However, the Great Wu Empire isn’t that simple."

"Hmm? Is the Great Wu Empire very strong?" Mo Qianqian asked.

"According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, the Great Wu Empire might be hiding old monsters at the Void Spirit Realm Sixth Layer, just like Wu Zonghai. There might even be stronger ones," Xia Liu answered.

Mo Qianqian frowned. He currently lacked the strength to face experts at the Void Spirit Realm Sixth Layer or higher. If he went there, he wouldn’t be turning the royal family of the Great Wu Empire upside down—he would simply be delivering himself to their doorstep.

"What about the Great Zhou Dynasty? How strong are they? Surely they can’t be that powerful, right?" Mo Qianqian asked. If going to the Great Wu Empire was out of the question, pivoting to the Great Zhou Dynasty would work too. The Great Zhou Dynasty was the first to make a move against him. The Imperial Alliance had also been dragged into this mess by the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty to deal with him. If he could wreak havoc in the Great Zhou Dynasty and perhaps even wipe out their entire upper echelon, it would be a devastating blow to their forces in the Realm of Chaos and those heading to the Great Xia Dynasty. It would also serve as a stark warning to the Great Wu Empire and the other dynasties. As long as he struck one of them, the other dynasties would likewise pull their forces back.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty doesn’t seem to be very strong. I’m not exactly sure if they have any experts at the fifth or sixth level of the Void Spirit Realm. But publicly, they only have a few at the first or second level," Xia Liu estimated. "By my guess, they shouldn’t have experts at the fifth or sixth level of the Void Spirit Realm. Otherwise, they would have gone all out to fight for the resources in the Realm of Chaos."

"Then we’ll go to the Great Zhou Dynasty. We’re leaving right now. You lead the way, and we’ll heal our wounds as we travel," Mo Qianqian said.

"Split the loot with me fifty-fifty, or I’m not going," Xia Liu said.

"Deal!" Mo Qianqian nodded.

"If we rob the entire Imperial Palace, just imagine how many elixirs and resources we’d get!" A look of intense joy immediately spread across Xia Liu’s face. She then led Mo Qianqian and began heading in the direction of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Xia Liu was currently at the Eighth Level of Tongyou Realm, so her speed wasn’t slow. The two soon left the area.

One day later.

Having continuously refined Healing Elixirs, Mo Qianqian’s injuries were fully healed. He took over, pulling Xia Liu along as they traveled. His speed was now incredibly fast, roughly equivalent to someone at the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level. After another five days, Mo Qianqian brought Xia Liu into the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. With Xia Liu pulling out a map to guide the way, Mo Qianqian found the journey much easier. The two headed straight for the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After one more day of travel, Mo Qianqian arrived at a spot just a dozen miles outside the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty.