Chapter 924: An Unexpected Visitor

The figures of Ying Fu and A-Qian gradually disappeared at the end of the ruins.

Chen Ling watched the back in the simple hemp clothes, his eyes narrowing slightly...

Li Fu had become Ying Fu. Judging by his appearance and temperament, it shouldn't be long before he uses some means to enter the Era Archive and then hunt him down... Once this predetermined event occurred, Chen Ling would have the possibility of killing Ying Fu.

As for now... Chen Ling knew he couldn't kill him. Even if they all attacked together, something would surely go wrong, or someone would jump out to ensure Ying Fu survived.

He just didn't know who would jump out this time... Last time it was the Xuanyu Monarch; what about this time?

But honestly, Chen Ling didn't know how much of the original "Li Fu" personality remained in the current Ying Fu, or what the probability was of him fulfilling his promise to commit suicide. However, one thing was certain: the greater the proportion of the Li Fu personality within Ying Fu, the more advantageous it was for Chen Ling.

"With this Ying Fu out in the world, the Human Domains are going to have a headache," Bai Ye said unhurriedly,

"They brought in the Xuanyu Monarch and split the Ancient Imperial Treasury, yet they still couldn't completely eliminate the [Emperor]... I wonder if they'll vomit blood when they see Ying Fu appear."

"But shouldn't this be a good thing for us?" Jian Changsheng scratched his head. "The [Emperor] shaking the foundations of the Human Domains means it'll be easier for us to recover the Nine Monarchs..."

"Indeed, no matter how they fight, we are the ones who will reap the benefits."

Bai Ye was not interested in the entanglement between the [Emperor] and the Human Domains. He withdrew his gaze and began walking through the surrounding ruins again, as if looking for something very important.

"Strange... it should be right around here." He muttered to himself.

"What are you looking for?"

"...Mo Lian." Bai Ye's brows were tightly locked. "Those Imperial remnants came too suddenly and scattered us... but I stole all of Mo Lian's memories and consciousness; he should still be in a coma... Logically, he should have fallen somewhere around here with the ruins."

"Ah? He's missing??" Jian Changsheng's heart skipped a beat. "He didn't run away, did he?!"

A missing Thief Saint was definitely bad news for them. No one knew if he was hiding in the shadows, secretly stealing their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, or kidneys.

Although Bai Ye was a senior, his methods were too gentle. If it were Chen Ling, he would have definitely stabbed him in the back while stealing his memories and cut his head off directly.

"He won't," Bai Ye said firmly, a heart-python slithering silently beside him.

"His memories are all with me. Even if he wakes up, he won't remember who he is and won't be able to activate any skills... In that state, it's impossible for him to escape the Ancient Imperial Treasury."

"That's strange... then where could he be?"

The group fell into deep thought.

……

"Brother Xiao Li, where are we going now?"

A-Qian looked at the desolate gray land before her and couldn't help but ask.

"We are still going to the Tian-Shu Domain," Ying Fu replied calmly.

For Ying Fu, the most urgent thing now was to find a place to settle down. In Li Fu's personality and memories, the Wu-Ji Domain was currently in total chaos and not suitable for travel. As the hub of the nine human domains, the Tian-Shu Domain was full of talent, making it perfect for him to recruit subjects.

He also needed to settle down for a period of time and use media like newspapers and radio to gain a deeper understanding of this era.

"Okay~"

A-Qian tugged at the corner of Ying Fu's clothes, and just as she finished speaking, she bumped into his waist again.

"Brother Xiao Li, why do you always stop so suddenly..." After bumping into him twice, the tip of A-Qian's nose was a little red. She rubbed her nose and said aggrievedly.

Ying Fu did not respond.

His eyes were staring straight ahead, and his expression was even uglier than when he had encountered Chen Ling and the others just now!

In front of the two, a figure wearing a dark British-style overcoat with a shirt and vest underneath was looking in this direction with a smile. His long, slightly curly black hair danced in the wind, like a gentleman who had walked out of the streets of 19th-century London.

He held a red wine glass in one hand and a cane in the other, with a black top hat hanging from the cane. Like an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time, he gently raised his glass to Ying Fu, who was frozen in place.

The wine-red liquid swirled inside the glass, and a magnetic voice followed:

"The 1937 Romanée-Conti. I personally consider it the greatest vintage of the 20th century. Even among all my collections, it ranks in the top fifteen... Its success cannot be replicated, which is just like you."

"I hope an Emperor from the ancient ages of the East can also enjoy our Western red wine... my friend."

As the Silver King smiled and nodded, a faint light flashed in Ying Fu's hand, and a glass also filled with red wine appeared out of thin air, precisely gripped in his hand as if it had always been there.

Ying Fu looked down at the fragrant red wine in his hand but did not taste it, instead looking back at the Silver King...

"There are quite a few thieves in this era..." he said in a deep voice.

From Mo Lian, who broke into the Ancient Imperial Treasury, to Bai Ye, and now the Silver King... In such a short time, he hadn't seen many other Divine Paths, but he had already seen several high-tier thieves, and even a Thief God-path demigod.

"My subordinates were quite offensive to you earlier. For that, I offer my deepest apologies on their behalf."

The Silver King remained smiling, without a shred of sincere "apology."

Wisps of light flashed from the Silver King's fingertips.

Ying Fu seemed to sense something and said lightly:

"Thieves of this era are indeed bold, actually wanting to steal even my Divine Path... If this were in the past, your head would have already fallen to the ground."

"Hehehe, worthy of the legendary [Emperor]. Such small tricks indeed have no effect."

The Silver King clapped gently, a faint glimmer flickering in his smiling, narrowed eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

The Thief God-path could not steal the [Emperor]'s Divine Path or abilities. This surprised the Silver King... It seemed that the Imperial Divine Path's suppression of the Fourteen Divine Paths was not just talk.

"It seems you have been watching from the outside for a long time." Ying Fu also narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze seemingly piercing into the Silver King's heart. "Why show yourself only now?"

"You jest. Who would dare provoke an [Emperor] inside the Ancient Imperial Treasury?"

"You are a demigod. Are the thieves of this era all so timid?"

"If one is not cautious, how can one achieve the status of a demigod in the Thief God-path?" The Silver King made a helpless expression.

"You didn't dare provoke me inside the Ancient Imperial Treasury, so you waited for me to come out to provoke me?" Ying Fu's voice gradually turned cold, and a faint imperial majesty radiated from his eyes.