"How long have they been gone?" Prince Weibai narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, and asked again.
"About an hour." Chen Manni replied calmly.
"Release the ghost bats." Prince Weibai said decisively without any hesitation.
"Your Highness?" Upon hearing this, a four-winged envoy showed a hesitant expression on his face. His eyes were full of worry, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
The ghost bat is a unique creature that lives in the mysterious ghost abyss. Ghost Abyss is an eerie place full of unknown dangers, and ghost bats can survive and reproduce in it, so they naturally have extraordinary abilities. It's particularly good at tracking, and once it locks onto a target, it's like a tarsal maggot that's hard to get rid of.
However, it is extremely difficult to domesticate this creature. Ordinary methods cannot make them obey orders at all. If you want to get the ghost bat to help, you must pay a huge price - feed it blood essence.
Moreover, the ghost bat they brought this time was even more picky and demanding. It is only interested in the blood of Eden messengers with six wings and above. It even ignores the blood of four-winged messengers, which is really a headache.
"Let it out!" Prince Weibai's face turned cold, his voice became even colder, and his eyes were fixed on the four-winged messenger, as if to warn him not to hesitate any more.
The four-winged messenger sighed helplessly, knowing that the prince's decision could not be changed. Then he slowly released a bat with strange symbols on its wings from a special container.
As soon as this ghost bat appeared, the surrounding air seemed to become a little gloomy, and it exuded a mysterious and evil aura.
As soon as Ghost Bat saw the six-winged prince around him, his originally scarlet eyes widened instantly, with a greedy light shining in his eyes, as if he was eager to try. Its body trembled slightly, as if it couldn't wait to suck the blood essence of these powerful beings in front of it.
"I will feed you the essence and blood, and you will help me find a few people." Prince Weibai looked directly at the ghost bat in front of him and said word by word.
Ghost Bat's eyes lit up instantly and he nodded without hesitation.
In the past, when those Eden messengers asked it for help, they always stingily fed it only a few drops of blood essence, and sometimes even tried to fool it with the inferior blood of the four-winged messengers.
But this time, Prince Weibai was so generous and promised to feed it with the essence and blood of Prince Six Wings. This was undoubtedly a piece of cake in the sky. No matter what Prince Weibai asks it to do, it is willing to go all out to help.
In the eyes of Ghost Bat, the essence and blood of the Eden Messenger is undoubtedly the delicacy in the world, and the essence and blood of the Six-Winged Prince is the best among them, full of alluring fragrance and powerful energy. At this moment, its mouth was secreting saliva unconsciously, looking forward to the upcoming feast.
"Which carriage were they riding in before?" Prince Weibai's voice sounded again, interrupting Ghost Bat's reverie.
Chen Manni felt the powerful aura emanating from Prince Weibai, and she couldn't help but tremble in her heart. But she knew that there was no point in hiding it at this moment. So, he pointed at the luxurious carriage that Liu Jun and the others were riding in before, and said, "That's the one."
Prince Wei Bai looked in the direction pointed by Chen Manni and saw the luxurious carriage parked quietly not far away. The carriage was engraved with exquisite patterns and shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Go and smell it to see if you are sure to find them." Prince Weibai gave the order to the ghost bat next to him.
Upon hearing this, the ghost bat immediately fluttered its wings and flew towards the luxurious carriage. Its nose kept sniffing the air, looking for the scent left by Liu Jun and the others.
After a while, the ghost bat flew back quietly like a ghost, its red eyes shining with greed, staring straight at Prince Weibai in front of him.
There was no fluctuation in Prince Weibai's stern face. He had long been accustomed to this guy's greedy eyes. He also understood what this guy meant, so he stretched out his pale and slender arm without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, the ghost bat became excited instantly. It opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and bit into Prince Weibai's arm.
Immediately afterwards, golden blood gushes out like a fountain and is quickly sucked into the body greedily by the ghost bat. The ghost bat's belly also expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a balloon about to burst.
Prince Wei Bai clenched his teeth and endured the severe pain, but his eyes were always firm and cold.
After a while, the ghost bat finally let go of its mouth with satisfaction. Its belly was already swollen and it looked extremely satisfied.
Prince Weibai's complexion became paler due to excessive blood loss. His life force seemed to be drained from his whole body. His body swayed slightly, but he still held on and did not fall down.
"After eating and drinking, it's time to get to work." Prince Weibai looked at Ghost Bat coldly.
His heart was filled with disgust for ghost bats, and it was undoubtedly a great humiliation for him to feed these filthy things with their noble blood. But in order to achieve his goal, he had to endure all this.
Those people are cunning and cunning, and it's not easy to catch them. But Prince Weibai firmly believed that as long as he had the help of Ghost Bat, he would be able to succeed.
The ghost bat let out a piercing cry, the sound was like a sharp blade cutting through the night sky, chilling people's hearts. Then it flapped its wings and flew high, galloping straight towards the north.
"Follow!" Prince Weibai ordered decisively.
At the same time, with a flash of his body, he had already jumped onto the broad back of the flying beast. The flying beast immediately began to flap its wings, intending to chase the traces of the ghost bat. Upon seeing this, the other princes were ready to leave, but at this moment, a six-winged prince suddenly stopped. His eyes were fixed on Chen Manni, a ferocious smile appeared on his face, and he obviously had other plans.
"You go first, I will follow in a moment." There was a hint of playfulness in his words, as if he was in no hurry to catch up with the team.
Upon hearing this, Prince Weibai's eyes instantly became cold and stern. He turned to look at the six-winged prince and said word by word: "I said follow up! Don't waste time."
Being refuted by Prince Weibai in public, the six-winged prince's face turned green and white, and he looked a little angry. His name is Gosbol, and he is one of the most powerful among the princes, so he is somewhat arrogant.
"Wei Bai, I said, I will follow!" Gosbol said through gritted teeth, but in the end he was still unable to get angry.
At this time, Prince Oladeqi also spoke. His voice was equally cold, without any emotion: "Gosbol, don't forget our mission. If you delay His Majesty's affairs, your life will be worse than death."
Prince Oledici's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Gosbol's head, causing him to wake up instantly. Then he took a deep breath, trying to calm down his emotions, and then he took steps and jumped on the back of another flying beast.
"Okay, let's go!" Gosbol whispered, and then the flying beast flapped its wings and flew high, catching up with the ghost bat in front.
The speed of the ghost bat was not very fast, and the frequency of flapping its wings seemed a bit laborious. I don't know whether it was because it was full, or because it had to accurately track the subtle smell. It was soon caught up by the flying beast that was galloping behind it. .
The flying beast spreads its broad wings and glides in the air with ease, which is in sharp contrast to the difficulty of the ghost bat.
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"At this speed, that person would have gone somewhere long ago." Prince Gosbol stood on the back of the flying beast and glanced sharply at the ghost bat below who was trying to track him, with a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth. Smile, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"If you are not convinced, you can go down and track the scents of those people on behalf of Ghost Bat." Prince Wei Qing stood aside. Hearing what Prince Gospol said, he couldn't help but speak back.
"Wei Qing, if you want to die, let's find a place to try." Upon hearing this, Prince Gosbol's face instantly darkened, and he stared at Prince Wei Qing fiercely, his voice low and full of threats. His hands were clenched into fists, as if ready to attack at any moment.
"Enough!" Prince Weibai suddenly shouted, instantly suppressing the atmosphere on the field.
He glanced sharply at the two of them and continued: "If we delay His Majesty's affairs, we will all die. Now is not the time for internal strife. We must unite and find those people as soon as possible."
Although Prince Gosbol was still a little unconvinced, under Prince Weibai's scolding, he also knew that the most important thing at the moment was to complete His Majesty's mission.
In fact, Prince Weibai also discovered that their pursuit speed was indeed a bit slow. He frowned, looked deeply into the distance, and thought to himself.
There was really no better way to speed up the tracking. He could only hope that the few people would stop for some reason after escaping for a while.
As night falls, the stars in the sky begin to twinkle. The flying beasts shuttled through the night sky, leaving silver trails behind.
On the caravan side, there was a slight disagreement at this moment, and the atmosphere became subtle and tense.
Under the moonlight, the outline of the desert looked hazy and mysterious, and the caravan's bonfires swayed in the night wind, reflecting faces that were either confused or angry.
"Miss Chen, I don't understand why you betrayed your benefactor?" A burly guard finally couldn't bear it and stood up. His voice echoed in the silent night air, with a hint of unwillingness and anger.
His eyes flashed with confusion and disappointment, as if he couldn't believe that the woman in front of them who they had been protecting would betray their benefactor.
Chen Manni sat there, her figure looking a little thin under the firelight. There was no obvious expression on her face, she was just painting seriously and quietly listening to the guard's questions.
"Shut up!" the guard captain suddenly yelled, his voice low and powerful, interrupting the guard's words.
He glanced sharply at the surrounding guards, seeming to warn them, "Miss Chen is our employer, we just need to follow her orders and don't ask any questions."
However, the captain's words did not calm the guards' anger. The guard who had questioned him before was even more indignant: "Captain, haven't you always told us that the most important thing in life is to be grateful? But what have we done? We betrayed our benefactor. Is this called gratitude?"
His voice trembled slightly with excitement. Although the guards around him didn't say a word, their expressions suggested the same thing. Their eyes showed shame and disappointment at Chen Manni's behavior, as if at this moment, the beliefs and principles in their hearts had been severely trampled on.
They had fears and were afraid of death, but sometimes, they would rather die for their beliefs and principles.
The desert night wind continued to blow, bringing with it a bit of coolness and desolation. The bonfire raised by the guards swayed even more fiercely in the night, as if it was also trembling from this sudden disagreement. Everything around him became extremely quiet, only the heavy breathing of the guards and the occasional roar of beasts in the distance echoed in the night sky.
(End of chapter)