Hallie and Isaac entered one after the other. Turning right, they noticed a stone stairway leading downward.As they descended, they discovered luminescent stones on the walls. At the bottom, a young man was waiting for them.They walked through an underground corridor to reach the auction venue. It was a massive underground chamber with luminescent stones embedded everywhere, making the hall bright.There were approximately 300 seats neatly set in the center. About 200 well-dressed men and women were already seated.Entry tickets were numbered. Isaac and Hallie sat toward the back on the right. It was said that the closer to the front, the more expensive the ticket.At the very front was a high platform about 65 feet long and wide, with a red cloth covering the rear to conceal whatever was behind it.People around were buzzing, mainly discussing the treasures up for auction today, especially the fox girl.When the hall was nearly full, a middle-aged man in a blue brocade robe w

"Okay, I'll take action early tomorrow morning. Let's make it an uproar!" Hallie was willing to risk his life not because of Isaac's charisma.The real attraction was the fox girl. After all, he was still a young man full of vigor.The next morning, both Hallie and Isaac went outside. Hallie went to find a map of the city lord's mansion, while Isaac went to get longbows and arrows.Isaac disguised himself as a middle-aged farmer and joined the vegetable delivery group as they entered the general's mansion. Hallie had told him that he could find most weapons in the warehouse behind the general's mansion.Since the weapon warehouse was heavily guarded, Isaac hid inside the general's mansion until it got dark, then sneaked in during the guard shift.He hid inside the warehouse until dawn. During another guard shift, he slipped out with longbows and arrows. When he returned to the room at the inn, Hallie hadn't yet returned.Looking at the longbows and the large bundle of arrows on t

Rhett instantly grasped the problem.Fabrice and his men sent a charred corpse to the Royal City that could only be identified by gender. Could they have fabricated the truth?"Father, I can only tell you that Isaac isn't dead. He's somewhere, though I don't know where. Also, I won't marry Kingsford. Whoever becomes the Regent has nothing to do with me."Raelynn turned and closed the door behind her.Isaac's capture was nine days ago, and Fabrice's group took three days to reach the Royal City.The letter she received was sent two days ago. Judging from the time difference, Raelynn was sure her son was still alive, but she dared not tell her father."Father, Rae may not believe it and can't accept the truth. Perhaps you should go in and comfort her," Kingsford suggested, not suspecting Fabrice but assuming Raelynn couldn't accept her son's death.Right then, Raelynn's outraged voice came from the room. She shouted, "Kingsford Hackworth, if Isaac doesn't come back, I'll never ma

"I don't know either. That's strange. It shouldn't be happening." Hallie's eyes darted around, full of confusion.Just then, an old man with gray hair walked hurriedly into the courtyard through the archway. He turned back and called urgently, "Hurry up, faster!"He hurried ahead, followed by two burly men. The two men were carrying something completely wrapped in a quilt and moving quickly behind him.Isaac focused his gaze. The old man who walked briskly into the room was the same one who had attended the auction earlier that day."What's wrapped in the quilt must be the fox girl," Hallie exclaimed softly.Soon, laughter erupted from the room. Then, the old man and the two burly men came out and disappeared from the courtyard.Isaac and Hallie exchanged puzzled glances as they looked at the now-empty yard. They hadn't expected to see such a scene.In a luxuriously furnished room on the eastern side, luminous stones embedded in the walls lit up the entire space. A young man dre

"Come in! Close the door!" Jad snarled through gritted teeth.A gray-haired old man dressed in brocade rushed into the room, closed the door, and turned around. When he didn't see the fox girl, his smile instantly froze."Go find the deputy general right now! Let him lead the men in capturing those two bandits! They were so bold to rob my woman and money from my room! I'd like to know who they are!"Paxton's face twitched uncontrollably. Did someone snatch the fox girl and money away?"Y-yes, I'll go find him right away!""Don't make it public. Investigate it secretly," Jad reminded.When Paxton hurried to the general's mansion to wake up the deputy general, Isaac and Hallie were already outside the city, riding on their Storm Chasers.As some black-clad men rushed out of the general's mansion, Isaac and Hallie had already disappeared into a dense forest.From dusk till dawn, they kept rushing toward Otto Mountain.According to their planned route, they arrived in the afternoo