"You too want to rule together, right?" Ezio asked. His face was agitated. It was as if he looked betrayed.
"Of course, I do want that." Xiao Chen said with a crooked smile, as he looked at the rock. The letters looked familiar, but also strange.
"Good. The Purple King told me that the true heritage is under the city. And we can only reach it from this rock." Ezio said and moved the rock, there, the duo saw an opening. "Let's go."
"Wait!" Xiao Chen wanted to stop him, but it was too late. He looked at the hole and wondered if he should do it or not. The formations couldn't go under the city, and he wouldn't be able to notify his uncle. But the other half of the inheritance was there. He couldn't risk it. He had to go, there was no other way.
After debating his head for over a minute, Xiao Chen jumped after Ezio. The fall wasn't long. He landed on his feet after falling more than 100 meters and looked around. His eyes were already used to darkness as it was nighttime. He saw Ezio's silhouette not far from him.
"Where is the heritage site?" He asked. His right hand was holding the wall on his side, as he took small and secure steps.
"I will take you there, follow me. This is my first time here too, but I have seen the map." Ezio answered. His footsteps were also small and uncertain, despite walking this road more than 100 times.
"Why did the Purple King show you the map and not me?" Xiao Chen asked as he followed. He was now beneath the palace, and even Yontu couldn't stop him, but he didn't know if he could get the true inheritance if he killed the boy right now.
"I don't know. Maybe because you acquired it without the keys." Ezio answered as he shook his head. "You used a cheat after all."
"True." The bastard nodded.
Because of the dark, Xiao Chen couldn't see clearly, but he saw lights flickering around Ezio. He didn't know what those were, but they looked magical.
The walk took them around an hour, and Xiao Chen thought of killing Ezio more than 100 times. Each time, he gave up, because the underground was too confusing. He didn't know if he could find the place on his own.
At the end of their path, was a staircase going upwards. Ezio took the stairs and touched the strange carving on the wall. The wall blocking their way came to life and split open. Xiao Chen who was ready to attack any moment looked at the scene in amazement.
Five monsters of different sizes were standing in front of a stone structure. The stones were placed in a crescent shape, covering a strange-looking chest. In front of the chest, all the beasts were standing on guard. There were many valuable herbs and plants all around the place.
When Ezio and Xiao Chen walked forward, all the monsters knelt on the ground in reverence. The latter looked at the scene in awe and recognized the monsters. Most could only be found in the domain, as they went extinct on the continent long ago.
"This is real." Xiao Chen said in excitement. He walked forward and with each step, his confidence increased. Even these beasts accepted him as their true ruler, now there was only one thing to do. Kill Ezio, take the heritage, and rule the Purple Lands. He finally would achieve his dreams!
"Guard the entrance!" Xiao Chen ordered the monsters. The beasts all looked at each other, and in the end approached the entrance with no other choice. Their master ordered them to do what that little bastard said to them until he ordered otherwise.
In the next second, a loud rumbling distracted him. When he turned back, he saw Ezio, looking at him with a smile. He didn't understand when Ezio went there, so he looked beside him, and Ezio was looking back at him, with a smile.
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A month before the wedding,
Ezio looked at the faces of the people gathered in the underground meeting room. The Third Prince, Adrian, Long Li, Grandma Qiu Tu, Lu Ru. Jiang Kang and Jiang Yong with Sir Remon were his secret agents. He didn't want anyone to know about them, even the people in the room. After all, it didn't matter if these people betrayed him or not, he could always start again. But the Jiang Duo were critical.
"Next month, we start the ATG, also known as, Against the Goddamn Rapist," Ezio said as he looked at everyone's faces. "You all know your task, but I also want you to know who your allies are. I bet most of you didn't know that Zeus's Fury was alive and well. They were hiding under my master's mansion for all this while.
They will be our secret force in the wedding, and assist you from the shadows." Ezio said.
Others looked at Ezio in surprise, as they really thought Long Li and his sect died just like Poseidon's Kiss.
"This plan has no repetition. It is a one-time opportunity. I will not get into details, as each one of you has different tasks."
"Are you not trusting us?" Grandma said with an offended voice.
"I don't," Ezio said without any hesitation. "I trust you with my life, since I included all of you in this plan, but I don't trust you with this information."
Although at first Grandma and others were offended, when they heard the second part, they eased up.
"The enemy is stronger than you think and has means beyond your beliefs. For all I know, they can read minds. So, no. I don't trust you with this information."
"It is okay, we get it." The Third Prince smiled as he tried to ease the air. "I didn't believe what you told me about formations first, but seeing is believing. They sure can do crazy stuff."
"Yes. I trust your discreteness, Ezio." Adrian said with a smile. "Just do what you need to do, and we will do the same. Each of us has roles to play, and we don't need to know anything else."
"Good." Ezio nodded. "When you hear a loud boom, go. That is your mark."