"What are you planning to do after this?" Feng Yongrui asked.
"I don't know," Stan shrugged. "I'll probably go around, traveling through the world... I mean, I've been locked up my entire life. I guess it's time for me to see what the world is like."
"...Don't you want to get revenge on Lilith?" Feng Yongrui asked.
"I don't know about that, really," Stan's eyes turned misty as he looked at the lake in front of him.
"When she finds out I'm gone, she's bound to be furious..." Stan gave a wry smile.
"I don't know whether I want revenge or not," he said, turning to Feng Yongrui.
"I'll just go along and see what happens later."
Feng Yongrui nodded his head.
"If... If I said I wanted to go along with you, would you let me?" Stan suddenly asked.
Feng Yongrui whipped his head to the side and looked at Stan's face. The young boy was serious.
"You want to go with me?" Feng Yongrui asked, incredulous.
"Yeah. Unlike that Lei Bei guy, you don't seem very bad.
"You can't just judge people like that," Feng Yongrui laughed. "What if I'm actually a bad person?"
"You don't want me to follow you?" Stan asked.
"...I don't think it would be convenient for you to follow me around," Feng Yongrui said sheepishly.
"That's too bad," Stan looked down at his feet. "Maybe... maybe we can hang out together some time?" Stan raised an eyebrow.
Feng Yongrui chuckled.
"Sure, I guess."
"Ah, but how do we meet each other?" Feng Yongrui wondered out loud.
"I mean, you said you'll be traveling around the world and looking at new places, right? How will I find you when the time comes?" Feng Yongrui muttered.
"How about using the MailMe Spell?" Stan asked.
Feng Yongrui's eyes widened.
"You know about the MailMe Spell?" Feng Yongrui cried.
"...Was I not supposed to know?" Stan tilted his head.
"Well..." Feng Yongrui looked away nervously. He knew about the MailMe Spell from the System. At that time, the System said that this was a spell that Chen Tengfei had taught him.
Since this was a spell that Chen Tengfei had taught him... how did Stan know about this spell?
"I know about this spell because of Lilith," Stan said. "My name is ISLOV4657, what's yours?"
Feng Yongrui told Stan his "username" and promised to write to him frequently. After saying a few more words, the two finally said their goodbyes and parted.
When Feng Yongrui was far enough from Stan, he quickly activated his Invisibility Spell and flew back to the Shadow Demons' manor. However, halfway through the trip, Feng Yongrui remembered something and stopped flying.
"I made the Soul Oath with Stan and Lei Bei, right?" Feng Yongrui muttered. "But I'll have to report to my Boss... If I'm still bound by the Soul Oath, I won't be able to tell him about it."
"Alright, Host. So... what do you plan to do?"
"Before I go back to Xu Chao's mansion, I'll break the Soul Oath that's binding me first," Feng Yongrui decided.
"Alright, Host."
***
Feng Yongrui had finally nullified the Soul Oath that was binding him (Feng Yongrui only nullified his part of the Soul Oath, meaning that Stan and Lei Bei were still bound by the Soul Oath), he returned to Xu Chao's mansion and entered his room.
When he was inside his room, Feng Yongrui quickly wrote a letter explaining that he had saved Stan and Lei Bei. Feng Yongrui also asked his Boss if he had any other instructions for him.
When Feng Yongrui had finished writing everything he needed to write, he sent the letter to his Boss and went outside his room. It was already evening time, and Big Brother would usually come back during this time...
When Big Brother returned, Feng Yongrui ate dinner together with Big Brother's gang and listened to their casual banter.
While they were eating, Big Brother suddenly spoke.
"Guys, do you still remember Lei Bei?" he asked.
Feng Yongrui felt his heart jump. Why were they suddenly talking about Lei Bei? Did they find out about his deeds...? No, that wasn't possible.
Feng Yongrui forced his heart to calm down and put on a confused look.
"Big Bro, who is that?" he asked.
"Ah... You may not know him," Big Brother smiled.
"Lei Bei used to be Xu Chao's right hand man," he explained.
Feng Yongrui: ???
"Right hand man?" Feng Yongrui asked. "I thought his right hand man is that guy... He Yi?"
"Ah, as you may know, a few months ago Lei Bei left this mansion. He was gone for a few days, and the Master (Xu Chao) was getting annoyed at his disappearance," Miktor spoke.
"But then, a few days later, He Yi appeared. You know that he's got Saiga horns, right? There's only one clan in the Phantom Realm that has Saiga horns, and it's the Wratzal Clan -- it's not a big clan, but they're pretty famous for swearing loyalty to the Shadow Demons..."
"In other words," Big Brother interrupted Miktor, "Lei Bei and He Yi are from the Wratzal Clan, a clan that has worked exclusively for the Shadow Demons only."
"Er..." Feng Yongrui felt a little dizzy. Why was this getting so complicated...?
"So when He Yi appeared, he told the Master that Lei Bei had gotten into an accident, so He Yi would replace Lei Bei..." Miktor continued to explain.
"I see..." Feng Yongrui nodded his head.
"Since He Yi has those Saiga horns, it means he's from the Wratzal Clan, and since he's from the Wratzal Clan, that means he will definitely be loyal to the Master."
"BUT!" Big Brother cried, banging the table.
"Today, something happened," he whispered.
Feng Yongrui's ears perked up.
"Lei Bei came back! And he's saying that He Yi is a spy!" Big Brother whispered.
Feng Yongrui's eyes widened in surprise and he almost forgot to hide his expression.
So... Lei Bei had returned and told Xu Chao about He Yi? Although the Soul Oath bound Lei Bei and made him unable to say certain things, he was still allowed to tell Xu Chao about Lilith's plan and He Yi being a spy.
Listening to Big Brother's words, it seemed like Lei Bei had returned successfully... Feng Yongrui nodded his head quietly.
"It seems like everything is going well," he whispered.
***
Meanwhile, a dark black shadow had arrived in Xu Chao's manor. A pair of jade-like eyes gleamed from underneath the black hood and a cold, ruthless air surrounded this shadow.
This person was none other than the Jade Blade!
***
Feng Yongrui had no idea that the Jade Blade was watching over him. He went back to his room, wrote his report as usual, and went to bed without a care in the world.
In the following days that passed, several great changes took place in the manor. The news was suppressed as best as it could, but Big Brother had access to the latest news and everything, so Feng Yongrui was not lacking in information.
Apparently, Xu Chao found out that He Yi was a disloyal spy and had him executed. As for Lei Bei, he spent a few days resting and recuperating before being re-assigned as Xu Chao's right hand man.
Feng Yongrui wasn't too sure about the nitty-gritty details, but he knew that everything had turned out well. He carried out his days as usual, tending to the Phantom Stallions and making sure that he wrote his daily reports well.
Feng Yongrui didn't forget to act like a fool in front of others. He was also doing a great job earning points, because he had been doing his Daily Missions quite well. Feng Yongrui had also exchanged letters with Stan, chatting about this and that.
Of course, Feng Yongrui had no idea that a certain someone had been spying on him for a long time now....
***
In the heart of the Phantom Realm, Chen Longfei, the Crown Prince of the Phantom Realm, was reading the various reports in front of him. There were many papers scattered around on his desk, but there were two papers that stood out from the rest.
The first one was from Feng Yongrui, in which he explained the situation regarding Stanislav and Lei Bei. Feng Yongrui had already sent this letter several days ago, but at that time, Chen Longfei had been so busy that he hadn't read it yet.
The second one was a letter, encrypted, from the Jade Blade.
Chen Longfei took Feng Yongrui's letter first and read the contents with a frown. Again, this Creative Writer didn't fail to impress him. Not only did he find Lilith's younger brother, he uncovered several secrets and helped Xu Chao's right hand man escape from Lilith!
"Tsk, tsk... This person... can be dangerous..." Chen Longfei tapped the table with his finger.
He put down Feng Yongrui's letter and took the letter from the Jade Blade, reading its contents.
***
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