Su Lin nodded, her expression thoughtful. "Yes, it's truly remarkable. Their strength and courage saved our kingdom from a great threat."
Lina leaned in slightly, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "I wonder who these heroes might be. Do you have any guesses?"
Su Lin hesitated for a moment before responding, "I've heard rumors, but nothing concrete. They managed to keep their identities hidden well."
Lina nodded in agreement. "Indeed, it's as if they appeared out of nowhere and disappeared just as mysteriously."
Rose chimed in, "I've heard some people say that they possessed incredible power, far beyond what's normal for their cultivation realms."
Lina nodded, her eyes gleaming with interest. "That's certainly possible. Sometimes, individuals with exceptional talents manage to tap into hidden strengths in critical moments. It's a testament to their potential."
"Hidden strength," Su Lin murmured, taking a glance at Asura far from them, training with Kallu. After the accident, Asura was never able to use his hidden strength again, so he thought there must be certain circumstances needed to trigger it. That time, he had met all the circumstances, but now he was not able to do it.
Su Lin also knew she had her own hidden strength, but she couldn't use it because it was sealed. Her master had said that when the time came, he would unseal it.
Princess Moon was carefully observing Su Lin's reaction as Su Lin glanced at Asura. That fact was not hidden from Princess Moon, and she now confirmed that Su Lin must know something about the untitled heroes.
Rose suddenly stood up and said, "I have other things to do; you two chat." After that, she left. Princess Moon was thinking about how to dig for more information from Su Lin, and after some consideration, she decided to tell the truth.
Princess Moon said to Su Lin, "Su Lin, I have a secret I want to share with you, but first, you have to promise to answer a question and tell me everything about it."
Su Lin was taken aback because she thought she already knew many things about her, and she still had a secret she didn't know. Also, she was curious about the promise to answer a question. But considering she had almost become best friends with Princess Moon, she agreed.
Seeing Su Lin agree, Princess Moon was happy because she genuinely considered Su Lin a close friend; otherwise, she wouldn't have shared her secret. She then said, "My name is not Lina; my name is Moon."
Su Lin was shocked to learn that her real name was Moon. Then, she thought of something and said, "Moon, are you talking about Princess Moon, the youngest daughter of the king?"
Princess Moon nodded, and Su Lin continued, "Why did you hide your identity, and why did you approach me?"
Princess Moon replied, "Don't worry, I don't have any bad intentions in approaching you. I genuinely consider you a close friend; otherwise, I wouldn't have told you my real identity. And why I approached you is related to the question I want to ask you."
Then she asked the question, "Su Lin, are you guys the untitled heroes of the Xiao Kingdom?" As she asked, she concentrated all her focus on Su Lin's reaction so that Su Lin couldn't lie about it.
Finally, Su Lin told the truth that yes, they are the untitled heroes of the Xiao Kingdom and shared other details. However, she didn't reveal that her master had saved them at the last moment, so all the credit went to Asura.
After hearing all this, Princess Moon said, "I am glad you guys were the ones who helped us eradicate the Crimson Cobra Syndicate. Otherwise, we would have lost our elite team."
Su Lin replied, "It was nothing special. We are also part of this kingdom, so it is natural to help. Also, I wasn't the one who chose to help the elite team. It was Asura and Kallu who wanted to go. I just happened to find out they wanted to go, so I tagged along with them."
Princess Moon then said, "You know, I met Asura before, but at that time, he was so weak that a peak Rank 3 magical beast was a difficult opponent for him not to mention a rank 4 magical beast could have killed him easily. It's hard to believe that now he has the strength to defeat someone like the leader of the Crimson Cobra Syndicate."
Su Lin replied, "I know you met Asura before. He told me about that incident in the Dark forest. Also, believe it or not, but he has the power. Unfortunately..." Su Lin fell silent after saying this much.
Princess Moon asked, "Unfortunately, what?"
Su Lin answered, "Asura can't control his hidden strength freely. After that incident, he was not able to trigger his hidden strength again."
"That is really unfortunate," Princess Moon said with a sad face. She had wanted to spar with Asura to find out who was stronger, but if Asura couldn't use his hidden strength, there was no point in the spar. After that, they talked for a few more minutes.
Then Su Lin asked, "Do you want Asura and Kallu to know your real identity?"
Princess Moon replied, "If you want to tell them, just tell them. But please ask them not to share it with anyone else." After saying that, Princess Moon stood up and started to leave. However, Su Lin asked again, "What about Rose?"
Princess Moon said, "She is also a good friend of mine, like you. So, it also depends on you." After saying that, she disappeared like a ghost.
Scene change
Inside the king's palace, the king was sitting on the throne. Princess Moon entered the palace and bowed down.
The king nodded and asked, "Has your mission been completed?"
Princess Moon said, "Yes, it's completed."