Stella was dumbfounded; she asked with a straight face, "Tell me, did you do anything to irritate the Empress? Is that why she chased you away because she was angry?" Stella knew her four senior brothers well. They were full of nonsense and would always mess up their tasks. Most people could not stand them, let alone the noble Empress. The four brothers closed their mouths abruptly and scratched their heads uneasily after Stella interrogated them. "Stop trying to piss me off! I told you to listen to the Empress!" Stella stomped her feet angrily. From their expressions, she knew that they must have done something wrong to incur the Empress' wrath. "It's okay!" Yvette smiled as she went to defuse the situation. "It must have been trying for the four heroes to take care of my mother. It must have been hard on them, so please don't scold them so harshly, Miss Stella." Even though the four brothers were nonsensical, they had fascinating personalities. More importantly, they wer

"Darryl!" When the storm came, Stella yelled for Darryl from the other boat; a worried expression had spread across her delicate face. "Hide in the cabin. Hurry! Grab onto something, and don't come out! The storm is coming..." Stella had grown up on Ice Fire Island since she was a child, so she was accustomed to the storms. "Got it!" Darryl responded loudly. "Take care of yourself." As soon as he said that, the torrential rain got even heavier. A gust of wind carried the waves toward the boat. The roaring wind drowned Darryl's voice. The sky had gotten darker, and it was almost impossible for them to see anything with the rain.The boat spun and rolled frantically in that violent turbulence in the rough sea.'Is that the power of a sea storm?' Darryl grasped the bolt of the cabin door tightly as he looked at the environmental hazard outside. He felt emotional. Darryl's home was in Donghai City. He had grown up by the seaside, but that was his first time witnessing such a te

Darryl continued to turn around to check on Yvette. Her face had become even paler, so he was worried that she would pass out soon. "Mother." Yvette bit her lips and said weakly, "If you don't want Darryl to take you, I can still... can hold on..." Her voice was soft; she was exhausted. Yvette felt touched when Darryl offered to take the Empress with him. However, there was nothing they could have done if the Empress disagreed with that. "This—" The Empress was in a dilemma; she could see that Yvette was exhausted. It did not look as if she could hold on for much longer. However, she could not accept Darryl's close distance from her if he were to take her with him as he swam toward the island. Was there a way out of that problem? The Empress glanced at Darryl arrogantly. "Release my acupoints; I can swim on my own." When the four Scope brothers rescued her from the palace, they had sealed her acupoints. They were from the Ice Fire Island, and they had a unique me

It was not a big cave, but it was dry. It was an excellent place for them to rest. Darryl was pleased. 'This cave is not bad; I shall bring Yvette and the Empress here later.' Their boat was gone, so he could only find a place for them to rest as they thought about their next step! Darryl went into the cave to look around as he muttered to himself about the next plan. He was very satisfied with it. Roar! Suddenly, he heard an enchanted beast's roar from deep within the jungle. It was low, but it had terrifying shots of power. 'Damn it!' 'There is an enchanted beast here?' Darryl was shocked to hear the beast's loud roar. He was surprised, but he was not nervous at all. Even though Darryl did not know anything about the enchanted beast, he could feel its strength. He knew that the beast would be a Martial Sage, perhaps at level five. He was not worried about a level five Martial Sage's spirit! Darryl still had injuries all over his body, so he could do a little

"Mediocre. I wouldn't eat it if we have the imperial chef here," the Empress responded faintly with a straight face. "Such rustic cooking with ingredients from the wild—it is not good for presentation, but perhaps only suitable to fill one's stomach." She knew that Yvette wanted to fish compliments for Darryl. However, the harder Yvette tried, the more the Empress had resisted Darryl, especially when she thought about the Emperor's death. Ugh! Yvette felt dejected when she heard that. However, she also winked at Darryl to tell him that he should not take her mother's words to heart. Darryl did not mind it. He merely smiled and continued his meal with Yvette. After that, Yvette said softly, "We have been traveling all day, Darryl. Let's rest early." "Very well." Then, Darryl went out to find some hay, and Yvette laid them into three small beds. Darryl took the time to restore his internal energy. After that, Darryl was about to lie down on the hay to sleep. "Hey,