"On another note, you're quite the looker. Banging figure too. Haha! Our boss Ozo just happens to be looking for a wife! Come with us if you want to live, and we'll treat you nicely. If not, don't blame us for what we do from here."His words were nothing but condescending."That's right!""You're rather good-looking. You'd make a fine match to our boss Ozo…"Just then, the other bandits piped up with their comments on Lilo, agreeing to the suggestion.Darryl could not help but frown at their words.'Ozo? Why does this name sound a little familiar?'Just as Darryl pondered to himself, Lilo practically shook with rage as she roared, "To hell with you, you shameless animals!"As the words rang through the air, Lilo viciously hurled the stone in her hand toward the head bandit.Despite meditating for over an hour, Lilo's state had not yet been restored to peak condition. She had also spent quite a bit of energy chasing after Darryl, making the stone she hurled out miss its mark.

"Stop that!" At the final moment, a roar came from inside the woods before more bandits rushed over.Leading them was a broad hunk of a man, radiating an air of power and authority.It was none other than Ozo, whom Darryl had met once before.'Ha, it's really him!'Darryl smiled at the sight of Ozo. He had guessed from Juno's words earlier that 'boss Ozo' could be referring to the Ozo he knew, and he was right.After all, Ozo was a pretty rare name. The Ozo that Darryl knew was also a bandit, and Darryl had not seen him in Emerald Cloud City.The sight of Ozo made Juno and the other bandits turn respectful and meek all at once, shouting in unison."Boss Ozo!"After that, Juno excitedly pointed at Lilo and exclaimed, "We found a rare beauty, Boss, and were about to bring her to you so she could be your wife. Take a look at her. She's perfect! Definitely a good match for you, Boss."As he spoke, Juno turned to glower at Darryl as his tone darkened. "This dirty beggar just had

This story was a little shocking but seemed logical enough.F*cking hell…Lilo trembled in rage at how convincing Darryl sounded, growing angrier and angrier.This bastard was making up a whole story just to take advantage…At the thought, Lilo glowered at Darryl viciously.Oh?Darryl could not help but chuckle to himself as he sensed the venom in Lilo's gaze. He was clearly helping this brat, but here she was still throwing a tantrum.At the thought, Darryl waved a hand at Lilo. "My dear daughter, don't you worry! These are all friends of mine. This man here is called Ozo, I've met him once.""It's all my fault that I couldn't find you before this. Please don't be angry at your old man. Come on, take me in as your father before Uncle Ozo laughs."Darryl was all smiles as he spoke, his gaze smug.This brat was used to putting on airs and paying no one any respect, and now was the right time to teach her a good lesson.Ugh!Lilo took a deep breath at Darryl's words, hardly a

Whew!The mention of Ethan made Darryl fall silent, his emotions growing heavy.Just then, Ozo poured another bowl of wine. He drained it before continuing, "I knew as soon as I heard of the General's death that there was a mole in Emerald Cloud City, and that's why I was even more careful with every step I took. I had my men hide outside the city, then brought a few of my own to investigate the truth.""The general was nothing but generous to me. I couldn't let him die in vain."Darryl could not help but nod at the words. "Indeed, General Ethan's death was greatly unfair."Ozo nodded, continuing to speak, "I was certain that the General was murdered by a mole, so I snuck into Emerald Cloud City with a few of my men before finding out that the Mayor was behind everything."Ozo clenched his fists as he spoke, his eyes were bloodshot with resentment."The Mayor looked like a nice guy but brought harm to the General in secret. How could I forgive him? But the battle between Paya an

"You…"Lilo was practically shaking with anger. She was about to curse out loud at him but still managed to hold back at the very last second.Yet, she had made up her mind.How dare Darryl take every opportunity to humiliate and take advantage of her? The next time he was at her mercy, she was going to let him have it.At the thought, Lilo strode over slowly. She knelt in front of Darryl, raising her hands and beginning to rub his legs softly.Whew…Darryl let out a breath of ease then, continuing to wine and banter with Ozo.Another hour later, Darryl saw that the sky was darkening and got up to bid farewell to Ozo. "I've got to leave now, Brother. Since you've decided not to re-enter the wandering world, I won't give you grief for it either.""I've got some affairs to attend to, and I need to return to Emerald Cloud City. This is where I say goodbye, Brother."He did not know how the young emperor and King Astro were doing now. More importantly, Moriri and Shea had not succ