'What…' The pupils' chests thudded in shock as they looked at each other in disbelief.Darryl had become a public hero after helping King Astro protect Gem City. Why would he get close to Kye on purpose?Amidst the confusion, someone piped up, "Darryl Darby has always been respected, even by the royal palace. He's a hero for sure. Why couldn't he have become bound brothers with Sect Master out of true friendship?"As the words rang through the air, the other pupils nodded in agreement.Moriri's expression was calm as she immediately denied the pupil's words."Of course not! Darryl Darby is nothing but cunning. He had a plan all along, and becoming bound brothers with Sect Master was part of it. To tell the truth, Darryl is one of Granny Rafflesia's men. He got close to the Sect Master to help her and only pretended to help the Sect Master when Granny Rafflesia came looking for trouble."Moriri's tone was enraged as she spoke.Indeed, everything she said was ed by Dewey to drag

The Cloud Immortal nodded in admiration at Darryl's humility. "Alright! I'll let you have it since you're saving a life with it, but remember what you said earlier. You owe me one."Darryl was overjoyed by his response. "Thank you, Elder."The Jade Immortal did not waste any words, nodding before disappearing without a trace.Darryl let out a sigh of relief as he left. He reached out for the Water Cloud Crystal, leaving Spinheart Land at top speed.Upon returning to the crystal palace, he saw that the scaled dragon was still waiting for him.The scaled dragon could hardly contain its joy and shock at Darryl's return. "Honorable Master, you're back! Gosh, I was so worried for you."As it spoke, the scaled dragon spotted the Water Cloud Crystal in Darryl's hands and reeled in even more disbelief. "You're something else, Honorable Master. I can't believe you got the treasure. Congratulations!"Darryl smiled. "I guess I got lucky."As he spoke, Darryl looked at the scaled dragon. "

"Darryl!"Just then, Shea's expression was nothing but nervous as she spoke, "Moriri's been captured by Dewey. We've got to save her."As the words rang through the air, Edgar said in an enraged tone, "Dewey's gone too far this time, even capturing Moriri to get what he wants."Whew!Darryl took a deep breath, speaking slowly. "Of course, we're going to save Moriri. It's just… Brother Deleon hasn't recovered, and we've got to be smart about this."To tell the truth, Darryl was not really afraid of Dewey. It was just that he now had control over the main altar, and Moriri was most likely also at his mercy, and he had to be smart about it.Shea and Edgar exchanged a glance and were about to respond.Yet just then, Kye's voice sounded from the room. "My best pupil has been captured. What kind of Master would I be to stand and watch without doing anything about it?"As the words rang through the air, Kye strode out of the room slowly with a solemn expression. "We can go to the main

Yet upon seeing the solemn look on Darryl's face, none of them doubted him in the slightest.Edgar and Shea got up immediately, standing guard by the door.Just then, Darryl squinted into the distance from where he was on the roof. He saw a charming figure making her way over at top speed.Despite being too far for her face to be visible, her curves were still highlighted by the moonlight.Darryl also saw that this girl seemed to be in a rush, as if… she was running from somewhere.Whew!Darryl could not help but frown at the sight.It was so late, and honestly, quite suspicious for a girl to be out here alone.At the thought, Darryl saw that the girl had reached within less than a hundred meters of the temple. He could also finally make out who this person was, and his chest thudded in shock and joy.The girl had exquisite features, a stunning beauty indeed.It was Moriri."Moriri!"Darryl called out loudly at the sight of her, crying out to Kye and the rest. "It's Moriri,

"Kye Deleon is dead, and Dewey has been appointed as the new Sect Master. How dare you get an impostor to pretend to be him?"As he spoke, Gale's expression was nothing but indignant, even though his gaze flashed evilly.Indeed, Dewey had arranged for all of this to happen. He had sent out news that Darryl had found someone to impersonate Kye.Kye could hardly contain his anger and shock at the words, glowering at Gale. "Can you honestly not tell that it's me, Gale?"Gale was such an imbecile, betraying his own sect and accusing his sect master of being a fake.Ho ho!Gale shifted nervously in the face of Kye's stare before straightening up once again upon remembering that he had Dewey to back him up. "Would you look at that? The impostor's trying to order me around! You're going to get it."He could clearly sense that Kye had not recovered yet, and was thus even less afraid.Bastard…Kye's expression darkened at the words, his anger growing.Darryl frowned to himself as well