Kapitel 44: Sneaking Out

"Finally, I never thought there would be a day where that idiot will leave the Imperial Castle!"

Davis screamed like an idiot.

"Who is that idiot?" Ellia asked doubtfully.

"Hmm… The Emperor, of course." Davis grinned and laughed.

"You! You know no fear!" Ellia looked at him with a dumbfounded expression as she couldn't imagine how he could spout this nonsense.

These two returned to the Study after sending off the Emperor in the evening.

"Listen, I'll sneak out tonight."

"Mmhh… Don't ask me if I get caught."

Ellia nodded as she knew this plan of his beforehand.

"Alright, at that time, you can say just that I snuck out without you even knowing, or you can even just say that I knocked you out and went somewhere."

He then thought of something, "But if Clara is the one doing the questioning or she is present nearby, don't answer, just faint..."

"Eh? Why?" Ellia turned confused.

"Simple, lies don't work on her, that's all..."

"If you say so…" Ellia had her doubts but chose to do as he said.

Meanwhile, he went to visit everyone and played with Claire, Clara, and Diana while Edward Loret, the Second Prince who was still a toddler, continued to sleep peacefully without a care in the world.

This went on till he bid farewell to everyone and returned to the Study in the night.

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In the Study.

He put on a Peak-Level Earth Grade Black Robe, which helps him to conceal his aura, but he only wore it as second-tier protection to conceal his true appearance when using the Dark Concealing Shroud Art and Disguise Art together.

"Alright, Ellia, I'll be going now. Remember to take care and protect yourself..." Davis prepared to sneak out.

"Hmm, take care…." Ellia replied worriedly.

Davis nodded and left.

He was as silent as possible when he made his way out, even though such secrecy wasn't required when he was using his Dark Concealing Shroud Art, which was way effective in the night.

He remembered the guards' patrol routine during these few days, so he was able to avoid people on his way out. He didn't jump out of the Imperial Castle because he feared that he might possibly trigger a detection formation that sounded an alarm.

Davis finally reached the entrance of the Imperial Castle and exited smoothly.

"Yes, I made it out!"

With a silent roar, he walked on the streets.

He looked to his left and right and saw those buildings which called his feet to step on them...

However...

He didn't dare run across on top of the building, afraid that he might trigger a formation, though he genuinely wanted to do that since every fantasy character he read did that at least once.

'Such hindrance, I might've been able to do that in a starting village...' Davis reminisced ruefully.

There were a lot of people walking around the streets. Even at night, people were pretty active as cultivators didn't require much sleep at all in the first place.

Sleep was just a luxury to the cultivators unless, of course, they tired themselves out.

'Should I visit Evelynn? It's already been a year. No, no, no… Maybe I should visit her secretly.'

Somehow he felt like he was having an affair on this lonely night.

Davis shook his head and reflected, 'Yes, it is just difficult to talk to her in public. If I don't talk to her alone, then it will be quite difficult to get a true answer from her.'

Reasoning it like that, he left the streets and made his way towards the Cauldon Family Manor as he knew that he would not find her in the Cauldon Pill Store at this time.

Even if he made his way to the Cauldon Pill Store, he knew that he would get caught as he would trigger a formation or possibly get caught by an expert while he sneakily enters the Cauldon Emporium.

He arrived at the Cauldon Family Manor and maintained a certain distance from it. It looked like a Chinese-style manor. He more or less guessed that it would be like this since Evelynn wore a cheongsam.

'I did come, but now, how do I possibly let her know that I'm here?'

He had no idea, so he circled the manor, hoping to spot her through a window or something. He didn't use his Soul Sense, afraid that he might be found out by an expert nearby. Even the guards regularly patrolled the courtyards and outer streets, making it difficult for him to even enter the manor.

After all, this was none other than the Cauldon Family Manor, a Noble Family Manor.

He went around and waited for a long time, but still couldn't find or guess which room she was in...

Davis narrowed his eyes in exasperation, feeling that he wouldn't be able to meet her today, at least not without a well-thought-out plan as he possibly couldn't get caught. Otherwise, he would just be humiliating his imperial family.

He simply sighed and left the place.

Just when he left, a beautiful lonely silhouette could be seen glancing out of the window, and that glance was towards the towering Royal Castle.

A sigh escaped from that silhouette before it closed the window.

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Davis walked around the streets with his head down, thinking about what else he could do to enjoy his day out as he entered an alley.

However...

"Alright, you bastards, care to come out?"

He had a vague feeling that he was being followed right after he left the Imperial Castle, but he then just took it as his insecurity during the night acting up.

But the feeling just kept getting stronger while he was circling the Cauldon Family Manor.

After a moment of silence, a burst of eerie laughter sounded out.

"You sure are perceptive, but how did you get out of the Imperial Castle without triggering any formations, brother? Are you an expert assassin?"

Two silhouettes appeared in the alley, both clad in black robes.

"Maybe… Who are you two?"

Davis smirked as he sneakily used his Soul Sense on them, but he became shocked, his expression slightly changing.

"Hmm? I didn't notice at first, but your voice is pretty young now that I hear it again."

"Haha, you can't be like that... You shouldn't probe fellow assassins like us. If we do that, then we will not be able to survive in this field."

They openly took out their weapons and brandished them with aggressive poses.

"Now, brother, we can let this matter go if you promise to give us the method to bypass the Imperial Castle's Formation. What do you say? Good deal, right?"

Davis knew why they would ask this because they were….

"Stop bullshitting, Case Farnwen, and Cooper Hawkwood. You want to get reported?"

'Ah, I just wanted to say that...' Davis inwardly smiled while his expression was one of ease.

The two silhouettes went silent as they were dumbfounded right now. These two were precisely the two Noble Family Heads who led the rebels and somehow managed to escape the purge of the rebels.

"Brat, I don't know how you managed to discover our identity. Hmph, we'll take our leave now." Case Farnwen backed out as he thought it wasn't wise to go against this fellow who could see through them even when they wore a disguise.

"And where do you think you two trash are going?"

"Don't go too far!" They both shouted as they turned to look back at him.

Davis removed his hood while deactivating his Dark Concealing Shroud Art. With a grin on his face, he looked down on them condescendingly.

"You! You are the First Prince! How can it be?" Case Farnwen exclaimed.

"I never expected the First Prince to be this powerful at this age!" Cooper Hawkwood had his eyes go wide while a faint sense of excitement abruptly swept through his heart, making him feel exhilarated.

"Luckily, he was stupid enough to get himself killed this early!"

They both then looked at each other as they laughed madly.

"Hahaha!"