Everything was shrouded in white cold mist, making it impossible to see a thing. But in this situation, there was no longer a need to use eyes; under such a natural disaster-like attack, no one had any chance of survival—at least, so it seemed to them.
"Prince, what should we do now?" the man wearing the skull helmet asked earlier.
"Gui, you look after the others first and wait here. We must befriend such a person," October said solemnly. As the current tenth prince, even if he was a fake, the current October hadn't recovered his memories and naturally put the entire Great Yan Kingdom first.
Facing someone who could unleash such a terrifying attack, October was naturally prepared to befriend them. Even if that wasn't possible, he at least couldn't leave a bad impression in their mind.
"You're looking for us, aren't you?"
The sudden voice immediately made October alert. The man previously called Gui instantly moved to October's side, while several other members of the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun surrounded October to prevent any accidents.
Then, Asagami Fujino and her group appeared before October's party. Asagami Fujino smiled slightly, and a pitch-black, tangible Conqueror's Haki instantly released from her body.
An unrivaled aura instantly enveloped the surroundings. The soldiers behind October all rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground unconscious.
As for October and the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun around him, they only felt the pressure increase greatly and breathing become difficult, but they didn't faint. After all, Asagami Fujino had controlled her strength well.
Cang Yue, on the other hand, looked at the pitch-black Conqueror's Haki in the air with great curiosity.
Asagami Fujino looked at October and the others, her finger lightly tapping the air, and a ripple spread out.
October and his men wanted to do something, but under the shroud of Asagami Fujino's Conqueror's Haki, even breathing was hard, and moving a finger was difficult, let alone dodging.
The ripple passed through October and the others. The people of the Eighteen Riders didn't feel anything different, but October was different; his gaze suddenly became vacant as countless images flashed through his mind. His memories were now slowly returning.
Gui noticed something was wrong with October, but his body was suppressed by the Conqueror's Haki; though he wanted to do something, he couldn't move.
"It's alright now."
October suddenly spoke. The surrounding Conqueror's Haki instantly vanished without a trace, retracted by Asagami Fujino.
"I didn't expect that I actually didn't die," October laughed softly. With Asagami Fujino's help, his memories had finally all returned.
"Prince?"
Gui looked at October, feeling as if some change had occurred in him, making him unlike the prince they had known before.
"Sorry, Gui," October looked at Gui. "I am not your prince."
"Prince, what are you talking about!"
Not just Gui, but the other Eighteen Riders were all puzzled by October, not understanding why he would say such a thing.
"He indeed is not your prince," Asagami Fujino suddenly said, drawing everyone's attention.
Asagami Fujino looked at the Eighteen Riders and said calmly, "His name is October, not your so-called tenth prince Shi Lang. Your actual prince is currently recovering in a hunter's home, not far from here."
Coincidentally, when Asagami Fujino had sensed earlier, she was surprised to find that the real prince was actually in a mountain village not far away.
"Gui, I am indeed not your prince," October said again. This time, he directly produced evidence as blazing flames rose from his hand.
"See? I advise you to go find your real prince quickly. There's a small mountain village not far away; your prince is there."
After speaking, Asagami Fujino very kindly pointed in a direction, which was where the real prince was currently located.
The Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun exchanged glances. Finally, Ghost stepped forward and respectfully said, "Thank you, sir. May I ask you to come with us? After we find the Imperial Prince, we will return to our Great Yan Kingdom, and we will certainly treat you with the utmost courtesy."
Asagami Fujino looked at Ghost, understanding their little scheme. They simply wanted a guarantee. However, Asagami Fujino didn't mind. Although October had been found, she still had a period of time to fulfill. A certain dancer here was Asagami Fujino's other target for this trip, so a temporary residence was quite necessary.
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