Chapter 292: Little Yuliya Makes a Move; Winds Rise and Waves Surge
When it comes to the skill of running away, Yuliya had absolute confidence.
No matter what peril one faced, just running away could turn danger into safety.
Taking advantage of the players still being in shock, Yuliya made a preemptive dash.
In a flash, she zipped into the Teleportation Array and vanished.
Her teleportation privilege was top-notch, able to go anywhere, including the Royal Palace. She just needed to find a cozy spot in the inner city to hide.
As she looked for a hiding place, Yuliya thought, “I haven’t done anything wrong, so why bother hiding?”
No problem then! She casually found a noble NPC, flaunted her identity as a princess of the Jade Emperor Kingdom, and said she was just out for a stroll after having met the Emperor—because, well, that was the truth!
She then had someone lead her to… the food street.
Yep, that’s what the place was called.
Time to dig in! She feasted her way from street corner to alleyway.
Since she was on vacation, of course, she had to try the local cuisine!
When she eventually returned to the Royal Palace to explain herself to her mentor, she’d simply say, “I didn’t do anything, just went out to eat.”
You could say she was just visiting cuisine!
And she could even bring back a little something for her mentor—how filial!
While Yuliya was busy showing off her feast, the European Server players were in complete uproar.
“Shocking! The Wind God has secretly shown up on the European Server! First appearance and she’s already mingling with countless players!”
Curious, they clicked to see an image of a little loli in a black robe kicking a big, burly uncle out of the way.
“Men fell silent; women wept. The Wind God’s surprise appearance on the European Server steamrolled the Heroic Spirit Trial Tower!”
That was just talking about how she skyrocketed through the Heroic Spirit Tower.
“Searching for this woman with all my might! …Found her! Send me her contact details!”
Similar posts were spreading like wildfire on the European Server forums.
This was one of the few times the hot search rankings weren’t completely overtaken by players raging at the officials.
This server hadn’t been so lively in ages—like a festival!
And soon enough, the news spread to other servers, especially the one in Golden City.
Golden City was an independent server where players from all servers could gather. Even if they were still in their own servers, they could hop onto the Golden City forum to chat.
But, you had to be cautious about what you said there, or risk being permanently banned.
When the players in Golden City caught wind of the news…
“What the heck! The Wind God is in the European Server?!”
No wonder they hadn’t heard from her in so long; she snuck off without a soul knowing!
Come to think of it, the last time anyone heard from the Wind God was during a previous event.
A lot of time had passed since then; it had been pretty quiet in between.
If they weren’t occasionally checking her rank fluctuations, they’d have wondered if she quit the game!
Turns out, she’d taken a new route and slipped over to another server to avoid detection.
Little Moon also caught the news and slid into her DMs.
“Hey hey hey, how come you’re making such a fuss wherever you go? Didn’t you tell me you’d be low-key before leaving?”
“I… I really kept it low-key…”
Sigh, doing sneaky things is still considered low-key, right?
Just a bit of a mishap.
“Sigh, just handle it. Everything’s still normal over here in Golden City.”
“Oh wait, I mean, everything’s normal up until now. Now that the news of you running off to the European Server is out, who knows how things will go.”
“…”
It shouldn’t have any serious repercussions… Everyone’s gone to Golden City anyway, so it’s not like it particularly affects them.
At least, that’s what she thought. In reality… heh.
There was definitely someone who would be making their way back to the Verdant Empire from Golden City.
Her ID was “Kailona.”
But Yuliya didn’t concern herself with that; she was too busy eyeing the smorgasbord in front of her.
She snapped a pic to send to Little Moon.
“Dinner.jpg. Want me to bring you something? Exclusive noble version from the Verdant Empire!”
“Middle Finger.jpg, just eat; all you do is munch!”
While Yuliya happily showcased her feast, things were also stirring at the Verdant Empire Royal Palace.
Griphis received a report that there were unusual movements among the outsiders in the city.
“Quick, summon the Jade Emperor Kingdom’s envoy… better yet, I’ll just go myself.”
He stretched and stood up.
After working for so long, it was time to check in on his daughter and friends, take a little break.
Having learned that the group had just come out of the library and returned to the side hall, Griphis marched right in.
At that moment, Alisa and Edward were practicing swordplay in the courtyard.
Hearing commotion at the entrance, Alisa looked back and saw a grinning face.
“Tsk, it’s Father! What brings you here?”
“I…” Griphis was met with his daughter’s teasing tone, and his face wiped clean of joy, feeling a chill inside.
Sigh, every dad has to face the day when their daughter turns their back on them, whether they’re a high and mighty emperor or a lowly commoner.
But no worries; he still had a cute little one nearby.
“I’m not here to see you. I have important matters to discuss with Edward and Yuliya.”
What a great excuse, huh?
Edward asked, “Is there something you need, Your Majesty?”
Griphis looked around, “Where’s Yuliya?”
“She… if there’s something you need, you can tell me first.”
“She’s not here?”
“Hmm, she went out for something.”
“Yuliya has been out for a while now; so, is there nothing else, Father? If there’s nothing, you can leave.”
Alisa stepped forward to shoo him away, pushing Griphis gently.
Such a rare moment alone, and it got ruined by this oblivious father!
Compared to him, Edward was a thousand times better!
Griphis stood firm, unmoved by Alisa’s gentle push.
This daughter was getting increasingly unreasonable; she was a thousand times worse than Yuliya.
At that moment, both of them were surprisingly in sync with their thoughts.
If only they could swap places; how nice that would be!
“Edward, as an old friend, I think we need to have a talk.” Griphis switched the subject, “Yuliya’s still young; how could you let her run off alone? What if something happens?”
Edward: …
Me? Follow her? You think I’d want to?
Can I even keep up with her?
You think you’re so amazing, why don’t you try?
“So, what exactly do you need, Your Majesty? You can share it with me first. Otherwise, please take your leave.”
Alisa chimed in: “Yeah! Leave!”
“I…”
Griphis was momentarily speechless.
This wasn’t right, was it? I’m the emperor of this nation; why are you two trying to kick me out?
“Fine, I just wanted to notify you that there are unusual movements among the outsiders in the city; they might stir up some trouble, and I wanted to discuss it with Yuliya. Since she’s not here, then I’ll take my leave.”
Tch! With Yuliya gone, I didn’t want to hang around either!
Griphis turned on his heel and strode out without looking back.
