Violet remained silent and only flashed a smile.
Understanding that Violet didn't want to tell them about her relationship with Austin, Tessa dropped the topic.
However, Dahlia and her maid didn't let it go and instead kept on asking Violet. But no matter what they said, Violet kept mum, so the two girls eventually gave up.
The only thing on Violet's mind was her worry for Austin.
'Jim is too strong.
Even if Austin and the gnfight him together, they might not be able to defeat him.
Besides, Jim is the master of this mysterious city; this is his place.
Who knows if he has sbackup plans or other tricks up in his sleeves?’ she thought.
Violet and Austin were connected, enabling them to communicate with one another wherever they were.
With that special connection, she could sense that her master hadn't gotten himself killed.
Since Austin and the four girls parted, he hadn't contacted Violet through spiritual sense yet.
And so did Violet. The two had not talked for a little while.
'If I talk to Austin while he's fighting with Jim, he will get distracted, and the consequences will be serious, ' Violet seriously thought.
Hence, worried as she was, she didn't contact Austin.
As the four girls grew impatient, they heard several people talking.
The voices seemed to be annoyed and irritated of something.
"Damn it! | didn't expect the gate of the palace to be so hard. We worked together to destroy it, and yet we still failed." "This is not good. Illusory arrays are everywhere in this Illusory Palace. Besides, that old man has formidable spiritual sense. He could find us soon." "If we can't get out of this palace, we will be caught by Jim sooner or later." The men sounded so cautious. Just like Austin and his companions, they, too, wanted to get out of that palace.
"Be careful. People are coming," Violet alarmingly warned.
She detected, with her beast soul energy, that scultivators were approaching their way.
A few moments later, dozens of warriors walked towards the palace where the four girls stood.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe maidens held their breaths, afraid of making any sound.
They were those whom Austin and the gnhad helped escape from the altar.
There were over thirty cultivators at the premium stage of Imperial Realm and four Master Realm warriors, including Tyson, Gordon, Jake, and Malick.
After fleeing from the altar, they headed towards the gates of the Illusory Palace.
They intended to open the door and leave the palace. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't push the door open.
After so many vain attempts, the four Master Realm warriors and over thirty cultivators at the premium stage of Imperial Realm cto a conclusion.
Their current collective strength was not enough to push the door open. For now, they couldn't do anything but remain stuck inside that place.
Out of options, they walked back to the palace while keeping their guards up.
"Mr. Jake, you're resourceful. Perhaps you know what we should do," one City Guardian in black said.
Jake was an intelligent and efficient person, so the City Guardian thought that he might cup with a solution for their situation.
"You used to be that old man's disciple. I'm sure you must know something about this Illusory Palace.
Please think of an idea and help us get out of this damn place," a cultivator at the premium stage of Imperial Realm added.
He was the leader of the Flying Fish Sect.
The men were obviously starting to lean on Jake's familiarity with the palace.
"Guys, that old man may be our master.
But this is the palace where he cultivated himself.
Without his permission, we were not allowed to enter this palace. We could only get inside when we were asked to.
So, we don't know much about this Illusory Palace.
You might think we are different from you because we were that old man's disciples.
But the thing is, we are much like any you--somehow transferred here, unknowingly how.
| have tried to ask that old man where this city was and how to get out of here, but he didn't say anything about it.
Believe me, | tried asking him, but he just wouldn't tell me, or us!" Tyson honestly blurted out, slightly frustrated.
Meanwhile, the hopeful warriors were surprised to hear his story. They thought the disciples would know; however, they apparently thought wrong.
'It turns out the three castellans had been sent here like us, ' they all thought.
"We have to play it by ear.
We should check this place to see if we can find any clue which could help us in leaving the palace.
| hope that the old man and that brat will perish together," Jake uttered.
His voice was filled with disdain and utmost remorse.
He was the most intelligent person among the crowd. Since he said so, the rest didn't have other opinions.
"Who on earth is that brat? He is so young, and yet he can match that spooky old man.
How c| have never heard about him in the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom? When he was in the Crystal Mine Mountain, he showed his unmatched physical strength.
His physical power and spiritual sense are so formidable.
It looks like he is from sinfluential clan or sect," the leader of Evergreen Sect surmised.
Everyone was surprised and grew curious about the young lad.
"That brat does have incredible physical power. Is he a disciple of the Veritable Demon Sect?" Tyson queried.
He had observed Austin's strength and thought he might be affiliated with the Veritable Demon Sect, a sect which valued and focused on the cultivation of physical power.
"I know all the famous young talents of the five most prominent sects and four influential clans.
And | can tell, he is certainly not from the Veritable Demon Sect," Malick suddenly spoke.
He let out a snort, implying that there was no way Austin could be a part of prominent sects or even influential clans.
"Perhaps he is a disciple of a long secluded strong cultivator.
Or maybe an apprentice of an excellent master who had gone under the radar," the leader of Flying Fish Sect voiced out his thought.
"Guys, something is wrong with that place," Jake suddenly said.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe raised his eyebrows and pointed at somewhere.
All of them looked at the direction where Jake was pointing at.
They unleashed their spiritual sense to check what was going on.
The four Master Realm cultivators and City Guardians could perceive things within a specific range.
Violet and the other three girls hid in an illusion array.
"Is Austin coming back to us?" Tessa inquired in a delighted tone.
She was relieved to know that Austin was safe and sound.
"Perhaps that lecher is back," Dahlia uttered.
She, too, was full of expectation in Austin's safe return.
The two were hoping that Austin was coming back to them.
Since Tessa and Dahlia had weak spiritual senses, they couldn't use their spiritual senses in the lllusory Palace.
"No, master is not here.
About over thirty strong cultivators are heading this way.
They might find us soon," Violet said with a stern look.
She grew cautious and silently studied the surroundings.
After activating her beast soul energy, she could feel that a group of more than thirty people was approaching and they were warriors at the premium stage of Imperial Realm or above it. They released a strong vital energy force.
'We are all girls. If they track us down, we will be in danger, ' Violet thought with arched eyebrows.
Although she was a demonic beast, she knew that not all humans had a good heart--especially men who had nothing but lust for women.
So she would always assthe worst in every situation.
'We wouldn't be able to defend ourselves if these people try to take advantage of us or kill us, ' she thought.
Hence, she immediately sent Austin several messages through her beast soul energy.
And meanwhile, to avoid being exposed while waiting for Austin's response, she summoned over a hundred corpse generals, five corpse demons, and several scorpion-tailed leopards back into the array to completely hide their traces from the passing cultivators.