Chapter 21
The moment Michelle stepped out of the Imperial Palace, the Emperor called one of his shadow guards. "Tell the guys in the forest to make sure to finish her off in the ugliest way possible once!" he said though gritted teeth. After that, the shadow guard kneeled and disappeared.
Meanwhile, Michelle took her carriage to the middle of the Imperial City, so she could give the Empeor a chance to give orders to the men in the forest. She went into a random store and bought some simple clothes, so she wouldn't stand out, and went to the city market. There, she saw many interesting things she had never seen in her past life, and it made her smile a bit.
Originally, she only wanted to kill some time in the city, but at the moment, she was curious. And since the most interesting thing about the world was spirit energy, she concentrated on stalls with weapons with spirit stones, and stalls with books.
After walking around for a while, Michelle reached a strange alley. The stalls were much fewer in there, but something was telling Michelle that she should go there.
When Mare saw Michelle's gaze directed at the alley, she got worried. "Master, that place's dangerous," she said in a hushed tone.
Hearing that, Michelle raised a brow. "Why?" she asked, her purple eyes locked on the alley. Just like when she was at the auction house and saw Snow in an egg, she felt an uncomfortable pull towards the alley, like something was resonating with her blood.
Mare noticed Michelle's reaction, but she was still worried about going into the alley. "The alley's rumored to be under control of the Dark Lord!"
"Dark Lord?" Michelle finally turned to look at Mare. "Who's that?" Michelle asked with a questioning look on her face. For Mare to be so afraid of someone showed that he was powerful, and that highly intrigued Michelle.
"No one really knows..." Mare shook her head. "All that's known about him is that he has control over many random places, and that in those places, law is basically nonexistent, because rulers of all countries on the continent don't dare go against him."