Clever plan

  At this moment, Tasia has completed another magic spell. After she finished reciting the long magic incantation, she waved her short wand and several huge ice blocks smashed into the bottom of the lake without warning.

  Only a deafening crash was heard, and the frozen lake surface that had just been frozen by her was shattered. The lake water splashed several meters high, but there was nothing, as if the few tentacles that had stretched out of the lake earlier were just an illusion. However, at this moment, two Temple Knights had already disappeared forever, and two Temple Knights' corpses lay on the lakeside, their deaths simply too gruesome to behold.

  For a moment, everyone present felt a chill run down their spine. Although each of them had mentally prepared themselves for the possibility that they might not be able to leave the Temple once they entered, who would have thought that four Temple Knights would actually sacrifice themselves in such a place?

  Tasia couldn't help but feel secretly relieved, and for some reason, she even felt a little grateful to the Temple Knights who had come to peep at her while she was bathing. If it weren't for these guys being suddenly discovered by her, and if she had gone down to bathe without knowing anything, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

  At this time, Alfred heard the commotion from this side and brought several Temple Knights over. Seeing the scene before him, he was taken aback for a moment and couldn't help but say: "Miss Tasia, what... exactly is going on..."

  Tasia furrowed her brow and didn't speak, she retreated slowly to Alfred's side under the guard of two Temple Knights in front of her, then said: "There must be some kind of demon beast inside this lake, four Temple Knights have already been sacrificed just now."

  She didn't mention why she and several Templar Knights appeared here, but instead briefly described the situation just now.

  Alfred's scalp was tingling, and he couldn't care about these details. He knew that the demon beast that could easily kill four Temple Knights would not be an ordinary creature they had encountered on this road, but probably some kind of ancient ferocious beast. Moreover, with the Divine Palace in front of them, his worries deepened. At this point, he only waved his hand and ordered several Temple Knights to quickly collect the bodies of the two dead Temple Knights and retreat back to the camp temporarily. This time, however, no one dared to jump into the lake to take a bath.

  Du Fan saw that everyone else had retreated back to the camp, and only then did he carefully get up from the ground. This time, he didn't care about the pain, quickly took out a "Swift Technique" magic scroll and slapped it on himself, before turning around and running back to the camp in a flash. After arriving at the camp, he only then discovered that his entire body was soaked through. The scene from just now was still vivid in his mind, making him feel chilled to the bone.

  Du Fan could imagine that if he hadn't carefully used a conceal breath magic scroll on himself just now, then at this moment he would probably already be a corpse.

  It wasn't long before a Templar Knight came to invite Du Fan over for discussion, Du Fan knew in his heart what had happened, and didn't dare to drag his feet, so he quickly followed the Templar Knight out.

  When they arrived at the campsite, dozens of Templar Knights were holding swords and staring in the direction of the lake, while Alfred and others stood by the bonfire with furrowed brows.

  When Du Fan came over, several people nodded slightly as a greeting, and then Alfred told the story first.

  Although Du Fan had long known what had happened, he couldn't let others know that he had also gone to peep at Tasia just now, so he could only show a shocked expression and said: "Something like this has actually happened, so several adults, what should we do now?"

  Alfred sighed and said nothing.

  Tasya still looks like an iceberg beauty.

  Nicholas furrowed his brow for a moment, and said lightly: "If I'm not mistaken, this thing should be a kind of aquatic demon beast, called an octopus. It's said that such a demon beast should only exist in the vast ocean, but why it would appear in a place like this is beyond me."

  Du Fan Dao: "Then how should we deal with this demon beast?"

  Nicholas hesitated for a moment, saying: "This water-attribute demon beast, as long as it can be made to leave the water, its power will greatly decrease, and at that time there will naturally be a way to deal with it. However, the current problem is... we have no way of making it leave the water."

  Du Fan nodded slowly and said, "Since we can't deal with it, then let's not deal with it. There's no need to waste our strength on this demon beast. After all, our mission is the most important thing."

  Nicholas thought for a moment, slowly shaking his head and said: "No, from the time we entered this valley, everything that has happened was already destined. Now that we've encountered this demon beast, it means that it must have some connection with the Divine Palace. Perhaps this is even a test given to us by the Supreme God."

  Du Fan inwardly despised Nicolas, although he believed in the existence of gods in this world. However, he never believed that gods would watch over every person. With millions and millions of people on earth, how much time would it take for a god to keep an eye on each one? As for the so-called trials of the gods, Du Fan was also skeptical. In his memory, many people in the Imperial City seemed to have undergone trials that were merely a grand play arranged by the Sacred Tribunal.

  Nicholas saw that Du Fan was speechless, so he continued, "Let's make arrangements to take action. This time I will also take action and strive to solve that beast as soon as possible, lest the night is long and dreams are many, and tomorrow morning we still have to enter the Temple of God."

  Du Fan looked at Nicholas' firm expression and suddenly sighed: "Nicholas, I think this matter is not urgent."

  Nicholas let out an "oh" and looked at Du Fan.

  Du Fan spread his hands and said, "The fortune of the Divine Palace is unpredictable, and we don't know how many more opponents are following behind us. If we were to fight this demon beast with all our might in a place like this, even if we win, I'm afraid we won't be able to get anything from the Divine Palace."

  Nicholas nodded slightly and after a moment said: "So what are you going to do?"

  Du Fan said: "Didn't I say so from the beginning? We can arrange for someone to deal with our pursuers, but looking at it now, we don't need to make any arrangements. With just a little guidance, they will naturally fall into a desperate situation. After they've dealt with that beast, we'll suddenly appear and reap the benefits. Isn't that even better?"

  The three remaining people looked at each other, and for a moment they couldn't speak. Although this plan was brilliant, it was too sinister and venomous, not something that a devout follower of the Light God could do.

  Du Fan saw their expressions, cursed a few sentences of hypocrisy and shame in his heart, and then continued: "If you gentlemen think this plan is not good, then you don't have to intervene. As long as you give me a Temple Knight, I can solve this matter alone. In this way, even if I fail to complete the task in the end, it will not affect our strength at all. What do you gentlemen think?"

  Nicholas hesitated for a moment and finally nodded: "So what are you going to do?"

  Du Fan smiled faintly and said: "What's there to worry about? You gentlemen just need to find a safe place to watch a good show, that's all."

  Alfred exchanged a brief glance with several others, although they didn't quite believe that Dufan bringing a Templar knight could accomplish anything, but they considered it, and even if Dufan's actions failed, it wouldn't have much impact on the overall situation. The few of them nodded in agreement, and all agreed to go along with it.

  Alfred glanced at Dufan and said, "Dufan, which Holy Temple Knight do you want?"

  Du Fan smiled lightly and rubbed his hands for a moment before saying in a low voice: "Ferris."

  The next morning, Du Fan sat at the entrance of the valley, on a sofa that had been transformed by Tasia's magic. Although it looked out of place in the mountain pass, this was what Du Fan had requested.

  At the same time, in front of him was an ancient and simple dining table, on which a luxurious tea set was placed. At this moment, Du Fan was slowly brewing a cup of Southern Red Tea contributed by a Knight Templar with that tea set. Every time the boiling water cooled down, he would casually snap his fingers, shooting out several small fireballs from his fingertips to heat up the pot of water.

  After sipping a few mouthfuls of red tea, Du Fan slowly stood up and poured another cup of tea into the empty cup in front of him. He furrowed his brow and said loudly, "Since the honored guest has arrived, why must you hide? Are you afraid that I, Du Fan, have set some kind of trap for you?"

  As soon as the words fell, a faint sigh came from afar, and Aldras's figure, radiating silver light, slowly appeared in Dufan's line of sight. He seemed to be walking very slowly, but in less than an instant, he was already standing opposite Dufan.

  Ardas sat down without any courtesy, picked up the red tea in front of him and took a light sip, saying: "Good tea!"

  Du Fan smiled faintly and said, "Of course it's good tea. After walking in the icy snow for over a dozen days, suddenly having a mouthful of hot tea to drink, how is it? Lord Orudas, do you feel excited or agitated?"

  A'erdashi slightly shook his head, but didn't answer the question. Instead, he counter-questioned: "Du Fan, if I'm not mistaken, your strength should be at level three, right? But after I deliberately concealed my tracks, how did you manage to discover me?"