Eternal Thief

In the biggest pavilion of the Wild Hungry Pavilion, eight youths were sitting around a jade table, and a few elves were pouring wine for them. They all have the air of nobility and their auras were powerful.

Especially a six-meter-tall giant clad in silver imperial robes with the symbol of a golden dragon on his back. His masculine body was like a mountain, and his handsome white face wore an arrogant smile. His gray eyes were cold, and his long black hair draped over his wide shoulder.

This was the fourth Imperil Prince of the Mortal Sky Heart Empire, Zion Skylar. The Skylar Clan belonged to the Skylar Giant Race, as they were known for their powerful raw physical strength and mysterious bloodline abilities. No other race could compete with them for the throne of the Sky Heart Plains, and they were ruling the Sky Heart Plains for thousands of years without any opponent.

The Imperial Family was completely unfathomable, and no one knew their true strength, and whoever dared to provoke them had vanished from history without any trace.

The other youths sitting with Zion also have powerful backgrounds and they were his loyal supporters.

At this moment, the fat Pavilion Master and his men enter the pavilion with hidden anger in their eyes.

Following the Pavilion Master, they all bowed toward Zion.

"It is a blessing of nine generations that my Wild Hungry Pavilion visited by His Imperial Highness!" Pavilion Master respectfully said.

Zion smiled with a hint of arrogance and nodded, "Pavilion Master is very humble. I hope I haven't caused trouble for you."

'Bastard!' Pavilion Master cursed Zion for his shamelessness, but he maintained his fake polite smile and shook his head, "How could that be? It's a blessing that Your Highness visited; I can definitely brag about it for a lifetime in front of my peers."

"Hahaha, you are really candid, Pavilion Master. I heard about your famous High-Grade-7 Sun Rendering Cuisine that only you can cook, so I came here to have a taste. I wonder if you honor me with your personal spiritual cooking." Zion smilingly said while sipping on his wine.

The others in the Pavilion Master's expressions changed slightly because they knew the Sun Rendering Cuisine was something the Pavilion Master created after his lifetime of work.

Furthermore, to cook this entire cuisine, which has eight dishes, the Pavilion Master was required to use his own longevity for each of them, and it was a ridiculous amount at that.

So, Zion asking him to cook it for eight people was asking for him for at least five thousand years of his life, which might probably cripple his cultivation, and he would never advance to the next realm.

They wanted to retort, but the Pavilion Master spoke first as his smile didn't vanish at all, "If it's what your Highness wants, it'll be my honor to serve you and also a blessing for my Sun Rendering Cuisine to be consumed by the imperial family. Please wait. I'll make arrangements. If you have anything else, please don't hesitate to ask."

He bowed and turned around, but his smile had vanished, and killing intent flashed past his tiny eyes before bitterness replaced it. He was really helpless against the imperial family, and if he offended, there would be an endless stream of trouble. If he was alone, he might not give two shits about it, but his disciples and close friends would also be affected, which he didn't want.

Once the Pavilion Master and his entourage exit the pavilion, Zion excuses the attendants, and once they are alone, all of them burst into laughter filled with ridicule.

"I really never thought that that fatty would submit so easily. He didn't even give my father a face when he asked him to cook the Sun Rendering Cuisine. Your Highness, you have my eternal admiration!" A skinny human raises his glass towards Zion. He was the son of the Golden Kingdom duke, Cayden, and this visit was mostly because of him.

"Hmph, as long as he didn't want to live his life in misery, even his ancestor would have to submit." Zion's humble smile was replaced with a disdainful sneer. Who would dare to offend his clan in this day and age?

"Hehe, it's all thanks to his highness might." A demon belonged to another duke household from the empire chucked.

They all laugh and toast to Zion and feed his vanity more.

"Your highness please forgive my bluntness, I want to know if you're here for my sister?" A blond hair handsome human asked, he was the crown prince of the Golden Lion Kingdom and Riana's eldest brother, Samson and he was in charge of receiving Zion. Furthermore, he was also jealous of his sister's talent.

Zion nodded, "Brother Samson, I won't hide it from you. I'm really here to escort Princess Riana back to the Sky Abyss Secret Realm of our imperial family. Since she will be a member of our family, she is qualified to enter. But I didn't see her anywhere."

A hint of displeasure appeared in Zion's eyes towards the end.

Samson sighed helplessly as he said, "She's still being childish and serving in the Navy. Even I won't see her in months, and she won't listen to my father either. But don't worry, this time, since it's an imperial edict, she won't cause trouble."

"It would be best for all of us if it's true. My eldest imperil brother didn't want to give her any hardship, but he also didn't want to restrict her freedom. But his graciousness has a limit." Zion subtly stated as he was clearly warning Samson.

Everyone knows about the marriage between the Imperial Crown Prince and the Golden Lion Princess. But for some reason, the princess never visited the empire's capital; instead, she became a soldier, which was a huge disgrace to the imperial family's prestige.

Yet, the crown prince allowed it, showing his magnanimity and earning praise from many.

Only the imperial and the golden lion royal family know Riana's true feelings, but in front of the towering empire, she was nothing but insignificant.

The others also didn't comment on this since this matter wasn't something they could get involved in, and this made Zion displeased.

Suddenly, they all sensed something and looked at the entrance, and at this moment, an elf attendant ran in and hastily said, "Y-your highness, Pavilion Master wanted to see you hastily. Someone has robbed the entire Wild Hungry Pavilion!"

"What?!" Zion and others were flabbergasted when they heard this absurd news.

Cayden suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Are you trying to find an excuse not to serve his Highness the Sun Rendering Cuisine?"

Zion's expression darkened as it was very possible.

"N-no! I…I don't know. Please come with me and see for yourself!" She panicked and quickly said as she didn't know what to do.

"Wait! Where is my storage bracelet?!" Another human in Zion ground was horrified when he noticed his storage bracelet was gone, and he frantically started to look over.

"What?! My ring is also gone!" This was Crown Prince Samson as he also looked at his own storage ring, and it was also gone.

Following these, two others quickly looked at their own storage devices, and their expression went pale because all of them were gone.

"W-who…who did this!???" Zion howled furiously as his own storage was gone!

No one knows that this incident was just one of the many that were going to shake the entire Sky Heart Plains!