Vol 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Since I’, but I don’t need any remunerations

I only need two things

One: I will be allowed to continue to accept jobs frouild

Two: I will be allowed to use the king’s naather information

If I use an entire country’s power to search for you, I should at least be able to find out where you are, right?

Gong Hua…

―Cas

“Teacher, this is Yin Qie Zi” Owen hurriedly went forward and introduced them to each other “Yin Qie Zi, this is my teacher Zhan ∙ Chris ∙ Wollier”

Oas a little bit anxious after the introductions Yin Qie Zi had a cold personality and disliked strangers He was afraid Yin Qie Zi would be unhappy that he had brought a stranger into their box But Chris was his teacher, he was obligated to greet him He only hoped that even if Yin Qie Zi was unhappy, he wouldn’t stare at Chris with a cold expression on his face

Contrary to Owen’s expectations, Yin Qie Zi stood up and said politely, “This is the first time we’ve met hello”

Chris merely nodded in response He walked up to Mila and a rare smile came over his serious face

Mila greeted hi time no see Really, it’s just so like you to not even attend our birthday banquet! Not many people were invited in the first place”

Chris smiled and replied, “West usually doesn’t pay attention to people, but if I were to go, he would certainly coed to pull out soether with you, I’d rather not waste those minutes”

Mila pouted and protested, “Really! I wouldn’t mind if you took some of our time and came over to say hello!”

At that moment, Oalked up to Yin Qie Zi and whispered in his ear, “Teacher is pretty indifferent to people He’s not deliberately ignoring you Don’t take it to heart!”

Yin Qie Zi didn’t o, Chris had barely spoken a word to him… In retrospect, they had probably never spoken to each other at all

“Well, have you looked at the Leaf’s listing yet?”

Yin Qie Zi paused and asked back, “Listing?”

“The auction’s catalog has inforlanced around and exclaimed, “There, it’s on the table!”

Owen picked up the catalog and flipped through it He quickly found the page he was looking for He read out loud, “Leaf Bright, white skin Pleasant features Healthy body with no defects Blue hair Height is 175 centimeters… That tall? Don’t tell me the Leaf really is male?”

Yin Qie Zi rolled his eyes at Owen and responded, “Not necessarily Leaves are quite siht as there aren’t any sex related differences between males and females Even if they stood in front of you, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell which one is male or female”

“So that’s how it is!” Owen understood and continued reading, “Has spirit charmer abilities Gentle, won’t attack without reason… They’ve written thison the Leaf’s sex”

Before Yin Qie Zi could reply, Mila cut in, “What are you worried about? The Leaf isn’t for you in any case”

Owento do with ht? At the lare at me The Leaf is definitely male Happy?”

“You are planning on buying the Leaf?” Chris asked suddenly

Mila and Owen both turned to look at Chris Owen nodded and said yes, he then asked curiously, “Teacher, what did you come here to buy? Weapons?”

“The Leaf”

Oas shocked upon hearing that answer He hadn’t expected Chris to be after the Leaf as well “Teacher, you’re planning to buy the Leaf too? What do you plan on doing with the Leaf, make them into a spirit charmer?”

Chris thought for a bit and replied, “There’s no harht it, it’ll be fine if you let me borrow it for a few days”

If it had been anyone else saying those words, Oould have already punched them in the face But it had been Chris, the coiment He was known for his strict self-discipline both inside and outside their country Whenever soon of discipline and strict values, the coiment would come up nine out of ten times

Exactly as a co a Leaf for a few days? Even if Oanted to think of a decent and honest reason, he couldn’t come up with one If his teacher wanted to turn the Leaf into a spirit charmer, exactly what could he hope to acco strong spirit charmers With Chris’ authority as a co ones transferred over to him Why would he need to borrow a Leaf?

Owen refused to believe that it was because Chris coveted the Leaves’ beauty He’d rather believe that his teacher was going to bring the Leaf home and make it into a delicious meal

“I have so Owen and Mila’s strange expressions, Chris offered a short explanation

Owen and Mila were still doubtful; Yin Qie Zi had also caught onto a slight hint of danger in Chris’ answer The topic that was most relevant to the Leaves would be information on the Flower

Chris looked at Owen and explained in a coaching voice, “The Danyas are obsessed with the Leaves Even though they’ve already received ten Leaves as peace offerings, they’ve actually requested to come to the auction to bid on another one I want to understand the reason why they are so obsessed with the Leaves”

Owen understood, but then asked puzzledly, “Isn’t it because the Leaves’ beautiful appearances are well-suited to their tastes?”

“I don’t believe it’s that siation, Xi Zong once had around 2000 registered Leaf slaves Nowadays, the nu doesn’t even aht by the Danyas They had paid prices her than the market value to forcefully obtain most of those Leaves A simple infatuation with the Leaves’ appearances doesn’t explain the Danya’s stubborn attachment to them”

Chris suddenly paused and turned to his student In a serious voice, he said, “Owen, you need to rereatest eneh we have once successfully pushed back their invasion, it doesn’t ainst them next time! You always have to treat them as your enemies!”

Oasn’t the slightest bit surprised Chris’ hatred for the Danyas weren’t any news to hihtened and replied, “Yes!”

Owen then motioned with a hand “Teacher, please sit”

“You don’t need tohis head “I’ll leave after I take a look around You can go attend to that friend of yours”

“Haha! What are you talking about, Teacher? I don’t need to attend to him He can take care of himself”

While laughing, Owen turned around to look Sure enough, Yin Qie Zi had already sat down and washis own business Owen didn’t knohether to sht Even in front of the coi his attitude He was exactly like a cold and arrogant prince who disliked associating with others On the other hand, the actual prince of Zhan Yan, Prince Edward, wasn’t the least bit cold or arrogant

Mila immediately wheeled herself towards Yin Qie Zi and started chatting with hiant Otherwise, he would leave a bad impression on Chris

In reality, Chris had already taken notice of Yin Qie Zi It was hard for people to ignore that head of silvery-purple hair What Chris had focused on, however, was Yin Qie Zi’s eyes That pair of red eyes…

He frowned and asked Yin Qie Zi, “Why are your eyes red?”

Yin Qie Zi was startled by the question Usually, people would ask about his hair color They never ainst all his expectations, Chris just had to pay attention to his eyes!

He pretended to be unperturbed and replied, “I have Leaf ancestry”

Chris’ frown deepened at those words Just when he was about to ask in detail, the door to the box opened Everyone inside looked reflexively at the door

“Owen, let me introduce you to someone This is Jin Qi Er, our friend from Danya―”

Edalked into the box, only noticing Chris when he was almost finished with his sentence His eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the commander, suddenly at a loss of what to do The Danyas were standing right behind hio back the way he came

Yin Qie Zi glanced calmly at Edward’s party He i beside Edward Cas earing the uniforuard, hisclose behind Edward, as if he were the personal guard of the prince

Yin Qie Zi widened his eyes upon seeing Cas, but he kneouldn’t be good for him to appear surprised He quickly withdrew his eyes and nervously turned his head He only hoped no one had discovered his abnormal behavior

In co skills were far better than Yin Qie Zi’s Cas acted as if he didn’t know the other at all He lanced at Yin Qie Zi’s conspicuous silvery-purple hair; a co that sort of hair color for the first time

“This man here is Zhan ∙ Chris ∙ Wollier The coie, Edward proceeded to introduce both sides “This is Jin Qi Er, an emissary from Danya”

When the group of Danyas walked into the roo the doorfra feeling into the room The box was supposed to hold around fifteen people, but it was already feeling croith just ten people inside

The Danya who stood at the front was Jin Qi Er He se, “Commander Chris is very well-known in my country”

Chris only snorted coldly He turned and instructed Owen, “After you buy the Leaf, re his order, without saying goodbye to anyone

At Chris’ sudden departure, even Edward, as skilled atup his size Commander Chris must be in a bad mood”

Owen and Mila blinked at his answer If worded like that, then Chris had probably been in a bad mood for the past twenty years Whenever anyone mentioned the Danyas in front of Chris, his expression would turn ugly They should feel lucky that he hadn’t started adht then and there

Owen turned around to look at Yin Qie Zi, wanting to poke fun at Edward’s distress with hily as Chris’ He had no idea why the other was unhappy again On second thought, Yin Qie Zi si with people Since there were so ers inside the box, it was natural for him to be unhappy

Owen sighed to himself It would be best if they could buy the Leaf quickly and go home

“Ahehed and said, “Owen, since we had decided to come to the auction on the spur of the moment, the attendant at the front couldn’t find an empty box for us I didn’t have the heart to push him, so I decided we could just share the same box I hope there isn’t a problem?”

…Of course there’s a big problelare They were aiether in the saet into a fight?

Edward instantly noticed Owen’s strange expression Although he kne to take a hint, he couldn’t just turn around and leave

Moreover, Owen kne to conduct himself appropriately when needed In front of the Danya emissaries, he couldn’t siood a relationshi+p he had with Edward

“No probleet to slap his friend on the back a few tith either

Edward barelyup blood at the force of Owen’s slaps He glared at Owen out of the corner of his eyes He then ordered the attendant standing in the roo inin sos”

The attendant i as he was told Not only was he extremely respectful, his movements were also quick and efficient He understood that he was surrounded by nobles whom he couldn’t afford to offend

Everyone was already seated Even Fenny, adown beside Mila The only one as still standing was Cas He stood beside Edward, looking especially cold His whole person seemed to meld in with the shadows

Seeing that Cas was the only one standing, Jin Qi Er couldn’t resist telling Edward, “Your guard is a skillful man worthy of respect”

Edward laughed and said, “Indeed, Left Eye is very skilled”

Seeing that Edward did not plan on ordering Cas to sit, Jin Qi Er beca, every person in his entourage was his subordinate, but he would never allow theht, this was probably one of the differences between their cultural practices The palace of the hu their duty

This was very different from what he was used to In Danya, skillful experts were the most respected members of society

At thatout plates of food and drinks like a rapidly s on the table Edward smiled and picked one up “Finally Let’s see if there are any interesting items at this auction”

Jin Qi Er followed and picked up another copy of the catalog Despite this, he wasn’t especially interested in the listings He had a clear target for this auction There was no need for hi else

Seeing Cas standing beside Edward, Yin Qie Zi was finally sure that he was the prince’s subordinate Looking at Cas’ indifferent expression now and reo… It was quite difficult for Yin Qie Zi to accustom himself to the difference

“Yin Qie Zi”

Hearing his na at hi whether or not to speak He could guess why she was troubled He quietly said to her, “You don’t need to fight with the Danyas over the Leaf I don’t mind”

Mila nodded and said, “I’m very sorry”

“It doesn’t matter”

Owen leaned forith a bitter expression on his face Gritting his teeth, he whispered back, “It doesn’t matter? How simple you two have made it out to be! Did you hear what Teacher said tothe Leaf to him after I buy it! H-he knew the Danyas were also here to bid on the Leaf, so what do you think he meant by those words?”