Vol 2 Chapter 9 (2/2)
Anselo looked at him somewhat astonished and asked, “You still want hiry?”
“…” Owen and Gaordlessly turned to stare at Anselo They suddenly realized that this fellow’s ability to read the atmosphere was even worse than Yin Qie Zi’s
“All right, all right!” Edward immediately smiled to diffuse the situation “In any case, the Danyas wanting to gift Yin Qie Zi with a Leaf has nothing to do with us There’s no reason for us to go and create trouble Let’s go to the drawing room and discuss hoe’ll protect the Leaves! Those assassins have had ht these past few days Now that I have all of you here as bodyguards, I finally feel lighter”
“Are you joking?” Anselo shook his head and asked, “How can you actually use us as bodyguards?”
“…”
Owen and Gawain stared blankly at Anselo They weren’t especially close to the latter Atformal banquets But they never knew Anselo was the kind of person who blurted out anything that was on their mind He didn’t seem like the son of an aristocratic family at all
Edward however, wasn’t all that surprised He had gotten to know Anselo’s character fros the latter often said “It isn’t as siuys here, those assassins would have to think carefully about whether they can afford to clash with you over the peace offerings”
Anselo thought over Edward’s words and nodded in agreement
Edward turned to Owen and said, “Ohy don’t you take Yin Qie Zi to meet the Danya e room afterwards”
Owen shrugged and replied, “All right, I’ll go over soon Try not to discuss too many secrets while I’m not there!”
“Don’t worry,” Edward said “We’ll discuss plenty of secrets without you around”
Owen ai to Yin Qie Zi The two of theinal destination
“Who is Anselo?” Yin Qie Zi couldn’t resist asking
“He’s the son of the coiet to see him in public However, Edward and hie for him to come to the palace and inquire about the current situation Though, I really doubt he would be able to pry anything out of Edward There’s afrom him instead!”
Yin Qie Zi hadn’t expected Anselo to coround Anselo wasn’t dressed extravagantly, in fact, his outfit was lanced at Owen and snapped, “Can’t you aristocrats at least dress like aristocrats? Even your personalities don’t seem like ones aristocrats should possess!”
“Haha!” Owen said while laughing, “We all come from military faid rules of the aristocracy Rather than us, you’re the one who seems more like an aristocrat”
“…I’m not an aristocrat!”
“True” Owen looked around left and right and said quietly, “You’re a Flower Does thatof the Leaves?”
Yin Qie Zi paused for a bit and replied sharply, “Where are you going with yourof the Leaves The king is called the Leaf Lord”
“Is that so?” Owen scratched his face and added, “But the Leaves should listen to you orders, right? You’re their guardian spirit In the end, your position ’s!”
“…I don’t know if they’ll listen to me or not” Yin Qie Zi frowned and said, “The Floould never give orders to the Leaves”
“Huh? Then does that mean the Floould listen to the Leaves’ coeneral? Would you follow the orders of the Leaf Lord to protect the tribe?”
“No!” Yin Qie Zi explained brusquely, “Don’t even try to use human systems to explain the Flower’s existence The Flower isn’t human, nor is it Leaf The Flower is a physical spirit! It’s si command the Spirit of War? Would the Spirit of War command you?”
“The Spirit of War would never stand in front of me and speak to me He doesn’t really exist,” Owen replied
“That’s because you humans don’t really believe in His existence”
“What?” Owen stared at him in shock
“Jin Qi Er’s here Be quiet”
Owen turned to look A tall and strong Danya alking towards them Who else could it be but Jin Qi Er?
The Danya walked right up to the, “I heard you’re joining the forces that are going to protect the Leaves?”
Yin Qie Zi didn’t knohat Jin Qi Er orried about and explained simply, “Don’t worry No matter what happens, you’ll have your medicine in teeks”
Jin Qi Er frohen he heard Yin Qie Zi’s reply, but he wasn’t in a position to say hly, “I hope you will uphold your promise”
Yin Qie Zi nodded without hesitation He really did plan on keeping his promise Even if Jin Qi Er didn’t want to accept the medicine for some reason, he would find a way to make the other take the medicine back with him to Danya
“Then please follow me” Jin Qi Er motioned with his hand
“Yin Qie Zi, you can go with hio look for Edward and the others,” Owen said hurriedly
Yin Qie Zi nodded in assent
Owen turned around to leave but suddenly re a few steps He immediately turned to yell, “Remember to let me see the Leaf after you choose one! Don’t run off by yourself!”
Yin Qie Zi replied with an eye-roll He then added tetchily, “I have to go look for Prince Edward afterwards and see how he’s going to station the guards How am I supposed to run off by myself?”
“That’s true!” Owen left, assured at Yin Qie Zi’s reply
Yin Qie Zi couldn’t help but shake his head Oas still concerned about which Leaf he was going to select It seemed like Anselo wasn’t the only one as unskilled at prying the information he desired out of other people Owen probably delivered infore to the prince all the time
“Why are you here to protect the Leaves?” Jin Qi Er asked confusedly, before suggesting, “If possible, I can have one of my subordinates take your place”
Yin Qie Zi shook his head and said, “You can’t do that I’ tested, for…” He hesitated, but continued, “For the hand of Warlord Paladin’s daughter”
Jin Qi Er stared at hi the reason behind Yin Qie Zi’s presence in the palace A faint smile appeared on his face and he nodded “So it’s for a woht for their woman by themselves Then I won’t probe anymore I hope you will balance both of your tasks wisely”
Is he still worried? Yin Qie Zi nodded his head impatiently
Probably noticing that Yin Qie Zi was beco impatient, Jin Qi Er ended the conversation and led Yin Qie Zi toward the prison where the Leaves were being held
The prison wasn’t very far away; they arrived therea turn
Yin Qie Zi was surprised when he heard Jin Qi Er declare that they were there This wasn’t the saht he snuck into the palace The place they were at right noas a rooh there were a dozen soldiers standing outside the rooreat prison to keep people in
“What’s wrong?”
Yin Qie Zi frowned and replied, “Nothing, I just expected them to be locked up in a prison”
“They were kept in the prison before, but I asked for a change of place,” Jin Qi Er explained “There’s no reason to keep these Leaves locked up in a prison They aren’t dangerous Unless someone provoked them, they would never make the first move and attack Moreover, the prison environood if they become sick”
“I see”
When they walked up to the door, Jin Qi Er greeted the guards stationed outside A guard stepped up and opened the door for them Besides an outer wooden door, there was also an innerthe entrance After both doors were opened for them, Jin Qi Er and Yin Qie Zi walked inside the room
Once he was inside, Yin Qie Zi found his eyes drawn to the Leaves Disregarding the fact that they wore lost expressions on their faces, Yin Qie Zi still found that the Leaves weren’t as dazzling to the eyes as they hen they lived in the forests Even if that were the case, he couldn’t move his eyes away from the Leaves
The room they were in was especially spacious with ten beds placed inside So on the beds, others were standing near the s The eren’t the norlass kind, rather, s The Leaves were also bound by handcuffs and fetters around their wrists and ankles The chains that linked their fetters together were short Much less running away, they had difficulty justaround the room
The Leaves didn’t react much to their arrival; some didn’t even bother to look at them
Suddenly, a red-haired Leaf stood up and exclaimed, “It’s you!”
…damn it!
Yin Qie Zi recognized her as well He had cootten that one of the Leaves had seen hiht
What was he going to do now?