Chapter 541 (1/2)

Working Alone (2)

Other people might not have sprawled in such an uncivilised manner on the steps like that. Not even if there was no one around.

Athena was not one of them. She still would’ve sat down even if there were other people, she didn’t think it was uncivilised. She was from the fox tribe, she wasn’t human.

The beastmen did not have so many rules, unlike humans. They loved being close to nature, they often sat on the floor. Ye Lang often saw this at the tiger tribal lands, he often sat on the floor to talk to Tigress.

“Master, did you succeed?”

Athena wanted to ask this question but didn’t at the same time. She felt like such tranquillity was rare and there was a saying-- no sound is better than sound.

In the end, she did not speak. She did not want to break the silence, for it was the kind that calmed her soul.

She remained quiet, so did Ye Lang. He wasn’t savouring the silence, he was just spacing out as he waited for Coldblood Seven.

Time passed slowly on this quiet night until two girls emerged from the darkness.

When Coldblood Five and Seven arrived, they found it peculiar to see Ye Lang and Athena sitting like that. Athena was slowly flicking her tail, sitting silently.

There were one cute fox girl and a budding young adult. On Earth, this would have been an interesting scene.

The fox and the clueless scholar…

Though you couldn’t deny that there was an other-worldly beauty to this. Coldblood Five and Seven were mesmerized for a moment by this.

“Little idiot, what’s up?” asked Coldblood Seven very directly. She’d been briefed a little about how he escaped from the palace so she was worried.

“Alright, everyone’s here. Then we shall start discussing our next move,” said Ye Lang solemnly as he sat up.

However, they did not seem to care that he was being very solemn. A question was raised.

“Discuss what? You should first tell us what is going on, how did Zhao Yarou find out? And how did you escape from the palace?” Coldblood Seven wanted to know what happened in the palace.

“It’s simple. Athena, you were right. Zhao Yarou had long known about my true identity, she knew from the start,” said Ye Lang with a shrug. An explanation was necessary after all.

“So she did! I knew she was being weird. But I still don’t understand- she could’ve acted a lot earlier, why did she wait?” Athena frowned.

“It’s simple too. She was not sure that she could catch me before this, that’s why she decided to act as if she didn’t know me,” said Ye Lang. This answer was given by Zhao Yarou and he thought it was true too.