Chapter 218 - 174 : Danger On The Way (1/2)

”Who might you be?”

Emily tried to politely ask Arthur but it was apparent that she didn't have a good impression of this mysterious woman, who her brother was suddenly attracted to.

”I'm merely a cultivator like everyone else here.”

Arthur chuckled inside and answered the cautious Emily, who was overfriendly to the red-haired youth but refused to trust him, the master of that youth.

”How do you know my brother?”

”Emily, stop it.”

Kithel reprimanded his little sister, which caused her to begrudgingly nod her head and snort, unsatisfied about not getting any answer. Arthur felt someone inspecting his body, but he pretended not to feel anything since Emily won't be able to find his real Realm. To begin with, he was at the Peak of the Divine Realm after possessing the old man, and for the body he was possessing, it isn't strange for it to be at the Divine Realm since there are a few rogue cultivators who have reached the God Realm but their overall prowess is weak compared to old Gods belonging to the clans and sects.

Kithel wasn't able to take his eyes off Arthur, which was kind of uncomfortable, but was still bearable, for now, at least. It didn't seem like the young man was going to leave anytime soon as his attention was focused wholly on the woman next to him, so it could only mean that he would leave when she does, which why Arthur decided to go after a bit. He was waiting for no one and having Kithel accompany him out would ease things out between him and the Kang Elders, who will probably want an explanation.

Two hours quietly passed with Emily still giving angry glances at Arthur and Kithel maintained that mesmerized look, as if he couldn't bear to look away. Arthur started to ponder if this young man was struck by love at first sight, however, that may seem too far-fetched unless his tastes are unusually low for a genius like him.

The woman he was staring at finally moved, snapping Kithel out of his daze and alerting Emily, as for the crowd, they have long since stopped paying attention to the duo, what's more, important for them is the spots which could give them a one in a lifetime chance to obtain a good fortune.

”Miss, did you decide to try out your chance?”

Arthur shook his head and answered while maintaining a friendly smile

”No, it's time for me to leave.”

”Then please, let me accompany out of the tomb, it's a road filled with dangerous beasts.”

'Ugh I guess men here are more straightforward than I expected.'

Arthur wasn't a smooth talker and he didn't win Lucy's heart by sweet talking so he found it weird when he was the target of such things.

Arthur didn't have any reason to refuse, in fact, he was waiting for Kithel to say that. With the young man leading the way and Emily walking behind him, starring with dagger-eyes at his back, they marched out of the main palace.

It didn't take long before they got out of the large area containing the ruins. The short trip was filled by silence, an awkward silence that Kithel didn't mind, as for Emily, she started ignoring Arthur and went back to her usual curious attitude, looking around left and right.

Arthur remembered the uneasy feeling of earlier and had to make some kind of precaution, so he halted his steps, startling both his companions. Without any notice, he took out the black book out of his waist and motioned for the golem to fuse with it.

A red fog surrounded the golem and in an instant, the red-haired youth emerged, making both the brother and sister flabbergasted, especially Emily, who rubbed her eyes multiple times, unable to believe who's in front of her.

”H-How did you appear..”

”We meet again, Miss Emily, Sir Kithel.”

The youth bowed politely to the duo then stood next to the woman, making them realize what the situation actually was.

”Swain! It's actually you!”

Delighted to see her new friend again, Emily leaped at the youth to hug him but the red-haired youth, who was named Swain by Emily, dodged her 'attack' as if he was used to it.

”Do you two know each other?”

Kithel cleverly asked Swain since his he was closer to the youth than the woman, he hoped that their relationship wasn't a romantic one but if Arthur were to hear his thoughts, he would surely burst out in laughter.

”My apologies for the late introduction, this lady here is my master.”

This made the duo startled again, especially Emily, who furrowed her brows in confusion. It isn't rare to see servants but most of them are usually weaker than their master, however, in this case, the woman was clearly weaker than Swain, who was even stronger than her, the real genius of the Kang Family.