108 Not Evil Part 1 (2/2)
”Saleen, you sure had guts just now.” Lex did not allow Saleen to continue laughing and said, ”I have already tried to stop you from talking. If I had insisted on asking Joey to save you, he would have eventually done it even if he didn’t like you.”
Saleen’s mouth twitched. He had originally wanted to say that he did not want to owe her too many favors, but he could not say that anymore, because he already owed her a huge number of favors and did not know when he would be able to finish repaying them. Instead, Saleen said, ”I was going to die anyway. He was the glorious lord who descended, so it would have been the same to me.”
When they arrived at the courtyard in the front, the small child suddenly appeared. He sent Lex and Saleen off cheerily and closed the door behind them. When Saleen entered the alley once more, he was introspective. He had experienced life and death after entering and exiting through that door.
Lex was in an upbeat mood. The ring that Joey had given her contained many items that she had needed. Items such as magic nuclei, gold pieces, combat equipment, and materials for refining magic armor.
Joey must have heard that she was going to establish a county, so he had prepared so many items.
Since things had come to this, she did not need to worry so much anymore. With the support of her teacher, Joey, and her father, she could just go ahead and establish her county. If war really started, she could take some of the burden off of her father’s shoulders as well. However, Saleen was still overly cautious, and it seemed very difficult to get him to reveal his secrets. It was a sticky situation.
”Viscountess, are you familiar with the weapons of the Deep Forest? Saleen had suddenly thought of Aini while walking beside Lex. Saleen had wanted to keep a distance from a person like Aini, and had not wanted to get too close nor offend him. But now, he felt differently. At the very least, Aini had treated him well, so he wanted to show some concern.
”You want information on Aini?” Lex knew about Saleen’s experiences, so she got straight to the point.
”Yes, when we split up, he was still at the standard of a disciple. I am afraid…”
”Don’t rush these things. I had already planned to meet with the Clyde family when I finished with my affairs. By then, you will be able to represent the Bitter Water Prefecture and deal with them, and you will have plenty of opportunities to interact with Aini.”
”I will represent the Bitter Water Prefecture?” Saleen was shocked.
”Of course, you are a mage. You need to be able to handle matters alone. Do you think I let you follow me just because I lack runners? You are from Sikeqinya, so you should be talented in business, right?”
Saleen smiled astringently because he had not received such affection before. Could his experience as a child beggar be counted as business experience? That being said, people from Sikeqinya had an intrinsic insistence, being the insistence towards contracts. If Lex asked Saleen to help her conduct business, he would definitely not steal any money from her.
The business reputation of the Sikeqinya Empire was the best in the world. It even exceeded the reputation of the country.
As the two of them spoke, they exited the alley and arrived at the main road. There was a convoy of carriages coming from the right, causing people walking on both sides of the road to dodge to one side. This convoy consisted of about fifty people, and possessed ceremonial beauty. Leading the convoy were two swordsmen. One of them wore golden armor which blinded people’s eyes beneath the sun.
Lex frowned, and said, ”Which family is this? To fancy galloping around the imperial capital, they must be tired of living.”
The convoy had passed and Lex spoke very softly, so they could not have heard anything at all. But after moving for a certain distance, the convoy stopped. Two swordsmen in golden armors rode over on horseback and stopped in front of Viscountess Lex. They pointed their whips at Saleen and said, ”This mage shall come over. Our master wishes to speak to you.”
Lex was expressionless while Saleen fumed. Wasn’t the security in the imperial capital a little too lousy? Where had these guys come from, and how dare they point their fingers at the emperor’s daughter? These two guys were in trouble. But, Saleen had just promised Joey that he would help the viscountess, so for now he needed to step forward and speak up for her.
No matter how Saleen thought about it, he found it very abrupt. Thus, his temper became quite bad and he said, ”Ask your master to scram. This is Holy Rock City.”
The swordsmen became furious when they heard that. Their murderous auras suddenly exploded, and they advanced towards Saleen.
Saleen looked at them coldly, and said, ”I can guarantee that whoever has the guts to kill me will not leave Holy Rock City alive.”
Saleen told them this in a ferocious and ruthless manner, venting all his anger on the two swordsmen. Saleen was right. If anyone dared to attack Lex, the Qin Emperor would absolutely shred them to pieces.
The two swordsmen in golden armor sneered. They set aside their horse whips and drew two long slim knives. They slashed their knives twice into the air and said, ”We shall see if a tiny mage like you can really make the things you’ve just said come true.”
Saleen had not expected the two men to really take action inside of Holy Rock City. Judging by the way they were dressed, they must have been mid-grade swordmasters. If Sika had been beside him, he would have had the confidence to be able to finish them off within ten seconds. But now, Viscountess Lex would have to fight. He truly was not suitable to be someone’s underling. A single sentence had caused the simple conflict to escalate.
But Viscountess Lex actually felt that Saleen had put those words across nicely. This was Holy Rock City, and she was the emperor’s daughter. The way the two swordsmen had behaved was sufficient for the emperor to give them both death sentences. It was their master's fault for not taking them into hand, since that was why the two swordsmen had dared to act wildly. Ten years had passed. Could all the nobles in the imperial capital be behaving like that now?
”The two of you come back,” a youthful voice came from within the horse carriage. When the two swordsmen heard that, they lowered their knives. Then they crisscrossed in front of Saleen and Lex, and rode on their horses back over to their master.
Viscountess Lex frowned. These two swordsmen were obviously from the army, given their styles and the issued equipment from the imperial capital. It was likely that a person from the upper house was in charge of them. How could a noble from the upper house be so ostentatious? Someone was bound to get a hold on him sooner or later.
Just as Lex and Saleen were leaving, the carriage doors opened. A young nobleman stepped out slowly and walked towards them. This young nobleman was about twenty years old, tall and fit. He had golden hair, and a red headband had been used to tie the hair together. He did not wear a hat. In between his high nose was a pair of dark brown eyes, and a smile that had a tinge of arrogance.
”Please stay.” Viscountess Lex became less angry when she heard the nobleman speak. He was not from the imperial capital. Even though he tried very hard to speak authentic Qin language, his words sounded very old-fashioned.