Ch.28 Given to
for Free?
Luo Nan nodded but didn’t speak.
Seeing his rather cold attitude, Shion’s heart trembled. She mistakenly assud Luo Nan was dissatisfied with her apology and cautiously asked:
“Mr. Crow, are you injured? Shall I call a healer to examine you? Also…”
“Wait, I’m not injured and don’t need an examination,” Luo Nan interrupted Shion, glancing at the little wolf girl still convulsing on the ground, her cries now reduced to intermittent gasps. “First, stop punishing her—it’s hurting my ears.”
“Alright.”
“Ah… ha… ha…”
As the punishnt emanating from the slave collar ceased, Zhixia could finally catch her breath slightly. She struggled as if trying to stand up, but the prolonged punishnt had left her limbs weak, forcing her to eventually arch her back and kneel on the ground.
Her small face lifted, her glacier-blue eyes blazing with fury. Her sharp little fangs bit tightly into her lip, resembling an untad wild wolf—a stark contrast to the other Snow Wolf Maids cowering in the corner, huddled with their heads down.
‘Why is this girl glaring at
like that? I’m clearly the victim here! Besides, I even stopped her punishnt.’
Feeling Zhixia’s gaze, Luo Nan felt a chill down his spine—he sensed this female protagonist now held a grudge against him.
‘What bad luck—not only did I beco a hostage and suffer, but now I’m resented by one of the heroines, the imnsely powerful Silver Moon Sky Wolf.’
‘I shouldn’t have co to this damn place—curiosity killed this young master!’
‘No, no, I can’t just leave like this. If I ignore this, she’ll definitely co looking for revenge later.’
After weighing his options internally, Luo Nan ultimately decided to intervene slightly. ‘Hopefully, I can establish so goodwill—not that I expect her gratitude, just that she doesn’t resent .’
Thinking this, Luo Nan subtly averted his gaze and turned to look at Shion. “Miss Shion, were your earlier words just nonsense? Is this how you serve your custors?”
He needed to solidify his position as the ‘victim’ and seize the initiative.
“Mr. Crow, we fully understand your anger. We won’t make any excuses for what just happened—we won’t ntion accidents or force majeure. We simply wish to sincerely apologize and compensate you for your losses.”
Shion paused, then added, “If you wish, we can ‘dispose’ of this one. We’ll turn parts of her into specins and deliver them to you. How about…”
Holy crap, sister, that’s not what I ant! Don’t say such things—if the ‘Silver Moon Sky Wolf’ hears this, I’ll be a dead man!
Luo Nan hurriedly interrupted Shion to correct her. “No, that’s not what I ant.”
“Then what do you an?”
Shion was confused. Logically, such esteed guests usually didn’t lack money, so compensation shouldn’t focus on that.
Typically, these lofty figures preferred to severely torture those who offended them—or rather, the ‘goods’ that offended them—to vent their anger.
That’s why Shion proposed ‘disposing’ of Zhixia Cangya to appease Luo Nan.
Seeing Shion’s puzzled expression, Luo Nan was about to speak when the voice in his mind resurfaced.
[Detecting a critical fate node—please choose carefully.]
What? Again?
‘Miss Cheat, can you give
so extra guidance? How should I choose? Should I save her, or not interfere and let the plot evolve on its own?’
[……]
Why no response again?
‘Not giving even a hint—what kind of cheat is this!?’
‘No, I need to threaten Miss Cheat a bit.’
Thinking this, Luo Nan prepared to repeat his previous trick of embracing the ‘Tree of Infinity’.
[Follow your heart’s judgnt, Luo Nan.]
Follow my heart’s choice, huh?
‘So, this choice won’t cause irreversible collapse of the worldline, right?’
[Correct.]
‘Phew… that’s good. Since you want
to follow my heart, then of course…’
Having made his decision, Luo Nan hesitated no longer and responded firmly, “I want you to sell
this Snow Wolf lady’s contract.”
Upon hearing Luo Nan’s response, Shion froze for a mont but quickly understood the implications, her face showing a look of comprehension.
Sure enough, these high-ranking figures always preferred to personally handle those who offended them.
She had heard that many nobles in the upper district built private torture chambers or even private prisons in their mansions to detain and torture those who offended or opposed them.
“This is naturally no problem. However, Mr. Crow, don’t be fooled by Zhixia’s petite appearance—she’s already an adult. Her current childlike form seems to be due to so rare illness.”
Shion imdiately agreed to Luo Nan’s request while briefly introducing Zhixia’s information. “Also, this one is a supernatural warrior, albeit only first-tier, but her physical strength is quite formidable. Please exercise caution when handling her later.”
“Ah, but don’t worry—as long as you sign your na on the contract, under its control, she won’t be able to harm you in any way.”
“Alright, alright, you don’t need to explain how to handle her,” Luo Nan hurriedly interrupted her, afraid she’d say sothing else to earn his hatred.
“How much? Just swipe the card.”
“This… Since this one hasn’t been fully trained and wouldn’t fetch much anyway, and she even attempted to harm you… as an apology, I’ll take the liberty to gift her to you.”
With that, she handed the contract in her hand to Luo Nan and continued explaining, “You just need to infuse a trace of your supernatural energy into it—or a drop of your blood will also suffice.”
“Hmm, understood.”
Luo Nan took the slave contract belonging to Zhixia Cangya, his fingertips rubbing against the parchnt.
“This piece of paper can control the life and death of a female protagonist?”
Luo Nan actually wanted to try writing his na on it right now, but thinking of the consequences, he abandoned the idea.
“As for other compensations, Mr. Crow, please follow .”
“Never mind, I don’t need anything else—I didn’t suffer any real harm anyway.”
“Mr. Crow, please allow
once again, on behalf of ‘Snow Wolf Lily’s Cottage,’ to offer my apologies.”
Shion bowed deeply to Luo Nan again, and behind her, the Snow Wolf Maids, who had long ingrained obedience into their bones, followed her action and bowed in apology to Luo Nan together.
“Alright, alright, that’s enough. I’ll take this contract back to study it.”
“That’s your prerogative, but I must remind you—before signing your na on the contract, please keep it safe and don’t let Zhixia get her hands on it.”
“Hmm.”
Acknowledging with a sound, Luo Nan no longer paid attention to Shion. He slowly walked over to the little wolf girl still kneeling on the ground, bent his knees, and softly said, “You heard —co with
now.”
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