Translator: Legge
If Ren Xiaosu really wanted to kill the other party, he was totally capable of doing so. It might get very intense during the battle, but as long as Ren Xiaosu went all out, how could they possibly escape his clutches with just the few of them?
Did they really consider the Stronghold Destroyer a pushover?
However, Ren Xiaosu still had so doubts regarding what the sorceress said. What if she had only denied it to conceal her identity as a Rider?
Or perhaps she was not aware of the inside scoop but others in the organization might be?
Therefore, Ren Xiaosu was willing to let her go and wait for her to relay the news to her colleagues. He believed that after the young sorceress went back, soone would definitely ask her about what happened, and she would definitely voice her doubts.
Of course, there could also be another possibility. She might really have been sent here by the Tudor family.
But Ren Xiaosu was not afraid of that outco either. As long as the entire magus order did not band together to launch an attack on him, he could just leave the Kingdom of Sorcerers on the steam locomotive. After that, he would just bring Zhou Yingxue and the others back over to raze the Tu-Manor to
the ground.
Right now, even if the enemy suspected him, they would just send so cannon fodder to deal with him. Was dealing with a trivial matter like that worth the ti of those revered archmages?
Although the battle tonight was fierce, it wasn’t that intense. Ren Xiaosu was sure of his judgnt.
At this mont, there was an uproar in Yorktown. The owner of the stable that got burned down by the young sorceress was seemingly from a rich family. He was organizing a group of people to help put out the fire and assembling another group to go after the arsonist.
Judging by their actions, they had also discovered the figures flitting across the roofs earlier. Therefore, they concluded soone must have maliciously started the fire.
Ren Xiaosu did not want to get involved in this ss, so he simply made a detour on top of the roofs and went back to the Sorcerer’s Tower. He initially thought lgor would be awoken by such a loud commotion, but that guy actually slept through it all!
After more than two years of reconnaissance work in another country and getting plunged into that pathetic escape on their return, lgor was beyond exhausted.
The next morning, lgor suddenly ran over to Ren Xiaosu’s room and banged on his door. “Sothing terrible has happened!”
Ren Xiaosu reluctantly got up and opened the door. “What’s the matter?”
“Did you hear the tumult that went on in the city last night?” lgor said.
“No, I was too tired, so I slept very soundly. What happened?” Ren Xiaosu said sleepily.
“Not unexpected,” lgor muttered. “I didn’t notice it at all either. But I have to warn you: Please be very careful these days. They’re coming for us!”
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. “What’s going on? I thought you didn’t notice anything?”
“But so people saw an arsonist.” lgor said, “When I summoned witnesses over to be questioned this morning, they said so people saw a person in a white mask leaping across the roofs. Everyone’s now saying that was the arsonist!”
Ren Xiaosu was speechless.
lgor continued, “Do you rember what happened on our way back? That sorcerer in the white mask has attacked us so many tis!”
Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He had used Old Xu as a front to mislead lgor. But now, he had gotten himself into trouble for that. He wondered how lgor would react if he saw Old Xu in the future.
But what was certain was that he most probably contributed to Xu Xianchu’s black cauldron growing bigger again.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a mont and said, “Is it possible that soone else was responsible for the fire?”
lgor said firmly, “It must be him! He must be the one who cast Fla Pillar at too! He’s sent by the Tudor family!”
Alright, Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, ‘If you say so…
lgor added, “He must’ve been discovered while on the way to kill , so he set the stable on fire to distract everyone while he made his escape. I think he’ll definitely be back. You have to be careful.”
“Mhm, alright, I’ll be careful,” Ren Xiaosu replied.
“Why do I get the feeling that you aren’t taking seriously? I’m just worried he’ll try to kill you. Are you not afraid of death?” lgor said anxiously. With such a powerful sorcerer trying to ambush them, they might really die if they weren’t careful!
Ren Xiaosu changed the topic. “By the way, do you have any particularly valuable books here in your collection?”
lgor was taken aback. “Er, no.”
Ren Xiaosu wondered if stealing a book was just that young sorceress’s excuse, so he asked again, “Then do you have any books that are more notable? Such as books with a long history? Or sothing that carries special significance to you?”
lgor was stunned again. “How’d you know?”
Ren Xiaosu’s eyes lit up. “Quick, bring it here and let read them!”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” lgor said hesitantly.
“Why not? I’m your steward. What’s wrong with having a look at your books?” Ren Xiaosu said unhappily, “I still have to help win your childhood sweetheart back!”
lgor mulled over it for a long ti. In the end, he went back to his bedroom and took out a tallic box, which he handed over to Ren Xiaosu.
Ren Xiaosu took a deep breath before opening it.
“Are you serious?” Ren Xiaosu asked.
“Of course.” lgor said, “Why? You asked whether I had any books that were precious. This one carries special significance to .”
“But I didn’t say that I wanted to read the love letters between you and your childhood sweetheart, did I? Is there sothing wrong with your head?” Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt helpless. How on earth did this guy beco a sorcerer?
But upon further thought, could any secrets be hidden within these love letters? For example, sothing his sweetheart wanted to reveal to lgor but regretted now, so she had soone try to retrieve these love letters for her.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu endured the mushiness and read over 20 love letter exchanges. In the end, Ren Xiaosu looked up in shock. “How old were you when you wrote these?”
“Nine,” lgor answered matter-of-factly.
Ren Xiaosu stuffed the tallic box back into lgor’s arms. It was no wonder those two were discussing in the letters if they should secretly go and catch frogs the next day.
Catch frogs? Fuck off! You started developing feelings for soone when you were just nine? Do you have any morals?
“Are there really no other books that’re more notable?” Ren Xiaosu was unable to accept it.
“There really aren’t any,” lgor said.
This ti, Ren Xiaosu could confirm the young sorceress was actually lying to him. But since she was not here to steal a book, what else could she be doing here? Steal a peek at lgor while he was taking a bath?!
Ren Xiaosu felt that lgor was not as attractive as that!
“Then let ask you.” Ren Xiaosu asked again, “Are there different kinds of bounty hunters?”
Curious, lgor asked, “Why are you suddenly asking about this?”
“Just a random question,” Ren Xiaosu said.
“Yes, the past bounty hunters were a little different. Actually, bounty hunters started off performing chivalrous deeds initially and often robbed the rich to help the poor.” lgor said, “The magus order tried to exterminate them on several occasions. Although they managed to kill so of them, other
bounty hunters remained hidden in the shadows and continued performing chivalrous acts. Their whereabouts were extrely secretive, and they gradually gained the admiration of the residents who started saying that not even gods could kill them.”
“What happened after that?” Ren Xiaosu wondered.
lgor said, “Then the Magi had so of their people pose as bounty hunters to carry out nasty acts. After that, they hyped those atrocities up so much the residents imdiately lost trust in the bounty hunters.”
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Disregarding everything else, the magus order was really good at playing politics!
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