Ever since he'd learned of Lawrence's identity, Han Shuo had been mulling over how he should interact with him in the future. Judging from the current situation, Lawrence was obviously planning on participating in the struggle for power between the princes. It was just that his identity was an awkward one, and this would make his situation less optimistic.
If Lawrence really could inherit the throne, Han Shuo wouldn't mind being a bit closer to him, and would even be willing to go on adventures with him. However, if Lawrence didn't have the strength to do so and rashly stayed with him, it would put Han Shuo in an extremely unfavorable situation.
Therefore, even though he knew Lawrence's identity, Han Shuo pretended that he didn't know anything. He walked to Lawrence's house with his usual expression.
It was assassin Lucky who brought Han Shuo in this time. After experiencing the assassination of Clark last time, this old assassin seemed to have completely acknowledged Han Shuo's strength. His expression was no longer as cold as before as he brought Han Shuo into a living room and said, "He's not here for now, but he can return at any time. You can wait here for a while if you're not in a hurry."
Nodding, Han Shuo looked at old assassin Lucky and said with a smile, "No problem, I'll wait for a while. Oh, right, I saw you deal with Calvert afterwards, did you kill him in the end? "
"Of course, not only Calvert, but even his son was killed by me." Old assassin Lucky had a proud expression on his face. It looked like he was quite proud of his assassination skills.
Han Shuo suddenly remembered Lisa's matter as he casually chatted with Lucky. He asked, "Oh right, is Lisa here right now? I want to take advantage of Lawrence's absence to go see her."
"Miss Lisa is here. Come with me, I'll take you to see her." Lucky said as he led Han Shuo through a courtyard and into a secluded building in the back. He then reminded Han Shuo in a low voice, "Miss Lisa's emotions have stabilized due to the deaths of Calvert and his son. However, it's best if you don't bring up matters regarding her family."
Nodding in understanding, Han Shuo didn't say anything else and approached the building alone, knocking lightly on the door.
"Is it cousin Lawrence?" Lisa asked through the door from inside the room, her voice still a bit sad.
"It's me!" Han Shuo responded.
"Oh, Brian, you've come to see me." Han Shuo could hear the joy he hadn't felt in a long time from Lisa's voice. Footsteps quickly approached as Lisa opened the door to the room and appeared in front of Han Shuo wearing a cotton nightgown.
Although the originally innocent and cute Lisa's appearance hadn't changed at all after experiencing the tragic changes in her life and she was still so young and naive, her bright eyes were always tinged with a faint sadness. Her entire demeanor had become a bit pitiful, and she was quite different from her previous unruly and willful self.
However, the pitiful Lisa at this moment actually made Han Shuo feel more at ease when he looked at her. Han Shuo closed the door after walking in and exhaled lightly, pretending to be cold as he said, "The weather outside is really quite cold!"
"Thank you for helping me kill that old dog Calvert!" Lisa tugged on Han Shuo's sleeve and motioned for Han Shuo to follow her into the room as she thanked Han Shuo.
A stove was burning inside and warmed the room. Lisa added some dry wood to the stove after coming in and then sat down on a soft fur-cushioned chair.
"It was your cousin Lawrence's men who killed Calvert. You should be thanking your cousin. I only caused some trouble." Han Shuo found a chair and sat down. He casually picked up a cup and poured himself a cup of steaming hot water, drinking it by himself.
"If it wasn't for you causing trouble, my cousin's men wouldn't have succeeded so easily." Lisa had indeed changed in some ways compared to before. She mused for a while after saying this and looked a bit timidly at Han Shuo, saying, "You spent so much gold to buy me in the slave trading house. According to the rules of slaves, I should belong to you."
Startled, Han Shuo immediately said seriously, "Lisa, you know that I'm buying you completely for the sake of saving you. I have absolutely no other intentions. Besides, those gold coins weren't that much. We're friends after all, don't misunderstand! "
Shaking her head sadly, Lisa looked at Han Shuo with a bit of panic, saying, "Do you dislike me and don't want me anymore?"
"No, no, we're friends and this is what I should do. You have your freedom and I don't want you to feel guilty because of those thousand gold coins." Han Shuo said hastily.
Lisa fell silent again after saying this and said to Han Shuo after a while, "Because of Bob Ascher's framing, my family is completely finished and my status as a slave has been set in stone. You bought me in front of so many people in that slave shop. There's no way to change this fact. "
"Then, I can return your freedom and remove your status as a slave." Han Shuo thought for a moment and said to Lisa.
Han Shuo heard footsteps coming from outside at this time. Lawrence walked in with a slight smile after a while and asked when he saw Han Shuo and Lisa talking, "What are you two talking about?"
"I'm saying that I want to remove Lisa's status as a slave." Han Shuo looked at Lawrence and responded.
"Give me your crystal card and I'll transfer a thousand gold coins to you. Consider that you sold Lisa to me through the legal process and leave the rest to me." Lawrence seemed to have thought about this long ago and immediately made a suggestion when he heard Han Shuo mention this matter.
"No need, Lisa is my friend and I can give her to you now. I can't accept the thousand gold coins." To Han Shuo, a thousand gold coins was nothing at all. In addition, Han Shuo did have thoughts of saving Lisa.
Lawrence didn't insist on declining after Han Shuo's words and nodded at Han Shuo with a smile. He said readily, "That's fine, I'll take care of Lisa's status for her. However, this is Valen City and Bob Ascher's territory. I'll get Lisa back to the Empire in the next two days. Bob Ascher won't be able to do anything then even if he wants to. "
As the third prince, Lawrence had a close relationship with the king. It naturally wouldn't be difficult for him to take care of such a small matter. Now that Valen City was in chaos, it was indeed a bit dangerous for Lisa to stay here. It was definitely a good thing to get her away as soon as possible.
"Lisa, Brian and I have some things to discuss in private. We'll be leaving first!" Lawrence shot Han Shuo a meaningful glance and walked outside. Han Shuo rose and followed.
The two arrived next to a fake mountain in the front of the courtyard. Lawrence looked deeply at Han Shuo and asked, "Brian, why did you and Madame Emily come to Valen City this time?"
This matter was related to the secrets of the Dark Mantle and Han Shuo naturally couldn't say much. He shook his head apologetically, "I'm sorry, I promised Madame Emily that I wouldn't divulge this matter."
Sighing lowly, Lawrence said sincerely, "Your background is clean. Although you were once a slave, it doesn't matter much. However, Emily is different. Her current status is old Hahn's wife. If you walk too closely with her, it will affect your future. "
"I think I understand what you mean, but I know what I'm doing. You don't need to worry about me in this regard. Right, if you've come to Valen City this time to save Lisa and assassinate Clark, then you've finished your business here. Are you leaving soon? " Lawrence had good intentions, but Han Shuo and Emily's relationship had already been set. Han Shuo had his own thoughts and plans and naturally wouldn't change anything because of Lawrence's persuasion.
"Apart from this, I've also promised someone to deal with Bob Ascher of Valen City. Perhaps you can help me?" Lawrence stared at Han Shuo and suddenly opened his mouth to speak.
"Haha, you must be joking. You're inviting me to deal with the chief of the Gryphon Legion? This is too funny. I know my own weight. I don't think I'll be of any use against someone of old Bob's level. "Han Shuo's heart was as clear as snow, but he purposefully played dumb.
Lawrence stared hard at Han Shuo and was about to say something when Lucky's low cry suddenly traveled in from the distance. "Not good, this place has been exposed. I think we need to leave immediately, Bob Ascher's men are already here."
Lawrence was startled and his expression fluctuated slightly. He finally said to Han Shuo, "Brian, please take Lisa and leave through the back courtyard through the small path. We still need to make some preparations."
Things were urgent at this moment and Han Shuo didn't say much. He nodded decisively and abruptly sprang into action, breaking through the door and rushing into Lisa's room like lightning. He didn't wait for Lisa to say anything as he casually grabbed a fur coat from the wall and wrapped it around Lisa. He carried Lisa through the window and rushed towards the small path in the back courtyard.
The urgent neighing of horses sounded in the distance and quickly approached. Han Shuo knew that the Gryphon Legion would have sent quite a few men this time, and he didn't know if Lawrence and the others would be able to escape. Within Valen City, Bob Ascher's Gryphon Legion could cover the sky with one hand. Even a prince like him would die if he fought them head on.
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