"There are three people five hundred meters behind you. Because of the distance and their ordinary attire, I can't tell how strong they are." Han Shuo took note of the situation and observed for a while with narrowed eyes before answering Candice's question in a low voice.
"Thank you Brian, I'll remember your help." Candice exclaimed softly and didn't say anything more to Han Shuo. She turned around and returned to the Battlefire mercenary band, discussing a few things with the other mercenaries.
"Who is she to you, why are you willing to help her?" Lisa tugged on Han Shuo's sleeve after Candice left and asked Han Shuo.
"An old friend. Let's go, we'll leave this place from the other side. We still have to return to Valen City in a bit." Han Shuo looked at Candice and saw that she was still in discussion with her employer and a few people from the Battlefire mercenary band. He knew that his words had already made Candice understand.
Candice was a mercenary and had her own missions and lifestyle. Han Shuo had come across her and seen that there were hidden dangers in her mission, so he gave her a careless reminder out of goodwill. He could be considered to have done his part as a friend, but he wouldn't interfere in her matters.
Lisa didn't say anything when she heard that Han Shuo wanted to leave. She lowered her head a bit bashfully and walked to Han Shuo's back, wrapping her arms around his neck. She leapt onto Han Shuo's back and smiled merrily in Han Shuo's ear, "I still want you to carry me."
Han Shuo was speechless and laughed helplessly. He said to Lisa on his back, "I had no choice but to carry you on my back because the situation was urgent just now. Now that we're out of danger, you don't need me to carry you anymore. It's fine if we walk slowly back to the city."
"Hehe, I don't care what you say, I'm not getting off." Lisa's small hands wrapped around Han Shuo's neck and her two meaty thighs crossed over Han Shuo's waist, appearing very pleased.
Lisa was at the age of youth and vitality. Because of Han Shuo's encouragement and guidance, Lisa's originally flat chest had become ridiculously full. Han Shuo even felt that her chest wasn't much smaller than Emily's from the shape of her back. The soft beauty of her chest pressed so tightly against his body made Han Shuo feel a bit restless.
In the distance, Candice conversed with her employer and companions for a bit. She seemed to have made up her mind to continue on to Valen City and didn't pay any attention to the three people tailing them. After making up their minds, they continued towards Valen City. Candice looked over from afar and happened to see Han Shuo carrying Lisa on his back. She couldn't help but reveal an astonished expression.
Lisa, who was on Han Shuo's back, raised her head proudly when she saw Candice's astonished gaze, as if showing off something to Candice. Candice couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
"Hold on tight, we're going as well." Seeing that Lisa was determined to carry him, Han Shuo didn't force her to come down. Lisa had just lost her parents and was at her most dejected and pained time. Han Shuo didn't want to upset her at this time, so he instructed in a low voice and walked off from another path, avoiding Candice's group and heading towards Valen City in a different direction.
It was already evening. Han Shuo determined the direction and circled around the city walls. When night fell, he used the "Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens" to bring Lisa over the city walls and into Valen City.
Arriving at the hotel Emily had stayed in last time, Han Shuo walked straight to the room Emily was staying in. Before Han Shuo had even entered, he heard Chester call out in a low voice, "Who is it?"
"It's me!" Han Shuo replied and pushed open the door to walk in. He then looked at Chester in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"
Chester looked at Lisa on Han Shuo's back and hesitated before replying, "Madame Emily said that this might be the place where you and Lawrence would meet up, so she told me to stay here and perhaps wait for news from either you or Lawrence."
"Then, have you received any news from Lawrence?" Emily had arranged for people from the Dark Mantle to watch over this place. On one hand, because of Lisa, Han Shuo couldn't go directly to the Dark Mantle. On the other hand, Han Shuo had told Lawrence that he was staying at this place. If Lawrence escaped, he would contact him here. Therefore, Han Shuo had decided to stay here temporarily.
Nodding, Chester replied, "Lawrence didn't come, but he sent someone here. That person told me that if you and Lisa came back, you should send Lisa to this location!" Chester handed a card to Han Shuo as he spoke. The location recorded on the card wasn't far from here.
"What did the person Chester sent look like?" Han Shuo had to ask cautiously just in case.
After Chester described the person's appearance, Han Shuo immediately knew that it was the old assassin Lucky. Therefore, he knew that there shouldn't be any problems with this matter.
Putting Lisa down, Han Shuo looked at Lisa and said seriously, "Lisa, what we're doing is very dangerous. Follow Chester to where your cousin Lawrence is. Lawrence will send you back to the Empire in a short period of time. Be good, understand? We'll stay here and help you take revenge."
After experiencing the tragic changes in her life, Lisa was much more mature than Han Shuo had imagined. After Han Shuo finished speaking, although Lisa's expression was a bit reluctant, she still nodded obediently and agreed to Han Shuo's arrangements.
"Hire a carriage and personally take Miss Lisa to the location on Lawrence's card. Hand her safely into Lawrence's hands." Han Shuo smiled as he looked at Chester.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with me doing this." Chester promised Han Shuo very confidently and then bowed to Lisa, making an inviting gesture.
Lisa looked deeply at Han Shuo and said a bit worriedly to Han Shuo after a while, "Be careful, don't let anything happen to you."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Hurry and leave with him while it's still dark." Han Shuo nodded and urged Lisa with a smile.
After Han Shuo's words, Lisa turned and followed Chester, the two quickly making their way outside. The Dark Mantle's influence in such a large city naturally wasn't small. If Han Shuo was willing to send Lisa back to the Empire, it wouldn't be too much of a hassle.
However, Han Shuo had just joined the Dark Mantle and it wasn't too good for him to use the Dark Mantle's resources for personal matters. In addition, Lawrence was the third prince. If he was in charge of this matter, he would make proper arrangements for Lisa's arrival in the Empire.
After Lisa left, Han Shuo turned and walked into the inner room, saying with a smile, "Come out."
Emily, neatly dressed in a soft fur coat, walked out from the inner room with a smile. She rolled her eyes at Han Shuo when she arrived next to him and reached out to pinch Han Shuo. She said with a bit of jealousy, "You went to Lawrence's place and abducted his sister back. You even made him come to me to ask for her. You're really something!"
Grasping Emily's pinching hand and pulling, Han Shuo pulled Emily into his embrace, his hands roaming all over Emily's voluptuous body. He smiled and explained, "I'm not as bad as you imagine me to be. It's only because Lawrence's location was exposed that I had no choice but to take her and escape."
After explaining the course of events, Emily was relieved. She then said to Han Shuo with a frown, "According to Lawrence, he may have come to deal with Bobby Ascher with the King's tacit approval. This may be one of the King's methods to test Lawrence. Lawrence's future path will be determined through his performance this time."
Han Shuo was slightly startled when he heard Emily's words. Han Shuo hadn't thought so much and only reacted after hearing Emily's words. After musing for a moment, Han Shuo opened his mouth, "If this is the case, then there is still a possibility of us cooperating with Lawrence."
"Indeed, Dark Mantle members aren't bound by any restrictions when carrying out missions. If the timing is right, I don't mind cooperating with Lawrence. However, we need to be sure of exactly how to act. "Emily's slender eyebrows were tightly knit as she spoke thoughtfully.
Emily's concerns stemmed from Lawrence's identity as Prince. She was afraid that others would misunderstand their relationship with Lawrence before the situation was clear. If Lawrence couldn't become king in the end and another prince took over, then Emily, Han Shuo, and the others who were too close to Lawrence would very likely face unexpected misfortune. Therefore, Emily was very cautious.
"I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I know my limits in my dealings with Lawrence." Han Shuo said in a low voice. After thinking for a moment, Han Shuo suddenly asked Emily, "Right, you left in a hurry to report to your brother about the Calamity Church. You also warned me repeatedly not to mention this church to anyone else. Why was that?"
Emily's charming face became incomparably solemn when she heard these words. She took a deep breath before replying to Han Shuo, "The Calamity Church is an evil church. They worship all sorts of evil gods and have gathered many evil experts with terrifying strength. I've only heard a bit about this church and don't know the specifics. However, I understand from my brother that this Calamity Church can be said to be the largest evil cult on the entire continent. They do some shady deeds behind the scenes that infuriate both men and gods. Every time they move, they are a huge threat to every country.
A few empires allied together to eradicate the Calamity Church a few decades ago and completely wiped out all of the Calamity Church's exposed strongholds. There was no news of the Calamity Church for a very long time. However, the empires all knew that the Calamity Church's main force hadn't been wiped out and that they were only in hiding. This time, you've obtained the necromancer's memories and know that he's from the Calamity Church. This matter is of great importance to the higher-ups. "
Stunned, Han Shuo looked at Emily in astonishment and asked, "Could it be that you've also reported to the higher-ups that I obtained the necromancer's memories?"
"Of course not." Emily rolled her eyes at Han Shuo, as if blaming Han Shuo for not believing her. After Han Shuo smiled apologetically, she said again, "I only said that we worked together to kill the necromancer and obtained some information regarding this from his space ring."
"So that's how it is. It looks like this necromancer is a big fish." Han Shuo thought for a bit and responded with a smile. As he spoke, Han Shuo took out the white bone staff and played with it in his hand as he spoke.
A strange buzzing sound suddenly came from the white bone staff, like the low cry of an unknown insect. This caused Han Shuo to be horrified and appear to be quite astonished.
"Is no one doing business in this inn?" At this moment, Han Shuo heard a familiar voice come from outside the inn. It was Candice's loud yelling.
The white bone staff continued to make strange sounds and tremble, as if it wanted to break free from Han Shuo's grasp and fly away. This caused both Han Shuo and Emily to be quite shocked.
"Eh? Miss Belinda, where are you going? You can't leave alone." Candice's yelling suddenly turned into anxious shouts, as if her employer, Belinda, had suddenly walked out of the Battlefire mercenary band's protective circle.
"Brian, what's going on? Why has the white bone staff suddenly stopped moving?" Emily looked at the trembling white bone staff in Han Shuo's hand and asked anxiously.
Grasping the trembling white bone staff with all his strength, Han Shuo was also a bit baffled. He shook his head and quickly replied, "I don't know what's going on either. This has never happened when I used this staff in the past."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of disorderly footsteps quickly approached, followed by Candice's cry of alarm. Han Shuo's heart jumped as if he'd faintly grasped something. He immediately put the white bone staff back into his space ring and gestured to Emily, quietly walking towards the window.
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