Chapter 573

This time, Shien came to the Imperial Capital not only to bring Tierre back, but he also wanted to deal with Mara's concubine and find out what he wanted to know.

Therefore, Shien did not want to expose his identity, lest he was targeted by the people in the palace.

Now, he was no longer a nobody. If he reported his name and let others know that he was the Kingdom's Count Borztut, the fiancé of the Kingdom's most precious treasure, and that he had the support of the Nephilim and Celestial Race, the Royal Palace would definitely take action.

Jarvis also reminded Shien that if he came to the Imperial Capital, it would be best not to expose his identity, lest he attracted Mara's attention and vigilance.

Therefore, Shien did not enter the Imperial Capital as a noble. Instead, he took out his identity as an adventurer that he had not used for a long time.

"You're an Iron-level 1 adventurer?"

At the Eastern Gate of the Imperial Capital, a guard looked at the adventurer's badge that Shien showed to him. He looked at Shien, who was smiling, with a rather strange expression.

It could not be helped.

"It's my first time seeing a new adventurer with such a beautiful maid and such a cute little girl."

Another guard at the side glanced at the expressionless La Xia and Lilith, who was looking around. It was unknown if he was being sarcastic or jealous.

The people going in and out of the gate also looked at them from time to time, which proved that Shien and his entourage had attracted attention.

Shien had a smile on his face, but he did not know if he should curse in his heart.

His original intention was to keep a low profile and not attract attention. That was why he entered the city as an adventurer.

However, he had neglected the fact that the two girls beside him were existences that would become the focus of attention in the first place.

Lilith was delicate and cute. Not to mention men, even women could not help but take a few glances at her. How could she not attract attention?

Not to mention La Xia. Although she was dressed in a maid's uniform, she was simply a peerless beauty. How could she not attract attention in such a bustling city?

Because he had stayed in the Elven Homeland for a period of time, and because he was surrounded by high-level beauties, Sean had accidentally forgotten about this.

Fortunately, this was the Empire, not the Kingdom. Otherwise, La Xia's identical appearance as Lésia might even be discovered by the guards to be related to a wanted criminal, which would cause a huge commotion.

If I had known this would happen, I would have just teleported and entered the Imperial Capital through the barrier. Why would I have gone through the city gate?

Sean cursed in hindsight.

However, he was also doing this just in case. He didn't want to trigger any defense mechanism when he passed through the barrier, leading to his whereabouts being discovered.

It could only be said that he had spent too much time in the elven homeland, and had neglected the commotion that the beauties around him would cause in the secular world.

Hence, Shien spoke innocently.

Sean said innocently.

"I don't have a choice. My family is worried that I won't be able to take care of myself as an adventurer, so they insist that I bring a maid with me. I can only do as they say."

Sean's expression was one of helplessness, and his eyes were extremely sincere, as if all of this was real.

Of course, this made the guards dislike him even more.

"Seems like he's a young master." The guards clicked their tongues in wonder. "Young Master, it's fine if you bring a maid with you to take care of yourself, but what are you doing with such a cute little girl?"

This question made Shien blink his eyes.

Then, Shien smiled.

He smiled very wickedly.

"You think she's cute too, right?"

As Sean spoke, he picked Lilith up, and like a crocodile, he bit hard on Lilith's fair and smooth little face with a proud and intoxicated expression.

His appearance caused the hearts of everyone present to shudder, and they instantly understood something.

Sean's behavior made these people first think that some rich young masters had some secret perverted hobbies that were not known to others.

In that case, could that little girl be the exclusive property of this rich family's young master?

Thinking of this, everyone began to look at Shien with disdain.

Is he an adventurer?

He's just a playboy playing an adventurer's game!

"Okay, you can go in."

The guards threw the adventurer's medal back to Shien, as if they didn't want to be entangled with Shien anymore. Their attitude was extremely bad.

"Thanks."

Shien didn't seem to notice all this. He carried Lilith, who was inexplicably in a good mood, and held La Xia's hand as he swaggered into the capital.

Looking at Shien like this, everyone whispered one after another.

"That little girl is really pitiful."

"She's actually targeted by that scum."

"Adventurer? I think he's just out to play."

"That maid is also his plaything, right?"

"How can a normal rich family casually walk with a maid?"

"I hope he gets bitten to death by monsters in the wild."

Such voices more or less reached Shien's ears.

Shien just wanted to laugh.

"On the first day in the capital, you unlocked the achievement that is despised by everyone?"

That's not very impressive.

However, the customs of the people in the capital were a little different from those of the kingdom.

"I clearly intentionally or unintentionally showed that I have a good family background, but in the end, whether it's the guards or the civilians, they all dare to despise me in my face. It's really amazing."

The customs of the empire seemed to be a little tough and straightforward.

As a large military country, it was inevitable that the people in this country would prefer to respect people with real ability. They despised those who used their family background to mess around and had no ability themselves.

Although everyone would look down on those good-for-nothings who didn't have the ability.

However, compared to despise, most people were more afraid of the other party's family background, so they wouldn't brazenly express their inner thoughts.

However, the people of the empire seemed to be different. Even if they didn't express all of this in front of everyone, they wouldn't be timid.

"No wonder in the years of disputes between the empire and the kingdom, the empire has always played the strong side."

In the thousands of years of history, the kingdom had been harassed by the empire a lot, proving that the other party was indeed domineering and strong, even a little unreasonable.

In the empire, if one wanted to be admired, one had to rely on one's own ability.

Otherwise, one might be able to make people admire you, but they definitely wouldn't be convinced.

"No matter what, at least I got away with it."

Shien was still in a good mood.

However …

"Mr. Shien," La Xia suddenly said, "Lilith is still young, please don't harm her, okay?"

"…"

Again, there was a curse in his heart, but he didn't know whether to say it or not.

…

After learning this lesson, the first thing Shien did when he entered the capital was to buy a few cloaks with hoods that could more or less cover his face.

One cloak was given to Si Xia, and the other to Lilith. Both of them wore the cloaks to cover their beautiful faces that could cause the downfall of nations and people.

Shien also wore one himself.

He also needed to cover himself.

Not only to prevent people who knew him from recognizing him, but also to not look out of place.

Among the three of them, if he was the only one who didn't wear a cloak, wouldn't he look very unique?

Therefore, the three of them all put on their cloaks and hoods, instantly turning into a suspicious group of people.

Fortunately, there was also an Adventurers Guild in the capital. Adventurers wearing various styles of equipment would often wander the streets, making Shien and the others look a little suspicious, but not too eye-catching.

However, Shien still found some problems.

That was, the atmosphere in the capital seemed to be a little strange.

"Why do I feel that the people here are a little panicked?"

Shien thought.

Along the way, Shien found that many people would gather together from time to time, whispering and discussing something, creating a somewhat dull atmosphere.

This made Shien want to inquire about it, but the people around him seemed to have some scruples. After this trip, they just talked about it perfunctorily and didn't say anything at all, which made Shien frown more or less.

With the five senses enhanced by [External Destiny], Shien more or less heard some words.

"Strange thieves …"

"Bigusler Family …"

"Prince …"

"Treason …"

"The leader of the Knights Guild is stepping down …"

Shien heard similar words.

La Xia seemed to have noticed it too.

"Do you need me to inquire about it? Mr. Shien? "

La Xia said calmly.

With the ability of this fortress's maid, she should be able to investigate something silently, right?

Shien thought about it and finally shook his head.

"Let's go meet up with His Royal Highness first. I believe he will tell me what happened in the capital."

It wasn't that he didn't believe in La Xia's ability, but he felt that if he met up with Harvey, his questions would naturally be answered.

Since that was the case, there was no need to deliberately inquire about it.

"Then how should we meet up with Prince Harvey?"

La Xia didn't seem to mind, and her tone was still as calm as ever.

Shien was also happy to talk a little more with this maid.

"His Royal Highness said that when we arrive at the capital, we can directly go to the Bigusler Family to find Lockett. Lockett will help us arrange everything."

Shien took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, looked at the address marked on it, and smiled.

"In that case, let's go directly to the leader of the Knights Guild."

He believed that Lockett would also tell him what had happened in the Imperial Capital.

After all, some of the words mentioned just now were related to him.

"What about you? Do you want to find Lésia first? "

Shien turned to La Xia.

"No, there's no need." La Xia shook her head without hesitation and said, "Miss Lésia's tracks are the hardest to find. Once she wants to hide, basically no one can find her. When she finds us, she will naturally find her way here."

"Alright." Shien nodded and said, "Then let's go to the Bigusler Family first."

La Xia didn't make any further comments.

And since La Xia didn't have any objections, Lilith definitely wouldn't have any.

The three of them immediately set off and headed to the Bigusler Family.

Little did they know, there was trouble waiting for them there.