Chapter 72

Ten minutes later, La Xia led Shien out of Lésia's Floral Hall.

"Well then, Mr Shien, please accept this."

La Xia handed an item to Shien outside the Floral Hall.

"What is this?"

Shien took the item with a puzzled expression.

An ordinary-looking piece of parchment was rolled up and tied with a string. It lay in Shien's hand in the shape of a scroll. It looked no different from the Adventurer's Permit Shien had obtained from the Adventurers Guild.

But this was no ordinary piece of parchment.

"This can be considered a magical tool for now." La Xia said calmly, "Although the tool itself is made of ordinary material and is no different from ordinary parchment, Miss Lésia has used her spatial magic to connect it to another piece of parchment. As long as Miss Lésia writes something on that piece of parchment, the content will appear on the parchment in your hand."

"Oh?" Sean understood a little and said, "In other words, this is considered a means of communication?"

"Yes." La Xia nodded. "Miss Lésia has already set up a magical barrier for detection around Lamigion. Once the Old Demons appear, Miss Lésia will be the first to notice. When that happens, I hope that Mr Shien will meet up with Miss Lésia after receiving her communication."

That was it.

In the end, Shien agreed to Lésia's invitation and decided to destroy the Old Demons' main force with her.

This was also for Shien's own sake.

"I hope the Old Demons will appear soon."

That was Shien's hope.

"Indeed." La Xia's face was expressionless. "If they don't appear soon, Miss Lésia will have a headache."

After all, Killian was not only a member of the Old Demons, but also the culprit who had attacked the royal capital and carried out large-scale assassinations, causing the deaths of many nobles and even members of the royal family.

The kingdom would not sit idly by and watch such a vicious criminal be dealt with.

Not long after, the kingdom would probably send someone over to escort Kilian to the capital to be judged.

It was precisely because of this that Lamaegion had to go to great lengths to keep an eye on Killian. He even had Lily run around for him.

If things went smoothly, Killian would be brought back to the Royal City when reinforcements arrived from the Royal City. At that time, it would be very difficult for the old demons to rescue him from the hands of the Royal City.

Considering this point, when the people from the Royal Capital arrived, it was very likely that the people sent by the Old Demon Clan would directly give up on the rescue.

If that happened, Shien's and Lésia's plans would be shattered.

This was not a bad thing for Shien. Instead, it was what he wanted to see. However, he did not know if the Old Demons would come looking for him to avenge Killian. So, to be on the safe side, Shien still hoped to destroy them with his own hands. He did not want to have to constantly be on guard against a group of dangerous terrorists in the future.

Of course, Lai Xia felt the same way. She hoped that she could take this opportunity to make the Old Demon Faction suffer a terrible defeat and make them suffer the consequences.

Because of this, Shien and Lésia both hoped that the Old Demons would appear as soon as possible.

"They know very well that once the pretentious criminal is handed over to the royal capital, the difficulty of rescuing him will increase by several levels. So, after receiving the news, they should be eager to act," Shien said thoughtfully. "I just don't know if they can make it in time."

"Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a problem." La Xia's expression was still the same. "Killian would definitely not come to Lamigion alone to look for Milady. That would be inefficient. He would at least bring a group of subordinates with him. Those subordinates might have already gone back to report this matter. The Old Demons will soon receive the news and come to the rescue."

"Let's hope so." Shien said this as if he did not have much hope. He then looked at La Xia and sized her up. "By the way, Miss La Xia, aren't you coming with us?"

"Just call me La Xia, sir." La Xia said, but her tone was not respectful or polite. She said calmly and frankly, "I'm just Miss Lésia's maid. I'm confident in handling daily chores. Unfortunately, I'm not good at fighting. I'm only Level 10, so please don't expect too much from me."

"Is that so?" Shien was very doubtful. He could not help but mutter, "Shouldn't a maid be stronger than her master to be considered qualified?"

"… If that's the standard, I don't think there are many qualified maids in this world." La Xia seemed to be speechless at Shien's words. She then looked at Shien and said, "Miss Lésia has always been protecting me and giving me shelter. That's why I can continue to survive. It's just a pity that I can't be of any help in fighting. I can only hope that Mister Shien will take care of Miss Lésia's safety."

With that, La Xia bowed her head to Shien and gave him an impeccable bow. She then turned around and left without hesitation.

Shien watched La Xia leave. After a while, he muttered to himself.

"Even if that's what you said, I don't think it's my turn to worry about such things."

Lésia's safety was not something he needed to worry about since she possessed spatial magic, right?

"Well, if that guy is really in danger, then I can be the hero to save the damsel in distress."

That was also a development that had already been agreed upon by common practice.

But …

"If she wants to marry me, then I'll paste her portrait on the bulletin board of the Adventurers Guild and arrange a bearded adventurer for her to go on a blind date for me."

Sean muttered to himself maliciously, as if he was vowing to carry out the standard of breaking the routine.

"Achoo!"

In the living room of the Flower House, Lai Xia, who was drinking black tea, suddenly sneezed in a cute manner and shivered all over her body.

"What's going on? Why is there an inexplicable determination in my heart that I have to prioritize my own safety no matter what happens next? "

Laxia hugged her own body and endured the chill as she tilted her head in a daze. She did not know what was going on.

Unaware of all this, Shien left Floral Hall in a good mood.

"Hum!"

At the same time, the space around Floral Hall suddenly trembled, and the scenery was distorted. The beautiful garden was replaced by a dilapidated road that looked like an abandoned area.

Shien turned his back on everything and left for the Adventurers Guild.

…

When Shien returned to the Adventurers Guild, he found Vivian and the others waiting for him in the hall on the first floor.

"Shien!"

Seeing Shien walk in, Vivian immediately stood up.

"You're … back?"

"Phew …"

Lumia and Merica both breathed a sigh of relief.

"…"

Tierre reflexively stood up with Vivian, but then sat back down without a trace.

In the Adventurers Guild, all the adventurers looked at Shien because of the reaction of Vivian and the others.

Shien ignored them and walked up to them.

"Are you guys alright?"

Shien looked at them and felt relieved when he found that they were all fine.

"Shouldn't we be the ones saying that?"

Vivian smiled bitterly and reached out to grab Shien's hand.

"Come, let's talk somewhere else."

Saying this, Vivian led Shien to the second floor, and Tierre, Lumia, and Merica hurriedly followed.

The surrounding adventurers stared at this scene with their eyes wide open.

"Hey …"

"Miss Vivian actually …"

"That newbie …"

The crowd began to quarrel over this.

Unfortunately, Sean did not know everything that had happened here, nor did he know that this would bring him a considerable amount of trouble in the future.