Chapter 63 - Bo Kana's Help

“Alright, I’ll have Lai Li set out with you in three days.”

Upon hearing Caesar’s words, Lu Hong immediately protested.

How could he wait another three days when Nono could be in danger at any moment?

Wasn’t this tantamount to asking for his death?

“No way, we must leave tonight!

That place is still far from here, and there’s no time to waste.”

“Are you able to leave the town now?” Caesar asked with a smile.

Lu Hong was taken aback, “Didn’t we agree earlier that you would handle it for me?”

“Just kidding around.

They’ve come up with a poison mask to counter the dark cuisine aimed at me and Lai Li, so that old trick doesn’t work anymore.”

“Then why did you still take my money?

Give it back!”

“Since I’ve taken it, how can I spit it out?

You should think about how to deal with Lois yourself.

And by the way, last night’s performance between you and Lois was quite spectacular.” Caesar said, laughing as he stood up and left the hall.

It seemed he had watched Lu Hong and Lois’s confrontation from start to finish, the shameless old thing!

“Don’t worry, the person you’re trying to save won’t be caught so easily.” Lai Li seemed to know something but did not elaborate.

“Let’s hope!” Lu Hong waved his hand and picked up the still unconscious Lock Fan, heading upstairs.

“Unless someone did it on purpose.” After Lu Hong left, Lai Li spoke quietly again.

For someone like her, who was an ancient monster, she could always see the crux of an issue at a glance.

Lu Hong sat in his room, staring out the window at the mercenaries who didn’t even blink and felt a headache coming on.

After much thought, he decided to take the initiative and go have a heart-to-heart with Lois.

Women, after all, can be coaxed into agreeing to anything.

He went downstairs and walked out of the inn to the mercenaries and said, “Where is your deputy commander?

Take me to her.”

“Oh wow, it’s just ‘see her’ whenever you call?

Let me tell you, only she has the right to summon you.

Just stay put!” The mercenaries had no intention of entertaining Lu Hong’s request.

I’ll endure it!

Lu Hong took a deep breath, vowing that once his level increased, he would turn each and every one of them into a pig’s head!

At that moment, Bo Kana, looking utterly exhausted, walked over from a distance with his two trusted subordinates.

“Bro Bo!” Lu Hong quickly greeted him.

“It looks like Lois didn’t do much to you last night,” Bo Kana said with a smile.

“It was alright, except she sent a bunch of flies to watch over me.” Lu Hong glanced at the mercenaries behind him, his tone revealing his displeasure.

“Ah, little brother, sometimes you just have to accept the loss.

It’s good enough that Lois hasn’t had these guys beat you up every day.

Being watched doesn’t cost you anything, so just endure it.

When Lois is in a good mood, she will naturally let you go,” Bo Kana consoled him, patting him on the shoulder.

“No way, Bro Bo, I’ve got things to do.

I just tried to have them inform Lois, and they wouldn’t do it.

Can’t you help me out?” With that, Lu Hong slipped two Gold Coins into Bo Kana’s hand.

“This…

This kind of small matter, I’ll handle it for you.” Bo Kana was dead tired from patrolling all night and had intended to refuse, but the Gold Coins in his palm simply wouldn’t allow it.

“Awesome!

I’ll be waiting for your good news, bro!” Lu Hong was quite satisfied with Bo Kana’s style of doing business.

Bo Kana, having received the money, originally thought of having his subordinates pass the message and be done with it, but considering the Gold Coins Lu Hong had given him over the past two days exceeded his monthly income, he felt it was only right to go himself.

After all, being a decent person meant showing some conscience, and sorting out this grudge would justify the more than ten Gold Coins in his wallet.

Bo Kana went personally to find Lois, and the mercenaries watching Lu Hong naturally couldn’t say much.

They just looked at Lu Hong even more fiercely.

In less than ten minutes, Bo Kana arrived at the Kains Academy mercenary camp, where after being announced by the guards, he saw Lois.

At that moment, Lois had just finished dealing with her bruised face, restoring her beautiful complexion, but still carried a hint of resentment.

It seemed she hadn’t yet decided how to handle Lu Hong.

“Isn’t this Captain Bo Kana from our fourth squad?

Are you here to report on last night’s patrol?” Lois asked indifferently.

“My brother upset you last night, but please, great Lois, be magnanimous and don’t stoop to his level,” Bo Kana said, adopting a peacemaker’s attitude, wishing to dissolve the animosity.

“Be magnanimous?

Hmph!” Lois scoffed.

How could she be magnanimous about such a matter?

“Cut me some slack, Lois.

Next time, whatever orders you give, I promise not to object!”

“Get out!” Lois had no desire to talk to Bo Kana, being cluelessly blabbering about what?

“Hey!

Don’t go too far!” When Lois swore at him, Bo Kana lost his temper too.

He had been hounded all night without peace, and now this was her attitude?

This woman was too arrogant!

“Humph!

Go back and tell that kid, I will definitely not let him off!”

“If you keep being this tyrannical, I might have to get my uncle involved.

Our Kains Academy mercenary group is not your private army, you know!

Dispatching a hundred people to watch over just one person, you’re abusing your power, do you understand that?” Bo Kana retorted angrily, reminding Lois that he had his own influential background.

This time, Lois fell silent; Bo Kana’s uncle was indeed someone she couldn’t afford to provoke.

If Bo Kana pressed the issue of her abusing power, it would indeed put her in a difficult spot.

“Just have Lu Hong come to see me, and I’ll settle the dispute with him,” Lois finally decided to talk it out with Lu Hong.

“Tsk, could’ve just done this from the start, right?

Why make it unpleasant?” Bo Kana scoffed and said, “When my brother arrives, have a good talk with him.”

Lois didn’t respond but leaned back in her office chair, lost in thought.

Lu Hong rushed to see Lois as soon as he got Bo Kana’s message, and their conversation went on until the following day.

Besides the two of them, no one knew what was exactly discussed.

The group of students from Kains Academy, who had been lying in the inn, had remained unconscious from the poisoned porridge of the early morning until the evening.

“What…

what happened to me?” The students gradually regained consciousness one by one, and at that moment, Caesar was smiling at them, saying, “Dear guest, you’ve woken up?”

“Innkeeper, why do I feel like I’ve slept for a very long time?” asked the student, puzzled.

“You must be exhausted from the past few days.

Once you settle down, it’s easy to feel sleepy.

Don’t worry about it.

Here, this is a special dinner prepared by our inn.” Saying this, Caesar brought over a pot from behind him: “Old chicken stew with mushrooms, dear guest, please try it while it’s hot.”

“Thank you, Innkeeper, you’re so considerate.

Every time I wake up, you bring me a delicious meal.” The student happily prepared to lift the pot’s lid.

But just as he slightly opened it, the toxic gas of the dark cuisine seeped out.

“…,” The poor student didn’t have a chance to react before his eyes glazed over, and he fell back onto the bed.

“Hehe!” Caesar laughed contentedly, pleased with the effect of his dark cuisine.

“Huh?” Hearing some noise from the next room, he picked up the plate and went to find the next victim.

As Lock Fan groggily woke up, he found himself lying in bed.

He suddenly remembered the poisonous porridge he had drunk that morning and broke out into a cold sweat.

“Ay, you’re awake.” At that moment, Caesar was smiling as he pushed open the door, his hands holding a pot filled with poisonous chicken soup.

“You…

What are you doing?

Don’t come any closer!

I’m telling you, my boss is really powerful.

If you dare to poison me again, my boss will take you down in a minute!” Lock Fan said frantically, retreating to the corner of the bed as Caesar approached step by step.

“Your boss?” Caesar snorted with a laugh.

“He’s currently unable to even protect himself, how could he care for you?”

“You poisoned him to death?!” Lock Fan paused, then roared furiously, “I’m going to fight you!”

Caesar sidestepped, and Lock Fan lunged at thin air, crashing to the floor.

“Hey!

Don’t run!” Caesar hadn’t expected Lock Fan to use a desperate act as a diversion, taking the chance to bolt out of the room.

“Wait for it!

A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years.

Someday I’ll come back and avenge my big brother!” Lock Fan’s voice echoed down the corridor, and not two minutes later, the sound of him tumbling down the stairs could be heard.

As Lock Fan tumbled down the stairs, he ended up right in front of Lai Li.

“That’s huge!” Lock Fan looked up to see two mountains occupying his entire field of vision.

“Pervert!” Lai Li’s face darkened as she kicked him.

“Don’t!” Lock Fan jerked in reaction and immediately grabbed the girl’s thigh.

Despite having lived for over a thousand years, Lai Li had never been in contact with the opposite sex.

She had previously been hugged by Lock Fan and was so embarrassed she could die, and now that her thigh was being touched, her face turned even redder.

“Let go already!”

“No, if I let go, you’ll kick me again.” Lock Fan shook his head, his hands still mischievously scratching.

“You…

you…

you!” Lai Li suddenly burst into tears.

Hearing his daughter’s cries, Caesar’s roar came from the second floor: “You little scoundrel, daring to bother my daughter, I’ll kill you today!”

Oh no!

Panicking, Lock Fan scrambled up, grabbing Lai Li and dashing out of the inn.

“Let me go!

My dad wants to kill you; why are you running with me?” Lai Li could not struggle free from his grip.

“Where are you taking my daughter?

Get back here, you scoundrel!” By the time Caesar chased out of the inn, all he could see was Lock Fan and Lai Li disappearing into the distance, helplessly roaring in anger.

As if Caesar would give chase.

After all, Lai Li wouldn’t be in any danger.

“Where are you actually taking me?” After a wild run, Lock Fan ended up dragging Lai Li out of the town.

“I…

I don’t know either.” Lock Fan scratched his head, grinning sheepishly.

Strange, why didn’t the town gate guards stop him?

“Did you see that?

That young man is fearless, even daring to touch Tu the old ghost’s daughter.

Isn’t he afraid of being poisoned?” The mercenaries at the town gate were commenting.

“Yeah, I really admire his courage.

If only he could lead Tu the old ghost out of town like that one day.

I swear I wouldn’t let Tu the old ghost back in!” Another mercenary nodded, praising Lock Fan and filled with anticipation.

Lai Li tried to withdraw her hand, but found that Lock Fan was holding it even tighter, so she said irritably, “When exactly are you going to let go?

Let go now!”

“Oh.” Lock Fan sheepishly released Lai Li’s soft hand.

“I’m going back, you can stay here and play by yourself, you filthy rogue!” Lai Li glared at Lock Fan and then turned to walk away.

“Hey, hey, don’t go!

Since we’re out, let’s just stroll around,” Lock Fan quickly blocked Lai Li’s path.

“I won’t associate with a rogue.” Lai Li huffed, yet Lock Fan still didn’t step aside.

“You really are a shameless rogue!” Seeing that Lock Fan wouldn’t move, Lai Li exclaimed angrily.

“I…

I’m not stopping you from leaving; it’s just…

it just seems a pity.” Lock Fan thought for a moment before speaking.

“Hmph!”