“That’s all I have to say.”
“What do you all… think?”
At this moment, there was not a sound in the conference room.
Everyone wore a grave expression.
Seeing no response for a long time, Muerha scanned the people present, and finally looked at the red-haired man.
“Then, Laiyinmute, let’s hear your opinion on this Demon Race counterattack incident.”
Laiyinmute paused for a moment before realizing the Emperor was calling on him.
He stood up, and the eyes of the entire conference room turned to him.
Laiyinmute sneered.
“Heh… Is Your Majesty questioning me?”
“You should know that I already reported the entire process of that subjugation, and the Shadow Crystal recorded most of the contents.”
Muerha propped his cheek on one fist, smiling as he looked at the Sword Saint who defied him.
Though he still wore an emotionless expression, his eyes had turned completely cold.
Laiyinmute spread both hands and sat down again, crossing his arms as he spoke.
“Regarding this matter, I have no opinion.”
“Border affairs have always been under the jurisdiction of the Border Defense Army, and most of the Empire’s forces are stationed there…”
Laiyinmute paused deliberately, a wicked smile appearing on his face as his eyes narrowed slightly.
He continued.
“If I remember correctly, not long ago Your Majesty recalled those top fighters from the frontier… May I interpret that as you and the Demon Race…”
Muerha’s expression turned cold, and he shouted angrily.
“ENOUGH!”
“Laiyinmute, as a Sword Saint, you intentionally stir up internal strife at a time like this.”
“What is your intention?”
The atmosphere between the two was tense, as if they might come to blows at any moment.
Then an awkward voice spoke up.
“Ahem, Emperor, and Laiyin, now is not the time for this.”
“This isn’t appropriate for this occasion, is it?”
Hearing that vigorous voice, Muerha snorted coldly and waved his hand.
“DISMISSED!”
Then Muerha stood up and left the conference room first.
The whole process took less than 10 seconds, showing how angry he was.
The people sitting at the round table breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the Emperor’s order, and one by one they stood up to leave.
Laiyinmute walked out the door, glanced sideways at the Emperor who had not yet gone far, and walked off alone in another direction.
After leaving the palace, Laiyinmute broke into a run.
He was very nervous now.
Just now, he had sensed that something seemed to have happened to Raphael.
Their Master-Servant Contract had been cut off for a few seconds.
This situation could only mean that one party to the contract had died.
“Impossible, it was actually severed?”
Laiyinmute was full of confusion.
Raphael’s location was his own territory.
Even if he wasn’t there, Sister Feisi and several of his friends were there to hold the fort.
Unless the Demon King had truly revived and come to kill, he couldn’t think of any possibility that could cause Raphael’s death.
He irritably scratched his red hair, his heart growing more and more uneasy.
Fortunately, he simply stomped one foot and shot up into the sky.
The stone pavement on the ground shattered at that moment, kicking up clouds of dust.
The residents on both sides of the street couldn’t help but take half a step back at this sight.
“Heh heh, how did he end up like this?”
“Love really makes people impulsive.”
Hayek walked out from the shadows, one hand supporting his chin, and chuckled helplessly, shaking his head.
In his heart, he couldn’t help but sigh that Laiyinmute was exactly like his biological father.
A white glow lit up in his hand, and the already shattered stone pavement eerily began to heal.
No… rather, the dust and fragments actually filled the hole by themselves, and even the repair trajectory was exactly the same as before.
“Hmm?”
Raphael looked dazedly at Feisi and the cat-eared girl standing in front of her.
“Meow!”
“I have to keep delivering takeout, meow!”
“If this keeps up, my pay will be docked, meow!”
“Sister Feisi, please spare me, meow!”
Saifeisi placed her 2 small hands on her chest, looking pitifully at Feisi, who was holding the back of her neck with 1 hand.
“No can do.”
“Today you’re mine.”
“Help me properly and don’t be lazy.”
Feisi casually tossed a few Gold Coins to Saifeisi.
The little cat girl quickly caught them and put them in her mouth to bite.
Her eyes immediately sparkled, and she grinned.
“Hehe, Sister Feisi, just tell me what to do.”
“Today I’m your cat, meow.”
Raphael tilted her head, watching the interaction between the two with some confusion, and said awkwardly.
“Um, you brought me here… where is this?”
Raphael looked around.
In front of her was a detached residential building, and a small cart was parked in the yard.
Lafei stepped forward and touched it, feeling somewhat familiar, but somehow she had no clue at all.
Feisi rubbed her temples in melancholy, anxiously wanting Laiyinmute to return.
She had truly never encountered Raphael’s situation.
She had checked Raphael’s body herself: very healthy, no brain damage, and not even any memory-blocking magic on her.
Her red lips moved as she spoke, explaining to Raphael, walking up the steps, and reaching 1 hand toward the doormat beside the front door.
“Little Sister Raphael, you just need to know that this is your home.”
“You’ve always lived here…”
“Huh?”
“Where’s the key?”
Feisi looked at the missing key under the mat, scratching her head in confusion.
Laiyinmute had always kept a spare key here, but now it was gone.
“Did he change the location?”
“That can’t be.”
“This kid never changes the location.”
Raphael looked at Feisi, hesitant to speak, and poked her shoulder lightly with 1 hand.
“What’s wrong, Little Sister Raphael?”
Feisi looked up, glancing at Raphael in confusion.
“Um… it should be over there, right?”
Feisi searched a bit in the direction Raphael pointed, and indeed found the key.
She looked at Raphael with some surprise, and that gaze made Raphael a bit uncomfortable.
“Wh-what is it, Sister Feisi?”