“Didn’t you hear me say I don’t want to go? Are you deaf?” The young man leaned against the wall not far away, arms crossed, speaking coldly.
“And who are you?” The two men frowned slightly, clearly displeased with the young man who had suddenly intervened.
“Just a passerby.
I don’t like seeing you deceive an innocent girl.
What’s the problem with that?” Mo Li looked up and slowly pulled back his hood.
“Kid, you can’t just say we’re deceiving people without evidence.” The two men were a bit angry at being interrupted.
“Exactly, we’re under the command of the Viscount of Minster.
Watch your words.
Do you think the Viscount would specifically target a fallen noblewoman?” The men’s words were both an explanation and a blatant threat.
They revealed their identity, warning Mo Li not to cause trouble and to stay away, as commoners have never been able to fight officials.
In Fran City, no one dared to challenge the Minster family.
“Kid, I think you’re overstepping.
Our lord kindly wants to befriend this lady, yet you keep interfering.
What’s your motive? Are you jealous because you weren’t invited?” One of the men started to smear Mo Li.
“Interfere? How am I interfering?” Mo Li raised an eyebrow.
“I haven’t influenced her actions in any way.
It’s her decision whether to go or not.
I’m just watching as she doesn’t want to go, yet is being harassed by two thugs…”
“Who are you calling thugs?” The man’s face turned a bit pale.
“Whoever responds is who I’m talking about.”
“You!…”
“Hey, go if you want, but before that, I think I should tell you about the dark history of this Viscount’s domain, then you can decide for yourself.” Mo Li ignored the two men and casually called out to Limdis.
“The lord of this city once made a fortune by falsely reporting disasters and exploiting people.
The lord is a profit-driven person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals…”
“You’re slandering! Our Viscount loves the people like his own children!” The man loudly refuted.
“Really? Then let’s grab a random citizen and ask if taxes have unjustifiably increased in recent years, leading to a period of famine.”
“…” The man was speechless.
“Countless people have died at the hands of this city’s lord, either through schemes or simple vendettas.” Mo Li continued to speak leisurely.
“Baseless accusations!” The man refuted again.
“True, I have no evidence, as I can’t expect the unclaimed bodies in the slums to speak for themselves.”
“You…!” The man gritted his teeth, not understanding how this young man knew so much insider information.
“In your human cities, can such filthy people really be leaders?” Limdis showed a hint of disgust on her face.
At this point, there was nothing more to say.
They were just ordinary people, and if they tried to be forceful, the girl might just deal with them.
“How dare you interfere with our business, kid, do you know who you’re up against?” They didn’t forget to throw a standard villainous threat as they left.
“I don’t know.” With that, Mo Li turned around and walked away without even looking at the two furious men.
“Kid, do you dare to leave your name?”
“No need, I’m afraid your master will lose sleep over it.” Mo Li waved his hand, and after a brief reminder, he saw no need to stay any longer.
“Hmph!…” With their plan foiled, the two men could only leave in disgrace.
“Wait, stop right there!” Hearing the girl call him from behind, Mo Li had no intention of stopping.
Helping her this once was already going above and beyond.
He preferred not to get involved any further with her.
“Oh, traveler with pure black hair and silver, I see you have approached me.
Surely you have important matters to discuss, right?”
“No, goodbye, sorry for the disturbance.” Mo Li quickly dismissed her, clearly not wanting to get involved with this girl.
He had already helped her once, repaying the favor from before.
They owed each other nothing, and Mo Li had no obligation to talk to her or continue helping her.
“Hey, wait a minute, you…”
“Grumble grumble…”
“…”
“Whimper whimper…” Limdis covered her face, embarrassed, and squatted down.
“…Are you hungry?” After a moment of silence, Mo Li turned back to ask.
“Yes.” Limdis nodded pitifully.
“I have no strength to walk.”
“Huh? You don’t even have the strength to walk? Haven’t you eaten?”
“I have…”
“Then that’s it.”
“Yesterday morning, I ate two mountain wax flowers.” Limdis said pitifully.
“…Why don’t you eat food?”
“Uh… I disdain mortal food!” Limdis huffed.
“Oh, if that’s the case, then see you.” Mo Li turned to leave.
“Uh! I… I’m broke… no money for food.” Limdis admitted with difficulty.
“Since I set out until today, I haven’t had a single decent meal.”
“Didn’t your parents give you enough money before you left?” Mo Li was puzzled why a fellow noble was in such a dire situation.
“My parents don’t have human currency…” Limdis mumbled softly.
“No human currency?” Mo Li frowned, recalling the girl’s strange behavior and words.
Could she really be from the fox tribe?
“You’re not human? Then what are you, a fox tribe?”
Upon hearing this, Limdis immediately assumed a defensive posture, instinctively moving back.
“The Holy Maiden said that anyone who asks about our identity and race must have ill intentions!”
“And who is this Holy Maiden?” Mo Li found this silly girl quite amusing.
He hadn’t even meant anything by it, yet she had already spilled everything.
“Is it the Holy Maiden of the fox tribe?”
“You!… How do you know!?” Limdis looked shocked.
“…It’s truly a miracle in human history that you managed to reach a human city.” Honestly, this silly girl would probably help count the money if she were sold.
Mo Li couldn’t understand how her family could let her travel alone.
But this silly girl actually knew the Holy Maiden of the fox tribe, so Mo Li guessed her status in the fox tribe wasn’t low.
“Alright, don’t make that face.
If I wanted to trick you, you’d already be left with nothing.
Rest assured, I have no interest in who you are or what you want to do.”
“Re-really?”
“Believe it or not.” Mo Li glanced at the girl, then turned to leave, stopping after a few steps.
“If you don’t follow, are you planning to starve on the street?”
“…Huh? Oh…” The girl nodded blankly, cautiously following Mo Li.
