?”Why do you want to marry the Young Master?” Lilith asked strangely.
“Because…” Rolen faltered.
“If it’s difficult to say, there’s no need to say it.”
“No… What I mean is… I… my mother once said that if I find a good man, I should immediately marry him.”
“Heh?!” Lilith was confused and glanced at Rolen: “So… did your mother say what kind of man a good man is?”
Rolen nodded and said: “My mother said… a good man will let me eat anything I like and give me a good life.”
“So what does it mean to use gold coins to get married?” Lilith continued asking.
Rolen smiled shyly: “Hehehe… that… My mother said that my husband would leave me if I wasn’t rich. That’s why I have to have a lot of gold coins to feed him, so he can spend as much as he wants.”
Lilith: “…”
Even though Lilith admitted herself to be very strange, Rolen’s thoughts—no, Rolen’s mother’s thoughts—were even more strange.
What kind of thinking is that?
‘Use money to get married? If it were that simple, I would have slept with Lathel a long time ago and given him five children.’
“But… Lilith, do you think the Young Master will accept us?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Because… we betrayed him. I still… saved Alec in front of him; he will definitely be very angry and hate me.” Rolen spoke timidly, as if she were about to cry.
“Hahahaha… Don’t worry, Lathel isn’t that type of person. He will definitely accept us. It’s just… Rolen, are you really from the ‘Dark Cloud’ organisation?”
“That’s right.” Rolen nodded and said: “I am free now, but I cannot reveal the organisation’s secrets to you.”
“Ah! Don’t worry, I know everything about your organisation.”
“Heh?! What do you mean…”
“Okay, as long as you don’t betray Lathel in the future, I promise there will be a place for you to lie on his bed.”
Hearing Lilith speak, Rolen blushed, but she still smiled, thinking of a brighter future with lots of grilled meat and cakes.
“Wait! You… but… Alec is waiting for us to return.”
Listening to Rolen, Lilith just smiled and replied: “Don’t worry, he’ll die if he waits two more days, hahahaha…”
…
Elsewhere.
After Harris ran away, he returned to his motel room. At this time, he discovered that there were several blisters on his hand, which startled him.
“What the hell?! What is this? Curse magic?”
“It’s the ‘Wilted Flower’ disease.” Right at this moment, a voice rang out outside.
Harris looked out the window and saw Melyne standing on a tree branch, looking towards him.
He suddenly asked: “What do you mean? What the heck is the ‘Wilting Flower’ disease?”
“Stand still!” Melyne shouted, and Harris immediately stood still and looked at her with confusion.
Melyne explained: “It is a disease that prostitutes in brothels often suffer from. There is neither a cure nor anyone who can cure that disease.”
“What? But… will this disease kill me?”
“100%.”
Harris was silent, his eyes full of disbelief and incomprehension. He looked towards Melyne: “Melyne, what the hell are you talking about? I… how could I have the disease of prostitutes?”
“Alec… Alec, he infected me… damn it!”
“Calm down.” Melyne shouted: “Actually, this disease is not that contagious. However, because Alec’s body is very special, this pathogen has become many times stronger.”
“Also, the ‘Wilting Flower’ disease that you contracted is many times stronger than the ‘Wilting Flower’ disease that other prostitutes suffer from.”
“After a few days, you will look like Alec. Your body will be filled with blisters, sores, and a terrible stench.”
Hearing that, Harris clenched his fist, feeling extremely regretful when he decided to meet Alec this morning.
“Damn it! That bastard was already useless, and now he’s causing this terrible trouble for me. We must kill him!”
“You are wrong.” Melyne shook her head and sighed: “The creator of that pathogen seems to be Lathel. He implanted that pathogen into Alec’s body, from Alec, that pathogen spread to all the people around him.”
“What?!” Harris was startled, remembering Lathel. His body suddenly trembled: “You… but… I only had a little bit of Alec’s blood; is that enough to be infected?”
“In fact, this disease is not easily transmitted.” Melyne explained: “If it was that contagious, everyone in this empire would have died from that disease.”
“However, the pathogens in Alec’s body are different. Like I said, that pathogen is many times stronger than normal; even if you just stand next to Alec, his breath will make you infected.”
Harris took a deep breath. He felt that Lathel was too dangerous. The fear of Lathel in his mind was printed even more boldly.
“He… he can create such a pathogen?”
“That’s right.” Melyne nodded and said: “I have to stay away from you because you are very dangerous now. As long as I stay near you, I’m afraid I will also get infected.”
Harris clenched his fists, feeling hopeless. Lathel was too powerful—so powerful that it made him tremble and lose the thought of revenge.
“Wait! I… I could infect him.”
“Give up that idea.” Melyne shook her head: “I just saw Alec kneel at his feet to beg him for medicine.”
“That means… Lathel has the medicine to cure this disease, so you cannot infect him.”
“But… you just said that…” Harris faltered.
“That’s right. But now Lathel has done what no pharmacist enchanter could do.” Melyne sighed and said: “Harris, I don’t know if you are lucky or unlucky to have to become an enemy of someone as incredible as Lathel.”
“I’m starting to feel afraid of that boy.”
Hearing that, Harris also felt hopeless. He did not think that Lathel had acted. In fact, what Lathel did was even more terrible than what he thought.
Harris knew he was too naive. Lathel was using every means to destroy them, but they only thought that their strength could destroy Lathel.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Where?” Listening to Melyne, Harris asked in confusion, He now only had her as his only chance to turn this situation around.
“To the dark space.” Melyne said: “Even though you are not yet capable of entering that place, you have no other choice.”
“Either die or risk your life for once. If you are lucky, you can rely on the dark space to evolve your talents and increase your life energy.”
“If your life energy is stronger than the disease, you can overcome the disease.”
Hearing that, Harris nodded: “Thank you, Melyne; in the end… only you still care about me.”
“Stop talking nonsense. Go there yourself, I will follow you. Going near you will put me at risk of infection.”
Hearing that, Harris felt extremely embarrassed. He lowered his head, looked at the blisters that seemed about to burst, and felt both scared and angry.
“Lathel… one day… I will come back…”
…
Elsewhere, in the goblin forest. Of course, this place was far from where Alec was hiding.
This place was less than a mile from the main road. At this time, Bourban was waiting for someone, his expression a bit worried and scared.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared inside the bushes, however, that shadow did not come close to Bourban but just stood.
That black shadow was more than two metres tall, its huge body was like a mini version of a mountain, and it emitted such a cold, murderous aura that it made Bourban shiver in fear.
“You… you…”
“Bourban, you better tell me what happened.” When that black shadow spoke, it was the extremely pleasant voice of a woman.
However, when Bourban heard that voice, he became even more scared; his legs shook violently as if he were confronting the most terrible monster in the world.
“Sakuth’s life flame has gone out; I am giving you 10 seconds to tell the whole truth.”
Bourban swallowed his saliva, then tremblingly took out the glass ball from his space bag and threw it towards the black shadow.
The black shadow caught the crystal ball and transmitted magical energy inside.
The image that appeared in it was the image of a man with an extremely disgusting appearance repeatedly kicking Sakuth in the stomach.
His feet carried a strange black flame as he kicked Sakuth until he was unconscious. No, he kicked Sakuth to death.
“Is this true?”
Bourban pursed his lips, nodded, and stammered: “I… I… this…”
“Speak!”
“He is Alec.”
“Alec?! Why did he beat my son? ”
“I… I don’t know.”
“Hmm?!”
“What I mean is…” Bourban stammered: “Alec cured Sakuth, then… they fell in love.”
“However, after Alec learned that Sakuth was a man, he… he immediately hit him.”
“Where were you then?”
“I… I was locked in a dark room by a group of creditors. After Sakuth died, they agreed to release me on the condition that I give up my title and everything I had to them to repay the debt.” Bourban quickly explained.
That black shadow stared at Bourban for a long time, causing sweat to pour out of his body like rain.
A moment later, that shadow spoke: “If I discover that you lied to me… I will definitely kill you… tear you into hundreds of pieces…”
As soon as the words ended, that shadow also disappeared. Seeing that, Bourban breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned his head, looked at the tree behind him, bowed his head, and said: “Miss Akna, I have finished; what if…”
“Very good…” From behind that tree, a woman appeared. She had black hair and wore a maid’s dress. She had a beautiful face, but it was without any emotions.
That’s right, it was Akna. She glanced at Bourban and asked, “Do you really like that woman?”
Bourban heard Akna speak and immediately shivered: “Of course not. I… I was kidnapped by her, then she said… she needed a child.”
“Then… I… I…”
“Okay…” Akna sighed. She threw a card at Bourban and said: “A pass to another kingdom. You can go to any of the kingdoms surrounding the Karol Empire.”
“However, this card can only be used once, please cherish it. And remember that…”
“I know.” Bourban caught the card and happily said: “You and I don’t know each other; I don’t know you, and you don’t know me either. I don’t know who your young master is either.”
“Very good…” Akna finished speaking and disappeared.
Bourban stood still. Feeling that Akna had left, he sighed and muttered: “Damn it! Women are scary. I swear that I will never get married again in this life.”