"A certain ingredient that has an aphrodisiac effect when mixed with a Mortal Ingredient like Garlic? Interesting, so that's the reason why they easily recovered from their setback? Mortal Ingredients were cheap and even if you use Spiritual Ingredients as supporting ingredients, the cost would still be low unlike the average restaurants here..." Vanadis mumbled within the shadows and made his conclusion.

"Interesting... I wonder what would happen if the young master knows about this..." A small smile lifted on his lips as his cultivation base silently rotated. Leaping on dark alleyways and the shades of towering trees and houses. He constantly followed the two, intent on seeking out more information from them.

With his cultivation base at the Divine Soul Realm, there was no way that the two could detect him if he wanted to remain hidden.

His targets were on sight but Vanadis didn't attack. He knew his place and understood the consequences of a.s.sa.s.sinating a disciple of the Paradyne Academy in broad daylight.

One of the reasons why people preferred the Paradyne Academy was because of the fact that they treated their disciples like their relatives. If someone wronged them, they would counter-attack with all of their strength.

There was an instance where the heir apparent of the previous Emperor that knew nothing but indulging on debauchery kidnapped a young woman from the Paradyne Academy. All h.e.l.l broke loose and Mathias himself raised the warring flags.

Boosted with the thought of rescuing their junior sister. The disciples of the Paradyne Academy wreaked havoc on the Imperial Capital and in the end, the previous Emperor surrendered his son and the latter was publicly executed, right before the eyes of everyone as an example.

From there on, none dared to challenge the Paradyne Academy's indisputable authority within the Empire of Eternal Faith. Their influence and strength were boundless enough that they could abdicate the Emperor's throne if they wanted.

But of course, even though the Paradyne Academy loved their disciples. That doesn't mean that they would tolerate them if they were the suspects. In that case, the Paradyne Academy crippled the cultivation bases of the convicted disciples and threw them to the Wilderness.

Vanadis desires and his logical mind clashed with each other. A part of him wanted to pounce at the two right here and now, but the logical part of him told him that it would be better to wait for the night.

A hint of killing intent leaked from his body and flew towards Juliet's direction as the latter froze in shock. Fiercely turning around, she glared at the dark alleyway and warily prepared herself for danger.

As someone that once lived in the slums area. Juliet developed an instincts for danger and her instincts rarely failed.

"What's going on? Why are you staring at that dark corner like a cat that had its tail stepped on?" Zieve teased with a chuckle but when he saw the incomparably solemn expression on Juliet's face. His mind told him that something fishy was going on.

Rotating his cultivation base, he prepared to protect Juliet.

"Who's there?!" Juliet shouted, her dignified shout rang loud and clear that Vanadis expressed shock and doubt.

"Did she notice me? Impossible! My Stealth is impeccable!" Vanadis thought in his mind and replayed the scene of him suppressing his killing intent.

"d.a.m.n it so it must be at that time. I never expected that this little girl would be that sensitive to killing intent..." Vanadis stared with pity at Juliet. Those that were sensitive to these murderous intents lived messed up lives and Vanadis was certain that Juliet had her fair share of violence.

Zieve frowned, approaching the dark alleyway with his nerves stretched taut. His expression remained solemn and his cultivation base silently rotated to maximum. Spiritual Energy formed a vortex around him and Zieve fiercely leaped at the dark corner, only to find nothing but garbages.

Sighing in relief. He said, "Calm down, Juliet... There's nothing in here but trash..."

Seeing Zieve's rea.s.suring expression. Juliet slightly relaxed, but the frown on her face didn't diminish. It was the first time that her instincts failed her. 'Could it be that it's just my imagination?' She thought before continuing their journey towards home.

Nevertheless, the two of them remained alert and neither had the mood for discussion. They had a foreboding feeling that something was lurking from the shadows. Observing them like sheeps for slaughter.

After dinner, Juliet invited Zieve into her room and made him wear some clothes slapped with innumerable defensive talismans. Zieve frowned upon seeing the talismans pasted on the insides of his robes. But witnessing Juliet's worried expression, he accepted it with a wry smile and wore it as he slept.

Juliet did the same, she even placed a talisman on her underwear and barrier talismans around her bed. Despite the fact that a single talisman normally costs dozens of Spirit Stones, Juliet didn't care. For her safety, she held no bars.

Little did they knew that the shadowy figure that constantly followed them from the darkness was sulking with a rare indignant expression on his face.

As a top-notch expert in his field, Vanadis rarely required two strikes on killing his targets but seeing the several dozens of talismans attached on Juliet and Zieve's body. He bitterly smiled as he thought.

"d.a.m.n it! Let alone a two strikes, these Earth Grade Talismans wouldn't possibly collapse in a thousand strikes... Young master, forgive me. I never expected that my targets these time would be this paranoid. Not even the current Crown Prince had the same protection as them! d.a.m.n it all!"

Vanadis violently cursed in his mind and retreated.

He had to gather more information about his targets.

Someone that could casually use dozens of Earth Grade Talismans without batting an eyelid wasn't someone without a background.