Chapter 1116 Ascertaining the situation

Translator:

Legge

Only faith, the sun, and the moon are eternal, the middle-aged woman muttered.

Does this motto have any hidden meanings? Anan asked.

The middle-aged woman suddenly said solemnly to Anan and Chen Cheng, Remember, from today onwards, dont ever provoke him again. Although I dont know who he is, I suddenly feel that the reason you were

able to escape unscathed that night was because he decided to let you go when he heard you say those words.

What makes you think he was the one that let me go? Anan was puzzled. I escaped with my own abilities!

Silly child. The middle-aged woman said helplessly, Just think about that person in the white mask. Those crossbow bolts even shattered when they hit him. Surely you can see that theres a problem with him, right?

Alright. Anan said softly, But its White Mask whos powerful, not that kid.

He might be trying to pa.s.s on some information related to himself to your father through you. The woman said, Ive actually heard your father and grandfather mention the name Ren He before. Perhaps your father

will understand everything once | tell him, so dont go and provoke that kid for now, understand? Who knows, he might even be a relatively important person. Lets wait until we get to Ghent City safely before we do

anything.

Anan muttered, He looks really young, so how can he be anyone important?

The middle-aged woman explained, That motto was pa.s.sed down in our organization from a very long time ago. I dont know where it originated from, but Ive always heard everyone mention it. Could he really have

some links to us?

Father didnt mention the origins of that motto before? Anan asked curiously.

When I was young, I did ask your grandpa before. But he always told me the same thing. The middle-aged woman pondered it for a moment. His answer at that time was that it was better for the girls at home not to

know about these things.

Why? Does Grandpa still favor boys over girls? Anan pursed her lips.

Thats not it. The middle-aged woman smiled and helped Anan straighten her hair. At that time, he said girls shouldnt have to know about such dangerous things. The magus order has a huge feud with us. As we

havent acc.u.mulated enough strength to fight them yet, he thought itd be better not to let us in on too many things.

I know we have a feud with the magus order. Why dont I go and kill Melgor right now? Anan said, The Chamber of Commerce serves food to them daily. That Ren Xiaosu might not be easy to deal with, but we can

poison him through the Chamber of Commerce without anyone finding out.

Anans full name was Chen Shenan. They had been taught since childhood that they had to be wary of all sorcerers and learn to question every word they said. Because every word the dirty sorcerers said was a lie.

The middle-aged woman shook her head. Sorcerers like Melgor are a little different. The so-called Children of Heaven are just poor souls controlled by the magus order. In my opinion, if you dont do evil and wreck an

entire county, youre actually no different from a normal person. On another note, your act of arson that day to distract attention from yourself was wrong too. You should avoid doing such things in the future.

But I was fleeing for my life. Besides, the people in York County who can own horses are definitely very rich, and none of those rich families are good people, Anan said angrily.

The middle-aged woman suddenly sat up straight. Anan, you cannot look at the world this way. Life isnt simply black or white. Are the poor definitely good? Must the rich all be bad people? If only the world were

really that simple. You have to understand that we only perform meaningful deeds and do not do things based on our own preferences.

The middle-aged woman continued, You and Little Cheng are still young, so its normal that your att.i.tudes are extreme and rebellious. But you have to understand one thing. Only by judging people without any bias

can you become someone like your father.

Anan lowered her head. OK, Aunt, but what can I do now? The stable has already burned down.

Before we left York County, I placed ten gold coins under a pillow at their place. I believe theyve already discovered it. When the woman saw that Anan had taken her advice to heart, she heaved a sigh of relief. But

compensation is just compensation. If the owner of that family had feelings for their horses, you couldnt recompense an intangible thing like that. Feelings are priceless.

Curious, Anan asked, What if I was only able to save myself by hurting others while escaping? What should I do then?

The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and replied, In that situation, its better to hurt others than get hurt yourself.

The sorceress, Anan, was stunned. Aunt, why is it different from your earlier advice?

The middle-aged woman said helplessly, Thats the complexity of the world, I guess.

By the way, Chen Cheng suddenly said from next to them, that young man called Ren Xiaosu treats Melgor as he pleases. Just now, Melgor was about to reveal they were heading to Ghent City, but Ren Xiaosu

stepped on his foot.

Mhm. The middle-aged woman nodded. Its good enough that weve identified him as someone special. Lets keep that a secret for now and talk about it after we arrive in Ghent City. When the time comes, we can

relay all of this info to your father. Well get an answer then.

We still have a long way to go before we get to Ghent City. Chen Cheng said, Why dont I go and ascertain the situation further?

Its better that you dont go and find Ren Xiaosu anymore. Youre not his match when it comes to probing others for facts, the woman said.

Then Ill start with Sorcerer Melgor and his two other servants. Those three dont look too smart, Chen Cheng said.

The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and said, I guess thats fine.

Anan asked with a sparkle in her eyes, Will we get to see Big Sis Summer on our trip to Ghent City this time?

Mhm, shell be there as well, the middle-aged woman replied with a smile.

Awesome, Anan said with a smile.

The next day, the trade caravan set off early in the morning. Unlike the previous day, the caravan guards were much more alert. They all rode on their horses to patrol the front and rear of the caravan, and Qian

Weining even sent out two men to act as scouts in case they got ambushed by bandits.

Seeing that Qian Weining had deployed all the guards in an orderly fas.h.i.+on, Ren Xiaosu was even more tempted to bring him to join the Prosperous Northwest. Although he would only be a company-level officer, Ren

Xiaosu could not be too picky since the Northwest was still a rising power.

In any case, Ren Xiaosu had already made up his mind to abduct several hundred thousand people, so one more person wouldnt make a difference.

During this time, Chen Cheng took advantage of Ren Xiaosus busy schedule to quickly become acquainted with the sheeple, Li Chengguo and Liu Ting.

Li Chengguo and Liu Ting were from well-off families, but Chen Cheng was a smart young man. He fooled the two sheeple easily with his extensive travel experiences, with both of them hanging out with Chen Cheng

all day long to listen to his stories.

It only took a while before Chen Cheng was shocked to learn from the sheeple that the young man named Ren Xiaosu was not a local citizen of the Kingdom of Sorcerers..