Ch 39: Baron Laser, I Think You’re Mistaken
The next day,
Xia Jiuyuan opened his eyes and found his body much better.
Yesterday, his whole body was in too much pain, so he only understood his situation and condition, and did not leave this room.
This room was a small room adjacent to the Trinity Church. Dean, Na’er, and Old Lady Lisa were living in the small house next to him.
Xia Jiuyuan’s current situation was very bad. According to Dean, the owner of this territory was eyeing him covetously.
Once he recovered or left the Trinity Church, he would be invited for tea by the guards.
Simply put, he was blocked at the gate by a monster.
Yesterday he also asked Dean,
“Can this Baron Reiser arbitrarily dispose of people within the territory?”
However, Dean replied:
“Theoretically, no, but in reality… yes. As long as the commoners don’t revolt together, the lord can arbitrarily dispose of one or two people without causing any major waves.”
Moreover, this was a remote area, and Baron Reiser only needed to find some excuse to frame Xia Jiuyuan, and it would generally not be a problem.
To think that as an ultimate connection, it would be truly stifling to die here inexplicably.
Currently, the few paths Xia Jiuyuan could think of were:
One, sneak away in the night, but then the red task might be lost, and he might not be able to escape.
Two, hide in the Trinity Church and wait for Jun Liuhe’s rescue.
Three, talk to the Baron and gamble that he wouldn’t dare to kill him.
While thinking, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.
“Please come in.”
Dean pushed the door open, bringing him breakfast.
“Thank you.”
Xia Jiuyuan took the hard bread that was difficult to swallow and chewed it.
“You said I should go meet the Baron, what is the probability of me being harmed?”
Dean raised an eyebrow and sat gracefully on the chair beside him, saying,
“I thought you would choose to sneak away.”
“If I could ensure my escape, I would do so.”
“Few people can ensure anything…” Dean tapped his thigh with his finger and continued,
“That Baron should be of fourth-order strength, but I’m not sure about his subordinates.
However, I don’t think you need to worry too much. Whether he will make a move is not certain.
Even if he does, he still has to consider his noble face. He probably won’t make a direct move.
Most likely, he will send people to track you when you leave his territory and quietly get rid of you.”
This hatred came inexplicably. Xia Jiuyuan couldn’t help but sigh, “This is too abstract, I don’t even know how I offended him.”
“He is greedy and holds grudges. For rescuing you, we made him lose face in front of everyone. He might hold you responsible for this.”
“Mhm, I see, I understand… I have another question, Dean, are you being too good to me, why?”
This feeling of everyone being cryptic made Xia Jiuyuan uncomfortable. He decided to test Dean first.
Not to mention anything else, just that one pill that allowed Xia Jiuyuan to recover from near-death within a week was absolutely extremely valuable, and something that could not possibly appear in such a remote town.
If she were truly a princess of the Kingdom, it would explain why she could casually produce such a pill to save someone, but it would also raise more questions.
However, Dean just stared at Xia Jiuyuan without opening her mouth to explain.
It couldn’t be that she fell in love with him at first sight, right? Xia Jiuyuan sighed. He also understood that everyone had their own secrets.
“Mhm… then I’ll still go out to meet that Baron first.”
“Mhm.”
Xia Jiuyuan walked out of the room. Dean inside fell into deep thought, “Xia Yuan… are you really that person…”
…
As soon as he walked out of the Trinity Church, Xia Jiuyuan saw the guards. He offered no resistance and followed the guards to Baron Reiser’s Lord’s Manor.
This place was completely different in style from the entire town, with a small garden, a large building, and extraordinary sculptures.
After being led through the gate by the guards, he was guided by a butler into a room.
“Esteemed guest, please sit. Our Baron will arrive shortly.”
“Okay.”
Xia Jiuyuan sat down as instructed. After a short while, a fat man in splendid attire walked in. He went straight to the main seat and squinted as he asked,
“What is your name, stranger?”
“Baron, my name is Xia Yuan, from the Southern Territory.”
Xia Jiuyuan had already hidden Suo and Shuo in his sleeve in advance. If this person suddenly had an attack and attacked him, he could at least fight back.
Of course, that was the worst-case scenario.
“Southern Territory… were you being chased?”
“No, it was just an accident. I’m sorry, I cannot disclose the detailed contents… After my injuries heal, I need to leave immediately.”
Xia Jiuyuan wanted to create an air of mystery to make him afraid to attack him.
This world possessed techniques like divination and astrology, so one couldn’t just kill people indiscriminately.
“Oh?”
Baron Reiser fell into thought, “Someone, pour my guest the most mellow wine.”
As soon as his words fell, a maid walked in. She carried a tray with a decanter and several exquisite crystal wine glasses and came before the two.
She curtsied slightly, placed the tray steadily on the low table beside them, then picked up the decanter and began pouring wine for the two.
“Please.”
Looking at the bright red wine on the table, Xia Jiuyuan smiled, but in his heart, he was prepared for the negotiation to break down.
Knowing that he didn’t trust him, and still pouring him wine, who would dare to drink it?
“Mhm… I’m very sorry, Baron. After Grandma Lisa’s divine art healed me, she specifically told me that I should refrain from smoking and drinking for a while, otherwise the subsequent treatment could not proceed.”
“Grandma Lisa… haha.”
Baron Reiser laughed somewhat sinisterly, “Presumably, you were taken care of by those three from the Trinity Church recently? How do you find Dean and Na’er?”
Xia Jiuyuan took a deep breath, not understanding why he asked this, but still replied:
“They are very good.”
“Good, since you think they are good, then they are good. Please leave, stranger. Remember to pay the entry fee before you go.”
“…Alright, Baron.”
After Xia Jiuyuan left the Lord’s Manor, the grim-faced Baron Reiser asked the butler behind him,
“Are you sure you found out that Dean and Na’er are not nuns of the Trinity Church?”
“I am sure, Lord. They should be novice nuns. Novice nuns are not protected by kingdom law.”
“Damn it, they actually lied to me!”
Baron Reiser suddenly laughed again, “It’s all thanks to this Xia Yuan. If it weren’t for him, I might have been too lazy to search for this information.
Heh, next, I will marry my eleventh wife, Na’er. Then I will marry my twelfth wife, Dean.
I’ll see what that Xia Yuan will do when he sees his saviors serving me together. As long as I don’t violate the kingdom’s law, what can he, a person from the Southern Territory, do to me?
I’ve wanted to play with the nuns of the Trinity Church for a long time, hahahaha.”
On the other side,
Xia Jiuyuan walked out of the Lord’s Manor with a solemn expression. He now had a very bad premonition that this Baron Reiser was going to make a move on Na’er and Dean.
If that were true, then he was much smarter than he had imagined.
Because if he were to make a move on Na’er and Dean, and he intervened, then he would become a violator, which would be equivalent to giving him a reasonable excuse to make a move on him.
If he didn’t interfere in this matter, then he would have no loss, and he would have regained his lost face.
Because of his few treasures, he also didn’t know their actual value. Baron Reiser was probably more concerned about his face at the moment.
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