Alice's Heart
"Are you alright?" Seeing Abel's actions, Alice asked with concern.
"It's fine. It's just inertia." Abel replied indifferently.
"Is that sword very heavy?" Alice was very smart. Seeing Abel's actions and the inertia, she guessed that the reason was because of the sword.
"It's fine. I just recently fell, so I'm not too used to it.”Although Abel didn't have any special thoughts about Alice, he still cared about his face in front of girls of his age. He wouldn't say that the sword was so heavy that he couldn't lift it.
"Fallen? Was that its name? It sounds pretty good." Alice smiled gently at Abel.
"Yes, Guild Leader gave it to me. I also like this name.”Abel's heart skipped a beat when he saw Alice's smile, but he didn't mind. He was happy that Alice said the name Fallen sounded nice.
"By the way, my name is Alice. I saw your battle in the car just now.”Alice's eyes almost sparkled when she thought of Abel's heroic bearing in the battle just now.
"Is that so? Actually, I think he's quite handsome too. My name is Albert.”It seemed like Abel never knew what modesty was.
"Hehe!" Alice covered her mouth and giggled when she heard Abel's words. "Abel, you don't look too old. How can you be so powerful?”
"I'm almost 16 years old. I'm actually not that good.”Thinking about how he did not have the strength to match his age, Abel felt a little sad.
In the Haas Continent, both boys and girls would be tested at the age of eight. Those who were suitable for cultivating battle energy and magic talent would be sent to the academy to study. Of course, those who did not have the money to pay the tuition fees were excluded. Anyone who had attended the academy would have achieved more than Abel at the age of 16, so Abel had always been dissatisfied with his own strength. However, he had neglected the fact that he had advanced in three months.
"No way, you're actually not as old as me?”Alice was shocked by Abel's answer. She could not be blamed for thinking wrong. The hardships of life made Abel seem far more mature than the average person. Coupled with the scar on his face, he looked like he was almost 20 years old.
"Hmm? How old are you?" Abel didn't know that it was rude to ask about a lady's age.
"16 years old." Alice pursed her lips and thought for a while, but she still told Abel her age. In fact, she didn't know why she did that. Maybe she just didn't want Abel to be disappointed.
"Oh, then we're about the same.”The heartless Abel didn't think too much about it. He just felt that the feeling of chatting with his peers was refreshing and relaxed. In the past, he had no friends, and Winst and the others gave him the feeling that they were like teachers, even Avril, who was only 16 years old.
The two of them chatted casually for a while. It was basically Alice asking questions and Abel answering until Locke and Winst arrived.
"Miss Alice, can I disturb you for a while?”Seeing that Alice was talking to Abel, Winst had to interrupt their conversation.
"Yeah, sure."
"Regarding today's matter, Locke and I have already interrogated the bandit leader. He said that his name is Quake, and it was the Kabru family in the capital who instructed him to kidnap the young miss.”While Abel and Alice were chatting, Locke had already finished interrogating Quaker and obtained the information he needed.
"So it's them. No wonder.”When Alice heard the name of the Kabru family, she immediately thought of the second son of the Kabru family, Sherman. That famous second generation heir had pursued Alice crazily. He relied on his father's position as the military minister and did all kinds of evil in the capital. It seemed that the repeated rejections had made him lose his patience. This was just Quick kidnapping Alice to force himself on her.
"Miss, colluding with bandits is a capital crime. As the military minister, Hoffman would never make such a mistake. Sherman probably did this behind the family's back.”When Bu Lang heard Locke's words, he had a plan in his heart.
"What's the difference?" Alice didn't understand what Bu Lang meant.
"Of course, if Hoffman arranged this, we can't go back to the capital. Our family's strength can't defeat him."But if Sherman was the one who did it, we just had to hand the thief over to Hoffman. Colluding with bandits is not a small matter. He would definitely understand the logic behind it. Therefore, he would only blame his own son for this. On the contrary, he would owe us a favor. After all, we did not pursue this matter.”He said in a low voice.
"Then why can't we blow this matter up and let His Majesty the Emperor and the people in the capital know?”Alice was furious. She couldn't accept letting Sherman go just like that.
"Such a small matter won't shake Hoffman's position at all. It'll even attract the attack of the Kabru Family.”Bu Lang understood Alice's feelings, but the survival of the family was more important.
"Hmph! He's lucky this time!" Alice knew that there was nothing she could do.
"Sorry to disturb you, but I think we need to renegotiate the employment of this mission.”After learning the whole story, Loke and Winst felt a headache. It was originally a simple mission to protect the caravan, but now it was actually involved in the grudges of the rich and powerful.
"I understand Leader Locke's meaning. This was an accident, and I apologize for the trouble I have caused. Please rest assured, when we arrive at our destination, I will pay you five times your salary and bear all medical expenses.”The journey from Pierce to Trami wasn't very dangerous, and the cost wasn't very high. However, Alice's existence had caused a lot of trouble for the merchant group.
"We are deeply grateful for your understanding and generosity.”After everything was settled, Loke and Winst went to arrange the team to prepare for the journey. After saying goodbye to Alice, Abel also left with Winst.
"Miss, please return to the carriage. We should be on our way.”
"Yes, alright." Alice took a deep look at Abel's back before turning around and entering the carriage. The convoy continued to move in the direction of Seman City.
"Hehe, I didn't expect our little blockhead to actually be enlightened. How is it? That girl is rich and so on. When will we take her down?”Brad smiled slyly.
"Don't compare me to you, okay? I don't have any feelings for her.”Abel pursed his lips.
"You don't even like that top-grade one? Then why did you chat with him for so long and look so happy?”Brad did not believe it at all. In his opinion, there was no pure friendship between men and women.
"It's just that it's rare for me to meet someone who's about my age, so I just chatted casually. It's not as dirty as you think.”
"Is that so? Then why haven't I seen you chatting with Avril?”
"When have you ever seen Avril with nothing in her mouth?”Abel's words were a little exaggerated. After all, Avril didn't eat anything when she was sleeping. However, at other times, including during missions, Avril had a lollipop in her mouth.
"Isn't there still Catherine?"
"If you have the ability, go and chat with Sister Tomato!”That's right. Catherine could speak for half a day, and one had to have good hearing and comprehension to understand what she was saying.
"You have a point, but do you really have no feelings for that little girl? As long as you marry her, you will be able to make a comeback.”Abel's evaluation of Avril and Catherine left Brad with no room to refute, so he could only continue to pry into Abel's privacy.
"Do you think I can do this just because I have feelings? What kind of status does he have? I'm just a poor kid from a beggar background.”
"Brat, you're still too young. That girl's eyes clearly show that she's interested in you.”Brad looked like a playboy.
"Forget it. I don't have that idea at all. The only goal I pursue is to continuously improve my strength.”
"A life of cultivation is too boring, poor Albert.”Brad sighed and left.
Alice, who was sitting in the car, didn't know about the conversation between Abel and Brad. She sat there quietly, letting her imagination run wild, and a sweet smile appeared on her lips. I didn't expect him to be younger than me. Moreover, his life was so difficult, and there was also all that training. I really don't know how he endured it. No wonder he was so powerful. If only he could always protect me.
Alice didn't know if she liked him or not. She only knew that she had a good time chatting with Abel. When she heard Abel talk about his childhood, she was so sad that she wanted to cry. She giggled happily when she heard Abel talk about the interesting things that happened during his training. She liked this feeling very much. She didn't have to put on a fake mask. It was very plain and real. Abel's existence made her feel relaxed and a little safe.
On the way, Alice sat in the car and didn't feel anything. She had been traveling like this all these years. But now, she really hoped that Abel could come up and accompany her. She did what she wanted. Her years of business experience made her swift and decisive.
"Abel ~ Abel ~" Alice called Abel softly as she rolled down the window.
Alice, what's wrong?" Hearing Alice's voice, Abel ran to the window and asked in surprise.
"It's nothing. I'm just a little bored. Why don't you come up and talk to me?”Alice invited Abel with a red face.
"Speak? But I'm on a mission." Abel was clearly a blockhead. To an unmarried girl, inviting a man to ride in the same car had a very profound meaning. Only someone like Abel would refuse.
"Aiya! Don't worry so much. I'm the employer. I don't care. What are you worried about?”Alice felt helpless about Abel's slowness.
Abel turned around to ask for Winst's opinion before getting back into the carriage under Brad's lewd smile.
"Haha, I knew that this kid was the type to be coquettish. He secretly hooked the little girl's heart away!”Brad said to Winst with a smile.
"Come on, if that kid knew how to love, Avril would go on a hunger strike.”Winst had a good understanding of Abel.
"Guild Leader, shouldn't we give Abel a new education? If this goes on, no one will want him. I don't want to see Abel still single at your age.”While Brad was concerned about Abel, he didn't forget to give Winst a small blow.
"Aren't you single too?" Avril said after hearing Brad's words.
"I didn't want to give up the entire forest for a tree. I can't make the women sad for one person's happiness.”No one was more shameless than Brad.
"Scum!" Will's comment was concise and powerful. Babasa, who wasn't good with words, immediately clapped his hands in agreement.
"You guys are just jealous! My charm can only be felt by beautiful women, right, Catherine?”As long as Brad, who had hurt his self-esteem, turned the question to Catherine, she probably wouldn't say anything that would hurt him.
"That... Actually... I haven't felt it yet..." Catherine said honestly with a red face.
Looking at the dazed Brad, everyone laughed out loud. The happy atmosphere infected the others, leaving behind bursts of laughter along the way.
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