Wade patiently washed Lucian's hair.
Lucian really didn't expect that Wade would do this for him. He was still a little dazed when he came out of the bathroom and sat on the chair while Wade used magic to dry his hair. Finally, while enjoying the warmth from behind, he wondered, "How come you are so skilled?"
Not only did it wash his long hair clean, but it also made his head feel comfortable.
Wade's hand stopped: "You forgot?"
Lucian:
Forgot what
Of course, Lucian didn't hear from Vader what he had forgotten. Vader seemed to have a cold war with him for a while - it was suspected because Lucian didn't take the so-called cold war seriously. Vader ignored him, and he was happily braiding his hair beside him.
"Oh right." Lucian said despite the coldness of Wade, "I heard it from that demon... Don't you want to hear it?"
"Just say what you want to say."
"Oh." Lucian said with a smile, "It is said that this place is very close to the Dragon Clan's royal court. Wade, maybe you can easily find that drop of blood belonging to the Dragon Clan there."
"Of course I know about this." Wade said, "The Dragon King's Court is isolated in the valley and is extremely exclusive. It is almost impossible to enter their territory by normal means. What's more, there are many dragons who only live independently in their own mountains."
"Ah, this sounds very troublesome." Lucian said, "It seems that we must stay here for a while..."
"I didn't plan to return to the human royal city too early."
Lucian: “?”
"I will take this opportunity to go to each tribe and collect what I need. The Demon Realm is an extremely long and narrow territory. Through it, I can reach each tribe."
"Then I will have to suffer with you forever..." Lucian's complaints became smaller and smaller as Wade gave him a cold glance.
"Speaking of which, the city closest to the Dragon King's Court is not Greedy City," said Wade, "but..."
"Lazy City."
"The City of Laziness? The city-state that is worth 80,000 gold coins?" Lucian said.
I really don’t know what the relationship is between me and the lord of that city-state.
"I only know that the Lord of Lazy City took office two years ago. Before he took office, he killed the previous Lord, your father. Of course, this is very common in the Demon Realm, and it is not even enough to be a moral stain. I heard that he is a teenager, but he has a powerful dragon half-blood knight who is extremely loyal to him. The knight has been following him since he was rescued by him." Wade shrugged, "It seems that he has nothing to do with you at the moment, and I can't see why he is wanted."
“I heard that what they want is to capture me alive. Maybe they are just interested in my face and want to take a look at it.” Lucian said with a smile.
Vader: …
The two of them changed rooms tonight. Wade used three gold coins to stop the boss from complaining about him unscrewing the door handle. Lucian clearly saw that after Wade took out the gold coin, the first thing he did was to wipe off the blood stains on the gold coin without making a sound.
The boss eagerly moved them to the most luxurious room at the end of the opposite corridor. There was a large sofa and many furnishings in the room, but the only thing that made Lucian unhappy was that there was still only one bed.
Moreover, Lucian discovered that the washroom in this room was only separated from the room of the two male demons who shared the big bed room. They might have gone out to carry out a mission today and had not returned yet.
After washing up, Wade sat on the bed and wiped his hair. Seeing Lucian approaching again, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What else do you want to say?"
"How much money did you earn today?" Lucian asked with his face raised.
Wade paused, then took out ten gold coins from his bag and threw them into Lucian's hand. Lucian was wondering when he heard someone say, "Take it."
… It turned out that Wade regarded his behavior as asking him for pocket money.
But Lucian accepted them happily. Not only that, he went a step further and said, "It sounds like we have to stay in this city-state temporarily before we find out the news about the dragon clan. Do you plan to stay in the hotel all the time?"
"Of course not."
"Oh... you're planning to buy a house?" Lucian said, "Then you'll have to make a lot of money. I heard that the better houses here cost thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins."
"Go to sleep." Wade said, "I have something to do tomorrow."
As he said that, he glanced at Lucian and said, "Stay here honestly, and don't let me see someone looking for you when I come back."
Wade lay down on the bed again. Lucian hesitated again, and only fell asleep beside Wade after he closed his eyes.
Maybe it was a little cold late at night, or maybe he was not used to the bed. Even in his sleep, he kept rubbing against Wade. Wade finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he grabbed Wade's waist and fixed her on his body.
Lucian mumbled a few words in his dream. At that moment, Wade smelled the fragrance of Lucian's body—not from the hair, but from the neck under the hair. The sweet scent of Lucian's skin.
Lucian was also in his arms. Before falling asleep, Wade thought that Lucian's waist was indeed very soft.
After Vader finally fell asleep, the white-haired succubus opened his eyes.
There was no haziness or confusion in his eyes, only clarity. He felt that after Vader, who was connected to him by spirit and fell into a deep sleep while he was hugging him, the spiritual world finally went from the turbulent days to a moment of tranquility.
He raised the corners of his lips silently in the darkness, without any warmth or softness in his eyes.
Vader seemed to have successfully let his guard down.
…
Meanwhile, in the City of Laziness.
The black-haired, purple-eyed boy sat on his own throne, surrounded by various dolls and toys. The boy's appearance was exquisite to the point of being almost charming, and his extremely long and curly eyelashes made people feel that he was no different from those exquisite dolls.
He held a carving knife in his hand and was carving a doll in his hand. The doll was wearing a white holy robe with gold edges, with green eyes and long black hair tied with a silver ribbon, hanging loosely behind his head.
The doll's appearance was surprisingly similar to mine!
The silent knight appeared in front of him. The boy yawned but did not raise his head.
"Have you found my brother?" he asked.
"There is no news yet, my Lord."
"Keep looking, Andre." The boy's eyes were always fixed on the doll he was carving.
The knight retreated as silently as he had come. The only sound in the silent hall was the faint carving sound. Finally, the boy finished carving the doll and held the immobile doll in his arms.
"Lucian Cecil..." He said in a singing tone, "I have seen you before. Do you remember me?"
As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed the doll's forehead, and suddenly laughed.
"At that time I didn't know that you were my brother, my half brother... It's really interesting that the merciful and holy Son of God is actually my brother who is related by blood." He repeated, "What expression will you have when you see me again?"
"Hey!" He suddenly clapped his hands, "Come and meet me, brother!"
The hall was empty. There was no other sound except for the applause and humming.
…
The next morning, Vader was leaving. Lucian guessed that his new job might be to be a bounty hunter. When he was about to leave, Lucian sat up from the bed as if he had just woken up.
She was wearing a silk nightgown that stuck to her body as she knelt and sat up. White hair hung down her cheeks. She rubbed her eyes and said dazedly, "I think I remember..."
Wade looked back.
"When you were brought back to Cessel Manor as a child, I tortured you and made you wash and comb your hair before me." Lucian said, "Isn't that right?"
Wade walked towards her, pulled the bottom of her robe down with one hand, and pulled the collar of her robe inward with the other hand to cover her collarbone.
Then, he grabbed Lucian's hand, put something cold and hard into his palm, grabbed his hand to hold it, and left.
After Wade left, Lucian opened his palm. Wade put five gold coins into his palm.
Lucian: ? ? Not only did he not talk to me, but he also gave me money out of the blue.
Now Lucian had a total of fifteen and a half gold coins in assets, and he had not yet been handcuffed by Wade. He took the money and happily went to the first floor to buy some sweet and pungent iced tea. As soon as he sat down in the tavern, he found that everyone was avoiding him.
Lucian: …
System: "They must have been frightened by Wade."
"It's okay." Lucian said lazily, "Let's go to another tavern."
system:…
Although Wade warned him, Lucian certainly would not stay at home obediently.
Lucian walked around the city. He found the demon bounty hunter square in the north of the city—the demon hunters would take on some missions here. In addition to individual vendors, there was also a hall officially opened by the city lord, where people commissioned missions to be officially issued and wanted orders issued by the city lord.
More covert, advanced, or dark tasks are not put on the surface. They are in the dark alleys behind the square, and only hunters with a certain threshold are eligible to receive them. What Wade brought back yesterday was the token for registered hunters.
In addition, the Demon Realm is also very famous for their life-and-death fighting arenas. There are fighting arenas of all sizes throughout the city. Each fighting arena has different rules, but the fighting arenas where life and death are the stakes are always the most lively. The final winner can not only gain a large sum of money but also great fame, and even be lucky enough to be noticed by the city lord or even the lord of the entire Demon Realm and become a vassal.
When Lucian arrived, he heard someone talking: "Why did the wanted poster that has been up for half a year disappear?"
"I don't know? Yesterday, a demon from a foreign land came here and dumped the head of the Flame Demon here. Yes, that's it."
"How is that possible? That's the Flame Demon... Do you know his name?"
"He wore a mask and got a token from that head. There is no other information."
"… "
Lucian walked away from those people with no interest, and wandered around the city for a whole day, returning to the hotel only when it was dark.
I didn’t expect that the demon city-state is much more interesting than I imagined, with a lot of interesting things.
I didn't expect that when I returned, Wade was already sitting in the room. Not only that, the oil lamp hadn't been lit yet. When Lucian quietly entered, he was almost startled by Wade.
"I thought you would stay at home." Wade said.
Lucian felt a little dangerous and said, "Actually, I..."
Wade raised his eyebrows: "I hope I didn't go to see anyone."
Just as Lucian was about to say something, there was a knock on the door: "Mr. Louis, someone is waiting for you downstairs with something for you."
Louis is Lucian's pseudonym.
Lucian: …
"A person who delivers something to you?" Wade snapped his fingers.
“I can explain…” Lucian raised his hands pitifully.
Then his chin was pinched.
Just as Lucian was about to speak, another breathless waiter came to the door: "Mr. Louis, there are five more people downstairs delivering things, please hurry up..."
Vader: ?
Wade was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What did you do?"
"I bought some things and asked them to deliver them to me." Lucian bit his finger, his eyes full of tears, "I said I could explain it."
At this time, a third waiter came and said, "Mr. Louis, there are now... ten people downstairs."
Vader: "A little something?"