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Chapter 72: To The Royal Capital We Go! Part-2.

Seeing Xinran leave so abruptly, Zephyr hesitated for a bit but decided to follow her in the end.

Layla seemed kind on the surface but had an entirely different personality hidden beneath her smile.

Instead of staying with a cunning person like Layla, Zephyr preferred the more honest and straight-forward Xinran.

’Although Xinran is also not fully trustworthy, at least she would openly declare out loud if she’s going to attack me...’

Just when Zephyr was about to leave, Layla suddenly spoke from behind.

"Princess Yan Xinran has gone through a lot in her life. Betrayal, death of loved ones, losing precious subordinates, etc..."

"All of that is enough to cause a person to collapse from mental stress, but she’s different... even after staying in this dying world for so many decades, she’s still holding onto her sanity..."

"This is the first time in several decades I have seen her accompany someone."

As she kept speaking, Layla’s voice became solemn.

"I might no longer be as powerful as I once used to be, but heed my word, Zephyr Reid."

"I do not know where you came from and what your ultimate goals are; all I ask of you is that you won’t give me a reason to consider you an enemy."

"I might no longer be her personal guard, but I will not tolerate anyone who would dare to bring harm to her."

Layla’s words carried an obvious threat.

She was hated and insulted by Xinran nowadays, but at one point in time she was Xinran’s friend, and even now she still cared about Xinran’s well-being from the bottom of her heart.

"Do not forget that the obelisk you now carry once used to be with me; I can sense its aura from hundreds of miles away and can intuitively guess the general direction it is located in..."

"So, no matter where you go, if you harmed her, I will find you and make you regret it even if I have to chase you down to the very depths of hell for it..."

Hearing those words, Zephyr turned back and looked into Layla’s eyes before saying,

"And what if she attacks me first? You can’t expect me to just stand there and let her kill me, right?"

At those questions, Layla’s solemn expression returned to her usual smiling one.

"That’s impossible. I have known her for decades; if she wanted to really kill you, you would have been dead by now a thousand times."

"Unless you do something outrageous, you will be safe. I can swear this on my honor as a knight."

Zephyr was a bit surprised that Layla had such high confidence in Xinran’s character, but as he remembered that the two had known each other for several decades, it seemed that such deep trust was not strange at all.

"Well, it will depend on the circumstances; let’s just hope your words hold some truth and she doesn’t deliberately try to kill me..."

"I hate people who threaten me, and I am a very petty person who likes to hold grudges for a long time too..."

"I appreciate that you helped me so much this time, but don’t worry; I will repay this debt someday in the future."

"And I advise you to not use threats on me again, or whatever goodwill we have established between us would be broken..."

With that said, Zephyr bowed to Layla slightly to show his respect and then jumped down from the rooftop.

[Cloudstep Movement Art!]

’Cloudstep Movement Art’ allowed its user to walk on air using ’wind’ affinity and wind elementals.

Although the mana consumption was quite high due to low skill proficiency, Zephyr had no other choice but to use this to chase after Xinran, who could fly at an insanely high speed.

While moving away, Zephyr sighed deeply and lamented the fact that he was still too weak.

’I need to get stronger as quickly as possible. Until I become strong enough to protect myself, people like Layla would always look down on me no matter where I go...’

Although Layla only gave that warning out of caution and worry for the safety of Xinran, Zephyr wasn’t happy about it at all.

Just being threatened was already crossing his bottom line; if not for the fact that the other party had helped him out, Zephyr would have already considered her hostile.

’Sigh, even after coming to this new world and gaining inhuman strength, my inherent mentality and personality are still the same...’

’I am still just as petty and selfish I once used to be...’

Zephyr still remembered how often he had gotten in verbal fights with his parents because of one wrong thing they said to him.

Even as a child, Zephyr was the type who could barely tolerate someone threatening him.

He had almost beaten a cousin unconscious once just because the other party said that he would push him from the roof in a joking tone.

’I believe in eliminating the threat the very moment it shows its ability to cause harm to me...’

’Although I can’t deal with someone like Layla right now, I need to get strong and prepare myself just in case something goes wrong in the future...’

Zephyr dared not bet his safety on Xinran’s or Layla’s whims.

’Man, I guess my bad luck halo is also at play here in making Layla so suspicious of me along with my unknown origins...’

Shaking his head in dismay, Zephyr made his way back to the camp where he and Xinran had stayed before.

By the time Zephyr arrived back at the camp, it was already evening, and Xinran was already done with the cooking preparation work!

"Oh! You are finally back! Look! I stole these new cooking utensils from that old witch’s house! KEKEKE, you can now make even more dishes in it, right?"

"I have even brought a lot of various types of vegetables she was growing in her hidden farm!"

Seeing that eager and excited look on Xinran’s beautiful face, Zephyr felt his worries disappear instantly, and for the first time in a long while, a small smile appeared on his face.

’Well, no matter the result, I still managed to secure food, water, and basic self-protection capabilities. I have even awakened mana and have gained a clear sense of purpose...’

’It would be a waste not to celebrate with delicious food after such a long and arduous mission.’

"Okay okay, stop jumping around like a brat; let me cook. If I still can’t make something good with so many ingredients, I will stop calling myself ’Zephyr, the God of Cooking’!

After folding his sleeves and cleaning the utensils with clean water, Zephyr got right into cooking.

[Romance_novel_enthusiast: Ahh, my husbando looks so good while cooking. Mr. Zephy, please let me eat some of that godly cooking too~]

[Rolling_Crocodile: Oh sh*t! Our invincible tank god has been added to the target list of these shady novel-reading girls!]

[Jumping_Koala: These swift and nimble fingers rummaging through the vegetables, that s*xy-looking focused look on his face while cooking... hiss~ TOO F*CKING S*XY!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!]

[Blue_Dinosaur: Hello, Pervert Control Department. Yes, Officer, I have spotted a serious case over here. The circumstances are quite serious with this one; please issue a large area-wide alert. I require immediate extraction!]

[Invincible_Bob: Am I the only one who’s still busy processing all the new information that Layla gave us? Where is the paragraph person? Can you come out and explain theories related to what this ’Obelisk’ might actually be?]

[Great_Tank_God’s_Third_Leg: Calm down, everyone, calm down. Don’t worry everyone will get their opportunity to appreciate me sooner or later; no need to be so hasty...]

[Rolling_Crocodile: Oh, hell nah man! Can someone ban this weirdo from this chat channel? How did this uncivilized pervert get in here!? Please do not slander the name of our great tank god by using his holy name as your profile name!]

[Shady_CrookedEye_Ron: I am a professional police officer. I have received an urgent report that hundreds of perverted beasts have been spotted in this comment box; please cooperate and surrender yourself obediently.]

[Shining_Lorraine: I have no idea what in the actual f*ck is even going on in this chat channel. When did this place become so chaotic and disordered, it was fine just a while ago...]

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[William_Mex: This offer seems too good to be true. Are you sure you are not an organ-harvesting mafia or something in hiding?]

[Shady_CrookedEye_Ron: Do not worry; we are a legitimate business with a three-story office building and have a guaranteed full refund package if failed.]

[Half_Blind_Tomato: Guys, I have a theory; perhaps the Obelisk is a secret information database that needs to be activated using ancient technology lost to time and is in a malfunctioning state. That might be the reason why it’s able to impart knowledge to its user so randomly!]

[Invincible_Bob: Finally a genuine conspiracy theorist is here; I have been waiting for this comment for hours now!]