Chapter 680: Chapter 488, Take Care Boss_2
As they noticed a nice tavern, Anjia exclaimed in surprise, “Hey! Look, there’s a bird perched on that person’s shoulder.”
Fang Hao followed Anjia’s gaze.
He saw a line of guards approaching from the roadside.
The man at the front was tall, clad in black-and-gold armor, a sword hung at his waist, and a longbow strapped to his back.
What has surprised Anjia was, on his right shoulder, a green parrot almost as big as an owl was perched.
The market was noisy, but Anjia’s shout seemed to have reached the man across the street, who turned his gaze towards them.
Not wanting to stir any trouble, Fang Hao quickly said, “Esteemed leader, we mean no harm.”
It was not out of fear of the man, but because whispering about someone in a low voice was somewhat inappropriate.
Furthermore, it became even more embarrassing because the man overheard them.
Anjia explained, “I was just curious about your bird, no other meaning.”
The man, clad in black armor, made a clinking noise with each step due to the collision of his armor pieces.
After sizing up Fang Hao and the others, he asked quietly, “Just entered the city? Show me your identity tokens.”
“Get down, drop your weapons.”
As soon as the man opened his mouth, the parrot on his shoulder began to loudly squawk.
The sudden shrill sound startled Fang Hao and the rest.
The Lionheart Knight behind them was on the verge of drawing his sword.
“Shut up,” The man shook his shoulder.
The parrot fluttered its wings a bit, then flew back onto the man’s shoulder, again crying out, “Catch the thief, catch the thief….”
Ah….
Fang Hao, his companions, and the bystanders, they all looked at the parrot.
But the guards behind the man seemed utterly used to this, showing no reaction.
Meanwhile, they were checking the entry tokens of Fang Hao and the others.
When they learned that they came from Lyss City for the Council meeting, they didn’t make any further difficulties.
Anjia, however, walked up as if very familiar with the man, looking at the parrot and said, “Your bird seems a bit dumb!”
The man laughed embarrassingly, “I bought it at the market. I thought it was very clever and could mimic human speech, but it keeps babbling nonsense all day.”
After the check of the entry tokens was completed, they didn’t give them any more hard time.
Fang Hao, standing at the entrance of the tavern, politely suggested, “May I invite you all for a meal?”
“No, thank you. We still need to patrol. There’ve been too many strangers in the city lately. As you’ve bought so much, you’d better return early in the evening.”
“Alright, thank you.”
The man nodded again and continued on his way with his subordinates.
Fang Hao and the others then entered the tavern.
They ordered a table of dishes and began to eat.
Well fed and watered, the sky began to darken.
They again looked at the bounty notices posted in the tavern.
Seeing nothing special, they returned to their dwelling with everyone.
…
The commercial street was still bustling.
Numerous carriages gathered in the streets, making this place even busier than usual.
In ‘Dragon Soaring and Swallow Tavern’, the city’s largest tavern, bursts of laughter emanated from a luxurious private room from time to time.
The city’s dignitaries who had arrived at Silver Wing City were drinking and making merry in the tavern.
This tavern was previously called ‘Dragon Tooth Pub’. It was renamed ‘Dragon Soaring and Swallow Tavern’ after renovations two months ago.
In a private room on the third floor, Groot’s butler, holding a glass of wine, looked at the bustling street below:
“The party from Lyss City entered the city in the morning. I’m afraid this matter will be difficult to handle now.”
In the private room sat a middle-aged mercenary, dressed like a small businessman.
The mercenary said, “Who would’ve thought that they didn’t drink the tea. We had no choice but to retreat. We almost got caught by their scout as we were leaving.”
The butler, hearing this, was filled with rage.
He sat back down, slamming the wine glass on the table.
“That’s not what you said when we hired you! You told us all about the idea of poisoning them through the tea stall, saying it was so meticulous. But at the end of the day, people get slashed, and it doesn’t slow them down at all.”
The mercenary was hired by the butler.
Officially a mercenary, but he also did things similar to a bandit.
Barely anyone dared to accept the task of attacking the Lyss City forces.
“Ah! In their team, there must have been someone who discovered something was amiss with the cold tea, which led the whole troop to avoid drinking it, thus resulting in….”
“Hmph! I don’t want to hear about this. My master gave me a good scolding because of it. If your captain really wants to shake off his current situation, he should show his real skills, not just brag every day.”
“Yes, I’ll relay this to the captain.”
The butler leaned back in his chair and continued, “Lyss City has already been infiltrated. The city guards, too, have started to set up their surveillance in the vicinity. It’s improbable to kidnap Rebecca without a trace. My master wants you to change your target first.”
“Oh? Please elaborate, sir.”
“The new Lord of Lyss City, is the puppet husband newly supported by Rebecca. Rebecca isn’t easy to deal with, you can deal with him first. If her husband dies, Lyss City will be without a city lord, the council will naturally have an excuse to force her to step down. At that time, my master will take advantage of this opportunity to make some moves.”
The mercenary slowly nodded, continuing to ask, “So this puppet city lord, what’s his current strength, and how’s his defense force around him?”
“A young man in his twenties, even if he has some strength, it definitely won’t be too high. He’s a pretty little white face, which has obtained Rebecca’s favor. There should be some guards around him, but not many.” The butler continued.
“Oh, in that case, there should be no problem. Rest assured, sir!” The mercenary assured him confidently.
Capturing Rebecca alive in the city would indeed be a bit difficult.
But if one were to kill a scrounging pretty face, it should be a lot easier.
“If you fail this time, it will be hard for me to explain things to my master. Besides, my master also said there should be a hero protecting this young man. Don’t take him lightly just because he is a pretty face. You must give it your all, understand?” The butler earnestly reminded.
The mercenary’s face grimaced, “A hero? What level of Hero?”
“Master didn’t say it, you’ll have to investigate it yourself. Besides, when the time comes, you must schedule more people to take action. If they have ten people, you should send a hundred. Even then, he may still have the chance to escape. But what if you have ten thousand men? You could tire him to death.”
The mercenary twitched, “But sir, isn’t ten thousand people in a city a bit exaggerated?”
“That’s what I mean, I don’t want to see any mistakes happening again. Moreover, be sure to maintain the confidentiality. The people you send out should preferably be unidentifiable. Don’t let the people from the palace check and find out anything.”
“Yes yes, we’ll make sure to handle it.”
The butler nodded slightly, he had said everything he needed to say, and whether it would work out later, was beyond his control.
“By the way, have you prepared the tiger whip I asked for last time?”
The mercenary immediately took out a wooden box from under the table, “It’s prepared, the whip of a blue crystal tiger, still with the testicles.”
“Hmm, not bad. I’ll take it with me later.”
“Okay.”
The room once again fell silent, and the two began to eat their food while chatting about irrelevant matters.
…
By the time they left the pub, night had already fallen.
Fang Hao and Anjia had a few drinks, while Aseti and the guards were still performing their duties.
Once the whole group was full, they didn’t plan on continuing to wander around.
They walked through the streets, hailed a carriage and returned to their place of dwelling.
Once they had returned to their residential area, the streets began to quiet down.
Upon entering their place, Anjia enthusiastically carried her purchases upstairs to show off to Lorrey.
Whereas Fang Hao looked at the makeup set and clothing he had bought.
He ascended the stairs, heading upstairs.
As he approached Rebecca’s door, he saw a maid exiting from the room.
“City Lord,” the maid bowed respectfully.
“Hmm, is Rebecca resting?”
“The lady is about to rest,” the maid continued.
“I bought her some things while strolling on the streets today. Might as well give them to her now.”
“Hmm, let me inform the lady,” the maid turned around and entered the room again.
Not long after, she returned.
She wore a smile,”Sir, the lady invites you in.”
“Hmm!”
Fang Hao pushed the door open and stepped in.
Inside the room, nightstones were shaded by lamps.
Silver moonlight streamed through the windows, casting light on a disheveled Rebecca, who was seated on the bed in her nightgown.
“It’s late in the night, and here you are causing trouble again.”
Fang Hao placed the items he bought onto the table.
Upon seeing the items, a trace of surprise surfaced on Rebecca’s face, “You bought things for me?”
“Hmm, I happened to pass by the ‘Fairy Dream Tower’ today, so I bought some stuff for you.”
“Hmph, so you do have a heart.”