Chapter 655 - 428 [Arcane Card]
Jade Court,
Igley looked at the human who had suddenly appeared in his house, somewhat puzzled, and with his right hand, he clutched the treasure sword hanging at his waist, watching Lis with wariness.
He sensed a hint of danger from Lis, a premonition born of his own battle-hardened instincts.
On his way home, he had noticed that the Magic Gate of his house had been opened, and thought that it was his daughter Cecil returning.
After all, besides him, only his wife and daughter knew how to open the Magic Gate at home.
And since his wife was at the Elf Royal Court and unlikely to leave, it could only be his daughter Cecil.
A thief?
But soon Igley dismissed this guess, just because the handsome human youth before him seemed so calm, and he also noticed someone in the kitchen.
"Daddy!"
Cecil, carrying tea and pastries, walked out of the kitchen and happily called out to Igley.
"I missed you!"
Cecil then put down the pastries in her hands and rushed into Igley's embrace.
"Good, I'm relieved to see you," he said.
Although curious about why Cecil had suddenly come from Nelin City, Igley was still very happy.
Valuing kinship greatly, seeing his long-missed daughter made him forget everything else, and he touched Cecil's golden hair with a smile, saying,
"You're all grown up but still act like a child."
"By the way, why did you suddenly come to Jade City?"
Igley suddenly remembered something and turned to Lis abruptly.
Could it be...
Cecil had come to see him unexpectedly, accompanied by an extremely handsome human youth...
Igley's thoughts turned askew in an instant; after all, it had been more than twenty years, and Cecil was finally of age.
It was normal to have such thoughts.
He and his wife had also been quite young when they met, although they encountered many difficulties later on.
As for Lis being a human, that was something Igley didn't really care about.
Having had his unique experiences, he naturally disregarded those conservative views; otherwise, he would not have rebelled against the Illiser Family.
However, he also somewhat hoped that Cecil's chosen partner would not be a human, not because he conservatively thought his daughter could only choose an Elf as a partner.
If that were the case, what would distinguish him from the old stubborn members of the Illiser Family?
It was just a subconscious feeling as Cecil's father; after all, he had suffered much in this regard and knew what the two might face if they chose a human as a partner.
It was not about the difficulties of life, but rather the peculiar looks and surreptitious defamation from others.
Especially their children; Half-Elves had a lower status both in the Human Kingdom and the Elf Kingdom.
But seeing Cecil's happy expression, Igley hesitated for a moment and then gave up.
As long as Cecil was happy!
Igley, who already felt guilty towards his daughter, did not want to interfere with Cecil's choices anymore.
Moreover, Lis's appearance was truly outstanding, even surpassing the beautiful Elves by a margin.
Although he couldn't confirm Lis's exact strength, Lis was at least of Golden Rank, which already made him an absolute genius by human standards.
Cecil, noticing Igley's conflicted expression, asked somewhat puzzledly,
"Daddy, what's the matter with you?"
"Did you encounter any troubles at work?"
"Oh, no, no," Igley immediately realized and hastily waved his hand, saying,
"I was just curious, who is this gentleman?"
Noticing Igley's gaze towards Lis, Cecil introduced him,
"This is Mr. Lis. He was entrusted with my protection when I went from Nelin City to Acot City."
Igley, who had just misunderstood, felt somewhat embarrassed, but he suddenly realized something was not right.
"Acot City? What happened there?"
Igley asked his daughter in a low voice, looking at her.
He knew his daughter's character well; she wouldn't leave Nelin City without good reason.
And this time, she had even specifically entrusted someone else for her protection; had she encountered some danger?
"Father, it's like this..."
Cecil didn't hide anything, as she had come to inform her father about the recent incidents.
After all, she still felt somewhat uneasy about her upcoming visit to the Elf Royal Court.
"So such a thing has happened," Igley said, sitting at the table with his right hand lightly tapping on the surface as he pondered.
As the leader of the Jade City Guard Team, he was unaware of what had transpired at the Elf Royal Court.
This was abnormal!
To think that the Elf Royal Court had been subject to an attack on Sun Elves, something that was unthinkable in the past.
Who could have done it?
It was clear that the people of the Elf Royal Court were deliberately withholding information; it seemed they did not intend to seek help from the Elf Capital or Jade City.
Did they believe that the incident was the doing of someone from Jade City or the Elf Capital?
Igley reflected, and it seemed this reason alone could explain it.
Normally, Igley wouldn't care about the actions of the Sun Elf Families, but if Cecil were implicated, he couldn't help but be worried.
Especially since Cecil had already faced an assassination attempt by a Golden Rank assassin.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Lis," Igley turned to Lis and thanked him sincerely.
"Thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome, it's what I should do," Lis said with a smile and from the system prompt, he discovered that Igley's attitude towards him had turned amiable.