"Thank you, Mr. Herag!" Josh was overjoyed.
"I’m just doing my job for money. Escorting for a while and getting Ten Thousand Gold Coins, where else to find such good deals? Just hope you won’t renege, or the consequences could be severe," Herag waved his hand.
"Rest assured, sir, I will not break my promise," Josh replied sincerely.
After eating and drinking his fill, Herag crawled into his tent to sleep.
Kieran used leaves to make a bowl for Josh, then served him a bowl of soup from the pot.
This was deliberately left by Herag, in exchange for helping him wash the pot, as he was too lazy to do it himself.
Josh didn’t mind drinking the leftover soup from Herag, he took a sip and then handed the leaf-made bowl over: "Uncle Kieran, you have some too."
He then broke a biscuit in half and also gave half to Kieran.
Kieran hesitated for a moment but didn’t refuse. He hadn’t eaten for two days either, and was indeed very hungry, considering there would be battles later on, he decided to eat.
Herag lay in the tent, clearly watching the scene outside.
He wasn’t sleeping, but rather meditating while lying down. Now, without the aid of Meteor Grass, he had to work harder on the Meditation Method.
The next morning, the rain stopped, but the fog became thicker.
Kieran was resting against a tree with his eyes closed, while Josh leaned on him asleep, covered with Kieran’s cloak. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NoᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt
Herag made no attempt to conceal the noise of waking up, Kieran slowly opened his eyes, first confirming Josh’s condition, and feeling relieved once he ensured there was nothing wrong.
With a wave of Herag’s hand, the tent, rain cover, and other items on the ground were collected into the Space Ring.
He turned to the pair under the tree and said, "I’m getting ready to set off."
"Alright!" Kieran and Josh stood up obediently, following behind Herag.
Herag took out a map to check the direction before setting off.
"Tell me about your situation," Herag casually said while walking ahead; he had to find out what trouble these two encountered and what the situation was to be prepared.
"I am the second son of Count Remi of Tasoni Territory. A few days ago, Uncle Kieran and I went to the countryside to check on the crops. Everything was going smoothly, but on the way back, we were ambushed. Those people were obviously prepared and even had crossbows! Uncle Kieran protected me and we fought our way out, but all the other guards were killed."
Josh’s tone was a bit sorrowful, seemingly angry about the guards’ deaths.
"Do you know who did it?" Herag asked offhandedly.
Josh took a deep breath, "Who else could it be, it must be Luqi, my elder brother. He’s afraid I’ll fight for his inheritance, and there’s been no shortage of conflict between us over the years. Now with father getting weaker by the day, he’s grown even more anxious."
"Oh." Herag nodded expressionlessly, there’s nothing new under the sun, just the same old power struggle drama.
"Are there pursuers behind? This isn’t considered the outskirts of the forest," Herag continued to ask.
They’d still need at least a day’s journey from this location to leave the forest.
Kieran replied, "There are people from the Thief Guild, an assassin at Great Knight Level, I’m not confident I can protect young master Josh under his hands, so we had to flee."
"Understood, I’ve already spotted him, he’s watching us," Herag glanced southeast and said.
"What?" Kieran immediately became tense.
An assassination by a Great Knight Level assassin, even he couldn’t say he could defend it one hundred percent, let alone young master Josh, who didn’t have Knight Level strength.
"What are you afraid of, let’s go, we have a journey to make," Herag said nonchalantly, looking at the two standing nervously and looking around, slightly exasperated.
"Oh, okay." Kieran realized where they were, there was a powerful Wizard here, so he didn’t need to worry too much.
The moment he saw Herag, he sensed that familiar yet mysterious aura; Great Knights don’t possess Magic Power, but they have some sensing ability towards it.
The aura on Herag was very familiar to him, as he had encountered powerful wizards with the same aura before.
In the faraway forest, a bald man shivered at Herag’s gaze.
"How did he spot me!" Robert was baffled, he was a Great Knight Level assassin, the ace of the Thief Guild.
He always had confidence in his concealment skills, even opponents of the same level as a Great Knight would find it hard to see through his invisibility.
But now, from over two hundred meters away, that young man had instantly seen his position.
"How is this possible!" Robert felt as though he’d seen a ghost.
Most importantly, he didn’t dare to make a move.
From Herag’s casual glance, he felt a fear emanating from the depths of his soul.
His years of experience on the edge of life and death told him that if he rashly approached that man, he would certainly die.
As an exceptional thief, Robert had always trusted his intuition.
"Can’t do this job now, a pity for all those Gold Coins," Robert sighed, looking pained.
Thinking about all those Gold Coins slipping away pained his heart. But pain or not, Robert made up his mind to abandon the mission, at least until that young man parted from the master-servant duo Josh, then he would make a move.
All these years, he survived by relying on his keen intuition and enough caution, with a very sharp sense of death.
"Given up?" From Shenlan’s detection, it seemed the person behind them had left and wasn’t planning on continuing to pursue them.
The more Robert thought about it, the more uneasy he became. The fear in his heart grew stronger the longer he tailed Herag, prompting him to decisively retreat, even abandoning continued tracking to observe the situation.
"That’s some trouble off my back." Herag was indifferent, continuing onward.
He currently had the physical abilities comparable to a Great Knight Level expert, not to mention various Magic aids.
These ordinary Knight Level or Great Knight Level individuals were hard-pressed to pose any threat to him.
Herag didn’t mention that the assassin had already left, so Kieran kept his Spiritual Power highly focused all the way, constantly paying attention to the surroundings.
Herag couldn’t be bothered to remind him, more people on lookout is a good thing after all.
The trio traveled until dusk, where they could see the plains at the base of the mountains from a distance.
"Mr. Herag, let’s rest in the forest tonight, the plains area is too open," Kieran suggested.
Herag nodded in agreement with his suggestion, Kieran’s meaning was clear; if there’s an ambush, descending would make them targets with no room for maneuver.
In the forest, the terrain is complex, and even if there are enemies lying in wait, there’s room to maneuver.
A Great Knight Level expert, in the forest at night, could easily handle dozens of people alone, not to mention with Herag present.