Days passed as the two of them continued to gather information. At the same time, they also came to the governor's residence to find out of the man's habit. From their observation, the man never came out of his place even after they spent days in the village.
Ye Jiao sighed after they finished their breakfast. "I don't think that man is going to come out anytime soon."
"He had just attacked someone one day before we arrived," Lu Wan's face was ugly. Thinking how they could finish it quicker if they arrived one day faster made him feel annoyed.
"At least, we know his preferences."
"Yeah, he only attacked young women."
From the information they managed to gather one way or another, they found out that the governor only attacked young women who stayed out on the street after the time was up. If it was men, he only employed ordinary punishment such as beating them up while women were killed.
Ye Jiao put down her head on the table. "The governor really hates women, is he not?"
Lu Wan wouldn't want to say that the governor hated women from what he saw, but he was not sure if it would be appropriate to tell Ye Jiao since that girl was also a woman herself. Well, a girl would be more correct considering Ye Jiao's small age.
"Are you two settling up well here?" a servant asked as he placed a plate filled with pickled herbs in front of Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao nodded. "Yes, we're doing well so far. What's these?"
"These are some pickled herbs we gathered yesterday. After drying them and adding some seasoning, they taste really good and can serve as both appetizer and desserts. Would you like to try some?"
"Of course! Thank you very much," Ye Jiao put the herbs into her mouth as she smiled brightly. It tasted really good.
Lu Wan took out a copper coin. "Here's the tip for today's meal."
"Thank you very much!"
As the two of them would give out copper coins after their meal, the servants were always trying their best to serve the best desserts. They took turns and the two of them were generous enough to give the coins. In the first place, Lu Wan was rich because he was the young master in the Lu Family.
Several bronze coins were nothing in his eyes as he got dozens of gold coins from his father each month. One gold coin was equivalent to 100 silver coins or 10.000 bronze coins, so it was safe to say that Lu Wan would not lack money at all.
"By the way, is it fine for us to stay in the village for days without meeting with the governor?" Ye Jiao asked in a worried tone.
The servant nodded his head. "The governor won't care about a small matter like this. Besides, he's only observing the city once it's already late at night with his power as Eon Energy Master rank 2."
"Is he really powerful?" Ye Jiao asked in an amazed tone.
"Yeah, he's much more powerful than most adults here."
"Are there no other Eon Energy Master rank 2 in this village."
Another servant near them laughed at Ye Jiao's question. "There are no one who can reach rank 2 here. Our talents are mostly red or even none, so there's no hope to reach rank 2. There are several Eon Energy Master rank 1, but they're working as his guard."
"They must be really powerful to be able to become a guard."
The servant flashed a sad smile. "They're just doing what they have to do to stay alive. Every Eon Energy Master rank 1 have to serve as his guard."
Lu Wan and Ye Jiao wondered if that governor would try to employ them as guards because the two of them were already Eon Energy Master rank 1. However, on the second thought, it would be better to not tell that person. After all, their built would make it harder for them to pass as ordinary Eon Energy Masters.
They were unable to pass off as an adult with their current appearance.
"I really wish I'm taller," Lu Wan murmured to himself. He was only 12 years old, close to 13 years old, but his height was still short compared to adults. Even though it was tall for teenagers, it was too short for adults.
"With your face, you're still a kid, Brother Yu," Ye Jiao giggled and pushed the pickled vegetable to the young man. "Have some."
"Yeah."
The two of them asked a few more questions as they finished up their meal before they returned back to their room. Their observation from the past few days told them that it was no use waiting for the governor to come out of his residence. Besides, trying to attack him when it was daylight would attract too much attention.
"Senior Brother Yu, do you think we can set up traps?"
"Trap?" Lu Wan arched his eyebrows. "What do you want to do?"
"From the villagers, we know that he only makes a move if a young woman comes out. What if I walk around the village at night?" Ye Jiao asked.
Hearing those words, Lu Wan felt his brain short circuited for a moment. He hurriedly shook his head. "Are you crazy?"
"I'm not," Ye Jiao rolled his eyes. "He's only attacking young women and 10 years of age should be considered as young women, right?"
"You're still 9."
"That's not the point!"
Looking at Ye Jiao's figure, Lu Wan knew that it would be hard to imagine this girl as a young woman. She hadn't started her puberty and her chest was obviously flat. Except for the fact that her hair was long and she had a cute face, no one would be able to differentiate her from a boy.
"The youngest one that he attacks is an 11-year-old girl," Lu Wan recounted from the information they gathered. It was normal for younger girls to be considered as an adult in this place, so he didn't find it weird. However, he truly didn't want to see Ye Jiao placed herself in danger.
"Just subtracting it by 2 years shouldn't be a problem," Ye Jiao grinned. "Besides, you'll protect me properly, right Senior Brother?"
"Ugh, is there no other way?"
"Do you want to put the villagers in a dangerous position? Well, if you want to cross dress as a woman, it's also possible," Ye Jiao smirked. Lu Wan has long hair as he was a noble. If he wore a dress, it would be hard to differentiate him from girls at night. Besides, they have already colored his hair, so no one would be able to recognize him.
Lu Wan's face darkened. "No way!"
"Then I'll be the one to be the trap."
"Hey, I'm not finished speaking!"
"I'm done speaking~!"
"Ai Jiao!"