"You don't owe me anything. Lisa and I are good friends at school, so I just did what I was supposed to do." Han Shuo saw that Emily and Chester had left with Lisa's figure wrapped in a black cloth as they spoke.
"Let's leave this area first." Lawrence noticed Emily and Chester's movements as he followed Han Shuo's gaze. His eyes lit up as he spoke softly and turned to walk outside.
There were a lot of procedures to go through before entering the trading house, but it wasn't as strict when leaving. Han Shuo and Lawrence didn't encounter any resistance as they followed Emily and Chester. Emily was escorted by two guards from the trading house and they stood respectfully as Emily dismissed them at the door.
She was slightly surprised to see Lawrence appear at the carriage. Han Shuo kept a calm expression on his face and said to Lawrence, "I made Madame Emily's acquaintance at your place last time. I've been hired by her to take care of some things in Valen City."
Lawrence seemed to understand a few things, but didn't say much. He gave Han Shuo a friendly smile and said, "This is between you two, so you don't need to tell me anything. I think we should see how my cousin is doing first."
He lifted the curtains of the carriage and the two boys entered. They'd just entered when a crying Lisa threw herself into Han Shuo's arms and sobbed her heart out, "Bryan, they killed my whole family. My father, mother and grandfather are all dead!"
Lisa was heartbreakingly weak at that moment. Han Shuo lightly patted her shoulder and said in a soft voice, "You are safe now. These people will get what's coming to them.
She hugged him tightly, using every ounce of strength in her body as if to prove that this moment was real. She put her little finger in her mouth and bit down, finally crying out in pain, "I'm not dreaming! I'm still alive. I will have my revenge! I'm going to kill those brutal people!"
Lisa had always been a bit of a terror at the Academy, but her whole being seemed to have changed after such a drastic event in her life. The innocence on her face had been replaced by hatred, and it seemed to be the only thing that gave her the will to live at this moment.
"Lisa, what happened? You must tell me everything. I'll get revenge for you." Frosty, cold light shot from Lawrence's eyes as he asked the crying Lisa in a low voice.
Lisa finally seemed to realise that there was someone else in this carriage besides Han Shuo. She wiped the tears from her face and looked at Lawrence, choking up again, "Brother Lawrence, I don't know what happened either, only that my father said my mother was ill and wanted me to return home to look after her.
"I had just returned when I heard that there might be trouble at home. Mother wasn't ill and father wouldn't let me go home either. The next day Calvert, that dog of the Gryphon Legion, brought men and burst into our house. He killed and captured people everywhere. They're all dead except me. All dead!"
"Don't worry, I'll get revenge for you." Lawrence promised Lisa with a darkened face.
"Help me kill Calvert! You have to kill him for me!" Lisa muttered helplessly, looking first at Lawrence and then at Han Shuo.
Her entire family and all her relatives had been wiped out in the span of a second. The impact of this stimulus was too much for Lisa. It also caused the normally bullying Lisa to show a helpless side that made others want to protect her.
"I'll help you." Han Shuo was silent for a moment under Lisa's gaze, but finally he nodded his head solemnly and promised her.
"We should discuss things thoroughly first if you want to kill Calvert." Emily suddenly said quietly outside the carriage and then stuck her head in to look at Han Shuo and Lawrence. She said, "We should at least leave this place."
"Lisa, come with me." Lawrence ducked out of the carriage and then nodded at the two men standing coldly to the side. The swordsman left and returned leading a carriage. Lawrence pulled Lisa into it and the carriage began to move slowly as the groom cracked his whip.
"Follow him." Han Shuo told Chester outside and then turned back to Emily with a slight apology. "This may interfere with your plan somewhat, but I have to do this."
"I understand. Besides, killing Calvert was our original plan anyway. This doesn't cause any deviation from our original plan, and we've gained some additional support, haven't we?" Emily smiled slightly and then spoke a little more seriously. "But even though Lawrence is the son of the Minister of Finance, his two followers seem to be quite strong. Besides, Lawrence seems to be behaving a bit strangely. How did you meet him? Do you know his background?"
Shaking his head, Han Shuo hesitated before answering, "Master Candide once told me that Lawrence's identity was complex. He said that I could get into trouble if I got too close to him. However, I've been in contact with Lawrence for a while now and I feel that this fellow is quite alright."
"Candide, that old fox! If he knows about Lawrence's identity and hasn't told you, it means that Lawrence's identity really isn't that simple. Looks like I have some new questions to ask my brother." Emily spoke with a furrowed brow, a little perplexed.
The coach Lawrence was in suddenly stopped and he stuck his head out. He opened his mouth when the carriage with Han Shuo and Emily was level with his own, "Bryan, I think this matter has no direct relation to Madame Emily. If you're thinking of her, you should try to make sure she doesn't get involved in this."
Han Shuo paused and exchanged glances with Emily inside the carriage. Emily frowned and thought before speaking to Han Shuo, "Go with them and see what the preparations are. Meet me at the rally point afterwards. It'll be a good time for me to go back and investigate Lawrence."
Nodding to Emily, Han Shuo alighted from Emily's carriage and walked over to Lawrence, saying with a smile, "Your considerations are quite thorough, it's true that there's no need to involve Madame Emily."
"Forgive me, Madame Emily, but you know I'm doing this for your own good. The Aschers fear no one in Valen City, so there are some things you can't interfere with, even with your status." Lawrence called softly to Emily's carriage and then ordered those in front of him: "Let's go.
As Han Shuo entered the carriage, he noticed that Lisa seemed to have calmed down after Lawrence's consolation. Lawrence didn't say much and was pondering certain things with a dark face. Han Shuo didn't know how to comfort Lisa, so he remained silent the rest of the way.
The carriage stopped in front of a house and Lawrence said softly to Lisa, "You go and rest in that house, Bryan and I will go out to take care of some things and will be back soon. Don't worry, you'll be very safe in the house.
After such a painful catastrophe, Lisa was much more malleable than usual. She nodded obediently and was helped down by Lawrence. Lawrence knocked on the door and a person came out. This person was hidden in the shadows and Han Shuo immediately discovered that it was the expert who had once spied on Clark.
"Escort her inside and tell those inside to protect her. You come with me." Lawrence returned to the carriage after giving his orders and the man went back outside after Lisa went in. He sat down in front of Han Shuo and Lawrence without saying a word.
Han Shuo took a good look at him as they sat face to face. He discovered that this man looked ordinary and there was nothing too special about his face. However, it was enough to prove that his strength was not ordinary, considering that he was able to follow Earth Rider Clark without being detected.
"His name is Lucky. He's an assassin. The two with the bridegroom outside are the senior swordsman Divac and the adept mage Adela. We're going to kill Calvert now." Lawrence first introduces his men to Han Shuo and then suddenly announces that they are going to kill Calvert.
"What kind of plan do you have?" Han Shuo was silent at first and then spoke up inquiringly.
"Calvert is the loyal dog of Chief Ascher of the Gryphon Legion and is responsible for the distribution of rations within Valen City. He's also an officer in the Gryphon Legion and is thirty or forty years old. He had only one son, Caernand, who once tried to rape Lisa, but she chopped off his manhood instead. So the two families were locked in an irreconcilable feud. As a senior knight, Calvert has many servants at home. Many of them are in the Gryphon Legion and aren't too difficult to look after. Lawrence explained all this slowly, proving that he must have investigated him thoroughly before all this.
"I happened to receive word that Clark has already returned to Valen City and seems to have arrived at Calvert's house, apparently bringing some sort of instructions from his father." Lucky, who'd been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
Shock appeared on Lawrence's face, his forehead furrowed. Han Shuo's heart also leapt as a thick killing intent appeared on his face.
Lawrence's hesitant expression explained that he'd become uncertain with Clark's appearance. However, after entering the true demon realm, and with the help of the little skeleton and necromancy magic, Han Shuo was ready to go head to head with Clark. However, he too wasn't sure if he could defeat an earth rider, so he remained silent.
"Uncle Lucky, how confident would you be in killing Clark if you made a move?" Lawrence opened his mouth to ask the assassin Lucky after he had remained silent, waiting for an answer.
"I'm about fifty percent sure." Lucky replied indifferently.
Nodding, Lawrence said, "Good, then you make the first move. I trust that with your strength you'll be able to retreat safely even if you don't succeed. We can then judge from Clark's condition whether we need to make a move as well."
"Mm, I don't think Clark will be able to find me if I try to leave!" Lucky replied.
"I think if I coordinate with Mr Lucky, I'll be able to increase the odds by thirty percent." Han Shuo looked at Lucky and spoke suddenly.
"Bryan, are you sure you won't be discovered and influence Uncle Lucky?" Lawrence's face was grave as he looked solemnly at Han Shuo.
"I feel that my involvement will help him. If you believe in me, I'd like to take a step with him." Han Shuo said seriously as he looked back at Lawrence.
"All right, Uncle Lucky, take him with you. Give up halfway if it doesn't work out. We can always find another chance." Lawrence thought for a moment and spoke to the assassin.
"Alright!" Lucky replied and looked at Han Shuo. "We will leave immediately. If Calvert's house catches fire later, that means the mission is over and you can come in. Otherwise, don't come near us."
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Just be careful." Lawrence nodded.
"Let's go." Lucky looked at Han Shuo and gently jumped down from the carriage. He bounced up and landed on a roof three metres high without making a sound.
Han Shuo took a deep breath and concentrated, focusing his Magical yuan to use the 'Art of the Demonic Ninth Heaven' to make a great leap as well. His body flew through the air as he jumped even higher than Lucky and landed silently next to the assassin.
"Eh!" Lucky looked back at Han Shuo in surprise as the corners of his indifferent face turned upwards. He said weakly, "Not bad, maybe you can really help me."
The old assassin didn't look at Han Shuo after that as his body began to move nimbly through the rooftops, seeming to glide through them like a wild ghost, making Han Shuo admire his agility. However, having already reached the true demon realm, Han Shuo's agility and suppleness were just as extraordinary. Using his supernatural five senses, he followed Lucky closely and didn't fall behind at all.