Earl Bute nodded slightly and said: “Well, this is indeed one of the reasons. As for why the Anti-Magic Bureau does not involve greater power, even I don’t really understand.”

The Earl Bute took a puff of smoke and exhaled it slowly before turning his head and said: “Go and invite Mr. Ennius from the Salian family.”

“Yes.” The secretary responded naturally as he had already expected it.

As a person close to Earl Bute the secretary knew that the Salian’s were descendants of the Salian dynasty that existed nearly a thousand years ago.

The Salian Dynasty originated from the once powerful empire on the Second Continent—the extinct Holy Empire.

This family had an ancient history that was unknown to the outside world, but possessed an incredible power. The members of the families were all Wizards with elderly holding official position, and the patriarch of the family was an occult master who had quite a few names and feats that made him a legend in the inner world.

As for the relationship between Bute and Salian was Bute was a of the branch of Salian family. But this wasn’t entirely the reason for Salian family to helping him, they do have the reason. In the eyes of public the Bute was a respectable gentleman as well as Councilor holding much authorities, as for Salian family although they were powerful they were unknown to public and apart from wizard title they didn’t have much authorities like Bute so likely Bute became an important pawn in their hands. 

As for Bute he needed the Salian family help to establish his position and status in the world so it was a mutual benefit for both of them.

Mr. Ennius, whom Count Bute was going to ask to protect him, was also his blood relative.

Ennius’s strength was of an upper echelon level in the Twisted class, which was more than enough to deal a mere B-rank investigator.

As Earl Bute recalled the last night event he became more angry slumping on the chair, he took a deep puff of smoke, suddenly his eyes lit up with a flash of idea and laughed.

As he laughed his eyes narrowed into the line: “By the way, you also find a women for me who is good at playing. Then, I will ask Mr. Ennius to use the invisible technique of the ‘moth’ field to change her appearance into something like that female lunatic, well, she’s still quite good looking.” While saying he already pictured the women as Su Ling and various following games.

The male secretary was taken aback for a moment before laughing along with him.

“Alright, I will prepare it accordingly.”

Saying that the secretary took leave and planned to walk out.

While Earl Bute was planning how to safeguard himself for the next few hours until Mr. Ennius arrived.

“The Transcendent bodyguards are guarding here, so it’s impossible for an investigator to sneak in, unless she posses extraordinary power.”

While Earl Bute was making some counter measure plan, he suddenly heard a female voice coming from a distance.

“Down.”

The secretary who was close to the door heard the loud bang, like a tower of cakes collapsing behind him, along with felt a splatter of sticky and hot object on his back.

Feeling confused he turned around, in an instant his eyes widened to the round ball, his face lost its all colour and fell down on the floor straight.

“Ahh— — !”

Su Ling standing outside the window calmly opened an antiquarian book.

“The Book of Travelers in Ten Directions”

Yah, the thing which Shen Yi lend to her was “The Book of Travelers in Ten Directions” 

The book had a layout of Earl Bute’s villa, so since coming here she had been monitoring the villa throughout the process, so with this she smoothly sneaked in without alerting the enemies.

But what she didn’t know was after she fell into deep slumber last night, Shen Yi came here through atomization and recorded this villa, he somehow felt that Su Ling would choose this option, so now it came to the handy.

He knew that every “Travel” the user would lose an important thing, so he only lend her this thing as a surveillance device to spy on the guards here, so Su Ling had no worries of losing a thing, and of course she was only using it for peeping.

Su Ling finishing her job breathed a sigh of relief, but kept her eyes on the movement of people on the pages of the book, and saw the guards were rushing to the study, so she ran in another direction and hurried outside the villa.

For Su Ling assassinating the Earl was just a piece of cake the real problems only lies on the aftermath, which she had yet to face, even for that she had no worries because she avenged the candy seller.

Holding the black knife in her right hand and the Book of Travelers in Ten Directions in her left hand she walked out of the villa.

“If it weren’t for Mr. Shen’s help, trying to sneak in and assassinate without leaving a trace would be incredibly difficult.”

“The best outcome is I’m getting injured seriously, and for the worst…” Just recalling Count Bute’s disgusting words made her scalp numb.

Su Ling couldn’t help but shudder at the same time increasingly grateful to Shen Yi for his help and thought hard about how to repay him, but even after racking her brain for quite some time, she still felt she had nothing of value to offer him.

——

Shen Yi was as usual serving the guests in the coffee shop with a professional smile.

Tina had asked leave for some work to do on so Shen Yi was all alone himself like he was before, these familiar busyness made him a little unhappy.

After serving the order to the table, he walked back to the counter even though he was busy his mind wandered to Su Ling: “Su Ling should have succeed, right? If not, I wonder will she use the ‘Travel’ function of the Book of Travelers from Ten Directions?”

Shen Yi was not afraid that Su Ling would covert his book after borrowing it, but she might miss it.

He had no intention of following Su Ling to getting involved in her quest. For one reason he knew Su Ling was capable enough to do her work and other was he knew how concerned she was to this matter and only by avenging herself she would feel fulfilled. 

So he focused on supporting her by providing her with the resources she needed to carry out her plan, and he was sure everything will go well.

As he was in thought, his phone message tone went off.

He eagerly took out his cell phone with the thought of a message from Su Ling, but saw it was from Chris.

She asked him if he had any free time and planning to come to the cafe.

Shen Yi wasn’t disappointed but rather his eyes lit up. In fact, he was thinking about Chris every day!

“I wonder if the things I entrusted to her for auction were exchanged for money?”

Thinking of this, Shen Yi was filled with anticipation, as if he could smell the fragrance of banknotes from a thousand miles away.

He immediately replied a message to Chris.

“Can.”

Not long after Chris arrived at the cafe with a smile on her face seemed to be in a good mood. 

“Mr. Shen.”

As soon as Chris stepped in She Yi felt like running to her to ask did you got money, only he knew how much he controlled his willpower to maintain a calm facade. He had only one thought in his mind.

The money is coming!