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Chapter 55: The Token and the Requests

Ashura was completely dumbfounded by that sudden question…

Daifei had roamed the land with the mercenary corps since childhood and had heard countless bits of gossip about various cities from those rough men.

She had heard far too many tales of wealthy merchants in the city buying a house for some young lady, keeping her as a mistress, and staying there for a few nights whenever they felt like it.

When she saw the deed Ashura handed her, those gossip stories flashed through her mind, yet she also worried about her Godfather, and the idea of living alone in such a big house frightened her.

Ashura had not thought of any of this before, but following her line of thought, he felt life could indeed be wonderful.

However, when he noticed Captain John’s sharp fatherly stare from not far away, he immediately sobered up.

He flicked the girl on the forehead and said sternly, “What are you thinking? I simply don’t want to see you running around all day; what happened a few days ago was so dangerous, and I just want you to have a stable place to live.”

“Besides, doesn’t Captain John have a family? His wife can move in and live with you, and opening a food shop has always been your dream, hasn’t it?”

Daifei’s ears turned red to their tips when she heard this; she knew she had misunderstood the boy, yet she could not fathom why she felt so disappointed.

Still biting her lip, she shook her head and said, “I can’t leave Godfather at ease, and I am not completely useless in the team!”

After hearing this, Ashura glanced at Daifei, then at John, and sighed inwardly; it seemed he could not change their minds this way, so he asked the two of them to follow him to two places.

He first took them to the newly purchased shop; although Daifei said nothing, the desire and fondness in her eyes had already betrayed her, and Captain John kept nodding in praise of the place.

Next he led them to the Jinli Lai Trading Company, again pulling his hood over his head, and the father and daughter had no idea why he had brought them there.

They had never set foot in the Jinli Lai Trading Company before; was he about to buy Daifei something else?

After stepping inside, Ashura told the clerk who greeted him, “Please ask Mr. Pato to come over; I have something to discuss with him.”

The clerk replied politely, “Sir, may I ask if you have our company’s VIP card?”

Ashura immediately took out the blue VIP card he had just received and showed it to the clerk, who bowed respectfully and said, “Please wait a moment, sir; I will fetch Supervisor Pato right away,” then stepped back a few paces to summon him.

Behind him, the father and daughter felt both nervous and astonished at Ashura’s VIP card.

Supervisor Pato walked toward Ashura with his usual elegant demeanor.

Even from a distance Pato extended his right hand, shook Ashura’s hand when he got close, and said, “Sir, I am delighted to see you again; how may I serve you?”

The father and daughter exchanged another glance behind them, seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes.

Ashura said apologetically, “Mr. Pato, I am sorry to trouble you again so soon; could we speak in private?”

Pato instantly replied, “Then let us talk in my tea room; I was just about to brew a pot of top-grade green tea, so we can sit, drink, and chat,” and he led the way upstairs.

Ashura told the father and daughter to wait for him there, and a clerk led them to a nearby lounge area and served them pastries and tea.

Ashura followed Pato into an antique-styled tea room whose furnishings displayed the owner’s refined taste; any random ornament in there was worth a fortune.

Pato warmly invited Ashura to sit and casually picked up the tea set to start brewing.

But Ashura wasted no time and said earnestly, “I came here today because I need your help,” then took out the token Boss Jin Ze had given him from his space belt.

The instant the token appeared, the teapot in Pato’s hand shattered on the table with a crack; he rushed forward in three quick strides, took the token with both hands, and examined it closely.

Then he fell to his knees with a thud and cried, “Welcome, young master! Pato was unaware of your arrival and failed to greet you from afar; I deserve to die for this offense!”

Ashura was stunned by the scene, hurriedly pulled Pato to his feet, and explained the origin of the token.

After hearing the explanation, Pato felt no embarrassment; instead he regarded the young man before him with even greater respect.

Since the young master had entrusted this identity token to the boy, their relationship had to be extremely close, and this was a perfect chance for Pato to earn credit before the young master, so he must seize it.

So Pato treated Ashura with even more enthusiasm, bordering on sycophancy, and Ashura felt a chill of disgust, never expecting Jin Ze’s token to wield such power.

Not putting on airs, he stated his two requests.

His first request was that the Jinli Lai Trading Company assign the Bida Mercenary Corps some dedicated escort-cargo jobs so they would no longer have to wander around the outskirts of the Beast Forest.

Ashura knew that if he wanted Daifei to stay in the city, he had to settle the Bida Mercenary Corps properly.

To the Jinli Lai Trading Company this request was nothing at all, and Pato agreed without hesitation.

The second request was that the company’s influence covertly watch over the girl Daifei in the shop he had just bought, ensuring that no one bullied her in Puro City.

Pato responded with a lewd grin every man understood, thumping his chest and guaranteeing that in Puro City not a single hair on Daifei’s head would be harmed and that no other man would ever set foot in the shop’s back courtyard.

Dark lines seemed to appear over Ashura’s head when he heard this; he realized Pato had misunderstood as well, but he offered no clarification, thinking the misunderstanding might make Pato even more attentive.

After settling the requests, the two chatted merrily as they walked down to the second floor, and the father and daughter downstairs immediately stood up and looked at Ashura.

Before Ashura could speak, Pato went up to Captain John and warmly began discussing long-term cooperation with the Bida Mercenary Corps.

This delighted Captain John immensely, for a colossus like the Jinli Lai Trading Company normally would never pay attention to a low-level mercenary group like theirs.

He cast a grateful glance at Ashura beside him, knowing all of this was thanks to the young man’s help.

Daifei also heard the olive branch extended by the Jinli Lai Trading Company and realized Ashura’s purpose in bringing them here.

So this bad guy really does want to keep me, she thought, and her face flushed to her ears again as she lowered her head, not daring to look at Ashura.

Seeing her expression, Ashura knew she was thinking crooked again and hurriedly whispered, “Don’t overthink it; I only want to repay the favor of you saving my life, nothing more, so settle down in Puro City without worry.”

Yet after he said this, Daifei still did not raise her head, and large tears fell silently onto the ground.

Seeing this, Ashura panicked even more, scratching his head and ears in anxiety, not knowing what mistake he had made.

Daifei suddenly raised her head, her tear-stained eyes looking firmly at Ashura, and he felt like a heartless scoundrel for no reason, guilt welling up inside.

He heard Daifei say earnestly, “I will do as you say, stay in Puro City, and live in that shop, but could you please not abandon me?”

“I know I am not worthy of you, but ever since you wiped out the Black Wind Mercenary Corps for my sake, I have liked you! I am terrified of the days ahead when I might not see you again,” she said, and silent tears streamed down her cheeks.

Ashura remained silent when he heard this and sighed softly.

He spread his arms and pulled the girl into his embrace…

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