My wife, who's in a vegetative state, please stop eavesdropping on my thoughts.

Perhaps, in all likelihood, I really did meet her at some point...?

As Weiss recalled the events in his mind, he and Cassandra stepped out of the carriage one after the other.

Then, they all looked at the side of the carriage simultaneously—

Aunt Bai was lying on the grass next to the carriage, looking rather melancholy. Her tail was drooping, her eyes were unfocused, and her whole cat face exuded a sense of dejection, as if she were about to smoke a cigarette.

It's like the despair of parents who discover their child has secretly been using vape gel in the middle of the night and think they've ruined their child's health...

Weiss and Cassandra exchanged glances, their expressions both slightly strange.

Then, Weiss couldn't help but say:

"Aunt Bai, don't defecate next to the carriage..."

Wei Xiao: Haha ...

Upon hearing this, Aunt Bai jumped up, her hair standing on end, and glared angrily at Weiss, "How dare you turn the tables on me!?"

"Weiss, Cassandra, you two need to explain yourselves properly—"

"Why are you all lying together in the carriage?!"

"..."

"..."

"I'm treating her."

Weiss said without batting an eye, not even blinking.

Cassandra gracefully bent down and, ignoring Aunt Bai's struggles, gently pulled the agitated Aunt Bai into her arms.

As she skillfully stroked its snow-white fur, she soothed it gently in a tender voice:

"Aunt Bai, have you misunderstood something?"

"Do you really think... a natural man like Weiss would have any interest in that kind of thing?"

That's a pretty hurtful and insulting statement...

Weiss's eyelids twitched violently, and he almost couldn't hold back.

However, the situation was sudden, so we had no choice but to endure it.

Seeing that Aunt Bai's wary gaze softened slightly, Cassandra continued to explain in a serious tone, "We're really just undergoing routine treatment. If you don't believe me, you can check if I have Weiss's fingerprints on me."

Aunt Bai's expression remained suspicious as she scrutinized Cassandra from head to toe.

Although there were slight marks on the fabric on her shoulders, the rest of her clothes were spotless, especially the area she was most proud of, which had no fingerprints whatsoever.

Aunt Bai's expression kept changing, finally turning into a slightly embarrassed blush.

"Okay, it seems I misunderstood."

"I'm sorry, I was just making a malicious assumption about the purely platonic relationship between the two of you."

Wei Xiao: Ha... (Where's the malice?)

Wei Xiao's sarcastic laughter was immediately recognized by Wei Si, who locked it back into the World Book without hesitation.

Aunt Bai's face flushed slightly, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I was definitely overthinking it.

That's right, Weiss doesn't seem to have any carnivorous tendencies at all...

How could such a piece of wood possibly be noticed by the arrogant, domineering, and lawless little sword saint? He was worrying for nothing.

Perhaps, once Elune, who was in a vegetative state, awakens, she will be even more proactive than Whis.

Moreover, if Viss were truly that promiscuous, he would probably have already been paired with Vera back in the Moonlit City era...

Thinking of this, Aunt Bai's last trace of doubt dissipated.

She licked the little swordsman's face apologetically, then turned to glare at Weiss, letting out a cold snort of extreme displeasure.

That brat dared to accuse her of taking a dump outside...

This score absolutely cannot be settled so easily!!!

...

At the same time, at the gate of the royal city.

Under the adoring and reverent gaze of the low-ranking members of the night patrol responsible for guarding the city.

Welcoming the first rays of dawn.

After the night patrol, the team led by Xue Hou finally appeared slowly in the direction of the city gate.

Even after two months of arduous travel, Zeng still maintained her pure white, spotless snow maiden appearance after the night patrol.

She wasn't even touching the ground; instead, she seemed like a female ghost unaffected by gravity, floating eerily half a foot above the ground, radiating an awe-inspiring aura of extreme cold.

She was followed by three people, two women and one man.

Walking on the far right was a young man with a cold and stern face, dressed in the same pure white clothes as the Night Patrol Snow Queen. He was none other than the Snow Knight, one of the eight direct guards of the Night Patrol, and the younger brother of the Night Patrol Snow Queen!

One of the two women had purple scorpion braids, was tall, and had a cold and beautiful appearance. She wore a snowflake brooch that belonged to a 2-star Night Patrol Officer on her chest.

As for the young woman at the very back of the group, she had long, dazzling golden hair that was as bright as the sun, even a little blinding.

The style of the night patrol uniform she was wearing was slightly different from that of the royal city, seemingly the style of a branch on the border of the Black Realm.

It was—from the City of Brightmoon—

Adele Selene!!!

"Nothing major should have happened while I was away, right?"

"How is that Ice Princess?"

"There shouldn't be any major issues in the royal city, right...?"

The voice after the snow calmly continued to ask questions.

In fact, when she went to the Black Realm for the second time to guard it, the remnants of the war in the Southern Region had not yet been completely quelled, and the Ice Consort had not yet emerged and become famous as she is now.

However, during the time she was purging the Feathered Ones, the Ice Consort's illustrious name even reached the remote border of the Black Realm, demonstrating her immense popularity.

Therefore, she naturally knew that the Seven Guards had been expanded into the Eight Guards.

However, when faced with Xue Hou's question, the night patrol members at the city gate who were responsible for welcoming them looked at each other, all showing an extremely awkward expression, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't, or even constipated.

Seeing the subtle expressions on everyone's faces, as if they were dead driftwood, Xue Hou suddenly had a bad feeling.

It seems something really serious has happened...

She frowned slightly, ceasing her questioning of the ordinary members. She floated directly to the registration table, pulled out a stack of newspapers recording recent events in the capital, and began quickly flipping through them page by page.

However, with each page she turned, her expression became increasingly strange.

The young swordsman manipulated lard prices, there were numerous protests from academics, and... the Snow Palace Trials reopened to the public.

When she turned to the last page and saw the headline "Winter's Defeat," Xuehou's expression, which had been as cold as ice for a thousand years, finally shattered.

Seeing the Snow Woman's expression as if she had seen a ghost, and even seemed somewhat dazed, Adele, standing behind her, keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she stepped forward and took the newspaper from Xuehou's somewhat stiff hands.

Sure enough, with just one glance, an incredibly explosive phrase appeared before her eyes—

Winter, one of the eight guards directly under the Night Patrol, was defeated by "Weis," a member of the Lunette family and the brother-in-law of the Little Sword Saint Cassandra!

Adele's expression froze instantly.

“Vis…”

During the Black Realm riots, I had just given Weiss an eighth-tier climate master potion, hoping that he could use his sequence ability to scout and sense the edges of the caravan during this dangerous migration.

How long has it been...?

It's been less than a month, right?

Even if he is exceptionally talented, in just one month, he shouldn't have been able to fully digest and absorb that bottle of 8th-tier climate master potion, right...?

How could they have defeated even the night patrol's personal guards?

That's one of the guards with the same rank as the Night Patrol Snow Queen!!!

At that moment, Adele inexplicably felt that the image of Weiss, who was even more docile than a lamb in her mind, seemed to have shattered...

Meanwhile, seeing the incredulous expressions on the faces of Night Patrol Snow Queen and Adele, the Snow Knight, standing behind them completely hidden from view, was bursting with curiosity.

Before he could even reach for it, the woman with the purple scorpion braid snatched the newspaper first.

The snow knight wanted to move closer and watch with her.

However, as soon as his head got close, the woman with the scorpion braid reached out and pushed his head to the side.

Why are you so close? Trying to peek at my chest?

Snow Knight: "......"

His eyes twitched slightly, and he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, saying with some frustration, "Fine, you go first, you go first."

With a cold snort, the purple-haired woman stopped bothering with this minor physical altercation.

The Snow Knight sighed helplessly.

After all, his height is barely close to 1.9 meters, so it's really inappropriate for him to be standing next to the other person looking at the same newspaper from this angle.

However, the woman with the purple hair and scorpion braid didn't have any particular thoughts after reading the newspaper. She just clicked her tongue and casually stuffed the newspaper into the Snow Knight's hand, her expression as indifferent as if nothing had happened.

Ultimately, she never thought that Dongjue could truly represent the combat strength level of the direct guards.

It's not big news if you get beaten by cats and dogs from anywhere.

It was entirely due to their lack of virtue; their fate was entirely predictable...

Finally, it was the poor snow knight's turn to see.

He hurriedly took the newspaper and quickly scanned it, starting with the headline at the top.

When he saw the report about Cassandra manipulating the price of pork in the royal city, his expression became extremely strange. His mouth was slightly open, as if he wanted to say something to complain, but after glancing at Adele next to him, he swallowed his words back.

If he remembered correctly, the Little Sword Saint was Adele's cousin by blood...

It's a bit inappropriate to criticize someone to their face.

Then, he turned to the last few pages.

Upon seeing the news that Winter Duke had been defeated by Weiss, Snow Knight's breath caught in his throat.

His pupils contracted rapidly in that instant.

However, unlike Adele and the Snow Queen, he did not show obvious shock. Instead, he simply pursed his pale lips and remained silent, revealing a thoughtful and complex expression.

No, that's not right...

The Snow Knight was fully aware of his feelings; he was indeed extremely shocked by the situation.

However, what horrified him was that his first reaction upon seeing the news was that he didn't question the authenticity of this outrageous record at all... Subconsciously, he took it for granted that this was something Weiss was capable of doing!

In fact, back in Moonlit City, when they were watching that man run rampant and act lawlessly.

Perhaps he already had a vague feeling about it...

This man named Weiss was not some ungrateful, greedy, or arrogant country bumpkin.

He simply didn't take anyone in Moonlit City seriously.

—Of course, that includes myself back then.

Chapter 101: My Wife's Reward [9 words]

After reading the newspaper, the night patrol stood frozen at the city gate for a long while.

After the snowfall, the air pressure emanating from the night patrol was frighteningly low, and even the surrounding ground was covered with a layer of extremely cold frost.

After a brief moment of shock, Adele came to her senses and decided to visit the Lunette family first.

After all, she had only seen Elune once in the past two months.

Now that she had finally arrived in the royal city, she was really impatient. In any case, it was most important to check on Elune's physical condition first.

So she said goodbye to everyone for the time being, saying that she had to go ahead and would report to the Night Patrol Headquarters later.