You've found the Gusha-hime Knight, so put your hair up in a bun!

Silo licked the lingering sweetness and moisture from his lips, recalling Serene's stunning figure beneath her wide white robes, and felt that the dragon's rage had reached its peak.

creak-

After Serene left, Shiloh also came out of the room and then came to Arya and Fphrodite, saying, "The matter in Clorenza is officially over. We'll go back tomorrow."

"Oh."

Fufu nodded, then glanced at Aria, who seemed a little silent beside her, and said, "I'll wait for you outside. Shall we go back to the inn we've been staying at these past few days?"

"Well, let's just wander around outside and experience the local customs and culture of Clorenza."

"Great!"

Watching Fphro skip away, Freya also got up and took her leave, amused.

"I'm going to handle the aftermath of the illegal slave trade case. After that, I'll probably head straight back to the capital."

"Okay, see you in the capital."

Freya smiled slightly, waved to Shiloh, and left the room.

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With the door closed, only Shiloh and Arya remained in the room.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shiloh picked Arya up and placed her on his lap, arranging her beautiful hair as he asked softly.

"Well……"

Arya pondered, knowing she couldn't hide her feelings. Fluffy and Freya had also noticed this, which was why they had chosen to avoid her.

"I...I'm still worried about the family..."

Having given herself and her heart to Shiro, Arya now only wanted to end the marriage as soon as possible, even if it was just a marriage in name only.

However, the marriage alliance between the Wayne and Zorc families has lasted for nearly a thousand years. It's not that easy to just break it off like that.

Xiluo gently patted Aria's back and softly comforted her, "After we return to the capital, I will talk to your father. However, it may have some impact on your status."

"Hmm? The impact of status?"

Arya blinked her pale golden eyes and looked at Shiloh with a puzzled expression.

"For example, being stripped of their status as direct descendants."

Shiloh stroked Arya's hair; this was the worst possible consequence he could imagine.

While the involvement of members of the Wayne family in the illegal slave trade, and their use of this to negotiate with the Wayne family head, might allow them to break off the engagement, it would be difficult not to punish Arya in order to appease the Zorc family.

"Oh, it doesn't really matter."

Aria shook her head, then suddenly leaned down and hugged Shiloh's waist, pressing her cheek against his broad, sturdy chest, and muttered, "Actually, I've already contributed a lot to the family by now. Now that I've found my own place, the identity of the Wayne family's eldest daughter is really dispensable to me."

"In fact, I would be happier if my family could remove me from the direct line or even separate me from the Wayne family."

Hearing Arya's words, Shiloh couldn't help but chuckle and hugged the girl's soft body even tighter.

Shiloh knew that Arya's words came from the bottom of her heart. After all, that was just the kind of person a girl was. Even if she was sometimes bound by her identity, once she resolved her inner conflicts, she would have no more distractions when it came to what she wanted.

Although the status of the eldest daughter of the Wayne family is an extremely high position for most creatures in the world, what Arya gives back to the family is definitely more than the resources the family provides for her.

Arya doesn't care much about material things; she just needs "normal" food and clothing.

Ever since she chased the bright moon high in the night sky when she was young, Arya has spent more than a decade of her life pursuing inner peace and responding to the echoes deep within her soul.

As for the extraordinary resources provided by the Wayne family, Aria didn't actually use much of them.

Arya's talent in moonlight prayer far surpasses that of many saints in the Church of Tranquility, so she can overcome many obstacles in her spiritual practice simply by thinking about them late at night.

Therefore, what most people desire but cannot attain is, in Aria's eyes, a kind of shackle.

In the entire Wayne family, the only people she could truly cherish were her father and mother, who were the heads of the family.

Other relatives...we're not very close.

"If Miss Aria is removed from the Wayne family, she'll fall completely into my hands~"

Seeing Arya's carefree demeanor, Shiloh's worries were dispelled, so he pinched the girl's cheek and joked with her.

"Ah...you...you're not allowed to bully me, okay? Even if I'm not the eldest daughter of the Wayne family, I'm still the daughter-in-law of the Wells family. The Wells family is one of the Empire's chosen holy families!"

Hearing Shiro's teasing, Aria sat up straight from his lap, her expression serious, but with a hint of cunning in the depths of her eyes, and she gestured with her fingers as if to say something.

Seeing the girl's adorable and innocent appearance, Xiluo couldn't help but pull Aria back into his arms, ruffling her flaxen hair and laughing, "Oh ho? You haven't even met the parents yet, and you're already thinking of tattling?"

"Uuuuuuu..."

Arya was forced to bury her face in Shiloh's chest. After letting out a few muffled groans, she gave up resisting and let Shiloh's wicked hands rub her head.

After the two of them played around for a while, Aria's confusion and worries about the future dissipated considerably.

"Hmm, I guess I'll have to go straight back."

"Hmm? Your father is here to urge you?"

Aria nodded, her expression somewhat indignant, and said, "It's all that Elvis's fault. He was the one who caused the most trouble in the Sifil Water City incident, and after returning, he even turned around and complained to everyone. So after the matter in Clorensa was over, Father told me to return to the family as soon as possible. Sigh..."

Upon hearing this, Xi Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Shelo still possesses video evidence of Elvis's affair with the old vampire, and Elvis is also highly suspected of involvement in Stuart's mysterious death.

Although Shiloh never intended to let him go, he didn't expect that some stray dogs wouldn't learn their lesson after being hit with a stick and would insist on coming closer to the guillotine.

Chapter 112 Fireworks Festival

Since Elvis is so eager to die, then Shiloh doesn't mind sending him off as soon as possible after returning to the capital.

"Don't worry, Elvis won't live much longer."

"Eh?"

Aria looked up at the murderous intent in Shiloh's eyes and advised, "Well, the Wayne family has some financial resources. We can contact assassin organizations or something. If we do it ourselves, it might not be good if we leave any clues."

Arya was completely unaware that she was now being led astray by Shiloh.

Even when she heard that Shiloh was planning to kill someone, Arya thought of hiring a hitman instead of trying to dissuade him from doing so.

Shiloh couldn't help but chuckle, lightly tapping Arya's forehead and saying, "Don't worry, we don't need to do anything. Since he chose to target Stewart, he must have some connection with the organization behind him."

"Trying to use this organization to intimidate others will only hasten his demise."

Shiloh's words reminded Aria of what happened on her last day in the water city of Hifil, and she suddenly realized, saying, "So that's why Stuart's death was so strange..."

Arya had witnessed Elvis's character firsthand, so she didn't care at all whether he lived or died—of course, if he was too much of an eyesore, it would be better if he died sooner rather than later.

Arya bit her finger, putting aside the idea of ​​hiring someone to kill him. After all, Shilo already had a plan, and it wouldn't be good for her to interfere.

"Um, tonight..."

After putting aside her trivial matters, Arya tugged at Shiloh's sleeve and murmured with a blush on her face.

After this parting, it will probably be ten days or so before we meet again.

The thought of being separated from Shiro for so long made Aria feel empty inside, and she could now understand why Elena had been so impatient when she returned to Maple Leaf Territory with Shiro.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely fill you up tonight."

"Ugh! What do you mean by 'filled to the brim'... Can you please stop saying such vulgar things?"

"Oh? That's not what you said that night. You clearly loved hearing 'mmmmm'—"

Arya's fair face turned radiant, her pale golden eyes filled with shyness. She quickly covered Shiloh's mouth, preventing him from continuing.

"Really..."

Although she was very unhappy with Shiloh's teasing, his words also made Aria subconsciously recall that crazy night. Her body, which had only recently tasted pleasure, trembled slightly, and a hot and suffocating emotion surged from her chest to her abdomen, making the girl's breathing somewhat disordered.

The illegal slave traders were captured one by one under the pursuit of the members of the Blackthorn Flower, led by Freya. The operation went very smoothly, and the imprisoned aliens were also rescued and are now being housed in the mansion of the First-Class Governor—or the temporary city lord.

Truman's plan to destroy everything was suppressed by Serene and did not cause much of a stir. The remaining soldiers were investigated and appeased as needed. Apart from a little turmoil, Clorenza was no different from usual.

With Arya by his left hand and Ffulo around his right arm, Shiloh walked along the brightly lit streets of Closensa like an ordinary traveler.

"Oh, I heard there's a fireworks display tonight!"

As Fufu walked, she looked for places to have fun nearby on the terminal projection.

"Fireworks festival?"

Arya asked with interest, and Shiloh also turned his head to look at Ffulo's terminal projection.

"Ha, it's a fireworks festival held to commemorate the expulsion of the demons, which makes sense given the current situation."

Silo smiled slightly. They dealt with Truman, who wanted to stir up trouble, rescued the trapped aliens, and sent an alarm to the Great Forest, allowing them to successfully overcome the crisis of demonic corruption and maintain the stability and peace of Clorensa.

"However, if those people behind the scenes aren't eliminated, this kind of thing will happen again sooner or later..."

Xiluo looked up at the bright moon and squinted as he murmured.

Arya gazed quietly at Shiloh's profile, saying nothing, but silently tightening her grip on his hand, using the warmth and strength of her palm to express her determination and conviction.

"Master, we've won a great victory! Now is the time to enjoy the fruits of victory, not to rack our brains thinking about what will happen next!"

Fro rubbed her slightly flat, soft breasts against Shiloh's arm, looked at him with bright gray eyes, and said earnestly.

Xi Luo paused for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and nodded, saying, "Yes, you're right. Since there's a fireworks display to watch tonight, why don't we find a good spot to view it?"

"Heh heh, I've already found it. Look, it's right here..."

As Fufro swiped her finger, information about a luxury hotel appeared in Shiloh and Arya's eyes.

"Hmm, it looks good."

Shiloh nodded and commented.

This luxury hotel boasts a wide variety of recreational facilities, making it a multi-functional hotel. The interior decorations are quite nice, and most importantly, it has special rooms specifically for watching fireworks displays.

Although it will be "slightly" more expensive than other rooms.

Fro meant to choose a relatively good room from the regular top-tier rooms, but since it was her last night in Clorenza, Sillo naturally didn't want to have any regrets in this regard.

Coincidentally, after the clothing from [Fengxifang] was promoted and tested through my aunt's connections, it received a huge positive response. In those two days, orders for [Fengxifang] were completely overwhelming, and the female workers were working at a high intensity every day.

After all, the materials used for clothes made for wealthy ladies must be of the highest quality, so the manufacturing process cannot be very fast.

However, precisely because of this, the already functional and beautiful garments have been further enhanced with elements such as "rarity" and "luxury," leading to a continuous stream of orders from women who have never used them but are pursuing fashion.

This round of publicity and promotion has made Xi Luo and his team a fortune, so he doesn't really care about this small amount of money.

Just as Shiloh was about to book the room, Arya reached out first and pressed the payment button.

“I know you’re not short of money, but it won’t do if you always pay.”

Arya shook Shiloh's large hand and said coquettishly, "I'm a young lady, after all. How can you pay for every date?"

Chapter 113 Family Chat (k)

Xi Luo was taken aback. He hadn't really paid attention to that, since back in the capital, when he went out to eat with those wealthy ladies, there was no reason for him to pay for it himself.

Xi Luo had very little interaction with his peers, so in this regard, he simply paid when he felt like it, without any other implications.

Hearing Arya's coquettish complaint, Shiloh suddenly remembered that a relationship where one party always paid for each date didn't have a very appealing name...

"Oops~ Sorry, I didn't notice that."

Xi Luo gasped and said with a hint of apology.

"I know you're not that kind of person, I'm just reminding you."

Arya kissed Shiloh's cheek and gave him a sweet smile.

Xi Luo nodded, and with a smile, lightly tapped Aria's forehead. Then, he suddenly thought of a kind of bad atmosphere that was subtly permeating the lower and middle classes in the capital, and found it inexplicably funny.

In aristocratic customs, reciprocity is the normal way of social interaction. Accepting too many gifts from one party signifies an unequal status between them.

Some nobles who value honor above all else would be so enraged by this that they would launch a life-or-death battle.

Although most nobles are not so extreme, they would still feel that such a thing is a form of disrespect towards them—in short, it is an act that can be considered either very serious or very trivial.

In other words, Arya knew Shiro's personality, so she was just a little uncomfortable because of the teachings she had received, and that's why she brought it up directly.

Interestingly, some members of merchant families or newly emerging noble families who aspire to become nobles do not place such importance on this concept. They may even feel a sense of pride and smug satisfaction at having gained a small advantage over others.

This mindset is vividly displayed by the daughters of merchants or newly rich ladies when they encounter suitors.

Of course, even so, there will still be a group of people eager to fawn over him, leaving Xi Luo speechless.