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Chapter 130 The Root of Everything

"That's simply... impossible! How could he be the criminal..."

Brenda raised her voice, and Sergio held out his palm to stop her: "Of course, I agree with this. However, since there is no solid evidence that it was not him, we can't refute it. Prince Austin, who was present, looked very frustrated."

Hearing Sergio's words, Brenda clenched her fists and looked regretful: "...I believe he is not the criminal."

"Yeah. Me too. And the head of the McLeod family probably doesn't care whether Xu Zhen is the real criminal or not. In order to avoid the responsibility falling on himself, he even used Xu Zhen and his own son as bait. That's all."

Sergio said with some annoyance, as if to say that this was a common occurrence.

Brenda was not particularly surprised. As a guard, she interacted more and more with the nobles and often heard such things.

No, to be more precise, she almost only heard such things. This tendency was particularly evident among the nobles who were close to the royal family.

Of course, not all nobles were like this, there were only a few exceptions. At least the MacRed family was not one of them. Brenda was convinced of this again, with a look of disgust on her face.

"At the end of the day, they only put their own safety first. It's so selfish."

"Nobles are the same no matter if they are elves or not. It's not like they have no reason to do this."

“…I can barely understand…”

Once they get used to a life of excessive affluence, they can no longer adapt to any other lifestyle. They will do whatever it takes to maintain the status quo. Brenda has heard of this, too.

Nobles like the Macreads, who have royal connections, are a prime example of this. As long as the connection to the royal family remains, things may be fine, but once this connection is severed, what will the consequences be?

At least in Brenda's memory, these nobles were all in decline. She had heard this when she was working as a guard.

Therefore, Brenda did not find it difficult to understand what Sergio told her about the actions and thinking of the head of the McReade family.

“So, what do we do next?”

"Let's go talk to the Guild Master. Maybe he can give us some information."

"Then let's go."

Brenda and Sergio prepared to head for the guild and headed towards town. Despite the commotion inside the palace, the streets were bright and lively as usual.

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At the same time, Xu Zhen and his friends had already arrived at the lake where they were going. They were enjoying a short break, and Alicia and Courtney changed into swimsuits and played happily in the lake with Lati.

Xu Zhen, who was watching from a distance, suddenly asked Said a question that he had always been concerned about: "By the way, Said, is your father here?"

"Hmm? Ah, he died of an incurable disease. About five years ago."

"Ah, is that so..." Xu Zhen showed an apologetic expression, and Said replied in a clear voice: "Don't worry about it. Because only the queen has this question, right?"

Xu Zhen nodded on this question. The next moment, Seide's expression suddenly dimmed: "...But now that I think about it, maybe this is why Minerva became like that."

"What's going on?" Facing Xu Zhen's question, Seide showed a nostalgic smile: "My father doted on Minerva very much. He had high expectations for her talent. But for me, the feeling is completely the opposite."

"on the contrary?"

"I was born without magical powers, and he was completely disappointed. I don't know how many times he has told me that I am a disgrace to the country..."

“It’s really too much.”

Although expected, it was still hard to accept when these words were actually spoken. But for Seide, this seemed to be commonplace, and he smiled and said that this was the way the Wang family was.

"And Minerva grew up with her father. It's no wonder she took me for granted."

"It sounds like the dead father is the root of everything?" When Xu Zhen said this with a frown, Sayid couldn't help but laugh: "Maybe. Our Wang family may be cursed by the ghost of our father."

“…It sounds very possible. It’s scary.”

"Haha, sorry, sorry." Although Seid apologized in a light-hearted voice, Xu Zhen felt that he was not joking. Seid's tone was so serious.

Just when the atmosphere became a little subtle, a sound came from the lake.

"Xu Zhen! Come and start looking for herbs!"

"oh--"

Hearing Alicia's call, Xu Zhen responded and stood up with Seide. They both felt relieved at the same time.

Later, Xu Zhen and his companions were so focused on finding medicinal herbs that no one noticed that gloomy black clouds were gradually covering the sky above the royal capital.

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The Adventurer's Guild in the capital of Sforia was as busy as usual today.

But at the same time, some strange rumors are spreading. Princess Minerva is missing, and the son of the MacRed family is involved. Something bad may happen, and this atmosphere makes the adventurers feel uneasy.

Sergio and Brenda walked past the adventurers expressionlessly, looking at the information they had in disbelief and smiling wryly with irony.

After all, Minerva's disappearance should be kept secret. Despite this, rumors are still so active in this guild. Even if you try your best to cover it up, secrets can never be completely kept. Although it was expected, it still makes people sigh.

As he thought about this, Sergio said something to the receptionist, then walked straight inside, moving deeper without any confusion.

He mentally complained about the narrow hallway and walked straight into a room without even knocking, as if he didn't care if anyone was inside.

"Here I come, old man."

Sergio smiled, gently raised his right hand, and spoke casually, while Brenda pressed her temple.

Although this was a common scenario, Brenda still believed that even close relationships should maintain etiquette, but she knew that even if she spoke up it would only be glossed over, so she always had to endure it silently.

The owner of the room, Wesley was well aware of this, and had almost lost the will to say anything.