The Princess And The Lord-Chapter 1384: Another Separation

Fargo then continued his explanation. Because the situation was getting critical, they agreed to immediately move the Hamilton family to Harland under the pretext of working with the Poko-Poko company.

If the Ellecant Group and the Poko-Poko company worked together to create an amusement park, hotel, or something like that in Harland, no one would suspect their move because a project that big would take years and strict supervision to complete, so it was natural for the Hamilton family to decide to move.

"Eh, there will be a Poko-Poko hotel in Harland!" Lory scream excitedly.

"You miss the point, Princess!" Fargo raised his hand to calm the overexcited princess.

"Oh sorry...um, continue" Lory was slightly embarrassed acting like a child, even though she had made a note to herself she would be the first guest of that hotel, perhaps even used her position to ask for a private room just for her, still and all this was not the time.

Lory quickly calmed down and focused on the problem at hand. "Still, if an influential family like Hamilton decided to move to Harland, it would make the enemy suspicious, wouldn’t it?"

"That’s possible, but it’s more likely that the enemy thinks Hamilton moved to Harland because Harland is the only country safe from the influence of Luxemborough and the S.A.I.N.T. organization, although they wouldn’t rule out the possibility of Hamilton cooperating with us eventually, but when that happens, it’ll be too late because Hamilton is already in Herriond"

"So our priority is safely moving the Hamiltons from Eagle Rock City to Harland, right..." Lory paused for a moment, she tilted her head and muttered. "It’ll be a bit tricky with Sean Lockwood and his cronies watching the Hamilton family."

Fredhardt then chimed in, "Don’t worry, Clift is working on it, nothing will happen to the Hamiltons with him around, you know how Clift was."

"Yeah, I know...it’s just, this is so annoying," Lory massaged her forehead, feeling slightly frustrated. If only Lucas were fine, they wouldn’t have to be so wary. In a more ideal situation, she wouldn’t think twice to confront the enemy head-on, sadly, because of Luc’s condition, they were forced to be more cautious.

Zhao Li Xin also knew the reason why Lory and the others were acting cautiously, he was even more eager to increase his strength as soon as possible, not to mention the situation with Girsha. It seemed like he couldn’t tell Lory about that matter for now, so first things first...

"Talk about working, I might need a favor..." Zhao Li Xin suddenly interjected.

Lory turned around with a slightly surprised expression, she raised her eyebrows, "Yes, Li Xin?"

"Do you know about the hidden ruins inside the dungeon?" Zhao Li Xin asked.

Lory wasn’t surprised that Zhao Li Xin knew about the hidden ruins since it wasn’t a secret and was listed on many hunter websites, so it wasn’t strange for him to know about this, but Lory was curious about why Zhao Li Xin was interested in it. "Yeah, why do you ask, honey?"

Zhao Li Xin frankly said, "I was thinking of entering the hidden ruins, but I heard it’s not easy to find the underground dungeon location."

Scratching his chin Fargo said "It’s hard to find the location of the underground dungeon because the place is filled with dark mana and dangerous black spells not to mention the creatures that roam the place are usually high level beast, therefore the location of the place is tightly guarded by the Guild and only A-class hunter groups and above are allowed to enter the place"

"Why do you want to go there, Li Xin? Are you going to increase your cultivation again?" Lory guessed.

"The fire spirit told me to enter the hidden ruin to practice my mental strength." Zhao Li Xin answered.

"What spirit?" Fargo perplexed.

"I’ll explain later." Lory raised her hand as a gesture to silence Fargo, then she asked again, "You want to increase mental strength means you want to increase the ability of the array master skill, right?" Living among cultivators gave Lory sufficient knowledge of cultivator techniques, even though she could not cultivate herself.

Zhao Li Xin nodded with a thin smile. "Yes, I need to restore my strength to its original state."

"What array skill? Is it like cooking skills?" Fargo asked again.

Annoyed, Lory raised her index finger to the air. "Hush, Fargy!" Then she turned her attention back to Zhao Li Xin. "Is not difficult to find the underground dungeon location, it’s just...how long are you going to be gone now?" Lory pouted, realizing the possibility of being separated from Zhao Li Xin again, she wondered why their time together in this world was less than when they were in the cultivator world.

Zhao Li Xin, of course, also felt the same way, but there was no other choice if he wanted to help Lory. He had to restore his strength to its peak as before. Zhao Li Xin took Lory’s hands, then looked at her with a helpless smile. "I’m not sure, but I hope it won’t be long..."

Lory knew this was what Zhao Li Xin had to do moreover, she knew Zhao Li Xin did it for her, it always does. Therefore, she felt even more reluctant to let him go, "Alright, I don’t blame you, besides it’s all my fault, right?" Lory wrapped her arms around Zhao Li Xin’s neck and hugged the idiot who always sacrificed for her tightly.

Seeing the reluctance and sadness in Lory’s eyes made Zhao Li Xin’s cold eyes fill with gentle warmth. "No, that’s not true, Lory. I actually did it for myself, if you know what I mean." Zhao Li Xin was not just sweet-talking, it was true that he did it for her own good because, for him, nothing else could make him happier than seeing Lory happy.

"Hey, if you want to increase your mental strength, can you... I don’t know. Do math or something?" Fargo’s stupid comment ruined the sweet atmosphere between Lory and Zhao Li Xin.

Fredhardt rolled his eyes then quipped, "Well, if not, how about dating five women at once, that would require great mental strength."

Fargo felt insulted and retort, "Hey, I don’t want to go out with five girls at once. Just so you know, we don’t put a label on our relationship, and we agreed to keep things light and casual, got it!"

"So why did they slap you when they found out you dated the five of them in the same time?" Fredhardt snorted loudly.

Lory clapped her hands. "Oh, I remember that! Didn’t that happen during your freshman year?"

"How can you remember?!" Fargo suddenly shouted in a high-pitched voice.

Lory replied innocently, "How could I forget? I was eating cake with Luc not far from where you were making a spectacle then I saw a girl run up to you and give you abig slap, strangely whenever I started eating a new cake, a new girl came and give you another slapped, it was amazing, five cakes - five different girls!"Lory widened her eyes in joy, but then her entire face turned to disappointment. "At first, I thought I found a new secret summoning spell or perhaps a new power or something, but when I took the sixth cake, no other girls came...so disappointing."

"You ate SIX CAKES — in one day?! When did all this happen, young lady? Don’t tell me this is what caused your toothache and you had to go to the dentist and make a mess there, or this is what caused your stomach ache and you had to skip school and miss an important exam?" Fredhardt peppered her with questions like a mother who had caught her naughty daughter’s misdeed.

"Huh?" Lory froze. At that moment, she realized she was in big trouble.

"Wait a minute, Luc saw it too?" Meanwhile, Fargo worries about other things.

Lory sighed, "Luc fell asleep beside me while I was eating cake, but he kept waking up because of your girlfriend’s screams and also the slapping sounds. Seriously, are you dating an athlete or a martial artist? How come they all can swing so well, huh? Anyway, Luc asked me if he was dreaming because every time he wakes up, the girl’s appearance keeps changing. And I said — No"

"LORYYY, why did you let me lose face in front of Luc? I should be his role model!" Fargo complained.

"You never had it to begin with, and you are not the role model, Uncle Zargy is!"

"Lory, you break my heart!" Fargo clenched his chest with a pitiful look.

Fredhardt shoved Fargo face mercilessly. "That’s not important! Lory, we need to talk about this eating habit of yours...I heard even in the other world you still—" Fredhardt had a stomach full of words to nag her.

"Oh, look at the time!" Lory pretended to check her watch, then she pulled Zhao Li Xin’s arm and took long strides towards the door while saying: "Um, we don’t have time for that, right? Anyway, keep me updated on the Hamilton family’s situation, remember to get them out of there soon, and Fargo, don’t forget to find the location of the nearest basement. Since you’re all busy, I won’t bother you all. Also, I have to prepare my husband’s, um...stuff, before he leaves. Okay - byeee!" She closed the door before anyone had a chance to respond, granting her a successful escape.

Fredhardt and Fargo exchange a glance.

Fargo crossed his arms over his chest as he watched the door close with a wide smile on his face. "He’s getting faster."

Fredhardt proudly said, "She has become even more quick-witted."