ALL NOVEL Chapter 329: Demand
The woman looked beautiful and said the words with a kind tone, but Alex could see arrogance coming from her eyes.
He didn't know the details, but it felt like the woman thought Reina's mom's sacrifice was justified and something that was just normal. Your journey continues at m v|l-e'm,p| y- r
Moria wanted to reply, but the sound of the wagon door opening stopped his voice. Reina came out with a smile on her face.
"I am sorry, Sister Morgana. If I had known you would wait for me here, I would have prepared the best present."
"No need to give me any present, Sister Reina. If anything, I should be the one to prepare a welcoming gift for you. It's been years since you came home."
They exchanged small words with amiable smiles, while their eyes told a different story.
Alex found their interaction not interesting, so he whispered to a man beside him, the leader of the mercenaries. "Do you know what happened?"
"This is just a rumor, but I heard that Princess Morgana was the one who should have been sent to the other family, but something happened that almost triggered a huge war.
In the end, somehow Ms. Reina's mother became the one sacrificed to the clan as a peace offering. I heard the clan leader has admired her for a long time."
"So you mean everything was done on purpose and this Morgana made a deal with that clan to trap Reina's mother?"
The leader looked at Alex with a frown, as he addressed them without their titles, even though he was now in their place. But since it wasn't his problem, he decided to just gloss over it.
"Well, at this point that makes the most sense, but who knows what the truth is," the leader answered tactfully since he didn't want to anger the Midnight Clan.
"Interesting, any other rumors you have heard? Like what happened to her husband?"
"He has been dead for a long time, I don't know the details, but I believe he was murdered."
Alex replied with a nod, as a plot quickly formed in his mind, 'If this were a novel, he was probably also killed by this clan leader, and they have some love triangle going on.
If things are even more complicated, there is a possibility that the clan leader forced his way with Reina's mom, and Reina is his daughter?
What a pointless drama. I just don't get these cultivators, like they couldn't find another woman.'
While Alex thought of this, Reina finished her conversation with Morgana, she excused herself then quickly returned to her courtyard to rest.
But she knew, before that, she needed to visit her father. The one that she hated.
With reluctant steps, she made her way, while Alex kept studying his surroundings.
His eyes then turned in the direction where Reina was walking.
'The strongest presence comes from that area, there should be around three people that could put up a fight. I wonder if one of them is Reina's father.'
Moria, with a disgruntled voice, called out to Alex, disturbing his thoughts, "What are you looking at? Follow me, I will show you where you can stay.
The tournament is still in three days, in the meantime, you can spend some time doing what you want."
"Can I access your clan library then?" Alex asked with a nonchalant smile on his face.
Moria frowned, his mood already bad after meeting Morgana, and now Alex just made a hard request.
The library was owned by the clan, even with his status he couldn't just give permission freely.
"You cannot, but I can bring you a few books, what technique grade do you want?"
"Just give me anything that won't become a problem for you, but what I want is books on history, like your clan's past, or something about other clans."
Moria squinted his eyes, "You do know that kind of intel is even harder for me to bring out, just what clan specifically do you want to find out about?"
"Just give me some old information even if it's years ago, that should be enough."
"Your demand is just suspicious."
Alex's lips curled into a smile, "That is good."
Hearing his answer, Moria felt baffled, but he then thought Alex did this on purpose to obfuscate the real information he was looking for.
"Fine, but I will only give half of it, the rest will be after you win, remember your promise."
"You said a heavy reward, don't think it will stop after this small request." Alex replied with a grin, which made Moria feel annoyed.
"I hope your strength is real."
"If you want, we can always spar."
Moria was interested in Alex's offer, in reality, he had wanted to test Alex's true strength but hadn't had the opportunity to do it yet.
"Not here, let's talk again later at night." Moria replied, then left Alex in front of the door.
He didn't want others in the clan to find out his real strength. Little did he know Alex right now was a one-man army that could take over his whole clan if he wanted to.
Alex slid the door open, and the oriental ancient furniture came into his view.
With a smile, his hand swiped in the air. The wooden chair disappeared, replaced with a couch. The bed turned into a latex spring bed.
Sitting on the couch, he took out a bottle of water, then took a sip.
Without the others around, and understanding his situation now, Alex's mind focused back on his own family.
'I hope the others will be alright, and not cancel the plan to save dad. But knowing mom….'
Alex let out a sigh, 'I hope MingYue could talk some sense into them.'
It wasn't the first time they lost connection, and he believed MingYue would trust him to get out by himself, without making a fuss.
He then let out a small chuckle as he realized every time their connection was cut off, it was always on Alex's side.