Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 877 - 878: A Visitor from the Church Nation

"If you know what’s good for you, you won’t regret treating us well~" Kalina said with a satisfied smile. Without another word, she put on her cloak and pushed open the VIP room door, disappearing from everyone’s sight like a crimson shooting star.

Jiyan Malin was left behind in the VIP room, speechless, while the maids outside were stunned.

As Kalina left, the timidity and unease on Jiyan’s face gradually faded, replaced by a strong sense of unwillingness.

Recalling Kalina’s disdainful eyes, the young man clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with bloodshot.

Damn it, do they really think I’m a tool to be ordered around?

Although the conditions Kalina offered weren’t bad, her lofty attitude, always looking down on him, made Jiyan, the heir of a great family, feel a strong dissatisfaction.

Moreover, how glorious was he in the past? Now he had to be so subservient to a lowly mercenary?

The huge sense of disparity made Jiyan Malin feel uncomfortable.

You should know, six years ago, their Malin family was one of the most powerful families in the Holy Lomari Empire. In the entire empire, or even the whole continent, no one dared to look down on them. However, in just six years, under the manipulation of Aya, the Malin family not only lost a lot of territory, but their power in the central government was also greatly weakened.

They went from being a top family in the empire to a second-rate aristocratic family with only a name but no strength.

If it were before, how could a mercenary captain dare to despise him like this?!

In the end, it was because the family had declined.

"..."

Thinking of this, Jiyan couldn’t help but sigh.

Just then, heavy footsteps slowly entered Jiyan’s ears.

Turning his head to look behind him, a middle-aged man wearing luxurious clothes and looking very tired slowly walked into the VIP room. After entering the room, the man closed the door and casually activated the surrounding magic barrier to prevent eavesdropping.

"Father?" Seeing this, Jiyan Malin asked in confusion, "Father, why are you here?"

The person who entered the VIP room at this moment was Jiyan’s father, Banlo Malin, the current head of the Malin family.

Facing his son’s confusion, Banlo didn’t beat around the bush and said bluntly, "I really don’t understand why Night Wish City let the Ghostly Flame Group deliver the message. Forget it, it’s not important. What did that woman say to you?"

"She just warned us to behave ourselves."

"Behave?"

"Yes, cooperate obediently in playing the role of fiancé, and don’t have any crooked thoughts. Otherwise, we’ll have to bear the consequences ourselves."

"Heh, heh heh, so it was about this kind of thing. And there will be consequences to bear?" Hearing this, Banlo laughed a little disdainfully. Then he waved his hand carelessly, and a hint of madness even overflowed from his eyes.

"So what? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we give up this time, I’m afraid our Malin family will never be able to return to the top. Although that woman said she would let us become a first-class family in Holy Lomari again, who doesn’t know the situation in Holy Lomari now? With Aya there, even first-class families are just controlled existences."

Obviously, Banlo was not satisfied with the so-called rewards given by Kalina.

He wanted to gamble big.

"To completely get rid of control and return to the past... No, to become even more prosperous than before! To achieve this goal, we must firmly grasp the thigh of Night Wish City. Jiyan, my child, I’m sure you know. Your grandfather’s good friend, the current Lord Xiumu of Night Wish City, only has two direct descendants left. One of them went to train at the Magic Tower and no longer cares about family inheritance matters. This also means that the only heir to Night Wish City is Yuan’er. If you can marry her, you will be the future lord! After that, the entire Night Wish City will become the property of our Malin family! With Night Wish City as our backer, we will not be looked down upon by anyone."

"But Father, that woman just warned..."

"So what if she warned?" Banlo glared at his son and said disdainfully.

"To succeed, you have to face risks. Are you scared off by this kind of threat? Besides, once you get engaged to Miss Yuan’er, you’ll be considered half a person of Night Wish City. That mercenary captain won’t dare to really do anything to you."

"Father, you mean?"

"During the time from engagement to marriage, you will have the right to live in Night Wish City and the right to accompany Miss Yuan’er. Although the young lady currently has no feelings for you, as long as there is time, anything is possible. Didn’t you two know each other when you were young? It can be considered a childhood friendship, so you have an advantage. Once you finally capture the heart of that young lady, you will be the greatest person in the history of our Malin family."

"I understand." Jiyan Malin sighed and responded somewhat helplessly.

"Hmm?" However, seeming to see the hidden displeasure between his son’s brows, Banlo asked a little dissatisfied, "What? You don’t want to do this?"

"No."

"Then why do you look so reluctant? If you succeed, countless honors await you, and our Malin family can also get out of the current awkward position. Besides, didn’t you also like Miss Yuan’er very much when you were in the academy before? This time, if you succeed, you can also smoothly get the woman you like. What do you have to be reluctant about?"

"Father, who told you that I like that woman?"

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Banlo frowned in surprise, "You don’t like her?"

"..." In response to this question, Jiyan Malin couldn’t help but sneer. It seemed that recalling the other party’s arrogance when they were young, as well as the previous academy life, a chilling coldness gradually overflowed from this young master’s eyes.

"She is very beautiful, that’s true. But that kind of lofty gaze, looking down on me, is really annoying. Just a hateful person."

"Oh? Then why did you get so close to her when you were in the academy before? From an outsider’s perspective, your relationship seemed pretty good."

"What can outsiders see? That Yuan’er, when she was in the academy, on the surface, she was very gentle to everyone, a graceful and kind-hearted young lady. Her being nice to me was just for show, right? That person seemed to have a kind of disgust for everyone. As for me? I got close to her just to take advantage of the Night Wish City behind her. Besides..."

At this moment, Jiyan Malin’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of coldness gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Only by getting close to her can I find an opportunity to teach that self-righteous woman a lesson, right?"

"Hmm? Is that so?" Hearing this, Banlo couldn’t help but pat his chest and let out a few bursts of crazy laughter.

"Hahaha, isn’t this even better? When you become the master of Night Wish City and take away everything that woman has, won’t she have no more reason to be proud of herself in the future?"

"Haha, Thinking about it this way, it’s indeed not bad." Agreeing with his father’s words, Jiyan lowered his head and let out a few chilling laughs.

...

Just as the father and son were about to continue communicating and discussing how to win over that young lady, the communication magic stone at Banlo’s waist suddenly emitted a few bursts of pale blue light.

"Hmm? What’s the matter?" Having been interrupted while discussing important matters, Banlo’s mood inevitably took a sharp turn for the worse, and he asked a little impatiently.

Soon, a weak and apologetic female said, "Sorry, Lord Marquis, for disturbing you at this time."

"Just say it directly if there’s something."

"There’s a guest who came to visit, saying that he wants to see you and the young master."

"A guest? There’s actually a guest at this time. Where is he from?"

"looks like just a commoner, but he has the secret order of the Church Nation ambassador in his hand, and seems to be a messenger with some hidden identity. Also, he said he has a way to make the young master and Miss Yuan’er ’happy’."

"What?"