The party ended.
After Xia Ai'er bid farewell to the noble ladies he had danced with, he took a carriage back to his mansion in the West District.
He took off his exquisite evening gown, changed into a loose black robe, and tucked a revolver into his embrace.
Xia Ai'er took the white sandalwood cane Martin handed him, and slowly strolled along Sivilas Street with Martin. Although the evening fog was still quite heavy, the scarlet moon still pierced through the haze, leaving a scarlet mark on his palm like flowing mercury.
"Martin, tell me, was the Moon a thousand years ago just like what we see tonight?"
Xia Ai'er felt sympathetic towards his past self.
If an Elf in the Fourth Epoch wanted to lie flat, they would probably be scorned by a group of overachievers, right?
"Young Master, I think so. Otherwise, why would the emperors of the Trunsoest Empire throughout history be called the Night Emperor?"
"If Intis is the Nation of the Sun, then we should be the Nation of the Moon."
"Praise the Goddess."
Martin looked up at the scarlet moon in the sky, and he also felt some emotion under the night sky, devoutly drawing a scarlet moon on his chest.
"Praise You."
The Lord who created all, the Omnipotent and Omniscient God...
Xia Ai'er also drew a scarlet moon on his chest and devoutly prayed to the Ancient Sun God.
He always remembered that frequent prayer could accelerate the digestion of Beyonder potions.
The two walked along the main road, and as they approached Backlund Bridge, they saw a thin figure wearing a hood standing not far from the Intis Embassy.
"Good evening, Light Supplicant who scams minors out of their pocket money."
"You're tarnishing the Sun, you know that?"
Xia Ai'er walked up and waved in greeting.
A dazzling white light flashed, and it was as if two light bulbs lit up under the hood. Xia Ai'er tilted his head slightly, and by the time his vision recovered, he had already been grabbed by the collar.
"Say that again?"
"What we do is fair and just, a legitimate transaction based on mutual consent."
"If you dare to tarnish my Lord again, I'll hang you on a lamppost!"
Xia Ai'er heard the fierce voice and looked down, seeing a delicate young girl with neat golden short hair. Her eyes were bright and spirited, enveloped in a layer of brilliant white halo.
"Don't misunderstand, please don't elevate a follower's personal actions to the level of a deity."
Xia Ai'er replied casually.
If he were to mock Oseus, his reasons would certainly not be this one.
"That's right, a follower being a scoundrel doesn't mean the Lord..."
The golden-haired girl heard this very reasonable statement, and the strength in her hand loosened. But after suddenly realizing, her cute little face instantly turned fierce.
"Miss Alice, please release Young Master first. Let's talk things over. This might be a misunderstanding."
At the critical moment, the loyal Martin rushed forward to separate his young master from the Beyonder in front of him.
"Last year, I was only 17, right? You scoundrel, how much stuff did you sell me at exorbitant prices?"
"It's bad enough that you don't feel ashamed, but you still have the nerve to be angry. You're hopeless, your character is truly poor."
Xia Ai'er adjusted his collar and spoke in a tone of lamenting the suffering of the common people.
"Young Master, I beg you, please stop talking."
Martin desperately held back Alice, whose eyes were almost spitting fire, and his voice even had a hint of a sob.
This is your bodyguard for tonight...
Who starts by scolding their bodyguard?
"Get out of the way!"
Alice pushed the obstructive Martin away with a shove, and she walked aggressively towards Xia Ai'er, who remained completely unaffected.
"Shall we talk as we walk?"
Xia Ai'er pointed to the Intis Embassy and Backlund Bridge and said.
Alice seemed not to have heard, leaning close to Xia Ai'er and sniffing carefully.
"How come you seem to have a strange smell on you?"
A hint of confusion appeared in the golden-haired girl's eyes.
"Perhaps it's the stench of money."
Xia Ai'er subtly stepped back, putting distance between himself and this Light Supplicant of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church.
"Hehe~"
Alice didn't dwell on the issue. She grabbed Xia Ai'er's robe and walked towards the bridge, seemingly not intending to waste any more time there, and planning to have a good argument with Xia Ai'er.
"Tell me, how did I scam your money? If you can't explain it, be careful, I'll push you off the bridge."
She walked along, glaring fiercely back at Xia Ai'er.
"How much were those Beyonder potion ingredients? How much did you sell them to me for?"
Xia Ai'er flicked his sleeve, pulling the cuff of his robe from her hand as he spoke.
The main ingredient for Sequence 9 was only about 150 pounds, and the Beyonder potion formula was about 200-300 pounds. This guy just doubled the price when selling to him.
"You think it's expensive? If you think it's expensive, don't buy from me. At least what I sold you was genuine. If you spend money and still buy fakes, then go home and cry. Besides, those are all local specialties from Intis. You don't pay for the shipping costs?"
Alice said righteously.
Not only was she not intimidated, but she even got angry.
This foolish Loen noble, I gave him the Beyonder potion formula, I gave him the Beyonder potion ingredients. I was going to let you become a glorious Sun follower because you seemed decent enough, but you actually fed the prepared Beyonder potion to a dog?
That's fine, raising a Beyonder pet is also good, but you thought it was poisoned and had someone bury the hunting dog?
And after that, you still had the nerve to ask me for a refund?
If Xiao Meinade hadn't said it was poisoning, how would he explain it to outsiders, how would he ask you for a refund? Do you know how great the impact of witnessing a promotion losing control is on the mind of an ordinary person?
Xia Ai'er secretly rolled his eyes.
"Oh, by 'shipping costs' do you mean buying cheap from the Intis Embassy and then reselling it to me at triple the price?"
Xia Ai'er really couldn't understand how Xiao Meinade had been scammed by this person.
"Uh..."
Alice's expression stiffened for a moment. She clearly hadn't told this guy much about the Beyonder world.
How was it exposed?
How did he suddenly know the internal prices? Which scoundrel broke the industry rules!
"Let's not talk about the Beyonder potion formula and ingredients for now. Although they were expensive, at least you didn't trick me with fakes."
"Let's talk about Sun Holy Water. How much does the Eternal Blazing Sun Church sell Sun Holy Water for, and what price did you quote?"
"You dare to sell a bottle of Sun Holy Water for 100 pounds, why don't you just rob someone?"
Xia Ai'er thought of how drinking a bottle of cold medicine cost him one-tenth of the rich girl Audrey's monthly pocket money.
He couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Young Master, did I buy it too expensively?"
"What was the original price?"
Martin, who had been silent, couldn't help but ask at this point.
He thought that since he had cooperated with Alice for over a year, this Sun Holy Water, which was said to cure diseases, ward off evil, drive away cold, and purify Wraiths, should be worth at least 50 pounds, right?
He could accept Miss Alice doubling the price.
"10 pounds."
Xia Ai'er stated a number that made Martin stumble.
Martin looked incredulously at Alice, who was guiltily looking away.
We've known each other for a year, and I personally picked up the goods. You actually marked it up by ten times?