Leaving the Royal Capital

"Godmother, you're overthinking it. It was just killing a filthy ant."

Li Yan lowered his head guiltily. In front of Flamme, he always failed to get hard when he should, but always unexpectedly got hard when he shouldn't.

Who did you kill?

A knowing look appeared on Flamme's face. In the Royal Capital a random brick could kill a nobleman. At this moment, she had to brace herself and prepare to deal with what was to come. After all, A Yan was her godson. She had to A Yan him and resolve his future worries.

"That fat bastard kept talking about sleeping with the Little Fool, which tarnished your reputation, Godmother. I got angry and just killed him cleanly."

Li Yan lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake, but her expression remained firm.

"Fatty? That idiot Sigrid?"

Flamme frowned as she looked at Li Yan.

"Hmm... Godmother, how did you know?"

Li Yan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Flamme could guess so quickly that all he had said was "fat man."

"A Yan, you've really messed up this time. Sigrid is Earl Tiger Earl's son. He only has two sons. His eldest son lost his manhood while fighting in a war with people from a nearby Kingdom, and became a cripple for life, unable to continue Earl's lineage."

"And his second son was that stupid pig Sigrid you killed. Although he was stupid, he was very discreet and never provoked other nobles. He was only interested in a life of debauchery. He wanted to sleep with your maid only because the maid was of low status. He didn't dare to offend you easily, but you killed him just because he had this thought. You cut off the future of the entire Earl Tiger Roar's Family. The Earl Tiger Roar was just waiting for his foolish, debauched son to carry on his family line."

Flamme shook his head. Earl Tiger Roar was probably going crazy this time; the future of the entire Family was ruined.

"A Yan, do you know how that stupid guy Sigrid even qualified to be my apprentice?"

"A magic idiot like him, if it weren't for Earl Tiger Howl's repeated requests for me to take him in, not to learn magic, but just so he could make some connections."

"Considering that the Magic Continent Association was able to successfully establish a branch in Earl Tiger Earl's territory, and that they might be beneficial to you, A Yan, I reluctantly accepted them as an apprentice."

Hearing his Godmother's series of words, Li Yan was slightly stunned. It wasn't that his Godmother didn't care about him; on the contrary, Godmother cared about him more than anyone else.

Thinking of this, he felt a little guilty. He had caused trouble for his Godmother. He shouldn't have killed her directly in the Royal Capital. Instead, he should have killed her secretly when she was out, so that he could at least frame the Demons.

"I'm sorry, Godmother, but don't worry, I've taken care of all the details. Earl Tiger Howl won't be able to trace his death back to me."

Li Yan spoke with a solemn expression, possessing complete confidence in the convenience of Space Magic and the secrecy of concealing corpses.

"Fool, he's just Earl Tiger Earl. It's not that your Godmother is afraid of him, but you shouldn't act rashly in the future. Before you do anything, talk to your Godmother first."

A gentle smile appeared on Flamme's face as she softly reached out and stroked Li Yan's head. She wasn't angry that Li Yan had killed her new apprentice, nor was she afraid of Earl Tiger Roar; rather, it was because Li Yan had lied to her for the first time.

"However, A Yan, do you think no one heard your conversation with Sigrid today? You spent so much time with Sigrid today, you should already be under suspicion."

"Besides, Sigrid has people looking after him, and now that he's gone missing, they might not be kept in the dark."

Flamme gently reproached, a thoughtful look on her face, "A Yan, I think you should leave the Royal Capital now and go find your father to explain. Since you killed Earl Tiger Howl's last hope, you should accept the idea of killing Earl Tiger Earl."

Flamme's words left Li Yan stunned. His seemingly flawless plan turned out to be full of loopholes.

Indeed! A fool like Sigrid must have guards secretly watching over him.

Today on the field, Siegfried kept talking to himself, and he was also the main target of suspicion.

Most importantly, did Sigley report his whereabouts to anyone else when he returned home?

"Then... Godmother, if I leave, they'll definitely suspect me."

Li Yan bit her lip, trying to suppress her inner panic.

"Sigh, A Yan, you're still not good at handling matters between nobles. Evidence is irrelevant now that you've been caught. The Tiger Roar Family has already laid off their escape route; he'll kill anyone who suspects him, no matter what."

Flamme's words gave Li Yan a new perspective on the nobility, and he weakly murmured, "So he doesn't care about me..."

"You mean whether Earl Tiger Howl cares that you're Lionheart Earl's eldest son, right?"

Flamme sighed helplessly.

"Um..."

Li Yan nodded weakly.

"A tiger that has lost its future would love for the whole world to be turned upside down."

Flamme's words silenced Li Yan. For the first time, he felt that his ideas were too naive, and for the first time, he felt that his sudden move was so foolish, but he did not regret it.

"A Yan, let's go. Leave here as soon as possible and find your father, Lionheart Earl. Only Lionheart Earl's army has any hope of killing Earl Roaring Tiger. Before Earl Roaring Tiger can react, kill him completely. Don't pin your hopes on your King uncle; he'd love for Lionheart Earl to go to war with Earl Roaring Tiger so he can reap the benefits."

Flamme's last words left Li Yan stunned. The relationships among nobles were truly complex; he was just too young.