Although he had no idea what Ge Lei was plotting, Xu Nan still entrusted Lina to the high-ranking mercenary without worry.
It was not that he did not care about someone else's daughter. It was simply that Xu Nan trusted Lina's strength.
If Ge Lei truly harbored ill intentions toward Lina, the unlucky one would probably be himself.
After all, over the past few days, he had vaguely learned of some of Miss Lina's terrifying exploits through Mr. Smith's hints. He more or less understood the sins he had committed—though Xu Nan would absolutely never admit to anything Lost Paradise might demand compensation for.
In any case, he was neither skilled in lightning magic nor capable of doing something as filthy as stealing underwear...
As for whether Lina would learn bad habits from following Ge Lei, Xu Nan was not concerned about that either.
After all, he had known Ge Lei for so long and had not discovered any bad habits of his—other than being stingy. At worst, Lina might learn how to pull apples out of thin air to eat. That was hardly a bad thing for a child!
Over the next few days, Xu Nan wandered aimlessly around Wildfire City. On the surface, he was idling away his time without doing anything useful. In reality, that was more or less true.
After all, if Barnes did not make the first move, there was little he could do alone to counter him.
The Winter Solstice Festival was only three days away, and Wildfire City was unusually festive.
To the Icefield People, the Winter Solstice Festival was an extremely important holiday.
In Wildfire City, the coldest days of the year arrived after the Winter Solstice Festival. Many homeless poor people chose to spend every last coin they had that