"Th-this... isn't this a little inappropriate?" Old Mel asked guiltily.
Cao Xing smiled. "What's wrong? Aren't you and Four Flower getting along well?"
Hearing that, Old Mel's expression froze.
He glanced guiltily at his lord again, as if some secret had been seen through.
Meanwhile, Cao Xing wore a faint, knowing smile.
While they had been in the air just now, Cao Xing had noticed that there was something unusual about the two of them.
Come to think of it, ever since Eliza's mother died, Old Mel had remained single.
Four Flower's original name was Sapphire, and she had been among the first batch of refugees taken in by Cao Xing.
She had also come here to escape the war.
According to her, her son and family had all died in the conflict as well.
So, these two people, both around fifty years old, seemed to have found a new sense of belonging in this territory...
Cao Xing was not particularly surprised by such a thing.
After all, as his territory grew larger in the future,
there would be more and more workers under his command.
As time passed, it would be perfectly normal for some of them to catch each other's eye and end up together.
Old Mel sighed. "Everything shall be as you command, my lord..."
Beside him, Eliza looked strangely at Old Mel, then at Four Flower.
She seemed to have realized something.
"Father..."
Before she could speak, Cao Xing interrupted, "Come on. Let's go take a look at those Lightfeather Chickens."
Then he led Old Mel and Four Flower outside.
Eliza puffed out her cheeks, but she could only follow after them.
They arrived at the entrance to the intermediate Cowshed where the Lightfeather Chickens were being kept.
The doors were tightly locked.
Old Mel quickly