"Does that Duke know his daughter is dating a sailor?"
Jiang Qiao asked curiously.
In theory,
That so-called duke was a member of Demon Port's Management Committee, the head of the Disciplinary Department, and the maintainer of Port Order... In short, he was a big shot whose titles and positions were intimidating.
He was also a Ninth Tier Expert.
That didn't make sense.
How could he allow his daughter to date a ship's mate?
"His Grace the Duke dotes on Miss A Lian. He publicly promised that he wouldn't interfere with Miss A Lian's marriage or romantic relationships. As long as the man had potential, was willing to work hard, had decent character, and came from a good family, his background didn't matter."
The bartender spoke with an envious expression.
"His Grace the Duke is really open-minded." Jiang Qiao sighed.
Yet he felt increasingly strange.
What the hell? They're even talking about freedom of love now? Do you think I'd believe that? Forget high-tier Awakened—even among the big shots of ordinary human society, is there a single one who's harmless?
There had to be a problem.
That cursed Silk Thread definitely involved some enormous trap.
"How did the two of them meet?"
Jiang Qiao asked again.
"During last year's Cold Clothes Festival ceremony, a criminal who had fled here from out of town tried to kidnap Miss A Lian. This fellow happened to be nearby and, despite suffering severe injuries, held the criminal back for several seconds."
"That gave Miss A Lian's guards enough time to counterattack successfully."
"That criminal was a Seventh Tier."
"That Jiang Dazhi was practically throwing his life away."
"But because he saved the beauty, he and Miss A Lian got to know each other. Later, somehow, they started coming out for coffee regularly."
"Eventually, they