(P.S. Dear readers, please don't read this chapter yet. I'm organizing the plot today and didn't have time to finish what comes later. I'll delete this note after I revise it, so please read it then.)
After hearing Mr. Liu's words, Huang Huo fell silent. She clearly understood the weight behind the phrase "those people."
"If we hadn't encountered the Starfall incident along the way, we really should have been heading to Rubik. All I can say is that it was fate—they happened to make the right bet."
Mr. Liu sat astride his horse. Holding his sword in reverse, he cupped his fist toward the carriage and said, "But Second Miss, please rest assured. Since the Phoenix Lord entrusted your safety to me, I will protect you at all costs."
"I trust you, Mr. Liu."
Huang Huo nodded lightly.
Only then did Mr. Liu take his leave. However, after leaving the carriage, he did not go far. Instead, he spurred his warhorse forward and caught up with Brando some distance ahead.
"Sir, please wait."
Hearing the voice from behind, Brando was not surprised. He tightened his grip on the reins, slowing the pace of the warhorse beneath him.
He smiled faintly and replied without turning his head, "What can I do for you, Mr. Liu?"
Mr. Liu froze slightly, startled by Brando's fluent Jiufeng language.
What he did not know was that Brando could learn while listening. Besides, this language bore some resemblance to the Chinese of later generations, and Brando was quite familiar with its grammar and syntax. Although he had only just invested a skill point in the language, he no longer showed any awkwardness when using it.
"Have you lived in Jiufeng, Mr. Brando?"
"Oh, no. But I have a Jiufeng friend in Eluin, and I happened