In the lonely depths of winter, the natural light in the imperial capital of Helrom seemed much weaker than in other seasons. It passed gently through the thin clouds, bringing a little warmth to the cold earth.
Lanchi walked alone along the spacious road.
Today was a workday.
He did not need to tutor Zestira at Protos Royal Academy. Every day, he lived a retirement-like life at an inn not far from the school.
After receiving his written-exam passing notice that morning, he finished lunch and set out for the Nirvana Knight Order Temple. He was still wearing a diamond-patterned vest and a deep-gray overcoat that could withstand the cold, looking neat and orderly.
His green eyes appeared even clearer beneath the sunlight, like emerald lakes.
As he walked on, the number of imperial capital citizens and pedestrians along the roadside gradually dwindled.
Most of them avoided the area where the Nirvana Knight Order was located, as though it were a forbidden zone on the map.
Lanchi, walking in the opposite direction, clearly seemed to be heading there. He attracted the gazes of some ordinary people, who looked at the mild and proper young man in surprise, wondering why he was going that way.
"Lanchi, you really are acting, right, meow..."
A tender voice carrying a hint of timidness came from the shadows.
When there was no one nearby sensitive to mana, Cat Boss's Telekinetic Magic could transmit its voice directly to Lanchi's ear. However, its mana-control skills were extremely clumsy. If a powerful magic-class professional were nearby, they would soon discover that something was wrong with the shadows.
Cat Boss felt that Lanchi's dealings with the priests of the Ba Tian Branch in the Southwest Province had already been extremely dangerous.
It had never expected that after Lanchi had