On the way home, Le Yu stared at the two envelopes in his hands, lost in thought.
Before leaving, Yin Yinyin had handed Le Yu an envelope. Le Yu had assumed White Night was finally paying his wages, but when he took it and looked inside, he found a train ticket stamped by the Prefectural Governor's Mansion.
Then Le Yu took another envelope from inside his robes. It also contained a train ticket—the ticket Lan Yan had promised him earlier as payment, which was why Lan Yan had sent Le Yu to guard the city gate.
He seemed to have forgotten to tell Yin Yinyin about it.
Yin Yinyin had made it clear that she didn't care. Whether he wanted this ticket or not, White Night wasn't going to offer any other reward anyway.
When asked whether Qian Yuya had changed her mind, Le Yu said he still hadn't dealt with his brain-damaged little sister. Then he suddenly thought of a brilliant idea: if the plan succeeded and Star Engraving Prefecture was successfully reclaimed, wouldn't his sister be perfectly safe staying in Star Engraving Prefecture? She didn't necessarily have to go to Flame Capital to study!
Then An Qian flicked him on the forehead.
Le Yu found it hard to imagine what kind of battle method An Qian had cultivated to make her fingers as hard as steel. His forehead had already swollen from the flick, and only soft, bouncy facial cleanser could cure it.
"Even if you're poor, you can't let education suffer. Even if life is hard, you can't let the children suffer."
"I've spent my whole life regretting that I missed the chance to apply to the Royal Academy because I missed my train due to a stomachache."
"An incarnation of Flame Emperor is a must for