Lu Yuan fell silent for a moment. "Is this why you came to say goodbye?"
"Yes." This time, Lausen admitted it readily.
Lausen then took an envelope from his clothes.
It was made of high-quality parchment, sealed with wax, with an address written on it in gilded lettering.
"Doctor Lu, I have one more request."
He handed the envelope to Lu Yuan. "This is a letter for my daughter."
Lu Yuan took the envelope, his gaze falling on the line of address:
[To Laurina, Alchemy Department, Tower of Erudition, Empire]
"She is currently studying alchemy at the Tower of Erudition in the Empire." Lausen's tone softened somewhat. "She's a smart child, far better than me."
"In the letter, I told her that I had died of illness. I hope she can live well and never return to Grim Port."
Lausen looked into Lu Yuan's eyes. "Doctor Lu, I don't trust anyone else, but I trust you."
"After I'm gone, please help me mail this letter to her."
Lu Yuan looked at Lausen's earnest expression. After a pause, he finally nodded. "I will."
It was as though Lausen had set down a burden, and he let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
Lausen then rose to his feet, took out a heavy money pouch from his pocket, and placed it on the table.
"There are sixty-five Gold Shields here. It's payment, and compensation for the materials I promised to deliver before but failed to provide."
Lu Yuan's brows twitched slightly. Sixty-five Gold Shields was no small sum.
"And, Doctor Lu." Lausen looked at him. "Could you prepare some more of the potion I drank a few days ago?"
Lu Yuan was puzzled. "Aren't you leaving?"
Lausen said with a bitter smile, "Precisely because I'm leaving, I