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“Snow, I’m here! Haha, I’m not late, right?”

When Lin Xiao’s voice rang out, it was like Snow grabbed onto a lifeline and all her panic and fear were swept away and it was as if that person appeared, and she wouldn’t be bullied by anyone anymore!

It wasn’t just Snow, when Nick noticed the person at the door, he gently clicked his tongue like he was giving up on something. He briefly parted with Snow and turned to leave.

“Snow, you… hm?”

Lin Xiao saw Nick who had a sour expression and noticed the strange atmosphere and wanted to ask something but Nick glared as he passed by him and muttered ‘annoying brat’.

Lin Xiao was confused by Nick’s attitude but didn’t think much of it, so he just walked toward Snow along with Elona who was next to her.

“Eh? Snow, what’s wrong?”

Perhaps it was because they were siblings, but Lin Xiao could immediately tell there was something wrong with Snow. Her body tightened like she was reacting with extreme fear, but Lin Xiao didn’t understand, there were no enemies nearby so why would she be scared?

Lin Xiao quickly sat next to her and hugged her and realized that her back was wet with sweat.

“Brother! Brother! Wuuuu… you’re finally here!”

Snow held her brother’s hand and buried her head into Lin Xiao’s chest.

After a while, Lin Xiao finally realized that the person who scared her was Nick. According to Snow, Nick was acting very strangely, although she didn’t have evidence, she felt like Nick was trying to kill her and she had no one to rely on next to her, so that’s why she was so scared.

“Are you saying that Nick is part of the enlightened?”

Lin Xiao became serious and it was like if Snow nodded he would rush out and bomb Nick into meat paste.

Snow could feel her brother’s anger and knows that he was worried about her so she felt warm and hugged onto him tighter.

Only at times like this would Snow let go of her competitiveness and become that cute little sister.

But she couldn’t actually tell her brother to go finish off Nick, that would be too much.

“Hm, brother, calm down… actually, I don’t know if Nick is bad or not.”

“You don’t know? … Uh, did Nick do anything to you earlier?”

“No.”

“Did he touch you?”

“No.”

“Did he say anything, or threaten you?”

“N-no.”

Snow’s voice got quieter and quieter as she was evidently embarrassed. This confused Lin Xiao as he scratched his head and asked.

“If Nick didn’t do or say anything, then why were you so scared?”

“Hm… perhaps I was overthinking it and scared myself.”

“Hah? Scared yourself? … Are you an idiot?”

“Hehe, I was just scared…”

Snow stuck her tongue out to hide her embarrassment and then used her head to rub Lin Xiao’s stomach while complaining.

“Wuu… brother, you’re not comforting me but being mean! Elona wasn’t by me and you were late, I’m still a kid that was alone, so isn’t it normal?”

“Uh, so now you’re a kid? Who was it that kept crying that she was grown up and wasn’t a kid anymore?”

“Hm… stinking brother, I don’t like you anymore!”

“Hehe, I was just joking, I… ah! Snow don’t pinch there, it’s sensitive… ah! W-why are you biting me!? Owww… let go, you bad girl!”

Clingy Snow may be cute, but unfortunately it didn’t last long. Snow wasn’t even in his embrace for two minutes before she started struggling.

Lin Xiao felt helpless… was this the so-called rebellious period? But isn’t it too early, he’s never heard of a 10-year-old rebelling…

On the other side, Elona was pleased as she watched the siblings happily fool around. Even she rarely sees Snow so happy so she didn’t interrupt and silently left to do other chores since she didn’t have to worry about Snow with Lin Xiao there.

After fooling around for a bit, they had enough and got back on topic.

Snow wasn’t sure if Saint Nick was part of the enlightened, so she would be investigating from now on. This time, what she called Lin Xiao had nothing to do with Nick, but the final material she needed.

“What? As long as you have the sacred crystal fruit then you can completely uncover the secrets of the black core?”

After hearing the good news, Lin Xiao immediately agreed. He knew that it would be inconvenient for Snow and this matter had to be kept secret, so naturally he was most suited for the task.

But the problem was… where should he go looking for it?

“Gotham Kingdom is so big, how would I know where to find the fruit? I can’t just wander around aimlessly, right?”

“Tsk, then just die you lazy bastard! Don’t worry, I won’t make you wander around aimlessly. I heard that one of Barrett’s underlings discovered one in the plague zone, so go ask him and you should be able to get some information.”

“That cool uncle?” Lin Xiao didn’t really want to meet Barrett, so he hesitated, “Since he already found it, then can’t you just go ask him?”

“Idiot! I would have gone already if I could, why would I need you?”

Snow pinched his waist again when she realized her brother was trying to slack off again.

Firstly, Snow still had a lot of other work to deal with, so it was inconvenient for her to leave. Secondly, her personally asking would be too conspicuous, so she was afraid something else might happen.

Most importantly…

“Hasn’t Barrett already recognized you as a big brother, and you also successfully got Claire in your harem… so if it was you, you can definitely get it from him!”

“Hah? Snow, where did you hear those rumors from, what ‘big brother’, and ‘harem’… was it that bastard Nick?”

“Hmph, so what? Was he wrong?”

“Tsk… annoying pretty boy, even if he wasn’t part of the enlightened, he’s definitely no one good!”

“Save it! Anyways I know all about all the bad things you did!”

“I’m innocent! It’s clearly fake, Barrett is a grand marshall, how could he be recognized me as a big brother?”

“So that means Claire was indeed taken into your harem?”

“Uh… n-no!”

“Stinking brother, I know all about how you can’t move when you come across a beautiful woman! Claire may be a tomboy, but I heard she dressed up all pretty and is also a dignified princess and the king’s representative, it’s no wonder you would like her!”

“Don’t slander me like that, I only see her as a friend!”

“Hmph, I don’t believe you! Hm… but thinking about it, Claire is indeed outstanding, although they’re both princesses, she’s far better than that slutty vixen!”

“Ah? Is she?”

Lin Xiao thought about it for a bit and realized that was probably true.

Though they were both princesses, their situations were completely different. ShenDai Ying was abandoned and given to Lombard kingdom as a child bride, she had no status. While Claire had power and was respected by the people.

They were worlds apart in comparison.

But… you can’t just look at power and status when looking for a wife! Although ShenDai Ying had a hard life and experienced unimaginable ordeals, Lin Xiao wouldn’t dislike her just because of that. Rather he felt sorry for her and hoped that he could bring her happiness!

“Right! Speaking of sister Ying… Snow, do you have some time to give her a checkup?”

“A checkup? What, is she pregnant with your kid?”