Chapter 99: Did She Fall in Love with Him

“No way?” Old Xie shrugged and said: “You are the victim, what trouble is there! The one in trouble should be that fool from the Augustus Family!”

“Oh, my God!” Constantine was speechless. Then she suddenly asked: “Why are you telling me the truth? Is it because you know that I have already obtained complete evidence, so you dare not deny it?”

“No, you can’t possibly have any evidence!” Old Xie said proudly: “I have this confidence. If I hadn’t admitted it myself, you would never have figured out what the truth was!”

“Then since you are so sure, why did you admit it?” Constantine suddenly asked.

“I said, I don’t want to lie to you!” Old Xie said indifferently, “Because, I consider you a friend!”

“A friend?” Constantine immediately fell into deep thought again.

“Hehe!” Seeing this, Old Xie smiled slightly, reached into his bosom, took out a ring, and handed it to Constantine. It was the plus-one Lightning Ring that the Old Mage lost to Old Xie.

“Oh no!” Constantine collapsed directly, and said with a wry smile: “Little Stephen, it seems our relationship hasn’t reached the stage of giving rings yet, has it?”

“Hehe, you misunderstood!” Old Xie laughed, “This thing is not for you, I just ask you to help me give it to your brother!”

“Give it to him?” Constantine was immediately stunned, and hurriedly said: “Give it to him for what?”

“You tell him, as long as he promises to turn a blind eye to our affairs and not leak it to anyone, this counts as hush money!” Old Xie laughed.

“Oh, how do you know he knows about us?” Constantine couldn’t help but ask strangely.

“Because he is peeping at us from a distance right now!” Old Xie said with a smile.

“This bastard!” Constantine was immediately extremely embarrassed by this matter, but she still refused: “No need to give him anything, I can guarantee he won’t talk nonsense!”

“It doesn’t matter, consider it another kind of tacit understanding and bribery!” Old Xie laughed. After saying that, he casually placed the ring on the table, and then said: “It’s a pity I don’t know what hobbies your father has, so I came in a hurry this time and didn’t prepare a gift for him!”

“What does this have to do with him?” Constantine immediately became confused again.

“He is also watching us!” As Old Xie spoke, he bowed and saluted towards a certain direction in the distance. Immediately, a burst of noisy sound came from that direction. Obviously, the Duke discovered that his peeping had been exposed, and when he was panicking to hide, he knocked something over.

Constantine immediately covered her forehead and moaned weakly: “Oh God, these two guys have really lost all face for the family!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie just giggled on the side.

“Sigh, I’m sorry to let you see a joke!” Constantine smiled bitterly and helplessly.

“Hehe, it doesn’t matter!” Old Xie said generously.

“Hmm, alright!” Constantine then said seriously, “Thank you very much for your teaching today! However, I have to go to the south tomorrow to run for the family business. I’m afraid I can’t continue to learn how to play this instrument with you. Really, it’s a pity.”

“I really don’t understand you nobles!” Old Xie shrugged and said: “It’s not like you lack money, why work so hard? Not to mention the hard work, but the key is that the Continent is not safe. It’s very dangerous for a girl like you to run around!”

“No way, the family needs financial support!” Constantine said helplessly, “As for safety issues, it’s not particularly serious. After all, I still have quite a few guards around me!”

“Alright then!” Old Xie knew he couldn’t persuade her, so he said: “Then let’s meet again later!”

“Okay!” Constantine nodded immediately.

“If you encounter danger outside and can’t find help quickly, you can send someone to bring me a message!” Old Xie suddenly said: “I can quickly reach your side!” After saying that, without waiting for Constantine to answer, he bowed and turned to leave.

By the time Constantine was slightly stunned, Old Xie had already walked away. She hurriedly used her eyesight to stare at Old Xie’s figure, wanting to see how he would get out. Unexpectedly, Old Xie didn’t use any tricks this time, and just walked out through the main entrance like that.

The people outside weren’t dead, so of course they saw him at a glance. Discovering a strange man suddenly coming out of the forbidden back garden, those guards were almost dumbfounded and hurried over to arrest him. However, in the dark night, several incomparably dazzling strong lights suddenly appeared. Everyone was directly blinded by the strong light and could only retreat while painfully covering their tearful eyes. By the time they recovered, Old Xie was long gone.

Looking at the ragged guards, Constantine understood that Old Xie was demonstrating to her. Obviously, he realized that she had tactfully refused him, and he was unhappy in his heart, so he took it out on these guards. Otherwise, with his elusive skills, since he could enter silently, he could naturally exit silently.

“Sigh, what a sensitive guy!” Constantine muttered with a bitter smile. Then she sent the guards away, returned to the main building alone, and met her father and younger brother who were waiting for her there.

“Really nice, one is the Duke, and the other is the future Duke. Instead of sleeping late at night, they went to peep at a girl’s date. The funniest thing is, they could even be discovered while peeping. It’s really embarrassing!” Constantine scolded them bluntly.

The two Hercules immediately blushed at what Constantine said. Duke Akashic was a graceful and handsome man. Usually, his demeanor and appearance were impeccable, but at this time he was also extremely embarrassed. He could only smile bitterly and say: “I really used the Concealment Technique, and I was so far away, and the sky was dark. I really don’t know how this kid discovered it?”

“Yeah!” Little Hercules also couldn’t help frowning and said: “I’m also very strange!”

“What’s so strange?” Constantine rolled her eyes at them and said: “A Great Mage and a Level 2 Mage, while hiding their traces, were discovered by a sixteen-year-old boy. This only shows that apart from you two being stupid, I can’t find any other reason!”

When the two Hercules heard this, they both immediately lowered their heads, feeling extremely depressed.

Seeing this, Constantine’s anger also subsided a little. She couldn’t bear to scold them anymore. She casually threw the ring left by Old Xie to Little Hercules and said, “Little Stephen gave this to you. It’s a plus-one Lightning Ring, a very nice little thing! As for his request, you probably already know it by reading his lips, so I won’t say it! Whether you want it or not, you decide for yourself!”

“Want it, why wouldn’t I want it?” Little Hercules immediately took it excitedly and said: “He just wants me to remain neutral and not hinder him from pursuing you. In fact, I never had any say in your marriage, and I will abide by the agreement in the future and absolutely not meddle. So I take this ring with a clear conscience! Hehe!”

“Your conscience is clear? But why do I feel like I’ve been sold?” Constantine immediately frowned and said.

“Haha, no, no, absolutely no!” Little Hercules hurriedly said: “Alright, alright, I still have class tomorrow, I’m going to sleep first!” Saying that, he ran away as if escaping. In fact, Little Hercules came out to escape on his own, but also to give his sister and father a chance to talk alone.

After Little Hercules left, Constantine and Duke Akashic both temporarily fell into silence. After a while, Duke Akashic was the first to break the silence and said: “Constantine, my good daughter, what kind of person do you think this Little Stephen is?”

“He is a bastard!” Constantine first thought of him harassing her, so she blurted out a curse. Then, she recalled the bits and pieces of being with Old Xie, and couldn’t help but continue to evaluate: “He is very arrogant, but different from the simple arrogance of other nobles, he is the kind of arrogance full of confidence in himself, making people unable to hate him. Although he looks like a rough person, he is very careful and gentlemanly in some details. Moreover, he recited a poem to me today that can definitely be passed down for ages, but I have never heard it before. I even suspect that he wrote it himself! In short, this is a very contradictory guy, just like a mixture of an elegant Angel and a violent evil demon.”

“Him? A guy with Barbarian blood, can write poetry? And you even evaluated it as a poem that can be passed down for ages! Good heavens, are the Deities planning to turn artists into Barbarians?” Duke Akashic said in surprise, “Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?” As he spoke, his eyes were almost popping out.

“You know my memory. Anyway, I have never heard that poem before. Moreover, I dare to guarantee with my reputation that my evaluation is completely fair!” Constantine said seriously: “You also heard his performance today. Just because of this, you shouldn’t question his upbringing! Don’t forget, the Stephen Family is also a big family that has been around for hundreds of years. The etiquette education for the family heirs is indispensable.”

“Alright, alright! Even so.” Duke Akashic shrugged, and then said: “But the thing I care about most now is only one thing, dear daughter, have you fallen in love with him!”