Become a martial girl

Chapter 26 Trust
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"...Mengdie...?"

Hearing Edward's call, Mengdie opened her sleepy eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

Edward was already lying down, and when he called her, his face was facing her, but Mengdie woke up as soon as he called her!The four eyes met, and the distance between their faces was less than ten centimeters.The weather was still hot at this time, and the bedding was not too thick.It gave Edward the feeling that the two parties seemed to be able to touch each other's body and feel each other's body temperature as long as they moved!Mengdie didn't care about this, but Dehua was like a girl who was sleeping with a strange man, her whole body was stiff, and she didn't dare to move, for fear of touching some part of Mengdie's body.

"Cough... Let me tell you, do you like to only cover half of the sheets when you cover them?"

Mengdie rubbed her eyes, leaned closer to Edward, and at the same time stretched out her hand from the quilt, grabbed Edward's almost completely uncovered quilt, and pulled it towards him.

Edward is facing collapse again...

"Hey, what do you want me to do? Tell me quickly."

Edward settled down, shifted his gaze, tried not to think about the temperature of the girl around him, and said with a bit of a stutter: "Meng, Mengdie, you, you, why do you need so much money?"

"That's the problem?" Mengdie looked a little disappointed.Originally, she thought that Edward had thought of some strategy to suppress the bandits, and she was so excited that she wanted to talk to someone about it.Not going to sleep after the lights-out time is a taboo for marching.Does this leader understand?
In the dark, Edward nodded.Mengdie sighed, and could only say roughly: "No reason. The living conditions of the two sisters I'm temporarily living in are not very good, and I live there for free, so I'm sorry. Besides, I also need some money recently. Help that sister and myself, do something."

Edward thought for a while in silence, and finally asked boldly, "Wh-what's the matter?"

"Um…………"

Unexpectedly, what was exchanged was Mengdie's silence.Just when Edward thought that he had said something wrong to make her angry, Mengdie suddenly jumped out of the bed, shook off her farm clothes, reached out and fumbled in the pockets of the farm clothes twice, except for the one hanging Outside the watch, she seemed to have touched something again, rubbing her arms and hurriedly crawled back into bed.

"Phew, even the cold resistance of this body has deteriorated...Forget it, let's not mention this. Edward, if I guessed correctly...you should be a rich man, right?"

Edward was taken aback for a moment: "Ah... ah. If you say you are rich... you should indeed be rich."

"Have an identity too?" Mengdie continued to ask.

"Um...um. A bit of status."

"That's good."

Hearing what Mengdie said, Edward felt a little "not so good".Why does this girl ask me if I have money and status?Could it be... She is also like an ordinary girl, coming for my money and identity? !
Thinking of this, Edward's feeling for Mengdie immediately changed.Even the fact that she took the initiative to invite herself into the bed, it is quite logical to think of it as deliberate seduction.

However, Mengdie ignored the strange look on Edward's face, but stretched out her hand and presented a diamond in front of Edward.

"What... what is this?" Edward looked a little taken aback.

Mengdie looked at the diamond in her palm and shook her head helplessly.There was a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, and she said, "Stolen goods."

"dirty……!"

"Shh, don't make too much noise." Mengdie quickly covered Edward's mouth, and after making sure that he would not yell again, she let go of her hand and said slowly, "Brother Edward, I thought you were me. My brother. I shouldn’t tell this to the person I’ve known for a day, but I trust you. So, please also become someone worthy of my trust, okay?”

Edward hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly.

Mengdie smiled and handed the diamond to Edward.The bright light shone on the faces of the two, bringing an inexplicable dream...

"As I said just now, I live with a pair of sisters. But the pair of sisters are very poor. Recently, they got into trouble and needed money urgently. That sister was young and ignorant, so she stole this diamond from somewhere. .Because she didn't know how to get rid of it, she attracted the pursuit of the Knights and implicated her sister who didn't know how to steal from her sister."

Edward closed his mouth and thought about it quietly.After scolding the captain that day, he also sent someone to ask him the root cause of his pursuit of Mengdie.At this time, think again, and immediately match up twice.And the sense of surprise towards Mengdie in his heart gradually dissipated.

"Although this matter is temporarily resolved, it will not be resolved forever. For that trouble, the sisters need money. And I also need money for my own affairs. Although the commission this time is quite a lot, I cannot guarantee Collect all the amounts before the deadline. So, I would like to ask you to see if you can... buy this diamond?"

Mengdie's arm continued to stretch forward, and handed the diamond to Edward's eyes.Her eyes showed firmness and conviction, but also contained some softness and broadness.

Edward was silent.He already knew the whole story, but he had unspeakable difficulties for the diamond in front of him.In his capacity, if he buys a piece of stolen goods, how will he gain a foothold in the Silver Moon Kingdom in the future?In his capacity, if the perpetrators are not severely punished, and if they still cover up and connive, how will they face the public in the future?But he also knew that the reason why the little girl was forced to this point was definitely related to the bad government of the royal family!But now it is a dilemma, no matter which one you choose, it seems that you will go against your belief and original intention...

"Sorry……"

After thinking for a long time, Edward lowered his head.

"Really?" Mengdie smiled, a wry smile.She withdrew her hand and looked at the diamond in her palm.

"I won't expose that friend of yours, and I will take care of the Cavaliers in the future, don't harass that pair of sisters. But you want me to buy... I'm sorry, my dignity and honor cannot allow me to do such a thing."

"Oh, it's serious. I said trust you, but I don't mean I believe you will buy it. What's the difference between this and strong buying and selling? I trust you will never embarrass my friend, and you did it. This kind of buying and selling The matter itself is what you like and what I want, if you don’t buy it, I don’t blame you.”

After finishing speaking, Mengdie stuffed the diamond into Edward's hand, and quickly withdrew it.Her action made Edward unable to understand, and he quickly raised his hand, trying to return the diamond to Mengdie.

"No need, I said it's stolen goods, right?" Mengdie stopped Edward's hand, held his fingers with both hands, and asked him to hold tightly, "As long as this thing stays around those two sisters, it will definitely be a disaster .Now I will hand it over to you who have a certain status in the kingdom. I think it can greatly reduce its harmful impact on everyone. If you like it, stay. If you don’t like it, or feel that it hinders your dignity , it can be treated as a lost property. If someone comes to claim it, it will be returned to the owner. If no one recognizes it, you can treat it as an auction item in a month's time."

Pushing the diamond back into Edward's arms again, Mengdie finally let go of this burden, feeling extremely relaxed.She closed her eyes and said with a slight smile: "Okay, I'm done with my business. Now, can I have a good night?"

Edward held the diamond, feeling a little excited for some reason!The girl in front of her is not just an empty body, but her heart... Isn't her heart more worthy of respect than her beauty? !Thinking of this, Edward squeezed the diamond hand tightly, and spoke again——

"Miss Mengdie!"

"Say it... don't call me Miss..." Mengdie was obviously very tired, almost speaking between half-dream and half-awake.

"Since you need money to help your friends so much, then you...then you...will you go to the prince's ball?! As long as...as long as you become the princess of the Silver Moon Kingdom, you can help anyone! Even... You can change the entire Silvermoon Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)