New Century Warriors

Chapter 77 Not a drunkard!

Lei Ye calmly hugged Anlaxi from behind, or more precisely, wrapped his arms around Anlaxi's neck.

"Hey, Boss Lei, what are you doing?"

Gradually exerting its power, the evil force slowly brought the big guy under control.

"Oh, oh, Boss Lei, stop it, stop it, I can't breathe, oh, oh."

"If you ever teach my little angel this kind of thing again, I'll kill you, believe me?"

"I'm not wrong! That's what you must be thinking... I'm sorry, I was wrong, let go, I can't breathe!"

Anlashi was violently subdued, but her panting, tearful gaze still held a hint of resentment.

He wondered if being gentle with her was a mistake. This Anlaxi was determined to think of him as a lecher. Right now, more than trying to improve her impression of him, Lei Ye wanted to correct her mistaken idea.

After thinking for a moment, Lei Ye silently took out the old-fashioned whip he had originally intended to give her for spinning tops yesterday, placed it aside, and looked at An Laxi with a judgmental gaze that made An Laxi slightly uneasy. "What?"

"It's nothing, I just happened to hear some bad rumors recently. Some people even suspect that I have feelings for someone. I think this mistake must be corrected as soon as possible. In order to show off my violent Northeast Ace style, and also to change someone's opinion of me, I've decided to change the way I treat certain people."

Upon hearing this, Anlashi twitched slightly, clutched his chest, and remained silent.

Only when their eyes meet.

How could Raino stop such an eye contact? He could only watch helplessly as Venus seemed to be deep in thought, making some kind of decision.

...This is very bad.

"How about we call it a draw? This dragging on isn't going to work."

Anlahi refocused his attention on the game. During their conversation, both of them had been constantly working on their pieces, which had become muscle memory.

Lei Ye remembered there were rules regarding this kind of endgame, such as whether it was first or second player or no more than five repetitions. However, such detailed rules did not apply to a purely amateur match between complete novices, so Lei Ye did not get involved and let the two of them negotiate on their own.

Venus shook her head, disagreeing with Allah's proposal.

He placed another piece and then stopped Anlashi's muscle-memory-like movement.

"A draw."

"...I just said it should be a tie, what do you mean by refusing first and then bringing it up again?"

"A draw is fine, but I was the one who went first, so I should be the one to suggest a draw."

Anrahi paused in his hand holding the chess piece, then put it down.

That makes sense.

After another exchange of glances, the two seemed to have reached some kind of agreement, and each began to arrange the chessboard. Then, Venus's subtle hostility towards Allah disappeared.

I still feel like something's not quite right, but anyway, I guess this means our relationship has gotten better.

As for the confession that Venus hid in her words...

Lei Ye pretended not to hear, and no one else mentioned it, thus smoothing things over.

Next up is the game between Ais and Loya.

Very uninteresting.

Ais, who was finally getting her hands on the new toy, was very serious. In Raino's opinion, she was the most interested person in chess today. She even had to be very proper when setting up the pieces, arranging the characters on them neatly.

She had just finished arranging the car when Loya imitated Lei Ye's actions and reached out to pull away the two corners of the car on Ai Si's side.

After a moment of stunned silence, Ai reached out and slapped Luo Ya twice.

"No, I was just imitating Lei Ye's moves, why are you hitting me again! Why are you all hitting me! Can't I even have a decent life in this house anymore?!"

Nobody cared.

In order to play with the new toy, Ais didn't launch any further attacks and quietly put the car that had been knocked off back in place.

Then he grabbed the cannon and shot down Loya's horse.

"Hey!" Loya screamed, "That's not fair!!"

The game was not suspenseful at all, ending with Ais crushing the opponent with a series of easy wins.

The highly intelligent elves were completely outmatched by the even more intelligent dragons.

Lei Ye thought it was a good thing to love reading, but this book had been ruined by Luo Ya to the point of being disgusting, so he decided to give her a new one later.

As soon as he sat down, Anlaxi, still slightly drunk, was about to speak when Lei Ye, as if remembering something, silently gripped the whip tightly in his hand.

Anlashi quieted down and continued reading.

Unlike any other legal code, the Code of Hills, though thick, is not dry to read.

Because many of the regulations seemed like wild fantasies to Al-Ahram, it was hard to imagine that they were even remotely related to law.

"Is this really a legal code?" The more she looked at it, the more confused she became, and finally she couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, I remember your hometown is Bologna, right? It's a good place with more normal people, so the laws aren't very strict. But it's not like that in Hillius. To deal with different kinds of gods, some laws have to be written in great detail. Point out any problems and let me see them," Lei Ye added from the side.

Then Anrahi pointed out, "Look at this clause, it prohibits suggesting to a young mother who is disciplining her child that she can take off her shoe and spank the child while pretending to watch the child being punished but actually staring intently at the young mother's feet." That's quite a long passage, and why would there be such a law?

"Yes, why?" Lei Ye was stunned after reading it, completely baffled.

He picked up the code and read it; it was indeed written there.

The code was as thick as it was, but it had changed compared to the code for Line 1 that Raino had studied thoroughly. Originally, one of the articles here should have been "prohibiting asking a young mother who is disciplining her child if she needs a more obedient child and then calling her 'Mom'", but somehow it changed.

"Speaking of which, this rule was added because of you, sir," Venus suddenly said.

"It's because of me again?" Raino was taken aback.

"What do you mean by 'again'?" Anrahi was also taken aback.

"I'm sorry, my description was wrong. It's because a young mother previously reported that every time my husband passed by and scolded her child, he would strongly suggest that she hit him with the sole of her shoe, and then peek at her feet when she took off her shoes. This is actually a complete misunderstanding. My husband would never do such a tasteless thing. He is a delicate and sensitive person, and he is always thinking, so he often walks with his head down. That young mother was overthinking it."

Yes, that must be it.

Mr. Lei from Line 2 is a good man; he certainly wouldn't do such a thing.

Anlashi, standing to the side, carefully observed the expression on Lei Ye's face. After staring at that serious face for several seconds, although still suspicious, he chose to remain silent when he saw the whip in Lei Ye's hand. Instead of questioning Lei Ye, he looked at Venus.

"You don't even know about the marriage law, how do you know so much about this?"

"Because this concerns my master, I'm very concerned and will try to find out more about it. There are other laws that have been changed because of my master, and that's not the only one," Venus added. "Turn to the next page, around page 220."

Anrahi quickly flipped through the pages.

Then, he silently plucked a piece of food scrap from that page and flung it at Loya's face.

"I'm really getting angry!"

No one paid any attention.

On these pages, Allah read the words aloud in a low voice.

"Hilius forbids the slave trade."

That's understandable; many cities add such a clause to their local codes in order to maintain stability.

But then...

"The Slave Protection Ordinance of Hillius, that's strange. The previous article says it prohibits the slave trade, but the following one says it protects slaves. Isn't that contradictory?"

"The next clause was changed because of the master's strong suggestion," Venus said, sitting down next to Lei Ye very close. "My master said that as long as slaves are allowed to exist, the slave trade cannot be stopped. However, the master is very concerned about the living conditions of the slaves, so in the end, he spent a lot of money to solve the problem."

"That's great? They'll even spend money to do it?" Anlashi was genuinely surprised this time.

"Of course, I was bought by the master as a slave. Miss Anlashi, you wouldn't understand. Because someone heard unfounded rumors that angel tears, blood, and feathers were rare materials, I was bullied and beaten a lot. The master bought me. He didn't treat me as some material that could make money. Instead, he took care of me as an ordinary injured child. If it weren't for the master's kindness, I probably would have died."

This was about five years ago.

Just as Lei Ye was about to shift his position to create some distance between himself and Venus, he heard Venus speaking in a very cheerful tone, and she even grabbed Lei Ye's arm.

There was no way to avoid it. Turning my head, I saw Venus's flushed face with an expression full of energy and a touch of happiness.

This expression made Raino feel ashamed. The one who saved Venus was actually Raino from Line 2. Although he did have contact with Venus at the beginning, he was a complete newcomer with nothing, willing but powerless, and could only run away.

"So, Miss Anlashi, you may have some misunderstandings about my husband. He is a very good person and has always taken good care of me without ever bullying me. I am very happy."

Lei Ye felt even more ashamed. The inexplicable exchange of glances between Venus and Anlashi had made him think of many bad things. He never expected that Venus would not listen to the slander and would do her best to maintain his prestige. She was truly an angel.

As expected, these words made Anlaxi look at Lei Ye with higher regard. He muttered something as if he wanted to say a few words of praise, but then he was too shy to say it and held it back.

"Turn to the next two pages." Venus hugged her arm even tighter affectionately, grinning.

Anrahi did as instructed and continued turning the pages.

"Regarding the adjustments to the ban on the red-light district and the revisions to succubus management... Speaking of which, I've discovered that the succubi in this city actually have residential areas. They're clearly demons, could it be...?"

"Yes, this was also arranged by my husband. The workers there are pitiful. They not only don't earn much money, but they are also always bullied. My husband is kind-hearted and can't bear to see them suffer, so he took action."

Lei Yexin thought to himself, "You didn't mention a word about taking over the shop there and becoming the boss after that."

She didn't mention Lei Ye or say anything. Anlaxi looked through the pages and then looked at Lei Ye suspiciously.

"This is too... kind... Are there really such righteous people?"

"I, I testify! Mr. Lei Ye is indeed a good person, and we succubi have received a lot of help from him."

The little succubus who was sweeping the floor nearby also timidly raised her hand in the same manner.

...Knowing that they received help, why would they still assign a newcomer like you?

"Stop sweeping and go cook two more dishes."

"No, I just finished cooking and came over, and I was clearly trying to say nice things for you..."

The little succubus left with tears in her eyes.

Watching the little succubus leave after being scolded, Anrahi seemed lost in thought, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Okay, sorry meow..."

"Well, how should I put it?" Anlashi scratched his head. "I haven't met any really good people before. Even the best kind of people, like my dad, have their flaws, like being a bit lecherous. I don't mean anything by it, but I just feel... you can't really be so kind as to take in a down-on-her-luck beauty and just protect her without thinking of anything else, right? I just feel like you have ulterior motives, especially since you have that sleazy, virgin... god-like aura about you. But the evidence is right here, what can I say? I'm really sorry, Boss Lei, I was just being cynical."

Seeing that Anrahi was really fooled by Venus, Raino was about to lose his temper.

He silently took a sip of the Royal City Special Drink, and after a long while, finally replied in a low voice.

"If I told you I've known you for years and am your best friend, but I only recently remembered you and wanted to keep you by my side, would you believe me?"

This was the truth he spoke after mustering the courage to do so.

"Just stalk them, why are you saying all this?" Anlashi shook his head.

However, just as Lei Ye had predicted, the truth was too bizarre to be believed. He smiled bitterly and offered no explanation.

"Huh...?" Loya, standing to the side, haphazardly put down her chess piece, looking puzzled.

Without hesitation, Ai, sitting opposite him, slapped her hand and said, "General."

"Why!"

Nobody cared.

Venus continued speaking.

"So, Miss Anlashi, I've thought about it carefully. Your vulgar words just now were very wrong. It's impossible for my master to play hard to get and expect someone to pounce on him."

"I agree. Boss Lei is practically the embodiment of Venus on earth. This is the first time I've ever met such a kind-hearted person. I'm truly impressed."

"So what you just said is a slander against my husband's character, and you should apologize."

"That's right, I'm sorry." Anlashi nodded obediently in apology.

"The most important thing is that you should never have similar thoughts again, or my husband will be in a very difficult position."

"Yes." Anrashi nodded again.

Looking up at Venus, she was tightly holding onto Lei Ye's arm.

Her face had been flushed since earlier because she was drunk, but if she were truly drunk, she should be talking nonsense like Loya over there.

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..Um?

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