After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

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After arriving in the royal capital, Old Jed first went to the slums located on the outskirts of the royal capital.

Yes, the ghetto.

Don't think that just because the capital is wealthy there won't be slums. Quite the opposite.

Everything in this world is relative, just like light and shadow. Where there is light, there must be shadow.

The same goes for wealth and poverty. When one group of people becomes rich, another group of people will naturally become poor.

After all, there is only so much money in total. A few people take most of the money, and the majority of people share the remaining small portion.

As for the rest of the people who couldn't even get a small portion of the money, they naturally became part of the slums in the end.

The slums in the royal capital are much more dilapidated than those in Lars. After all, Lars was not built long ago. And although they are called slums, they are actually still located inside the city walls.

But compared to Lars's, the slums here are so dilapidated that they look like ruins.

And in this slum, the most intact building is a wall.

Behind that wall is a world so gorgeous that it cannot be described in words. It is the capital of the Kingdom of Leiden.

A wall divides this side and that side into two parts, creating two completely different worlds.

"Boss! Young Master! We're here." The carriage slowly stopped, and Bray's voice was heard outside the carriage.

Murphy followed Old Jed out of the carriage and looked intently at their destination.

A shabby house that looks nothing from the outside.

Because it was made of mud, the walls were covered with cracks and looked like they would collapse at any time.

However, there are other green plants clinging to the wall, which cover most of these cracks.

Old Jed did not stay where he was, but walked directly into the shabby house without hesitation, and Murphy followed closely behind him.

As for Bray, he still sat in the driver's seat of the carriage and began a new round of long wait.

It was only after entering that Murphy discovered that there was a different world inside this dilapidated house.

But having said that, it is actually just a restaurant in the slums.

There were a few shabby wooden tables placed randomly, on which were several people sitting with their heads down, eating in silence.

What these people were wearing looked more like two pieces of rags sewn together than clothes.

Their faces were yellow with hunger, and they kept stuffing all the food on the plates in front of them into their stomachs.

They ate so voraciously, as if the food they had worked so hard to get would disappear right before their eyes if they didn't.

Murphy shifted her gaze inconspicuously and looked deeper into the house.

There was a completely exposed kitchen over there, and a huge man busy at the boiler.

"Wood!" Murphy shouted.

The sound attracted the attention not only of the big guy but also of the group of slum locals who were eating.

But they just looked up and then ignored the two guys who were standing there but looked out of place.

The big guy, who should be called Wood, turned his head after hearing Bray's shouting.

After seeing clearly that it was Bray who called him, and Murphy and Old Jed standing beside Bray, the expression on Wood's face changed again and again in an instant, surprise, joy, excitement, and confusion.

But in the end he said nothing, just put down the work in his hands and walked slowly towards this side.

"Boss, and Brother Murphy, why are you here?" As he walked in front of Murphy, this big guy, who was two times bigger than Murphy, said this with a kind smile on his face.

It was a smile quite gentle compared to the slum dwellers, but that was the essence of who Wood was as a person.

In a sense, this is fortunate, but living in this slum is unfortunate.

After all, those who live in this slum are scum who are suffering from hunger and will do anything to survive today.

"I have some business in the capital, so I stopped by to see you."

The person who spoke was still Murphy. After all, at Wood's level, he couldn't get Old Jed to respond to his questions actively.

"Oh, hehe." Wood scratched his head and a happy expression appeared on his face.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he knocked his head with his big hand and said to Murphy, "By the way, Brother Murphy, you are here to look for Selena, right? I'll go call her."

"Then trouble you."

"Okay! Brother Murphy, please wait a moment!" Wood nodded to Murphy and ran to the other side away from the kitchen with big strides.

Then he opened a door with a few small flowers painted on it and walked in.

Murphy knew that was Selena's room, Wood's sister.

Chapter 78 "Little Deer" Selena

"Yeah!"

As the scream came from the room, Murphy heard the sound of "da da da" running, and a figure ran out of the room so fast that many people could not react.

With a "bang", Murphy felt something hit her arms, and a fragrance completely different from the unpleasant smell of the slums came to her nose.

The thing was small and soft, so Murphy didn't feel any pain from the impact.

"Ah! Ah!"

"Long time no see, Selena." Murphy looked down at the little one in her arms, touched her hair, and greeted her with a gentle smile.

However, what Murphy received in response was not the same greeting, but the little guy's hands in his arms that were holding him tighter and tighter.

Murphy looked up at this scene, gave a helpless smile to Wood who had already walked out of the room, and then glared at him.

Take care of your sister!

In response to his gaze, Wood just scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, walked behind Selena, and reached out a hand to grab the back collar of the little girl's clothes.

Wood is not only big in appearance, he is also very strong. In addition, Selena is very light, so he can easily lift her up.

Selena was held in the air by Wood, and kept making "Ah! Ah!" sounds from her mouth.

Her limbs were flailing about like a cat being lifted up by the scruff of the neck.

The noise here was quite loud, so from time to time a few people who were dining would look up and glance over here, but just like before, they would just glance and then lower their heads without interest and continue eating the food on their plates.

From time to time, guests would leave after finishing their meal, but without any prior agreement, they would all ignore the people in the conversation, as if they did not exist.

Selena was held in the air and twisted for a while. When she found that her brother had no intention of letting her go, she had to give up struggling and looked at Murphy with resentful eyes.

Murphy was amused by her appearance. He waved gently at Wood, indicating him to put his sister down.

After Selena was put down by Wood, she first angrily hit her brother's thigh, then ran to Murphy, hugged his drooping right hand, and rested her head on his arm.

And after standing next to Murphy, she glared at her brother again.

I have already written it down in my little notebook.

Wood glanced at Selena, then turned to look at Murphy.

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

At this moment, Old Jed, who had been standing aside without saying anything, suddenly spoke up: "Well, although I don't want to disturb your reunion, let's talk about business first."

He walked to Wood's side, turned his head to Selena, and said, "Selena, how is the situation in the capital?"

"Ah!" Selena was suddenly called by Old Jed. She reluctantly let go of the hand that had been holding Murphy's arm, and ran back to the room she had just come out of.

During this time, Wood took Murphy and Old Jed to his kitchen. Wood reached out and pulled a curtain to simply cover up the situation here.

Although there is still no soundproofing effect, it is much better than standing in the middle of the restaurant to talk.

Not long after, Selena came out again, this time holding a small notebook in her hand, which looked brand new.

Selena walked back to Murphy's side and stood there, starting to write and draw in the notebook. Old Jed and Wood seemed to be familiar with this situation and just stood there waiting.

It wasn't that Selena had to tell Old Jed the situation in this written form, nor was it that she didn't want to tell the people here directly.

On the contrary, she actually wanted to do that, more than anyone else.

It's a pity she can't do it.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

This is congenital. Selena has been unable to speak since birth, and those "babbling" sounds before were the only words she could say.

After a while, as if she had finished writing, Selena stopped writing and handed the notebook to Old Jed, then she hugged Murphy's arm again.

The way he clung to Murphy was like a little deer that followed his father because he felt insecure.

Murphy gave a wry smile. Selena and Wood, the two siblings, have always been like this.

Although I don't know why Selena only shows such extreme dependence on me, she doesn't even do this to her own brother, but it is not difficult to understand. After all, she is just a petite girl who lives in the slums with her brother and is always frightened.

But Wood is different. His huge body looks extremely ferocious, but who would have thought that this guy is actually extremely weak, even weaker than his own sister.

But Old Jed didn't care about the situation here. He just kept silent, flipping through the notebook in his hand, frowning from time to time, sometimes stroking his beard and clicking his lips, and finally he couldn't help laughing.

This moody look made Murphy and Wood stunned, but they just looked at each other and said nothing. They just stood in the kitchen and waited quietly.

As for Selena, she was feeling Murphy's breath and frantically replenishing Murphy's energy that had long been exhausted. She had no time to care about, nor did she want to care about, old Jed, the bad old man who had always prevented her and her brother from returning to Lars to stay with Murphy.

The three of them waited for Old Jed with their own thoughts. Soon he finished reading the entire notebook. Although Selena had just written for a long time, it would seem very fast if one read it at a glance.

"Tsk tsk, it's rare that the shrewd Earl would suffer such a loss." Old Jed couldn't help laughing again, and there was a hint of irony in his words.

He stroked his stubble, looking very happy, as if he would be happy as long as the "Lord Earl" he was talking about suffered a loss.

Murphy knew that the "Lord Earl" was most likely Patrick Reinhardt, and the various signs before made him more certain of his guess.

And after all, there are only two earls in the entire Kingdom of Leiden.

In fact, on the day he first met Filia, he knew that Old Jed probably had a deep connection with the Reinhardt family, but he didn't know that the connection was not a good one.

After all, from the first time Murphy saw Filia to the time she left, she and Old Jed always seemed to have a good relationship. Old Jed would even pull her aside and secretly talk to her.

Chapter 79 o?o

"Wood, take me to the capital."

"Okay, Mei——" Wood was about to nod, but he heard his sister, who was holding Murphy's arm, make an unhappy "Ugh!" sound.

Murphy naturally heard the noise. He lowered his head and looked over, only to see Selena looking up at him, her mouth bulging like a pufferfish.

Murphy laughed in silence.

He shook his head, touched Selena's head with his free hand, and said, "Then let Selena go with me, okay?"

After seeing Selena nod, he looked up at Wood again and said, "Then please continue to look after the store. I'll lend your sister to you for a day."

"Don't worry, I will protect her."

"Okay, Brother Murphy." Looking at his sister who squinted her eyes because of Murphy's touch, Wood agreed with a smile.

Wood had known for a long time that his sister had always been admiring Brother Murphy, but he had no intention of objecting.

After all, even the lives of both himself and his sister were given by Brother Murphy, so there is nothing wrong with letting his sister follow behind Brother Murphy. It can be said that this is very good.

After getting the approval of Wood, her guardian, Murphy took another small notebook that Selena used for communication in her left hand, let her hang it on her right arm, and took her out of the restaurant.

Just now, after reading what Selena wrote and understanding the recent situation in the royal capital, Old Jed was ready to leave here directly. As his apprentice, Murphy naturally had to follow him.

However, his arms were held tightly by Selena, making it impossible for him to escape.

There was no other way, so he had to give Old Jed a wry smile and motion for him to help him.

Although Old Jed understood Murphy's meaning, he did not help. He just smiled and said, "Have fun in the capital, and don't miss the next good show."

Then he walked out of the restaurant, got into Bray's carriage and left, and no one knew where he went.

Murphy was left in the restaurant in a daze.

And his unreliable master didn't say the time and place of their next meeting, and most importantly, Old Jed didn't say the time and place of the good show either.

But Murphy was not worried about this. If it was something that needed to be told, Old Jed would naturally not forget to tell it.

But since he didn't say it, it means that he is sure that even if he doesn't tell Murphy, he will still be able to see the good show he talked about in the end.

It seems that this incident will cause quite a stir.

This is Murphy's guess. The reason why it is his guess is that things are developing differently now.

According to the original world line, Leyden XIII would declare Patrick guilty in the near future, and then a group of guards who had been prepared outside the mansion would rush in to arrest Patrick and his family, while a group of private soldiers of the Reinhard family who had been ambushed here earlier would kill the guards and take Patrick away from the capital and return to the earldom.