It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"I bought it. How much?"

Yaqian shook her head and said softly:

"I hope I can buy a gift for my brother with my own efforts. If I sell it to Sister Bai Huang or Lord City Lord, I will be taken care of by you again. Mom said that our family's life is getting better and better because of your efforts. She also said that people should know how to be grateful and not always cause trouble to others. So it's really not necessary. Thank you."

Having said that, Yaqian ran away with the small package on her back.

"Should I do something for my brother?"

Bai Huang recited softly, and suddenly remembered that I was still here. He turned around with a tangled face, not knowing whether he should continue to make an angry expression. After thinking for a long time, he finally didn't put on a stern face and said to me dryly:

"Why are you still here?"

I smiled and said:

"I want to eat some fruit, too, but no one gives it to me."

Bai Huang proudly raised the half-eaten fruit in his hand and said:

"See? That's the difference. You should like me more."

Then, he took the last bite of the fruit, threw the core to me, and continued:

"Come, I'll treat you to a meal."

I looked at the fruit core in my hand and said deliberately:

"I think this is also an indirect..."

Bai Huang immediately lost his composure, ran over and held my arm, blushing and angrily saying:

"How dare you! Throw it away now."

I smiled, threw the fruit core in my hand onto the roof, and said:

"Let's feed it to the birds in the sky."

Bai Huang looked up, and once she did, she never looked away, staring at the sky in a trance. I stood beside her, and after a while, I heard Bai Huang say softly:

"When I was very young, my second brother was not the Yunhai Baifeng he is now. He was not as mature as he is now, but no matter he was before or now, he was very good to his brothers and sisters, and to each of us. He would mediate the conflicts between us, teach us a lot of truths, and when we got into trouble outside, he would help us to bear it alone. When I was a child, I secretly poured broth into my father's goldfish pond to feed the goldfish, but many of the fish turned over. At that time, my father was furious and called us together, constantly asking who did it. I was scared and kept crying. At that time, my second brother silently stood up and took the blame for me. He was locked up in a small dark room by my father for three days. Guess what my father said to him at that time?"

Bai Huang forced a smile and said:

"'I know you didn't do it, but I hope you understand one thing. If you want to protect others, you have to pay a price. As my son, you have to understand that there is no such thing as a free gift in this world. If you gain something, you have to lose something.'"

Bai Huang lowered his head and said softly:

"Growing up, there has never been a case of brothers and sisters killing each other in our Yunhai family, not even once. There will be many conflicts, but they will all end peacefully in the end. Because my second brother is there, even if the second brother can't do it, the eldest brother will come forward to settle it. Even if the sky falls, they have a way. So I always thought that no matter how many examples of brothers and sisters turning against each other there are in other families, our Yunhai family will definitely be in harmony to the end. But I didn't expect that the first example of brothers fighting against each other would be my two brothers..."

Bai Huang looked at me, her eyes reddened:

"Lid, do you have any ideas?"

6. The corners that the storm has not yet reached

I glanced at Bai Huang.

Her eyes were serious, so serious that I even felt that all her previous unhappiness was paving the way for this sentence. I also looked into her eyes and said with a smile:

"That depends on whether one of your two brothers is willing to withdraw."

Bai Huang sighed and said:

"It would be nice if there was one. If one party was willing to withdraw, why would we have to go through the current situation?"

I asked curiously:

"Logically speaking, Lord Yunhai is not a fool. His two sons are at loggerheads with each other, but he remains indifferent? Must he watch his own flesh and blood kill each other? Before he dies of hemorrhage, wouldn't it be better to quickly establish an heir and make good arrangements for Yunhai's future?"

Bai Huang was silent for a while and said:

"He probably wants to learn how to raise Gu from others, or he can't make a decision himself and wants to leave it to fate. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that my second brother is the most capable person to inherit the position of lord, but his blood coldness is more serious than my father's, and many doctors say he won't live past the age of 35. Moreover, my eldest brother has never made any mistakes, and he is mature and steady, so he is also suitable to inherit the position of lord. More importantly, my eldest brother has a son, but my second brother does not."

I couldn't help laughing when I heard this:

"Isn't Bai Feng only 20 years old? Are you in such a hurry to get married? Is she being nagged by her aunts and uncles every day?"

Bai Huang said dissatisfiedly:

"The lord's sons are often proposed to when they are only thirteen or fourteen years old. It's considered rare if they are still unmarried at the age of twenty, right? If it weren't for my brother..."

Bai Huang muttered a few words and didn't say anything else.

I casually replied:

"Isn't it because there are many capable young girls around him who have a crush on him, and he's afraid that if he gets married, they'll leave him sadly? As long as he's still single, there will be many girls who will stay with him with hope, and he's the one who can think of keeping them hanging like this."

Bai Huang looked at me in surprise, with a speechless expression.

Although she was very upset, she didn't know how to refute. She opened her mouth, shook her head helplessly, and said:

"My brother told me quietly that he would get married when he succeeded to the throne. I think you are too targeted at my brother. You are merciless every time you mention him."

Bai Huang hesitated for a moment and said to me:

"Li De, actually my second brother wanted to save He Yue. But it was impossible to openly spend 10,000 gold coins to buy a male actor. He actually discussed it with Lord Tiancheng. Lord Tiancheng said that if he could cede the 20 cities northeast of Yunhai to him, it would be fine. Just think about it, this time you only returned three cities, and it aroused such a big reaction among the people around you. My second brother is not even the Lord of Yunhai. If he really did this, wouldn’t the people below be furious?"

I scratched my head and said:

"Bai Feng, I didn't define him as a bad guy. He was just praised too much and managed his image too much. He has a gentleman side, but also an ordinary person side. He has a romantic, generous and wealthy side, but also a selfish side. But when he let me leave in Yunhai, and later sent you to Yuxi City, you can see that he is still a good person at heart."

Everyone says that hypocrites are worse than real villains, but I think hypocrites have done a lot of good things to maintain their gentlemanly image. But I don’t see any advantages of real villains except that they are so scumbag that people are convinced.

Bai Huang asked softly:

"Then why don't you save him?"

I smiled bitterly and said:

"Sister Bai Huang, you think too highly of me. Who are your two brothers? They are only one step away from becoming the Lord of Yunhai. Didn't you say it yourself? Yunhai Territory ranks among the top ten of the thirty-six territories of Yongtian. The internal struggles of such territories are very cruel. You, the closest relative to them, can't do anything about it. How can I, a small city lord, help?"

Bai Huang smiled and said:

"Too."

I saw that she looked a little lonely, and for a moment I felt a little sorry for her, so I added:

"I think you should pray as much as possible now, praying that your big brother can win."

"Why?"

Bai Huang asked, and I replied:

"Because Bai Ye is the eldest son, he is equivalent to Yunhai's crown prince. Bai Feng is the second prince, whose ability and connections are far superior to the crown prince. When a prince competes with the crown prince for the position, if the crown prince wins, the prince will often be exiled to a faraway place; if the prince wins, the crown prince will be killed first, so that he can inherit the throne legitimately."

Bai Huang thought silently and said nothing more.

I know she is in a bad mood, but the reason why she is in a bad mood now has nothing to do with me. This kind of fratricide is not pleasant for anyone. If my brothers who are not good people on weekdays fight, I will probably fan the flames. But for a little princess like Bai Huang who has been loved by everyone since childhood, I am afraid she has deep feelings for every family member.

Bai Huang said:

"Thank you, Lid. I won't ask you for the quilt. Just consider it as a gift for Fang Shisan. My brother tried to invite Fang Shisan, but she didn't come. It's only natural for me, as her sister, to say hello on his behalf."

I said disdainfully:

"It's as if I really want to take advantage of you. It's just a quilt, I..."

As I said this, I reached into my arms and found that the familiar little treasury was gone, and there was only a ball of air in my hand.

After thinking calmly and pondering for a while, I looked at Bai Huang calmly and said:

"I accept it, thank you for the gift."

Bai Huang made a "huh" sound in order to express his mockery.

When I left, I turned around and said to Bai Huang:

"If you were born in a royal family, you should be aware of the fact that you were born in a royal family."

Bai Huang nodded, stretched his arms, and continued to patrol the streets.

I returned to the City Lord's Mansion. As soon as I entered the door, I found a familiar cloth bag on the table. Alayya was sitting at the table, chewing a wild fruit. When she saw me coming back, she immediately stood up from her chair and said respectfully:

"Master."

I glanced at the bag on the table and asked:

"Did you buy it?"

Alayya nodded and said:

"I still have a lot of money left from this month's salary. I saw a fruit seller on the street and bought some. Would you like to try one, young master?"

I took a fruit thrown by Alaiya and sat with her at the table. The taste was still as sour as usual, totally unsuitable for the city lord's mansion. Alaiya behaved very normally, eating one after another. She was always like this. Except for the food I cooked for her, other things seemed to have no effect on her taste buds. She ate them without any expression, whether they were sour, sweet, bitter or spicy.

I don't need to worry about the war on the front line for the time being, and the changes outside have not yet affected Yuxi City.

In such a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, I couldn't help but wonder: I wonder what kind of gift Yaqian will buy for Yama, and what expression Yama will have when he receives the gift from his sister.

Alas... How nice it would be if this kind of life could continue forever.

7. Today I am also a salted fish

"Play with the dog".

It is considered the ultimate happiness in the world, along with petting cats.

Although I haven’t got a dog yet in Yuxi City, it doesn’t stop me from enjoying the joy of petting a dog in advance.

After gradually getting used to Fileta getting into my bed for various reasons and in various postures, I finally figured out a solution. That is to take some time every day to sit on the floor with an open book on the small table in front of me. Fileta would lie on my legs, and I would turn the pages with one hand and stroke her hair with the other hand, just like smoothing the fur of a pet. Fileta would be very well-behaved throughout the whole process, and occasionally she would lie on her back, looking at me with very expectant eyes, asking me to touch her belly.

Fileta's belly is a little fleshy, and feels soft and elastic.

There is no such thing as a perfect body in the world. In my opinion, Fileta's body is excellent. Needless to say, she is curvy and tall, and her legs are over 1.75 meters tall. Her legs are sometimes visible in her robes, and her snow-white skin is exposed from time to time as she turns over. It's just that because she is not a close combat, she can't be compared to Alaiya's slender figure. Overall, she is plump. I don't know if she does it unconsciously or intentionally, but when she is around me, she always likes to rub against me, not caring that her clothes are often messed up.

It is the same now, but the difference is that this time Fileta has her arms wrapped around a long staff.

That’s right, Alayya and I went to the demon tribe to collect materials and made a staff for her.

Although I look a bit scary, after all, I am made of rare materials such as the [Crystal Skull] dropped by Goblins, the [Glowing Horn] dropped by Horned Rabbits, and the [Mane] of Red Maned Bears. How should I describe it? The body of the staff is normal, but the top looks a bit like a rock skull, or a punk style one. A tuft of red hair is embedded in the originally bald skull. No matter who sees it, they have to say sincerely:

"You are so rude."

Not to Fileta, but to the Shamatte Skeleton.

But Fileta likes this very much. Since she came back these few days, whenever I see her, she is either carrying a staff on her back or holding it in her arms, and she almost never leaves it.

I helped her tidy up her long silver hair, and Fileta sat next to me, hugged my arm and rubbed my soft cheek. I didn't ask until my hands were numb:

"Filita, I've always wanted to ask, is there a purpose for your behavior? Or is it just an instinct?"

Fileta was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said seriously:

“It’s to replenish energy.”

"Replenish energy?? Electricity from friction?"

Fileta said frankly:

"If you keep using magic, you will fall into a state of fatigue and tension. The more you use magic, the more this will happen. In the end, just like what the master has seen before, you can't tell whether you are a human or a demon, and fall into infinite panic. But as long as you rub against the master, you will slowly return to your normal state."

I couldn't help but ask:

"Is it so magical?"

Fileta responded softly:

"Ah."

I touched Fileta's head, and she squinted her eyes and rubbed my hand actively.

What makes me feel regretful is that the staff in Fileta's hand, tentatively named "Rock Skull", is still just a blue-grade staff in my opinion. It is still far from Alaya's "Dragon", which makes me feel a little frustrated.

After coming back this time, I specifically looked through some books and looked for information about weapons and equipment.

Getting started, handy, rare, cost a fortune, lucky to see, where to find.

These six are the real grades of weapons and equipment, but I am usually too lazy to use this term. Anyway, the six grades correspond to white, green, blue, purple, yellow and red, which is intuitive and vivid, so I privately use color to define grades.

White equipment is basically the worst, entry-level, like the staff that Fileta made herself before.

The green one is quite handy, and later we can make it by collecting common materials dropped by demons.

Blue is a bit rarer. Last time I went to the demon tribe Alaya, I killed three demons of about level 5, and the materials dropped could only make a blue-grade weapon. According to the records in ancient books, if you want to make purple weapons, you need to deal with at least a few demons of level 8 or above. If you want to make yellow equipment, you need to kill guys of level 10 or above. As for red equipment, it depends on luck. Level 10 is the limit of humans, so theoretically, the monsters that humans can kill are only around level 10, which is only enough to make a yellow suit.