Their commission was suspicious.

"Alright, Sayo, don't refuse Miss Aria's kindness. We got separated because we couldn't find a hotel, right? And I'm so hungry now. I want to sleep, I want to eat," Iyas said with a yawn.

“Sigh, Ieyas, if you want to get ahead, you should at least change one of your two bad habits: sleeping in late and being terrible with directions. But since you two have both said so, I can only accept Miss Arya’s kindness. Thank you, Miss Arya,” Sayo said.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Let's go now... but the carriage is a bit small, it can only seat a maximum of 4 people." Arya glanced at her carriage with some worry.

……

"Why am I, the first person to accept the invitation, sitting outside?" Iyeas asked, holding his head in his hands as he sat in front of the carriage with two guards.

"I'm sorry, my sister might not be able to control herself if she doesn't hold my hand," Chen Luo said apologetically from inside the carriage.

If Chen Luo didn't use the power of the Herrscher of Binding to restrain Flandre, he was genuinely afraid that Flandre would lose her temper and wipe out everyone present.

For your own life, just bear with it.

Sorry.

"Well, okay, actually sitting outside isn't unacceptable." After hearing Chen Luo's sincere words, Iyeas scratched his head.

Chapter 852 A Warm and Hospitable Family ( )

"Honestly, brother, you showed me all this good stuff but won't let me touch it. That's so unfair!" Flandre complained softly as she leaned against Chen Luo.

"Alright, alright, just bear with it a little longer. When the time comes, you'll have a great time," Chen Luo said, patting Fran's hair.

“Lolo, it’s a child’s nature to like playing, how can we tolerate that? Little Fran, what do you want to play?” Arya asked, sitting opposite Fran.

"..."

Miss, you may not know this, but the toy she wants to play with is you.

The gameplay might involve some gore.

“Brother, Sister Arya has already agreed, so I…” Flandre’s eyes were full of eagerness.

“No. Have you forgotten what I told you? If you want to play without restraint, you must first be able to restrain yourself in tempting situations,” Chen Luo said, shaking his head.

"Oh." Flandre nodded, then looked at the scenery outside out of boredom.

"This capital city is really too prosperous. Apart from the food not being as good as home, everything else is quite good," Fran said, looking at the somewhat deserted streets outside the carriage in the dead of night.

In Fran's eyes, the entire capital was filled with all sorts of monsters in human skin, and demons and monsters roamed freely, making it a very easy place for dark creatures to breed.

This stench of decay actually feels quite pleasant to vampires.

"..."

You country bumpkin. Can the food at your place really compare to what you eat in Beijing?

This is the truest reflection of Arya's inner state at this moment.

Arya is also the first privileged person in Chen Luo's life to fully use the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness to monitor his mental state.

In other situations, Chen Luo would never use the power of the Law of Knowledge to avoid others noticing his mind-reading ability and causing the atmosphere to freeze.

People who can read minds are always ostracized.

Do you know why Satori Komeiji was banished to the Old Hell and only had her pet for company? Do you know why Komeiji Ren was banished to the point of closing her third eye? Isn't it because their mind-reading abilities are widely known?

"Lolo, what's that lantern you're holding? I've been holding it for a while, and even though it's so close, it doesn't feel hot to the touch. Instead, it feels warm." Seeing the atmosphere in the carriage begin to quiet down, Arya asked Chen Luo.

“This is a servant’s tool,” Chen Luo said.

Upon hearing this, Arya, who was about to touch the lantern, suddenly stiffened.

"I have... heard about it. How did you come to have such a thing?" Arya asked after sitting back down from her original question.

The matter of the imperial guards was not a highly confidential matter, and it was not impossible that Arya, as a noblewoman, had heard of it.

“My family used to live on the border, where the wind and snow were terrifying. This tool can always radiate warmth and can also be used to find people. It can not only help us survive in the cold, but also help us find lost members of our clan. It is like a family heirloom.”

This is not something Chen Luo fabricated, or at least not entirely fabricated; that's the background the story is set up in.

The world's character settings were incredibly thoughtful; in addition to Chen Luo possessing the "Minister's Arms," ​​they also gave him the identity of an "Imperial Arms User."

Anyway, Imperial Arms are already so badly damaged that they're unrecognizable. Although they were made by the Empire, they've basically spread all over the world now. You'd be lucky to find even half of them in the Imperial Capital.

Moreover, this identity involved directly taking away a spot from a completely destroyed Imperial Arm and giving it to the Soul Lamp.

Since the Imperial Arms had been destroyed, it wasn't difficult to fabricate one. In addition, the Soul Lamp's power was indeed comparable to that of the Imperial Arms, so Chen Luo gloriously became a user of the Imperial Arms.

"That sounds amazing. To be able to bring out the family heirloom, you must be the hope of the entire clan, right?" Arya nodded in realization.

"No, due to the invasion of the northern barbarians, our family was wiped out a long time ago. Now it seems that besides me, there is only one female elder sister left. She should have come to the capital. But we still haven't found her."

Please accept my condolences...

Great.

This confirms that he indeed lacks any powerful connections and is not someone who can be manipulated at will.

As for the only surviving member of the clan?

Are you kidding? There's only one person left, and she's a girl. Even if she were still alive, what kind of life could she possibly have in the capital? At most, she could become a maid for some nobleman.

What can they use to fight against my family?

"It's precisely because the Soul Lamp can help me find people that I say I'm really good at finding people. This is the power that the lantern gives me. However, while this tool is very effective in providing support, it's quite weak in terms of lethality, almost nonexistent," Chen Luo said.

"It's already quite remarkable to have a minister's weapon. I believe you will definitely rise to prominence in the capital, and I also believe you will be able to find that only surviving member of your clan."

Arya absolutely adores this solitary setting, which means she can do whatever she wants. Plus, the Soul Lamp is just an auxiliary item, so there's even less of a problem.

"Making a name for myself is out of the question. As long as I can make a living and be wealthy, that's enough. As for finding that only surviving member of the clan... I have no interest in that." Chen Luo shook his head.

"It sounds like you and your older sister don't get along very well, so as an outsider, I won't say anything more. But don't you have a younger sister?" Arya said, pointing to Fran, who was looking out the window.

“After my family was wiped out many years ago, I still had to make a living, so I was adopted again. Fran is the younger sister of the family that adopted me. She ran away alone in a fit of anger after falling out with her older sister,” Chen Luo said.

"Oh, I see. By the way, may I touch this instrument?" Arya asked.

“Of course.” Chen Luo nodded and then brought the Soul Lamp closer to Arya.

“But even if it’s not an Imperial Arms, a Servants’ Arms still has a bit of a temper, so I’ll have to take it,” Chen Luo said.

"It really feels so warm." Arya leaned closer to the Soul Lamp, thoroughly enjoying herself.

Whether good or bad, everyone who approaches the Soul Lamp will feel warmth equally. Only when a soul enters the Soul Lamp will the soul of a sinner suffer painful torment.

"This lamp seems to be flickering," Arya said in surprise as she approached the Soul Lamp.

"It seems this soul lamp really likes you, Miss Arya. If it spends a couple more days with you, it might grow to like you even more," Chen Luo said with a smile.

The Soul Lamp is truly eager to harvest your soul into its own. The lamp's thirst for "firewood" is insatiable.

“I see, I will try my best,” Arya nodded.

It seems that I can't kill this gentle young man in front of me in the next couple of days.

Let's get to know this soul lamp better first.

Arya thought to herself.

Aria seemed to have heard that Imperial Arms are bound to a master. Only by being recognized by an Imperial Arm can one obtain and use it. The same should apply to Servants.

Although Aria is a noblewoman, there are countless nobles in the Empire, and there are only a handful of Imperial Arms.

Moreover, it's normal that Aria was unaware of the fact that these were sealed away, even though they weren't as precious as the Imperial Arms.

Upon hearing Arya's thoughts, Chen Luo smiled.

This is the result of Chen Luo's attempt to induce.

Chen Luo wanted Aria to refrain from "killing" him for the next couple of days, and similarly, to avoid arousing suspicion, she wouldn't harm Sayo or Ieyasu. Once Aria had taken in Tatsumi, he could then smoothly complete his mission.

After the reunion and the completion of half of the mission, it was time for Arya to sacrifice her entire family in exchange for Tatsumi and the others' qualification to enter the Night Raid.

However, Arya might need to be played with by Fran, who cares a lot about her.

It's better to guide than to block. As a vampire with such destructive power, Fran needs a channel to manage her.

Chen Luo only needs a soul; who destroys the body is none of his concern.

……

Not much time was wasted on the journey, and before long Arya brought Chen Luo and the others back to her home, a manor that was indeed quite luxurious from the outside.

This scene greatly surprised Iyeas and Sayo.

Where in the village can you find such a luxurious villa that looks just like a legendary castle?

Iyeas and Sayo originally came to the capital to make a living because the village couldn't afford the heavy taxes, which led to some people starving to death. They also had some martial arts skills, so they planned to earn enough money to save the village.

In that kind of environment, even the village chief's family didn't have any surplus food. It would be good enough if they could just fill their stomachs, let alone have such a big house.

Flandre, however, was equally interested in this place, which gradually made Chen Luo have an ominous premonition.

The Scarlet Devil Mansion of Flandre's family is just as luxurious as this huge villa. In fact, the Scarlet Devil Mansion looks quite luxurious from the outside, and the space compression technology used inside makes it have countless rooms.

The Scarlet Devil Mansion is far more sophisticated than the Imperial Palace, let alone this noble family's villa.

"Don't do anything reckless. You can only play around without restraint after the day after tomorrow," Chen Luo, who had already gotten out of the car and was standing behind Arya, said to Fran.

"Huh? Two days? We have to endure two days? Brother, two days is too long." Fran looked at Chen Luo pitifully.

“…Then one day. The fastest is one day,” Chen Luo said.

"Yay, one day it is, teacher. We've already agreed, so don't go back on your word." After getting Chen Luo's consent, Fran instantly became happy.

“…If you need something, call me brother; if you don’t, call me teacher. How can you have two faces?” Chen Luo pinched Fulan’s cheek.

“Of course, the title ‘brother’ is more appealing to a young person like you, teacher, than ‘teacher’. At least that’s what Sakuya says,” Fran said.

"...Don't listen to Sakuya's nonsense, I'm well-versed in the Spring and Autumn Annals," Chen Luo said with a dark face.

I'm not a lolicon, I'm a doll enthusiast.

What's so good about lolis? Dolls are much more comfortable to raise; they're obedient, sensible, and cute, and they're very quiet when needed.

Chen Luo peeled open a lollipop and, under Fran's expectant gaze, put it into the mouth of Suigintou, who was sitting on his shoulder.

Under the protection of the Herrscher of Knowledge's power, no one could detect Mercury Lamp, at least none of you newbies here could.

Fran was unaffected, but Fran would never betray Chen Luo.

"Hmm, teacher, you're so stingy," Fran complained from the side.

"Don't talk nonsense. It's not that I don't want to give you a lollipop. It's just that you have to meet someone later, so I can't let your disguise slip. Otherwise, how would you explain where the lollipop came from?" Chen Luo lied through his teeth.

"Heh." Fran sneered.

……

"Has Arya brought people back again?" A seemingly easygoing, plump, white-haired, yet energetic nobleman sat in the main seat, looking at the four people in front of him with satisfaction.

[She brought four people with her all at once; my daughter is really capable.]

"It's become a habit, huh? How many people is this now?" the seemingly gentle and kind blonde woman said with a smile.

[They brought back four people at once: a child, a woman, and two men who looked close to adulthood. Looks like we'll have two more test subjects. The remaining two will be left to my daughter.]

[This also provides an opportunity to examine the diversity of how specific drugs behave on different receptors. Oh, and by the way, remember to keep a diary!]

"Mom, please don't say that." Arya looked a little shy.

“We are very grateful for Miss Arya’s help; otherwise, we might be sleeping on the streets tonight,” Iyas said first.

"Thank you very much." Sayo nodded as well.

"I am extremely grateful," Chen Luo said, bowing slightly.

Flandre watched the family with great interest.

“Everyone, please don’t be nervous,” the host said.

"Hmm, are you hungry? Oh, it's time to prepare dinner," the hostess said.

It seems I need to instruct the kitchen to prepare several more doses of a drug that can induce unconsciousness.

“Mom, this Lolo is a servant of the court, and I really like the lantern he’s holding,” Arya said, pointing to the lantern in Chen Luo’s hand.

"Oh?" The male homeowner raised an eyebrow.

[Your Majesty? Why did my daughter bring back such a troublesome person? Was it a mistake? Did she choose the wrong person? It seems I need to deal with this properly.]