Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

"Captain Pride...what are you doing?"

Vanessa walked forward and remembered what Captain Pride had complained to her yesterday.

——(I see, this is the person Tenma Sasa fell in love with at first sight. He is truly a talented horseman among war horses.)

"Good evening, Miss Vanessa... I'm teaching this warhorse a lesson to stay away from Sasha."

Captain Pride had a serious look on his face, but this expression actually made the scene even funnier.

Vanessa knew this was an opportunity to get closer to Captain Pride, so she pretended to be concerned and approached him.

"I thought Pegasus would only be interested in Pegasus, but this warhorse is really capable."

"Please stop teasing me. I'm almost pissed off."

Dris Town is a small place, and this is the only stable in the town. Captain Pride couldn't possibly take Pegasus Sasha to the inn.

Therefore, he had to calm the warhorse here.

But strangely enough, the more Pride looked at the warhorse, the more familiar it seemed to him, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

——(Could it be someone I know? Whose could it be?)

Pride found the stable manager and asked the name of the horse's owner.

"A boy named 'Fike' is staying here. Is there something wrong?"

The administrator's answer caused the air to suddenly become silent.

Pride's eyes widened and his mouth opened, while Vanessa was surprised but also secretly wanted to laugh.

"No, no problem... Go ahead and do your work."

Pride waved his hand. He finally remembered that this was Lord Banning's warhorse. No wonder he always had a sense of déjà vu.

"What should we do, Captain Pride? After knowing that this is your 'Lord Fike's' steed, can you still continue to scold it?"

Vanessa's question hit Pride's sore spot at the moment, and he became somewhat hesitant.

However, when Pride thought about Mr. Banning's character, he was no longer confused.

"Of course you can. Lord Fike is not someone who would allow his subordinates to do whatever they want, even if it's a warhorse."

Pride stood in front of the warhorse, and now he had an idea.

Since this is Lord Banning's warhorse, it is definitely not an ordinary warhorse. Perhaps communicating with it properly will be effective.

"Xiao Moduo, let me ask you, do you really like Tianma Shasha?" Pride asked solemnly.

And the warhorse actually understood what people said and nodded!

Vanessa beside them was stunned.

Pride himself secretly exclaimed in his heart, it really is worthy of being Lord Banning's warhorse, it is indeed unique!

"Okay, then, Xiao Moduo, let me tell you, Shasha is no ordinary horse. If you want to be with her, you must prove yourself to the Cuilin City Cavalry Regiment. Only then will you be responsible to Shasha. Before that, any affectionate behavior you show towards Shasha will only damage her reputation. Do you understand?"

The warhorse Xiao Modo nodded again, and his big, shiny black eyes remained fixed on Pride.

"Then we have a deal. Once you prove yourself in the Cuilin City Cavalry, I will acknowledge you and allow you to officially pursue Shasha. Warhorse Xiao Moduo, do you accept this agreement?"

Pride stretched out his fist towards his warhorse Xiao Modo, and after Xiao Modo nodded, he actually raised his front foot and completed a "fist bump" with Pride!

"Alright! Then we've officially reached an agreement between 'men'! Don't let me look down on you, Xiao Moduo!"

Xiao Moduo neighed twice in response, then reluctantly said goodbye to Tianma Shasha and went into another stable alone.

Obviously, it has understood what Pride meant and will not do anything inappropriate to Tianma Shasha anymore.

As the person involved, Pride was once again deeply impressed by Lord Banning.

Originally, he just wanted to give it a try with a lucky mentality, but he didn't expect that this war horse Xiao Moduo would be so spiritual.

Everything around Lord Banning is so mysterious.

On the other hand, Vanessa became more certain of her inference. She believed that it must be the kingly aura on Feke that influenced the warhorse. Otherwise, how could a mere warhorse possess human wisdom?

·

"Captain Pride, I've really been enlightened tonight."

On the way back to town, Vanessa couldn't help but express her feelings again.

"Are all of Lord Fike's subordinates so outstanding and excellent?" Vanessa asked.

"Yes, but I still have a long way to go. I need to catch up with my other companions."

Pride has the awareness of being a subordinate, but at the same time, he has not forgotten his own weakness.

"Then, would you please reveal Lord Fike's true identity, Captain Pride?" Vanessa asked tentatively.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you anything about this."

"Then can you tell me how you and Master Fike met?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Vanessa, I can't tell you anything about Lord Fike."

Although Pride rejected all the requests, this also allowed Vanessa to obtain a piece of information, that is, "everything about Fike is highly confidential."

As a result, Vanessa became more certain of her guess. There are so many great figures in this world, but the ones who really live in the shadows and cannot see the light of day, "the king's illegitimate son" is definitely the most representative type among them.

"How about this, Captain Pride? Take me to see Lord Fike. I want to talk to him in person. You won't refuse my request, will you?"

Captain Pride thought about it. Lord Banning hadn't forbidden this, but...

"Miss Vanessa, I don't know where Lord Fike is, but I can go with you to find him."

·

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Pride and Vanessa finally met Lord Fige who was about to return downstairs of the hotel.

After Pride saluted, he immediately stood behind Lord Fig, while Vanessa lifted her skirt slightly, put down her previous airs, and took the initiative to greet Fig.

"Good evening, Master Fike."

"Hello to you too, Miss Vanessa."

This time, Fike did not ignore Vanessa, which Vanessa thought was a good start.

"Lord Fike, you shouldn't have forgotten that we once met by chance on the road. I never thought we would meet again in Dris Town."

"Yes, then... Miss Vanessa, why are you visiting so late at night?"

Feke's straightforward response was exactly what Vanessa wanted to hear, but before she told him her real purpose, she wanted to find out more about Feke.

"Haha, that's nothing special. I just think that Master Feike is so outstanding, it would be a shame not to make friends with him."

"Oh?" Fike smiled slightly, then continued, "Is it a pity not to make friends with me, or... is it a pity to miss someone who might be the 'Dragon Shadow'?"

Vanessa, who was originally very relaxed, froze in an instant. This young man actually knew about "Dragon Shadow"?

6.82 - Getting something for nothing

"Dragon...shadow? What do you mean by dragon shadow, Lord Fike?"

Vanessa is professionally trained. Although she is indeed very shaken now, she will never be easily tricked into revealing information.

Yes, although Vanessa was very sure in her heart, she still had not finally confirmed that "Lord Fike" was really the king's illegitimate son.

Facing Vanessa's question, Fike showed a calm smile on his face, and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through Vanessa's heart.

"Miss Vanessa, I'm referring to the 'Dragon Shadow' that you desire most."

"Lord Fei Ke, you really love to joke. I don't even know what a dragon shadow is. How could I possibly desire one?"

Vanessa continued to play dumb because her organization, Hidden Dragon, had extremely strict confidentiality requirements. Unless they could prove that the other party was indeed the illegitimate son of Damodardas III, they would never let irrelevant parties know about the organization's affairs.

As of now, Fei Ke is just fiddling with the concept of "Dragon Shadow" over and over again.

Although Vanessa was eager to find the dragon, she still had basic rationality.

"That's a good answer, but I'm not your commander in chief, Hidden Dragon, so I won't be giving you any reward."

Fei Ke casually threw out another keyword: "Hidden Dragon".

First it was the "Dragon Shadow", then the "Hidden Dragon". In Vanessa's opinion, Fike almost told the whole story of the organization - these are their two most important secrets!

Whether it is the name of the organization "Hidden Dragon" or the code name of the illegitimate child "Dragon Shadow", these are all the most forbidden secrets in the organization. Now that Fike has said them one after another, Vanessa even feels that the safety of the organization is in jeopardy.

——(How strange! How does Fike know all this?)

——(Isn’t he a wild dragon shadow?)

——(Could it be…?)

·

"'Hidden Dragon'? What is a hidden dragon? Master Fike, I am becoming increasingly confused by what you are saying."

Speculation is just speculation after all, and Vanessa is still upholding her professional ethics.

However, Fike seemed to be tired of this game of mutual suspicion.

"Ms. Vanessa, let me be frank with you." Fike seemed to see that Vanessa was playing dumb, so he escalated the conversation to a higher level.

He took a step forward, shortening the distance between them to less than one meter. At such a close distance, Vanessa could even see Fike's long eyelashes.

"Ms. Vanessa, I'm not just any Dragon Shadow. I'm the Dragon Shadow that's being hunted. My original partner is dead, and the organization hasn't arranged a new partner for me yet."

"Just now, I was actually testing you, wanting to ask if you were the new partner sent by the organization, but it seems that you are not... This means that you are indeed a member of the organization, but you are seeking Long Ying according to your own wishes. Am I right, Ms. Vanessa?"

Fike's words finally broke down Vanessa's last line of defense. To her, all the unreasonable situations tonight seemed reasonable after Fike's confession.

However, there was one last thing Vanessa hadn't figured out.

"Lord Fike, you've been insisting that I'm from that organization. I hope you can provide evidence and not just give me a strange identity."

If Fike could explain this matter to Vanessa's satisfaction, then she would have nothing to say.

·

What Vanessa didn't expect was that Feke answered this question almost immediately.

"What evidence do you need? You've made it so obvious, haven't you?"

Looking at Fig's expression of "Is there any need to ask?", Vanessa was puzzled.

"Obvious? What have I shown?"

Fike did not beat around the bush and directly stated the basis for his judgment.

First of all, Fike looks like a commoner, and a lady like Vanessa doesn't care about the class difference between nobles and commoners, and takes the initiative to make friends with Fike. This is very strange in itself.

Secondly, Vanessa was too anxious and changed her address to "Lord Figo" too early, which was not in line with her image as a young lady.

After much thought, Figes realized that there was only one possibility for Vanessa to be so attentive to him: that was she had seen through his identity as Dragon Shadow, or that she was the next partner sent by the organization.

"Ms. Vanessa, do you think this is obvious?"

After hearing Fike's reasoning, Vanessa could no longer play dumb and had to nod and admit that she was a member of the "Hidden Dragon".

·

"Lord Fei Ke is indeed worthy of being called Dragon Shadow. He is truly extraordinary."

"Then please get to the point as soon as possible, Miss Vanessa."

Vanessa nodded. Now that everything had been said, it was time to change her destiny.

Vanessa confessed that she had indeed not yet been assigned a Dragon Shadow and had very little influence in the organization.

This time she approached Lord Feike precisely to confirm whether Lord Feike was indeed Long Ying - if so, then she planned to bypass the organization's rules and directly form a partnership with Lord Feike.

"You're so bold, Ms. Vanessa... Aren't you afraid that I'll reject you and report your violation to Hidden Dragon?"

Hearing this, Vanessa genuinely laughed for the first time in their conversation.

"Lord Fike is such a joker. If you had that in mind, our conversation wouldn't have gotten this far."

This simple sentence not only praised Fike's intelligence, but also hinted that Vanessa already understood the situation.

Vanessa's words successfully transformed the conversation from a "mutually testing hostile relationship" to a "win-win cooperative relationship."

Next, as Vanessa expected, Fige did not directly deny the possibility of private cooperation.