Chapter 42
"Explain it to me again . "
Noah was in a room in the guards building with a big map laid on a table .
William was in front of him with a stern face looking carefully at his disciple .
Noah pointed at the map and spoke in a calm tone .
"I went inside Evergreen forest looking for the Gray Shadows . After searching for two weeks I found no traces of them so I chose to explore deeper in the forest . After some days of travel, I felt signs of life inside a small cave and so I investigated . The bandits' group was inside sorting their items, so I killed them and used their clothes to carry the goods back to the mansion . On the perimeter of the forest, I found Quinn, the merchant, and he willingly offered me a ride back to the mansion inside his carriage . That's all . "
Noah would point out on the map his route while he was describing the events of the mission .
William stared at him for some time before speaking again .
"The merchant said that there was an Earth pill with its description among the goods, are you sure that you took everything from the deposit?"
Noah shrugged his shoulders and said with an innocent expression .
"I'm sure that I took everything from the cave, I'm not totally sure that all the items remained in the package though while I was dragging it . What is an Earth pill? Is it good? I can go search for it again if you let me keep it . "
Noah had his usual attitude greedy for power which only made William sigh and shook his head .
"Never mind, you can go . I'll give you the reward you asked for once everything is delivered to the inner circle . "
Noah lightly bowed and exited the room .
At that moment, a figure appeared behind William .
"Do you trust him?"
William looked again in the direction where Noah went and answered with honesty .
"I think he said the truth, after all, it's quite impossible to hide such a good pill from us . And, captain, you seem to forget that he didn't even try to hide the "Breath" blessing last time even if he risked his life to obtain it . "
The captain of the guards just looked at William before turning back .
"You are getting too affectionate to that kid, remember that our duty is toward the inner circle and his position will never be good there . "
Willam's face darkened hearing these words .
He could clearly imagine in his mind the small kid repeating the same techniques every day alone in his room only to get a little bit stronger .
He remembered all his determination during the treatments, even with his body broken his mind was still completely focused, striving to make a small step toward a higher level in the road of cultivation .
For the first time in many years, William felt that life was being unfair and he gave voice to his thoughts .
"Are Heaven and Earth really fair?"
The captain stopped his steps for a second before replying for the last time .
"They are, humans are not . "
Then he left, leaving William with a conflicted expression alone in the room .
Meanwhile, Noah went back to his building .
He wanted to meet his mother and reassure her on his well-being, yet, her room was closed with only faint sounds coming from inside it .
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