Chapter 753 June wore a cold expression when Noah neared her and Faith while wielding his sabers . She had to act as if she was anxious about the impending danger .
However, Faith simply smiled before surprising both Noah and June with her words . "You are together, right?"
Silence fell in the area at her words .
Noah had already planned what he had to ask and how to handle their life in the wilderness . Still, all of that vanished at her question . Instead, he reacted by showing an even colder aura that enveloped her and threatened to shatter her mental sphere .
Faith expected that kind of reaction and continued to smile while revealing a crystal and a notebook held tightly in her grasp .
Both Noah and June recognized those items . The crystal was one of the rank 5 talismans given to their group before the mission in the castle, and the other was the object that listed the discoveries made by their factions .
Her simple gesture hid the threat to reveal what she had just said to almost all the cultivators in the new world .
Noah stopped his tracks when he understood her intentions . His mind worked at full speed to see if there was a way out of that situation, but he couldn't find anything even when he activated the Divine Deduction technique .
The talisman would defend her against his first attack, and the notebook was unique too . It was impossible to stop the information from reaching the other items of the same kind at his current level .
"What exactly are you trying to achieve?" Noah asked without withdrawing his aura .
He could understand that Faith had picked up some clues about his relationship with June, but her actions didn't make any sense . There wasn't much that she could obtain, even if he was to admit the truth .
A stern expression replaced Faith's smile, but she didn't move her gaze away from Noah as she explained, "My peace is worthless without experience . "
"Just go and gather experience then," Noah replied, "Don't threaten others over hunches . "
Noah didn't reveal anything even in that situation, but he had to admit that Faith had cornered him . No matter what he said, she had the upper hand .
"My doubts first appeared in the new continent, when I discovered that June wasn't exactly a docile woman . " Faith began to explain .
"The reports about her character didn't match her actions when you took her hostage," Faith said, "And the same applies to the recent escape . "
"She understands the difference in our power," Noah replied, "I can't say the same for you . "
Faith's smile reappeared when she heard that threat, but it seemed that she had more to say on the matter .
"I thought that she was like me at the beginning . " She said, "Continuously bothered by men that didn't even try to understand her . I thought that she just wanted to cultivate in peace, but I've noticed something strange since we reached the castle . "
Noah's expression didn't reveal anything during her speech . Her words didn't even create the slightest tremor in his aura .
"She seemed happier . " Faith concluded .
Silence fell once again in the area as the stalemate continued .
"So?" Noah said at some point .
He had to admit that Faith's clues were on point, but he still didn't understand what her goal was .
"I had initially thought that she was just happy to speak with me, but everything became obvious when I saw you two in the corridor," Faith's smile became wider before her final question, "Why did you use a spell to come out of your room?"
It was evident that she had made her mind about a matter that she had started to doubt since the crisis with the Winged beasts .
Yet, Noah didn't care about her hypotheses . He was only interested in what she was hoping to gain by revealing all of that .
Noah dispersed his aura and stored his sabers at that point . Continuing to threaten her would just confirm her ideas .
"Do what you want," Noah said, "Gossips can't hurt my reputation, and the Royals already hate me . "
"Ok then . " Faith said as she began to insert her mental energy in the inscribed notebook .
Of course, Noah couldn't just let her spread that information .
He shot directly toward Faith with the fingers of his left hand arched to form something similar to a claw . Yet, he had to stop his tracks again when he saw that she had lifted the defensive talisman right in the trajectory of his attack .
The oath that prevented internal battles had vanished since the mission inside the castle was over, but she had long since predicted his attack .
"Understand this," Noah began to speak with a voice that resembled a growl, "It doesn't matter what you hope to gain from this situation or how you plan to handle the consequences to your actions . It won't end well for you . "
That was a pure and honest threat, and Noah didn't mind exposing the truth with that gesture since Faith wasn't giving him any other choice . In the worst case, he would just kill her and live in the wilderness with June until his power reached a satisfying level .
However, Faith managed to surprise him once again with her words, "I just want to learn your story . In my mind, I still owe you since the events with the Winged beasts . "
Her aura conveyed her honesty, and Noah couldn't help but retract his hand while taking a few steps back when he heard that .
Faith had literally threatened the strongest cultivator of her generation to deepen her individuality, and she had done that without showing the slightest trace of fear .
She was still far away from the determination showed by Noah and June through their lives, but both of them started to feel some respect for a cultivator willing to go so far to improve .
Then, Noah felt June standing up and reaching for him .
Her left hand went for his long hair, and she used the right one to move his head in the trajectory of her lips .
The two of them exchanged a long kiss right in front of Faith, and the latter couldn't help but reveal an excited smile at that sight .
"She is quite nice, "June murmured when their lips separated, "And we can always kill her if she betrays us . "
Noah could only give up at that point, "Ok, but you'll tell the story . "
June sat next to Faith and started to tell her how their relationship had begun . She even took a few jugs of wine from her space-ring to make that situation more enjoyable .
Noah saw how June seemed happy to share an essential part of her life with Faith . Removing the secrecy from her relationship made her feel good . It was as if it had just become more real .
Meanwhile, Noah limited himself to inspect the area . Those blue leaves were quite strange and seemed to have some kind of tranquilizing effect when he neared them .
By the time June had finished her story, the three of them had received a message from the leaders of their factions .
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