Chapter 125: the sulking general


    INSIDE the forest outside the capital of Xing, Argent was standing on a branch of a tall tree, looking up at the big moon. She was waiting for the arrival of her sister. Then they would leave directly from here using her flying shuttle. It was better for long distance travel than the flying car.


    The sun had just set and the sky was already dark. Argent was in a very inconspicuous part of the forest where people didn''t usually past through. But even without that, the three dark guards were scattered around the perimeter to make sure that no one would inadvertently walked on here. Lei Feng was also here to prevent any oversight, giving her confidence that nothing would go wrong.


    Speaking of the man, since they left Hangzhou, he hadn''t spoken a full sentence to her. Whenever she tried to talk to him, all his reply to her had been one syble words. Seeing his attitude, she felt a slight irritation in her chest. So she also stopped talking to him altogether. But she knew that couldn''t continue since she would be leaving soon. And she still had a lot of things to say to him.


    Argent looked down and saw Lei Feng leaning against the tree she was standing on. His arms were crossed against his chest, the seriousness on his face was even more profound. It''s like he''s contemting about something. Argent sighed. She took a jade seal from her space ring, it was the one that the Emperor gave her.


    She wasn''t able to use this thing that much. Because she immediately found the information she needed. She even thought that maybe she should have just flown from Albion to here. It might have saved her a lot of time. But then again, if she didn''t go through those formalities, she wouldn''t be able to meet the Emperor. If she didn''t meet him then she wouldn''t have managed to annoy him, then he wouldn''t bait her with information about the masked man who stole a map from him. That particr information was the reason why Argent was able to aplish the things she needed to aplish in the fastest way possible.


    ording to the results, her decision of going here in the guise of a business deal was still the best choice. She looked at the seal she was holding. This might be a good tool to use to start a conversation with this sullen guy.


    Argent then jumped from the tree andnded safely in front of Lei Feng. She looked at the guy who looked at her only for a second then moved his gaze away. She felt that irritation inside her chest again. She shook her head and just ignored it. She held the seal towards Lei Feng. "Could you give this back to the Emperor?"


    Lei Feng took it. "Hmm."


    "Could you also apologize to him on my ount for not saying goodbye personally? And also tell him that he didn''t need to worry because I''m going to send someone from mypany to finish our business transaction?"


    "Hmm."


    Argent suddenly felt a vein in her forehead popping. Enough of this. She stretched her hand, passing his side face, and then making her palmnded loudly on the bark of the tree behind him. "Do you have a problem with me? If you do, then stop acting so shifty and just tell it straight to my face."


    Lei Feng became speechless. Not because of Argent''s question, but because of her sudden close proximity to him. Her movements made their bodies just a few inches away from each other. Because he was taller than her, she needed to looked up to him. This way he could perfectly see her beautiful face. Her skin was delicate and refined, her eyshes were long like a fine silver brush, and her pair of purple eyes were like bright amethyst shining with anger.


    He could feel her breathing on his chin. Lei Feng couldn''t help but swallow. His whole face was slowly heating up. He had no doubt that he was as red as a ripe tomato right now. He moved his head away and gently pushed Argent.


    "Please, don''t be too close."


    After hearing that, it was only then that Argent realized their current postures. Seeing him blushing, he was probably embarrassed being this close to another man. It really was kind of awkward. What was she thinking, acting this way? She stepped back as naturally as she could, widening the gap between them. Then she cleared her throat.


    "Well, answer my question. Do you have something against me?"


    Lei Feng finally managed to breath. If he didn''t tell Argent the reason why he was acting that way, something like what just happened might happen again. He wasn''t sure if his heart could take it. So he decided to just be honest. "No. I just didn''t like the fact that you refused to let me help you."


    Upon hearing that answer, a sudden realization hit Argent. "Are you sulking?" When she saw his ear tips turning red, she knew she got the right answer. She couldn''t help butugh because of that. Who would have thought that the serious and almighty general of Xing also knew how to sulk. "You can really be cute sometimes, you know?"


    Lei Feng didn''t care about thest thing she said. Because Argent''sughing face just captivated him. How could someone be this beautiful? It''s like there''s a glowing from within her. He turned his gaze away before he really started having a heart attack.


    Argent, on the other hand, thought that he was pouting. "You can''t juste with me and you know that. You have obligations here. Although I appreaciate your offer, it''s weird to be so dedicated about it. You''re not my servant nor are you my guard. It''s not your job to take care of things for me. You''re a friend, receiving your sentiment is enough."


    At first, Lei Feng was getting more depressed after each word that Argent said. But when he heard herst statement, he felt like he was suddenly revived. "You think of me as a friend?"


    He knew it was not easy for Argent to let people enter her inner circle. Being considered as a friend was already a big step for him. He couldn''t help but just feel happy.


    "Otherwise?"


    "Yes, we''re friends," Lei Feng immediately said in case Argent changed her mind. "But I''m just worried that something bad may happen to you during that festival."


    "Something will always happen. The only thing we could do is to be prepared. So it wouldn''t turn into something bad," Argent said. "My mother''s life is at stake her, I wouldn''t act in a way that could jeopardize that. So, just have faith in me. Okay?"


    Lei Feng let out a long sigh. "I understand." But that didn''t mean he wouldn''t do anything to help.


    "Good. Oh, before I forgot, Aurum found out that the one behind the fourth prince''s attempted assassination in Albion was Concubine Hong."


    Lei Feng was a bit startled by the sudden change of topic. But when he digested what she just said, he couldn''t help but frown. "Concubine Hong? How did your sister...?"


    "It''s a long process. But you don''t need to worry because this information is pretty solid."


    "Okay. I''ll pass it on to Li Jun."


    Just then, An Si suddenly appeared and kneeled in front of them. "Master, the carriage carrying Lady Aurum and ck is on its way."


    Lei Feng nodded. "Continue to guard the perimeter."


    "Yes, Master." An Si bowed and jumped to one of the trees.


    They didn''t wait long. After a few minutes, a simple ck carriage rode to where they were. If Argent was not mistaken, the one driving was the dark guard named ''An Wu'', the one with the barrier Gift. The carriage stopped but before An Wu could open the door of the carriage, it already opened from the inside and Aurum and ck jumped out.


    When her sister and ck saw her, the two immediately ran towards her direction. Argent almost lost her bnce when both hugged her at the same time.


    "Brother, I missed you! Did you miss me as well?"


    "ck missed you, Master! Did you miss ck too?"


    The both said almost at the same time.


    Argent helplessly gave them a return hug. "Yes, I miss the two of you."


    Lei Feng looked at this scene, especially at ck who''s happily hugging Argent''s waist. His expression almost turned dark. How could this kid hug Argent as if it was the most natural thing in the world while he couldn''t even handle having her face too close to his? He sighed. Well, at least the kid was no longer crossdressing.


    After hugging the two, Argent took the flying shuttle capsule and also the remote from her space ring. She threw it on the empty space in front and pushed the ''on'' button on the remote. Her flying shuttle vehicle immediately appeared.


    She looked at Aurum and ck. "Come on, go inside."


    The two didn''t ask much and just walked inside the shuttle.


    Argent turned to Lei Feng. "Thank you for everything until now. I hope we could meet again in the future."


    "There''s no need for thanks. I''m just d that I could be of help to you. And yes, we will definitely meet again," Lei Feng said, determination filling his obsidian ck eyes.


    "I hope so as well."


    Argent said her goodbye and walked towards the shuttle.


    "Argent!" Lei Feng called before she entered the shuttle.


    Argent looked back. "Yes?"


    "Can I... can I call you from time to time?"


    Argent smiled. "Yes, just make sure you won''t call me everyday or every other day because I won''t definitely answer."


    The corner of Lei Feng''s lips tilted, showing a very rare smile. "Okay."


    With that, Argent finally walked inside the shuttle. She sat on the driver''s position, turned on the stealth mode, and flew the shuttle up.


    "Where will we go next, Brother?" Aurum asked, sitting on the seat beside Argent''s.


    "We''re going back to myb," Argent answered and she drove the shuttle towards the direction of the Western continent.