Chapter 205
"Does everyone know about it?" Anfey asked slowly . He had some concerns . Maho Empire had won a big military victory, which was big news for them . Everyone was happy about getting reunited . If they had known about the victory, they would have been exhilarated about it .
"They do not know about it yet," Apa said, shaking his head .
"The king asked me to let you know it first, and you can decide whether to tell others . " Apa smiled . He recalled the words Yolanthe told him . Of course, he would not tell Anfey the exact words .
"I do not get it," Anfey said . "It would only take at most one month to clean up the battlefield and the deal with the aftereffects of the war . That means the second prince of Maho Empire and Master Saul would come back to Sacred City in two months"
Anfey suddenly realized they could go home if Saul was going home . This was definitely a good thing, but it meant Alibaba mercenary group would be dismissed . For various reasons, they all needed to go back to Sacred City . However, it was still unknown if they could come back to the underground city . There was still something he did not get, especially what Yolanthe was trying to hint to him .
"Can I ask where exactly my estate is?" Anfey asked .
"I knew you would ask . I brought the map with me . " Apa took out a scroll from his shirt with a smile and unrolled it . The remaining sunset had dyed the sky a golden color . "Violet City is here . Congratulations . Violet City is a wealthy city . Although your nobility title did not change, your estate is as big as a duke’s . "
"Here is…?" Anfey asked .
"This is Blackania City," Apa answered .
After a bit of thought, Anfey finally realized what Yolanthe was trying to hint to him . Violet City and Blackania City were next to each other on Maho Empire’s border . It was not only a military center, but also a commercial center . Shansa Empire attacked Maho Empire through a different country, which caused a lot of damage to Maho Empire . It messed up Yolanthe’s badly . By that time, Yolanthe had switched his attention to the Country of Mercenaries . Thinking about the locations of Moramatch, Hengduan Valley, and Violet City on the other side of Hengduan Valley, Anfey believed that Yolanthe hoped Anfey could maintain his Alibaba mercenary group, since he could help Yolanthe get into the Country of Mercenaries .
"I heard the Empire lost most of the eastern area and only controlled Blackania City now . Did Violet City have a lot of damage?" Anfey asked slowly .
"I am not sure about it," Apa said, shaking his head .
Anfey went quiet . He knew it was hard to understand what was on the king’s mind . The reason he finally got what Yolanthe was thinking was due to his street smarts . People with power had much experience fighting for political power . They were far better than Anfey in that sense . He might beat Yolanthe in a physical fight, but even if Anfey were a king, he could be played by Yolanthe .
Anfey wanted neither to turn Yolanthe down, nor bargain with him, especially when he had nothing to bargain with . The only thing he could do was to do better with what he had .
"Black Eleven, can you tell everyone this news?" Anfey asked in a low voice .
"Sure . " Black Eleven nodded .
"I need to leave now that I have passed the information to you," Apa said with a smile .
Watching Black Eleven and Apa walking away, Anfey was quiet for a while and said, "Suzanna, if I…"
"No matter where you go, I will go with you," Suzanna said gently but firmly . She sounded like she was promising Anfey something .
It’s said that a couple could communicate without words if they were in love . It looked like that had happened between Anfey and Suzanna . Suzanna seemed to know what Anfey was trying to tell her before he could finish his words .
Anfey nodded hard . No matter what he was going to say did not seem enough . All he could do now was to hold Suzanna’s hands tight .
Soon a group of people screamed and rushed out of Moramath . The people outside the town were startled by what they saw . Half way up the hill, Niya had been singing a folksong and waving the hem of her dress . She stood shocked and froze in place . She had no idea why people went nuts at the foot of the hill .
The happy crowd surrounded the people outside the town in the blink of an eye . Then they rushed up the hill . Niya learned from different conversations about what had happened and cheered with the crowd . Niya had been through such a tough time . Home is the most warming and comfortable place, and no other place could compare . She lost herself in such joy that she even held her arms out and hugged Christian . Christian looked like he did not know whether to laugh or cry .
Anfey watched the crowd joyfully . He thought Yolanthe did very well to win people’s hearts . It would not be a bad choice to work for a king like him .
The cheerful crowd moved up to the top of the hill . They did not care if Anfey knew about the victory . They only wanted to pass their joy to everyone around them . Niya started to yell from the distance, "Anfey, we won! We can go home now . "
Anfey slowly stood up and wore a smile on his face . In fact, he did not want to look like he could not fit into the happy crowd, but smiling was all he could do . He rarely lost himself since he was a little kid as far back as he could remember . No matter where he was, he would at least keep himself sort of calm . He would never be able to scream, laugh out, and cheer .
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