NOVPUBBut for now, they couldn’t even tell each other apart, so they temporarily didn’t split their finances, keeping all their money on one card, which was convenient for use in Huadu.
"My gosh, bullying Sixth-order in that place, do you really have the nerve to flaunt that achievement?"
Lanci exclaimed in surprise.
"Heh, if I had stolen your Poem of Pity back then and used it myself, maybe I could have beaten the Cardinal Bishops."
Talia said with arms crossed and a cold laugh.
It was still because the Wilfort family had treated her too well, making it hard for her to act against them, just as how the Bathist family was towards Lanci now—even though Lanci was just an employee, he still thought about being somewhat good to the Bathist family. She probably had felt the same way back then.
Although the Poem of Pity wouldn’t directly enhance her combat power, it could impart to her numerous ancient demon race heritages and wisdom, maybe allowing her to create a few Magic Cards that were overpowered for the current version.
"Huh."
Lanci lightly covered his mouth.
"What are you laughing at?"
Talia looked at him.
"Nothing."
Lanci put down his hand, and his expression instantly returned to normal.
He just felt that Talia hadn’t seen Lausang in his prime.
In his prime, Lausang could make even Talia in her Mad Love Demon King state turn and run.
After all, the direct combat strength of the Mad Love Demon King wasn’t any different from Tata’s, just with an addition of a great Demon Sound that required specific conditions to be effective.
"Who exactly is Lausang?"
This was the second time Talia had heard the name.
"A very strong enemy, one I might never forget in my lifetime,"
Lanci said reflectively.
"Why are you so sure I can’t beat him?"
Talia was starting to feel unhappy.
To hear Lanci say it, even he could survive against Lausang.
In the current world, even if she wasn’t the strongest, she could still hold her own against the strongest for a couple of rounds.
"If you ever manage to beat a Cardinal Bishop, I’ll go eat the piano from the Hyperion family..."
Lanci confidently raised his hand, pointing at the air in front of him.
"Stop, stop, Lanci meow!"
Cat Boss hastily interrupted Lanci’s words, raising a paw to cover Lanci’s mouth.
If one day Lanci had to eat a sofa or a coffee table, it could at least help Lanci cook it, but for a piano, it truly couldn’t help Lanci with that.
"Keep talking, if I manage to beat a Cardinal Bishop, what will you do?"
Talia became interested, lifting her eyelashes lightly, staring at Lanci and asking.
"Then I’ll go to the Ichrite Opera House and stage a real-life version of ’So Cute I Could Eat You Up’ to celebrate for you. I’ll personally play the lead role and recite those lines again,"
Lanci looked at her cheerfully, exuding a carefree attitude.
His gaze seemed to ask Talia, didn’t you want to rehearse the script with me? I’ll indulge you.
If they were going to play, then play the biggest role—let’s see if you dare to play this leading lady.
Anyway, he didn’t believe Talia could beat a Cardinal Bishop.
"..."
Talia fell silent upon hearing this; she was somewhat angrily and embarrassingly avoiding his gaze.
"Lanci, are you sober?"
Cat Boss asked.
It felt like Lanci sometimes acted as if he had drunk fake wine!
"As long as you dare to direct, what’s there to be embarrassed about if I come up and recite a few lines with you? Let’s see who runs away first."
Talia didn’t take his bait, but she was ready to play along to the end.
"Hehe, you’ll have to win against a Cardinal Bishop first before that, little Talia,"
Lanci said mockingly.
"..."
All Cat Boss could do now was pray for Lanci that such a low-probability event wouldn’t happen as Lanci envisioned.
These two could brag fearlessly about anything.
Just imagine if it happened for real.
With several thousand spectators filling the seats, perhaps their pearls would drop. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
The two, along with the cat, chatted and bickered and before they knew it, they had arrived at Parriet District 1’s jurisdiction.
Today, before heading to the Church of the Goddess Temple, they first planned to visit the area around Parriet Mother Church.
One reason was to check off a sightseeing location.
Another was that Nigel the Executor’s workplace was located behind a gallery near the Parriet Mother Church.
"Valentine Gallery."
Lanci, holding Cat Boss, looked at the tall sign of the building in front of him and said.
"Another location checked off."
Talia said emotionlessly, as if completing a task.
She walked through a porch woven with light and color alongside Lanci into the gallery.
Even in the morning, the gallery already had quite a few visitors.
The footsteps of Lanci and Talia quietly echoed in the corridor, the air filled with the unique scent of oil paint and old wooden frames.
Talia’s attention was occasionally captured by the artworks hanging on the walls.
While she wasn’t as good as Lanci at painting, the works were still eye-catching.
However, Lanci’s paintings were simply too scarce for her to judge Painter Lanci from an audience’s perspective unless Lanci was willing to paint a few more for her.
"What, you want one of my paintings?"
Lanci heard her thoughts and turned to ask.
"No thanks, paint if you want, just don’t steal a portrait of me again."
Talia responded.
Her way of speaking was like a light watercolor, plain and subtle.
The two resumed their quietude; they never planned to talk much in the gallery, and with every step, they seemed to traverse different worlds and eras.
After passing through a series of exhibition halls, Lanci and Talia arrived in front of a secretive black door.
"This is the place."
As they pushed open the door, the pathway at the end suddenly opened up, leading to a corridor heading towards an unknown government building.
They proceeded down the corridor to its depths, where the light gradually brightened until they finally stepped outside, where a solemn government-style building appeared before them.
