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Mengdie's expression turned solemn, causing a moment of fear in the old woman, Gruma. The elderly woman's body shrank back, her hands trembling on her cane.

Realizing the old woman's fear, Mengdie quickly softened her expression to a gentle smile and said, "Don't worry, Grandma. Your son and I are just business rivals. More precisely, I have a dispute with his boss, not with him personally. Aside from that, we could very well become close friends."

Perhaps reassured by Mengdie's smile, Grandma Gruma's hands trembled again, and tears flowed from her eyes. She suddenly knelt in front of Mengdie, startling her. Mengdie quickly knelt down as well, reaching out to help her.

"Grandma! What are you doing?"

"Miss Mengdie... Miss Mengdie! I beg you... please don't hurt my only son! I don't know exactly what he's doing, but... but his nature is definitely not bad! Please, if you meet him again, don't make it hard for my son! He... he's all I have left now! Since the Great Sage is with you, Miss Mengdie, my son must be involved in something unsavory. I promise, the next time I see that good-for-nothing son, I'll persuade him to leave his boss! It's okay if life is hard, as long as it's safe! So... so I beg you... don't... don't hurt him... sob sob..."

Here, a mother wept for her son. Who could understand the sourness in Mengdie's heart? If Weiba could leave the Black Flame Snake, that would be ideal. But if he refused, Mengdie would not hesitate in her actions to save Aya.

While the mother continued crying, the noise attracted Nia and Edward from outside. Mengdie hugged the old woman, giving her a comforting embrace. She turned to look at Nia and Edward, sighing softly...

"Alright, Grandma Gruma. I promise you, the next time we meet, regardless of Weiba's stance, I will act impersonally and absolutely will not harm his life."

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Upon hearing this, Edward's face changed! He had faced Weiba twice and knew the giant's strength well. To subdue him without harm seemed like an impossible task!

But Mengdie's stern glance silenced his protest.

With Mengdie's assurance, Grandma Gruma finally stood up. Her tearful joy made Mengdie feel guilty. After quickly packing up some things, the group finally bid farewell to the villagers and left the village, heading back to Luivell City.

Leaving the village, Mengdie was somewhat downcast. Her tail hung listlessly, without even a slight wag. Nia walked beside her, gently stroking the tail, but Mengdie showed no reaction. Seeing this, Xiu asked curiously.

"What's wrong with Miss Mengdie?"

Edward glanced at Mengdie and sighed helplessly, "Nothing much. She just promised the old woman that she wouldn't kill Weiba from now on."

Edward then recounted everything he had heard to Xiu and Father Kotton, who listened and nodded along.

Father Kotton: "I see... Young lady, you have a kind heart, but if that person is your enemy, do you have a more concrete way to avoid fighting him?"

As the sun rose high, filling the air with the scent of summer, Mengdie walked along the mountain path and suddenly relaxed, stretching lazily towards the warm sun.

"Ha, what else can I do? As long as he's with the Black Flame Snake and our stances are opposed, conflict is inevitable."

Edward: "Ah? But... but if that's the case..."

Mengdie smiled and patted Edward's shoulder lightly: "Hey, hey, hey, if a fight is inevitable, I just need to become stronger, much stronger! Strong enough to subdue him without killing him, right? Since I can't force Weiba to leave the Black Flame Snake, I just need to work hard, and things can still go well! Hahaha!"

Her cheerful laughter echoed through the valley, dispelling the gloom that had enveloped everyone. And with the weather getting hotter, the girl simply tore off the sleeves of her hands and then the torn part of her shirt from yesterday's fight with the white wolf. The exposed fair arms and smooth abdomen left Xiu and Edward momentarily dumbfounded. The air seemed to carry a cooler scent...

"A bunch of perverts! What are you looking at!"

Soon, Xiu and Edward's knees bore the brunt of a heavy kick from Nia. They yelped and hopped on one leg. At the front, Mengdie turned back, her tail swaying, looking puzzled at the two men's actions.

"Nia, what's wrong with them?"

"Hmph! This perverted apprentice of magic, perverted swordsman! These two men..."

"Ah! That's right! Miss Mengdie!" Fearing Nia would speak ill of him, Xiu quickly interrupted, covering his knee, pointing with his staff towards the back and shouting, "What are you going to do with that big guy? It's been following us since a while ago."

Looking back where Xiu pointed, a huge white wolf was seen standing on a rock not far away. When it noticed Mengdie's gaze, it leaped gracefully, reaching Mengdie's side in a few bounds, and sat down.

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