Semua Bab The Heiress' Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call: Bab 1791 - Bab 1800

Aria figured that going to save people in a nightgown wasn't exactly practical, especially since she was still running a fever. She checked her own pulse; she was having a low-grade fever. She headed to the herb house to treat herself first. Landon also knew how to take care of people. He held an umbrella in one hand and a white fur cloak in the other—they were all for Aria. Being in the manifestation, Aria really found all sorts of things inconvenient as a modern person. At least one thing was convenient—bladegliding. Getting down the mountain took just minutes, so she did not have to worry about transportation. She just did not understand some of the spiritual medicines yet. But luckily, she'd studied medicine herself, so she could figure out the related herbs. The situation was worse than she'd imagined. When Aria landed following the young deer, she immediately noticed a spirit beast that had been completely drained nearby. It was an antelope with pure white fur. It was s

Aria couldn't understand what had happened. She had just followed the white tiger cub for a short distance, but when she turned back around, Landon had completely changed. He started talking much less, and she had no idea what was wrong. Even his smiles seemed careless and impossible to read. Though he hadn't been particularly lively to begin with, there was still a clear difference from how he'd been explaining everything to her just moments ago. Was it because the rain stopped? Did that make him less considerate? While Aria was thinking about this, the cub's back remained tense. It was because behind them, there was a cold edge to Landon's presence even though he seemed to be walking casually. It wondered when Aria had gotten another boy toy. The cub was injured and couldn't walk very fast, and Aria was thoughtful about that too. After they hadn't gone very far, she picked up the cub. Even though it was small, it was still heavy—definitely not something she could compare to a

Aria didn't care who was happy or not about her actions. If she were going to save Mount Hollowlight, she would clash with all the major sects anyway. It was just a matter of being reactive or proactive about it. Besides, every spiritual beast on the mountain had bonded with her now. There was no way to hide something like that. When the thunder stopped, it meant the fortune was shifting. And all the major virtuous factions would definitely notice. Tonight was her time to prepare. Aria had no intention of resting. She had the spider lead some of the fiercer spiritual beasts and get moving right away. If they waited too long, it would just give the sects time to react. The spider knew the most about the villagers on Mount Hollowlight. This village was generally decent in most ways. But there was one problem—they held some pretty backward views about certain social matters. Some people were valued more than others based on their looks, and those who didn't meet the societal bea

Listening to the two women talk, Aria felt annoyed for no good reason. Not just annoyed—knowing what it all really meant made her feel unsettled too. The most dangerous thing for arcane seekers was letting something mess with their core beliefs. But ever since she had decided to enter the Sacrificial Offering Manifestation, Aria had been doing things that were against her principles. Some beliefs had been passed down from ancient times to the present. Compared to the old days, modern times seemed a little better. But when she really thought about it, some things remained the same way. For example, she had always heard that women had to have careers or they would get left behind by society. Also, women should get married no matter what, so they would have someone to look after them when they were old. Why was it always about what women should do? Didn't men need to support families or worry about getting left behind by society? The people who loved to gossip were still the sam

Landon stood under the tree just like that as he watched Aria and Philip in the distant pavilion. He didn't move closer. Because of his status, it wasn't appropriate for him to get too involved with anyone. Besides, everyone from every sect knew he was the male companion she'd brought back from Hollowground. Compared to these wealthy young heirs, he wasn't worth much. To put it bluntly, he was just a male servant attending to her. Landon smiled mockingly. His dark eyes went cold, but he didn't make any moves. Wearing a pure white dress, Aria sat across from Philip, who was dressed extravagantly. Her eyes held a smile as she held the pot, pouring coffee for him. Whatever she said made Philip's face flush red, his eyes filled with warmth. The spring breeze carried the scent of sweet peaches, but it felt particularly unpleasant to him. Landon looked down at the fruit he'd picked earlier. It had been for her, but now it just tasted awful. The bitterness of the fruit seemed to spr