Chapter 5

The village chief foster father was that middle-aged man in the sheepskin robe who came to send meat or fruit every day.

Why is he looking for me? He wouldn't be asking me to pay off the food expenses for these days, would he!

Thinking of this, a trace of bitterness appeared on Xia Mingyu's face; he was a real pauper now, and if the other party really did that, he was afraid he could only rely on doing hard labor to pay off the debt.

"Your Highness Mingyu, if you don't want to meet him, I will decline for you."

Seeing Xia Mingyu not responding for a long time, Anliya outside the door thought he had refused, so she spoke again.

"Please let him in."

Xia Mingyu thought for a moment and agreed.

If he wanted to gain a foothold in this world, he couldn't keep staying in a small wooden house; he had to come into contact with more people.

And the village chief of the village was undoubtedly a very good contact object; he should be able to get quite a bit of information from the other party.

"Noble Highness, my humble self and my beautiful daughter greet you, may the gods bless you!"

Just after entering and putting down the basket full of fruit in his hand, Luo Bote pulled Anliya and wanted to perform the kneeling ceremony on both knees, but fortunately, he was stopped in time.

"Sit." Xia Mingyu signaled.

"Your Highness, you are too polite!"

Luo Bote smiled fawningly and rubbed his palms, but he never dared to sit on the chair, only standing restrainedly.

Xia Mingyu was a bit helpless; clearly, this wooden house was his house.

In that case, he had no choice but to stand as well.

"Mr. Village Chief, may I ask what you are here for?" Xia Mingyu opened his mouth directly.

"Your Highness, I heard from my daughter that you have already learned the language, so I came here specially; one is to congratulate you on your unparalleled learning talent, and the second is to ask what you need?"

"For example, is the living environment simple, do you need more meat in your diet? Are you satisfied with the fruit sent?"

Luo Bote asked with a face full of smiles.

This was a bit beyond Xia Mingyu's expectations; he thought the other party would first ask which country he was from and why he couldn't even understand the language.

Now it seemed that this village chief had no intention of exploring his background at all, just blindly fawning.

"I don't have any needs, but if I have to say, I hope to see the person who saved me."

Xia Mingyu thought for a moment and said.

He had a deep impression of that fierce person who shot an arrow into the eye of the lunging alpha wolf, not to mention that the other party saved his life; in any case, even from the most basic moral perspective, he should express his gratitude.

"The Sun God is above, the person you mentioned should be little Boge; he is the most talented young man in our village. Without anyone teaching him, he achieved the hunter profession just by relying on himself, unlike other young people who can only continue to be serfs like us."

"You don't know yet, the prey these days were also actively entrusted by him to me to pass on to you; he is really a warm-hearted and polite young man!"

"If it weren't for him always treating Anliya as his own sister since he was a child, I really would want to..."

Luo Bote talked endlessly, until Anliya couldn't bear it anymore and kicked his heel from behind, only then did he react to his gaffe.

"Your Highness, I've made you laugh; small people like us really don't have any manners." Luo Bote scratched his head embarrassedly.

"I'll go call little Boge over right now."

After saying that, as if to relieve the embarrassment, Luo Bote hurried away, completely ignoring the eager suggestive gaze of Anliya on the side.

"Miss Anliya, do you have anything you want to say to me?"

Xia Mingyu noticed the hesitant expression on the blonde girl's beautiful face beside him.

After pondering for a moment, Anliya still shook her head.

She knew her foster father must have noticed her gaze; since there was no response, it meant that now was not the time to bring up "that matter".

Not long after, Luo Bote brought a cold-faced boy with a thin face, carrying a quiver and a bow and arrow, into the wooden house.

There were two lines of white text on the boy's head, one was commoner, and one was hunter.

Commoner was an identity Blessing, while hunter was a professional Blessing; unlike the identity Blessing determined at birth, the professional Blessing was acquired through later accumulation and would also bring its owner various abilities.

For example, the professional Blessing of the vast majority of people in the village was farmer, which could make the crops they planted have a higher yield.

"Your Highness, this is little Boge."

Luo Bote introduced respectfully, then signaled the other party to salute.

Boge was about to bend down and kneel without hesitation, but fortunately, he was stopped in time by Xia Mingyu.

"You are my savior; there is no reason in the world to let a savior kneel." Xia Mingyu hurriedly opened his mouth.

"Respected Highness, you overpraise me; that I could save your noble self from the pack of wolves is definitely not my favor to you, but my honor."

Boge said calmly.

This was not an impromptu performance, but a draft he had thought about in his heart overnight for the past few days.

After all, saving a stranded heir of a super kingdom was undoubtedly the most critical and unrepeatable precious opportunity in his life.

"May I ask if there is anything I can do for you?"

Hesitating for a moment, Xia Mingyu still asked hesitantly.

Repaying kindness is his principle.

Although Xia Mingyu knew that he was now a pauper who had just arrived in another world and could repay very little, the moral values shaped by society over the past twenty years still made him unable to help but say it.

"Helping you is my honor; how could there be a reason to make a request?" Boge said without thinking.

"However..." the boy changed the subject.

"I do have one request that I hope you, in your mercy, can agree to." A trace of hope clearly flashed across his slightly dusty face.

Hearing this, Xia Mingyu's expression tightened, because even if the other party only asked for a small amount of money, he, who was empty-handed, would be powerless.

If it really didn't work, he could only sell this set of modern clothes on his body...

Under Xia Mingyu's nervous gaze, Boge finally opened his mouth:

"Please accept me as your attendant!"

Xia Mingyu: "???"

You saved me, and you still want to be my attendant?

Xia Mingyu's head was full of question marks, but Anliya and Luo Bote beside him had a look of understanding, as if they had guessed it long ago.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I swear to the great Sun and Justice God, I will never use my favor to pressure you."

"I am willing to dedicate my life for your safety, obey your every command, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable, just or unjust, I will do my best to complete it, only asking for your radiance to shine upon me and protect me as I pursue the path of the strong that I yearn for."

Boge knelt on one knee and said solemnly; his voice was clear and powerful, and his angular face was full of sincerity.

Xia Mingyu was silent for a moment.

To be honest, he actually quite wanted to agree; after all, he was a pauper after traveling, and if he could accept a fierce person who shot an alpha wolf to death as his subordinate, at least his basic safety would be guaranteed.

But he remembered the second half of the other party's oath.

(End of chapter)