Chapter 720: Looking Ahead and Behind, Cherishing the Moment

"Is there anything else? Rodney Lord! If there is nothing else, I need to rest!"

Xia Duo directly shooed him away.

He truly needed to rest for a while; although the series of experiences earlier did not ultimately result in "danger," the "peril" was certain.

He had almost died, and even now, the scene of the void after being hit by those three rays appeared in his mind from time to time.

However, this behavior of Xia Duo made Aozikaer's expression even worse, and his breathing even quickened a bit, "Lord Xia Duo, do you know how much trouble your actions have caused me!"

"What behavior? What trouble?" Xia Duo did not think he had done anything wrong, so naturally, there was no need to be polite to Aozikaer.

Just a Senior Arcanist; if he really wants to show off his might, wait until you become a Great Arcanist first.

Aozikaer took a deep breath, stared into Xia Duo's eyes, and said almost word for word in a stiff tone: "Lord Xia Duo, your unauthorized departure forced me to kill Keersi and the others. If that person pursues this, do you know how much trouble this will bring me!"

"Just this?!" Xia Duo looked at the other party in surprise; he even doubted whether the person in front of him was the real Rodney Lord himself.

"You—" Aozikaer was furious.

"Alright, Rodney Lord, don't be angry, don't be angry, listen to me explain!"

Xia Duo naturally did not want to truly anger Rodney Lord; after all, they were both in the Seven Towers Council, and they would see each other often, so there might be cooperation in the future.

"Rodney Lord, do you think that if you don't kill that person's subordinates, that person won't pursue you? Did you not consider when you defected to the Seven Towers Council whether that person would pursue you because of your 'betrayal'?"

"How can this be the same? That person wants to seize my Territory, can't I resist? He also has designs on the Green Pearl Forest, don't you want to resist?"

"Resistance is a matter of course! But have you ever thought that if you cannot completely draw a line with that person, why would the Seven Towers accept you?"

Xia Duo also felt that this Rodney Lord was a bit cute; he was hesitant even when changing camps, and didn't even know how to offer a pledge of allegiance. If it were him, not to mention being crisp, neat, and decisive, at least he wouldn't be dragging his feet.

Completely drawing a line with the past is the most basic thing; if one still has too many concerns and is indecisive, one will only end up being disliked by both sides.

After listening to Xia Duo's guidance, Aozikaer's expression was uncertain; it was not that he could not be decisive, but that he deeply knew the energy possessed by a Great Arcanist, and once it involved himself, he always wanted a perfect solution.

As such, being hesitant was inevitable.

"Hmph!"

Aozikaer did not say a word and turned to leave.

Since the matter had already happened and the pros and cons had been pointed out by Xia Duo, he naturally could not use this matter to make a fuss anymore, otherwise, he would not gain anything good within the Seven Towers.

Watching Aozikaer leave in anger, Xia Duo shook his head. In this situation, shouldn't he play the emotional card, win him over, or even give the Magic Item taken earlier as a gift to him?

However, Xia Duo did not expect others to be absolutely rational tools. In the situation just now, if it were himself, he wouldn't be able to bring himself to play any emotional card either.

Of course, if it were himself, the situation just now would not have happened at all. It was just killing a few people destined to be enemies; killing them was just killing them, and he should have taken the opportunity to claim credit. How could there be infighting!

Just as Xia Duo was preparing to return to his room to rest, Niya suddenly teleported over. Previously, she had received the visit request from Rodney Lord but did not see Xia Duo return, and she was extremely worried.

After Xia Duo returned and Rodney Lord left, Niya could no longer hold back, hurried over, and asked with a nervous face:

"Xia Duo, what did Rodney Lord come for? What happened to you in Rodney Territory?"

"Him? He came to ask for the few Magic Items he lent me before. As for what happened in Rodney Territory, it was actually nothing, just a clumsy assassination attempt."

Xia Duo said it lightly, but Niya knew that this matter was definitely not simple, otherwise it wouldn't have reached the point where Rodney Lord had to lend things to Xia Duo.

However, at this moment, Niya did not care about the process of this matter; she only worried about whether Xia Duo was injured. She did not want to experience the grief she had experienced with her father on Xia Duo again.

"Xia Duo, let me see, are you injured!"

"Not injured, not even a single hair was harmed!"

Xia Duo was telling the truth; he really hadn't lost a single hair, but what he didn't say was that the shock he received was no less than losing an arm.

It was just that Niya was so worried, so he didn't say it out loud.

Pushing away Niya's hands that were trying to rummage through his clothes, Xia Duo untied the 【Mirror of Reversal】 from his waist and fastened it onto Niya, while comforting her:

"Don't worry, I'm really not injured, but this time I really have to thank your 【Mirror of Reversal】. If it weren't for it, I would have really been injured!"

Of course, it was more likely that he would have turned into flying ash directly. Xia Duo did not have much confidence in countering that directional Spell cast by Lali.

And he was not sure if the Reversal Ring given by Rodney Lord could work. For things that had already passed and could not be verified, Xia Duo did not want to think too much.

He only knew that if there were no 【Mirror of Reversal】, he would most likely not have come back.

This really was a very unpleasant thing!

After working hard for many years and honing his Magic skills, to be harvested by a nobody holding a prop was truly a bit ridiculous.

But it was not ridiculous; props also count as strength. If others have them and you don't, who can you blame!

"Alright!"

Turning the fastened small mirror over, Xia Duo looked up again, only to find that even the tips of Niya's ears were red, and her appearance of lowering her head and not daring to look at him was exceptionally interesting.

Xia Duo took the opportunity to pull Niya's hand, took her into his arms, and whispered: "Thank you!"

Feeling Niya's soft body, Xia Duo suddenly felt that this trip to Rodney Territory was actually quite good. The two of them embraced like this and cherished the moment for a while.

Xia Duo let go of Niya, and under her puzzled gaze, he smiled slightly, "My mission here is complete. Contact Princess as soon as possible and report the situation here."

"But Teacher—"

"You should be able to contact her now!"

Xia Duo suspected that the Princess was avoiding Niya before. If that was really the case, Niya's weight in the Princess's heart was really not low, so now he had to claim credit even more.

Lest Rodney Lord report it first and take advantage of him for nothing.

"Then I will go contact Teacher!"

"Hmm!"

After Niya left, Xia Duo felt the feeling from just now again, smiled, and also teleported away.