Chapter 140: Chapter 126 hentai! (〃＞＿＜〃)_1 Chapter 140: Chapter 126 hentai! (〃＞＿＜〃)_1 Mansion of the City Lord, second floor.

The corridors and floors were carpeted in gold and red, while the walls were adorned with many paintings that looked exceedingly valuable, all bathed in the warm yellow light. Everything the eye touched was as splendid as a royal palace.

Wei’er stood below a portrait, silently gazing up at it for a long time.

Luo Xi had already walked about a dozen meters away when he realized he had lost Cat Cat. He immediately ran back to look for her.

“Cat Cat, what are you looking at… uh, now’s not the time to be looking at paintings, right?”

The girl did not respond to him.

Luo Xi walked up to her and, following Wei’er’s gaze, looked up as well.

Although he could not make out the detailed features of the painting, he could still tell it was a portrait of a woman.

Cat Cat murmured softly, “Mom… why is her painting here?”

Luo Xi was momentarily stunned, “Is this a portrait of your mother, Liya?”

Wei’er nodded lightly.

Luo Xi immediately leaned in closer to the portrait, trying to see through the fog before his eyes.

Wei’er pulled Luo Xi back, saying with dissatisfaction, “Why are you getting so close, pervert!”

Luo Xi said speechlessly, “I just wanted to take a closer look, and can you stop calling me a pervert?”

Cat Cat nodded and said, “Okay, pervert.”

Luo Xi: “…”

[Note: Forget about Aina, you trash Traveler, think about what you’ve done to Cat Cat. You’ve touched her ears and tail, even ambushed her chest, who else but you deserves to be called a pervert!]

No way! I told you it was involuntary!

Luo Xi asked, “So did you discover anything?”

“Nothing,” Wei’er shook her head. “I only know that this oil painting is signed by an artist named Xili. The person in the painting is my mom, it’s a half-length portrait, but no other information was revealed.”

“Actually, something was revealed.”

Luo Xi pondered, “Since your mother’s portrait can be hung on the walls here, it suggests that she must have had quite a good relationship with the Mansion of the City Lord back then.”

“Yeah,” Wei’er nodded. “That Kilis said my mom was a special Skill Practioner hired by the Mansion of the City Lord, so their relationship may have been good.”

Luo Xi patted the girl’s shoulder, “Let’s go, there will be another opportunity to come back. Next time, I’ll help you steal it if you want.”

The Dreamland’s knapsack would be truly exceptional for stealing things.

Wei’er nodded heavily.

However, they had taken only a few steps when Cat Cat stopped again. She stared at the paintings on the wall, a look of astonishment on her face.

“This… this is…”

Before Luo Xi could voice his confusion, the girl started to run, looking at the paintings along the corridor.

One painting, two paintings, three paintings.

Wei’er ran faster and faster.

Luo Xi also sensed something.

He looked at these paintings that, to his eyes, seemed to have been obscured by a thin mosaic.

Could it be?

Were all the paintings along this corridor those of Liya?

Could the former City Owner have been Liya’s ardent fan?

Or should I say… a bootlicker?

A maid, hearing Wei’er’s hurried footsteps, came from around the corner. Upon seeing Wei’er’s actions, she immediately cautioned, “Miss, please don’t run around; you may damage these valuable paintings!”

Luo Xi quickly went over to take hold of the somewhat distraught Wei’er.

He showed a gentle smile to the maid, “Sorry, this is my partner. She has always been very interested in painting and it’s her first time seeing so many beautiful paintings, so she got a bit carried away.”

Speaking of which, Cat Cat indeed had an interest in painting. In his knapsack, he still kept a piece of her naive artwork.

[Ding! The maid’s Favorability towards you +10]

“It’s no trouble, sir, but it would be better if your partner could control her excitement,” the maid also smiled. “These paintings indeed capture the essence so exquisitely. A lot of men who come here for the first time and see the woman in the portraits go crazy asking about her identity.”

Luo Xi glanced at Cat Cat, who was now silent and looking down.

He asked, “May I ask who is the subject of these paintings? I’m quite interested as well.”

“As expected, even an exceptional man like you is interested? Ah, it’s been three years, and no one recognizes her anymore.”

The maid smiled, “Her name is Liya. She used to be the special Skill Master hired by our Mansion of the City Lord. I think she had a cooperative relationship with the Lord here about ten years ago? From the portrait, you can see how beautiful and attractive she was. The old City Owner pursued her for a long time. There are seventy-eight masterpieces along this corridor, all commissioned by the old City Owner for Lady Liya, costing a pretty penny.”

Luo Xi: “…”

Case solved, the old City Owner was indeed a bootlicker, and a top-tier one at that.

He asked, “Where is Lady Liya now?”

“I don’t know about that, but there’s something you should know, right? About the old City Owner’s disappearance.”

The maid glanced to the side and then said with a hint of mystery, “She vanished along with the old City Owner that night three years ago. Some say they’ve gone traveling around together. What a wonderful love story, though it was rather irresponsible to leave the whole of Winter City in the hands of the young Lord Hill. If it weren’t for Governor Mazar handling things well, who knows what might have become of Winter City.”

“Um…”

Luo Xi cracked a smile.

Cat Cat squeezed his hand suddenly, her nails digging deep into his flesh.

Right then, a call came from the direction of the stairs.

“Gis, where are you? We need to replenish the tea and refreshments over here.”

“Coming!”

The maid replied and then said to Luo Xi, “I’ll be heading downstairs now, sir. If you get tired of walking, feel free to come down for some tea.”

“Yeah,” Luo Xi nodded.

After the maid left, Cat Cat released his hand, and Luo Xi looked down to find several red nail marks on the back of his hand.

Wei’er squat down powerlessly, murmuring to herself, “Mama couldn’t have had that kind of relationship with the old city lord… It’s not possible.”

This cat-eared girl seemed like she was malfunctioning…

Luo Xi patted the girl’s head lightly, knocking off her hat and covering her eyes.

Wei’er got up, pulling her hat back on and said, (_) “Ow—what are you doing?”

Luo Xi said helplessly, “You silly cat, do you believe everything people say? That last bit was clearly a baseless rumor. Don’t you already know that your mother and the old city lord vanished together during the Divine Tree Festival?”

“A rumor?”

Wei’er was stupefied, and then her eyes gradually brightened, “That’s right, it must be a rumor. How could I be so stupid to believe that maid’s nonsense!”

“Now that you know, let’s hurry up and go; we’ve wasted too much time already.”

Luo Xi checked the remaining time for the sync.

Less than ten minutes were left.

Wei’er tugged on Luo Xi’s clothes and said earnestly, “Thank you.”

Luo Xi joked, “How about you pet me for a while as a thank you?”

Wei’er stepped back and said, “Is there anything else in your head besides these things?”

Luo Xi subconsciously glanced at the girl’s chest.

Wei’er took another step back and said (〃＞＿＜〃), “You want to touch my chest too? No way! Pervert! Loli-con!”

Luo Xi: “…”

That damned Chu Tian, letting Cat Cat learn the meaning of that word; this vengeance, he would remember!

“Let’s go.”

Luo Xi didn’t argue with Cat Cat, choosing instead to quickly head inside.

Wei’er paused for a few seconds before following Luo Xi, walking beside him.

She whispered, “Is it really okay for us to be wandering around so openly?”

“Asking that now is meaningless,” Luo Xi replied as he looked toward the stairs on the right side.

Those led to the third floor.

There wasn’t just an iron gate at the entrance to the staircase, but also two guards in armor standing watch at the sides.

They had finally encountered some guards. Compared to the plethora of guards outside, the security inside the Mansion of the City Lord was almost non-existent. When the maids and butlers saw them, they subconsciously treated them as VIP guests.

Was the internal security so lax because they didn’t expect anyone to dare breaking into the Mansion of the City Lord, or was it confidence in their own strength?

If they found a spot out of sight, could they use Cat Cat’s abilities to silently penetrate the floor above and make their way up?

But Luo Xi wasn’t in a hurry to go upstairs just yet. Since he was able to see Lady Liya’s portrait on the second floor, maybe he could find more things related to her.

Just as Luo Xi was about to leave the staircase and continue exploring, a youthful voice rang out.

“Dear guests, would you like to come up and play with me?”

Luo Xi was taken aback.

He turned around and saw a young child, who seemed to be around ten years old based on his height.

At the moment, the child was leaning against the iron gate, while the two guards had kneeled on one knee, displaying utmost respect.

From the guards’ behavior, it was clear this was a real big-shot.

He had heard that the current young city owner was only about ten years old.

Could their luck really be so good as to run into the owner himself?

Luo Xi pondered for a moment.

Forget it, there was no point in hoping for the best. It was clearly the owner himself.

Wei’er tugged on Luo Xi’s clothes a few times.

‘What do we do? Should we run?’

Luo Xi patted Cat Cat’s hand twice.

‘Let’s wait and see.’

Run?

He hadn’t considered running since he arrived.

Luo Xi stood still, waiting for the child to make the first move.

After about fifteen seconds, the child approached and extended his hand to Luo Xi with a smile, “Would you like to come upstairs and play? I promise it’s a lot more interesting than the dance party downstairs.”

Luo Xi shook the child’s hand gently and asked in as gentle a voice as possible, “Why invite us to play with you?”

The child glanced at the still-kneeling guards behind him and whispered, “If you don’t want to be chased by a bunch of guards, you better come with me. I’m quite interested in where you two come from. Play with me for a bit, and I’ll let you go. I mean what I say. Otherwise, if my foster father finds out you’ve broken into the Mansion of the City Lord, you’re as good as dead.”

A shock went through Luo Xi’s heart, “How did you know that we…”

The child said proudly, “The blood of Schäfer’s Family flows in me, and I am the current City Owner of Winter City, merged with the power of the Winter Divine Tree. I sensed you as soon as you came near without an official invitation.”

Luo Xi: “.”

No wonder the guard force in the Mansion of the City Owner was so weak.

This young City Owner himself was the most potent weapon of this place.

“And this lady too…”

The child looked over at Cat Cat, who had been keeping her head down. However, due to the child being even shorter, he still managed to see Cat Cat’s face.

Instantly, a look of shock appeared on the child’s face.

“You are… Auntie Liya…”