Chapter 1 The Sky of Kingston

The sky over Kingston City had become a piece of silk dampened by time, the colors gradually shifting from vibrant to monotonous, gold and orange slowly being replaced by blue-black.

The warmth and splendor of the drawing-room seemed to be replaced by a faint layer of loneliness.

Whether it was the large sofa or the delicate coffee table, the family crests in the hall seemed a little dim in the dim light. The red curtains on the windows fluttered gently, bringing a hint of chill as they entered the room with the breeze.

The candlelight on the candlestick flickered wearily, as if it would be swallowed by the approaching night at any moment.

The three of them sat quietly like that.

By the time Viscount Levin Kingston returned to the drawing-room, Lilith had disappeared.

The composed lord instructed the butler and servants to entertain Ranch and Sid, inviting Xia alone for a walk and a chat.

Only the pensive Ranch and the leisurely Sid remained in the drawing-room.

As the sky finally darkened, Ranch and Sid finished the dinner brought by the servants and walked along the corridor leading to the guest rooms upstairs under the guidance of the butler.

The two maintained this undisturbed silence for a long time.

The corridor on the second floor of the mansion was still slightly warm.

Looking out of the row of large windows, only a few stars remained in the night sky.

"Sid, what kind of love stories do you prefer?"

Ranch finally looked up and asked.

Sid thought for a moment, tapping her fingers lightly in the air as she strolled slowly.

"A love story between a young man and a young woman, where power and family oppression appear along the way. Then the young man should use his wisdom, courage, and firm determination to overcome difficulties, regain his destined true love, and compose a romantic love song."

Sid spoke her thoughts seriously.

"Meow, meow!"

The cat boss became restless just hearing it.

It seemed to have too much prejudice against Sid.

In any case, she had good taste in romance.

The cat boss even looked forward to how Xia and Lilith's love story would develop.

This time, the good thing was that Ranch didn't seem to have any plans, successfully restrained by the advice left by Xiu Bao!

"I see..."

Ranch muttered to himself,

"Use wisdom, courage, and a firm determination to overcome difficulties. I was right."

He suddenly clenched his fist and clapped his palm, saying to Sid.

Asking the opinion of the person next to him, and it was not much different from what he thought, which meant that his understanding of love was correct.

"Meow!"

Seeing Ranch's sudden realization, a bad feeling instantly surged into the cat boss's heart.

What did you understand, you little shit?

However, without paying attention to the cat boss who suddenly sat up in shock, Ranch quickened his pace.

In less than a minute, he arrived at the guest room where Xia was resting, which he had found out from the butler. He stood in front of the room and knocked on the door twice.

"Xia, it's me."

Ranch said calmly.

There was a slight movement inside the door.

The sound of footsteps was slightly depressed, seemingly weak, as it approached the door.

"Not bad, if Xia is depressed at this time, there should be a mentor to encourage him."

Sid was surprised that Ranch understood.

Waiting for Xia to open the door, Sid stood on the edge of the corridor behind Ranch, glancing sideways at the little black cat who had jumped down from Ranch's hand.

She didn't know why, but since Ranch had ideas and was full of action, the little black cat's condition had suddenly become very bad.

However, the little black cat had always been afraid of her, and it was normal to be uneasy when staying with her.

"His positioning is probably 'a benefactor encountered in life', 'the image of a reliable adult that we imagined when we were young', a very trustworthy big brother figure."

Sid sighed to the cat boss.

"Meow... that's not how it is... it's not that good..."

Although the cat boss was still very afraid of her, afraid of being slapped to death by her, it felt that Sid was the only one who could stop Ranch now. At least, as a woman, the Overlord Sect Leader's view of love was very upright.

"Sid... please... please stop him, this is definitely not a romantic comedy..."

"Don't worry, I've got your back. The romantic comedy will be acted according to my prompts, and there won't be much deviation."

Sid felt that there couldn't be much difference between the romantic script the Holy Son received and the effect he actually performed.

Accompanied by the sound of the metal lock turning, Xia finally opened the door.

"..."

The cat boss also felt it was over.

"Xia, do you want to regain your destined true love?"

Ranch stood in the corridor, his expression still gentle, looking directly into Xia's eyes, and asked.

Xia actually had talent. A second-rank could escape for so long in the snowy field under the pursuit of several third and fourth-ranks. If he took the entrance exam of Ygritte Academy, he might even pass.

He just hadn't awakened yet. The South was indeed too stable and peaceful, and even tigresses would have their claws blunted.

"I want to..."

Xia's voice was very calm, but his hand, clenched tightly under his sleeve, almost imprinted his nails into his palm,

"Can you help me? Mr. McCarthy."

Whenever he felt despair, he would see this man appear in his dark vision.

In those gentle emerald eyes, there was a look of willingness to believe in you.

It also made you believe that he would sincerely help you.

This kind of look, maybe you can only see it once or twice in your life.

[Of course.]

"..."

The simple and sure words made Xia's eyes suddenly sour.

It was a feeling of someone being willing to share the stove without hesitation with someone who was shivering from the cold and about to freeze to death in winter.

From a young age, Xia had a unique eye and intuition.

In fact, he had noticed it from the first time he saw Ranch and Sid.

Both of them seemed to have many mysteries that couldn't be solved, and the man in front of him made him feel dangerous but also wanted to rely on him. Those emerald eyes were the deepest and most beautiful color he had ever seen, and even being swallowed by them seemed like a kind of happiness.

He also wanted to be as strong as him.

There might not be many major events in his life that required him to risk his life, but only now, if there was this opportunity, even if he had to be with demons and gamble his soul, he would not hesitate, only he absolutely couldn't let Lilith fall into Dean's hands.

"Even if it requires paying some price."

Ranch stood with his hands behind his back in a very deep way, and asked with a smile,

"Do you have the courage to survive in a place of death and be reborn in a desperate situation?"

"...?"

Hearing these words, the cat boss was already crying. It had seen this episode, this was not a romantic comedy at all!

"Price? What price can I pay? As long as I can protect her, even if I have to give everything I have!"

Xia's eyes became rarely sharp, and he said with gritted teeth.

"Good! Then I will teach you."

Ranch recruited another good disciple, and was in a great mood. He pressed Xia's shoulder with his powerful hand,

"Love is war. Without experiencing the test of iron and blood, it is just a vain dream. From now on, I am your instructor, understand?"

"Understood!"

Not far away.

"..."

Sid stood on the edge of the corridor, listening to the cat boss's cries, she hugged her arms in confusion.

Up to the sentence "Love is war" it was still pretty normal.

Further on, she found that Ranch seemed to be saying everything literally.

Is this really a youth romantic comedy...

(End of this chapter)