Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 186: Laura Encountered an Attack
Laura spoke to Ivan for a reason; she was worried that he might not agree to cooperate. By revealing a bit about Zhao Hai's age, Ivan would understand Zhao Hai's importance. If they helped a ninth-level expert before he reached that level, the benefits would be enormous once he did. No prominent family would miss such an opportunity.
Although neither Laura nor Ivan had seen Zhao Hai take action personally, Jialan and the others confronting Zhao Hai was known not only to Laura but even more so to Ivan. By the time Jialan and the others vanished, Ivan had already gained a general understanding of Zhao Hai's strength.
Laura, of course, understood more than Ivan, which is why she was eager to facilitate an alliance between Ivan and Zhao Hai. Only by genuinely uniting their three families could they stop fearing anyone.
On the official front, the Versailles Family was there to support them, and in business, Laura was at the forefront. Zhao Hai stood behind them, providing the strongest support. Their alliance would create a formidable force.
Ivan looked at Laura and suddenly smiled, saying, "Little Laura, your clever mind is quite something. But I still have to thank you. If you hadn't told me this, I wouldn't have known about the master's strength. Even if you hadn't shared this with me, I wouldn't let anything happen to him. You should meet the master soon and let him know about our agreement. The Magedel family is powerful; we need to finalize things quickly to truly contend with them."
Laura stood up and said, "Alright, I'll go see the master shortly. Uncle, please prepare here. If anything happens at home while I'm meeting the master, I hope you'll help out."
Ivan also stood up, laughing heartily, "Don't worry; nothing will happen. You go ahead." Laura nodded and turned to leave.
As soon as Laura exited the Duke's Manor, a servant waiting outside rushed to her carriage to inform her of what had happened at Xin Manor.
Laura sat in the carriage quietly listening. When the servant finished speaking, she nodded, "Very well. Grandpa Kun Zheng handled things well. You can go back and tell him that I need to visit Rubble Mountain." The servant acknowledged and left.
Laura turned to Ser, who was beside the carriage, "Ser, let's go to Rubble Mountain to see the master."
Ser acknowledged and immediately instructed the driver to head directly out of Casa City toward Rubble Mountain.
Laura was no longer in a hurry. With Oroja and the others at Xin Manor and Kun Zheng present, she had nothing to worry about. Even if something did happen, with Ivan around, those people could not leave Casa City. Moreover, this morning, Laura had already had Ni'er release the phantom beasts, the flying eagles, Zhao Hai had gifted her into the sky. Any wind falcon that left the manor would be shot down without exception. It could be said that even if Oroja and the others wanted to contact the outside, they wouldn’t be able to.
Laura believed that Kun Zheng had likely begun investigating who had been in contact with Oroja and the others yesterday. He would certainly not let those people off the hook. Their goal was to keep Oroja and the others in place until they were ready to deal with them.
Laura had no worries about the situation in Casa City. Carlo was overly confident this time, thinking that sending just a steward would intimidate Laura and the others into compliance. He had never considered that Laura had managed Casa City for many years. Coupled with this incident, her power had grown significantly, and she had no reason to fear him.
Carlo had miscalculated this time, which was to be expected. The Magedel family had been flourishing in recent years, and with their strong power, no one dared to oppose them. This inadvertently fostered a sense of superiority, making them believe that no one would defy them. They did not anticipate that they would encounter such stubborn opponents this time.
Ni'er looked at Laura with concern and said, "Miss, is there really a need to rush? How about I just send a message to the master with the phantom beast flying eagles? I believe he wouldn't mind."