NOVEL WEB Chapter 47: You Can’t Have the Wolf Without Sacrificing the Kid
Chapter 47: You Can’t Have the Wolf Without Sacrificing the Kid
No matter how it goes, since the current City Lord doesn’t need my help, Aierjisi has no intention of offering it voluntarily.
The City Lord looked like a cunning old fox; he must have his own ideas. So, I’ll just play freely in this city as he intends.
“Hey, mister! What are you all doing?”
Seeing the street bustle with shop owners renovating their stores, Aierjisi found something was off.
If just one shop was getting renovated, it would be normal, but if all the shops in the street were doing the same thing on the same day, that was definitely not normal.
“Little girl, is this your first time here?”
The uncle at the weapon shop glanced at Aierjisi before going back to his work.
“Yeah. What’s it to you? Does our being new have anything to do with this?”
“If it’s your first time here, it’s understandable you wouldn’t know. In fact, in five days, it’ll be the anniversary of the City Lord’s accession. To celebrate that festival, we all decided to renovate today.”
The uncle explained why everyone was renovating their shops today.
“Oh, I see. That guy, the City Lord, I thought he didn’t care about such things, but it turns out he actually does care about his image.”
After hearing the explanation, Aierjisi nodded thoughtfully. No wonder that guy planned to wait a few days before acting.
“So, will the City Lord come out and celebrate with everyone on that day?”
“Of course! On that day, the City Lord will finally emerge from the City Lord’s Mansion, riding in a horse-drawn carriage and showering everyone with gold coins he’s saved up for a year. We really look forward to that festival.”
After all, on this day, even if we didn’t do business, we could still get free gold coins from the City Lord, which made the residents of Pield fonder of him.
This shows the City Lord certainly has many tricks up his sleeve for winning people’s hearts.
“Okay, I get it! Sorry for bothering you, uncle. Let’s go, Yake.”
Aierjisi waved her hand and continued to stroll down the street with Yake.
“Speaking of which, Yake, does your small town have any party events like this?”
Since there was a City Lord’s anniversary party here, maybe Yake’s small town had its own festive celebrations.
“Yeah, Chester Town has parties too, like Halloween and Christmas. But our town is just too small; even if we hold a party, the atmosphere isn’t lively at all.”
Yake had many complaints about his small town, especially about the scale of the parties; they were just too tiny! It was always the same familiar faces, leaving Yake craving the excitement of big city parties, vowing that one day he would earn enough money to take his family to enjoy the grand parties in the big city.
“Is that so? Then you’re really missing out.”
Aierjisi shook her head. At least Yake had attended small-scale parties. Unlike her, neither Aierjisi nor Guanyu had ever participated in such festivities.
Aierjisi had been forbidden from leaving the Royal Palace since childhood, so whenever there was a party in the city, she could only watch from afar.
As for Guanyu, even when invited to parties, he would use excuses like, “Sorry, I have other things to do today,” then go home to play games.
“What? You’ve never enjoyed a party? You’re a little princess!”
Yake was curious about Aierjisi’s words. How could a proper princess never have attended a party?
“Hmph! Let’s skip the topic of parties.”
Recalling her previous experiences at royal parties, Aierjisi’s expression darkened visibly.
Were those even parties? They were just gatherings where nobles brought their offspring and droned on about boring topics, while those guys touted their affections for her—it made her want to vomit! She had never truly enjoyed the joy of a party. What good memories could she have of those?
“I see… It sounds tough for you. Enduring that at every party.”
Hearing Aierjisi’s complaints, Yake felt a wave of sympathy for the little princess. Enduring such torture at every party, he would rather not go. Especially since Aierjisi had lived through this for far longer than he had. Thinking about it this way, he felt even more pity for her and gently patted her little head.
“So, since you’ve never enjoyed a big city party, and I haven’t had the happiness of any parties, let’s make sure we enjoy the next one together!”
Aierjisi raised her right hand and shouted loudly.
“Yeah! Let’s enjoy it together!”
Imitating the little princess, Yake also raised his right hand and shouted out loud.
The people on the street stared at the duo with bewildered eyes but went back to their business.
Meanwhile, at the City Lord’s Mansion, Yin arrived after learning about the City Lord’s risky plan to lure out the attacker using the party, determined to dissuade him.
“This is really too dangerous! City Lord, you will be leaving the City Lord’s Mansion to go to the street on that day. If the attacker wants to take your life, it would be as easy as pie!”
“I know. I don’t need you to remind me. Yin, I am well aware of how dangerous this plan is. But there’s a saying: ‘Can’t have the wolf without sacrificing the kid.’ To draw out that attacker, I must be ready to sacrifice myself for the peace of this city.”
“City Lord…”
After hearing the City Lord’s words, Yin fell silent. She knew she couldn’t change his mind.
“Don’t look so glum. Do you think I’m some fool charging in without any preparation? I have my own trump cards. You don’t need to worry about me.”
Seeing Yin’s worried expression, the City Lord walked up and ruffled her hair.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll go prepare for security on that day!”
“Good! That’s the spirit! Just like you. I’m counting on you! And one more thing; if I happen to meet my end during this party, open this letter and see what’s inside.”
The City Lord took out a letter sealed with his personal seal and tossed it to Yin. The seal could only be broken if the City Lord was dead; otherwise, no means would allow her to open it.
“I understand.”