Chapter 5 [Revision]
When Hughes's voice echoed in the room, there was a moment of silence so profound that a pin drop would fall.
He placed the book on the desk, his voice soft, deep, and pleasant, "Have I ever given you any special privileges?"
Hughes met those bewildered eyes and asked clearly, each word distinct, "Did I give it to you?"
No……
Never...
Hughes got angry.
Xia Qian felt that the most obvious thing about this atmosphere was that no one inside dared to speak, and even the people outside had quieted down. Hughes had such magic.
Moreover, he never showed his anger on his face.
But he does it subtly, yet he can accurately let you know just how intense his anger is.
"Senior Xiu—"
Perrin was in this state, looking at him in panic, "I...I didn't mean to, I just—"
A sense of danger rose from the bottom of her heart. When those unfathomable eyes stared at her, Perrin felt for a moment as if she had been seen through.
Before she could catch her breath, footsteps approached from outside the corridor.
At the same time, someone respectfully shouted, "Deputy Commander!"
All eyes turned to him, and Xia Qian followed their gaze, "Vice Commander?"
Mu Xiang said, "He is Miss Pei Lin's second brother."
A powerful aura approached, and a man stepped out from the crowd. He was tall and strong, and although his aura was not as strong as Hughes', it was still intimidating.
"Really!" the man said, "Perrin, what are you doing here?"
"You disappeared after you came out of the desert. I thought you had gone somewhere."
The man glanced at Pei Lin, then turned his gaze to Xia Qian.
Their eyes met, and Xia Qian was caught off guard when she met the vice commander's amber eyes.
The other person smiled gently, "Miss Xia Qian."
Peilin was taken aback, "Second brother?"
Why was he so gentle with Xia Qian?
She was clearly a slave.
The man seemed oblivious to Perrin's gaze; his smile remained unchanged, yet anyone could sense the tense atmosphere that was about to erupt.
"I still don't understand why she's in such a hurry," the deputy commander said gently. "Turns out, she wanted to come over and apologize."
Apologize?
For a fleeting moment, everyone's expression became subtly ambiguous.
Mu Xiang couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "As soon as I opened the door, she glared at us fiercely. This isn't how you apologize..."
The sound of the wood fragrance was very, very soft.
However, she has no spiritual power, so even if she speaks softly, people with supernatural abilities can still hear her.
However, the deputy commander's expression remained unchanged, and he still maintained his smile. "Hughes, on behalf of my sister, I apologize to you."
"She felt really bad for causing Miss Xia Qian to suffer from heatstroke, so she rushed over to apologize."
Perrin's expression remained incredulous. What apology?
Her first instinct was to open her mouth in protest. She wasn't there to apologize to Xia Qian; she was—
A powerful spiritual force surged forth in that instant, pressing down on Perrin's chest like a giant boulder, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
"Apologize."
These two words entered Perrin's mind clearly.
The deputy commander said gently, "Peiling, don't be shy. Quickly apologize to your sister Xia Qian! Didn't you come here to apologize to her?"
Perrin's expression was extremely unpleasant.
But no one paid attention to that; their eyes were all on Xia Qian, whose slave ring clearly indicated her status.
But at this moment, she sat there, waiting for the mercenary group leader's sister to come and apologize in person.
As a slave, she was really lucky.
How many mercenary heiresses would apologize to slaves?
Perrin's expression was unpleasant. She remained silent for a very long time, looking like a young lady who had suffered a great humiliation!
"……sorry."
Perrin said this almost as if she was suppressing all her pride.
She had never felt so wronged before, and the spiritual power suppressing her chest was constantly increasing, making Perrin feel like she was suffocating!
Just then, an unfamiliar spiritual force swept over, lifting up the original spiritual force. Without the suppression of the powerful spiritual force, Perrin suddenly felt weak all over, as if she had lost all her strength, and her legs suddenly buckled to the ground.
Just then, laughter rang out behind her.
Perrin's back suddenly froze.
The onlookers, who possessed supernatural abilities, transmitted their thoughts through their spiritual power, saying, "Perrin has really lost face!"
"She's really arrogant, daring to bully Hughes's slaves."
"She's just stupid, but she has two powerful older brothers. Otherwise, how could she have gotten this far!"
"Oh right!" one of the superhumans realized. "Her superpower talent isn't that great either, no wonder."
"Serves you right!"
One voice after another rang clearly in her ears.
It's all Xia Qian's fault!
Perrin clenched her fists, her shame and anger turning into rage. She glared at Xia Qian resentfully.
If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have ended up like this!
She clearly, she clearly came to tell Hughes some good news.
If Xia Qian hadn't been there, she wouldn't have been humiliated like this by her brother!
When Xia Qian saw the look in Pei Lin's eyes, she knew that Pei Lin still held a grudge against her.
She felt speechless, and sighed softly, "...The ground is cold, you should get up."
Her voice is pleasant to the ear; even when she was throwing a tantrum or acting out, her voice was still beautiful.
Perrin had secretly been jealous for a long time.
And now, the owner of that voice sits there high above, while she still looks down at her with envy.
Anyone who didn't know the situation would think she was kneeling down to apologize to Xia Qian!
All her resentment turned into a deep anger that choked her heart. She, Pei Lin, would never kneel before Xia Qian!
Perrin struggled violently to get up, but no matter how hard she struggled, no one came to help her.
Xiaxia's heatstroke hasn't completely subsided yet.
Hughes's voice was always indifferent. He sat there with books he no longer cared about on his desk. He always spoke with a detached air, as if it were none of his business.
But at this moment, he looked at the deputy commander and said, "I'll come over and apologize to Xiaxia properly when she's better."
The deputy commander's expression shifted subtly for a moment.
But it was only for a moment, gone in the next second, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch. He was refined-looking and always had a gentleman's smile. "I definitely will."
He turned around, his back to Perrin. "Get up! We're leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, the deputy commander started walking.
The moment he turned around, everyone outside saw the deputy commander's expression.
Extremely cold.
At the same time, Perrin's voice rang out, "Brother!"
Perrin jogged after him. After all, she was a superhuman and had a strong physique. Her face was full of anger, as if she was about to question him.
The deputy commander's pent-up anger instantly transformed into spiritual energy, which he then unleashed upon Perrin once more. "You're always causing me trouble!"
"I warned you not to mess with Xia Qian."
The deputy commander paused, then used his spiritual power to transmit a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Do you know who Hughes is?"
Perrin was taken aback.
"Neither my brother nor I knew anything about it." The deputy commander glared at her with exasperation. "And you, you actually dared to go and provoke his slave!"
Recalling what happened inside the house, he didn't want to offend Hughes, so he reprimanded Perrin, thinking he could use his spiritual power to suppress her and force her to back down. Then she would apologize to Xia Qian, and the matter would be over.
But unexpectedly—
He was actually suppressed by Hughes.
Hughes used his spiritual power to free Perrin from his grasp, not to save Perrin, but to clearly tell him that what he said was useless.
All of this is not his responsibility.
A defeated opponent.
The deputy commander closed his eyes, suppressing his anger. "Desert Temple, we still need to cooperate with Hughes."
He thought for a moment and said to Perrin, "You shouldn't participate in any missions recently. Just rest at the hotel."
Meanwhile, inside Hughes's room, the atmosphere remained quiet.
The owner of this house was a man of few words, and since he didn't speak, the people in the house dared not speak either.
It was lunchtime, and Muxiang went out to get her lunch.
Only the two of them remained in the room.
Xia Qian lay on the bed, truly unsure of what to do. She raised her eyes, her gaze secretly fixed on Hughes over there.
He sat at his desk, having already put the books back on the shelf.
And now, on the desk is a greatsword, the greatsword that Hughes always carries when he goes out.
He held a clean, brand-new silk handkerchief and bent down to wipe the giant sword.
Just then, he suddenly stopped wiping the sword. "Xiaxia,"
He kept his head down, meticulously wiping the greatsword, not missing a single line. At the same time, his deep voice was incredibly clear, "Come here."
"What are you doing?" Xia Qian subconsciously shrank back, looking like a little kitten raising its tail warily.
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