Chapter 435: Chapter 220: Public Parade (3)

Flora joined Lin Mo in thoroughly enjoying the deeply satisfying spectacle.

"Ah, so satisfying..."

The parade of shame continued until evening. The nobles would be sent to the dungeon to spend the night in pain. Only in the morning would someone come to treat their wounds, dress them in fine new clothes, and send them out to be paraded again.

This process would continue for an entire week.

Lin Mo and his companions, however, had no intention of staying in the city.

The next morning, they boarded a carriage and headed toward Roland Town.

To be precise, they were heading back toward Silver Stream City. Roland Town just happened to be on the way, giving them the chance to deliver a great gift to its people.

Lin Mo looked at Baron Lael, his head bowed in disgrace, and couldn’t help but sigh with mixed feelings.

He still remembered when he had first arrived in this world. This Lord had been so powerful and majestic, completely untouchable.

Now, he was finally reaping what he sowed. It was karmic justice.

It was just a shame that the victims—the poor girls sent to the Goblin Nest by their own people—would never get to see this day.

...

They stopped in Roland Town for about half a day. There, Baron Lael received the same—if not an even more "enthusiastic"—reception as the nobles in Lania City.

After that, the group returned to Silver Stream City.

It was afternoon when they arrived in Silver Stream City.

A bustling scene greeted them as soon as they walked through the city gates.

Pedestrians and carriages streamed by in an endless flow, vendors hawked their wares from both sides of the street, and the hearty laughter of Adventurers spilled out from the taverns they passed.

It was hard to imagine that this city had just endured a Goblin siege not long ago.

Lin Mo headed straight for the City Lord’s Mansion. Once inside, he instinctively made his way toward the study.

When he reached the study, however, he found Lady Beixila was not there.

’Or rather, she’s finally not here...’

Between the Goblins, Lawrence, and the Necromancer, Lady Beixila had been under immense stress. She had to worry about so many things every day. Now that the matters were finally, truly settled, she could get some well-deserved rest.

"Young Master Lin Mo, Miss Feney, and our other esteemed guests, her ladyship is waiting for you in the side courtyard."

The Maids and attendants in the City Lord’s Mansion had already started addressing Lin Mo as "Young Master."

By now, everyone in the City Lord’s Mansion knew that this young and promising Adventurer was soon to be the husband of their lady.

Feney seemed quite pleased with this development. A faint smile graced her lips, and she even snuck a peek at Ali.

The Little Wolf Girl, however, was clearly not one for such subtleties and didn’t notice a thing.

After everything that had happened with Shefilya, she had long since learned to let go of such worries. There was no use overthinking things. No matter what, Lin Mo would never abandon her. All she had to do was trust him, act spoiled when she felt like it, and simply do whatever she pleased.

They arrived at the side courtyard the Maid had mentioned, which was actually the courtyard belonging to Shefilya and her mother.

Sure enough, Lady Beixila was in the courtyard pavilion, sipping tea. Shefilya’s mother, Miss Melissa, stood behind her. Seated across from Lady Beixila was a familiar face.

Feney’s expression immediately turned a little stiff.

’Why is Auntie Chacher here too...’

Lin Mo wasn’t surprised. He had already seen that Madam Chacher and Lady Beixila were close. After learning about Lady Beixila’s background from Flora, Lin Mo had guessed that Madam Chacher was likely connected to the Auswiss Clan as well—she might have even come from the same place as Lady Beixila.

"You’re back, you’re back."

Chacher spotted them first and immediately waved them over, her gaze landing quite naturally on Feney.

"Little Feney, come over here! Let Auntie... no, let your big sister see if you’re hurt..."

Lin Mo rubbed his forehead.

She was a perfectly normal elder on any other day, but the moment she saw Feney, she became a completely different person. Her behavior was downright creepy and cringey.

"How did everything go?"

In contrast, Lady Beixila was more concerned with the important matters at hand.

"It went smoothly enough..."

Lin Mo gave her a brief account of their journey.

Lady Beixila listened intently, nodding from time to time in approval.

When she heard about Lin Mo’s invention of the "parade of shame," she couldn’t help but crack a smile.

"That method is indeed the best punishment for them..."

All nobles care deeply about their reputation. Some even value it more than their own lives. For people like them, being humiliated so publicly is a fate worse than death.

And after all this, they still wouldn’t escape the Kingdom’s judgment. They would be punished according to their crimes as they deserved.

Having cleared up what had already happened, it was time to ask about the future.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Lin Mo had expected this question and answered without hesitation. "The Demons and quests around Silver Stream City are starting to fall behind our rate of progress. My tentative plan is to head to Fajade City to continue our development and see how things are there..."

"Mm."

Lady Beixila nodded, then said with a smile, "It’s not that they can’t keep up with all of you... It’s just that they can’t keep up with *your* progress, isn’t it?"

Her gaze then fell upon Feney, her eyes filled with motherly affection. "Feney’s talent isn’t as strong as yours, and she doesn’t improve as quickly. I hope you’ll take good care of her."

"I will."

Lin Mo nodded with great solemnity.

"I... I’ll do my best!"

Feney also clenched her little fists, her expression full of determination.

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