After the eting, everyone dispersed. Grey, Werner, and Valeria walked down the Azrael Corporation headquarters.
The ancestor of Hale family he ca here to seek heavy compensation left with his head held low.
He wanted to accompany Dorian for so ti, he understood how much suffering he could underwent for the sake of their family and city. He also ntioned to Grey, that the city lord mansion has already been cleaned out.
He could move there imdiately if he wanted to.
On the way, Orion ca forward and discussed so details with them before leaving.
"We need to strengthen the formation." Grey stretched his body lazily as he spoke to Werner.
"Preparations have already been made, Master Grey."
Werner had already arranged everything prior to the eting. All he had to do was make one phone call, and now the formation association in Ashspire City was on standby.
"Should we call the formation associations in other cities too?" Werner inquired. "Master, considering we are going to deploy a large scale array, the more manpower we have, the better."
Forget the four cities, Werner was a respected formation master in the entirety of the southern region. People would co flying to help him over one phone call.
"That will not be necessary." Grey gave it a thought and shook his head. "The only reason I need people is for them to place the formation correctly. I can create the formation by myself."
It might seem like a huge task for others. For Grey, it was nothing.
He was the creator of the eliminate the chicken array after all.
"Hey Brother Grey." After the small discussion, Valeria called out from behind.
Grey imdiately turned toward her.
"What is it, my lady?" Grey asked with a smile. "Would you like to sit on my lap now? There is only Werner here, you can do as you please."
While Grey’s words were provocative, he did not really an them. He was just paying back Valeria for all the teasing she had done to him.
However, who was Valeria?
Instead of feeling flustered and shy, she would proudly sit on his lap without a thought.
Unfortunately, there were no chairs nearby.
"You are so bad~" Valeria closed the distance between them, her fingers pressing softly against Grey’s chest. "Saying such shaless things to an innocent girl like ... what if no one dares to marry after this?"
Her lips curved upward, clearly not bothered at all.
"I’m sure there will be a queue in front of the Azrael Corporation by tomorrow if you announced that you are interested in entering a relationship. Perhaps even the people from the floating cities would co down for you."
"Hm... I don’t want to marry just anyone." Valeria giggled beautifully. The way she looked right now could capture anyone’s attention.
Grey raised an eyebrow hearing her.
"Oh? Then who would Miss Valeria want as your suitor?"
He already knew Valeria wouldn’t marry just anyone. Who was she? Soone born with a heavenly fire, and, most probably from a prominent family in the floating cities, which may or may not be related to Brandon Everhart, the man who sealed the Starcrest Continent.
Speaking of that, he believed that before leaving, he should casually ntion it to her and see if he could gain any reaction.
But before that, he was curious about her answer regarding her marriage.
Valeria did not answer imdiately. Instead, she took a single graceful step forward... then another.
Her movents were light, almost soundless, yet each one closed the distance between them with deliberate intent. A sweet smile blossod on her lips, the kind that could make even a seasoned cultivator forget to breathe. She tilted her head slightly, her gaze brushing over Grey’s face before settling on his eyes.
"I want soone reliable," she said softly, her voice warm enough to lt frost. "Soone I can share my secrets with without fear."
She stopped right in front of him, so close he could feel the faint warmth radiating from her body, the gentle fragrance of her perfu intertwining faintly with the air.
"Soone I can trust my life with," she continued, her fingers brushing against her collarbone as if tracing a promise only she understood. "Soone who will care for , hold when I am tired, soone who will be there for when I am down. That person should be capable of brightening my day, and finally soone who will hug to sleep."
Her eyes, bright like smoldering embers, lifted and locked onto his.
For a heartbeat, the world seed to quiet itself, as though entirety of Blue Star itself was holding its breath to hear her next words.
Then, with a small pause, she leaned in slightly, close enough that her whisper felt like a caress.
"In short," she breathed, "I want soone like you."
Grey blinked.
Of all the answers he expected, that one was nowhere on the list.
A slow smile tugged at his lips as he straightened, looking down at her with a mixture of amusent and genuine curiosity.
"Soone like ?" he repeated. "My Miss Valeria, you do realize that is an extrely dangerous standard to set. I am barely qualified to take care of myself on most days."
He tapped his chin thoughtfully.
"Reliable? Reasonable, sure. Share secrets? Maybe. Brightening your day, I do not know about that." His brow arched. "As for hugging you to sleep. That sounds like a full ti job. Do I at least get employee benefits?"
Valeria giggled hearing this.
"I was just joking," Valeria said with a smile. "I do not plan on getting married any ti soon."
Grey rely shrugged hearing this. "Well, you just turned twenty one, there is still ti to get married."
"True..." Valeria’s voice trailed off as if thinking of sothing, but it was unnoticed by Grey.
Then, Grey waved his hand and the portal to the secret realm appeared. Since they were going to talk about Brandon, he did not want Eterna to find out about that.
She would definitely ask him where he learned the na from if he discussed it here.
"Miss Valeria, co to the secret realm with . I have sothing to show you." Grey said with a smile.
However, just as quickly, he connected to her telepathically.
"Miss Valeria, I have sothing to speak to you. It is very private, and saying it here might cause Eterna to notice."
Valeria, as a CEO of a large company, quickly understood the situation. Instead of showing it on her face, she smiled brightly.
"What is it, Brother Grey~" Valeria asked with a small blush. "Are you going to do sothing indecent to an innocent maiden like ?"
"No." Grey said with twitching lips.
This woman, she should really stop saying things like this!
He was a young man too.!
There was a limit to how much he could control himself!
Sighing, he entered the secret realm, and Valeria followed behind with a sweet smile.
The portal was left open at the place where he last had a conversation with Lia, hence, he swiftly made Valeria enter and started.
"Miss Valeria, I am aware that you are from the floating cities. As for the family, I believe it should be the Everhart family, right?"
"Yes?" Valeria tilted her head, confused. "Why do you ask, Brother Grey?"
"Do you know Brandon Everhart?" Grey asked in a slightly serious tone.
"Brandon Everhart...?" Valeria’s expression stiffened when she heard the na. "This..."
Seeing this, Grey imdiately understood.
She knew about him.
That was what he wanted to know.
That ant Valeria was from the sa family as him.
"Brother Grey..." Valeria had a slightly serious expression on her face. "Where did you learn his na from?"
"Only a handful of people know my ancestor’s na," Valeria said in a low voice.
She was stunned beyond words.
How did Grey, who had never even stepped foot into the floating cities, beco aware of him?
"I will tell you later." Grey shook his head. "But before that, tell , how much do you know about him?"
To this, Valeria shook her head. "I know nothing of my ancestor. I only know that he is our ancestor and that he disappeared several hundred years ago. The only reason I know about him is because I found a single record while browsing the library in my family."
Then, as if rembering sothing, she spoke. "There was also sothing related to a seal. Yes, a seal. The record I found was incomplete since it was worn down by the passage of ti. Only his na and sothing about a seal were ntioned."
"But when I told my grandfather about it, he reprimanded and said to never reveal anything about him to anyone. Not even my own mother. I never talked about it again." She paused. "Until now."
"Now, Brother Grey. Please tell , how did you learn about his na?" Valeria stared deeply at Grey.
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