Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

Chapter 2379: Chapter 2379: Paranoia

After the Weirdo finished speaking, he swiftly flew out from the carriage, leaped onto the nearby rooftop, bounced a few times, and quickly disappeared.

The street was bustling with many pedestrians, who were either walking or hawking their goods, everyone was busy and oblivious to the Weirdo’s presence.

Upon hearing that someone might be plotting against the War Prince’s Mansion, Zi Xia asked, "Miss, should I send someone over to take a look?"

"No need."

"Why not?"

"The Elder will be watching."

"Oh!"

The Weirdo had formidable martial arts skills, capable of handling several people at once. In this regard, Xuexue wasn’t worried. The War Prince’s Mansion was heavily guarded, making it difficult for them to sneak in easily. She just needed to be a bit cautious when coming and going.

Xuexue had a hunch that their trip to the Capital was certainly related to the Token. It seemed like the Token was genuinely as important as Long Rui had mentioned.

That evening, Xuexue talked to Long Rui about the Fat Man and Thin Man’s arrival in the Capital.

Long Rui instructed Long Yi to tighten the mansion’s security. The War Prince’s Mansion was already heavily guarded; now, with enhanced measures, even a mosquito would find it hard to fly in, let alone two men of considerable size like the Fat and Thin Man.

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In the room of the residence, the Fat Man lay sprawled on the bed, patting his round belly, and said pitifully, "Brother, I’m hungry!"

The Thin Man was meditating cross-legged, trying to expel the poison within his body, but it was futile. Feeling annoyed, he exhaled sharply, withdrew his martial power, slowly opened his eyes, and said impatiently, "If you’re hungry, go eat something! What’s the point of complaining to me? Can I conjure food for you?"

The Fat Man suddenly sat up in bed, causing his fat to jiggle, and said, "If we go out to eat so blatantly and the War Prince’s men find out, it’ll be tough to go to the War Prince’s Mansion to steal things."

The Thin Man dismissively replied, "Hmph, so what if they find out? The Capital is vast; why shouldn’t we come here? Besides, the Prince doesn’t know what we’re up to."

Fatty Brother: "Didn’t we just part ways with him? It’ll arouse suspicion, better to be cautious."

Thin Man: "Fatty Brother, you’re just overly paranoid. Even if the War Prince discovers we’re in the Capital, so what? How would he know we’re planning to steal from his mansion?"

Fat Man: "The Prince is so shrewd. It’s better safe than sorry. We only have seven days, so we must be careful. After seven days, we won’t have another chance."

The War Prince’s reputation was renowned throughout the world. Their time was limited, so they had to be extra cautious.

The Elder in the underground palace only gave them seven days. If they couldn’t find the treasured sword and return to the underground palace within seven days, they would die painfully from a ruptured stomach.

Thin Man: "We can’t just starve to death here, can we?"

The Fat Man pondered for a moment, rubbed his round belly, and said helplessly, "Let’s go out a bit later to buy some food. We’ll be less noticeable."

No matter how careful they were, they forgot that their peculiar physique combination attracted attention wherever they went.

Indeed, one was tall and thin, the other short and fat. Walking together, they were a unique sight.

At a street-side Snack Shop, the Fat and Thin Man sat by the window. As they walked over, many people gave them curious glances, which greatly annoyed them.

Yet, with their conspicuous physiques, there was nothing they could do; they had no choice.

Fat Man: "Forget it, forget it, Brother, don’t be angry, let’s eat something quickly!"

"Eat something, but there’s no food on the table—how am I supposed to eat?" The Thin Man slapped his hands on the table, making a loud noise.

Fat Man shouted loudly, "Hey, hey, hey... where’s the waiter, where has he disappeared to?"

"Coming, coming!" The waiter dashed over, a towel draped over his shoulder, nodding and bowing as he smiled, "What would the two gentlemen like to eat?"