Shackles in him
"Yes, you. What's your name?"
The young woman slightly hesitated to approach them, but she knew how useless it was to struggle. There was no way out.
Stuttered, she replied nervously, "m-my name is Morgiana."
"Morgiana? What a beautiful name." said the bearded man. Laughing heartily.
Morgiana, with an anxious expression, stood before them with a gaze cast downward. Once In a while, she looked at the Grand Noble.
In the midst of his thinking, Xu An was distracted by the current development. He retracted his gaze to the beautiful young woman.
His pupils shrank, and anger erupted. He knew who she was!
Even though they weren't close and rarely met, they could be considered friends. When the original Xu An got kicked out of his house. He was completely confused about what to do next.
Having no direction, he decided to go to the pub to eat, simultaneously wondering his next move. At that time, the pub only had a few customers. Morgiana had a lot of time in her hands.
She served him food and talked about a few things with him. At first, they chatted about hot rumors and news lately in the city.
Xu An, with decent communication skills. Able to chat with her for six long hours.
This long chat left Xu An a deep impression of her. Not only was she kind, but she was also an easy-going girl and open-minded.
Not once was the topic Xu An bring was offensive to some people, but she simply smiled. Said a few words before changing the subject matter.
After that, Xu An told Morgiana about his situation. Which got kicked out of the house. How he wanted to live free in peace without anyone bothering him. He then asked for her suggestion.
Morgiana jokingly suggested, why not build a hut near the forest or something and live there? It was peaceful and close with nature, let alone humans. Even wild beasts rarely come out of the jungle.
The original Xu An took that suggestion seriously, and Morgiana was baffled.
Both of them left a deep impression on one another.
Xu An, standing behind the crowd. Noticed a vague killing intent surface in Morgiana's eyes as her gaze focused on the Grand Noble.
He reflexively frowned but didn't do anything as he calmly watched the situation.
He mustn't act recklessly before a Grand Noble. Although she was his friend, one must prioritize their safety first.
Grand Nobles were cunning like wily foxes. Once you get the negative side of those people, they shall do everything in their power so that you feel nothing but despair.
Your ending was going to be so miserable that your existence in this world wasn't worth a glance. No one dared to get involved with you, for afraid get in trouble, and no one was bold enough to do so.
But looking at that arrogance in the Grand Noble's eyes, that lofty attitude, Xu An wanted to give this guy some beating!
However, that wasn't the only thing that motivated him to do that.
It was that troubled look on Morgiana's face. She was reluctant.
In her dilemma, she looked at the crowds, yet everyone cast their gaze to somewhere as soon as they saw her beautiful eyes.
This included Xu An, who averted his gaze as soon as he saw her violet eyes but was different from others. Morgiana smiled at him, yet he coldly averted his gaze.
Her smile vanished, and a look of disbelief shone in her eyes. Biting her lips, she retracted her gaze from Xu An.
He wore a distressed and regretful expression right after he turned his head away from her plea gaze.
I'm sorry, I can't help you. I just can't! Everyone here is the same! Even though I'm from the Xu clan, my position is like a commoner. I have no power. If I offend a Grand Noble, my life is going to be a mess, Xu An thought to himself, struggling in his mind as he justified himself.
He wanted to help her. This intention surfaced from either the original Xu An and him. Although the original Xu An died, his feelings remained, carved deep in his bone.
If the original Xu An saw this scene, he would help her but only intention. A different story with actions. He could not.
Since the original Xu An also could not, Xu An didn't have to. But simply ignoring her as if nothing had happened. It left a bad taste in his mouth, and he might regret it for a lifetime.
Xu An, you dumb middle-aged man, aren't you vowing yourself to live without regrets? Why are you hesitating? Just move your legs! Just one step! He cursed himself.
He started to sweat, his heart rate rapidly increasing. It was as though he was about to break something, breaking the shackles in his body, but it was impossible.
He needed something that pushed him forward so he could break those shackles, yet what Xu An needed was, he didn't know.
"Come, sit here," the bearded man brought out a chair and sat. He then patted his laps with a bright smile as he *politely* requested Morgiana to sit on his lap.
Morgiana's body shivered, and she said nervously but firmly, "I-i don't want to."
The bearded man's expression changed, and he looked at Morgiana in anger.
Pah!
He slapped her face. She was sent flying; crashed a table. A loud collision sounded in the pub.
A hand was imprinted on her beautiful face, and she motionlessly lay there with her back leaning against the table. She didn't move an inch.
This caused everyone's heart to wince. Even Xu An stared daggers at the black-bearded man. Just as he was about to give this man a good beating, he stopped as his line of sight landed on the white robe.
The latter smiled at the injured Morgiana with an excited smile! Xu An clenched his fist tightly upon this.
While Xu An cursed the white robe man inwardly, the white robe man was oblivious. He was excited and hopeful to see the scene where this woman was in her broken state.
Seeing a strong-willed woman to be broken felt good. He liked that sense of satisfaction!
If she was not a strong-willed type. She would be begging for mercy and crying after she got a slap, yet she went silent. Taking everything that happened to her alone.
She didn't shout for help or say anything. She silently accepted it all as if telling fate to bring her down with all their might, but no matter how alone she was, she would be standing in the end, not giving up.
This only made things more exciting! Now I want you more! The white robe man declared in his heart.
The man licked his lips pervertedly with perverted eyes. Xu An's killing intent exploded in his heart, but he didn't dare to let it spill out.
His expression was grim and dark, his eyes narrowed in anger and disgust.