Taufeeq looked a little awkward when he heard that. Clearing his throat, he glared at his daughter. "Clara, pipe down, will you."
Zelson interrupted, "Clara, don't you know how much your father has sacrificed for this access? How can he simply give it away?"
She raised her head, pursed her lips and said stubbornly, "So what? No matter how precious the access is, it will always be second to our lives. Brother Chen saved us. I still think this access is too shabby a repayment for his tremendous kindness."
Taufeeq choked on his words. "This, this..." The awkwardness on his face had turned more obvious. If he had someone to help him, not only would he avoid putting them at a disadvantage, he would definitely repay them.
But the point was that the token of appreciation in question was much too precious; it was the access used to explore the Dragon Mausoleum which the Moo family had spent a painstaking effort to obtain. If he had to use it to repay his debt of gratitude, his heart wouldn't be all that willing.
Horgan persuaded her, "Clara, enough. Whether that guy deserves this expensive a return of gratitude or not, it is strange that he happened to appear when we were in danger. It is such a coincidence for him to have defeated the enemy and saved us."
"Horgan, what are you trying to imply? Are you suspicious of Brother Chen?" Upon hearing his words, Clara's feathers were ruffled. She glared at him with tears gleaming in her eyes and questioned him harshly.
At the sight of this, Horgan became a bit annoyed. The woman he had taken a fancy to valued another man so much. He cut a glance at Fade, his expression gloomy.
Looking at Clara being so protective of him, Fade felt a sense of warmth welling up in his heart.
He stretched out his hand, patted her on the head, and said with a smile, "Clara, don't be angry. I'm fine."
"But, Brother Chen, you..." She looked at him, tears brimming in her eyes.
He smiled again and said, "It's alright. They are just worried that I'm scheming something to gain the access token that they possess. Frankly speaking, however, I have not the slightest interest in that item at all. I already have the access token to explore the Dragon Mausoleum myself. Why would I scheme against them?"
Several people were astounded to hear it. They looked at Fade, their eyes full of surprise.
Her eyes were brimming with surprise and joy as well. "Really? You have a token too? That's great. When we get there, we can explore the Dragon Mausoleum together."
However, no one else shared her sheer exhilaration.
Horgan's face was full of suspicion as he whispered, "Clara, don't be fooled. We know very well that the Dragon Mausoleum access token is very precious. He must be joking, saying that he has it."
Zelson interrupted, "Are you trying to use this as an excuse to paralyze us and let our guards down? If that's what you think, then I can tell you that you're still too amateurish. You can't fool us."
Fade shook his head. He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to these self-righteous guys.
He glanced at Clara, smiled and waved his hand, "I'll hit the road then."
"Brother Chen, I..." She replied reluctantly as she watched him leave.
Fade smiled. "We will meet again at the Dragon Mausoleum."
His figure was swallowed by the dark forest and soon disappeared.
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