29: They have it figured out perfectly!

The Cold Wave had passed, and early winter was approaching; the wind blowing against one's face felt significantly colder than before.

In the buffer zone at the southeastern border of Ironthorn Territory and Black Bear Territory, Lister led Red and the other knights, searching back and forth from morning until afternoon, having only some simple dry rations for lunch.

Although they weren't sure what Lister wanted to do, Red and the others didn't ask much; they only knew to obey Lister's orders.

At 7:45 PM, night fell, and the air grew even colder. Lister, feeling exhausted, heard Red's surprised voice ring out beside him.

"Lord Lister, look, there seem to be two people lying on the ground over there."

Looking in the direction of the voice, in the pitch-black environment two hundred meters away, there were indeed two blurry dark figures on the ground.

Lister immediately ordered everyone to follow. With horses galloping, they soon reached the location of the dark figures.

On the grounds of Lister's safety, Red held a torch and stepped forward first to observe.

After a moment, his expression turned solemn, and he said in astonishment, "Lord Lister, they are two young women. Judging by their clothing, they should be a master and servant, and their status is either rich or noble. However, they are currently unconscious and heavily injured."

"I smell a very strong magical beast aura on them. They must have fled to our territory after being attacked by a magical beast."

Lister's face was calm, but he was secretly delighted. He had searched for so long today and endured the cold for so long precisely to find these two people.

Dismounting, Lister approached and carefully sized up the two women.

He had to admit, at first glance, he was stunned by the young woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, who was clearly the mistress.

Her features were three-dimensional and delicate, her skin fair and smooth like cream. Her long, curved eyebrows and rosy, full cherry lips added a contradictory beauty of cold elegance and softness.

The overall impression she gave Lister was like a sleeping beauty, something to be admired from afar but not trifled with.

'Damn, such a beautiful girl, even a beastly magical beast could be so heavy-handed!' Lister thought to himself in amazement.

After hesitating for a moment, although he was very reluctant, he still said, "Red, put them in bags and throw them somewhere far from the territory."

Red and the other knights were immediately shocked, clearly not expecting Lister to say such a thing.

Lister wasn't surprised but looked at Red and asked, "Red, how strong was the magical beast aura you smelled just now?"

"This..." Red thought seriously for a moment, then said in a heavy tone, "If my perception is correct, it could very likely reach the Ninth Rank of Silver, or even the strength of a Golden Knight."

"Hiss!" The knights all drew in a sharp breath.

"Now you understand," Lister looked around and said helplessly. "For two people of unknown identity, we might provoke a powerful magical beast, which would pose too great a threat to our territory. I cannot take that risk."

"Alright, deal with it quickly."

As he spoke, Red and the others said no more. Even though they felt extremely sympathetic, as Lister said, they couldn't afford the risk of saving them.

As for blaming Lister for lacking mercy, that was even more nonsensical. His mercy had been shown vividly in so many previous matters.

Moreover, everyone could see the helplessness and sympathy in his eyes; he was the one most pained by giving this order.

Red took out the burlap sacks he had prepared long ago and was about to bag them with a few others.

"Please, save... save me and North," Daisna, who was slowly waking from her coma, said in a weak voice. "I... I am Daisna Fland, the daughter of Earl Elsid Fland. My father will surely thank you for saving us."

As she finished, Locke exclaimed, "Earl Elsid Fland, the one known as the 'Dawns Sword'!"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, and Red and the others stopped their movements immediately.

The next moment, everyone looked at Lister in unison, their eyes seemingly saying:

"Lord Baron, this woman has such a powerful background, are we still throwing her away?"

Lister's mouth twitched slightly. He had originally wanted to take advantage of Daisna's unconsciousness to quickly deal with this 'big trouble', but who would have thought she would wake up.

A person's will to survive is truly powerful!

After sighing inwardly, Lister, caught in a dilemma, didn't know what to do.

If he continued to throw her away, it wasn't impossible, but if he threw her while she was unconscious, he could still lie to his conscience; now that she was awake, how could he lie?

While in extreme conflict, Daisna's weak voice sounded again: "You... you don't have to worry about provoking that magical beast. That beast only attacked me because it has a grudge against my father. As long as I tell him, he will definitely come and kill it."

Lister looked surprised. He was certain that when they were 'conspiring' just now, Daisna was unconscious. Now she could say these words, which she had clearly observed herself.

To be able to observe and analyze the problems they were worried about in such a weak state... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look into Daisna's eyes. At this moment, Daisna was also staring intently at him, clearly knowing he was the one in charge and the one who decided whether she lived or died.

"Miss Daisna, your wisdom commands my admiration," Lister praised sincerely, then said helplessly, "I hope you can keep your word after being saved."

Hearing this, Daisna, who had been holding on, showed a relieved smile and slowly closed her eyes.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time Lister had been held so tight by a woman—no, a young girl.

Was it because of Daisna's beauty and wisdom, or because of the pity and mercy in his heart?

He couldn't answer for a moment; it might be all of them, or perhaps something else... Not wasting any more time, Lister picked up Daisna and leaped onto his horse. After telling Red to take North, everyone quickly rode away... Second floor of the castle, family room.

Because Ironthorn Territory was too impoverished, there had been no priest staying there for a long time.

Fortunately, Lister still had Lianna, the Green Sprite, so the problem of treating Daisna's injuries could still be solved.

After gently placing Daisna on the bed, Lister turned to look at Lianna, who was flying nearby, and said, "I'll leave her injuries to you, Lianna."

"Iya iya!" Lianna patted her chest, indicating it was all on her.

Then, a soothing green light condensed between her eyebrows and quickly entered Daisna's body.

The next moment, the scars on Daisna's face and exposed arms visibly recovered rapidly until they completely disappeared.

Lister looked at the maid waiting on the side and said, "I'll leave the task of checking her body for injuries to you."

"Yes, Baron," the maid said respectfully.

Nodding, Lister turned and left with Lianna, heading towards North's room.