Chapter 193: Bastard Daughter
When Draenor turned his attention to the poster, his head aching as if he had been run over by a carriage, and he remembered that the woman in the painting, with a lyre in her arms and a gorgeous gauze dress, was the same bard he had seen at the Hydrangea Hotel!
"I said, why is there less than a dozen deli, and when you wake up, you run to find a woman? Are you really old and confused!? Draenor slapped himself in the face, but Cooper not only did not come in handy when he needed it most, but instead secretly brought money to "cure" his old problems.
"'Bard from the heavenly realm, singer of legends, Jaraya. Valentina. 'Did you really go to the Hydrangea Hotel again?' Jeanne finished reading the poster's slogan and shook her head at Cooper in disappointment.
"It's not a hotel...... I, I'm going to her house......" Cooper said as he stroked his beard.
"Hell......" Draenor sighed and collapsed on the couch as he felt his blood pressure spike.
"No, you listen to me......"
"Do you know how old you are......" Jeanne took a few steps back, covering her flushed cheeks with her hands.
"There's a reason for all this, I don't just think that little girl is good-looking!"
"Don't be in a hurry to explain Uncle, it doesn't have much to do with us, just treat it as if it didn't happen." Draeno waved his hand at Cooper, not wanting to hear more details.
"Damn it...... She's the daughter of an old friend! Cooper stomped his foot in a hurry, and finally told the truth.
Delaeno sat up when he heard this, "Old friend? β
Seeing the reaction of the two, Cooper finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he could be regarded as preserving his reputation, "Alas...... Didn't I say that I met an old acquaintance in the past, but I thought it was strange since yesterday, why is the name Mikhail so familiar, but I didn't expect it to be him. β
"Go on." Delaeno was intrigued, and handed Cooper's teacup that the landlord hadn't touched before.
"Seventy years ago, a knight from the city of Nagseus went to Kaidewa and found me, saying that he wanted to learn the art of casting from me. After a few years, the two of us also became iron buddies, hunting, casting iron, drinking and bragging, and even working as bounty hunters together. Later, because of his family, they parted ways, but I didn't expect him to become the head of the Knights of Nagyseus after so many years! β
"What does that have to do with you going to find that girl?" Draenor interjected, he didn't have the patience to listen to the old uncle's stories.
"I don't mean to divert the topic, the old acquaintance I'm talking about is him, Geraya's biological father, Captain Mikhail."
"The Knight Master is an old friend of yours? Finally, there is good news! Draenor was so happy that he was still worried about his future life, so maybe he could ask Mikhail to send Cooper back to his hometown safely, and there was no need for his group to continue to rent a house here.
"Oh, don't be too happy, you know that there is a kind of person who turns his face and doesn't recognize people since he stands on a high place, right? This is Mikhail, that guy has been in Nagseus for so many years, and it is inevitable that he will get some bad problems, and when he sees me, he pretends to say that he doesn't know me, so he almost asks someone to out. Cooper sneered and shook his head.
Draenor didn't know if Cooper was speaking of a harshly translated proverb, but he was pretty sure he was naΓ―ve.
"That doesn't mean we can't get anything out of him, though. Gelaya. Valentina, who I felt a little familiar from the first time I saw her, still left the shadow of Mikhail, who was the daughter of the old fellow, an illegitimate daughter to be exact, and who, like us, wanted to make a fortune from Mikhail. β
"So you went to her, you knew all this, and you came to a consensus with her, didn't you?" Draenor had guessed what Cooper was thinking, and he continued.
"Haha! That's right! Cooper snapped his fingers and laughed, "Coincidentally, you say? She lives on Myrtle Street, less than two kilometers away...... What do you think? β
Draenor understood that Cooper was trying to elicit his thoughts, and in fact he also thought it was a good opportunity, and although he couldn't send Cooper back to Kadewa for the time being, he might be able to learn more about Mikhail from her if he visited Jalaya in person, and maybe he could help him a little bit.
After thinking for a moment, Draenor smiled slightly, and pulled out a coat from the closet that the tenant had left behind, and wore it on his body, barely fit.
"Lead the way, and see what we can do for the knight's bastard."
The two of them walked downstairs, and the street was already full of traffic, and pedestrians hurriedly interspersed the streets and alleys with leather bags, which seemed to be office workers in a hurry to work.
Cooper looked left and right for a moment, beckoned to the street, and a horse-drawn bus stopped in front of him.
"Go to 22 Myrtle Street." The uncle skillfully instructed the coachman, turned and lay down on the seat of the carriage.
"Two kilometers away from a horse-drawn carriage?"
"Afraid of what? There will be a lot of money in the future! Hurry up and get in the car! β
Draenor pursed his lips, not knowing why Cooper seemed so anxious. But fortunately, the cost of the journey was not too expensive, so he simply stuffed a quarter of the gold coins into the coachman's hand, and got into the carriage and sat down beside Cooper.
The carriage crossed the crowded road, turned left at the intersection of Maple Street, went straight for less than 500 meters, turned right at the end, and stopped in front of the sign for "22 Myrtle Street".
After getting out of the car, Draenor looked at the apartment in front of him and froze in place, which looked completely different from his own residence, both in terms of decoration and layout were dozens of times better than Maple Street.
"Jalaya lives in this apartment?" He asked Cooper.
"Apartment? Silly boy...... This is a villa in the rich area! The whole building is her property, but each room is used for a different purpose so it is separated. By the way, there is no curfew in the rich area, and it doesn't matter how late you want to stay. Cooper grinned and patted Draenor on the back.
"Excuse me, I don't believe she'll keep us for dinner." That would be too much trouble, Draenor had long since had enough of the life of the upper class, and that feeling of restraint was more of a torture than enjoyment.
He was about to walk towards the apartment in front of him, but Cooper grabbed him by the arm.
"We don't need to specifically state our identity, just do what Geraya says, she has a weird personality, and this is up to her father."
It's too much of a fuss, isn't it...... Draenor nodded perfunctorily, let Cooper walk in front and greet the doorman, followed him up the stairs, and stopped in front of a carved mahogany door on the second floor.
"Knock knock!"
Cooper knocked lightly and rhythmically on the door, then took two steps back, straightened his robe and straightened his back.
"Click"
The wooden door was pulled open, and a woman in a black and white lace dress stood in the doorway, looked out for a moment, smiled slightly, and bowed to the two.
"Mr. Kopfil, Mr. Delanor, I've been waiting for you two for a long time, please come in."
The other man politely held out his arm into the house, and Draenor nodded, and followed Cooper into the house.
The moment you enter the house, you smell a refreshing smell of flowers, the decoration of this house is even more elaborate than the hydrangea restaurant, the walls are covered with all kinds of strange and ornate musical instruments, and everything in the house proves to Draenor the wealth of its owner all the time.
"Miss Valentina is in the house, please come with me."