Mia couldn't suppress a grin as she twirled her bangs around her index finger, emitting a chuckling laugh.

"Well, it's not really a big deal, I'm free anyway."

That's what she said, but Luo Yan saw it differently in her eyes; it was more than just boredom.

From registering at the arena, purchasing at the Slave Market, to coordinating the Teleportation Array of the Demon King Management Department, she had put in quite a bit of effort.

It was definitely impossible to finish everything in a day by herself.

Including today, she voluntarily spent the entire day at the arena with him and even brought her parents along.

Luo Yan felt her kindness.

He would remember this favor.

"Good night."

"G-Good night?!"

Seemingly not expecting that to be the conversation's closure, Mia was startled for quite a while before she snapped out of it, her face flushing as she slammed the car door.

Watching as the pegasus-pulled carriage disappeared into the air, Luo Yan, who had reached the entrance of the Temple, smiled and waved his hand, then turned and walked through the half-open wooden door.

The Temple was very quiet.

The solemn Demon God Statue overlooked the spacious chapel and the rows of empty benches.

Sitting on a bench near the pulpit was an elderly man whose broad back appeared slightly hunched in the shadow of the statue, as if about to merge into one with it.

Luo Yan walked over and sat beside him.

Priest Geoffrey finished his prayer with a smile on his face, speaking in a kind tone.

"How did the duel turn out?"

Luo Yan joked with a relaxed face.

"The opponent was too weak; I'm overfed."

Priest Geoffrey slightly stunned, then laughed.

"Congrats, but we still need to hold reverence for the lives lost. Such jokes aren't quite appropriate."

Luo Yan shrugged his shoulders.

On this point, he and Priest Geoffrey had different views.

He believed that life should be respected and always urged his subordinates to cherish life; however, he held reservations about the equality among different forms of life.

At least, those who could be coaxed into death with just a word or a piece of gold, fulfilling their wishes, in his view, was the greatest respect he could offer them.

This was a practical application of the Jungle Law advocated by Lord Demon God, a consensus among most Demons and creatures from Hell.

However, Priest Geoffrey, being a fundamentalist scholar of the scriptures, may have a deeper interpretation of Demon God Bayele.

He was more like the one obliged to play the stern role.

Therefore, even though Luo Yan disagreed, he still understood and wouldn't argue over differing views with the elder.

The two sat together with a friendly atmosphere, chitchatting for a while.

As the conversation reached the final part of the duel, Luo Yan paused for a moment and changed the topic.

"My father is Roxey Colin, right?"

The sudden direct question made Priest Geoffrey freeze on the spot.

Meeting those piercing eyes, the old man knew his momentary sluggishness gave him away, he then sighed with a wry smile and relaxed.

"It seems you already know."

Luo Yan nodded and looking towards the Demon God Statue, he sighed and said.

"I had been thinking that my father could be a Vampire, just never thought it would be the famously known one."

Priest Geoffrey stayed silent for a while, then sighed and said.

"I actually didn't want you to know... getting involved in the affairs of the Colin family isn't something good, what you see is always just the tip of the iceberg above the water, and what's hidden beneath you'll never know. Not to mention us outsiders, even your father himself doesn't see much. Putting you here with me might also be a form of protection."

"I understand," Luo Yan casually said, "That's why I've never sought him out, right?"

Not wanting to embarrass himself was just one aspect, he also understood that his father might have had other difficulties or motives for protection.

He and Vivian were not the same.

Be it biological age or mental age, they were far from being on the same level.

Priest Geoffrey unexpectedly glanced at Luo Yan, both surprised and a bit heartbroken by his maturity.

After all, he was his adopted daughter's child.

And he had always treated him as his own grandson.

After a long silence, he sighed and said.

"Sometimes I feel too indebted to you, I should have been the elder responsible for resolving the perplexities in your life, yet by the time I realized and decided to do something, you had already made peace with everything."

Luo Yan joked with a smile, playfully mocking himself as well.

"Feeling left out of parenting?"

Ever misreading his humor, Priest Geoffrey shook his head and seriously said.

"It's a feeling of owed debt. Not just me, but also your father... we owe you too much."

Gauging his likely response,

Luo Yan sighed.

"Actually, you don't have to feel that way, I have never felt that anyone owes me anything, nor do I find my current situation unsatisfactory."

Saying this, he stood up from the bench.

"It's getting late, tomorrow I plan to visit Professor Adonia Von to consult about the Magic City Dome Crystal; you should rest early too."

He ultimately didn't bring up the matter about Vivian.

That issue had already been resolved.

Believing that tonight's lesson would be enough, that brat shouldn't trouble him anymore, and might even avoid him in the future.

Even if he told Priest Geoffrey, the latter would just make things difficult for his not-so-useful father, further increasing the tension between them.

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