The House of March

After wandering for a few more laps, Ren Daozhen turned directly into a small alley. After walking for a few minutes, he saw a rather simple inn with a sign that read “Third Moon Home.”

“I’m back!”

“Brother Zhen, you’re back?”

Pushing open the door, Ren Daozhen called out into the house, and immediately saw a girl with silver-blue long hair running over with cheerful steps.

The girl looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, her figure not yet fully developed, her face exquisite, as cute and delicate as a doll. Her watery eyes shone with bright light, very endearing.

“Welcome back. You look so happy, did something good happen?”

Walking out at the same time as the little girl was an older woman, who seemed to be the girl’s mother.

Although she was already a mother, her exquisite and beautiful face still showed that she must have been a beauty in her youth. Her silver-blue long hair was braided into a ponytail and fell on her chest.

Her whole person exuded a gentle, motherly aura, making one want to call her “a woman who could be my mother.”

Seeing this mother and daughter, each with their own charm, Ren Daozhen couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. As expected of another world, everyone was a beauty or a handsome man.

These two were, of course, the mother and daughter Ren Daozhen had mentioned, who had saved him.

If it weren’t for their kindness, giving him food and even a place to stay, he probably would have starved to death long ago.

The mother was named Cecilia, and the daughter was named Lutina. According to the neighbors, Cecilia’s husband had passed away when Lutina was just born, and the mother and daughter had been running this small inn together.

Although it was a bit hard, they were still well-off.

The mother and daughter were also charitable and often helped others, and were praised by the neighbors as the “Moonlight Mother and Daughter.”

To thank Cecilia, many people had even thought of finding her a partner, so she would have someone to look after her, but she had politely refused.

Ren Daozhen was also sincerely grateful to this kind mother and daughter. Now that he had money, he naturally wanted to repay them well.

“Sister Cecilia, I have good news for you. I found a job, and the boss is a very kind person. He even gave me an advance on my salary, so I can pay the original rent.”

Ren Daozhen took out a bag from his pocket, which was filled with the cash he had just gotten.

“Really? That’s great. But you still need to be careful. Don’t get cheated. Although the city’s security is good, there might still be some unscrupulous merchants. You need to be careful. You don’t have to be in such a hurry to pay the rent. Just take care of yourself first.”

Cecilia didn’t rush to take the money, but instead advised him in a soft voice, afraid that Ren Daozhen might have been tricked into some kind of pyramid scheme.

“Don’t worry, I’m an adult after all.”

Ren Daozhen was very moved by Cecilia’s concern and forcefully stuffed the money bag into her hand.

“The extra part is an advance on the rent. I’ll have to trouble Sister Cecilia to take care of me for a while longer.”

“That’s a lot of money. Where did you get it? You can’t earn that much just by moving bricks. You didn’t go and… forget it, I won’t ask you where the money came from. I just hope you can take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry. Oh, little Na, guess what I brought you to eat.”

Taking the package off his back, Ren Daozhen placed it on the table and untied it. Inside were all the snacks he had just bought, and they were still warm.

Seeing these colorful little snacks, Lutina, being a child, her eyes lit up, and saliva almost dripped from the corner of her mouth.

“Here, this takoyaki is delicious.”

“Thank you, Brother Zhen.”

“Ahem!”

Ren Daozhen handed over a box of takoyaki. Lutina happily took it and was about to put it in her mouth when Cecilia coughed lightly, directly interrupting her.

“Sigh, little Zhen, don’t buy so many snacks for Lutina next time. I’m afraid her palate will be spoiled, and she won’t be able to eat normal meals.”

“It’s fine, it’s just some small snacks. It’s normal for children to like snacks.”

“Alright, just eat a little. Remember to brush your teeth after you’re done.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

“Don’t thank me, thank Brother Zhen.”

“Mm, Brother Zhen is the best.”

The girl, having received permission, happily ate the snacks. The two adults next to her couldn’t help but smile at each other, creating a harmonious scene.

And all of this was witnessed by Aliciel, who was watching from a distance.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Aliciel turned and left, disappearing into the alley.

A moment later, she reappeared on the bustling street, ignoring the lively food stalls and heading straight for the Adventurers’ Guild.

She had promised to take Ren Daozhen to the Adventurers’ Guild tomorrow to test his talents and aptitudes. To avoid making a fool of herself and affecting the image of a maid, Aliciel decided to scout the place in advance, as she had never been to the Adventurers’ Guild before.

Five years ago, when she was still a man, Aliciel had also dreamed of becoming an adventurer, but unfortunately, she had no talent for cultivation and had to give up.

As for now, she preferred being a maid over being an adventurer.

However, before that, she decided to go to a weapon shop to prepare some weapons.

The street leading to the Adventurers’ Guild was lined with many shops, and the goods they sold were mainly for adventurers.

Things like supplies for wilderness adventures, weapons, potions, and tools; the flesh, fur, and scales of magical beasts; and some precious herbs, fruits, and so on.

Aliciel went straight to the largest equipment shop, which was more like a department store than a shop.

The various weapons and tools in the shop were dazzling, and they were also divided into sections for mages, warriors, knights, assassins, and other classes.

Aliciel went straight to the assassin section. The customers and staff here were almost all wearing robes and masks to hide their identities, almost with “assassin” written on their faces.

A maid like Aliciel was actually quite conspicuous.

But no one dared to look down on her. A maid appearing alone in a shop was most likely buying things for her master.

If one were to casually strike up a conversation with a maid just because she was pretty, it would be tantamount to provoking the forces behind her. An assassin wouldn’t be so foolish as to not understand this.

“Hello, do you have throwing knives here?”

Aliciel stopped a clerk in a black robe and asked.

Influenced by the maid drawings by Ren Daozhen, Aliciel also realized that as a perfect maid, she should have her own weapons.

Although it was cool to just pull out a broom and kill an opponent in one hit, since she was a perfect maid, it was no big deal to learn a few more weapons.

She currently decided to prepare three types of weapons: throwing knives, a scythe, and a magic sniper rifle!

Her inspiration came from Sakuya Izayoi, Rita, and Chanami.

Although according to Ren Daozhen, the latter two were not professional maids, but just had maid outfits as a hobby, or even just as a skin, Aliciel still liked them very much.