Dragon Covenant

Chapter 22

Along the way, when Albert walked by, there were still students greeting him with smiles.

There was also a young girl who said with a grin, "Albert, you look so handsome today."

In response to these greetings, Albert smiled and replied, then went back to his seat. Meanwhile, Simon beside him stared at him intently.

"Hey, you're a man. Could you stop looking at me like that?" Albert frowned and said.

Simon gave a sly smile and then pretended to be melancholy as he said, "It seems that I, the number one in Class Two, will have to give up my position in the future."

Albert replied somewhat impatiently, "Who cares about that stuff? Just look further ahead, okay?"

While the two were talking, Hill also walked into the training ground. It was obvious that he was in an extremely good mood, with a smile on his usually serious face.

Dear classmates, Class One handed over five purple lotus leaves to our Class Two today. So starting from today, we have five more purple lotus leaves.

Hearing what Hill said, some excited voices immediately rang out in the venue. After all, the academy's major examination was just around the corner. With the cultivation using purple lotus leaves, perhaps they could make further progress.

"These purple lotus leaves were won back by Albert alone. Everyone should be grateful for this."

As soon as his voice dropped, continuous applause broke out in the venue. A cute female student boldly said, "To show my gratitude, I can have dinner with Albert."

There was a burst of envious laughter in the venue.

Albert could only smile helplessly, secretly sighing about his irresistible charm, and then ignored the female student's flirtation.

Instructor Hill pressed his palms down to quiet the laughter in the venue and then didn't say much more. He directly started today's teaching.

After the teaching was over, Albert found Instructor Hill and asked for leave in the afternoon.

"Asking for leave again?"

Hearing this, Hill hesitated. If it had been before, he might have refused with a straight face. But now that Albert had just brought honor to him, so finally he said, "Okay, but you should also be careful. The preliminary examination is coming soon. You fell behind for a while before and need to catch up quickly. Otherwise, if you can't pass the preliminary examination, there will be no hope for you to enter Niuhurst Advanced Academy."

Albert smiled and agreed, waved goodbye, and quickly left the academy.

At the entrance of the academy, there was a luxurious carriage. Albert directly got into it and saw Cherry who was looking at the account book by the window.

Today, Cherry was holding a lace round palm-leaf fan in her small hand, gently fanning it. Beside her was a cup of steaming green tea. She had a lazy and mature temperament. Coupled with her curvaceous and delicate body like that of a beautiful snake, she was truly charming.

It could be seen that Cherry was a woman who lived a very refined life. The carriage in front of her was even more luxurious and comfortable than Emily's before.

Albert felt that Cherry's family background was probably not ordinary. He just didn't know why she came to work as a steward for the Martin family.

"Have you eaten? I've prepared lunch for you." Cherry glanced at Albert and pointed with her slender jade-like finger at the table, where there was a table full of delicious food.

"Sister Cherry is so considerate. Whoever marries you will be really lucky." Albert praised. Cherry could manage the accounts and was beautiful and mature. In every aspect, she was an outstanding woman.

Among the women he had met, when it came to appearance and temperament, Emily was the best, while Kelly and Cherry were on a par with each other, each having her own charm.

"You've got a sweet mouth."

Cherry began to introduce to him, "Our Martin family has also set up a special department called the 'Soul Liquid House' for refining soul liquid.

"The headquarters of the Soul Liquid House is in the Imperial City of Niuhurst. There are three branches in other cities of Niuhurst, and there happens to be one in Navia City.

"The Soul Liquid House has brought considerable benefits to the Martin family every year. So now in the Martin family, Bernard has been competing fiercely for it and has been trying every means to seize it.

Bernard was a vagrant and down-and-out when he was young. Later, because he offended his enemies, he was almost killed. Albert's parents happened to save him at that time. Seeing how pitiful he was, they took him into the Martin family. After entering the Martin family, he worked hard and showed good talent, and he got along quite well in the Martin family. So finally, Albert's parents took him as a disciple in name.

After having this identity, Bernard's status in the Martin family has been rising steadily. By the time Albert's parents disappeared, he already had considerable power within the Martin family.

When Albert's parents were still around, this Bernard would come to contact Albert from time to time. But such contacts have decreased a lot in the past two years, especially after the news that Albert had lost his soul came out...

"Bernard has been objecting to Emily's management of the Martin family all these years and has been creating obstacles."