Chapter 535 - Meeting Aisha

The angels that sought to curry favor with the Luke family found themselves in an awkward position. As the situation grew awkward, they didn’t know whether to capture Han Wu or not. Everyone was waiting for Hans’ decision.

Hans remained silent. He wanted to capture Han Wu but lacked a justifiable reason to do so.

Haus took this chance to speak up. “I’ve long heard that the battlefront indiscriminately captures any life form that has awakened the dark attribute. To think that the reports were true!

“Young man, don’t you worry. Here in the Holy City of Yenom, no angel will ever make life difficult for those with different attributes. I stake my name on it.”

Haus’ declaration reflected the Elden family’s stance as well as Aisha’s will. In Yenom, angels or otherwise, no one dared to defy his words.

The angels that wanted to attack Han Wu slowly backed away. Hans could do nothing in response and kept his silence.

The auction resumed, and the Luke family paid 2.1 million Luminous Pink Diamond for the Light Stone. Hans’ anger was apparent through his clenched teeth as he handed over the exorbitant sum to the auction house.

Han Wu then deliberately thanked Hans in public. Enraged, Hans stormed out of the venue. Michael also withdrew in defeat, but not before summoning his underlings to take the Fallen Angel’s corpse.

Shortly after, the auction concluded.

Han Wu received an invitation to the after-auction party. With the manager’s help, he established cordial relations with Haus Elden and Hawkings Ciel.

The three reached an agreement. The two families could purchase Light Stones from Han Wu at one-fifth of the price that day, roughly 80 Divine Essence per crystal. For the two families, that price was absurdly low.

For Han Wu, the deal promised immense profit. After all, the production cost to merge the large quantity of Light Stones into a crystal amounted to only 8 Divine Essence. He would be earning 72 Divine Essence per crystal from each family. It was a lucrative arrangement. They also agreed that the first shipment would take place the following day.

All three were in high spirits once the terms were settled. At the same time, Han Wu requested an opportunity to meet Aisha. Haus wanted to gain more Light Stones in the future from Han Wu and happily agreed.

The manager ensured everything proceeded smoothly. Though he gained little directly, he played the middleman and secured a favor from two noble angelic families. That outcome left him thoroughly satisfied.

In stark contrast to the seamless progress of Han Wu’s plan, the sound of shattering objects echoed without pause from Hans’ chamber, deep within the Luke family’s floating mansion.

When Hans returned, his temper erupted. He lashed out at everything in sight, hurling precious items and smashing the decorations in his room. His maids and butlers didn’t dare to intervene.

Meanwhile, Michael was kneeling outside the door, scarcely daring to breathe. He had overstepped his authority by sending a Fallen Angel to assassinate Han Wu, only for the assassin to die instead.

This was a grave sin. Michael had no idea what awaited him, yet he kept thinking that none of this was his fault. Instead, he poured his frustration and hate onto Han Wu. If the latter hadn’t arrived in Yenom, none of this would have happened.

After venting his frustration, Hans called Michael into the chamber. Michael tiptoed inside, every step cautious.

“Michael, I am disappointed in you!” Hans barked.

Michael tremblingly dropped to his knees at once.

Hans continued, “Sending the shadow squad to kill him was not a sin, nor secretly investigating his background. Your failure lies in mishandling both!”

“Father, please forgive me,” Michael pleaded. “From this day forward, I swear that I will contribute to the family and make amends for my mistake.”

“Stand up first.” Hans’ expression was grave. “The death of our Fallen Angel is a huge scandal. Even as the head of the family, I cannot protect you from the other family members so blatantly. You must be punished.”

Michael had already been terrified even before the punishment was decided, and he shuddered again. The punishment wouldn’t be light. It would be on par with a severe whipping or a lightning tribulation.

Hans patted his son’s shoulder. “I will do my best to lessen your punishment, so don’t worry. But you must tell me everything about what transpired between you and that young man. Explain everything in detail. Leave nothing out.”

“Yes, Father.” Michael calmed down a little and recounted everything that had happened.

After hearing the explanation, Hans grew even more serious. He never expected that his own son, whom he cared for so deeply, would make such a low-level mistake and tarnish the Luke family’s reputation at the auction. Thankfully, the incident wasn’t so serious that it would cause a serious impact on the family.

“Listen carefully to what I am about to say. When the other family members arrive, you need to say this...” Hans explained each point with solemn care.

Michael nodded and listened intently. He regarded his father as his final lifeline.

Soon, the other members arrived. Each of them was a pillar of the Luke family. Many had heard how their family had been humiliated at the auction house, and they gathered some of their forces to cause some trouble there.

Thankfully, Hans stopped them in time. Still, even though they didn’t get to wreck the auction house, they had no intention of letting Han Wu go so easily.

At the family meeting, Hans proposed deploying every member of the shadow squad to kill Han Wu and regain their honor. All of them agreed. Before long, the remaining eleven Fallen Angels assembled, and the family started planning Han Wu’s death.

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After the party, Han Wu followed Haus back to the Elden family estate. They also possessed a floating mansion suspended in the air, far grander than those of the other families.

While Han Wu was admiring the estate’s beauty, he still didn’t forget his purpose to meet Aisha. With Haus’ help, Aisha agreed to meet him during her downtime.

Han Wu waited for three hours before he was finally granted an audience.

Aisha frowned as she looked at him. She stood among the highest beings of the Angel Civilization, and her rank was similar to that of a God King in the Divine Civilization.

Aisha was surprised that Han Wu’s aura was already that of a Major God despite his youth. In her eyes, he was a true genius, even if his talent still fell slightly short of her own at present.