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Owen tensed up and took a step toward Aria . Tall , he blocked her view with his body ,
Aria frowned with confusion and asked , “ What’s wrong ? ” Owen answered tersely . “ There’s a corpse . ”
A corpse was floating in the river , facing up . It was a man , grotesquely swollen from prolonged immersion in the river .
When Aria moved to peek at the corpse , Owen instinctively pulled her back and covered her eyes with his palm .
Aria was shocked when everything went black all of a sudden .
In Solemnity Guild , with great power came great responsibility .
On missions , Aria charged forward while protecting her companions .
It was her fault if her companions got hurt , and she would pay the price if any of them died .
Now , she was prevented from seeing a corpse .
Owen was tickled when Aria’s soft eyelashes brushed his palm . He swallowed hard .
“ Don’t , ” Owen said gently . “ You’ll have nightmares . ”
Owen was clear that Aria was too strong to be intimidated by a corpse.
However , his hand had covered her eyes before he realized what he was doing .
Perhaps , he was anxious to prove himself . She was so strong that he didn’t have a chance to do that .
Aria said calmly , “ I won’t . ” She removed Owen’s hand from her eyes , and Owen didn’t persist .
“ Call the police . Then , we will continue our work , ” Aria said calmly .
After the call to the police , Owen followed Aria like a lackey . When Aria found the herbs again , Owen took the hoe over and said , “ Let me try . Give me some tips . ”
His enthusiasm made Aria nod . “ Fine . Loosen the soil around them . Get the root systems intact if possible . ”
Owen did as instructed . He carefully dug out the whole root system of the herb and gently placed it in the basket . A faint smirk appeared on his face . “ Not bad for the first try , huh ? ”
Aria looked at Owen . The sunshine lit up Owen’s face .
It was pleasing to the eyes even if the handsome Owen just sat there .
There came no answer from Aria , so Owen lifted his head .
The two pairs of eyes met . Aria seemed to be lost in thought because her gaze was vacant .
“ Is she … bewitched by my face ? ” Owen wondered .
Owen paid little attention to his face , and only his mustache could distract him .
At that moment , he felt grateful to his mother who had given him a good appearance .
“ At least , my face attracts her attention , ” he thought . It had been quite a long time since his last haircut .
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A soft breeze rustled the trees . The sunshine penetrated through the leaves and landed on Aria’s face .
The dazzling light helped Aria snap back to reality . She saw the softness in Owen’s eyes , so her heart skipped a beat .
“ Hot bad . You can fend for yourself with this trade if you are tired of your current job , ” she said .
She tried to keep her tone steady but failed .
Then , she quickly averted her gaze from Owen . She went to another corner and began to cut the leaves of the other herbs .
“ She is calm . It seems my face doesn’t work on her , ” Owen thought . He felt it urgent to spend some money and time on the upkeep of his face .
With all the necessary herbs collected , Aria and Owen headed home ,
Owen stopped at the foot of the mountain and said , “ I’ll wait for the policemen here . Go take care of Betty . ”
“ Okay . Be careful , ” Aria said . On her way back , Aria made a detour to the house where the herbalist had lived .
The herbalist had bought the house with his money . After he disappeared , Winston gave Aria the key to his house .
She didn’t bring the key with her , so she unlocked the door with a wire .
Inside the house , she caught a faint smell of mustiness .
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