The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 956 The Church's Extraordinary Ones and Maids
Perhaps because the East End is a poor neighborhood, the food quality in the restaurants was simply appalling. Zhao Chen thought the food in the Joewood district yesterday was bad enough, but he didn't expect the food here to be even more unpalatable.

Even the most basic grilled meat is unappetizing.

After wandering around, Zhao Chen finally bought some signature dishes at a restaurant that was supposedly "Fenneport-style". He did this not for any other reason than that they were all spicy, so even if they were not very good, there would be a limit to how bad they would taste.

Besides, the "Fennepot pasta" covered in hot sauce actually looked pretty good...

He ordered enough for twenty people and hired a small car to carry them back to the apartment. By this time, Su Xuanbing had recovered some strength and came out to greet him, wearing only a bed sheet.

Wow, this is even more exciting than not wearing anything at all... Zhao Chen glanced at it a few times, handed a bowl of noodles to the other person, and joked with a smile, "You're quite the stranger."

Su Xuanbing wasn't afraid of spicy food. She was already starving and ate five bowls of noodles in one go before wiping her mouth and saying, "What's with the formality? You didn't think about being formal when you were tormenting me, did you?"
"Besides, I didn't lose out by 'sleeping' with you. Not only did my injuries heal, but even my stagnant cultivation improved... No wonder so many female warriors like you!"

She spoke with great boldness, but her cheeks were flushed, whether from the spiciness or from embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

In addition, the reason she was only wearing a bed sheet was because her only set of clothes was damaged during her "battle for dominance" with Zhao Chen, and she couldn't take out the ones in her storage bag.

As for using magic to condense clothes? In this "other dimension" where it's difficult to replenish mana, that's far too extravagant.

Zhao Chen naturally saw through her "insincere" words, so after she finished eating, he took out a complete set of Thai-style clothes of magical artifact quality from his "collection".

This is a hunting outfit left behind by Teresa, the "witch" who was kidnapped. The upper body is a simple women's shirt paired with a fitted black jacket-style rider's coat, and the lower body is a white short skirt and knee-high black boots.

Overall, apart from the short skirt, it doesn't seem out of place in this "otherworld".

"Heh, this was a popular style in Kyushu a few years ago, and it was made by several masters from 'Yunji' who had been to the West. Only three thousand pieces were made in total, and each set is priceless... You really have everything. No wonder you are the 'Moon Thief Prince' who 'steals ten thousand stars from the Milky Way, yet still can't redeem his debts of love and lust'!"

Su Xuanbing sighed and then excitedly accepted the gift, immediately putting it on and even twirling around in front of Zhao Chen.

It must be said that this outfit is truly outstanding; it not only doesn't detract from Su Xuanbing's heroic bearing in the slightest, but also highlights her long, straight legs...

Is she deliberately "tempting" me? Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes. If he hadn't not yet fully digested the insights he gained during the previous "dual cultivation," he would have made this female general's legs go weak again.

“I remember this dress can be slightly adjusted. It’s fine for you to wear it like this inside, but you should change the short skirt into trousers when you go out,” Zhao Chen instructed. Then he took out a hat with a veil and handed it to the other person, saying, “Your appearance is too outstanding and easily leaves a deep impression, which is not conducive to our investigation… There was no way to do it yesterday, but now that we have the means, we naturally have to be careful.”

He bought the hat on a whim after going out. Although it doesn't possess extraordinary power, the people in this other-dimensional world don't have spiritual or divine consciousness either, so it's enough to handle most situations.

Su Xuanbing readily complied, putting on her hat and veil before naturally taking Zhao Chen's arm and asking, "Shall we set off now to retrieve yesterday's spoils?"

After nearly a day, if those characteristics and items can really be tracked down, there should be quite a few people lying in ambush near that sewer by now.

But Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing weren't worried. After all, no matter how well those people disguised themselves, they couldn't possibly fool them. It could be said that possessing "divine sense" was their greatest asset in this "alternate dimension."

Having "earned" 3000 gold pounds in cash from Kapin's safe, Zhao Chen and his companion were no longer short of money. So this time, instead of walking, they hailed a horse-drawn carriage and headed to the Georgewood district once again.

Instead of approaching Kapin's mansion, they had the coachman drive around the area where the spoils were hidden several times to make sure no one was watching them before stopping the carriage and paying the fare.

However, the two did not go directly to the sewer entrance. Instead, they walked hand in hand into a street-facing cafe, intending to wait until it was completely dark before taking action.

The café wasn't very big, but it was beautifully decorated. The most distinctive feature of the café, however, was the maids dressed in maid outfits.

As soon as Zhao Chen and Su Xuanbing found a seat, they noticed that a pretty woman in her thirties at the next table was staring at one of the maids in the shop with obvious "appreciation," behaving like a "pervert."

The maid, who was being stared at, felt extremely uncomfortable but couldn't say anything, and felt so wronged that she wanted to cry.

"That black-haired woman must be an extraordinary being, right? And she has a lot of yin energy around her, so she must be using a method that involves communicating with spirits," Su Xuanbing transmitted her voice while waiting for her coffee.

Zhao Chen nodded, monitoring the entire street with his divine sense as he replied, "Based on the knowledge I obtained from Hearst, she is likely an extraordinary individual of the 'Corpse Collector' pathway."

"This route is mainly controlled by the Church of the Goddess of Night and the secret organization 'Spirit Cult'."

Su Xuanbing used her divine sense to observe her discreetly for a while, and then transmitted her voice again: "Judging from her relaxed state, she is unlikely to be a member of a secret organization... So she is an extraordinary being of the Church?"
"Is this goddess of the night serious?"

Zhao Chen thought for a moment and replied hesitantly, "That's probably the case... It's normal for church members to have some strange hobbies."

He was immediately reminded of a series of unhealthy news stories about the church that he had seen in his past life...

Su Xuanbing didn't quite understand Zhao Chen's meaning, but she didn't delve into it. She just smiled and said, "Looking at her 'lecherous' look, should I sacrifice my looks to try and get some information out of her?"

Zhao Chen glanced at her chest, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't have a very good effect. This lady from the church clearly prefers big ones."

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanbing clenched her fists and glared at the man opposite her.

To be honest, this valiant female general actually has a good figure. After taking off her armor, she is quite well-endowed, no less so than Qingyan and Xiao Heimao. However, compared with the maids in this shop, she is still somewhat inferior.

Seeing Su Xuanbing's unfriendly expression, Zhao Chen calmly said, "However, since we've encountered people from the church, we can't let go of the official information on extraordinary individuals... We'll split into two groups later. You quietly follow her to the Church of the Night's stronghold, and if you have the chance, check their investigation results on the serial murder case."

(End of this chapter)