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Chapter 239: Esdeath Falls into the Trap
Heavy rain, under dim street lights.

The female general, who was half-squatting at the door of the house in a somewhat embarrassed manner, raised her head, looked at the man's smiling face, and looked at the hand extended by the other party as a symbol of friendship.

Anyone passing by will be amazed at the vivid and romantic scene, just like a scene from a drama or novel.

According to the script, what happens next is that the woman naturally accepts the man's kindness, and then the two of them secretly fall in love with each other, and so on.

But Esdeath doesn't think so, and she doesn't want the plot to develop this way.

She first quickly scanned the surrounding environment, and then used her somewhat dull perception to sense it.

After making sure that no one else saw her in such a miserable state, the female general did not follow the script and accept Fang Yi's kindness and stand up with his help.

Instead, he slightly stretched his sore legs and feet, and then stubbornly stood up slowly on his own.

At the same time, he looked at Fang Yi with an aggressive and offensive look.

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However, the female general's display of her "fangs" in an attempt to suppress Fang Yi did not obviously cause any sense of oppression to Fang Yi.

Although this female general was considered tall among women, she was several centimeters taller because she was wearing a military cap with a hard brim and boots.

This outfit made her look very tall, and coupled with her usual domineering attitude, she also unconsciously exuded a brutal aura.

Anyone who meets this female general will basically bow their head to show humility and obedience, and be willing to be dominated by her.

An ordinary man standing in front of her would unconsciously feel a head shorter, even if he was taller than the female general.

If you are suppressed by his aura, you will become timid and restrained, and appear even smaller.

But Fang Yi didn't buy it, because he had just taken a look at the female general's chest, which had confirmed some of his guesses.

Combined with his previous analysis of her situation, he knew that the female general came to him to ask for something.

Now that you know the other party's needs, you have guessed the other party's "hand".

Fang Yi naturally didn't intend to be inferior to the other party and be dominated by the other party.

He looked at the female general who stood up and naturally withdrew his hand without any expression of anger or embarrassment. Instead, he continued to speak in a gentle and calm tone.

"It seems that you have indeed encountered some troubles that are difficult to explain, and you are unwilling to accept the kindness of a stranger like me for no reason.

"However, this beautiful lady whose name I don't know, the rain seems to be getting heavier now."
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Before Fang Yi could finish his words, a gust of wind blew the umbrella upside down.

The increasingly heavy rain fell on my head, accumulating on the inverted umbrella, making the umbrella suddenly heavy.

The female general had just escaped from the heavy rain for a few seconds when it came back again, mixed with cold wind and hitting her body, wetting Fang Yi's clothes.

Fang Yi slowly took away the umbrella, then with a flick of his wrist, he turned the umbrella over and held it above his head again to shield himself and the female general from the wind and rain.

He wiped the rain off his face and said jokingly.

"Look, the rainstorm will fairly punish anyone who stubbornly stays in the rain. Now I'm as 'wet' as you. This is really bad.

“If you don’t mind, come in and have a cup of hot tea with me, dry your clothes, and take a break.

"My name is Fang Yi. Although I've been in the imperial capital for less than three days, I'm still considered a celebrity in the newspapers and a soldier.

"My credibility is somewhat guaranteed, so you don't have to worry about me doing anything strange."

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Esdeath stared at the man in front of her for a second, and only reacted when she heard his name.

The man in front of him was Fang Yi, the one he was looking for.

After confirming the other party's identity, the female general's heart was immediately filled with doubts.

"Beautiful lady? He doesn't recognize my face? He doesn't recognize me as a general? Am I really that unknown?"

But only half a second later, Fang Yi's words answered her doubts.

"Miss, you must be an officer, or one of a high rank. When I was serving in the local army, I saw my superiors wearing clothes with collars like this.

"Your position should be quite high. I think you might be a captain or some other officer whose title I can't name.

“However, my family has long been in decline, and I’ve only been in the imperial capital from the south of the empire for three days, so I don’t really understand these things.

"But I think the most important thing right now is that we get inside and get this nasty rain out of the way."

Fang Yi looked at Esdeath sincerely while speaking.

“Although I don’t know your identity, young lady, or why you are staying in the rain, I won’t ask too many questions. I will just treat you as a traveler in need of help.

"I am willing to help you within my ability, as long as it does not cause me too much trouble.

"Because Miss Arya generously 'extended a helping hand' to me a few days ago, I would also like to pass on this kindness and lend a helping hand to you who are in need.

"Although this house has no servants and not much food, I can still let you rest for a while and dry your clothes. What do you think?"

Listening to Fang Yi's carefully woven 'sincere' words, looking at the smile on Fang Yi's handsome face, and for some reason, an indescribable charm emanating from him.

The female general had to admit that her heart was moved for a moment.

Looking at the man whose clothes got wet because of holding an umbrella for him, but still had a 'sincere' smile on his face
She hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Then he reached out and took Fang Yi's umbrella, holding it up for him to protect him from the wind and rain, so that the man could take out his key and open the door.

Just like that, under Fang Yi's words, the female general unknowingly retracted her "fangs" and "bowed" to Fang Yi.

A few minutes later, the female general followed Fang Yi into the house.

At the same time, he fell into the 'trap' set by Fang Yi.
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Fang Yi sat in the suite and used the excuse of changing clothes to start thinking about how to deal with the sudden attacking female general.

He took off his wet clothes, took out a set of clothes from his personal space and changed into them. He casually took out the [Resurrection Coins] that the reincarnation space gave him after completing the novice mission and played with them for a while.

At the same time, he sighed in his heart, "Chen Cheng, what a good man! I really want to thank you. Without you doing that during the novice mission, I really wouldn't be able to confirm the identity of this female general."

It was this [Resurrection Coin], the experience of hunting down Chen Cheng, and the changes in the female general's breasts that allowed him to guess the other party's identity.

There is a comment like this on this resurrection item.

[A resurrection item with relatively low side effects. It doesn't require blood sacrifices, talents, traits, or equipment like in the main god space.]

And when he glanced at the female general's chest just now, he was naturally not admiring her "wet" scene, but wanted to confirm her situation through some "features" revealed on her chest after she got wet.

Because he stretched out his hand and made close contact with the other party, he took the opportunity to activate [Fighting Qi Perception] and clearly realized that the female general's strength was far inferior to Bud's.

Although this mission has the mechanism of "momentum" which does not appear in the original work, he does not think that the female general who has taken the [Imperial Tool] [Demon God Appearance: Devil's Essence] will be so "weak".

He clearly remembered that this item, called an "Imperial Weapon" simply by drawing blood from dangerous species, had given the female general a huge boost in combat power after ingestion, and had also carved a symbol on her chest. When Fang Yi looked at the female general, he noticed that the symbol had become incomplete.

Combining the speculations from the previous intelligence collection, he has roughly pieced together the truth.

Esdeath should have hooked up with the main god space before this mission, just like Chen Cheng.

Unfortunately, he had used items with severe side effects, which deducted some of his [characteristics] or [imperial weapon's] abilities, causing his strength to decline.

The other party was unusually keen on power. After being hit hard by the [Minister], he controlled his temper and did not turn against the [Minister]. It is very likely that he did this to complete the task and retrieve these things.

In addition, with the help of his invincible trait [Confusion of Mind], the other party's attitude has become loose, which is obviously a sign of an increase in favorability.

But he did not receive any notification of increased friendliness in the space.

Obviously, even if the other party is not a reincarnation like himself, he is also a "temporary employee" like a "scavenger" like Disma.

Therefore, the benefits of killing the opponent by oneself will not be as great as killing Zhu Tian, ​​so it is a more reasonable option to consider cooperating with him.

Besides, he also had the skill [Bind] which could force the opponent to act and ensure that he couldn't backstab him.

In the following conversation, he just needed to ask about the other party's mission indirectly, just like he asked about Disma's mission.

After confirming that there is no conflict in the goals, he can construct the character that the other party wants, easily control it in this mission, and kill the female general.

He remembered that the other person seemed to prefer innocence, came from the border, aspired to become a general, and was a man of considerable strength.

And coincidentally, he meets all of the requirements.

He should be able to raise the female general's friendship level quickly and gain a powerful teammate.

After sorting out the plan in his mind, Fang Yi walked out of the suite and sat in the living room, waiting for the female general to finish changing her clothes.
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A few minutes later, the female general, dressed in Arya's mother's clothes, walked out somewhat uncomfortably.

This ostentatious woman, who was previously nicknamed "second-hand flooded car" by Fang Yi, mostly wore loose and revealing clothes.

The clothes either reveal half of the whiteness of the skin, or highlight the northern hemisphere, or can be removed with a light pull.

Therefore, after drying her hair a little and taking off her wet military uniform, the female general hurriedly found only a few such pieces of clothing.

After much hesitation, the female general finally chose a relatively less revealing outfit and walked out to continue talking with Fang Yi.

After her initial contact with Fang Yi, she felt that she should be able to get help from this "simple" young man.

As soon as she walked out of the bedroom, she saw a scene that surprised her.

Fang Yi was in the living room, wielding a not-so-sharp axe to "dismember" the wardrobe lying horizontally on the carpet.

The man who was working hard seemed to notice the footsteps coming from behind him, so he stopped the carpentry work and looked back.

Seeing that it was Esdeath, Fang Yi smiled innocently, pointed to a pile of wet firewood beside him, and explained.

"Because of the heavy rain, the firewood piled up in the yard was soaked and could not be used to keep the fireplace burning to dispel the cold.

"So I thought of getting some dry wood to keep us warm and help us dry our clothes quickly, but I had already dismissed all the servants, so I had to figure it out myself.

"After looking around, only the bedroom wardrobe seems to be of the right material, so..."

The female general couldn't help laughing when she saw the tattered wardrobe and the man's serious expression.

"So, you took out a perfectly good wardrobe and chopped it up to help me dry my clothes?
"Really."

[It really makes people feel a little 'stupid', but I don't hate people like this.]

This man is exactly what I like.

The female general added the unspoken words in her heart, and then pointed to the fireplace in the living room to give Fang Yi some knowledge about fireplaces.

"But Fang Yi, I don't think you have any experience using a fireplace, right?"

After seeing Fang Yi nodded with a look of surprise, the female general finally felt a sense of accomplishment.

She walked to Fang Yi, stopped him from chopping the wardrobe, and said with some pride.

"These open wood-burning fireplaces in aristocratic homes are just for show and basically serve only to create a decorative atmosphere.

"The heat actually goes up the chimney, so the heating effect is actually very poor, far inferior to a bonfire.

"Although it's the only thing we have now, the wood you cut for the wardrobe isn't suitable for fireplace fuel."
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After hearing the female general's expected remarks, Fang Yi pretended to be stunned, but was secretly proud in his heart.

"Of course I know, because I know how to use the fireplace. I made a mistake on purpose so that you can correct it."

Then after a second, Fang Yi finally came out of his stunned state. As if waking up from a dream, he held the axe in a dilemma and said in an awkward tone.

"I'm sorry, miss, I don't have enough knowledge about this. I didn't have a fireplace in my house before.

"I originally wanted to light the fireplace to dispel the chill in the room, but I didn't expect it to backfire.

"Without your warning, I might still be running down the wrong path without looking back.

"I'll go out and buy some fuel and see if there's any other way."

Hearing Fang Yi's "fishing" speech, the female general showed a slight smile on her face.

"That's not necessary. I can fix this right away."

She first stopped Fang Yi's actions with a wave of her hand, and then touched the wet firewood.

Under Fang Yi's 'surprised' eyes, the female general pulled her hand and instantly extracted the moisture from the piled firewood, creating a large block of ice while 'drying' the firewood.

After doing all this, the female general looked at Fang Yi, who was looking at her again with surprise in his eyes, and extended her hand in a friendly manner, saying with a smile.

"You guessed correctly. I am indeed an officer, but my position is a little higher than the 'captain' you mentioned.

"I don't think I've told you my name yet, but I think someone as smart as you should have guessed it.

"My name is Esdeath, the general who has no soldiers or officers under his command.

"You are now the leader of the Hunters and the one who is in charge of interrogating you. I am very happy to meet you, Fang Yi."

The female general chose to confront the issue directly.

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