After mastering the resurrection technique, they begged me to extend their lives.

"Please, please, kind traveler, generous merchant, give me a few copper coins! I haven't eaten for days and I'm starving!"

An Xiao covered her face and read the words without any emotion.

Xingmi and the others had only walked a short distance through the gate when they were inexplicably stopped by this gloomy fellow, which naturally put them in a bad mood.

Especially upon hearing the words "broad-minded," the fox spirit subconsciously glanced down at her own little hill and became inexplicably angry.

"Are you looking for trouble? We have important matters to attend to and don't have time for you. Go find somewhere cool to stay. Besides, I've never been a magnanimous person, and I have no obligation to reward you with copper coins—"

Before he could finish speaking...

The other person raised their wooden staff, using the top to hold the corner of their hood, revealing half of their face.

「!?」

A handsome face with a charm value of 101.

A broken wooden staff that matches the quest description.

A gloomy, mysterious expression, coupled with his approach for unknown reasons...

In an instant, the little fox girl was startled.

He immediately gave a wink to the werewolf warrior behind him.

Let him lead the team to the hotel to resupply first.

He then gestured for An Xiao to turn the corner of a nearby alley and lowered his voice to say:

Let's talk in private.

"it is good."

An Xiao curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

The two walked into the depths of darkness.

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Hoshimi's heart was pounding.

I have never seen such a handsome human being before.

Rather, is this really a human being?

It has a kind of sinister and profound sense of mystery.

No wonder the big spender offered a huge bounty of 500 gold and listed it as an A-level special mission by the Adventurers' Guild.

It's really... hard to resist.

The little fox came to the dark alley.

He turned around and asked, "What's your name?"

"An Xiao".

"! I knew it, it really was you."

The code was matched.

With the information available to the sponsors, it wouldn't be difficult to find out An Xiao's real name.

After all, he had been interviewed so many times in the tavern in Ningye Town that he had long been targeted by a certain Luo.

"An Xiao... An Xiao, very good! My name is Xing Mi, and I've come here specifically to rescue you! I hope you'll cooperate with me, immediately join my caravan, and leave with us when the Radiant Crown arrives!"

"You should know that your bounty is now over a thousand gold dragon coins. If I reveal your location, those soldiers will come to arrest you."

The little fox used "verbal threats" at will.

Unfortunately, in An Xiao's eyes, this move was nothing more than child's play.

"Is that so? But if you attract pursuers, not only will you not be able to get the bounty, but your own mission bounty will also be canceled. After all, you are a demi-human."

「!?」

[Difficult to handle.]

Seeing his calm and composed expression, the little fox's eyes widened slightly, and her surprise grew.

Indeed, although the empire allows demi-human merchants to enter some small towns with permits, in the capital, demi-humans are absolutely considered inferior. You can even see wealthy lords leading demi-human slaves for walks in the streets...

Therefore, based on my understanding of the incompetent people in the royal city, even if I caught him and reported him, the empire would not actually deliver on the reward.

"Alright, if you want to achieve your goal, you have to agree to one condition first. Otherwise, let's part ways here and pretend we never met."

An Xiao was aggressive.

I thought to myself that this "task highlighting" feature is still too authoritative.

At the time, I didn't pay much attention to the effects of the pupil technique after it was unlocked as my level increased.

However, as the number of times he used it increased, he discovered that the accompanying information could easily reveal the other party's motives... and the cost was only 1 Mana, which was really useful.

I wonder if more accessibility features will be unlocked in the future.

An Xiao thought to herself.

"Damn it... how dare you threaten me like this?"

The little fox was finding it a bit tricky, but she couldn't resort to violence in human towns.

It's important to know that the winged dragon riders circling overhead from time to time are no joke. In just half a day of their journey, their caravan had already spotted five or six dragon riders searching in different directions.

This is scary.

"Um."

An Xiao didn't have time to waste and immediately stated her needs:

"As you can see, I am a warlock. I have my 'summoned creatures.' Therefore, if you wish to take me away, you must also protect my 'summoned creatures.' And before that, I need you to provide me with a set of clothes that can completely conceal a woman's face and figure."

"Women's...clothes?"

"Yes."

An Xiao's gaze sharpened slightly.

The consideration was that Airi's image was too obvious, and if she left the cellar in the morning, even if she moved incognito, she would easily be noticed.

So if we can change our clothes and avoid the militia's inspection, everything will be fine.

"...Okay, I'll get my own clothes from the convoy for her to wear. Oh, by the way, is she very tall?"

"No, I'm the same size as you."

An Xiaoyu's words were like a sharp sword.

"..."

The little fox's forehead veins bulged, and it stomped its foot angrily, about to unleash a torrent of profanities.

But then I thought about it again, gritted my teeth, and held back.

"Okay, you just wait. Is there anything else you need? Just say it all at once."

She pursed her lips, trying her best to suppress her anger.

"Yes. I need to leave through the secret door, and you must come with me. Then, let the caravan leave on its own when the time comes, and wait for us at a certain location outside. After we gather, we'll travel together. Do you understand what I mean?"

An Xiao suddenly said that the process was very complicated.

The little fox was taken aback by what it heard and hissed.

"What do you mean? Do you have another way to get out?"

"Yes."

An Xiao nodded, pondering the chips she held.

— "Captain's Certificate" + "Secret Door Key"

This is the best solution I just came up with.

Earlier, Chris had been successfully resurrected, but under the effect of "memory stripping," he lost his ability to speak and his alertness.

In other words, right now he's just a walking corpse wearing a helmet that blocks his vision.

As long as I lead him to the secret door and get past the two militiamen guarding the gate, I will be able to take the princess away from the town's fence and breathe the outside air.

We couldn't do this directly before because there were patrolling dragon riders outside.

Now that Xingmi has arrived, if the little fox can arrange for a caravan to meet her outside, then those dragon riders will definitely not come down to search. At the same time, she can avoid the process of encountering the deputy captain Ryan's appraisal skill when she goes through the main gate, thus perfectly avoiding the risk.

[As long as she agrees, her safety will be temporarily in my hands once we're out. I'll also be able to create some space for her against those mercenaries.]

An Xiao's mind raced, trying to completely turn her unfavorable situation into one that was in her favor.

Little did the little fox know that the handsome sorcerer in front of him had already set his sights on him.

He just frowned, imagining that no matter what he said, his men would take him to the woods and tie him up... Then he chuckled, his eyes shining.

[When the time comes, I'll definitely beat you to a pulp, stomp on your face, and shove my tail into your mouth! I'll make you take back your nasty words about my body!]

[The client said to capture him alive, but didn't say he couldn't be tortured, right?!]

Thinking of this, her brows relaxed, and she readily agreed:

"make a deal!"

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