Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

Although she found Lin Xueyin's behavior a bit strange, Ailiya didn't press the matter further. Instead, she began to attack the sliced ​​meat in front of her.

Feeling bored and somewhat embarrassed, Lin Xueyin took out the strange sculpture she had obtained from Victor earlier, which continued to emanate an ominous dark aura.

This is probably why Victor felt uneasy. After all, this dark aura can affect the human body and keep people in a state of inexplicable fear.

"Xueyin, what is that in your hand?"

After hurriedly finishing the dinner that Lin Xueyin had brought her, Ailiya sat down next to Lin Xueyin and took the sculpture with the strange creature carved on it from Lin Xueyin's hand.

"What kind of magical beast is this? I've never heard of it before."

"Um, I don't know either. I got this from Victor's house; consider it my consultation fee." As she said this, Lin Xueyin was horrified to see a dense stream of dark gas swiftly travel along the hand holding it and enter Aria's body, instantly causing her to fall to the ground.

"Aria..."

Volume 1: The Transmigrated Wet Nurse - Chapter 23: Healing Aria

Right before her eyes, her friend was consumed by this dark aura and collapsed to the ground. This was a direct provocation to her, and Lin Xueyin could not forgive herself for her carelessness.

The holy light in his hand continued to pour into Arya's body, finally suppressing the ominous dark aura and preventing it from further eroding her. However, Arya was no longer the dashing and heroic figure she once was; instead, she resembled a sleeping beauty, waiting for the prince's kiss.

"It's all my fault. Why did I bring this kind of thing back for no reason? It's all my fault. If I had been more assertive and not let Aria take it, wouldn't it have been fine?"

Lin Xueyin gently placed the other person on the bed and stared intently at the other person's status bar. The word "curse" was so glaring. She never expected that right under her nose, Ailiya would be cursed.

The level of the dispelling spell is not high enough yet; it needs to be upgraded by at least two levels to dispel the curse. However, I don't have enough money to even upgrade it by one level.

"I'm sorry, Arya, if I hadn't treated this as a consultation fee, you wouldn't be in this state."

Guilt filled his heart in that instant. After tidying up Aria's clothes, he heard a metallic clanging sound inside, the sound of many gold coins colliding with each other.

It seems, perhaps, maybe, probably. Lin Xueyin stared in shock at the bag of gold coins she had pulled out from her clothes. Hmmm, she seemed a bit foolish. Just because she didn't have any didn't mean Ailiya didn't either.

She carefully checked the gold coins she needed to upgrade her skills. Okay, she won; she needed 20 gold coins. She opened her bag, and the glittering gold inside almost blinded her.

He hurriedly took out the gold coins inside, carefully counted them, and found exactly 18 coins—no more, no less. Adding his own stash, it came to a little over 20 coins.

Hmmmm, this sudden surprise made Lin Xueyin ignore everything and click on her skill bar. Instantly, the Dispel skill was upgraded to the top level, which could dispel all the debuffs on the target ally and also dispel the buffs on the enemy.

It was a very powerful skill, but at this moment, Lin Xueyin was not happy that she finally had a skill at max level. Instead, she felt a little guilty and used her dispel spell on Ailiya.

Despite her anxiety, Ailiya didn't keep Lin Xueyin waiting for too long, blinking her beautiful eyes as if adjusting to the indoor light.

"Xueyin, what just happened to me? I suddenly felt a lot of pain, and then I didn't know anything."

Lin Xueyin quietly looked at Ailiya, knowing that she wasn't telling her the truth. However, under this curse, what she saw was perhaps the thing she least wanted to remember, so why make her recall it again?

"Okay, it's good that you're awake. You really scared me to death."

Lin Xueyin watched awkwardly as Ailiya picked up the money bag she had thrown on the ground and calmly put it inside her clothes.

"Um, Aria, I'll pay you back your money, really..."

"Yukine, everyone has their own secrets. You don't need to worry about it too much. Besides, it's just some money."

It's just some money. Hearing this, Lin Xueyin could understand Ailiya's heartache. She knew what her family's situation was. Although she had a title, her family had long since fallen into poverty. The money she used was all earned by herself as a soldier, and she must have saved it up for a long time.

"Hey, Aria, how about I work for you as payment for the debt?"

Seeing Lin Xueyin's pleading expression, which was so adorably unfair, Ailiya was slightly taken aback. She smiled wryly and said, "Who would dare to hire a priest for just a dozen or so gold coins? You know, a powerful priest like you can easily earn dozens of gold coins a day outside."

"Huh? Is it that serious? But why am I so short of money right now?" She stared wide-eyed in surprise, seemingly completely bewildered by her current situation.

However, Aria understood that this girl was too kind. Those mercenaries wouldn't even be qualified to see priests elsewhere, and even the townspeople wouldn't normally receive healing from priests. Yet she...

"Forget it, Aria, I'll stay with you. This whole thing started because of me, and I need to resolve it completely."

"Okay, then let's do this: once everything is settled, you can come to the academy with me. I hope you can team up with me there."

He glanced at Aria; it seemed she hadn't told him everything. However, this could be considered his atonement, since he was the one who had caused all the trouble before.

"Yukine, you really don't need to..."

“I know what I’m doing, Arya. I can’t stay here forever. When it’s your turn to leave, we can go together. I’ll go to the academy with you and we can go on adventures together.”

"Then please allow me to look forward to it now."

With their hands clasped together and their eyes locked, the two girls smiled at each other.

At that moment, a loud curse came from a secluded house in the Greedy Wolf Stronghold: "Damn it, someone actually managed to break the Nightmare Curse personally bestowed by His Majesty!"

Just as he finished speaking, a snake's head, flicking its tongue and with eyes devoid of any emotion, emerged from the man's wide sleeve, shaking its small head as if it were showing great interest in something.

"It seems that the pastor absolutely cannot be allowed to live. For the sake of that person's great cause, we must get rid of this pastor."

The face, hidden by the hood of the cloak, concealed his expression, but the murderous intent in his tone spoke volumes.

"Hiss." The little snake seemed to sense its master's anger. It had already slithered up the arm and poked its head out from inside the hood. Under the corner of the hood that was gently lifted, a pair of eyes that shimmered with a ghostly blue light were revealed.

"What, you can't hold back either? Then go this time and kill that troublesome priest. I think you can definitely do it."

"Hiss hiss hiss." As if making a declaration of determination, the small snake quickly disappeared from the man's body, and the room returned to calm in a moment, as if nothing had happened.

Only the man in the cloak let out a series of low laughs. Death was about to descend upon this world once more; destruction was the eternal future.

Volume 1: The Transmigrated Wet Nurse - Chapter 24: Attack

The next day, despite Lin Xueyin's advice, Ailiya decided to continue her investigation deep in the mountains. However, Lin Xueyin, worried about her friend, decided to stay home and go with them instead of opening her business that day, so that she could feel at ease.

Amidst the endless mountain ranges and the dark, dense forests, a cacophony of silence and noise mingled. Unsure of what lay ahead, a mix of tension and anticipation filled the air. Perhaps this is why some people are so drawn to adventure.

Holding his newbie staff in both hands, he realized that the one Nana had given him had broken in the Lone Wolf Cave, so he had to make do with his new one. As for why he didn't just buy a new one...

The reason remained the same two words: no money, no money, and still no money. Every time Lin Xueyin saw her empty purse, she thought about when she could find a job that wasn't too tiring, was comfortable, and most importantly, paid well. Of course, such a job was impossible.

They cautiously made their way deeper into the darkness, but found nothing unusual in sight.

"Yukine, we found something that we're very interested in in a cave."

The deep voice no longer had its previous magnetism. Arya was now fully armed and standing beside Lin Xueyin, holding a shield and protecting Lin Xueyin within her vigilance range.

"Okay, let's go take a look. Did you find anything there?"

"Yes, we have made a discovery; it's the mercenary who went missing before."

"The missing mercenary? That means he's still alive, why not..."

"Alive? Impossible. He probably won't make it. You'd better go and see for yourself to see the details."

Hesitantly, Ailiya didn't reveal what she had seen, but hoped that Lin Xueyin could go and see for herself what was going on there.

"Oh. It seems quite horrific. Take me there to see..."

His forward steps suddenly halted, his azure pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly glanced around, already understanding the situation.

It seems the curse last night really was man-made. However, the target was probably Victor, and Aria was just a scapegoat. In any case, I still ruined their plans, so I can understand why they came to get revenge.

Quietly, without anyone noticing, several shimmering, transparent golden shields were erected around the warriors, oval-shaped like transparent golden eggs, enveloping them.

"Xueyin, this is..." Before she could finish speaking, she saw Lin Xueyin put her right index finger in front of her pink lips and gently shush at her. Her playful look with one eye open and one eye closed made Aria tighten her grip on the silver shield.

In the dim light, a faint murderous intent lurked. A small, jet-black snake lay motionless in the grass under the shade of a tree, showing no signs of anything amiss.

Its tiny, beady eyes stared intently at its target without any expression, its tongue flickering without making a sound.

"Let's keep moving forward, don't wander off."

There was no tense standoff. Aria and the others continued to advance. The little snake, seeing that the other side was prepared, did not launch a forceful attack. Instead, it slowly moved away from its ambush location and silently slithered away with the group.

"Yukine, what just happened?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt uneasy, so I made a big deal out of it."

The battle warning that had just echoed in my mind had now disappeared, as if everything before was just my imagination.

"Then let's hurry over there."

Arya sheathed her longsword back into its scabbard, took her shield in one hand, grabbed Lin Xueyin's hand, and hurried inside.

Lin Xueyin, whose hand was being held, looked at the other person who seemed to be completely unguarded, but in fact had already used the side of the shield to protect her body, and a faint feeling of gratitude appeared on her face.

She uses a shield to protect herself, but her body is also exposed to enemy attacks; this is trading her safety for her own.

"It's right in front..."

"Arya, don't move."

Lin Xueyin, who had once again pulled Aria back, received an alarm. She had entered battle, but the enemy was still hidden. It seemed that her previous entry into battle was not accidental; someone was definitely planning to ambush her.

Last time, he had made preparations in advance, and they did not take any action. Now they have found another opportunity and plan to attack him again.

"what happened?"

Touching the area around his body, he saw that the shield he had erected again, along with several other warriors around him, had quickly formed a defensive array, tightly protecting Lin Xueyin and her companion within it.

"We seem to be locked onto by the enemy. Everyone, don't scatter. With my shield, the enemy can't get the first move. Let's wait here for them to attack."

"But prolonged defense will reduce our concentration, Yukine, is it really impossible to find the opponent's location?"

Unfortunately, despite the warning to engage, I couldn't find the red-named monster's location this time. I could only shake my head in frustration, acknowledging my helplessness.

Everyone looked around warily, but no one noticed that, amidst the rustling of the wind through the branches, a small, jet-black snake had appeared above Lin Xueyin's head.

The small snake, perched on a branch, silently watched the crowd below. Its vigilance prevented it from making any rash moves; it was simply waiting for an opportunity, a chance to strike and kill them instantly.

Time passed slowly, and Lin Xueyin used magic to continuously reinforce the shields of the people around her, so that they could block the enemy's sudden attack the moment it appeared.

On a tree branch, a small black snake flickered its tongue up and down. Its expressionless eyes were filled with a sense of impending death. It had begun to contract its body, ready to launch a fatal attack on its target below at any moment.

Lin Xueyin, who was being tightly protected by Ailiya, temporarily gave up on protecting himself because of the layers of protection. At least in his eyes, the enemy could not possibly break through the warriors on the outside and attack him directly. Even a mage could not attack him silently.

The shield around her gradually disappeared, but Lin Xueyin, who was focused on strengthening the shields of others, did not react at all, as if she had forgotten about it.

Seeing this, Aria gently patted her pretty back. At this moment, with her movement, the shield that was originally protecting Lin Xueyin also slightly shifted from its original position, revealing a little bit of her figure.

At this moment, the little black snake had been waiting for just this tiny opportunity. A rapid black streak shot towards the unsuspecting target at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. From its open mouth, sharp fangs, infused with deadly venom, were already pointed at its prey.

I don't think there will be any problems if I break the chapter here, right? Probably not. The next chapter will be out soon, and nobody will say anything. Let the author have a little fun, okay? O(∩_∩)O

Volume 1: The Transmigrated Wet Nurse - Chapter 25: Skeletons

A black, lightning-fast movement, hurtled towards Lin Xueyin's small black snake. It should have known its fangs could pierce deep into her tender, unsuspecting skin. However, a silver figure appeared in its path.