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What are these two guys up to that suspiciously?!

Alert, Ye Xiao immediately shouted angrily, "Hey!"

Chapter Sixty: The Kitten Maid

"Eek!" Lucyville trembled at the loud shout, only being reminded by Mammon above her, "Run!"

The girl with a litter of cats on her head was about to run away, but Ye Xiao couldn't let the two of them get away like that, so he immediately gave chase.

Before he could even take two steps, he saw the purple-haired girl kick her own right foot with her left, and fall to the ground with a "thud," while the cat on her head rolled on the ground with a purr.

"..." Ye Xiao suddenly realized that he had taken these two guys too seriously, which might have been a bit foolish.

Dean, who was sobbing beside him, was also somewhat stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Of course, despite his thoughts, Ye Xiao still went over and picked up the struggling kitten, and helped the girl who was covering her nose to her feet. "Where did you two come from?"

"Ah...hahaha, I came here specifically to thank you for saving me, kind sir." Lucyville chuckled, clasping her hands together. "May the God of Light protect you."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Ye Xiao's lips twitched. "Tell me honestly, what's your background and that of this cat, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"What...what are you going to do?" Lucyville cautiously covered her chest; beneath the thin prison uniform, her slightly full breasts were indeed faintly visible.

"Stop covering up, who cares about your development... Hey, why are you hitting people!" Ye Xiao hurriedly waved his hand to block Lucyville's punch. "Stop messing around, can't you be a little more aware of being caught!"

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the people near the camp. Li Cheng also came over when he heard the noise. He saw Ye Xiao grabbing a thinly dressed girl and dragging her into the camp. He quickly stepped forward and said, "What's going on, Brother Ye? It can't be like this. You have a bunch of girls with you, why are you kidnapping a slave girl?"

"Tie your head off! Come here and help me grab her, this guy is suspicious!" Ye Xiao was still struggling with Lucyville with one hand, while fighting with the kitten jumping around on his shoulder with the other. He was extremely busy.

Li Cheng was completely confused, but after seeing the cat, he seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, you've already met Miss Greta. I was going to ask you about this."

"Huh?" Ye Xiao was stunned.

bad!

The cat on Ye Xiao's shoulder also widened its eyes at this moment.

Because she could only locate the gold coins she gave to Ye Xiao through magic, but Ye Xiao would be searched when he went to prison and couldn't carry anything, she handed the gold coins over to Li Cheng for safekeeping.

Therefore, in order to find Ye Xiao's location, Mammon, who had transformed into her golden shaded form, came to find Li Cheng but only saw him. So she asked him about Ye Xiao's location—in other words, Li Cheng could recognize her.

Mamon reacted quickly, leaping towards Li Cheng who was standing to the side, and with a howl, jumped up and stuffed Li Cheng's open mouth with its paw.

Li Cheng fell to the ground, hit in the face by a cat. Although he didn't hear Li Cheng's reply, Ye Xiao, seeing this strange scene, had obviously already guessed, "Um, you don't mean to say that this cat... is Greta?"

But then the little cat shuddered and glared at Li Cheng on the ground with eyes that could kill.

Li Cheng instantly understood and frantically shook his head at Ye Xiao, "No, no, no, I just... just... um..."

He was caught off guard, unable to think of any excuse to explain what he had just said.

Ye Xiao saw through her clumsy acting at a glance. He was speechless and pulled Lucyville, who was still struggling in vain, forward and tapped the little cat on the head. "You... what happened to you?"

Seeing that her act had been exposed, the kitten simply stopped pretending and stubbornly raised her head and said, "...Hmph! It's all because of you!"

Luckily, the kitten wasn't embarrassed; she was prepared to be mocked by this awful guy anyway.

But Ye Xiao didn't tease the other party as usual. He just smiled wryly and breathed a sigh of relief, then gently stroked the cat's head. "I'm really impressed. Why didn't you say so earlier... I'm glad you're alright."

Although the "Crown of Mammon" was still usable, the fake saintess was, after all, the one who could plot to kill Ella, and Ye Xiao still couldn't let go of his worries about the missing maid.

Now that Ella has been recalled, his next plan was to continue splitting up, with one group preparing to deal with the crisis in Stormport, while he himself would go to the Fogwood again to search for Greta's whereabouts.

Although the way this guy came back was somewhat unexpected, it was a relief for him, as another weight had been hanging over his heart.

"Welcome back," Ye Xiao said with relief, then felt a slap on her wrist from the kitten. "Ouch! Why is that now!?"

That being said, Greta only slapped Greta with her paw pads; she didn't extend her claws.

"...Hmph!" The kitten didn't say anything, but lightly jumped up, climbed up Ye Xiao's arm to his shoulder, and then leaped onto Ye Xiao's head, where it nestled with its paws tucked in.

Ye Xiao shrugged, saying that the actions of demon gods are generally difficult to predict.

But then again, if the cat on her head is Greta, then who is this purple-haired girl?

Ye Xiao finally turned his gaze back to the girl he was holding, his face filled with doubt.

"Hehe, she's the one whose power was stolen..." Perhaps sensing Ye Xiao's confusion, Greta, sitting on his head, immediately spoke up.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lucy Villa panicked. If the human in front of her knew that she was actually the demon god who ruled Hell in her disheveled state, she would lose all face!

"Hey! If you say that again, I'll bring up that time I accidentally touched the dragon's..."

"...an apostle of the Arrogant Demon God!" The clever cat quickly corrected itself, "This is an apostle of the Arrogant Demon God Lucyville, which is why she recognized me!"

Okay, whatever you say.

Ye Xiao was speechless at the charade of this hellish duo, but he never expected that after losing his power, the Arrogant Demon God would be so destitute that he would be imprisoned.

"I see, I think I understand now." But of course, Ye Xiao ultimately chose to give the two great demon gods a way out, lest they make things worse by explaining themselves to each other, and then blame everything on him after regaining their strength. "Gredia, did you also become like this because your power was taken away?"

"What are you talking about? I have no authority whatsoever!"

"Ahem, I mean, you influenced Lord Mammon's authority... ah, that's roughly the idea."

“That guy certainly can’t take away Lord Mammon’s authority.” Greta proudly raised her cat head. “Don’t think I’m like that fool. I was just caught in the backlash of the threads of fate.”

"Hey! I was just ambushed!"

“I remember you mentioned this in the imperial city before,” Ye Xiao nodded, “that using too much divine power and being rejected by the mortal realm can cause this situation?”

“Yes, just like I said before, things will only get worse, so I can only temporarily take this form to reduce the ‘mass’ of my incarnation in the real world in order to avoid the negative effects of the Fate Threads,” Greta said, patting Ye Xiao’s forehead. “But don’t worry, I also left a little something for that guy. She shouldn’t be able to take care of us for a while.”

Chapter Sixty-One Counterattack Plan

The woods in the wild were not a suitable place for a long chat. After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Greta, whom he had unexpectedly reunited with, Ye Xiao led her and the gradually waking Seven Stars Society members back to the camp.

As for Dean, this distraught young man seemed to have lost his direction in life, and he also chose to stay at the camp, finding a rock to sit quietly, lost in thought.

Afterwards, the group set up a relatively large tent in the camp as a temporary command center for discussions.

Now that Ella has returned and Greta has been found, the Septians have all rested.

Next, naturally, we discussed the counterattack.

“First, let’s talk about our current situation. Since the destruction of Horn Village, the Malz family has pinned the blame on us. Now, you are all wanted criminals by Stormport.” Inside the tent, Ye Xiao and a group of Seven Stars Society members were discussing the next steps around a wooden round table. “The Dead Sea Prison matter will soon be known. The prison’s garrison has seen everyone’s faces. After informing Stormport, we will likely have another bounty on our heads.”

"Therefore, in the worst-case scenario, we will likely face an encirclement and suppression by the Stormport army."

“The people we can provide for combat right now are the Seven Stars and the Templars, a total of thirty,” Li Cheng continued, picking up where Ye Xiao left off. “As for the prisoners in the camp, I just spoke with them. Their leader, Husen, is willing to cooperate with us. On the one hand, they were also criminals framed by the Malz family and their hatred for Wind Chaser Fortress is not small. If overthrowing the Malz family can help them clear their names, at the very least, they will have a chance to leave Loren by ship from the harbor. On the other hand, we have also promised to give them money as a reward for our cooperation.”

"Including the prisoners who can participate in the battle, there are a total of 110 people. With this number, it is naturally impossible to fight a city's garrison head-on. Excluding Brother Ye, we only have a few experienced fighters here, and most of the brothers' average skill proficiency is still at the ordinary level."

“Of course, the Holy Maiden is an extraordinary help, but the enemy also includes that imposter Holy Maiden with black hair and blue eyes whose strength is unknown, as well as other hidden forces. Without knowing the details of the enemy, it is best for us not to reveal that the Holy Maiden has returned.” At this point, Li Cheng looked at the silver-haired girl sitting to the side drinking afternoon tea. Seeing that she smiled and nodded at him, he continued, “Therefore, we will continue to adopt a low-key approach and try to avoid a direct conflict with the Maltz family.”

……

The details of Li Cheng and Ye Xiao's lengthy discussion of the battle plan will not be elaborated upon here. In short, the group determined their next objective—to secretly find the deity lurking in the city and spreading the plague.

According to Greta's information, this deity may not necessarily be a false saint, because the deity did not display any divine authority when the little maid fought with her.

Ye Xiao had already made some guesses about this matter after exchanging information with Li Cheng, but guesses needed to be based on the final facts. In order to achieve this goal, the first step for everyone was to infiltrate Storm Harbor.

However, Stormport is now under martial law, and people entering and leaving the city are subject to strict searches. The Tide Merchant Guild, which has the background of the Duke's Mansion, is being closely watched by the Malz family because of its previous cooperation with the Seven Stars Society, which is causing Ye Xiao and others a lot of headaches.

Fortunately, the prison leader, Hu Sen, came up with an unexpectedly good solution.

He and his gang of prisoners were originally the leaders of the "Fishermen's Guild" in Stormport. This gang, whose name has a local flavor, is mainly composed of fishermen in the harbor area. Several months ago, due to the increase in fish production, Windseeker Fortress increased the taxes on the fishing industry, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of a group of fishermen who made their living from fishing.

As the leader of the gang that resisted the most "fiercely," Husen and his gang were framed by the Maltz family and imprisoned.

"There are even fishermen who make alchemical potions, how ruthless." This was Li Cheng's reaction upon hearing the news.

“It’s alright near the shore, but when you go out to sea to fish, you don’t necessarily encounter fish. There are also monsters hiding underwater,” Hu Sen explained. “With a body like yours, you’d probably only be one bite away from a sea monster.”

Although he spent more than two months in jail, the current leader of the Fishermen's Association has definitely changed. However, Hu Sen, the former leader, still has many of his cronies in the gang. More importantly, the current leader was promoted by framing him, and he is confident that he has evidence to bring down the other party.

If he could help Hu Sen's trusted confidants in the gang regain their position as gang leader, he could provide the Seven Stars Society and even the villagers in distress with a secluded hideout in the city—after all, there were many illegal workers there from who-knows-where, and it was highly unlikely that the Seven Stars Society would be discovered by the Maltz family while hiding among them.

This suggestion was naturally met with agreement from Ye Xiao and Li Cheng. As for the Holy Knights, since the Holy Maiden had given the order, they naturally wouldn't mind temporarily acting as gang thugs.

After finalizing the specific plan, the Seven Stars Society will send half of its members and Hu Sen and some of his men to infiltrate Storm Harbor. After secretly regaining control of the Fishermen's Guild, they will then bring back the villagers who remained at the camp outside the city.

As always, Ye Xiao and Li Cheng took the lead in this adventurous mission. Freya only knew holy light magic, which was too distinctive and not suitable for this situation. Of the two demon gods, only Gretia could use some ordinary magic, so she simply stayed at the camp.

What surprised Li Cheng the most was that Ella was also going to participate in this stealth operation.

Li Cheng had no doubts about Ella's abilities, but he was a little puzzled. Logically, the Holy Maiden shouldn't have to personally take on such a "small" task.

Of course, he couldn't refuse Ella. The girl went back to her tent, changed her original long arcane mage dress into a fitted black short dress, put on a cloak to conceal her figure, tied up her distinctive silver hair and hid it in the hood, then tucked a black sword into her waistband, and then pulled out a fox mask from somewhere and put it on her face.

In a flash, she truly resembled a petite black-clad assassin. Her clothes were tight and form-fitting, and the girl's graceful curves were clearly visible beneath her cloak. The appropriateness of her appearance was obviously something Ella had prepared in advance.

"Why would the Holy Temple prepare such an outfit?" Li Cheng was completely puzzled. Could it be that the Holy Temple's saintess sometimes had to assassinate nobles who had believed in heresy?

Ella, of course, wouldn't say that this was the outfit she used to conceal her identity when fighting in the arena, which just happened to come in handy here.

The clothes themselves weren't very distinctive, so Ella wasn't worried about revealing her identity—after all, there were plenty of people dressed like that all over the world, and you couldn't assume she was the top player in the arena just because of that.

After making preparations, as night fell, the group bid farewell to the others who remained at the camp and quietly embarked on their journey to infiltrate Storm Harbor.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Leader Fulson

It was late at night, and the waning moon hung high in the sky.

Storm Harbor North City, Harbor District.

Two guards with lanterns tucked into their waistbands leaned against the wooden posts by the dock, chatting idly, with the surging seawater beneath the waist-high stone railing beside them.

In the pitch-black, cold night, the undulating sea resembled rolling ink paintings, with a huge shadow slowly approaching the shore from beneath it.

"I feel like I've been working overtime a lot lately. My wife even asked me if I'm having an affair." One of the guards leaning against the sea hadn't noticed the unusual activity beneath the surface and was just yawning as he said to his companion, "Last time it was some kid they were arresting, and this time it's some guild they're arresting. They're being tormented every day just for that pittance of money."

"Indeed, yesterday..."

"Dude, why did you only say half of what you were saying... Dude?" The guard was stunned. In the blink of an eye, his companion standing in front of him vanished into thin air, leaving only a puddle of water on the stone railing he was leaning against.

He heard a faint sound of water and instinctively turned his head. A dark tentacle shot out from the sea and swept the terrified man into the water before he could even utter a sound.

This small corner of the area was instantly plunged into darkness. Then, several large tentacles rose silently from the sea, and several figures wearing cloaks quickly climbed onto the dock along the tentacles.

This was naturally the Seven Stars Society and the prisoner squad led by Hu Sen. Before the next guard squad could patrol the area, the group quickly climbed ashore and disappeared into the bungalows in the night.

Wearing a fox mask, Ella also leaped lightly out of the sponge and landed on a small wooden stake. Several black tentacles extending from under her cloak, like huge tails, wrapped around two unconscious guards and gently stuffed them into a wooden bucket containing fish.

Meanwhile, near the port, at the fishermen's guild's stronghold, a group of gang members were still drinking and making merry in the brightly lit lobby of their mansion.

For these street gangsters, the night is just the beginning of their day.

Amidst the bustling noise and the constant clinking of glasses, Fulson, the current leader of the Fishermen's Guild, stood at the banquet table, raising his glass high and addressing the reveling gang members below.

"Tonight, a new member will be joining our family!" The burly man waved his hand, and two of his men pushed a woman in a light blue fitted dress to Fulson's side. "It is my honor to introduce you to my wife, Ms. Marbel!"

"Yay!" "Whoosh!" "Long live the boss!"

The woman, held in Fulsen's arms, gave a forced smile.

Amidst the cheers, only a bearded man at the far corner of the long table watched this scene, taking a sip of wine with a somber expression.

A bald, burly gang member sitting next to the bearded man nudged his shoulder with his elbow, saying, "Hey, if you're going to pretend, at least do it. Clapping won't cost you anything."

"Screw him," the bearded man muttered. "How many 'wives' has he had? Did we create this guild just to plunder fishermen's money for our own pleasure and to defile other men's wives?"

Perhaps the bearded man was unable to contain his anger and lost his voice, his words being overheard by Fulsen's confidant across the table.

The other man's face immediately fell, and he looked at the bearded man with dark circles under his eyes. "Old man, what do you mean by that? You're dissatisfied with the boss, aren't you?"

“None of your business, Coster,” the bald, burly man said, frowning. Then he quickly patted the shoulder of the indignant bearded man beside him. “Ignore him.”

“Hey, I can’t pretend I didn’t hear that,” however, the dark-circled youth known as Coster wasn’t going to let it go so easily. He slammed his wine glass on the table with a “bang,” “Don’t think that just because you’re senior you can disrespect our boss!”

"So what if I don't respect you?!" The bearded man was also a hot-tempered fellow, shouting, "Damn you! While I was chopping people up, you bastard were still playing in the mud at home!"

He immediately stood up, grabbed a plate of food from the table, and smashed it in the face of the man sitting across from him.

However, the next second, a bright blue magic circle appeared in mid-air, and a layer of flowing water film swirled and unfolded, causing the plate that was flying with momentum to stop in mid-air.

At the other end of the long table, on the right side of the current leader, Fulson, a young man dressed in a water-patterned mage robe raised his staff. Magic flowing from the tip of the staff formed thin threads that connected in the air to the magic circle.