The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Several burly servants were guarding the entrance from the porch to the stairs. When they saw Laxia coming with Ye Xiao, they made way for them without saying a word.

The two climbed several flights of stairs to the third-floor corridor. Laxia pushed open the door to an empty private room. Ye Xiao saw the soft, large bed inside and couldn't help but say:

"My lord, that's a different price."

"Pfft." This immediately made the girl laugh. "Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

"Who knows? The beautiful girls in this world always give me a lingering fear."

"Oh?" Laxia skipped around, turning from Ye Xiao's side to face him, her masked face close to Ye Xiao's nose, her voice sweet and soft, "Then... what if I want to eat it?"

"Ah, then I must refuse," Ye Xiaoyi said firmly.

"Hahahaha," the girl couldn't help but laugh out loud, her body trembling as she covered the bottom of her mask. "You're the first man I've ever tried to seduce that I just couldn't get to. Are you really not made of stone?"

"Hmph, this level is only so-so... but I've seen real hell." Ye Xiao said wearily, his eyes revealing an indescribable sense of vicissitude.

"Really, Your Highness, or... Saintess?" Laxia tilted her head slightly. "Hmm! It sounds a bit unconvincing."

"What's the point of comparing these things?" Ye Xiao was surprised by the other person's point of contention.

“Of course we have to compare,” Laxia raised a finger and gently tapped Ye Xiao’s lips. “Charm is what girls value most, and besides…”

Ye Xiao waited a moment, but then noticed that the other person's words came to an abrupt end. "What else?"

"...Hmph, you almost tricked me into telling you something." Laxia let go of Ye Xiao's hand, pounced on the bed, and stretched like a kitten. "I'm sleepy. Remember to close the door when you leave."

what?

Ye Xiao was completely bewildered. This woman was so fickle; one second she was nagging me, and the next she was telling me to get out.

They can change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book.

"Please, sir. Considering how sincere I am, at least reward me with some information." Ye Xiao scratched his head.

"No, you won't accept my invitation, why should I tell you?"

"Um... how about we change the terms?"

No, this invitation isn't for dinner or tea; my body can't handle it right now.

Ye Xiao was speechless. Couldn't this young lady think of something more serious?

"Hmm, then admit it, I'm more charming than the Saintess." Laxia lay on the bed, removing her mask to reveal her cute face, her legs, clad in white stockings, were raised, her toes tapping against the soft mattress.

"Um... Lady Laxia, you're great too?"

"Hmph!" The girl pouted. "You expect me to give you information with this? You have no sincerity at all!"

“Oh, let’s do something more… a more real and shady exchange of interests,” Ye Xiao said, with a headache. “Or I can tell you the shocking secret behind the imperial selection.”

"I'm not interested in that kind of boring stuff!"

No, isn't such a momentous event as the imperial selection far more important than whether you or the Holy Maiden are prettier?

Ye Xiao was at a loss. This woman should be dealt with by Li Cheng, that playboy who talks a lot of flirtatious nonsense. He really couldn't handle her.

To be fair, Ye Xiao wasn't particularly good at dealing with girls, but for some reason, in this life he seems to be finding ways to deal with all sorts of strange girls every day.

Okay, let's not talk about others. Even my own body is a girl to deal with.

Wait, what are you thinking? Ella should be my alternate account...

Ah, I'm getting ahead of myself. What should I do with this guy right now?

She definitely knows something, but her complete lack of understanding and insistence on getting things done is really frustrating.

But Ye Xiao couldn't possibly surrender to the other party like that. Not only would Ye Xiao not be willing without an emotional foundation, but his current physical condition might not be able to withstand it either.

I need to think about it...

Why did this guy suddenly change his personality and want to kick him out?

What is this guy's real purpose?

Looking at himself now, resembling a dried-up corpse, Ye Xiao felt that he might have some confidence in his good looks under normal circumstances, but now he really didn't think he could show any unique charm under such an appearance; that would be too abstract.

Therefore, the purpose of (censorship) is most likely false.

However, since Ye Xiao may have refused (censored), after several attempts, the other party found that Ye Xiao was not easy to control or manipulate, so they did not want to waste any more effort on him.

This is also a habit of some people: they would rather not accept information that does not come from those they control.

This is very likely, and it could explain why the other person's personality suddenly changed.

Considering this, since I might just be a tool used by the other side to gather information, it's pretty clear what kind of intelligence they really want to find out.

Ella.

In the previous conversation, the other party was able to tell even the news that Ye Xiao's Seven Stars Society went to Stormport with Ella and that a battle had taken place there. It is conceivable that the other party actually knows a lot about Ella, this Miss Laxia.

This is precisely because she was actually paying attention to Ella's performance.

Therefore, those seemingly ambiguous flirting attempts were likely actually attempts to extract information about Ella by manipulating Ye Xiao.

Thinking about this, Ye Xiao realized that he might have found a breakthrough.

But that's not enough; Ye Xiao needs to find a way to get the other party to talk.

When trying to extract information from someone of unknown background while on equal footing, it is crucial to know when to lie and when to tell the truth.

There is a lot of useful information about Ella that the other party may be interested in, but it cannot be said. The key is how to use lies to get the other party to tell the truth.

However, lying is not so easy. If the other party judges your words to be false even once, they will think you are not trustworthy, leading to a failure of information exchange.

If you simply offer some factual but unimportant information to appease the other party, they will also consider the information to be of little value and choose to refuse to communicate.

As for key intelligence involving core secrets, it's naturally impossible to tell the truth.

Therefore, you need to use facts that interest her to open up her communication channels, use the truths she knows but hides to lure her into revealing information little by little, and then lay a lie at the most crucial core.

A mix of truth and falsehood is the best approach for this intelligence exchange.

Therefore, Ye Xiao needs to bring up a piece of information as a topic next.

This information cannot be too fake, nor can it be too worthless. It must pique the other party's interest without revealing anything truly important.

In the space between truth and lies, one must strike the perfect balance.

Thinking about this, he pondered for a moment.

After a pause of a few seconds, Ye Xiao looked at the seemingly bored girl on the bed and then spoke:

“Miss Laxia, you may not know this, but there is actually another reason why we parted ways with the Saintess earlier.”

"That is... I discovered that she might be an evil god."

Chapter 89 The Taste of Lies

"Oh?"

The girl lying on the bed glanced at Ye Xiao with a hint of surprise.

"So that's why you were standing there daydreaming for a while, thinking about my purpose?"

"You won't listen to me... I'm at my wit's end." Ye Xiao said, shrugging.

"Hmph, then why can't you come over and lie down next to someone and talk slowly? Bed is so comfortable."

"No, please spare me." Ye Xiao gave a weary, bitter smile.

"You're such a blockhead."

Laxia propped herself up on the pillow with one hand, supporting one of her soft cheeks, while waving a finger out of the air with the other hand.

A soft chair next to him seemed to be pulled by an invisible rope, and with a whoosh, it moved behind Ye Xiao.

A silent, instant-cast force field spell—this guy is actually a highly skilled mage?

Seeing this move, Ye Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

Although his magic perception was much worse than Ella's, he was still a proficient mage, and he hadn't even noticed the magic fluctuations just now.

“Alright, I admit, I am somewhat interested in what you’re trying to say,” Laxia continued. “But if you try to fool me with what you’re about to say, it won’t be as simple as just kicking you out.”

Ye Xiao sensed a subtle pressure from the words, as if it were a small reminder from the other party.

It's very subtle, almost imperceptible, but also very dangerous.

It was as if he, a mouse, had inadvertently noticed the gaze of a giant python lurking in the darkness.

Are you kidding me? Why is attending a fun party so stressful?

Ye Xiao curled his lips, but this made the other party's identity somewhat puzzling.

After all, there aren't many people in this imperial city who can put pressure on him.

"Don't worry, Lady Laxia... all the girls I've pursued have praised me as an honest man." Ye Xiao organized his thoughts and began to recount, "About a week ago... we had just returned to Valond with the Holy Maiden."

"At that time, we passed through a small town called Greygold, located at the pass of the Sharp Howling Mountains."

“Although I had been to that town a few times before, this time it felt a little strange to me.”

Ye Xiao truthfully described some strange things that had emerged in Gray Gold Town, including the deserted streets and many abandoned neighborhoods.

“My companions and I felt that the town was eerie, but the Holy Maiden forbade us to investigate and forbade us to talk about the town.”

"This surprised me because it was completely different from the attitude the Holy Maiden showed when she was fighting evil spirits in Stormport."

"I can't help but think that when we passed through Grey Gold Town last time, it was lively and normal. How come it became so strange after we went there and came back?"

"Therefore, after leaving Gray Gold Town for a while, I discussed with the guild leader that we should lie and say that I and a few companions needed to go to the Imperial City first, but in fact we took another route and returned to Gray Gold Town to investigate the anomaly."

"As a result, this time we saw a lot of strange... sights there."

"In the dark, dimly lit buildings, the townspeople, like walking corpses, ate fresh, bloody flesh of unknown origin; grotesque, withered trees grew everywhere in the streets, with rows of human figures hanging from their branches..."

"After seeing these incredible things, we realized that what happened in this town may be far beyond our imagination."

"We immediately fled Greygold Town and, after meeting up with the Holy Maiden at the Royal City's Loren Sanctuary, told her about it."

"Unexpectedly, she scolded us, saying that our disobedience and actions behind her back were a betrayal of her."

"She actually ordered the Templars to arrest us on the spot for blasphemy. If it weren't for the guild leader's foresight in contacting a friend with ties to the royal family to rescue us, the entire guild might have been trapped in the Templars."

"After that, we were considered to have broken ties with the Holy Maiden."

Ye Xiao connected the strange situation in Gray Gold Town with the Holy Maiden, and fabricated an unfalsifiable reason for "breaking up with the Holy Maiden".

These events in Greygold Town are real. If the other party is truly interested in Ella, then we can use them to investigate the strange situation in Greygold Town.

Of course, there is also a very small chance that the other party is related to Gray Gold Town and can recognize that Ye Xiao is lying.

This would end the conversation, but Ye Xiao could use it to confirm the background and stance of the person in front of him.

However, the probability of the latter is too low. No matter which direction the other party investigates based on this, they will only get the real things that corroborate this false story, but will not actually affect the real secret about Ella.

After hearing Ye Xiao's words, the pink-haired girl slightly curled the corners of her mouth: "Hmm, interesting. I have indeed never heard of these things you said about the Holy Maiden of Light."

"In that case, in exchange, could Miss Laxia tell me something I want to know...?"

"Don't rush, Mr. Knight."

Laxia then flicked her finger, and the chair beneath Ye Xiao moved directly to the bedside.

Ye Xiao immediately tried to get up and leave, but found that she couldn't move her body for a moment, as if she had been petrified and could only sit upright in the chair.

The girl, who had crawled onto the edge of the bed like a kitten, pressed her small face against Ye Xiao's neck.

Seeing the other person's pink nose move against his cheek, Ye Xiao, who appeared calm on the surface, was filled with surprise on the inside.

What is this guy doing?

"Hmm... You said before that you broke ties with the Holy Maiden of Light a long time ago?"

“Yes…” Ye Xiao’s throat moved slightly.

"Then why do I smell the jasmine scent of the Holy Maiden of Light on you?"

ha? ? ?

Ye Xiao's lips twitched. No, could this be detected by smell?

Is this guy bluffing me?

No, when I was in close contact with Ella before, I could definitely smell a hint of jasmine...