The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"Zhu Jun."

"how?"

"The look in the eyes of someone who has killed someone will change."

Zhu Jun stopped the fork in his hand and his eyes stopped on the roast goose that was mixed into meat paste. The smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared, but then rose slightly again.

"This damn world is full of monsters and bandits," he picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, "See the scar on my nose? If it was two centimeters deeper, I would be dead. What can I do, Ye Xiao?"

"You're right." Ye Xiao shrugged, "But I can choose not to trust."

"So you'd rather go alone?"

"How do you know that I am a human being?" Ye Xiao looked into Zhu Jun's eyes with a smile.

Zhu Jun raised his head slightly, his eyes crossed in mid-air, and then he also laughed, "Hahahaha."

"Hehehehe."

The laughter of the two was as bland as boiled water, as if laughter was the norm when the conversation reached this point; as for the feelings behind them, no one cared.

"I thought you would be happy to be with Mu Ge. Didn't you have a crush on her before?"

"Oh, is there anything else?" Ye Xiao put down the cup in his hand expressionlessly, "I should leave soon."

Looking at the beautiful girl in the mirror every day, Ye Xiao's aesthetic threshold has been raised to an extremely exaggerated level. He had already forgotten what that girl looked like in the blink of an eye.

"Okay, have a safe journey." Zhu Jun continued to flip the roast goose helplessly, "It's only been a few days, and I feel like you've changed so much."

"Really? I feel like I'm pretty much the same as before." Ye Xiao picked up his bag and staff that were placed on the table and walked towards the door of the tavern.

Just as he was about to go out, a burly man suddenly pushed the door open and pushed Ye Xiao aside like a moving wall.

"Can't you see the road clearly, kid?!" The big man pressed his palm as big as a palm fan on Ye Xiao's chest and pushed him away.

Ye Xiao dodged slightly and said nothing. He would not beat up everyone who provoked him. Most of the time, he chose to avoid them.

"Oh my God, this place stinks like a pigsty." A shrill voice came from behind the big man. It came from a young girl with shoulder-length beige hair. The edge of her white fluffy short cloak was embroidered with delicate light blue patterns like water waves, and the bow tie under the hood was decorated with two pink and white fluff balls.

Generally, people who like to add fancy but useless things to their travel clothes are either players or nobles.

Judging from the fact that he was wearing luxurious clothes and was surrounded by bodyguards, it was no surprise that he was a noble.

As expected, the middle-aged man in a black walrus fur coat beside the girl bowed slightly to her and said, "Miss, please wait here for a while."

Then, the burly man walked to the bar, knocked on the table twice, and said, "Looking for you, Guide Dunlop Blaise."

"Um... Mr. Blaise has been hired and should have just left town..." The bartender looked quite young and was trembling with fear as he held the glass he was washing in his hands.

"Let him come back." The man said in a deep voice.

"But..." The bartender was about to speak, but the tavern owner with a big belly came up and pushed the young man who couldn't see clearly behind him. "Ah, distinguished guest, Mr. Blaise just went out. We may not be able to get him back in time if we send someone to look for him now. We have other guides here. Why don't you take a look? They are all hunters who collect herbs in the mountains all year round."

"I just want to find Dunlop Blaise," the man whispered. "I don't care what method you use. Now, immediately, call him back to me."

"This……"

The tavern owner took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was too unreasonable. Others had run away to the mountains. Where could he find them now?

While thinking of a solution, the boss suddenly caught a glimpse of the person at the door, and immediately a look of joy appeared on his face, "Ah, wait, dear guest! Mr. Blaise should still be at the entrance of town. I remember that the gentleman who hired him is still in the tavern."

"Huh? Who hired Dunlop Blaise?" the man frowned.

The boss smiled awkwardly and pointed his finger towards the door.

Seeing the boss's round fingertips pointing at him and everyone's eyes focused on him, Ye Xiao had a swear word in his mind but didn't know whether he should say it or not.

Chapter 51: Noble Mercenaries

"Mr. Blaise is yours." Ye Xiao raised a hand, "I can hire someone else."

Even though he said that, the tall man still stood in front of Ye Xiao like a mountain, "Where does this gentleman plan to go after hiring Blaise?"

"We're just going up the mountain to dig for some ore." Ye Xiao shrugged. "It doesn't matter if I change the guide."

"Relax sir. We are not nobles who like to oppress the common people. We will not directly occupy your guide." The man smiled, but that smile did not look kind. "Perhaps we can go together."

"That's not necessary. I go early and come back early, so I don't want to delay your trip." Ye Xiao turned sideways and tried to walk out of the crowd.

Unexpectedly, the man grabbed Ye Xiao's shoulder and said, "Don't be impatient, sir."

Eight journeyman fighters, two proficient hunters, two proficient swordsmen, one expert swordsman, a templar priest of unknown rank, and a noble mage of unknown rank.

Ye Xiao glanced around and with his rich experience he instantly determined the battle situation. With his current physical attributes he had no chance of winning in a head-on fight, but the opponent's position was loose, so he could kill the weak one next to him with one blow and rush out the door.

He sighed and placed his right hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"What happened? How many people?" Just at this moment, Zhu Jun walked through the lobby to the door and stood next to Ye Xiao. "We are in a hurry. Our companions are still waiting outside. I'm sorry we can't chat for long."

This act of rescue surprised Ye Xiao a little.

"Nothing, just a polite greeting." The man smiled and threw out two gold coins. "We will hire Mr. Blaise. This is compensation."

"Leave quickly, Arnold. I really can't stand staying in this place at all." The young lady behind him crossed her arms and frowned.

Ye Xiao grabbed the gold coins in mid-air and watched the group of people leaving the tavern in a large crowd.

"Sure, Zhu Jun, I owe you a favor." This time, facing his old classmate, Ye Xiao's expression was much more relaxed.

When Ye Xiao discovered that the other party had killed someone before, he was still mainly cautious.

"Oh, it's just a small matter. Please take care of me next time. I haven't finished my meal yet, so I'll go back first." Zhu Jun patted Ye Xiao's shoulder and walked back without saying anything more.

Ye Xiao left the pub, glanced at the group of people who had reached the end of the street, then turned and headed for another corner.

How could he change the guide? Blaise was the only guide who was familiar with the route to Tianqin Peak. Ye Xiao had asked around and knew that the tomb he was looking for was most likely on that mountain.

He had to rush over before the group reached the town entrance, take the guide with him and run away.

However, before he took two steps, a figure rushed out from the side and grabbed his arm, "Ye Xiao!"

"Dong Muge? What's the matter?" Ye Xiao looked at the girl who was pulling him and frowned slightly.

“Can…can you take me with you? I, I don’t dare to go back…” Dong Muge’s face was pale and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Sorry, I prefer to be alone." Ye Xiao tried to break free from the girl's hand. He was in a hurry.

"Please, don't leave me." Unexpectedly, Dong Muge held on tighter, "I'm really scared. You don't know, Zhu Jun... killed his companions before."

"What do you mean?" Ye Xiao was stunned.

"When we were in the valley, we were chased by monsters and hid in a cave, but the entrance collapsed." Dong Muge said in a trembling voice, "We were trapped for two days... We didn't have any points to exchange for food... He killed the classmates who were with us..."

Later on, Ye Xiao could no longer hear clearly what the other party was saying.

He vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the girl's words, but as for Zhu Jun, even though the other party had just helped him, he still didn't quite understand the true nature of this old classmate.

After all, things like good and bad are not written on one's face, and once a person's goodness or badness is defined, it does not mean that he will behave consistently in all aspects.

In this case, it seems inappropriate to just throw Dong Muge back under such circumstances.

What’s more important is that he doesn’t have time to get involved with this girl right now.

Therefore, Ye Xiao could only helplessly say, "Okay, you keep up, I'm in a hurry."

The two hurried to the town entrance, but perhaps because of the delay, when Ye Xiao arrived, he saw the noble lady and her companions riding horses and surrounding a dark-skinned old man in the center.

"Mr. Blaise, money matters are easy to discuss."

"No, it's not about money," the old man said in a panic, "We can't go to that mountain!"

"I know you've been there." The man in the windbreaker named Arnold was relentless, holding the old man's skinny arm with his vice-like hands. "Mr. Blaise, if you take us there, I guarantee you'll never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life!"

"It's not that simple..."

"Arnold, can you stop wasting time talking to a commoner?" the noble lady said impatiently.

Arnold said no more, and simply pulled the old man onto his horse, and the group rode into the valley.

That old man was obviously Dunloken Blaise whom Ye Xiao was looking for.

Ye Xiao, who peeked at this scene from the bushes nearby, felt a little helpless. It was almost impossible for him to rush over to this open area to rescue the old man and then escape. However, this noble mercenary team, which was obviously of high status, was not something he could deal with now.

If Ella were here, she could just transform into a beast and use the Scythe of Judgment to rush forward and mow down the enemies, but unfortunately the Saint had her own things to do.

Ye Xiao can also cast evil spells through a contract, but it will consume a huge amount of mental energy and is not very suitable.

In the end, he had no choice but to follow the group quietly.

Fortunately, they did not take the main road through the valley, but went up the mountain on the side. The horses' leg strength could not be fully utilized, and Ye Xiao was able to follow them from a distance by relying on his legs.

"No...how come you followed too?" Ye Xiao crouched down and followed the horse group in front, while looking at Dong Muge who was following him like a little tail.

"I... I don't know where to go." Dong Muge said timidly.

"Why don't you just find a place at the entrance of the town and ride your horse?" Ye Xiao was speechless. "Did Zhu Jun install a tracker on you?"

"I... I don't know..." Dong Muge sobbed.

Damn woman, what a trouble.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Coincidentally, Ella, who was far away in the imperial city, was looking at the mirror and putting on makeup. She was stunned when she saw her face in the mirror.

Um, did I scold myself?

The scorching autumn sun shone mildly in the forest. Along the winding mountain road, Ye Xiao and Dong Muge followed the noble team all the way over several hills until they reached a mountainside.

There is a pond formed by the confluence of surrounding streams, with lush vegetation and deer drinking water nearby.

"Swish"

A feather arrow hit the deer's head accurately. The deer fell down, its head immersed in the water, and the gushing blood dyed the water red.

“Great archery!” “Hahahaha!” “Amazing!”

Everyone in the mercenary team applauded and cheered, but Arnold in a windbreaker smiled and returned the bow in his hand to the hunter in a green jacket beside him.

Chapter 52 Falling into the Water

(Supplement from the author: The setting of this female classmate may make some book friends uncomfortable, but don’t worry, this is not a poisonous character as everyone thinks, and her behavior is just foreshadowing related to certain plots)

"How cruel..." Dong Muge whispered beside him.

"Just hunting." Ye Xiao frowned. He was not too sympathetic, although the scene was indeed a bit bloody.

The noble mercenaries set up camp by the pond and fed their horses, then started to build a pot and light a fire. It seemed that they planned to rest here today.

In the open space outside the bushes, the noble lady was drinking afternoon tea and chatting with her pastor bestie. It was really amazing that they could use the space ring with limited capacity to carry all those messy things. If you didn't know, you would think they were here for a picnic.

Ye Xiao estimated that there were still about two hours until sunset. If they set up camp now, the terrain would probably not be good if they went deeper. He thought he might as well wait until the next day to set out directly to his destination.

So from noon till now, Ye Xiao has been walking with this team for several hours. He didn't feel much at first, but when he opened the system panel, he found that his physical strength had been consumed by nearly half.

Looking at Dong Muge whose clothes were soaked with sweat, Ye Xiao couldn't help but sigh that this female classmate was really tenacious enough to follow here.

"Want to eat?" Ye Xiao took out a crumpled piece of bread from the bag on his back.

Dong Muge looked at the bread, curled his lips and shook his head.

If you don’t eat, you will fall down.

Ye Xiao naturally would not exchange his precious universal points for the delicious hot food in the mall. Being a pragmatic man, he would just eat the dry bread he brought from Liangqiu Village.

Of course, another reason was that Ella had been eating big meals all the time, and she could enjoy delicious food at any time, so she wasn't craving it that much.

As we rested leisurely, the sun gradually sank into the mountains.

……

The moonlight at night was particularly bright, so bright and shining that the whole forest seemed covered with silver frost.

"Woo——"

A familiar scream came from somewhere in the valley, vague and distant.

Ye Xiao found a place near the stream a little away from the pond, climbed up a tree trunk, and took out a bundle of ropes from his backpack.

In the wild, he usually ties himself to a tall tree trunk to sleep, which allows him to avoid most of the trouble in the jungle.

"Ye Xiao..." Dong Muge hugged the shaking branch with a look of fear on his face, "...Can you help me..."

"I thought your profession is a hunter." Looking at the longbow behind the other person, Ye Xiao was speechless.