The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Ye Xiao crossed his arms and nodded.

The knights of the Inquisition seem a bit different from the knights of the Templar Order. Recalling the battle at Stormport Windseeker's Keep, the Fourth Knights were like madmen, fearless and ruthless, while the Inquisition seemed to cower when faced with adversity.

Of course, it's also possible that their disadvantages were too great, and they felt that blindly resisting was pointless, which made them appear somewhat dejected.

Interestingly, in the recruitment of young knights in the Holy City, only the best performers from the Inquisition can enter. Although the Fourth Knights are also quite good, their entry requirements are slightly lower than those of the Inquisition.

Fortunately, these Templar Knights did not blindly resist. If they had also stubbornly refused to comply, Ye Xiao would not know who to turn to to clean up the mess.

……

After freeing Xiaowei and Duojian from their restraints, Ye Xiao led the two away from the tavern.

Although the two were not tied up, they obediently stayed by Ye Xiao's side and did not dare to run away.

"You two, do you have a companion named Iphie?"

On the way, Ye Xiao spoke first, asking directly.

"Ah, sir, you...you're here to see her too?"

Xiao Wei replied, "Did something happen to Yifei?"

"Let me clarify first, I'm not an uncle, I'm only eighteen years old."

Ye Xiao couldn't bear it any longer and corrected him.

"Ah! I'm so sorry!"

Xiao Wei quickly replied.

"puff."

Just then, Greta, who was standing to the side, suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, "Looking like an old man is still being an old man."

"Huh? So you're a super old lady... Ouch!!"

Ye Xiao rubbed her arm, which had been bitten by the maid and left two rows of bloody marks, her facial features contorted in pain.

The demon's bite force is still strong.

Fortunately, Ye Xiao had gotten used to being bitten so many times that he recovered after a few seconds of pain, casually wiping the blood off his arm and turning his gaze back to Xiao Wei, "...Ahem, back to the main topic. Your companion, to be honest, may be involved in a robbery and murder case involving a huge sum of gold coins."

Chapter Seventy-One: Ocean Siblings

After Ye Xiao briefly explained about Iphie and why he was looking for her, the four of them began to discuss their plans for facing the Holy Temple and finding Iphie.

Thanks to Ye Xiao's timely assistance and his relatively gentle attitude, the two players frankly introduced themselves to Ye Xiao.

Duojian and Xiaowei are a pair of player siblings. Xiaowei's player nickname is "Weixingtong". Her profession is "Navigator", a special profession that only appears in coastal areas and is transformed from a warrior. She uses a short-barreled musket and a scimitar and is good at close and medium-range combat. She has currently made a preliminary advancement to the proficiency level.

Duojian's player nickname is "Duojian". His class is "Storm Priest", which is a priest who changed his class to "Storm Priest" in Ocean Sanctuary. He is proficient in water and lightning, and has some healing, buffing, control and output skills. He is a relatively versatile mage support.

The player "Effie," whose whereabouts are currently unknown, was an "Assassin" with no special class advancement, but she was at the initial proficiency level.

To be honest, the players' advancement speed is quite fast. A month ago, during the Royal Selection period, the players at the Proficiency level in the Loren Royal City were among the top-tier players in the major guilds. Now, just one month later, most of the mid-to-upper-level players have already crossed the Proficiency level threshold.

Generally speaking, players who can be rated as proficient have mastered at least two or three proficient skills in their main profession, which can be considered as one of the stronger adventurers in this world.

"Then my name is Ye Xiao, and my nickname is 'Midnight Snack'."

Finally, Ye Xiao introduced the situation.

"Huh?? You're a player too??"

Xiao Wei looked bewildered.

"No, do I look like a Loren?"

Ye Xiao was speechless. The people in Loren were mostly blond-haired, blue-eyed, Western-looking people from Earth, which seemed quite different from him.

"No, it's just... cough, this is the first time I've seen such a strong player."

Xiao Wei coughed awkwardly twice, then looked at Greta in her maid outfit, "Is this cute little sister also a player?"

“Oh, no, you can call her Greta,”

Ye Xiao patted the little maid's head.

"Profession... I don't know what her profession is. Don't worry about it. She doesn't usually participate in combat. Just treat her as a mascot."

"Forehead……"

Xiao Wei saw Greta bite Ye Xiao's hand again, making the latter scream in pain, and wipe the sweat from her forehead.

After calming Greta down, Ye Xiao continued, "...My profession is an elemental mage, but I also have some knowledge of swordsmanship."

Master?

Xiao Wei was stunned for a moment, her gaze drifting to the long stick Ye Xiao was carrying behind his back, the end of which was still stained with blood.

"Huh, is this a magic staff???"

"Um, Mr. Ye, I have a question I'd like to ask... Of course, you don't have to answer, I'm just curious."

Just then, Tadama, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"what is the problem?"

"Your arena ranking..."

"Ah, I haven't played much in the arena."

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I'm the kind of player who relies on power; most of the time I'm working for the royal family."

"Alright, to be honest, it's mainly because your fighting style is a bit similar to that guy in the arena..."

Duo Jian scratched his head, "Of course, the body shape is not very similar, which is why I was curious to ask. Although that person is anonymous, the profession on the list is also an elemental mage."

"That one?"

Xiao Wei was completely bewildered.

"You mean the top player on the arena leaderboard, right? I've seen it on the forum too."

Ye Xiao shrugged, his expression natural. "I've been asked this question before. I can only say that this fighting style is rare but not nonexistent. I used to be a lone wolf for a while because I hadn't mastered my spell skills, so I occasionally use a staff for melee combat... As for the number one on the leaderboard, I don't know much about him."

Duo Jian nodded without giving it much thought. After all, the number one player's nickname, "Fox-Headed Dwarf," which could strike fear into the hearts of countless top players, was really mismatched with Ye Xiao's tall and thin figure.

Forum players estimated that the "Fox-Headed Dwarf" was about 1.5 meters tall, and the rumors said that there was a beautiful girl under the cloak, but Ye Xiao was already 1.8 meters tall. If it weren't for the strange way he used the staff, it would be hard to connect the two.

"Mr. Tama, you also play in the arena?"

"Occasionally, haha."

"Hmph, don't let my brother's seemingly useless appearance fool you. He's still in the top 100 of the monthly rankings and in the top 30 of the mage rankings."

Xiao Wei puffed out her chest and said.

"...Don't brag about this. To be honest, if someone wanted to hit me, it would only take one blow."

Duo Jian patted Xiao Wei on the shoulder, calming her restless heart.

Xiao Wei stuck out her tongue.

"No, no, that's not the case."

Even in friendly interactions, Ye Xiao still adheres to the virtue of humility.

However, I really didn't expect that these companies, which looked rather dilapidated... no, I mean rather dejected and unassuming, would actually be quite capable.

The top 100 on the leaderboard are already considered to be among the elite players.

Ye Xiao rubbed her chin, somewhat surprised.

"Oh right, I almost forgot we actually have a companion named Koi, she..."

Xiao Wei suddenly said, then she paused, looked at the other rooms and then at herself, "Oh no, brother, I think I left the koi fish in the tavern!"

Duo Jian didn't say anything, but just rubbed his forehead. It seemed that this wasn't the first time his sister had been so forgetful.

"It's alright, we can go back first. We've been walking for a while now, but it's a pity we couldn't find your companion."

Ye Xiao said this mainly because he had already mobilized several crow demons to search the entire town.

The path they were on was the alley that Iphie had disappeared into after jumping out of the window, but neither they nor the crow familiar could find Iphie, so there was no point in continuing to search along this path.

After escaping the tavern, Effie seemed to disappear into the chaotic cluster of buildings.

With rooftops and covered bridges everywhere, even the crow familiars observing from high above have their view easily obstructed.

Back at the tavern, the Templar Knights in the lobby were gone; it seemed the men in charge of moving people were very efficient.

However, when Boss Jordan saw Ye Xiao's familiar face again, his expression was extremely sorrowful.

Xiao Wei led Ye Xiao to her guest room, where they soon saw the antique jar that held the koi fish.

Since Ella had already seen it once before, Ye Xiao wasn't too surprised by the fish shadow in the jar.

According to the original plan, Xiaowei's player team was supposed to leave the island today, but now that this has happened, she has to put her luggage back in the guest room and wait until she finds Yifei before she can set sail again.

Ye Xiao then asked Xiao Wei where Yi Fei's previous room was. Xiao Wei and Duo Jian exchanged a glance, and then led Ye Xiao to the room at the very end of the corridor.

The door that was kicked open by the Templar's iron boots hadn't been repaired yet, which saved us the trouble of getting the key from the tavern owner.

Chapter Seventy-Two: The Unspeakable Secret

"Ifi should come back and join us, right?"

As she entered the room, Xiaowei placed her palm on her chest. "I still don't quite believe that she is the robber and murderer you mentioned, Mr. Ye... or the heretic that the people in the Holy Temple talk about."

"I only have a suspicion. But we'll have to wait until we find your companion to find out the truth."

Ye Xiao shrugged. To be honest, he didn't really believe that Yi Fei was the kind of person who would do that kind of thing.

From the few times I've encountered this player group, they all seem to be the mild and law-abiding type.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. If Iphie were the kind of person who would commit murder and robbery out of greed, she probably wouldn't have become companions with these two players.

However, when Ye Xiao casually opened the wardrobe next to him and pulled out the bottom drawer, he fell silent for a moment.

Xiao Wei and Duo Jian were also silent along with him.

The reason was that inside that drawer was a whole sack of heavy gold coins.

Greta stood on tiptoe, her little hands clinging to Ye Xiao's shoulders. Seeing the gold coins, she smiled with amusement, "Oh my, oh my."

"Fake...is it fake?"

Xiao Wei swallowed.

So many bright yellow gold coins were so dazzling that they almost hurt her eyes.

If what we just had was merely reasonable suspicion, then this is now irrefutable evidence.

Ye Xiao frowned, reached into the sack and rummaged through it. The texture of the gold coins rolling between his fingers proved that these were genuine treasures. He hadn't expected that the money Ella had spent at the auction would come back in this way.

Duo Jian sighed deeply and remained silent.

But this action made Xiao Wei, who was standing next to him, grab his shoulders and shake him anxiously, "Hey, bro, what do you mean! You don't actually think Yifei is a murderer, do you??"

"The origin of these gold coins must be explained."

The man, who was practically shaking to pieces, said with a helpless tone, "It's not like someone would leave hundreds of thousands of gold coins here just to frame her."

Xiao Wei pursed her lips. Indeed, no matter how much she favored Yi Fei, she couldn't ignore the facts before her.

In this world, it's not uncommon for players to kill and rob, after all, this isn't a modern, law-abiding society like Earth. It's just that Xiao Wei finds it hard to accept that a partner she's always trusted has this side to him.

"Has Miss Iphie never done anything like this before?"

Ye Xiao asked, "Is it possible that you just haven't noticed?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Xiao Wei gritted her teeth and shook her head like a rattle drum, "When Yifei was with us, she was always... quite innocent!"

Ok……

Ye Xiao stroked his chin. Sometimes, greed for enormous wealth can indeed drastically change a person's temperament.

Let alone in another world, even on Earth, it's not uncommon for seemingly harmless or even kind people to betray or kill for money.

On the other hand, there are just too many suspicious points about the victim couple themselves.