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"Although it doesn't matter to me whether you have weapons or not, I'm not the type to let the enemy do whatever they want." Xie Yan walked forward step by step, "You didn't use your sword against me. If you know better, I can spare your lives."

Although they were both brave men, they looked at each other walking towards them with expressionless eyes, as if treating killing as a trivial matter. For a moment, they couldn't tell who was the scholar in the greenhouse.

It was strange. Aren't these scholars very old-fashioned? At this time, he should have considered his companions' safety and put down his weapons and let them beat him up. Why did this guy look more like a villain than himself?

"Don't go too far. If you kill us, I will kill your companions too!" Although he was holding a hostage, Qi Li couldn't help but take a few steps back.

He shouted in a timid manner, and in order to express his threat, he deliberately brought the blade close to Masudi's neck, scaring Masudi so much that he wanted to say "Let me go, I still have a chance if I fight three of you against one".

Of course, Masudi also knew that the hope of escape now lay in Xie Yan's hands. When he was praying secretly in his heart, the two mercenaries around him suddenly tilted their bodies and were also killed instantly.

“Don’t worry, they are just a few mercenaries. I won’t let any hostages get hurt.” Xie Yan sheathed his sword.

The reason why I didn't take action immediately before was mainly because I wanted to see if these Gilded Brigade were really as powerful as they were shown in the game. Even the lady's sister found it difficult to defeat them with just three elements.

Although this possibility is small, you still have to see it with your own eyes to feel at ease.

"Fortunately, if the Gilded Brigade really has the same combat power as an executive officer per capita, I don't think you would need to go to the Yin-Yang Bureau for training. It would be better for you to come to the Gilded Brigade for two years in Yongbie Dongdu."

Xie Yan complained in his heart, and at this moment, the cute green-haired girl approached him and Masudi with a wary look on her face.

"I'm Ke Lai, an apprentice ranger at Daochenglin. Scholars, can you show us your identification?" Ke Lai's purple eyes were fixed on Xie Yan.

Although she witnessed most of the events, Xie Yan's extremely indifferent expression when killing people and the lamb-like Gilded Brigade made her feel a little helpless.

Ke Lai looked at Xie Yan with a scrutinizing gaze. He had a handsome face and a tall stature, but the bangs covering his left eye looked a little strange.

However, Cole herself is a person with secrets. She is gentle and never asks about other people's privacy.

In a rather tense atmosphere, Masudi explained what happened and replied, "Ms. Cole, who carries paper certificates when going out now? Our information is all in the void, but my void was destroyed by this group of Gilded Brigade, and brother Shafulin's void was lost in Liyue. You should check it yourself."

"Oh... sorry." Cole apologized repeatedly.

Cole took out the void terminal from his pocket and put it on his ear. He felt as if his consciousness was merging into the vast ocean.

Due to the warning from Master Tinari, and the fact that Cole himself was still at the stage of just learning to read, Cole seldom used the Void unless required for work, and his operation was a little unsmooth.

Fortunately, since she was a ranger, in the setting of the void, Cole had the authority to check the names and appearances of ordinary scholars. At this moment, she found Masudi's information with just a thought.

The moment she opened the void, Xie Yan, who had been well prepared, immediately activated the power of dreams and even generated his own relevant information before Cole found Masudi.

The process went smoothly. The Void was a byproduct of the power of dreams. Only Nashida could be compared with him in terms of authority. He didn't even need to wear the Void. As long as he was not far away, he could hack into the other party when they were "connected to the Internet".

The next second, Cole successfully found Xie Yan's identity information: [Sha Fulin, a scholar of the Su Lun School] and then he let down his guard.

As for the deaths of several robbers...Xie Yan was acting in self-defense and also gave them a chance to surrender, which was already the most humane thing he could do.

Having had experience in the Fatui laboratory, Cole knows the evil in this world better than anyone else.

While she was looking up the information, Xie Yan used his power to continuously spread his consciousness to check the news, but just like the original plot, the great sage and others deliberately did not store the relevant information in the void.

Fortunately, Xie Yan now has a high level of authority. He ignored the terminals of the Great Sage and others, and his consciousness went directly to the place where the virtual space mobilized computing power. He roughly understood the progress at this time: the shell of the Mountain-Slaying Sword has been cast, and the work of the God of Righteousness and Power, and the Canned Knowledge of Gods is still in progress.

It’s a pity that Xie Yan didn’t see the Zhanshan Sword with his own eyes, otherwise even if he couldn’t rub out a complete shell, he could at least make a degraded version.

"It's okay. I've roughly figured out the location. I'll be able to sense it when I enter the Ordinance Hall... Thank you, Great Sage, for the Mountain-Severing Sword."

Xie Yan thought to himself that even if he obtained the divine canned knowledge of the Mountain-Slaying Sword, he probably wouldn't be able to make it before he became a god. But now he felt comfortable as he got a divine weapon for free.

He tried to find out more details, but at this time Cole suddenly closed the void terminal, and the signal from Xie Yan was immediately terminated.

"I have verified the identities of both of you. I'm sorry, this is our work process. When we encounter such serious cases during forest patrols, we need to record the situation of the parties involved." Cole explained in a soft voice.

After Masudi recovered, his face turned grim: "Well, I survived, but what about my thesis? I dare not hire these desert people again."

"Well, Senior Masudi, no matter how important the thesis is, it can't be more important than life." Cole tried to comfort him.

Masudi was furious: "What do you know? I've heard other people mention you. You can't even read all the characters. How dare you talk to me about academics?"

Xie Yan's face was gloomy: "Masudi, you've gone too far..."

He knew that the atmosphere in the Ordinance House was not very good, but he never expected that the other party would ridicule such an enthusiastic girl like Cole. However, Cole hurried over to help when she heard the voice.

"Oh, sorry, I..." Cole apologized subconsciously, but he suddenly lost his balance halfway through his words and fell backwards.

Xie Yan immediately reached out to catch the other person, but saw that gray-black scaly tissue suddenly appeared on Cole's right arm.

The girl, who was in good spirits just now, became extremely weak in an instant. She opened her mouth in fear but could not utter anything, as if she had lost consciousness of her body.

Demonic scale disease?

Xie Yan knew that Cole had an old illness. The Fatui had deceived Cole's mother into taking her away for human experiments on the pretext of being able to cure the Demon Scale Disease. Later, as the power of the demon remnants was sealed, Cole's Demon Scale Disease relapsed.

But this time the demon scale disease seemed a bit strange. Xie Yan remembered that Cole only had numbness in his hands and feet in the plot, and it was far from this extent... No, wait, Xie Yan seemed to react and quickly looked at his status bar: [Pollution Degree 6/100].

He suddenly realized that even if he didn't activate Tsukuyomi, as long as he used the power of dreams, he would be contaminated.

Xie Yan had actually anticipated this, but now was not the time to talk about it. It was obvious that Cole was affected by him and had developed the Demonic Scale Disease.

How can this be treated? Demon scale disease is essentially the negative impact of the World Tree being polluted, and even Nashida can only barely alleviate it.

Xie Yan frowned, and suddenly thought of Ganyu's advice when they parted that day. He had an idea and tried to transfer his immortal power to the part where Cole was sick.

Immortal power is the youthful version of light world power. It certainly cannot eradicate the demon scale disease, but it can still alleviate the symptoms.

Sure enough, with the injection of immortal power, Cole's pale cheeks regained some color, and then Xie Yan tried to mobilize Avalon's power and inject it together, and the scales that appeared on Cole's body surface disappeared partially.

But this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. The root cause still lies with the World Tree.

Feeling that his body had regained the ability to move, Ke Lai leaned in Xie Yan's arms, breathing softly, with fear still lingering in his purple eyes.

There is actually no pain when the demon scale disease occurs, but the feeling of being almost paralyzed and completely losing body perception is more terrifying than the pain, as if being abandoned by the whole world.

Feeling that her body had regained its strength, Kelai crawled out of Xie Yan's arms with a slightly red face. This was the first time she had such an intimate contact with a man.

But...what was the power that just surged from his body? Did he help me suppress the demonic scale disease?

Ke Lai was simple-minded but not stupid. She had already confirmed the answer in her heart, but seeing that Xie Yan remained calm, she cooperated and did not ask any more questions.

When Masudi saw that Cole was almost fainting, he thought that he was angry about what he said. His face changed and he wanted to apologize but felt too embarrassed to speak, so he could only remain silent.

He thought to himself that he was also a well-known figure in the Su Lun School, and with his junior fellow student Xie Yan in front of him, he really couldn't bring himself to apologize.

"It's getting late. I'll take you back to Huacheng to rest for a while." Cole looked up at the sky and said cautiously.

It was almost evening at this time. Although Masudi still wanted to study the dead zone, he had no choice but to give up the idea after things got to this point. He nodded and agreed.

Xie Yan no longer had a good face towards him. After getting on the carriage, he did not enter the carriage, but drove the carriage with Cole.

After a long time, the carriage slowly drove into the area of ​​Huacheng Castle. Xie Yan looked up into the distance and saw a row of houses located on the roots of towering trees, and on each branch of the roots there were stairs made of vines and solid wood.

This is just a transformed city, and in terms of scale it can only be considered a larger village. However, Xumi City is built on the sacred tree, and its scale will be even more spectacular.

However, Cole's Demonic Scale Disease had just broken out, and even if Xie Yan rescued him in time, he would still need some time to recuperate. The girl didn't have the mood to talk along the way. After driving the carriage to the end of the trade route, she immediately took the two of them up the wooden stairs.

The Huacheng Castle was quite lively. Although the rainforest was vast and had all kinds of strange creatures, it could not satisfy people's social needs after all. Xie Yan was almost suffocated while traveling, otherwise he would not have accepted Masudi's invitation.

He remembered that many of the residents of Huachengguo were tired of academic struggles and bad habits, or they were scholars like Hypatia. However, as he walked up the stairs, he found that many people were being rushed to the hospital.

"Forest Ranger Tinari, please save my wife and my son!"

"...I have already treated him, but your family must be careful when taking mushrooms in the future. Your son ate poisonous mushrooms and was sent here, but your wife went back and thought she could continue to eat them after she put them back into the pot, and she became ill again."

Tinari was talking to a middle-aged man. He kept supporting his forehead with his hand while speaking and looked helpless.

He himself likes to eat mushrooms, but there are always some people who cannot tell the toxicity of mushrooms and pick them to eat, and every once in a while someone gets poisoned.

As he spoke, Tinari sensed Cole's presence and could not help but follow his gaze.

He was an expert doctor and was very familiar with Cole's demonic scale disease. His eyes fell on the remaining gray-black scales on her body and he reacted immediately.

"Kole, is your demonic scale disease acting up again?"

"Well, Master, let me first tell you about the work. These two scholars were previously targeted by the Gilded Brigade. Now I will take them back to Huachengguo for supplies."

Tinari saw that Cole was in good condition and quickly looked at Xie Yan and Masudi.

There was nothing special about Masudi, but Xie Yan gave Tinari a faint sense of familiarity.

He was sure that he had never seen the black-haired man in front of him, but the familiarity that came from blood could not be faked.

However, the two had just met at this time, so Tinari did not ask too many questions. He roughly inquired about the situation. When he learned that Xie Yan had dealt with three mercenaries by himself, he could not help but show surprise. Could the other party be the type similar to El Haisen?

He claims to be a civilian, but when he takes off his clothes he has more muscles than the Gilded Brigade.

Tinari made up his mind to find an opportunity to talk to Xie Yan, but Kelai's magic scale disease still needed medicine. He solemnly instructed: "Kelai, go back and rest first. I will make medicine for you. Don't move around during this period... By the way, Senior Falushan will come to Huachengguo later. Don't take the snacks she stuffs into your mouth."

He was well aware of the tragic experience that had befallen his apprentice, but he also clearly saw the strength in the girl's heart. Seeing that she was still thinking about work even when she was ill, he had no choice but to speak with a straight face.

Cole hesitated for a moment, but nodded obediently.

Before returning to his own house, Cole showed Masudi and Xie Yan the location of the guest room.

But unexpectedly, both of them came to Cole's house again.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Xie Yan, Masudi remembered that the girl came to rescue him without hesitation even though she was suffering from the magic scale disease. He took a deep breath and bowed sincerely to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was excited and said the wrong thing just now."

Faced with his apology, Cole was at a loss. The girl waved her hand quickly and said, "No, it's okay. I don't know much about academics. I underestimated your desire for knowledge."

"Hey, I don't have the nerve to say that I'm thirsty for knowledge. I just want to finish my thesis." Masudi sighed softly. "But you, Cole, although you started late, I believe you will achieve something sooner or later... Anyway, if you decide to join the Sulun School in the future, you can ask me if you have any questions."

After saying this, Masudi turned and left.

Cole seemed to want to call him to thank him, but was embarrassed, so he turned his gaze to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan shook his head slightly. He understood Cole's mental state.

After being taken away by the Fatui, Cole fell into despair and no longer believed in anyone. It was not until she met Amber while wandering that her hope for life was rekindled, but this also made Cole feel a psychological burden.

She was saved by Amber and moved by her enthusiasm, so she subconsciously imitated Amber and wanted to save more people, but she somewhat ignored her own condition.

Looking at Ke Lai who was recuperating in bed, Xie Yan asked, "Weren't you angry before? Even I thought Masudi's words were too much, but you came to save him regardless of everything."

"Ah, yes, a little bit, but I feel like I really don't understand anything, and maybe what he said is not wrong." Ke Lai scratched his head, and then looked at Xie Yan with gratitude: "When I had an attack of the magic scale disease before, you saved me, right?"

Although it was a question, Cole's tone was very certain.

Xie Yan nodded, but he had no intention of denying it. It was he who induced Cole's demonic scale disease this time. If he just left him alone, it would be too inhumane.

But before that, he felt that he should let the little angel Cole re-understand the darkness of human nature.

He sat on the edge of the bed, and in front of Cole's surprised eyes, he suddenly placed his hand on the round, beautiful legs wrapped in black over-the-knee socks.

"Since I saved you, it's reasonable for me to take some compensation, right?"

Kelai's fair little face suddenly turned red, and he said incoherently: "This...you...let me go...I will find a way to repay you."

The shy look of the little angel was quite touching, but Xie Yan changed the subject: "Actually, Ke Lai, you misunderstood. I am researching a new paper titled "The Strange Superposition Reaction of Black Nylon Fabric and Beautiful Girls' Legs."

"Ah...so that's how it is." Cole was shocked by the new term Xie Yan said. He subconsciously stopped struggling and thought about whether he should devote himself to academic research.

Xie Yan felt the softness and tenderness of the girl's thigh skin, and reached out his hand to pat her absolute territory: "I kid you, who would study this kind of thing."

Cole was stunned for a moment, then realized he had been tricked and quickly retracted his legs.

Xie Yan said sternly, "Kole, you don't owe anyone anything. Although Masudi was a little too much today, he admits his mistakes and corrects them. He is still a man after all. But if you run into a bad person, you will suffer because of this mentality of overcompensating others."

Kelai seemed to have not expected Xie Yan to say this, and was stunned for a moment, until Xie Yan stretched out his hand towards her legs again, Kelai replied with a blushing face: "Thank you, Shafulin, but I don't think this is the way to repay a favor."

"..." Xie Yan entered the Blademaster mode again, and he remembered the words "Thank you Taro".

Damn, I shouldn’t have chosen this name. It makes him look like a villain... And the hairstyle that Ye Lan gave him before leaving is also outrageous.

Forget it, I can change back to my real name in a few days anyway.

Xie Yan patted her shoulder and said, "I was just teasing you, but now I'm going to treat you. Didn't you notice that there are some scales on your legs?"

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After he finished speaking, Ke Lai was stunned for a while, as if he was trying to digest the meaning of Xie Yan's words.

She had no choice but to be so cautious. Xie Yan had just taught her a lesson with his actions. Kelai still remembered the special feeling when her thigh was covered by Xie Yan's palm... She didn't know if it was an illusion, she felt that the other party's action of patting her thigh was very skillful, as if it was just a prelude to something.

In fact, Ke Lai guessed it right. When Xie Yan slapped his thigh like this, it usually meant that Xin Hai was hinting at "turning over like an ornamental fish" and changing his position to add Inazuma's patriotic genes.

But Cole was still an angel after all. Even though he felt that Xie Yan's actions were a little wrong, he still obediently lifted the quilt and looked at his legs.

Although he had been wandering for a long time, Cole had replenished his nutrition in Huachengguo. Not only was he much taller than before, but his figure also developed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His skin was white, tender and smooth, and the part wrapped in black over-the-knee socks showed a very attractive curve, which seemed to be no less than Amber.

No, wait, what am I thinking?

Cole quickly shook her head. She had been busy with her studies and forest patrols and had not paid attention to her own condition for a long time. When she looked at her legs carefully, she subconsciously compared them with her good friend Amber.

But it always feels weird to compare this with Amber! Besides, according to the theory of Xumi scholars, my subjective inference is unreasonable. Even if I don't measure the specific data, I have to find another bystander to judge.

But this is even more wrong. We can't ask Mr. Shaflin to go to Mondstadt to ask about Amber's body data in the future, right? The Knights will catch him! Maybe even Captain Jean will be involved in the interrogation!

But soon, as his eyes fell on the gray-black scales on the thighs, Cole was no longer in the mood to think about it.