Chapter 225: New Clues for the Quest!
Li Xiang was also stunned looking at the favorability prompt.
Li Xiang's original intention was to provoke her a bit, then she would get angry and attack him. After luring her away, he would use God's Flash to teleport next to NPC Jiang Yun and take him out.
The increase in favorability...
Was truly an unexpected bonus...
Chen Sisi's expression changed instantly as she looked at NPC Jiang Yun, glaring at Li Xiang.
"You ant!!! You must have a death wish! Do you believe I'll kill you!!!"
Listening to Chen Sisi, Li Xiang nodded inwardly.
"Hmm... This feels right..."
It was indeed a bit abnormal just now.
"Then come and kill me~"
Li Xiang extended a finger, beckoned, and then tauntingly said, "You... come here!!!"
Chen Sisi became even more hesitant seeing Li Xiang's provocative actions.
Her magic staff was damaged and couldn't unleash its full power at all.
This guy's strength had increased again. Even with her magic staff, she might not be able to defeat him, let alone now that it was damaged.
Her gaze glanced at Jiang Yun.
Moreover, there was still a burden.
That ant was not easy to deal with; he had too many tricks.
"Let's go!"
Saying that, Chen Sisi opened a spatial vortex.
Li Xiang knew he couldn't stop them from leaving, but he still had to say something harsh, or wouldn't he lose too much face!
"Jiang Yun! You killed a Minister of Wu Shuang City! You can't escape! The pursuers from Wu Shuang City will keep chasing you!!!"
Jiang Yun, who was just about to enter the spatial vortex, paused and looked back at Li Xiang, "When did I kill a Minister of your Wu Shuang City..."
After speaking, he added, "I've only been in Wu Shuang City for less than a month, and my plan has just begun. Why would I kill someone!"
This time, it was Li Xiang's turn to be stunned.
It seemed... apparently, from beginning to end, it hadn't been confirmed that this Demon Scout named Jiang Yun was the culprit who killed the Minister of Wu Shuang City...
He fought for a long time and even targeted the wrong person...
Seeing this, Chen Sisi wasn't in a hurry to leave. She looked at Li Xiang, "Are you looking for the killer of your Wu Shuang City's Minister?"
Li Xiang nodded, "How about this, if you help me find the killer, I'll let..."
Li Xiang's gaze fell on Jiang Yun, "You go."
NPC Demon Scout Jiang Yun looked at the spatial vortex Chen Sisi had opened and sneered, "I can leave right now. Why should I help you?!"
Chen Sisi also watched intently, with an expression of someone watching a show, looking at Li Xiang.
Li Xiang's gaze lingered on Chen Sisi, "Don't forget our agreement."
Agreement?!
NPC Demon Scout Jiang Yun was dumbfounded.
What...?!
What agreement did the High Priestess make with this Human ant?!!!
Combined with the High Priestess's shyness just now...
This...
!!!
NPC Demon Scout Jiang Yun felt like he had sniffed out gossip... uh... the smell of betrayal!!!
Humans and the Demon Clan have always been great enemies!
The High Priestess, who holds a high position within the Demon Clan, actually has an agreement with a Human ant!!!
As expected, upon hearing Li Xiang's words, Chen Sisi's expression changed.
"You ant!!! If you spout nonsense again, I'll rip your mouth apart!!!"
Li Xiang raised a hand and made a gesture of zipping his mouth shut.
After a moment, Li Xiang spoke again, "According to the information I've obtained, the one who killed this Minister of my Wu Shuang City is from the Demon Clan.
If it wasn't done by your Demon Clan, then another force is framing you. Don't you... want to prove your innocence?"
Hearing that it was done by the Demon Clan, Chen Sisi's beautiful eyes narrowed.
"My Demon Clan has always taken responsibility for its actions. We will not wear this baseless accusation!"
"Jiang Yun!"
"Present! High Priestess!"
"You go back first."
Jiang Yun was stunned, his gaze shifting back and forth between Li Xiang and Chen Sisi.
Chen Sisi furrowed her delicate brows, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
Her tone was extremely cold, as if it had just been taken out of an ice cellar.
Jiang Yun quickly and fearfully stepped into the spatial vortex.
Chen Sisi closed the spatial vortex, flew in front of Li Xiang, and glared at him with her beautiful eyes.
"If you dare to let a third person know about our agreement again! I will nullify the agreement!!!"
Seeing her serious look, Li Xiang chuckled, "Just messing with you. Don't worry..."
"No third person will know anymore."
Chen Sisi snorted coldly, "Speak."
Li Xiang was stunned, "Speak about what?"
Chen Sisi glared at Li Xiang, "You know what you should say!"
Li Xiang sighed, "Can't we just sit down and chat about everyday things? It's not good to always be shouting about fighting and killing."
Chen Sisi didn't speak.
Feeling bored, Li Xiang recounted the matter concerning Qingdao Stronghold.
After listening, Chen Sisi's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, "Although my Demon Clan has infiltrated Wu Shuang City, we wouldn't go after even a small Qingdao Stronghold."
"The Minister you mentioned does indeed have connections with my Demon Clan, but his death has nothing to do with us."
Chen Sisi's casual two sentences gave Li Xiang a useful piece of information.
The Demon Clan really has infiltrated Wu Shuang City...
From now on... there will be plenty of Demon Clan quests to do.
Awesome!!!
Chen Sisi stared at Li Xiang's face, "What are you smiling at?"
Li Xiang pouted, "Big sister... Does my smile offend you? Why don't you dig out your eyeballs, save yourself the trouble."
Being retorted by Li Xiang, Chen Sisi was furious and wanted to execute Li Xiang on the spot.
But the thought of her damaged magic staff deflated her anger.
Forget it, enduring for a moment brings calm.
"I'll contact the Demon Clan within the City to investigate who that Minister had contact with yesterday."
Saying that, without giving Li Xiang time to react, she directly opened a spatial vortex and entered it.
"Hey... take me with you!"
Watching the spatial vortex disappear, Li Xiang looked at the surrounding water surface, "Well, guess I'll head back."
He crushed the return-to-City stone, the countdown began.
...
Wu Shuang City.
As soon as Li Xiang appeared at the return point, he was startled by Chen Sisi standing in front of him.
"Holy crap! You dare to enter the City?! Aren't you afraid of dying?!"
"Oh? Are you concerned about me?"
"No, I was thinking if you get killed by the Guards in the City, I won't get anything..."
Chen Sisi's eye twitched upon hearing Li Xiang's words, as if her anger was about to erupt.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Sisi calmed herself down, "It's already been investigated. The Deputy City Lord was with that Minister last night.
The Minister only returned around midnight, but his family didn't know he was out with the Deputy City Lord."
Deputy City Lord?!
How did another official NPC get involved...
Could it be... this isn't just a simple hack-and-slash quest, but one with a bit of political intrigue?!
"Interesting..."
Chen Sisi added, "That Deputy City Lord is outside the City right now. This is a good opportunity."
Hearing that the Deputy City Lord was outside the City, Li Xiang's eyes lit up, "Let's go! Take him down and interrogate him properly!"
Interrogate?!
This Human ant must be crazy. The status of a Deputy City Lord in a City is much higher than his status as a second-rank Imperial Guard!!!