Chapter 556: Outside the Door
“Don’t worry, the Apocalypse Knights are going to take over, so the following pursuit won’t be your Holy Department’s concern anymore.”
A young male voice sounded again. “It’s just that I don’t know who this Q-Masked Man really is. Ye Li Dongjun is so insistent on finding him, he’s even going so far as to ask the Apocalypse Knights for help.”
Listening to the conversation outside the door, Xia Feng paused, straining to hear more.
Jiang Qiue turned her small face. Xia Feng’s strong chest pressed against hers, his hot breath fanning her neck. She inexplicably felt a bit flustered, her cool, moth-like brows furrowing slightly.
“Honestly, we’ve searched for so long and haven’t found any trace of Feng Jiany. This rat might have already escaped. The Apocalypse Knights completely sealing off Star Iron now is a waste of effort.”
Star Iron was sealed off? Hearing this, Jiang Qiue’s brows furrowed even tighter. Just as she was about to tilt her head to listen more closely to the conversation outside, her breathing suddenly hitched.
Her graceful, swan-like neck instinctively arched back, her alluring collarbones like a bright new moon.
“By the way, do you know which esteemed Knight is leading the Apocalypse Knights this time?” the young male voice asked with doubt.
“It should be Knight Jing Jiu of the Heavenly Revelation,” a gruff male voice replied. “Among the Twelve Knights of Apocalypse, it seems only Lord Jing Jiu and Lord Yin Shi have been very active these past few years. The whereabouts of the other Knights of Apocalypse are unknown.”
The Apocalypse Knights possessed supreme law enforcement and assassination immunity, transcending all official organizations. Xia Feng didn’t know much about this organization; he had only indirectly encountered Yin Shi.
It was precisely this Yin Shi who had previously hunted him from White Emperor City all the way to Dong Sheng Fortress in an attempt to eliminate all those who knew the truth of White Emperor City.
Although he had never faced Yin Shi head-on, Xia Feng knew that this person was incredibly powerful and difficult to deal with.
Jing Jiu, as another Knight of Apocalypse, was likely no pushover.
Lost in thought, Xia Feng felt the woman’s aura above him becoming increasingly rapid.
Xia Feng released the woman’s wrist and reached out to embrace her back and waist, which were outlined by her green dress.
With the strength of his arm, Jiang Qiue’s lower abdomen tilted forward. She lowered her gaze to look at the man.
She pursed her red lips, quietly staring at the short, choppy black hair in front of her. As her beautiful eyes lost focus, the swaying black hair suddenly raised its small face, and dark pupils looked at her with confusion.
“Are you already excited?”
“…” Jiang Qiue was startled, then coldly and clearly said, “Excited about what? I’m not.”
“Not?” Xia Feng glanced at the ground.
He raised his eyes again with a blank expression, a cold, mocking smile pulling at the corner of his lips. “Jiang Qiue, I’m very curious, what exactly are you thinking about all day long?”
“…!” Jiang Qiue frowned, her two long legs under her skirt tightening together. She said calmly and in a deep voice, “The curse has been alleviated, right? Then let’s go out.”
As she spoke, her delicate, soft hand pulled up her collar and refastened the cold blue and white knot on her full chest.
But then, Xia Feng forcefully pulled the knot open again and tugged it down.
“You—”
“…”
Jiang Qiue felt her body becoming more flushed. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and her delicate hands tightly covered her mouth. The two talkative men outside were still conversing.
“Wait, we’ve received news from upstairs! It says Feng Jiany is very likely in one of the hundred carriages we’re patrolling.” “A hundred carriages? That’s like saying nothing at all,” the young man scoffed speechlessly.
“Heh, that’s true. Just let the Apocalypse Knights find him. We’ll continue slacking off.”
The gruff male voice seemed to belong to a middle-aged man, his voice hoarse. He sighed again, “But I must say, little brother, back then, if I had chosen to join the Black Moon Holy See like you, it would have been better. Now, while the treatment in this Holy Department is good, it’s really too tiring. Being a Spirit Master is truly suffocating.”
“Heh heh, then maybe Brother Qin should leave the Holy Department,” the young man said with a faint smile. “Join the embrace of the great Goddess, and perhaps you’ll even get to see Saintess Qiu E.”
Hearing her name suddenly mentioned by someone outside, Jiang Qiue’s heart gave a jolt. She instinctively arched her delicate neck back again, frowning and covering her mouth, trying her best not to make any sound and give this scoundrel, Xia Feng, a chance to mock her.
“Saintess Qiu E…” The middle-aged man seemed somewhat tempted and asked curiously, “Little brother, from what you’re saying, have you seen this Saintess?”
“Heh~ Of course,” the young man’s tone became more animated when this topic came up, and he said with a calm and confident air, “About five years ago, Saintess Qiu E stayed briefly at the District 26 branch of the Holy See. So, our batch of new believers were very fortunate. Our first sermon was led by Saintess Qiu E.”
He spoke with increasing excitement. “Brother Qin, you have no idea, Saintess Qiu E is much more beautiful in reality than in her photos. She’s truly like a fairy, with a cool and aloof voice, incredibly pleasant to listen to…”
“Hmph~” A cool, soft sound couldn’t be suppressed and overflowed, sounding by Xia Feng’s ear. He looked up, and a trace of annoyance flashed in the ethereal, beautiful eyes gazing down at him. She loosened the delicate hand covering her lower face and abruptly pressed down on his black hair.
Xia Feng, who had just looked up, was caught off guard and was immediately pushed back down by Jiang Qiue.
!
Jiang Qiue covered her mouth with one hand and pressed Xia Feng’s black hair with the other. Her swan-like neck, arched back, felt goosebumps.
Why haven’t these two guys outside left yet!
“Like a fairy? Is that for real?”
The middle-aged man felt that the young man was perhaps seeing things through rose-tinted glasses. “Each sermon by your Black Moon Holy See has at least ten thousand people. Saintess Qiu E stands on such a high platform from afar, could you even see clearly?”
Hearing him question his Goddess, the young man immediately became defensive. “Why couldn’t I see clearly? Even though I was just a Second-stage Spirit Master back then, my eyesight was more than enough to see far. And I won’t hide it from you, Saintess Qiu E even spoke to me.”
“Oh?” The middle-aged man was actually somewhat envious of the other’s experience and asked curiously, “What did she say?”
“Cough, when reciting the list of compliant believers, Saintess Qiu E recited my name—An Zaibei!”
The middle-aged man: “…”
Hearing the young man’s confident and proud words outside, Jiang Qiue couldn’t listen any longer. She became increasingly sensitive. She frowned, stopped covering her mouth, and her hands instinctively tightened around Xia Feng’s black hair.
Her long eyelashes trembled, casting a shadow. Her usually stern and cold pretty face showed a hint of morbid flushing.
Xia Feng naturally sensed Jiang Qiue’s abnormality. It seemed the conversation outside had stimulated this green-haired fox. Her delicate face leaned against his black hair, her moist red lips pressed against his earlobe as she panted.
This woman… Xia Feng was also having a hard time. He cursed coldly in the darkness, “Seductive fox.”
Jiang Qiue’s slightly parted eyes instantly froze. She widened them. The demeaning curse rose from the depths of her heart, reaching her nerves, as if the words of a law had exposed her true form, which she had been disguising for so many days.
Her breathing became even more rapid. Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she hugged Xia Feng’s black hair even tighter, refusing to let go.
She allowed Xia Feng to curse her, “seductive fox,” over and over again.
