Chapter 155 Skirt Wrinkled (Happy Winter Solstice)
After about an hour or two, we arrived in the outer city. It was gloomy and damp, with shadows of carrion crows in the trash cans, and water dripping from eaves and pillars, as if it had been neglected for a long time.
Su Jiu was held like a doll, her head resting somewhat shyly on Yun Xi’s shoulder. Yun Xi behind her quietly watched the scenery outside the window, behaving quite well.
Su Jiu was somewhat relieved that Yun Xi’s legs were no longer shaking erratically… it was fine to be held, she was used to it anyway.
The car was still moving, but the roads around did not seem to be going to the old house.
There were many prying eyes around, not of ordinary monsters, but of Corpse Demons! Their eyes held a bloodthirsty glint, but they dared not approach easily, as if they were wary of something.
“Why aren’t these Corpse Demons attacking us? We killed quite a few of them on the way.”
As they passed a narrow path, Laura, the woman with big wavy curls, lowered her phone and spoke, her gaze falling on a Corpse Demon by the eaves not far away, looking somewhat puzzled.
“Heh, they’re probably afraid of me? Look, that’s the Energy Shield I created outside the car,” John, who was driving, grinned, pointing a finger forward at the gray, dusty light of the Energy Shield.
Laura rolled her eyes and chuckled, “scoffing,” “You, a half-baked War General Level who only recently leveled up, can’t even fully cover the moving car. Do those lunatics fear you?”
She paused and then said helplessly, “If they feared you, we wouldn’t have to go to the Adventurer’s Guild to find the Old Cleric. They dare not attack us probably because we are close to the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“Old Cleric? Aren’t we going to that old house?” Su Jiu also looked outside and spoke, pausing slightly, then pointing out the window, “Is this the way to the Adventurer’s Guild? It’s so run-down!”
She knew that there were Adventurer’s Guilds all over the world, but she didn’t expect them to be so impoverished, to the point of being in the outer city.
“Hmph!”
Upon hearing this, John, who was driving, let out a cold snort and fell silent, lighting a cigarette. Laura, who seemed to be in charge, started making phone calls, acting as if she was ignoring Su Jiu.
Su Jiu’s eye twitched. Just as she was about to say something, she felt her abdomen being held tighter. She turned her head and saw that Yun Xi had withdrawn her gaze and was looking at the young man driving in front of her with a blank expression, her eyes occasionally flashing with Bloodlight.
Patting Yun Xi’s little face with some affection, Su Jiu whispered, “Don’t misuse this ability. If you get caught, I won’t save you.”
The Bald Youth seemed to notice the tense atmosphere and quickly explained, “We originally didn’t plan to ask the Old Cleric, but as representatives of the Sword God family, your strength is insufficient. As for the three of us, our strength is also not enough to guarantee the safety of this treasure hunt.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s brows furrowed slightly, and she asked, “So you mean the five of us plus that Old Cleric are going? Isn’t that too dangerous?”
With a Marquis appearing, she had to be careful. The Initial Embrace of Life of a Marquis seemed quite valuable, something even a Battle King Level might covet.
“No, it’s precisely because it’s just us that it’s safer. Those Blood Clans are all focused on our main family, and our family has been negotiating with the largest Blood Clan forces. That underground Monarch won’t casually move against former glorious families when he doesn’t know the location of the embrace.” The Bald Youth subconsciously scratched the top of his head and continued,
“What we really need to be careful of are those other Blood Clan forces, as well as the undead monsters at the old house.”
Su Jiu nodded slightly, she roughly understood the current situation. She didn’t reveal her War General Level identity, and it was right to find a few more people to help.
After a few more minutes, the car stopped next to an old shop. The shop sign was very old, with two old hanging lamps at the entrance, covered in cobwebs. However, through the door, Su Jiu could see that it was quite lively inside.
But unlike in Huayang, inside there were rows and rows of long chairs, like a church, and even a large Cross hanging at the very front.
“Let’s go in and take a look together. We’ll have to rely on this Cleric to deal with those undead monsters this time. Don’t be fooled by how run-down it looks; this Cleric, as the Guild Master, has strength close to an Intermediate War General.”
The other car doors opened, and John and the other two walked in. Su Jiu also opened the car door and slowly got up from Yun Xi’s little fleshy legs. As she stood up, a strange tingling sensation ran between her closing legs. Fortunately, she turned to Yun Xi and said, “Let’s go take a look too. You’ll be uneasy staying in the car alone. Those Corpse Demons are watching from all around.”
“Mm, Sister Jiu…” Yun Xi also got up, revealing a faint smile, looking like a little padded jacket.
“Creak—”
Pushing open the wooden door, Su Jiu walked ahead, her mouth twitching as she looked at the rugged members of the Adventurer’s Guild in front of her, and then waited on the spot for Yun Xi to enter together.
After about half a minute, seeing that Yun Xi had not arrived yet, she instinctively asked, “Little Xi, what’s wrong? Are your legs numb from me sitting on them for so long?”
“No… my socks are just a little wet.” Yun Xi quickly came behind Su Jiu and said softly.
“Huh? A little wet… impossible!”
Just as Su Jiu was about to take a step forward, her words almost made her stumble. She quickly turned to feel the hem of her skirt, but she hadn’t…
At this moment, she came face to face with a pure and innocent face. Yun Xi tilted her head, pointed to her ankle, and asked in confusion, “Sister Jiu, what are you doing? I said my ankle was splashed by the water from the eaves.”
Su Jiu:……
“It’s nothing, my skirt got wrinkled. We need to hurry, they’re waiting for us ahead.”
Looking at the innocent little face of the other person, Su Jiu felt that she couldn’t let her know what she was thinking. She quickly straightened her expression, held Yun Xi’s hand quite seriously, and walked forward.
“Oh~ the skirt got wrinkled.”
Yun Xi nodded thoughtfully, her mouth curving upwards madly, her pretty face almost bursting. It seemed that seeing Su Jiu like this was exceptionally amusing to her.
The two quickly passed through the fierce-looking members of the Adventurer’s Guild and arrived at the front with the large Cross.
John and the other two were also here. Opposite them was a Middle-aged Woman, dressed as a cleric. Next to her was a rather beautiful Blonde Girl, also wearing clerical attire. Su Jiu estimated her age to be about the same as hers.
“Su Jiu, you’re here. Let me introduce you to our new partners for this trip… and also…” The Bald Youth seemed a bit embarrassed to speak and looked at the others.
At this moment, the Blonde Girl looked at Su Jiu and said faintly, “I don’t care about the details of your contract, we want sixty percent of this trip!”
