Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 166: You Ye
Since Bai Yao had agreed to join, Xi Wei did not hesitate. He immediately opened her cage and skillfully cut off the magic-nullifying shackles.
Regaining her freedom, Bai Yao happily stood up, stretched her body, and then let out a long yawn.
Immediately, a crackling sound erupted, and dense arcs of electricity coursed through her entire body.
Xi Wei felt his palm go numb and instinctively retracted his hand.
“Hehehe~” Bai Yao noticed Xi Wei’s movement and gave him a mischievous smile.
“Hmph, my entire body is always in an electrified state~”
Bai Yao’s words carried a warning as she looked Xi Wei up and down.
Her gaze lingered on his crotch for a moment.
But Xi Wei didn’t notice any of this.
Electrified all over?
Constantly?
That’s great.
Isn’t that a perfect human-shaped power bank?
Setting up a power station? Creating an electrical system?
It seems unnecessary. Most things that electricity can do can be more conveniently replaced by magic energy on the Cain Continent. Making the Cain Continent’s industrial system based on magic energy instead of electricity would be more innovative.
The main problem is that Xi Wei doesn’t know how to do that. That would rely on players with professional skills to invent things.
He believed that as the number of players gradually increased, all sorts of talented individuals would emerge.
“Hey!”
Bai Yao waved her small hand in front of Xi Wei’s eyes and snorted dissatisfiedly:
“Are you just going to leave me here like this?”
“Aren’t you going to ask my name?”
“Ask about my identity?”
“…”
Xi Wei snapped back to attention. He looked at Bai Yao and was silent for a moment before asking, following her lead:
“Oh, so what’s your name? What do you do? How many people are in your family, and do you have any accomplices?”
“I’m not telling you! Hmph~”
“…”
Xi Wei’s eye twitched violently. His fists clenched and unclenched as he looked at the demi-human loli in front of him, who clearly expected him to continue asking. He almost punched her on the head.
“If you don’t want to say, then don’t.”
Xi Wei ignored Bai Yao and turned to Ruo Yi, saying:
“Take her to take a bath, change her clothes, and then have her follow you for now. If she misbehaves, just beat her.”
“Huh? Why aren’t you asking me anymore?”
Bai Yao was anxious.
“Hurry up and ask me?”
“If you keep asking me, I’ll tell you!”
She flapped her wings and hopped in front of Xi Wei, but he completely ignored her.
Even as Ruo Yi, wearing gloves, escorted her away, Bai Yao was still incessantly shouting:
“You’re so annoying!”
“You didn’t even ask me!”
…
Bai Yao was dragged away by Ruo Yi.
Xi Wei felt the entire front hall of the castle instantly become quiet.
He was actually more interested in who Bai Yao’s companions were, but that girl was simply too noisy.
And her personality was extremely difficult. He planned to ask her after she calmed down.
It was clear that Bai Yao was different from those wandering demi-humans. At least she was not living in poverty, otherwise, she wouldn’t have such a carefree personality.
However, Xi Wei did not know that Bai Yao’s friends had already infiltrated Rhode Castle and were searching for Bai Yao’s whereabouts.
…
The third floor of Rhode Castle.
In the gloomy corridor, flickering flames cast flickering shadows.
It was already getting dark, and the Crusaders were patrolling the castle corridors along specific routes.
However, they did not notice that the moment they turned, the shadow cast by the firelight twitched strangely.
It was a demi-human girl who descended from the dome as lightly as a spirit cat.
Even falling from such a height, she made no sound.
This demi-human girl had black hair and gray eyes, with exquisite features and a face like a painting. Her expressive eyes were like a still pool of autumn water reflecting faint starlight.
Even in the densely guarded castle, she remained calm, as if expressionless.
[Image: You Ye – A cat-girl with no expression.]
But if one looked closely, it would not be difficult to see a ripple, indicating her anxious state of mind.
She originally had no name. Bai Yao named her You Ye, and from then on, she was called You Ye.
“Pat.”
The faint sound of footsteps came from the corner.
You Ye’s two cat ears twitched slightly, catching the sounds around her, and the black cat tail behind her maintained her balance.
The moment another team of guards appeared, she had already turned into an afterimage and silently slipped into the shadows.
“Still not on this floor…”
You Ye’s heart grew more anxious, and sweat beaded on her palms.
In Rhode Castle, the deeper one went, the tighter the security. Now, on the third floor, she already felt as if she were dancing on the tip of a knife, her heart pounding.
These soldiers, who looked almost identical, had average individual strength. However, You Ye had a premonition.
If she were exposed, she would surely die.
She gritted her teeth and, taking advantage of the guards’ turning, she moved rapidly through the shadows to the spiral staircase leading to the second floor.
No matter what, she had to find Bai Yao.
The girl who always liked to call herself “sister” but was always taken care of by her.
Along the way, many companions had died, and now only about a dozen people from the Winter Convention remained. They had all agreed to go to Winter City together. She absolutely could not falter at this moment.
Find her!
A strong conviction drove You Ye, making her enter the second floor of the castle, where security was even tighter, with a sense of facing death.
However, You Ye was surprised to find that there were no guards on the second floor of the castle, which was unusual.
Of course, she did not know that this was the private floor of the Lord of Eagle Territory, and there were usually no guards.
You Ye did not relax her vigilance. She still stayed close to the wall, searching room by room.
After searching for a long time without success, she just came out from a corner and was about to search the next area when she saw Ruo Yi escorting Bai Yao, preparing to take her for a bath.
Coincidentally, Ruo Yi looked up at that moment.
The two demi-human girls’ eyes met, and the air fell silent for a moment.
In the empty corridor, only Bai Yao’s soft mumbling could be faintly heard:
“It’s too strange, why didn’t he ask me?”
It’s Bai Yao!
You Ye’s gaze fixated on Bai Yao, who was being escorted by Ruo Yi. The initial calm in her eyes flashed with excitement and surprise, but it was quickly replaced by vigilance and solemnity.
Her slender legs shifted, and she instantly turned into an afterimage, pouncing towards Bai Yao.
At the same time, her mind quickly recalled the corridors she had passed through. Relying on her excellent memory, she quickly figured out the best escape route.
As long as she could snatch Bai Yao away, she would immediately return to the previous corner, then turn a few steps into a room, enter it, find a window, and jump out.
[PS: These may not all be female protagonists, but members of the maid group. I do not default to a female protagonist just because I write about a girl. The male protagonist is not a harem seeker. I’m not feeling well today, so this should be the last three chapters. (ᇂ_ᇂ|||)]
