Chapter 241: Bandit Style

The Longfang City-State is hailed as the most beautiful city in the world. If there is one city that should exist in a fairytale, it is the Longfang City-State.

The most classic saying about Longfang City-State circulating in the Fairytale World is the one from the bards: "Don't talk about architecture in Longfang City-State; even the shadows here are breathing green."

It is so beautiful, and coupled with its unique geographical location deep within the Miwu Senlin, everyone believes this is a city founded by the Elves.

But to this day, no merchant has explicitly stated they have seen the Elves in Longfang City-State. The only thing that can be linked to the Elves are the Wood Elves living there, but these Wood Elves are less like Elves and more like humans with green hair and light green skin. In fact, they were originally humans, but having lived in Longfang City-State for years, they gradually turned green due to their diet and environment.

Looking at the data collected on the computer, Nie Yingying sighed.

However, she ultimately decided to take Xie Yaoyao to Longfang City-State. Regardless, it was located in the Miwu Senlin, and Longfang City-State was managed by the "Annual Ring Council," composed of twelve senior Druids.

As everyone knows, Druids advocate for nature and peace, and are skilled in healing.

Even if they couldn't cure Xie Yaoyao's mental illness, at the very least, she had to find out the whereabouts of the Elves there.

Watching Xie Yaoyao next to her, busy playing with cats and dogs, Nie Yingying sighed. In her mind, his previous cunning smile and confident gaze couldn't help but surface.

"Alright, it's time for us to go!" She draped a coat over Xie Yaoyao and took his hand as they walked out of the pet shop. "You can't live here anymore now that there's a shop manager."

Carrying the box packed for Xie Yaoyao, she held his hand and walked toward the house she had bought nearby in Xingyue Xincheng.

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"Located in the southeast hinterland of the Miwu Senlin, with the natural tree-root arch bridge formed by the tributaries of the Seven-Colored River as a landmark."

"Do not pluck branches or flowers at will; violators will be required to use their hair as a substitute for grafting compensation."

The above two points are records from the "Continental Trade Yearbook: Longfang City-State Entry." At this moment, Nie Yingying and Xie Yaoyao were sitting in a carriage, traveling with a merchant caravan heading to Longfang City-State to do business, and the "Continental Trade Yearbook" in her hand was generously lent to her by the other party.

The reason the other party was so generous was that Nie Yingying had accepted the caravan's employment mission, becoming their bodyguard along the way.

Of course, being a bodyguard was one aspect; on the other hand, Nie Yingying was cheap, and she had easily wiped out a team of Green Leaf Thieves in front of the caravan manager.

The Green Leaf Thieves are a bandit alliance on the Feicui Pingyuan, coming and going like the wind with considerable strength, making them the number one headache for major merchant caravans in the center of the continent.

Therefore, being a mercenary has become a good profession. In fact, quite a few Travelers have specifically acquired the 【Mercenary】 entry to work as bodyguards!

However, mercenaries rarely have intermediate-level experts; generally, most are around the Third Tier. Now that this caravan, named the "Golden Ear Merchant Group," could hire a Fifth-Tier expert like Nie Yingying, they were naturally overjoyed.

And the destination of this caravan was Longfang City-State in the Miwu Senlin, so—everyone was happy!

Of course, Nie Yingying had already confirmed with Lilisi that as long as he remained in his silly Xie Yaoyao state, and Helai'er and Lilisi did not come out often, the seal could be maintained for a long time.

Therefore, following the caravan was a good choice. The bandits that appeared along the way were just right for Nie Yingying to practice her 【Sky Assassin】 skills and get familiar with the 【Blood Clan】 bloodline and so on.

"Haha, the fat sheep has arrived! Those idiots like Bonate actually let the fat sheep walk here; could they have gotten lost?"

An arrogant voice accompanied by a burst of rapid hoofbeats entered her ears. Nie Yingying knew it was time to work again.

Casually stuffing the "Continental Trade Yearbook" into Xie Yaoyao's hand, Nie Yingying tapped lightly on the carriage shaft, and her whole body floated lightly into mid-air.

"They did indeed get lost, actually walking into hell themselves. But it doesn't matter; if you are fast enough, you should easily catch up to them."

Feather throwing knives were accurately sent into the throats of the Green Leaf Thief minions. In mid-air, Nie Yingying reversed her grip on the 【Shadow-Piercing Dagger】 and pounced toward the attacking bandit leader like a goshawk.

【Thief】! Green profession entry! Eat meat in big chunks, drink wine in big gulps! After enjoying all this, there are no regrets about being blackmailed by the gallows!

【Advanced Blade Technique】! Blue entry! A person must have a specialty, otherwise, you can only be a minion as a bandit! Look at my blade technique, isn't it flashy? I've practiced it for many years!

【Horsemanship】! Blue entry! I have roamed the Feicui Pingyuan for so many years; besides bullying the weak and fearing the strong, I have survived to this day relying on this horsemanship to escape quickly!

When he saw someone from the caravan fly into mid-air, the bandit leader, Hanfulei, rolled off his horse, knelt on both knees with lightning speed, and held his long blade above his head.

"Hero, spare my life!"

The speed of this plea for mercy was so fast that even Nie Yingying, as an assassin, was amazed. The set of movements was smooth and flowing, clearly the result of long-term training.

Of course, what saved Hanfulei was not his plea for mercy, but the trashy entry and entry notes above his head.

You must know that even with the same entry, different notes make a huge difference in the entry's ability.

Nie Yingying highly suspected that no one would want this guy's entry even if it were given away.

Having wasted her time, Nie Yingying was furious and kicked the bandit in front of her, sending him tumbling.

However, Hanfulei, who was kicked, was not angry; instead, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Generally, experts wouldn't talk nonsense if they wanted to kill someone. Being able to kick him meant the other party didn't want his life for the time being.

"Hero, don't kill me! I'm still useful!"

Although his life was saved for now, the future was still unknown! A smart bandit must know how to survive in a desperate situation and actively look for opportunities to live.

The 【Shadow-Piercing Dagger】 thrust straight, stopping one centimeter from Hanfulei's eyeball.

"Tell me what use you have! If you don't say it well, I'll dig out your eyeballs first!"

Experts naturally have the right to lose their temper. Years of bandit experience made Hanfulei experienced in being captured, and the Green Leaf Thieves he had just joined were his ladder to survival.

"Hero! Heroine! The route of the Golden Ear Merchant Group was sold to our Green Leaf Thieves by their internal personnel. The person who sold the information said that the three carts of porcelain, one cart of spices, and one cart of department store goods are worth at least three hundred gold coins, but they demanded that we must not leave a single survivor!"

There... seems to be a plot here!

Nie Yingying keenly sensed the abnormality and turned her gaze toward the caravan manager who was trotting over. ===== CHAPTER 242 =====