Half-Step Multiple Desires Legend (Complete) - 2

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Chapter Fourteen: The Elven Temple

Soon, Duo Duo finally understood what it felt like to be raped. Although his desire was surging, his life was more important. This was a woman, even if not a normal woman, she was still human!

With a groan like that of an orgasm, Duo Duo's lower body entered Queen Qing's body completely. The feeling of fullness made Queen Qing breathe a comfortable sigh.

After adjusting for a moment, Queen Qing moved up and down, groans rising and falling... Her beautiful hair swayed, and glistening beads of sweat scattered everywhere, a truly exquisite erotic scene. Even more terrifying, Duo Duo discovered that her secret place could actually wriggle, a fatal blow, and soon he couldn't stop.

But unexpectedly, Queen Qing's body arched back suddenly, and with a soft moan, she synchronized with him. Even Queen Qing herself was surprised, as this had never happened before!

Just as she was about to finish this man off, suddenly, a slight cough came from outside.

Queen Qing knew that this was the Snow Guard reminding her that the time for the treasure to be unearthed was approaching.

Suddenly, her eyes turned cold. She sat up, closed her eyes, and a pink halo appeared on her lower abdomen, quickly spreading throughout her body. Moments later, the entire room was filled with a soft pink glow.

The Queen of Love slowly rose and fell, each time she sat down seemingly with great effort.

Duo Duo's face gradually reddened, the red slowly intensifying, like his face flushed. Even his breathing became rapid and abnormal, his facial muscles contorting in pain. He was enjoying the ecstasy of pleasure, every cell in his body was active.

The Queen of Love's movements became faster and faster, and Duo Duo, disregarding everything, haphazardly pinched and squeezed the enchantress's body. When he touched her full buttocks, an evil thought flashed through his mind. Duo Duo's fingers suddenly plunged inside, and the undulating body abruptly stopped. The Queen of Love was filled with rage. This damned bastard, how could he, how could he!

This was impossible; under her aphrodisiac magic, no man had ever done anything else.

"Who!"

During what had just been a perilous ordeal for Duo Duo, Yana, who had been secretly observing everything from a short distance outside the window using a special method of the Night Elves, was also sweating bullets. She almost couldn't resist rushing in to rescue Duo Duo. She knew that the mysterious power of the Night Elves' contract would take Duo Duo's life after she died.

Queen Qing quickly dressed, gave a signal, and rushed out, with the Snow Guard immediately following.

Duo Duo looked at the ceiling, then at himself, and finally breathed a sigh of relief; his life was saved… He dashed out! Without even taking his clothes, Duo Duo rushed out. He was struck unconscious by the guards at the door.

The bright moon hung in the sky, and a gentle evening breeze blew.

The red coral forest, bathed in the bright moonlight, was as beautiful as a girl draped in a red veil. There was the tranquility of the night, and the beauty of the forest; it was a beautiful sight from any angle.

Unfortunately, this beautiful scene was now tinged with a chilling atmosphere. Large numbers of treasure hunters lingered outside the Coral Jungle, awaiting the moment the treasure would be unearthed, silently calculating their moves to gain victory in the competition.

Compared to other primeval forests on the Purple Sky Luo Continent, the Coral Jungle was relatively young. It was merely one of the many forests extensively added and perfected natural environment projects undertaken by the first Elven Empire five hundred years ago during its founding. If it weren't for the prediction that the treasure would be unearthed here, the elves of the Elven Empire would probably have forgotten about this jungle.

Queen Qing's carriage hovered silently in mid-air, the rare unicorn displaying its superb flying ability. When stationary, it was as stable as if standing on the ground, the icy aura emanating from the eight snow guards pressing down on the ground, casting a thick shadow over the hearts of the treasure hunters below.

Yana trailed far behind Queen Qing's carriage; the Night Elves belonged to the darkness, they were children of the darkness. In the night, they possessed unparalleled abilities. Don't say that Queen Qing's magical abilities were inferior to Yana's. Even a magically powerful being slightly stronger than Yana wouldn't be able to detect her presence in the darkness. Luring the Queen of Love out at the crucial moment was unavoidable; after all, she couldn't let that man die, and exhausting him was beneficial.

Yana surveyed her surroundings, her face turning somewhat dejected after a moment. She muttered softly, "Don't they have any interest in the treasure? Why haven't they appeared? Do I have to go and invite her myself…?" As she spoke, the image of that stunningly beautiful, incomparably holy elven woman flashed through Yana's mind again. It was she who had injured Yana, causing this strongest night elf to be reduced to a half-elf slave.

A look of resentment appeared on Yana's beautiful face. She glanced at the Queen of Love's carriage, hesitated for a moment, then moved slightly, disappearing into the night like a gust of wind.

At the center of the five great elven empires, lay the oldest forest on the entire continent. All elves regard this place as their origin, a place where they worship their goddess of nature and where their spiritual pillar lies—the Elven Temple.

Within the vast Elven Temple, formed by vines and trees controlled by nature magic, the soft glow of luminous pearls fills the air.

A woman in a white robe, with ethereal beauty and a complexion as warm and white as jade, radiating a holy light, stands silently in the center of the temple, devoutly gazing at the statue of the goddess of nature. Her beauty would inspire awe in any man; the word "flawless" is entirely fitting for her. Even her pointed ears, which should have accentuated her playful nature, do not detract from her dignified bearing.

She is the pride of all elves, the youngest Holy Maiden in the temple's history—Mulan.

Mulan stands quietly, her serene face radiating piety.

"Your Highness, an envoy from the Firestone Elven Empire requests an audience," a handsome Elven man, also dressed in a long robe, enters the hall, bows respectfully, and speaks softly.

Mulan frowned slightly and said softly, "What does he want?"

The white-robed elf hesitated for a moment before saying, "There's been a riot in the Firestone Empire. They... they want you to convey the will of God to stop the riot."

Mulan turned around and smiled faintly. Her words made the light of the luminous pearl in the temple pale in comparison, and even the devout white-robed elf was momentarily speechless, captivated by Mulan's ethereal and exquisite beauty.

Mulan said, "Everything in this world has its own fair reward and punishment. The God of Nature is the deity who protects my Great Elf race. How could he become a tool for those high-ranking officials and nobles to deceive their people? Justice resides in the hearts of the people. Tell the envoy of the Firestone Empire that if they want their people to submit, they must put their people's interests first and stop plotting against the gods, or they will be punished by the gods!"

Chapter Fifteen: A Moment's Dilemma.

Mulan's voice was calm, yet it possessed a special magic that could see into people's hearts. Even the white-robed elf who was relaying the message felt a deep sense of guilt at that moment. His face flushed red, and his tone was filled with remorse as he said, "I was wrong. Please punish me, Holy Maiden."

Mulan chuckled, "What wrong have you done? The duty of the messenger priest of the Elf Temple is to convey the desires of the believers. You are not wrong; they are."

The white-robed elf's expression softened, and he bowed deeply with utmost respect before slowly retreating.

The elven temple returned to its former tranquility. Mulan looked up at the statue of the God of Nature, a look of profound sorrow on her face.

"My most revered god, can you tell your followers if disaster is imminent?" Mulan whispered.

Her mournful voice seemed to move even the plants and trees in the temple to sorrow, their branches rustling as if they too were pleading with Mulan for guidance from the God of Nature.

The towering statue of the Goddess of Nature suddenly trembled slightly. Its two pearl-encrusted eyes briefly shifted, and two glistening teardrop-like gems slowly rolled down the statue's cheeks…

Mulan, seeing the two teardrop-like gems, smiled slightly and said devoutly, “Thank you, my God. I know you will not abandon your believers. At this time, you have sent us sacred objects—the Tears of Nature. With these two, we now have seven. Then the power of nature will become our weapon to defend peace.”

As the Tears of Nature rolled, a necklace hanging from Mulan's chest, containing five identical Tears of Nature, emitted a faint five-colored light. The light intertwined and gradually converged into a line, slowly shooting towards the two rolling Tears of Nature.

Just as the halo was about to touch the two Tears of Nature, and the two Tears of Nature trembled slightly, about to be lifted up by the halo,

suddenly, a gentle breeze blew into the temple, and a few leaves among the lush branches trembled lightly in the breeze.

Mulan, unable to collect the Tears of Nature, abruptly turned around, glancing warily behind her. Her expression quickly returned to calm as she said indifferently, "You've come again..."

Yana appeared not far from Mulan, her pretty, fair face showing no hostility. "How did you know it was me?"

"Who else in the entire Elven race could enter the Elven Temple unnoticed besides you?" Mulan said.

Her words only fueled Yana's resentment, and she said bitterly, "I'm not an Elf."

Mulan naturally understood Yana's meaning. The centuries-long persecution of the Night Elves by the Great Elves, whom they considered heretics, was essentially orchestrated by the Elven Temple. The Night Elves differed from the Great Elves; they worshipped not the God of Nature, but the God of Death, the Spider God.

In religion, when a powerful religion discovers another group whose doctrines contradict its own, the inevitable result is that the weaker group becomes heretical and is utterly destroyed by the powerful church. This was something Mulan couldn't control either. Raised by the temple from childhood and instilled with the doctrines of nature, she subconsciously felt that the Night Elves were heretics, deserving divine punishment.

Mulan took a small half-step forward, her body positioned precisely in front of the goddess statue. She was worried that this powerful Night Elf would discover the Tears of Nature. Last time, Yana had been injured by her when she came to the temple to steal the sacred relic. She couldn't imagine what the strongest Night Elf would be like with the power of nature. She was certain that it would be a catastrophe for the Elven Temple and even the Great Elves; the long-suppressed resentment of the Night Elves would sweep across the five elven empires like a whirlwind.

Yana stared at Mulan expressionlessly, her body slowly levitating. A thick darkness, like the shadow cast by dark clouds, slowly enveloped the entire temple. This was Yana's strongest skill at present—Dark Abyss.

Mulan had long anticipated a fierce battle between her and Yana, but she hadn't expected it to come so quickly. It seemed that Yana had come with no other purpose than to fight her.

This suited Mulan's intentions perfectly; at least, it would draw Yana's attention during the fight, preventing her from discovering the two sacred relics, the Tears of Nature.

Mulan calmly opened her arms, her graceful body radiating a soft, milky-white light. Bathed in this light, Mulan truly resembled a goddess of nature descending to earth. All the plants forming the temple trembled slightly, as if instantly imbued with life, shifting at various angles, searching for the strongest possible attack.

A barely perceptible smile flashed across Yana's face. Her body moved slightly, becoming light and floating slowly in the air.

Mulan was puzzled. If Yana so desired a fight, she shouldn't be hesitant like this. Could it be that she had some kind of conspiracy? Thinking this, Mulan panicked. She waved her hands lightly, and two beams of milky-white light swept across the temple like searchlights.

"Haha..." A dark shadow shot out of the temple like a black lightning bolt, leaving behind Yana's triumphant laughter in the air. When the laughter ended, the image of Yana left in mid-air burst and disappeared like a soap bubble. The darkness that had covered the entire temple vanished instantly, like snow falling in spring, and the light of the luminous pearls once again filled every corner of the temple.

Mulan hurriedly turned to look at the statue of the Goddess of Nature, only to find that the two Tears of Nature were gone.

"Damn it, I was too careless. How could I forget that she is fully capable of using dark clones!" Mulan muttered. As she spoke, her body quickly floated out of the temple, raised her hand, and a burst of white light, like a flower, exploded in mid-air. Dozens of figures darted out from countless corners of the elven forest, following behind Mulan, flashing towards the direction where Yana had disappeared.

Mulan was about the same age as Yana, both being women, and almost the same age. Even though Mulan's temple education from childhood had instilled in her composure and equanimity, she remained calm and collected. However, subconsciously, like countless women her age, she possessed a competitive spirit, only less so than others. But this time, Yana, that heretic, had used despicable tricks to steal the sacred relic right under her nose, and Mulan could no longer remain calm. She was determined to retrieve the relic herself. A single thought

, and Mulan could never have imagined that this momentary surge of competitiveness would completely alter the course of her life…

Chapter Sixteen: The Ownership of the Treasure.

At this moment, the coral jungle was beginning to glow with a precious light, and the air above was filled with auspicious energy.

This was a sign that the treasure was about to be unearthed. The area was too vast to pinpoint its exact location yet. However, all the treasure hunters were already eager and ready to try their luck.

Queen Qing leaned against the carriage window, with the naked Duo Duo still fast asleep beside her. She glanced at the situation below and whispered to the snow guards outside, "Don't act yet. Once the treasure has been claimed, target the winner. The eight of you, work together to unleash the Ice Storm and kill the winner in one blow!"

The eight snow guards nodded slightly, their eyes gleaming as they stared intently at the coral jungle.

Queen Qing was quite satisfied with their performance. She lowered the curtain and turned her attention back to Duo Duo's body, reaching out to touch his genitals again. The intense pleasure was addictive, and this was the fifth time...

A moment later, the aura of treasure suddenly condensed, gathering into a beam that plummeted downwards. Everyone knew that the location where the aura sank was where the treasure was.

At this moment, a strange scene unfolded.

Since the location of the treasure had been determined, they should have been fighting fiercely, grabbing it with great enthusiasm. But the treasure hunters were merely looking around, sizing up their opponents, and none of them made a move.

Upon reflection, it wasn't so strange. They all understood that the treasure hunters were teeming with powerful figures. Leaving aside those who were deeply hidden, there was also the incredibly formidable Queen Qing, among those who knew. As the saying goes, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." Everyone wanted to be the oriole, but no one wanted to try being the mantis. Anyone who did would be a complete fool!

One person thought this, two people thought this, everyone thought this. They all desperately wanted someone to raise their arms and shout, "Treasure hunting!" Ideally, someone with some charisma to get others to act first. In the chaos, even if they didn't get the chance to be the oriole, they could at least fish in the water.

"Hey buddy, the treasure has appeared. Why don't you go grab it?" a man with a goatee said to the middle-aged man closest to him.

"Buddy, you go. My mother told me when I was little to respect the elderly and care for the young. You're older than me, you go first," the middle-aged man replied.

"Damn, buddy, I'm not old. Don't let my beard fool you, I'm only in my twenties." This old guy was completely shameless in his lies, his deep wrinkles making him look like a young man.

"Huh? In your twenties? Oh dear, I hadn't looked closely before, but now that I see, you really are young. Respect the elderly and cherish the young, you can't be old, you're still young. See, I have to be polite. You go first." The middle-aged man's quick wit was clearly much better than the old guy's.

"Damn it! What are you whispering about? You two go together!" A bearded man nearby was very unhappy with these two guys chattering away while he was in a tense situation. As

soon as they agreed to go together, the two guys immediately shut up and looked around again, searching for a "first bird to stick its neck out. "

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in the sky, darting towards the location of the treasure like lightning.

Finally, a "first bird to stick its neck out" appeared... Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to make their move.

Unfortunately, just as they moved and plunged into the jungle, it was suddenly plunged into darkness. Even the aura of the treasure that had just appeared was swallowed up by the dense darkness.

Among these people were several mages, for whom illumination spells were merely basic beginners. Strangely, in this darkness, illumination spells were completely ineffective…

Suddenly, a milky white light shot out of the darkness, instantly magnifying and completely dispelling it.

Mulan's body, bathed in the milky white light, descended gracefully into the forest, utterly holy.

Behind her were dozens of extremely handsome elves dressed in green robes, each carrying a green longbow almost as long as their bodies on their backs. They were now holding those longbows, the strings drawn taut. Although there were no arrows on the strings, a green glow flowed within them.

Some experienced treasure hunters, seeing this scene, couldn't help but inwardly cry out in alarm. In fact, these treasure hunters, having dared to come to the coral jungle, had already devised a contingency plan. They had assumed that even if the elves were interested in the treasure, they would only need to deal with the elven soldiers. However, no one had anticipated that the elven temple, usually aloof and relying on its followers for everything, would intervene. And they seemed to value the treasure highly; dozens of "Nature Archers," usually rare even in single or two, had arrived. The woman in white appeared to be their leader. "

Heavens! Could she be the Holy Maiden of the elven temple?" the treasure hunters exclaimed inwardly.

The darkness that had just enveloped Queen Qing's carriage in mid-air also enveloped it. Queen Qing only felt the curtain move, a gust of wind blow, and when the light returned, her beloved Duo Duo was nowhere to be seen.

Mulan coldly surveyed the treasure hunters; she felt that even a glance at these greedy beings was a desecration. The elves considered themselves noble, and the Holy Maiden of the elven temple was naturally the noblest of nobles.

After a moment, Mulan frowned. The aura emanating from these filthy creatures completely masked Yana's presence, preventing her from conducting a precise search.

Suddenly, Yana's aura reappeared, subtly stirring her mind before vanishing again. After this happened three or four times, Mulan finally pinpointed Yana's location.

Her body transformed into a streak of milky-white light, rapidly shooting into the night sky.

Just as her body left the ground, the treasure hunters were astonished to see that the treasure's aura had disappeared.

"Damn it! That woman just stole the treasure!" someone shouted.

Immediately, several other voices echoed this.

Normally, the treasure hunters would never have dared to provoke the Elven Temple. However, the allure of the world's strongest being was simply too strong; these desperate individuals no longer held back under such temptation. With a whoosh, they unleashed their abilities, chasing after Mulan.

Mulan glanced back at the swarming group of flies behind her, her brow furrowing slightly. Their auras were constantly interfering with her search. After a moment's hesitation, she waved her hand, and most of the natural archers were sent to deal with the treasure hunters.

Judging from their aura, Yana was running incredibly fast. Mulan, focused solely on retrieving the sacred artifact, accelerated her pursuit without a second thought. Her speed was perhaps comparable to Yana's, but the natural archers were far slower. Gradually, the number of natural archers behind Mulan decreased, until only Mulan could keep up with Yana's pace.

Chapter Seventeen: The Nine Yang Manual.

Yana, carrying the naked Duo Duo, strolled leisurely, surprised that her plan was progressing so smoothly. She had to deliberately narrow the gap, luring that self-righteous woman into her trap.

After a moment's thought, she would regain her freedom and absolute power. A smile involuntarily crept onto Yana's lips…

A soft moan from Duo Duo snapped Yana back to reality. Her attention returned to Duo Duo. Looking down at the handsome man, she suddenly realized that Duo Duo only possessed the characteristics of those two images while he was asleep. Even in his sleep, Duo Duo was still incredibly handsome, but with his eyes closed, he had a static cuteness, and a hint of憨厚 (honesty/simple-mindedness) in his brows made Yana's heart flutter.

Suddenly, a cool sensation flowed from Yana's left hand into her body.

She then realized that when she had swept through the jungle, she had casually taken the so-called treasure to create chaos. Calling it treasure was a stretch; it was really just a sheepskin package, and Yana herself had no idea what was inside. This cool sensation immediately increased her curiosity. After a moment's hesitation, she quickened her pace and landed on a dark mountain range.

Because she hadn't paid attention the whole way, only thinking about how to lure Mulan into the trap, when Yana landed in the mountains, she herself had no idea where she was.

To Yana's relief, the mountain range seemed somewhat barren. Even though there were some plants, their proportion was not very high. To have such a location when facing an opponent capable of wielding natural forces was incredibly lucky.

Yana surveyed her surroundings, and a dark cave entrance, like the gaping maw of a wild beast, came into view in the distance. Without hesitation, Yana approached and crawled inside.

The night was cool, but the cave possessed a peculiar warmth. The warmth invigorated Yana, and the instant surge of languor almost made her fall asleep.

Thinking about the fierce battle that might follow, Yana's spirits immediately lifted. She was eager to see what the so-called treasure was. If it truly could, as the legends said, transform a person into the strongest on the continent, then the hopes of Yana and the entire Dark Elf race would be realized sooner than expected.

With immense excitement, Yana slowly unwrapped the sheepskin. The old, yellowed sheepskin was covered with countless small, bright red dots, connected by dense, fine lines. These tiny red dots, painted with some unknown pigment, remained vividly red despite the sheepskin being almost completely rotten.

Inside the sheepskin was a thin book and something strangely shaped like a grass root—clearly a root carving in the shape of an infant.

Yana's excitement gradually cooled; clinging to her last hope, she opened the book.

Disappointment! Utter disappointment! After flipping through it for a while, she couldn't recognize a single word, or perhaps they weren't words at all, but some kind of symbol?

As the hope of the Night Elf race, Yana had been taught various kinds of knowledge by the clan's wise men since childhood. Not only could she not recognize the script and symbols of the Elven Empire, but she was also absolutely confident in her ability to recognize the writing system of the Human Empire. Even if her knowledge was somewhat lacking, she should at least be able to discern some clues, right? Unfortunately, she couldn't understand anything in this book.

The feeling of utterly dashed hope ignited a nameless anger in Yana, who abruptly threw the book aside and stomped on it a few times to feel better.

After some time, Duoduo finally woke up, letting out a loud scream as soon as he opened his eyes. When he saw his naked body, he instinctively clutched his chest and looked around in terror, resembling a woman on the verge of being raped—utterly ridiculous.

"Master, you're awake?" Yana hurriedly asked.

Seeing it was Yana, Duo Duo calmed down, patting his chest and muttering, "Damn it, how did I get here so quickly!"

Yana said softly, "You were bewitched by that woman's mental magic. I rescued you and brought you here."

"Master, now that I'm by your side, no one will hurt you," Yana comforted him softly.

Duo Duo nodded quickly, but his eyes darted around nervously. He was confused; could she be planning to kill him here to cover it up? He said urgently, "You have to take me back to the Banbuduo Restaurant quickly. If I can't open for business tomorrow morning, they'll punish me."

Yana couldn't help but sigh inwardly. If anyone else had such an opportunity, they would definitely think of escaping and no longer being a slave. But looking at Duo Duo, he was clearly addicted to being a slave. Such a man without ambition was truly despicable.

"Master, don't worry, I'll definitely take you back before we open tomorrow. You know, that woman is still looking for us. If we go back now, she might catch you again. It's safer to go back after you transform."

As Duo Duo braced himself on the ground to get up, his right hand suddenly touched something...

"What is that?" Duo Duo instinctively grabbed the thing he touched, and it was the book that Yana had just thrown on the ground and stomped on a few times.

By the moonlight streaming in through the cave entrance, Duo Duo could see the cover of the book clearly.

Instantly, an emotion that made him almost shout out loud surged wildly in his chest.

Damn! Damn! Damn!

The words on the cover were huge Chinese characters, and the four big characters on the cover were Nine, Yang, True, Scripture!

At this moment, Duo Duo didn't know what he was thinking anymore. He was so excited that he was on the verge of madness. He only knew that he was holding the book with both hands, trembling, laughing, and tears were streaming down his face.

When fellow villagers meet, tears well up in their eyes. Regardless of whether the manual was truly powerful or not, he was definitely moved, giving him a dreamlike feeling.

His appearance made Yana realize something. She quickly pressed down on Duo Duo's shoulders, anxiously asking, "Master, what's wrong?"

"I...I..." Duo Duo's lips trembled, unable to utter another word for a long time. Only when Yana became anxious did Duo Duo finally say, "I'm too excited."

Ugh! Isn't that obvious? Anyone could tell from his current state that he was extremely excited. Yana asked helplessly, "Master, can you tell me why you're excited?"

"This...this...this thing is very good and powerful, the Nine Yang Manual, haha, it's fucking hilarious, the Nine Yang Manual, damn it!" Duo Duo felt he was becoming hysterical. He had come here as if by magic, and it had been a long time since he had been so hysterical.

Yana looked at Duo Duo in confusion. What Duo Duo was saying was beyond the comprehension of Yana and even everyone else on the Purple Heaven Luo Continent.

Just as Yana was confused, Duoduo had already tremblingly opened the "Nine Yang Manual"...
Chapter Eighteen: To practice the divine skill, one must first castrate oneself!

The first page had eight big characters: "To practice the divine skill, one must first castrate oneself!"

Duoduo was dumbfounded on the spot. Castrate oneself? Damn, isn't that the same as becoming a eunuch? Isn't this the opening line of the Sunflower Manual?

Duo Duo hurriedly flipped to the second page, and the eight large characters on the second page almost made him faint on the spot: "Even self-castration will hardly succeed!"

The third page finally showed a improvement in the number of words: "Just kidding, just kidding, haha, it's just a joke, you bastard, don't take it seriously. A man's manhood is the most precious thing. Without that thing, what's the use of even the most powerful martial arts? This manual is for practicing with your manhood, haha... There's my relic there, consider it compensation for the fright you just experienced! The sheepskin has a meridian diagram, practice slowly according to the incantation! As for how far you can go, that depends on your fate! I guarantee, this book is absolutely a must-have for home, travel, sex, and more!"

Duo Duo was completely dumbfounded. What was all this about? If it were in his previous life, this lousy book would at most be a joke book, more like a bunch of bragging. Relic? And a meridian diagram? Where? "You dare to brag when you have nothing!"

The usually low-key Duo Duo felt an urge to slap someone for the first time.

"Master, what's wrong?" Yana asked curiously again.

Duo Duo instinctively looked up at her, only to discover a gleaming bone not far from her feet.

Good heavens! Could this be real?

It looks like a real relic, something priceless… Wait, this place seems useless now. He'd risk everything, even defying the emperor, and now he's gone this far… Eat!

Hot! Unbearably hot! In an instant, Duo Duo felt as if he were in a gradually heating oven. The surface of his skin was burned crimson by the surging heat within him, the powerful heat flowing like magma throughout his body.

Yana was terrified. She knew that due to the mysterious contract, if Duo Duo died, Yana would also be taken from her by the power of the contract. What puzzled Yana was that while Duo Duo seemed to be in great pain and danger, Yana herself felt no discomfort whatsoever.

"Master, what's wrong?" Yana rushed forward to support Duo Duo, but the moment her hand touched him, Duo Duo's condition underwent a dramatic change. The previously scorching heat, like lava, suddenly transformed into an icy chill. In an instant, a layer of frost appeared on Duo Duo's body, and the warmth of the cave was completely dispelled, leaving it freezing cold. This

sudden change from hot to cold caused Duo Duo immense pain. He collapsed to the ground, writhing and groaning.

Just then, a gust of wind blew into the cave, causing the pages of the fallen *Nine Yang Manual* to open.

By sheer coincidence, Duo Duo rolled right next to the book. Quickly, he struggled to grab it, flipping to the last page. The incantations only stated that one should cultivate according to the diagrams, and the incantations seemed incredibly obscure to Duo Duo.

But at this point, Duo Duo no longer cared about studying the incantation word by word; he only wanted to struggle to the side of the sheepskin chart and look at it by the moonlight.

Strangely enough, Duo Duo couldn't understand the meaning of the red dots on the chart, but after looking at each red dot, a corresponding spot on his body would flash, and his pain would lessen slightly.

Yana's feelings at this moment could no longer be described as inexplicable. She rushed to Duo Duo's side, trying to help him and check if there were any hidden mechanisms in the sheepskin that she hadn't discovered.

As Yana approached Duo Duo, her outstretched hands about to touch his body, a powerful energy surged into her body through her fingers, not only blasting Yana away on the spot but also leaving her leaning against the wall, temporarily unable to move. She could only try to circulate the energy within her body in an attempt to eliminate this strange and terrifying energy.

More and more red dots appeared on Duoduo's body, until gradually, all the red dots on the sheepskin were glowing.

A moment later, Duoduo's trembling stopped, and the red dots extinguished one by one.

Not only that, but a tangible red glow emanated from Duoduo's eyes, his gaze sweeping around like a ravenous beast.

When his eyes lingered on Yana's body, the flames of desire burned fiercely in his eyes…

Yana, seeing this, felt a chill in her heart; she sensed that another storm like the last one was about to break.

Yana had originally thought that tonight she could break free from the mysterious contract and this man. But now it seemed that even if her plan succeeded soon, she would have to endure another torment.

Duoduo rushed to Yana's side, pushed her to the ground, and swiftly tore off her clothes. When Yana appeared naked before him, the red glow in his eyes instantly intensified.

Yana closed her eyes, the relentless heat surging through every cell of her body. To endure this extreme pain while being forced into sex was a tragic experience for any woman.

This "storm" was more intense than before; last time, Duo Duo at least retained some rationality. But this time, Duo Duo's rationality had been completely devoured by the fierce heat. He pressed down on Yana's body, forcefully spreading her legs and entering her without hesitation.

A tearing pain shot through her lower body, and Duo Duo thrust wildly, only in this way could he lessen his pain, completely unaware of what was happening outside.

A strange scene unfolded in the cave: two naked bodies intertwined, their bodies emitting white and red light with each violent thrust. The light formed a bizarre circular path, constantly circulating between their bodies…

Yana's body became extremely sensitive; each thrust from Duo Duo brought her intense pleasure. If she could endure the first two times, this frenzy was unbearable, and the heat was making her lose herself. Gradually, she became wildly engrossed, swaying her hips passionately and moaning loudly as she fully enjoyed the exquisite sensations.

Suddenly, a soft shout came from outside the cave.

Yana turned her head and saw Mulan standing outside the cave, her face flushed with shame and filled with intense anger. She had finally shaken off her pursuers and arrived only to witness this scene.
Chapter Nineteen: The Anomaly

"Filthy heretics! The God of Nature will use the power of nature to sweep away your filth!" Mulan lost her usual composure. As she spoke, she raised her hands high, and a milky-white, holy light once again bathed her entire body. Instantly, countless green grass branches sprouted from the ground and grew and spread at an extremely rapid pace.

Pure as Mulan was, in her heart, everything should be beautiful. Even the Dark Elf race, considered heretical by the Elf Temple, did not necessarily need to be exterminated in her eyes. Her greatest hope was to spread the teachings of the God of Nature throughout the entire Purple Heaven Continent, making everyone a believer of the Elf Temple.

She had always thought of everyone as incredibly wonderful, but now, she had witnessed something she considered utterly vile. A profound sense of defeat completely shattered her worldview. Could this world truly be so filthy? Then let her become the divine sword of the god of nature, cleansing this world of all its filth! For the first time in her life, Mulan felt a murderous intent.

Suddenly, Duoduo stopped its assault and turned to look at Mulan.

Those eyes, glowing red, sent a shiver

down Mulan's spine; an ominous premonition filled her heart. Duoduo quickly climbed off Yana and reached out to grab Mulan with effortless ease. This seemingly simple grab, however, left Mulan feeling helpless. She felt a powerful suction force from the naked man's hand, pulling her body and making escape impossible. Even her connection to nature was severed the moment the suction appeared.

For the first time, intense fear overwhelmed Mulan; the woman who had always been so confident in her abilities now felt utterly vulnerable and powerless. When Duo Duo grabbed her shoulders and forcefully pulled her into the cave, Mulan's heart sank into an abyss.

Duo Duo was acting purely on instinct. Compared to Yana, the pure, yin energy emanating from Mulan was something he couldn't resist. The energy of the relic far exceeded his body's capacity. Had he not been first transformed by Yana's dark energy, he would likely have transmigrated again, as he put it. His body was now purely controlled by power; although the Holy Maiden was powerful, this power was beyond her control.

The same terror gripped Yana's heart as she stared blankly at the astonishing scene before her. Countless questions flashed through her mind: What had this man eaten? What was that book? How could it grant him such terrifying power in such a short time?

Unfortunately, these questions would likely remain just that—questions. The scene in the cave filled Yana with excitement. She witnessed Duo Duo tearing at Mulan's clothes despite her struggles. She could even foresee that she would soon be truly free.

Mulan struggled desperately, but the power of nature was useless against the aura surrounding Duo Duo. Her struggles were futile; how could a weak woman resist Duo Duo, blinded by desire? Before long, Mulan's snow-white robe, a symbol of purity and nobility, was torn to shreds and ripped from her body.

Yana watched with immense excitement as everything unfolded before her; she hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Her original plan to use Mulan to break the mysterious contract was now completely useless.

She leaned quietly against the wall, watching the saintess revered by the great elves struggle and cry beneath the mutated, lowly half-elf, and a sense of satisfaction washed over her.

With a ripping sound, the saintess's upper garment was torn open, revealing most of her pure, untouched, perfect body.

Yana couldn't help but curse Duo Duo, thinking to herself that the half-elf was incredibly lucky. He was enjoying unimaginable bliss, with the most beautiful women of the High Elves and Night Elves writhing beneath him.

Suddenly, something strange happened.

Mulan, struggling beneath Duoduo, suddenly erupted with a powerful, milky-white light. The light was so dazzling that it stung the eyes of Yana, who had been watching her intently, hoping for a good show.

When the light faded, Yana opened her eyes again, stunned by what she saw.

Mulan had broken free of Duoduo's grasp, her body suspended in mid-air, bathed in the milky-white light, appearing incredibly pure. Duoduo, on the other hand, had been thrown aside by an inexplicable force. Although he wasn't injured, he was temporarily unable to engage in his former almost beastly behavior.

Although Mulan was somewhat disheveled, she didn't give off any sense of filth in this light. Even Yana felt that having any impure thoughts towards Mulan was wrong and inappropriate.

Unable to release his pent-up desires, Duoduo leaned against the wall, letting out a series of low growls. As his desires intensified, the red and white light emanating from his body shone even brighter, an overwhelming pressure bearing down on Mulan.

Mulan remained calm, a gentle smile on her face. She seemed oblivious to the approaching red and white light from Duoduo's body.

The five Tears of Nature hanging on her chest, which hadn't been pulled away from her clothes by Duoduo's tearing, now shone even brighter under the milky white light. The five-colored light filled every corner of the cave, transforming the ordinary cave into a dreamlike beauty.

Yana suddenly felt her clothes tremble slightly. The two Tears of Nature hidden within her garments under the call of the five-colored light underwent a strange change, trembling as if instantly imbued with life, as if about to break free from the garments' constraints and return to the embrace of the five-colored radiance.

Yana's heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, she threw herself against her clothes, grasping the two Tears of Nature tightly in her hands.

Unfortunately, her efforts seemed futile. The Tears of Nature in her palms suddenly liquefied, overflowing from between her fingers and shooting towards Mulan's chest like two water arrows.

The radiance on Mulan's chest suddenly surged, and after the dazzling light faded, the two Tears of Nature, like the other five, were strung on the necklace, becoming part of it.

In an instant, red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple light appeared simultaneously, converging around Mulan without conflict, like a seven-colored rainbow, even more dazzling in the milky-white radiance.

The green plants in the cave, previously suppressed by Duo Duo's strange energy, instantly shed their withered yellow and regained their vibrant green. They grew at a visible rate.

Suddenly, threatened by the immense pressure emanating from Mulan, Duo Duo let out a powerful roar.

With the roar, the red and white light surrounding him slammed towards Mulan like a giant hammer.

Yana, watching from the sidelines, instinctively closed her eyes. She could sense the unimaginable power of the collision between these two powerful forces.

Chapter Twenty: The Holy Elf .

To her surprise, the explosion or other manifestation of power she had expected did not occur. When she curiously opened her eyes, she saw that the enormous red and white hammer of light had already touched the radiance emanating from Mulan's body. The radiance on Mulan's exterior now displayed incredible resilience, possessing an unimaginable suppleness that kept the giant hammer at bay.

What surprised Yana even more was that Mulan's expression remained unchanged, as if the powerful attack was not directed at her at all. Her face held the calm indifference of a bystander.

Gradually, the seven-colored light emanating from Mulan's body expanded, slowly forcing the red and white light hammer back.

Suddenly, Mulan's radiance surged, and she vanished as if caught in the eye of an explosion.

When Mulan reappeared in the air above the cave, Yana was utterly astonished by her transformation.

Mulan now possessed a pair of seven-colored wings, which flapped gently. Each flap released a power Yana couldn't comprehend.

Mulan's expression became even more serene, but her eyes held a look of almost pity. She seemed like a goddess descended to earth, sadly watching her blasphemers. An unparalleled aura surged forth like a tide, and with a muffled groan, the red and white light around her vanished, and the red and white light hammer burst and disappeared like a soap bubble in that instant.

Yana felt a profound sense of defeat, bound by the aura of power. She had always believed herself to be the strongest of the Night Elves, possessing unparalleled abilities and few rivals. But now, that confidence had vanished. The changes in Mulan's body had utterly shocked her. She could clearly sense that if Mulan wanted to kill her now, she would be utterly powerless to resist.

In that brief moment, the strongest of the Night Elves, the hope of the entire race, had her confidence completely shattered. The previous changes in Mulan had defied her understanding of power; now, everything Mulan displayed was clearly even more formidable.

Yana stared blankly at everything before her, her heart as cold as ice.

A person in a position of power, a person who once possessed immense confidence, is not easily defeated. Their brief period of decline might just be the beginning of accumulating even greater power.

Yana's inherent stubbornness gave her an indomitable spirit; after the initial defeat, her thoughts were focused on how to defeat Mulan.

Suddenly, her gaze shifted back to the "Nine Yang Manual," and a bold idea flashed through Yana's mind.

If she could also understand the contents of that book, how powerful would she become?

Would she possess the strange power that Duo Duo had just experienced, or even surpass it? Combined with her existing energy, could she defeat Mulan? If she could defeat Mulan, wouldn't leading the Dark Elf race out of the forest and securing a place on the Purple Heaven Continent be just around the corner?

Even if not for these reasons, and setting aside the hopes of the Dark Elf race for the moment, for her own sake, she needed to possess power greater than Mulan. The method to break the mysterious contract required obtaining the virginity of an elven woman for Duo Duo, and this elven woman's strength had to be greater than hers or on par with hers. No matter how you looked at it, Mulan was the perfect candidate for Yana to break the contract.

The green plants on the ground were growing increasingly robust and lush, with countless green vines even extending into the cave from outside. The creeping vines that stretched along the cave entrance resembled soldiers arrayed in battle formation, awaiting Mulan's command to launch a swift and deadly attack on Yana and Duoduo! An

ominous premonition quickly took root in Yana's heart. Facing everything before her, especially Mulan's closed eyes in mid-air, seemingly gathering power, this strongest of the night elves felt a profound fear for the first time in her life.

Fortunately, Yana's will, forged through years of deliberate training, was as hard as steel. The brief fear gave way to unwavering composure. She thought sadly that today was destined for defeat. But she had to survive in defeat to secure future victory.

Yana hesitated for a moment, then, without even putting on her clothes, her body exploded forward like a black lightning bolt. Shooting towards the corner of the wall, Duoduo, unable to move under the oppressive power of the seven colors, disregarded her own safety and channeled all the energy of the "Death Spider Queen" within her body, suddenly bursting into the light barrier. With a shrill scream, Yana and Duoduo's figures vanished simultaneously from the cave.

After a while, the changes in Mulan's body gradually ceased; the seven Tears of Nature had merged into her body. When all the brilliance disappeared, it was replaced by a softer, more pleasing halo. The two seven-colored wings also vanished with a slight tremor in Mulan's arms.

Mulan slowly landed on the ground, her eyes filled with excitement and lingering worry. Perhaps it was the blessing of the God of Nature that allowed her to absorb all the energy of the Tears of Nature at the moment she was about to be raped, causing a dramatic transformation in her body.

At this moment, Mulan was no longer a saintess of the Elf Temple of the Great Elf Clan, but had become the first Holy Elf in history, existing in the legends of the temple!

It should be noted that the transformation process just now was extremely dangerous. If Yana disregards her own safety and attacks Mulan with a suicidal intent, Mulan will also suffer a devastating blow.

Mulan looked around the cave, slightly straightened her clothes, and only a calm smile graced the saintess's face.

A moment later, Mulan opened her arms, and in a gentle breeze, green plants on the ground rapidly grew, climbing up her body and completely covering her. A flash of green light, and the green plants had become a green veil, draped over Mulan, swaying in the wind, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly feeling.

Chapter Twenty-One: The Biggest Beneficiary

. When Duo Duo awoke, he was already in the dark little room on the top floor of the Half-Step Duo Restaurant. Yana was beside him, her hands supporting her rosy cheeks, her beautiful eyes gazing at him with a misty, alluring look.

"Yana, I..." Duo Duo struggled to sit up, but his body ached all over.

"Master, please don't speak yet, have some hot water." Yana hurriedly got up and brought a cup of hot water.

Duo Duo looked at Yana gratefully, obediently took the cup, and slowly drank a few sips. The warmth of the hot water went down his throat, chasing away some of Duo Duo's fatigue.

"Yana, am I dreaming? I seem to remember seeing a book in a cave." Duo Duo frowned, trying hard to recall the remaining fragments in his mind.

"Master, you're not dreaming. It's all real." Yana smiled and waved the *Nine Yang Manual* wrapped in sheepskin.

"But why did I faint? Ugh, it must be that damned relic that's the problem!" Duo Duo said angrily. Sure enough, good things don't fall so easily for him.

Yana sat down next to Duo Duo and said, "Master, what is a relic?"

Duo Duo was stunned for a moment and said, "...a kind of bone, anyway, it's hard to explain." Damn it

, this little panda actually has such a wondrous thing! It seems his chance to make it big has arrived.

Yana presented the *Nine Yang Manual* to Duoduo, asking, "Master, is there writing in this book?"

"Of course it's writing," Duoduo blurted out, taking the book and casually flipping through it. When he saw the page, his eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the blank page.

Yana noticed Duoduo's surprise and leaned over to look. She was equally stunned by the blank page. She clearly remembered that when she received the book and casually flipped through it, every page had writing.

This strange situation meant Yana only had one path left: to gain Duoduo's absolute trust and extract what she wanted from his mind.

The morning bells rang loudly.

Duoduo's transformation ended, and the handsome Duoduo returned to his chubby form. Strangely, for the first time, Yana didn't leave at dawn but stayed by Duoduo's side, showing no intention of leaving.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside, and the door of the Half-Step Duo Restaurant was pushed open.

Alice, Linda, and Xiuzhen entered the restaurant, their faces weary, and closed the door tightly behind them. When they looked at each other, their eyes showed no disappointment at their failure, but rather a sense of relief. Not getting the treasure meant they would continue to spend time together there. Their previous worries had finally been resolved.

"Damn Duoduo, how can she be so lazy!" Linda smiled at the other two, turned, and strode upstairs, calling out Duoduo's name as she went.

Alice and Xiuzhen exchanged a smile. Alice gently hugged Xiuzhen and whispered in her ear, "I love you both."

Xiuzhen, completely oblivious to the unusual emotion in Alice's voice, smiled and said, "I love you both too, Alice-jie. Let's go get ready; look, your hair is all messed up."

Alice laughed and said, "Yes, the Banbu Duo Restaurant's opening time is almost here." It wasn't

until Linda reached the top floor that Yana left Duoduo's room. She had barely left when Linda abruptly kicked open the door.

Duo Duo jumped out of bed, hastily straightening her clothes, and said nervously, "Miss Linda, I overslept again..."

"Then what are you dawdling for?" Linda clenched her fist.

Duo Duo dared not defend herself any further and hurriedly went outside.

The Banbuduo Restaurant had only been open for a short time when the treasure hunters began to enter. Judging from their disheveled appearance, most of them had clearly suffered a major defeat at the hands of the skilled archers.

Queen Qing entered the Banbuduo Restaurant around noon, her beautiful face clouded with gloom, her icy aura even stronger than that of the eight snow guards. This treasure hunt was probably her most disastrous endeavor in recent years; not only had she failed to even see the treasure, but she had also lost Duo Duo right under her nose.

Queen Qing didn't linger at the restaurant for long, only sitting for a short while before buying some food and then hurriedly leaving. The treasure hunters breathed a sigh of relief when her unicorn carriage soared into the air, a few of them even laughing gleefully.

As evening fell, the treasure hunters left the Banbuduo Restaurant in twos and threes. The farcical treasure hunt thus came to an end. No one would have imagined that the biggest beneficiary of this treasure hunt was the chubby waiter who had served them food and drinks…

It was unclear what Alice, Linda, and Xiuzhen, the three female owners, were thinking. Immediately after the treasure hunt, a group of craftsmen entered the Banbuduo Restaurant and, according to the three owners' designs, renovated all the storage rooms on the top floor into small but luxuriously furnished guest rooms.

The Banbuduo Restaurant's business also transformed from simply supplying drinks into a hotel-style business offering accommodation and meals.

This might be a good thing for others, but for Duoduo, it was undoubtedly the worst thing that could happen. There were only four people in the entire restaurant, and three of them were owners who only gave orders and didn't do any work; only he was busy. Providing drinks alone was already overwhelming for him. Now, with the addition of lodging, he had to work long hours during the day and serve guests at night. Even a wound-up machine would struggle to cope.

But what could he do? He was just a slave; his life and death were in the hands of others, let alone his work. Duo Duo could only silently pray that the restaurant's business wouldn't be too booming.

For the first two days, business was average; most passing merchants habitually stayed at their usual lodgings. However, when Linda's grand opening event took place, and news of the Banbuduo Restaurant offering lodging spread throughout Mantuo City, the restaurant's business became undeniably booming.

And why not? Where you stay doesn't matter, right? At Banbuduo Restaurant, not only was the environment comfortable, but three stunningly beautiful women were always around. Even if he couldn't take advantage of them, at least his erotic dreams would be incredibly vivid. Soon,

customers flocked in, and Duo Duo was exhausted every day. However, judging from the three female bosses' expressions, they didn't seem to have any intention of hiring more staff, which made Duo Duo cry out in despair.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Doubts

Fortunately, Yana had been behaving unusually docilely lately. She seemed to be increasingly embracing the role of a slave, appearing in Duo Duo's room every night when he transformed, massaging him to relieve his fatigue. During the massage, she seemed to use a magical method that helped Duo Duo fall asleep. From another perspective, this saved her from being ravaged by Duo Duo.

But then again, even without this method, the exhausted Duo Duo had no energy left to think about sex.

What Yana found strange was that since that night, the terrifying heat energy that Duo Duo possessed seemed to have suddenly disappeared. She could no longer sense any trace of energy on his body, which made Yana suspicious. Could it be that this fat man was deliberately hiding his energy? But no matter how she observed him, she couldn't believe that this honest fat man had such a deep cunning.

"Master, are you comfortable?" Yana gently massaged Duo Duo's shoulders.

"Mmm, that feels so good, Yana, thank you so much." Duoduo let out a comfortable groan, sincerely expressing her gratitude.

"Hehe, there's nothing to thank me for. You're my master. Serving you is my duty," Yana said.

"If it weren't for your massages every day, I would be completely exhausted. Sigh..." Duoduo sighed softly.

Yana smiled and said, "Master, do you remember the contents of that book? How did it turn into a blank page? Yana is so curious. It's a pity Yana doesn't have the same luck as Master and couldn't see the contents of the book with her own eyes. It must have been very interesting..." She didn't blush when she lied; she hadn't actually not seen the contents of the book. She had clearly looked at it for a long time but couldn't understand it.

"Book? What book?" Duo Duo was stunned for a moment before he understood what Yana meant. The harsh reality had made him forget about the "Nine Yang Manual" long ago.

Duo Duo didn't know that his current expression made Yana even more suspicious. Yana thought he was just pretending to be confused.

Yana frowned, smiled sweetly, and moved closer to Duo Duo, saying softly, "Master, do you not want to tell Yana? If you really don't want Yana to know, then there's no need to say anything." As she spoke, Yana reached out her right hand and gently stroked Duo Duo's body, but a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

Yana's caresses overwhelmed Duo Duo, who hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "How could I not want to tell you? Let me think." He closed his eyes, trying to recall the contents of the *Nine Yang Manual*, but strangely, the obscure incantations seemed to have vanished from his mind; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anything.

"I...I really can't remember," Duo Duo said, his face flushed, scratching his head and looking at Yana with embarrassment.

A flicker of impatience crossed Yana's eyes. The transformation of Mulan when she became powerful haunted her like a nightmare she couldn't escape. Every time she thought about the gap between herself and Mulan, Yana felt immense distress. However, she had been going against her will, trying her best to please this fat man for several days, but he seemed to have no trust in her at all, using such clumsy acting to deceive her—it was an insult to her intelligence.

Driven by her anger, Yana decided to simply tear off the mask of politeness, subdue Duo Duo, and use violence to force him to reveal what she wanted. But then she thought again. Even without the mysterious contract controlling her actions, did she possess such power on her own? The formidable strength Duoduo displayed in that cave had completely shattered Yana's confidence.

"Yana, I remember there's another sheepskin. Where is it? I want to see it; maybe it will remind me of something. I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to hide anything from you; I truly can't remember," Duoduo said apologetically.

Yana, unsure of Duoduo's intentions, looked at him suspiciously and pulled the old sheepskin covered in red dots from her bosom, handing it to him.

Duoduo stared intently at the seemingly chaotic red dots, thinking hard, hoping to recall something that would satisfy Yana.

Gradually, Duoduo's vision blurred, and the red dots became indistinct. Then, the red dots began to move in his eyes, moving with a strange pattern and constantly changing positions.

Yana, waiting quietly, was astonished to see the red light reappear on Duoduo's body. One by one, red dots appeared on his body, each seemingly connected by a faint thread, flowing between them as if alive.

Moments later, intense heat filled the room, making it unbearably hot to be near Duo Duo, like being next to a furnace.

Just as Yana was about to circulate her internal energy to carefully observe Duo Duo's changes, a series of knocks came from downstairs. Alice called out loudly, "Duo Duo, get up and open the door, we have a guest!"

Duo Duo's transformation abruptly stopped. He blinked, looking at the unchanged sheepskin in his hand, and said regretfully to Yana, "I'm sorry, Yana, I still... I still can't remember anything..."

These words were utterly grating to Yana's ears; no lie could be more infuriating. Couldn't remember? Then were the changes just now from the dog? Yana cursed inwardly, but said aloud, "It's alright, you can tell me when you remember. Yana is just curious."

Yana attributed Duo Duo's behavior to a lack of trust in her; it seemed she would have to endure her temper and spend more time with this fat man. She increasingly felt the immense benefits that obtaining the secret in that book would bring to the Dark Elf race.

Duo Duo looked gratefully at Yana, got up, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the door. With only a short time left before his transformation, Duo Duo was relieved that the guests had arrived on time. At the same time, he was also quite troubled by this problem: what if guests arrived after his transformation? It seemed he needed to think of a good solution.

Outside the Banbu Duo Restaurant, more than ten people stood in neat rows.

The person at the head was completely covered in a black robe, wearing a pointed hat with the brim pulled low, making it difficult for Duo Duo to even discern the guest's gender.

Behind this strange man, the people all wore blood-red masks. The masks were simply decorated, merely outlining the positions of the mouth, nose, and throat. To

Duo Duo's surprise, the masks were adorned with bizarre patterns that seemed to writhe slightly under the light, as if they possessed a life of their own.

The masked men moved even more strangely, their bodies seemingly without joints, each step stiff and rigid.

Encountering such a group of guests in the pitch-black night was definitely not a pleasant experience for Duo Duo.

Unfortunately, despite his dislike for these guests, he dared not show it outwardly. He knew that when the restaurant was being renovated and opened, the three beautiful female owners had sternly reprimanded him about his attitude towards customers. If some talkative customers complained, Alice and the others might give him a hard time.

"Two rooms, the larger ones." The voice of the man in the pointed hat, just like his appearance, was grating, and his strange, cold tone sent chills down Duo Duo's spine.

He couldn't wait to get this guy to his room and never see him again, but out of professional duty as a waiter, he still bowed respectfully and said, "Honorable guest, we have five rooms available. Would you like to book them all? That way, your companions won't be too crowded."

Duo Duo's suggestion clearly didn't get the desired effect. The man in the pointed hat waved his hand impatiently and said, "Two rooms! Quickly!" Duo

Duo smiled awkwardly and said, "Then please come with me."

Just then, Linda's voice came down from upstairs: "Duo Duo, why are you dawdling?" As she spoke, Linda appeared in the second-floor corridor. When she saw the strange group downstairs, she couldn't help but shudder slightly.

"The guests want two rooms. I'll take them there right away," Duo Duo said, looking up.

"Hmm." Linda responded lightly, glanced at the group again, then turned and quickly went upstairs.

Duo Duo closed the restaurant door tightly, turned and smiled, nodded to the man in the pointed hat, and went upstairs first. The

man in the pointed hat made a strange gesture and followed Duo Duo upstairs, with the others stiffly following behind.

As they went upstairs, Duo Duo secretly glanced back and exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, these guys don't walk upstairs, they jump!"

Duo Duo quickly arranged two rooms for them, and when he asked if they needed anything else, the man in the pointed hat waved him away. This suited Duo Duo perfectly; he hurriedly ran back to his room, quietly waiting for his transformation.

In Linda's room,

Alice and Xiu Zhen were gathered around the table. Linda patted her chest and said, "What bad luck! We've only been open for two days, and we've already run into a rural escort team."

"A rural escort team?" Xiuzhen asked doubtfully.

Alice said, "Linda, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

Linda glared at her beautiful eyes and said unhappily, "Sister Alice, I admit I have a bit of a temper and am a little rough around the edges. But you can't deny that among the three of us, I'm the one who loves reading the most, right?"

Xiuzhen puffed out her cheeks and giggled, "You like to read those gossip tabloids..."

"Xiuzhen, will you die if you don't argue with me?" Linda's secret was exposed, and she said angrily with a flushed face.

Alice looked helplessly at her two younger sisters and said, "Xiuzhen, let Linda finish."

Xiuzhen waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, Sister Linda, go ahead, I'll listen quietly. I've never heard of a 'homecoming escort team'

before." Linda glared at Xiuzhen and said, "A homecoming escort team is a team that escorts people back to their hometowns. I don't know if you two countries have this custom, but it's very common in our Okman Empire."

Xiuzhen giggled, "Tch, so mysterious! I thought it was something strange! What's so strange about homecoming escorts? Isn't it similar to our country's mercenary groups? They all escort people."

Alice smiled and interjected, "Xiuzhen, you'll understand after Linda finishes. Let me tell you, homecoming escorts are different from mercenary groups. Mercenary groups escort valuables and people. But homecoming escorts send corpses."

As soon as Alice finished speaking, Xiuzhen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. No matter what position she held or how superb her abilities were. But she was still just a woman, and women are instinctively afraid of terrifying things.

Actually, Linda had already tried to romanticize the "corpse-transporting procession" as she described it; in folk terms, it was called "corpse-driving." It was the lowest level of necromancy, using meager necromantic energy to drive corpses back to their hometowns. This served both to preserve the bodies and prevent decay, and to increase efficiency.

Of course, those who engaged in corpse-driving were mostly novice necromancy practitioners who had some skill in the art but struggled to improve beyond their current level. Talented necromancy practitioners disdained doing what they considered lowly things.

After Alice's explanation, Xiuzhen became curious, her beautiful eyes darting around, looking eager to try.

Seeing Xiuzhen's expression, Linda naturally understood what she was planning. Linda said seriously, "Xiuzhen, you mustn't have any wicked ideas. The business of transporting corpses is a noble thing in our country, allowing those who died far from home to return to their homeland. If you disrupt or affect them, that's a desecration of the dead, you know?"

Linda rarely spoke in such a serious tone, and Xiuzhen couldn't help but stick out her tongue and nod with a smile.

In the room with the pointed hat, after Duoduo left, the man in the pointed hat immediately took off his hat, revealing a thin face with a goatee. He opened the door with a shifty look, glanced around to make sure the hallway was empty, and then slipped out of the room and into another room.

"Damn, I might make a fortune this time. Damn, the money I make from transporting corpses all year round isn't even enough for my brothel expenses. How can I not make some extra money..." The man with the goatee muttered to himself, a sly smile on his face, as he walked up to the thinnest corpse. He reached out and lifted the corpse's mask, revealing an incredibly beautiful but childish face that was clearly underage.

The man with the goatee sized up the "corpse," muttering to himself, "Top-notch! Top-notch! I wouldn't sell an elf like this to the Oakman Empire for less than 100 gold coins." He then turned around, smugly stroking his goatee, and muttered, "Damn, I didn't expect elven women to be so stupid. If I had known from the beginning that I would have been involved in human trafficking, I would be rich by now, and I wouldn't have had to go through the trouble of carrying those heavy, worthless smuggled goods."

As he said that elven women were stupid, the "corpse" behind him suddenly opened its eyes, a sly look flashing across its face. She angrily waved her hand behind the goatee's back, making a hitting gesture. When the goatee turned around, she quickly returned to her previous still, closed-eye pose.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The

Flower Thief. The goatee chuckled, "That quack doctor's hallucinogenic drugs are damn effective. I should buy more next time. You idiot, you idiot, your happy life is finally about to begin!"

Ha, this guy's parents are quite self-aware. They foresaw that this guy would be a bit dim-witted right after he was born. Look! How fitting is the name they chose? Idiot! Hmm, not a bad name...

In Duo Duo's room.

Duo Duo had just entered the room and immediately buried her head on the bed, enduring the sore and itchy feeling during the transformation. A

moment later, Duo Duo, whose transformation was over, sat on the bed and smiled gratefully at Yana, who had been watching over her the whole time.

Yana asked curiously, "Master, who was that person who came just now? Why so late?"

Duo Duo shook his head and said, "Who knows? He seemed very strange, not even willing to say a word."

Yana giggled, "It seems Master was angered by him? Should I teach him a lesson tonight?"

Duo Duo quickly shook his head, "Absolutely not! If the bosses find out I'm involved, I'm doomed."

Yana was only joking, but seeing Duo Duo's fearful expression, she found it amusing while secretly sighing inwardly. This man was utterly hopeless. He thought that his status, strength, and looks were no less than those three female bosses, yet he was reduced to a slave of their slaves. He felt resentful, but he had to convince himself that those who achieve great things must learn perseverance—for the sake of the entire Dark Elf race.

Duo Duo knew perfectly well the contempt Yana felt for him, but to survive in such a twisted place, he couldn't help but overthink things!

Looking at Yana's profile under the lamplight, her dazzling beauty took his breath away. A certain part of his body began to stir uncontrollably.

"Yana..." Duo Duo called out hoarsely.

Yana snapped back to reality and looked at Duo Duo, her face filled with lust, revealing his true intentions. Yana felt conflicted. To be honest, she didn't want to have any physical relations with Duo Duo at this moment. But for her purpose, she couldn't directly refuse him. After thinking for a while, Yana made a decision. Since he and she pretended to be ignorant about the content of the book, she would pretend to be confused about this as well.

"Master, what are your orders? Do you want Yana to give you a massage?" Yana's beautiful eyes were full of doubt.

Hearing her say that, Duo Duo found it difficult to speak. When he was out of his mind, he could act like a beast, but at this moment, he dared not make any transgressions.

"Ah? Um... sort of." Duo Duo nodded with a wry smile. Recently, his body had been acting very strangely, giving him a terrible headache.

Just as Duo Duo was enduring the "pain," a slight noise came from outside the door.

Yana abruptly stopped, her body trembling as she transformed into a cloud of black mist, which quickly drifted towards the door and escaped through the crack.

In the hallway outside, the man with the goatee was up to something, blowing sleeping gas through each room with a thin tube. As he blew, he muttered, "Only a fool wouldn't take advantage of such a fortune. Since this hallucinogenic drug is so effective, I'll make another killing!"

"Damn! So dwarves are this passionate when they make love! It's a shame I didn't bring a magic camera scroll. Otherwise, it would be perfect for an AV!" The goatee, his backside sticking out, was watching with great interest, twisting and turning near one of the doors.

After a while, he reluctantly inserted the pipe and blew the sleeping gas inside. Soon, loud snoring filled the room. The goatee smiled smugly and crawled to the next room.

In no time, the entire rooftop guest room had been filled with the sleeping gas. Even the rooms of Alice and the other two female bosses weren't spared; they were probably too overconfident in their abilities and completely let their guard down, falling victim to this guy's trick.

When he reached Duo Duo's room, the goatee hesitated. Duo Duo's room door was far too simple; it looked more like a storage room than a living room.

The goatee weighed the pipe in his hand, considered it for a moment, then turned and left, muttering, "Damn, this sleeping gas is so expensive, I can't just waste it!"

Yana found it amusing but didn't care; a wisp of black smoke drifted back into Duo Duo's room.

Dodo asked疑惑地, "What happened outside?"

Yana smiled and told Dodo what she had seen. Dodo was stunned. "Damn, there are all sorts of birds in a big forest. I even ran into a womanizer!"

Yana quickly stopped Dodo and said, "Isn't this a good opportunity? You can use that bad guy to punish your bosses. You know, their attitude towards you is really terrible."

Dodo hesitated for a moment and said, "...This." If something really happened, these three witches would most likely take their anger out on him. Linda's strength was so terrifying, the other two were probably no pushovers either. Besides, although these three backers had bad tempers, they were still his only support in this strange world. Dodo didn't plan to leave until he was fully prepared. Dodo

lowered his head and thought for a moment, then turned around and grabbed a tattered piece of clothing to cover his head and face, leaving only his two gleaming eyes showing.

The goatee had already searched quite a bit of valuables from the first room. No wonder, the Half-Step Restaurant was quite expensive. Guests without much money simply couldn't get a room.

"Damn, I actually ran into a merchant who trades spirit stones! Wow, all mid-grade spirit stones! I'm rich now!" The goatee-bearded man looked at a spirit stone shimmering with seven-colored light in a pocket and laughed triumphantly.

"Heavens! Am I seeing things? It's a monster egg? Heavens! Heavens! Heavens! What incredible luck I've struck!" The goatee-bearded man entered another room, holding a shiny white, fist-sized, pebble-like object and exclaiming in surprise. He didn't care if others heard him; he was quite confident in the effects of the expensive sleeping potion he'd bought.

"Bastard! That wretched dwarf! Damn it, no money and still making such a racket during sex! Damn it!" The goatee-bearded man angrily emerged from another room, cursing under his breath.

In no time, he had ransacked this side of the rooms. His thieving eyes darted around, and he began eyeing the rooms of the three female owners.

Duo Duo and Yana hid behind the door. No matter how anxious Duo Duo was, Yana showed no intention of making a move. She just watched the man with the goatee with a smile, watching his ridiculous performance.

After hesitating for a moment, the man with the goatee carefully pried open Xiu Zhen's room door and gently pushed it open.

Chapter Twenty-Five:

The Scene in the Room Left the Man with the Goatee Stunned Outside the Door. The wide-open door gave Duo Duo a perfect angle to see everything inside.

The room was bathed in pink light, and Xiu Zhen's beautiful body lay sprawled on the bed, one arm and one leg already protruding from under the covers, an alluring sight that stirred the imagination.

Seeing this, Duo Duo knew his chance had come. He roared and rushed out.

This roar startled the man with the goatee, making him shudder violently. Looking back, he saw a tall, burly man, dressed in tattered clothes with a ragged blanket covering his head. His muscles were bulging and exuded power, instantly making the man with the goatee feel a pang of fear. He took a few steps back, pondering how to deal with this seemingly strong man, afraid that he might suddenly strike him.

Actually, Duo Duo was also extremely frightened at this moment, used to being bossed around. This first experience of being a hero made him both afraid and extremely excited.

"Hey! You little thief, surrender now! Or I'll let you taste the power of your grandpa Duo Duo!"

Please forgive Duo Duo for saying such inappropriate things, but he had no choice! He had never been a hero in either his past or present life. He had never even witnessed a hero saving someone. His understanding of heroes was limited to what he saw in television and movies in his previous life. Unfortunately, in his previous life, he didn't like watching those romantic modern dramas, only theatrical performances like Peking Opera and Huangmei Opera… And so, the fat man, in his excitement, recited those opera lines.

Having been in the business for so many years, the goatee-bearded man had developed a keen eye. He acutely noticed the trembling in Duo Duo's body, and his courage swelled. He straightened his back and arrogantly declared, "Kid, don't block my path to wealth, or I'll use necromancy to turn you into a skeleton!"

If he were to use these words to scare someone else, they might have the desired effect. Anyone who had heard a little about necromancers knew the power of necromancy. Unfortunately, Duo Duo didn't understand a word he was saying. What necromancy? What skeleton-making? This was all beyond Duo Duo's comprehension.

Seeing Duo Duo's unwavering stance, the goatee-bearded man was startled. Could this kid really have some skill? Could he withstand necromancy? Thinking about the duration of the bewitching incense's effects, he grew anxious, thinking he needed to kill this guy quickly and leave the tavern as soon as possible.

With this plan in mind, the goatee-bearded man took a few steps back, his hands behind his back making several strange hand gestures. His lips moved incessantly, secretly chanting magical incantations.

Dodo, unaware of the goatee's machinations, felt emboldened by his retreat, secretly thrilled that he'd managed to scare the bad guys on his first adventure. Little did he know, a faint black aura emanated from the goatee's hands behind his back. This aura shot rapidly into the room containing the corpses, entering the heads of the bodies. The patterns on the masks of the corpses, now imbued with the aura, began to twist and twitch. With a burst of dark light emanating from the patterns, the corpses

began to move and file out. The last girl in line, seeing the corpses beside her move, was startled, then chuckled and clumsily followed, mimicking their movements

. The corpses' terrifying power was immense. Dodo watched as those strangely masked figures approached him with bizarre gait. As they walked, they stretched out their arms, reaching for Dodo.

Driven by necromancy, the corpses emanated a chilling aura. The hands, pale with a hint of deathly gray, sent a chill down Duo Duo's spine even before they touched him, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
In fact, Duo Duo still didn't know these were controlled corpses. He only thought they were helpers brought by this evil guy.

Duo Duo took a small step back, blinking hard to signal Yana to show herself and help. But Yana seemed not to see him at all, remaining completely still.

In this situation, our hero could only fight. Fortunately, the goatee's necromancy was even less than a novice's. He thought that simply conjuring some corpses would scare the troublemaker half to death, but instead, the guy not only didn't back down, but roared and charged forward. "

Oh no!" the goatee cried out inwardly, realizing he was doomed…

The corpses moved clumsily, but their strength was immense. After a series of struggles, Duoduo managed to knock one of the corpses to the ground every now and then, but the corpse would immediately spring back up and continue to grab Duoduo's neck as if nothing had happened.

This situation made Duo Duo anxious. He saw the man with the goatee slowly moving towards the stairs, clearly intending to abandon his companions and escape alone.

Suddenly, Duo Duo's movements slowed, and he was caught off guard when a corpse grabbed him by the collarbone. A wisp of black energy entered Duo Duo's body through the corpse's hands, and the bone-chilling cold caused Duo Duo immense pain. He couldn't help but scream, and his entire body flashed with red light. Intense heat, like magma, surged into the corpse.

In an instant, the corpse in front of him disappeared, leaving behind a pile of ashes.

Not only the man with the goatee, but even Yana was stunned. What terrifying power this was! It was far more powerful than fire magic.

Duo Duo, radiating red light, stood there like a god of war in fire, turning a corpse to ashes with a casual grab.

As he roared and lunged at the last remaining retreating "corpse," the "corpse" suddenly threw off its mask, squatted on the ground, covered its face, and cried out, "I don't want to play anymore, I don't want to play anymore..."

Dodo, Yana, and even the goatee who was trembling and leaning against the wall, all froze at the sight.

The red light around Dodo's body gradually dimmed until it disappeared. He stared dumbfounded at the beautiful little girl with elven features, now crying her eyes out...

The little girl cried even harder, and despite Dodo's growing irritation, she showed no sign of stopping.

Even the usually good-tempered Dodo couldn't help but shout, "Stop crying!"

This shout didn't stop the girl's crying, but it startled the goatee, who fell to the ground with a thud.

Chapter Twenty-Six: My Name is Lucy

Suddenly, the morning bell rang outside.

Dodo cursed inwardly; his transformation time was about to end, but he hadn't dealt with the situation yet. In a moment of desperation, he blurted out, "You, wait here. Confess when the boss wakes up. Remember, confess

and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely!" Without waiting for a response from the man with the goatee, he turned and ran downstairs. Once outside the Half-Step Restaurant, he went to his room window and called for Yana to lift him up with a rope.

Yana looked at Duoduo with a strange expression, smiled, and said, "Master was so powerful just now. The energy you released must have been the one described in the book, right?"

Duoduo hesitated, then said, "I don't know, I just felt a sudden heat in my body."

Yana sneered inwardly, thinking, "Since you're going to pretend, I'll play along. I'll see how long you can keep up this."

Just as Duoduo was halfway through his transformation, the door suddenly opened, and the crying girl somehow entered Duoduo's room. Seeing Duoduo halfway through his transformation, her eyes widened in disbelief. After a moment, she opened her mouth to scream.

Yana swiftly moved to the girl's side, quickly covering her mouth to stifle her screams.

After Duo Duo's transformation ended, Yana coldly scrutinized the girl and said, "Master, why not just kill this girl? She already knows your secret." As she spoke, a murderous glint flashed in Yana's eyes; as a member of the Dark Elf race, she harbored no goodwill towards the Archeel race.

Duo Duo quickly shook his head, saying, "I can't just kill people. Let me discuss it with her. As long as she keeps the secret, that's fine."

Hearing Duo Duo's words, the girl nodded vigorously, indicating she would obey and keep his secret.

Yana reluctantly released the girl, giving Duo Duo a cold look before saying, "Then I'll leave it to Master. Yana will leave for now." With that, she vanished from the room.

"What a powerful Dark Elf!" The girl showed no fear, instead looking out the window with curiosity. Then, her gaze shifted to Duo Duo, her big eyes darting around.

The little girl's strange look gave Duo Duo a bad feeling.

"Wow, I never thought you could transform! Is this magic? That's amazing! I declare that from now on you're my idol and bodyguard!" the little girl exclaimed in surprise.

Duo Duo quickly gestured for silence and whispered, "You just promised to keep my secret."

The little girl nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, I promised to keep your secret..." She then drew out the last syllable, her tone shifting, "But there's a condition." Duo Duo

felt a headache coming on. He looked helplessly at the clever and pretty girl before him and said, "Why don't you keep your word?"

The little girl pouted and said, "Tch, it would be strange if I kept my word! Humph, let me tell you, I sneaked out this time intending to use that goatee to travel to the Human Empire, but you ruined everything! You have to compensate me for my losses!"

Of all the women Duo Duo had encountered in his life, the three female bosses treated him with utmost respect, while Yana addressed him respectfully as "Master." He had never met a woman who was so coquettish, almost to the point of being unreasonable. For a moment, Duo Duo looked at the little girl, a sense of helplessness washing over him.

Suddenly, a soft sound came from Alice's room. It seemed the effects of the sleeping potion had worn off; they would all wake up soon.

Duo Duo couldn't imagine what punishment he would face if Linda and the others saw this scene. One thing was certain: he would never be able to stay at the Half-Step Duo Restaurant again. But the peaceful, though tiring, life at the Half-Step Duo Restaurant was something he couldn't bear to give up.

The little girl keenly noticed the tension on Duo Duo's face, her eyes darting around, and she said even more aggressively, "Either you kill me now, or I'll go outside and scream, telling everyone your secret! Humph, decide quickly, I have no patience."

Helpless, Duo Duo weighed the pros and cons and could only sigh and nod.

The little girl cheered and, disregarding the difference between men and women, jumped and hooked herself around Duo Duo's neck. Luckily, the little girl was light; otherwise, her neck might have snapped on the spot in such a sudden attack.

"Fat brother, I knew you'd say yes! Hehe, you're so sweet!" the little girl said smugly, giving Duo Duo a quick kiss on the cheek. Seeing Duo Duo's flushed face, she giggled.

"Alright, alright, I've already agreed. Now you have to go out, or the bosses will find out." Duo Duo forcefully pulled the little girl away from him, urging her to hurry outside and be with the man with the goatee kneeling outside. "Okay,

I'll listen to you. I'm going now, hehe, watch my good show!" the little girl said, turning back at the door and saying, "Fat brother, my name is Lucy..." Duo

Duo watched Lucy leave with a bitter face, then sat on the bed, anxiously waiting for the commotion outside. He couldn't believe that a girl like Lucy, whose emotions were so easily read, could put on a satisfactory performance; he hoped she wouldn't give herself away.

A while later, Linda's scream opened the curtain on a farce.

Then came a flurry of punches and kicks, accompanied by the goatee's screams and pleas for mercy.

Dodo tightly closed his eyes, his face filled with reluctance. Based on his past experience and the goatee's frail physique, it seemed the man was in grave danger.

Next came the commotion of the guests waking up to find their doors wide open and their belongings missing.

"Dodo!" Linda's voice reached Dodo's ears. Dodo instinctively shuddered, then pretended to have just woken up and went outside.

The hallway outside was already crowded with people. Two dwarf couples took over Linda's job, brutally beating the goatee curled up on the ground.

Seeing the goatee's bloodied face and closed eyes, Duoduo felt a pang of pity and forced herself to approach, whispering, "Sir, Madam, this will kill him."

The two dwarfs, probably tired of beating him, looked up at Duoduo, cursed, kicked him a couple more times, and then stopped.

"Duoduo! Are you fast asleep?" Linda shouted angrily. The Banbuduo Restaurant had just expanded into a one-stop accommodation and catering service, and this incident had already occurred; it couldn't help but make Linda feel ashamed and furious.

"Sister Linda, this isn't Duoduo's fault. I just checked the air composition; there were remnants of sleeping potion. We were all affected, let alone Duoduo," Xiuzhen said softly.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Business Suspension and

Rectification. Duo Duo kept his head down, but his eyes weren't idle; he secretly searched for Lucy's figure. He felt very uneasy. What if this little girl's experience was the same as the goatee's? Could her frail body withstand it?

Finally, he saw Lucy through a gap in the crowd at the end of the corridor.

This little girl was acting as a victim, tearfully recounting her harrowing experience of almost being abducted, describing the goatee's despicable acts. Her tone was sorrowful, and tears flowed continuously. Coupled with her innocent and adorable face, her story was truly heartbreaking…

The customers weren't even in a hurry to retrieve their belongings, but were anxiously discussing how to settle this lovely little girl. Unfortunately, when asked for her home address, Lucy immediately feigned ignorance, her face turning pale as she exclaimed that she was truly terrified.

Duo Duo watched this, secretly amused, and couldn't help but praise Lucy's superb acting skills.

The guests were all passing through Mantara City, each with their own urgent business. Having spent so much time trying to get Lucy's attention, without even knowing her country, the guests gradually left her side; their initial kindness had worn off with their patience.

Around noon, all the guests retrieved their belongings and received a discount card from Alice, along with a promise of a 50% discount on future stays at the Banbuduo Inn. Satisfied, they left the Banbuduo Inn.

Inside, only the three female owners remained, along with Lucy, who was secretly winking at Duoduo while wiping away tears, and the pitiful goatee curled up on the floor.

Alice and Linda coldly observed Duoduo and the goatee, while Xiuzhen quickly became acquainted with Lucy, the two chatting and laughing in Xiuzhen's room, completely oblivious to what was happening outside.

Under Alice's icy gaze and Linda's fiery, ever-present threat of explosion, Duoduo felt incredibly oppressed and anxious.

“Miss Alice… I’ll go, I’ll go open for business…” Duoduo said softly, forcing herself to speak.

“Open for business? Closed for rectification today!” Linda shouted angrily, then walked closer to the goatee and kicked him twice more: “You’ve tried to steal from me! I’ll teach you a lesson today!”

These two kicks woke the goatee up. He opened his eyes and saw Linda’s angry face and murderous intent in her eyes. He hurriedly struggled to his knees, begging for mercy with snot and tears streaming down his face: “My noble lady, your heart must be as beautiful as your appearance. Please forgive me. I had no choice. I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child. My whole family depends on me! I only strayed from the right path…”

Linda had never encountered such a situation before and was stunned for a moment. She looked back at Alice and then at the sobbing goatee, not knowing what to do. It’s understandable; although Alice, Linda, and Xiuzhen had different temperaments, they were all fundamentally kind-hearted. As for their sometimes harsh treatment of Duoduo and their murderous intent, it can't be entirely blamed on them. The social environment and their own backgrounds at the time subtly instilled in them the belief that slaves weren't human, but merely animals like pets.

Xiuzhen, watching from inside the room, found it amusing. She pulled Lucy out of the room and laughed, "Lucy, look how spineless this scoundrel is!"

Lucy's face still bore traces of tears as she said sweetly, "Thanks to my sisters for helping me, otherwise this scoundrel might have sold me off somewhere. Lucy almost fell into an abyss." As she spoke, her eyes reddened, and two more tears fell.

Duoduo sighed inwardly. This girl was also a child with a tragic fate. If she lived in his previous world, her acting skills would far surpass those of celebrities who relied on eye drops to shed tears.

Alice had no liking for elves. She coldly glanced at Lucy and said indifferently, "Sister Xiuzhen, give her some gold coins and let her go home."

Upon hearing this, Lucy hurriedly grabbed Xiuzhen's arm, her eyes filled with fear and unease, giving her a pitiful and vulnerable appearance.

Xiuzhen patted Lucy's arm and said to Alice, "Sister Alice, I've already asked Lucy. Her family is poor, and she lost both her parents at a young age. She has nowhere to go."

Alice looked at Xiuzhen in disbelief. She couldn't imagine what the two women had talked about in such a short time to develop such a bond.

Duoduo secretly glanced at Lucy, only to see Lucy secretly glaring at him. It seemed that if Duoduo didn't make a move, she might immediately reveal the secret of Duoduo's transformation.

Helpless, Duoduo suppressed his nervousness and, for the first time in his life, offered a suggestion to his boss.

"Miss Alice..." Duoduo called softly.

Alice looked at Duo Duo curiously, frowned, and said coldly, "What is it?"

"I think... I think we should keep her... keep her. The restaurant is short-handed..." Duo Duo broke out in a cold sweat as he said this.

"Aren't you one of our own?!" Linda said angrily.

Duo Duo trembled, intimidated by Linda's usual arrogance, and lowered his head, daring not to say another word. This earned him a silent glare from Lucy.

"Beautiful ladies, Lucy is very hardworking. And she doesn't need wages, she'll definitely satisfy you. Please keep Lucy," Lucy said pitifully, her pleading eyes constantly glancing at Xiuzhen.

Xiuzhen smiled slightly and whispered something in Linda's ear. Linda slowly smiled, her strange gaze towards Duo Duo and Lucy sending chills down Duo Duo's spine.

"Sister Alice, I think we should keep her? Isn't a free slave good?" Linda said with a smile.

“Yes, yes, Sister Alice, I was also planning to go to the slave market and buy another slave,” Xiuzhen quickly chimed in.

Alice looked at Linda and Xiuzhen with a deep affection in her eyes, a look that sent a chill down Duo Duo's spine. It wasn't the affection between sisters; it was more like a man looking at his most beloved woman.

Alice sighed softly and said, “Whatever you want, just be careful and don't forget your place.”

Linda and Xiuzhen's expressions changed slightly, and they said in unison, “Don't worry, Sister Alice, we'll be good restaurant owners.” The unspoken meaning in their words was clear to all three.

Upon hearing this, Lucy bowed repeatedly with joy, then turned to Duo Duo and said, “Fat brother, I'll help you with your work from now on.”

Duo Duo nodded with a wry smile, secretly praying that this mischievous girl wouldn't cause him too much trouble.

Seeing all this unfold, the man with the goatee, who had been listening the whole time, seemed to have grasped at a straw and said urgently, "I don't need the wages, I just beg the three ladies to spare my life."

"You?" Alice, Linda, Xiuzhen, and even Duoduo and Lucy all stared at the goatee in astonishment.

This kind of appearance in a restaurant? It's practically a bad example! Customers would probably lose their appetite if they saw him.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Recruitment of Banbuduo Restaurant.

Seeing the suspicious looks on everyone's faces, the goatee hurriedly struggled to his feet, striking a pose of puffed-out chest and head held high, saying, "Ladies, you don't know, my childhood dream has been to become a chef, and I've been striving for it ever since!"

"A chef?"

Looking at the goatee's thin, bird-claw-like, and filthy hands, the thought that this guy could cook sent shivers down everyone's spines, a wave of nausea washing over them.

The goatee quickly pointed at Lucy, saying, "You can ask her, I've been preparing food for her all this way!" He then looked at Lucy with pleading eyes, afraid she might still hold a grudge and not tell the truth, adding insult to injury.

The goatee's face was covered in blood, his clothes were tattered, and his eyes pleaded, which stirred a pang of pity in Lucy. Facing the curious gazes of Alice and the others, she nodded slightly and said, "This guy's barbecue is pretty good, but I only eat vegetarian food, so I don't know what his meat dishes taste like."

The goatee sighed and looked at Lucy gratefully. Turning to her, he said, "I can try to cook for you all. If it doesn't satisfy the three ladies, then you can kill me..." His tone was quite confident in his culinary skills, which piqued the curiosity of Linda and Xiuzhen, who were usually bored.

"Dream on! Are you planning to use this barbecue as an excuse to run away?" Linda said with a sneer.

The goatee, who thought things had taken a turn for the better, almost collapsed to the ground upon hearing this, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

Alice, seeing Linda and Xiuzhen having so much fun, wanted to lend a hand and make their fun even more enjoyable. She stretched out her hand, and with a slight movement, a blue porcelain bottle appeared in her hand. She tossed it in front of the goatee and said, "Drink it!"

Knowing he was now at her mercy, the goatee dared not object and obediently drank it down. The pungent taste of the liquid caused him to cough violently.

Alice sneered, "Don't you like using poison? You should know what you've drunk, right?"

The goatee trembled, quickly kneeling before Alice, wailing, "Miss, how could I use poison! I even paid three gold coins for that sleeping potion! That bastard said he sold me 10 grams, but when I weighed it myself, it wasn't even 8 grams! I'm a victim too..."

Linda and Xiuzhen couldn't help but chuckle at his ridiculous story. Even the usually cold Alice couldn't help but smile.

"This is a slow-acting poison. If you try to escape, I guarantee you won't live more than three days!" Alice said.

Upon hearing this, Xiuzhen clapped her hands joyfully, saying, "Then we won't have to worry about him escaping!"

Linda frowned and said, "What if he poisoned me?"

The goatee was even more terrified, repeatedly saying, "Those three gold coins have already emptied my pockets. I have no money left to buy any more poison. If I'm lying, may that guy who's covered in flames burn me to death!"

"Covered in flames?" Alice, Linda, and Xiuzhen looked at the goatee curiously. If he hadn't said anything, they would have almost overlooked it. Why didn't this goatee run away after succeeding? He was still obediently kneeling outside the door waiting for them to wake up.

Duoduo secretly cursed, fearing that this guy would say too much and arouse Alice and the others' rich imaginations. She turned to look at Lucy, only to see Lucy looking at him with smug satisfaction and secretly laughing.

The goatee didn't hide anything, completely treating this as an opportunity to confess, trying to make the three women happy so that they would treat him leniently.

After listening to the goatee's detailed description of everything, the three of them looked at each other in bewilderment. Each of them speculated whether their own country had secretly sent someone to protect them, but the description of the man with the goatee's strength was terrifying; they couldn't believe their country had such a powerful figure. Dodo

, afraid Alice and the others would ask too many questions, quickly patted the goatee's shoulder while they pondered and said, "I'll take you to the kitchen."

The goatee, eager for a chance to prove himself, looked gratefully at Dodo and followed him downstairs at a brisk pace.

It must be said that the goatee's decision to risk his life on his grilling skills was quite wise. Having spent years wandering and with little money, his experience of eating and sleeping outdoors had honed his grilling skills. Whether it was vegetarian food or meat, he grilled it until it was incredibly fragrant and delicious.

Even Alice, Linda, and Xiuzhen, who were preoccupied with their own matters, praised the food highly. Thinking about how long they had been away from the palace and how much simpler their lives had become compared to before, having such a cook was a kind of compensation.

Although the three owners didn't explicitly say it, their eyes clearly indicated they intended to spare Goat Beard's life. However, Alice instructed Lucy to also work in the kitchen, and to stay by Goat Beard's side while he grilled. Since Lucy and Goat Beard had a grudge, using her to supervise him was a good idea.
After a day's closure, the Banbuduo Restaurant reopened to its customers with great surprise. Accustomed to home-cooked meals, the customers were extremely satisfied with Goat Beard's barbecue.

In no time, Banbuduo Restaurant gained considerable fame in Mantuo City and even in some residential areas on its outskirts. For the first time, Banbuduo Restaurant didn't rely on the three owners' good looks to attract a large number of customers.

Only Duo Duo secretly complained; he had thought having two more people would make things easier. Now it seemed he was still the only one working in the main hall and on the second floor, and his workload wasn't decreasing but rather increasing daily.

The man with the goatee treated Duoduo with respect, being a newcomer and still somewhat wary of the old man.

Lucy, however, had fewer such reservations. Having figured out Duoduo's good temper, she frequently used his secret of transformation to blackmail him, making him do this and that for her…

Early in the morning, Duoduo, as usual, got up early to open for business.

While he was tidying the tables and chairs, he heard light footsteps.

Duoduo immediately put on a professional smile and respectfully went downstairs to greet the customers.

When he saw the person in the lead, he paused, a sense of déjà vu washing over him.

The person in the lead was tall, dressed in a snow-white robe, with an exquisitely beautiful face, a dignified expression, and an aura of holiness emanating from her.

Her bright, beautiful eyes were calm and clear like a deep pool, overflowing with purity.

Behind her followed ten extremely handsome elven men dressed in green brocade robes, each carrying a green longbow almost as long as themselves. A chilling aura of menace permeated the air wherever they went.

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