I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 589

Chapter 137: HXD Tried Its Best

“Ugh, no fight? So lame.”

Apart from Nia, who always liked to stir up trouble and was a bit disappointed, the other two girls secretly sighed in relief.

Leanna’s expression turned slightly colder, “Do you feel it?”

“Yeah, at least mid-tier.” Charlotte nodded seriously.

The urgent task was to find Roy, especially since they had hidden their identities and entered the empire discreetly. They didn’t want to cause trouble and attract diplomatic issues.

So, avoiding conflict was the best course of action.

Of course, if the other party turned out to be real baddies, they wouldn’t hold back.

Unless the gap in bloodline levels was too large, naturally releasing extraordinary aura would attract the attention of other extraordinary beings.

After a whole winter of training, Charlotte had already reached Sequence 6.

Though it was an incredible talent rare in the academy for decades, knowing that a random encounter in the wilderness could lead her to another Sequence 6 still left her somewhat discouraged.

No telling who they really were…

Meanwhile, ten cultists were crammed into a small, shabby single room, covered in dust and spider webs, feeling miserable in every sense.

One of the three cult priests, the one who had just tried to attack Alice, was the first to reluctantly speak up: “Great Priest! Why did you stop me?!”

“A mere mortal, killing them is no big deal…”

“Mortal?” Grant sneered coldly, “What if I told you she’s a Holy Light Sequence 7, with two other Sequence 6s and a Sequence 7 as helpers? How would you handle that?”

The priest was instantly dumbfounded: “Huh?”

The expressions of the others also darkened as they felt a wave of dread from their earlier experience.

Once everyone fell silent, Grant continued, “A small loss can disrupt a grand scheme.”

“Our goal is to seize the False King’s blood to revitalize the Necromancy Sect. We need to act carefully; how can you not handle this little bit of restraint?”

“Who knows what their backgrounds are? To be safe, we should stay for a few more days and try to avoid them.”

Everyone quickly agreed, realizing that it was no wonder that the leader had selected such a daring, shrewd successor. Respect and admiration stirred in their hearts.

With such boldness, foresight, and strategy, how could the Necromancy Sect not thrive?

For a moment, the room was filled with excited enthusiasm.

“The Great Priest is right!”

“A mere mortal’s humiliation is not worth mentioning!”

“We’ll let him live for now and send him into silence on the way back!”

Just then, a priest suddenly looked grave:

“But, there’s one issue…”

“We don’t have enough money to stay longer.”

As soon as he spoke, the atmosphere in the room plummeted, even Grant’s lips twitched.

After a suffocating silence, Grant eventually said bitterly, “Let’s use extraordinary items to settle the debt.”

Their extraordinary items were crafted from the corpses of rare magical beasts, and losing even one was a big deal. Now they had to use them to pay for lodging?

How could the faithful servants of the God of Death fall to such a state?!

Seeing everyone downcast, Grant had to suppress his pain from losing precious items and motivated them, “I know you’re all hurting, but this is a necessary sacrifice! Once we grasp the False King’s blood, this little loss won’t matter at all!”

Hearing this, the expressions of the group improved slightly.

Yeah, as long as they captured the False King’s blood, humiliation, and sacrifice—everything would be worth it in the end!

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On the icy blue sea, a snow-white flag adorned with edelweiss fluttered gently.

A large sailing ship, taking advantage of the recent rare sunny weather, slowly headed towards the distant island.

In the southwest of Silent Wind City, the border area was one of the few warm spots, boasting the empire’s only ice-free port.

Every year around this time, tourists from Silent Wind City would set sail from the port on a ship to the nearby Aurora Island, hoping to admire the auroras.

As its name suggests, Aurora Island is the only place in the world where one can consistently see auroras. It’s said that the northern lights of the Frozen Winter Empire resemble the goddess’s artwork and, along with the sunsets of the Lionheart Kingdom and the beaches of the Southern Sea Kingdom, is one of the top ten must-visit sites in Veszyra.

The deck was chilly, but it couldn’t hide the tourists’ enthusiasm as they eagerly discussed the legendary auroras, nearly everyone bubbling with excitement.

“It’s said the aurora is the hem of the Holy Light Goddess’s dress; couples touched by it will receive her blessing and stay together for life!”

“Ugh, annoying! Why are you telling me this?~”

The auroras bring eternal love to those reflected in them, and although the truth is questionable, many couples have flocked here, filling the deck with an atmosphere of sweet romance.

With a beautiful lover like Miss Xue Nuo, Roy should’ve been joining in the fun too.

Roy bitterly chuckled, curling up in a corner, gently stroking the Golden-Winged Griffin, lost in his thoughts.

Recently, Xue Nuo’s workload finally slowed down, and she had invited Roy out to enjoy the scenery, taking the ship to Aurora Island.

But ever since the bathroom incident, he found it hard to face Xue Nuo.

His past memories gradually returned, like a shattered puzzle slowly piecing together an outline.

However, the more this happened, the more misaligned he felt about Xue Nuo’s identity.

Indeed, he remembered the past Xue Nuo had described, but the details didn’t match at all.

At the very least, he could firmly conclude that they were definitely not classmates. He had some respect for Xue Nuo.

Roy had thought about gathering information from elsewhere.

But from the count and countess down to the castle maids, everyone only acknowledged Xue Nuo’s story.

These folks were clearly in cahoots, trying to hide something!

Vaguely remembering that Xue Nuo had saved his life, Roy was sure she meant him no harm. But it was precisely because of this that he was even more curious about why Xue Nuo wanted to hide the truth.

If not lovers, what exactly was their relationship?

It would be great if he could find out about the past from someone other than Xue Nuo.

Thinking about this, Roy felt a bit defeated: “Cheese, do you really think Xue Nuo is my girlfriend?”

“Rawr?”

The griffin looked completely baffled by human language.

“Rawr?!”

“Bro, haven’t you played enough yet? How long are you going to keep at this with the white-haired girl without going back? Aren’t you afraid some other girl will come at you with a machete?!”

Due to the language barrier, Cheese didn’t even realize Roy had lost his memory.

And its griffin squawking sounded like nonsensical noise to Roy.

Seeing the griffin’s silly head tilt, Roy chuckled and playfully ruffled its feathers, “Sorry, I’ve put you in a tough spot; you’re just a griffin after all.”

Funny how he was contemplating something like this with creatures that only cared about eating, drinking, and…well, you know.

At that moment, he suddenly heard a calm voice calling from behind.

“Roy.”

“What are you doing here?”

Roy’s heart jolted, quickly pretending everything was fine, “Nothing, just getting some fresh air.”

Getting some fresh air, why didn’t you bring me along?

Looking at the usual warm smile on the young boy’s face, Xue Nuo’s lips trembled slightly, but she ultimately couldn’t ask.