The afterglow of the setting sun spilled into the courtyard. Apart from two puddles of water, there were no other traces of the well.
The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from outside, quickly approaching. In the blink of an eye, a group of more than ten people, including Phoebe, appeared in front of Han Shuo.
Her beautiful face was filled with worry as her bright eyes suddenly fell on Han Shuo. Seeing that Han Shuo was unharmed, her expression visibly relaxed, but she still didn't relax her grip on the longsword in her hand. Her fair neck turned to survey the surroundings, as if she wanted to see if there were any hidden dangers.
Apart from Phoebe, there were twelve other Cairo mercenary band guards in full armor. It looked like they had been summoned by Phoebe. These twelve guards had vigilant looks in their eyes, looking around very cautiously.
"Are you alright?" After looking around and seeing that there was nothing out of the ordinary and that there was no danger, Phoebe let out a small breath of air and walked towards Han Shuo to ask.
Shaking his head, Han Shuo gave Phoebe a surreptitious look before smiling and comforting her, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"I'm sorry Mister Harris, I think we must have been hallucinating. The danger that I spoke of earlier didn't appear." Receiving Han Shuo's look, Phoebe understood that Han Shuo must have taken care of the matter. An embarrassed expression appeared on her pretty face as she spoke to the cold-looking leader of the guards.
This man was broad and robust, with a head of short brown hair that was messy. He held a double-edged battle-axe in his right hand, and his body gave off the fierce aura of someone who had gone through a lot of killing. It was obvious that he had killed too many people.
"This shop was once cursed by an evil god. Every owner who has taken over this shop over the years has died a horrible death. Whether human or beast, as long as they accidentally enter this shop, they will be killed by the evil god's curse. There has never been an exception. No matter how you came in, I advise you to leave immediately. " Harris' eyes roamed over Han Shuo and Phoebe as he finally spoke coldly.
He waved his hand and didn't wait for Han Shuo and Phoebe to say anything. A group of twelve Cairo mercenary band guards walked out of the courtyard with him, as if they didn't want to stay a moment longer.
"This Harris is a battle-hardened berserker and the vice-captain of the Cairo mercenary band. When I said that there was danger here, he came over reluctantly. It looks like there's something here that makes people wary. Even with my strength as a swordmaster, I didn't have any ability to resist!" Phoebe briefly introduced Harris' identity after he left and then changed the topic. She stared at Han Shuo and said, "What's going on?"
Smiling dashingly, Han Shuo reached out to touch the well and said happily, "The two blood water demons have been killed. There won't be any more strange occurrences happening here in the future. In addition, I'm going to buy this shop no matter how much gold I have to spend! "
With a face full of pleasant surprise, Phoebe looked at Han Shuo with bright eyes and said confidently, "Since you've said this, you must have enough confidence. Don't worry about the shop, I'll be in charge of negotiating with the Cairo mercenary band. I think a cursed place like this won't be worth much gold."
Nodding, Han Shuo walked to Phoebe's side and reached out to hug Phoebe. He moved his mouth close to her ear and said softly, "Phoebe, thank you so much!"
Suddenly blushing, Phoebe hugged Han Shuo back and kissed Han Shuo lightly on the lips. She then put some distance between the two and looked directly at Han Shuo, saying emotionally, "You were the first to throw me out when danger approached. Brian, I should be the one thanking you!"
Not only had the danger of the blood water demons caused Phoebe to experience life and death, even Han Shuo had almost been scared out of his wits. After the great calamity, the two looked at each other and both felt a sense of appreciation for what they had now.
Under the light of the setting sun, Phoebe's beautiful face looked even more beautiful. Her bright eyes sparkled with light, making Han Shuo want to lose himself in them.
Tightening his grip, Han Shuo pulled Phoebe into his arms. Feeling Phoebe's body tremble slightly in close contact, Han Shuo's heart was filled with happiness.
Before he'd come to this world, Han Shuo had been an ordinary person with evil intentions but no guts. His personality was kind but a bit cowardly. He hadn't done anything to be proud of in his twenty years of life, nor had he ever had a woman. He'd lived in mediocrity for twenty years.
But under Chu Canglan's scheme, he'd brought the memories of the demonic arts to this strange world. In a short period of time, Han Shuo had obtained great power, obtained a considerable sum of money, and had already won the hearts of two stunning beauties.
The vicissitudes of life were always so unexpected. The extravagant hope that he'd only dared to imagine twenty years ago was quickly realized in such a short amount of time. This caused a feeling of disbelief to rise in Han Shuo's heart. Sometimes, Han Shuo even felt that everything that was happening now was like an unreal dream. However, the repeated dangers and pain reminded him that this wasn't an illusion.
"Alright, I think Emily must still be waiting for us. Let's hurry over!" Sighing with emotion, Han Shuo couldn't help but speak softly to Phoebe as he watched the sunset glow fade away. The sky had already darkened.
Seeming to greatly enjoy this moment of peace and tenderness, Phoebe gave a light "mm" and gently allowed Han Shuo to hold her soft little hand. The two walked shoulder to shoulder towards the location they'd agreed upon with Emily.
Before long, Han Shuo and Phoebe appeared in front of the shop. Because the sky was already dark, there weren't any customers inside. When Han Shuo had just walked inside, a hale and hearty old man chuckled and asked, "Are you Lord Brian?"
"I wouldn't dare call you Lord. You can just call me Brian!" Han Shuo humbly bowed towards the old man and took out his Dark Mantle identity medallion, handing it to the old man with both hands.
The old man took Han Shuo's iron medallion and glanced at it, returning it to Han Shuo with a smile. He then said a bit apologetically to Phoebe, "I'm sorry Miss Phoebe, please wait here for a moment. The Dark Mantle has its rules. Apart from internal personnel, outsiders are not allowed inside."
As the Hand of Darkness of Lancelot Empire, the Dark Mantle naturally had rules that everyone had to abide by. As an outsider, Phoebe being able to come together with Han Shuo was already an exception. Naturally, Phoebe couldn't be allowed inside.
Phoebe didn't maintain her usual cold arrogance towards such a polite and amiable old man. She smiled and nodded, casually sitting down outside.
"Let's go, I'll take you inside!" The old man bowed slightly and led Han Shuo inside. After passing through a corridor, the old man stopped in front of the living room and pointed inside, saying, "Lord Emily is inside!"
As Han Shuo walked inside, the old man returned the way he'd come. It looked like he'd gone outside to continue looking after the shop.
"Is that Brian?" Emily's voice suddenly sounded out of nowhere as soon as Han Shuo set foot in the living room. A large hole then automatically split open in the middle of the living room. It was similar to what Han Shuo and Emily had seen last time in Bob Ascher's room in Valen City.
After the hole opened up, Emily, who had changed into a lighter outfit, walked out slowly. There was a fireplace next to the living room and the temperature inside was quite moderate. Therefore, Emily didn't continue to wrap herself up tightly.
"How is it, is everything done?" Han Shuo walked towards Emily and asked with a smile after the hole had healed.
"There's no problem. My brother will take over immediately. We've successfully completed this mission. Hehe, do you want to know how much you've contributed this time? "Emily's beautiful face had a trace of mischievousness as she looked at Han Shuo with sparkling eyes.
Emily's appearance was mature with a few traces of youthful naughtiness, giving her a seductive charm. Han Shuo's heart skipped a beat as his hands reached out dishonestly and pulled Emily, who was sitting on the other chair, into his broad chest. His hands roamed dishonestly over Emily's alluring and mature body as he chuckled, "Little hussy, I haven't settled the score with you for causing trouble in the tree hole earlier!"
"Humph!" Raising her head, Emily glared at Han Shuo and said with a huff, "You still dare mention that matter? You actually dared to flirt with Phoebe in front of me in the dark! Do you even put me in your eyes?! Don't think that I can't see because it's dark inside. Humph, Phoebe's panting was so loud and you guys still dared to pretend to be serious! "
He abruptly lifted Emily's legs and Emily, who had originally been in his arms, suddenly knelt on top of Han Shuo's thighs. Her round and plump buttocks stuck up high. As Emily cried out in alarm, Han Shuo's large hands landed on Emily's full and perky buttocks with a "pa pa" sound, causing Emily to beg for mercy under the pain.
"Alright, alright, I won't bother with you anymore, you big bastard!" Emily cooperatively begged for mercy and suddenly said, "After this mission, you've gone from Third Star to First Moon. You've jumped a few ranks again."
Han Shuo was startled and then stopped his messy movements. He looked at Emily in confusion, "Sometimes, completing a few missions doesn't guarantee one's advancement by one star. Why did I jump so many ranks after completing just one mission? Did you pull some strings for me?"
Rolling her eyes at Han Shuo, Emily was exasperated and amused at the same time. "You should know that you're dealing with Bob Ascher of the Gryphon Legion. The difficulty of this kind of mission is completely different from gathering information and capturing one or two escaped nobles. Based on your contributions this time, it wouldn't be too much to promote you to First Moon. It's just that you've only joined the Dark Mantle for less than half a year. It's too shocking that you've already become a First Moon, so we didn't give you the status of Second Moon. "
Han Shuo thought for a bit and understood after hearing Emily's words. He then remembered Chester's matter and said to Emily, "Right, Chester should still be in the Dark Mantle in Valen City. What kind of treatment did he receive?"
"Thanks to you, he was promoted to a Rank 4 Envoy. That kid sure is smart. He was just passing on a message, and he got such a good treatment. Even when I was doing missions back then, I didn't get such a good deal!" Emily replied with a smile.
"Oh right, when will Elaine and Belinda get here?" Han Shuo couldn't help but secretly rejoice for Chester when he heard that he'd received a reward as well. He then suddenly thought of Elaine and Belinda and couldn't help but ask.
"I almost forgot if you didn't mention it. Belinda is an unexpected gain. If we send her to the Dark Mantle headquarters and interrogate the torture experts there, we'll be able to learn a lot about the Calamity Church. When the time comes, according to the value of the information from her mouth, we will be able to receive additional rewards! "Emily giggled as she spoke joyfully.
"Oh right, after advancing from a three star Dark Star to a one month Dark Moon, what kind of treatment can I enjoy?" Han Shuo thought for a bit and immediately asked. This was what he should be most concerned about at the moment.
"First, the amount of gold coins you receive every month will increase from seventy to a hundred and fifty. Of course, I don't think you'll care about these gold coins. Apart from this, you can use your current authority to obtain all kinds of information and information on the corresponding identities in every Dark Mantle stronghold. You can now use all the transportation matrixes in every city of the Lancelot Empire without paying any gold coins. You can use your current status in any military organization in every city to mobilize no more than a hundred soldiers to assist you in battle under special circumstances. Also … "
Han Shuo finally discovered after Emily's tireless explanation that all aspects of treatment had greatly improved after advancing from Dark Star to Dark Moon. The Dark Moon Envoys already had so many privileges. The higher ranked Dark Sun Envoys and the three heavyweights of the Dark Mantle naturally enjoyed even more privileges.
No wonder so many people wished to grasp power. It looked like this was indeed a good thing. Han Shuo couldn't help but sigh emotionally!
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