At one in the morning, Grotesque Town lay bathed in hazy moonlight beneath the night sky. All the resident NPCs were immersed in dreams of monstrous fetuses.
Servant Players of the various Tarot Cards moved through the town, busy with their respective path quests...
Ji Yan and the other two were also sneaking through a cramped, hidden alley.
Because he was carrying a "wanted notice," Ji Yan could only take side streets to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Xue led the way ahead. She had removed the white mask from her face, exposing her cool features to the moonlight. "I don't have much information on that servant of The Pope."
"I only know that his path quest is in the church."
Hechi Xiu turned and caught sight of Xue's face, and her eyes immediately lit up. "Eh! Sister, you're a character-modeling freak too. This face is exactly my type. Want to be friends?"
Lovers needed intimacy with someone of the same sex to advance their path, while The Empress did not. But after injecting Witch's Potion and changing from "Hechi Gang" into "Hechi Xiu," even her orientation had changed along with it.
She was simply captivated by Xue's face—one that could charm either men or women.
Xue said coldly, "I'm not interested in lesbians."
Hechi Xiu clapped her hands and gave an impeccable answer. "What a coincidence—I'm actually a man. This woman's face is just my disguise!"
Xue: "..."
She raised her White Gloves and snapped her fingers.
Hechi Xiu's mouth disappeared again. "??"
Looking at Xue, Ji Yan involuntarily recalled how infatuated she had been with Luo Xixi before. It felt like a boomerang of fate had come flying back...
At the mention of the church, Ji Yan remembered that he had gone there during the day as well, yet found