Qin Lele, the Fallen Girl

Yutuo Sang Plus's geographical location is very special. He is stuck at the intersection of the Five Yang Lake in the Lin Sphere, the Lyles Plain in the Pro World, and the territory of a rural lord in the Shadow Realm.

Ever since Xu Nan saw the mercenaries from the Shadow Realm, he knew that the country viscount named Frandy would definitely become a major threat to him.

The strength of Shadow Walkers is unpredictable. Although they cannot leave the Shadow Realm, they can often unleash abilities beyond those of normal professionals within the Shadow Realm.

According to Ace's description, Viscount Frans is a second-tier professional.

This gave Xu Nan a real headache. Even with his unlimited Awakening Power cheat, he might not be able to beat this guy.

Xu Nan's first reaction was to run away.

There's no way around it, a head-on confrontation is no match for them... Didn't you hear that Viscount Frandy sent 100,000 Shadow Realm soldiers to be stationed outside the Floating City?

The Arcane Empire left itself with three old, weak, and disabled people. What's the point of fighting?

However, just before Xu Nan was about to make his escape, he encountered tremendous resistance!

"Why should I? As the lord of Yu Tuo Sang, isn't it reasonable for me to receive an advance of several hundred tons of Titanium Mi Alloy?"

"Hey? Why are you looking at me like I'm a thief? I just grabbed a few Tears of the Monarch..."

"Don't be so angry! Your family has so many mithril mines, why don't you share one or two with me!"

Xu Nan's embezzlement was closely monitored by Sherry, the clerk of the ***, who employed a full-court press tactic similar to that on a basketball court. Xu Nan tried to attack from both sides, but he was unable to break through her defenses.

The few Tears of the Monarch he casually picked up weren't enough to cover the costs of this adventure!

What a huge loss!

Xu Nan sighed inwardly.

Although he was nominally the Lord of Yutuo Sang, he didn't actually control the finances; he was just a figurehead. No wonder Junyi Ge's woman dared to go back to sleep so peacefully...

"Lord City Lord, all this wealth is intended for the reconstruction of Yu Tuo Sang, so you can certainly allocate it to a certain extent..."

"But even you need to make a sufficient contribution to use these precious materials without permission."

"I hope you can fulfill your responsibilities as the city lord and protect Yu Tuo Sang! The people of the Shadow Realm are restless; isn't now the perfect time for you to make your mark?"

Sherry was clutching her laptop, her chest pressed tightly together, making even Xu Nan, who doesn't usually get carsick or seasick, feel a little dizzy...

What a despicable way to attack!

Xu Nan inwardly scoffed for a moment, then decided to take a few more glances, hoping that seeing more would make him immune!

"Alright, if I can defeat that old man Frandy, how much Titanium Mi Alloy can you give me?"

Xu Nan finally revealed his true colors.

Sherry pulled out her notebook and calculated for a while. "Repelling the attack of the Shadow Realm Viscount, difficulty level 2.0, contribution value equivalent to 20, requires paying 20% city lord income tax and 14% value-added tax, the remaining amount is subject to the payment of the 'Five Insurances and Six Funds' according to the Yu Tuo Sang tax law, including but not limited to: pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance, maternity insurance, as well as housing provident fund, advanced provident fund, and second-child provident fund..."

"Hmm, the actual contribution points received should be around 2. That can be exchanged for 10 millicotin -Titanium Mi Alloy!"

Xu Nan said expressionlessly, "Red Hair, come here and help me burn this warehouse down."

Sherry pushed up her glasses. "Wait! Please don't act rashly... Given your status as a hero, some parts of the agreement are still negotiable."

Xu Nan chuckled coldly. The two sides argued for a while.

In the end Xu Nan and Sherry reached an agreement: if he could defeat Viscount Frandy, Sherry would allow him to advance about one ton of Titanium Mi Alloy. However, it would be recorded in the city lord's accounts and repaid in installments later.

After some time, Xu Nan finally understood that the Wizard King had simply found a job for his daughter, and that the ownership of Yu Tuo Sang still belonged to Princess Selena, while he only had partial management rights.

However, the city lord's salary is still very high. With the Blue Feather Knight's stipend, he should be able to buy a house in Yu Tuo Sang after twenty years.

At this moment, Xu Nan had no hope that Lü Junyi would appear quickly, deal with that Amber Woman, and then everyone could divide up the city's wealth.

If it weren't for his brother's words, Xu Nan would have been prepared to sacrifice himself.

With such high charm, there's no reason why he couldn't be swayed. It's a pity he can't be cuckolded; Xu Nan has principles in this regard!

Now, all I can do is go and meet that Frandy.

"Redhead, summon that messenger of Frandy to see me!"

"This is a challenge."

"This is the surrender document. You can sign it at any time if you decide to surrender."

"If you donate half of the city's wealth to the [Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation] founded by my husband, Frandy, he'll back down. Otherwise, hmph hmph hmph!"

The beautiful female messenger will bring forth a clear message.

Xu Nan stared at her for a while.

She asked calmly, "Is there something wrong?"

Xu Nan rubbed his temples, barely suppressing his anger. "There are three problems."

"First of all, shadow creatures don't even have mammary glands! Can't Frandy at least make his money laundering scheme seem more believable?"

The messenger nodded. "My master readily accepts good advice, and I will convey this to him."

"Secondly, this surrender document is already signed, and it was written by Frandy himself. What right do you have for me to sign it?" Xu Nan's voice began to tremble.

The envoy grabbed the surrender document, exclaimed "Huh?", and took out an eraser to erase it.

Right under Xu Nan's nose, she actually managed to erase Frandy's signature... erase it!

"Now you can!" she said.

Xu Nan's forehead veins throbbed. He closed his eyes and endured it for a full half minute before finally pointing at the envoy and roaring:

"Third, Qin Lele! How the hell did you betray us and defect to the enemy?"

Qin Lele looked at Xu Nan with a wronged expression. "Waaaaah! I don't know either! I signed a contract with the Shadow Realm without even realizing it. Frandy knew about our relationship and sent me here, waaaaah!"

Xu Nan remained silent.

Under the gossipy gazes of Ace and the others, Xu Nan dismissed everyone and forcibly stuffed the good Bronze Dragon back into the treasure chest.

"My lord, I know you are furious, but in war, one should not kill envoys!"

Before leaving, Sherry tried to persuade him to stay.

Xu Nan waved his hand. "I didn't intend to kill her."

Sherry said "Oh," then suddenly a more terrifying possibility occurred to her. She stared at Xu Nan:

"And one more thing, envoys cannot be sent during battles between two armies!"

Xu Nan: "..."

In the City Lord's Hall, Qin Lele, a fallen girl, tearfully recounted her fall from grace.

It turns out that when she was advancing to Flying Thief, she received an invitation from the Shadow Realm, and under Frandy's influence, she signed a contract with Frandy.

From then on, she could freely enter and leave the Shadow Realm. For a wanderer, this represented a huge boost in power.

But the constraints and costs... well... hehe.

In short, Frandy was no pushover either. He discovered a clue based on the divination spells and sent Qin Lele as an envoy to test Xu Nan's reaction.

"Show me the contract you signed."

Xu Nan was upset and confused.

Qin Lele took out the contract with tears in her eyes.

Xu Nan stared at the contract for a while, then waved his hand. "Go ahead and tell Frandy that I will come alone tomorrow."

Qin Lele wiped away her tears:

"Really? Xu Nan, you absolutely have to come and redeem me!"

"I'm only fifteen years old."

"I can't let myself fall like this..."

After seeing the envoy off, Xu Nan began to ponder.

Halfway through, he went to the Lost Paradise forum to post a thread—

How do I defeat a second-tier Shadow Master? (Note: This is within the Shadow Realm.)

Soon, a kind person replied:

"Shadow creatures have a unique body structure, making them impervious to ordinary attacks. However, my family's 'Power Pill' effectively increases damage against Shadow Creature. Everyone who's used it loves it, and it even has aphrodisiac effects..."

Okay, I'll delete this post if it's selling fake medicine.

"Looking for a powerful figure to help. PS: DM ID 495, a quasi-warlock, professional boosting service, and can also help with debt collection. Fair prices, honest and straightforward, 20% off in the main plane, prices in secondary planes depend on the situation, Earth service is not yet available."

Okay, you're a shady character, delete him.

"Destroy his lair. Shadow Creature are born in the lair; if the lair is destroyed, the person dies."

We finally caught an honest guy!

Xu Nan was delighted and was about to exchange experiences on killing Shadow Creature with this guy when he found that the guy had logged off very quickly.

He clicked on the forum avatar and found the selfie somewhat familiar. It was a middle-aged man with very long hair. He was a rare case of someone registering and posting under his real name. He seemed to be very active in many posts and had also posted a few strange posts, such as "How to stop someone's Activity Points from rising rapidly?" "Damn it, can't I really stop him?" "Don't use this Hair Growth Serum, it's toxic, I vomited three times."

Xu Nan didn't look closely; she just wanted to wait until he was offline to talk.

"He's such an honest man."

Xu Nan sighed with emotion.

Because of this post, Xu Nan came up with a plan to target Frandy.

The following afternoon, outside the Floating City, beside the ancient road, in a thatched pavilion.

Frandy and Xu Nan sat facing each other calmly.

"Qin Lele's contract is with me. I think you have no choice."

Frandy himself was a very refined man. He seemed to really like China culture, and the thatched pavilion he had built was quite antique.

Xu Nan and he sat inside, like two knights-errant.

Xu Nan's expression was somewhat strange.

"What? You want to refuse? Then death is all that awaits you."

Frandy's tone turned cold. "I really like some things about your Earth, and I'm not really willing to kill you. After all, there aren't many people who can gain the Wizard King's approval anymore."

"But I've changed my mind now. Because I saw you."

Xu Nan asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Frandy snarled, "Anyone who's handsome has to die!"

"I've made up my mind. I'll kill you first, then attack this Floating City. All the treasure will be mine!"

A terrifying killing intent locked onto Xu Nan.

Xu Nan suddenly waved his hand. "Wait!"

"Mr. Frandy, I guessed it too, you have a special fondness for our China."

"But do you really think the contract you signed with Qin Lele is flawless?"

Xu Nan slowly took out the contract.

Frandy shrugged it off. "You call this an empty city strategy? Right? Qin Lele has already been placed in my lair. Under the supervision of the contract, her every move cannot escape my eyes!"

Xu Nan sighed softly and placed the contract on the table.

He looked at Frandy with some sympathy. "Qin Lele is unreliable, why are you being so stupid too?"

"She foolishly wrote the contract with a pencil, and you actually took it seriously?"

"Don't you know that in this world, there's something called—rubber eraser?"

Before the words were even finished, a Shadow Creature rushed in to report!

"Oh no! Lord Frandy, our lair is on fire!"

Frandy grabbed the contract and discovered that Qin Lele's name had already disappeared!

His body also became extremely weak, a sign that the nest had been burned down!

"Damn it!" He didn't have time to argue with Xu Nan and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

The 100,000-strong army of shadows that came with him... well, they've long since vanished. They were also born from the lair, but their vitality was far inferior to Frandy's.

Xu Nan smiled slightly; the feeling of winning without bloodshed was really not bad.

Two hours later, Qin Lele, her face dark with excitement, ran to the city wall and found Xu Nan. She was wearing a jet-black dress and twirled around joyfully.

"Thank you, Xu Nan!"

"How is it? Does it look good?"

Xu Nan clutched her chest abruptly. "Oh no! It's..."

"Heh, here we go again. Does this sound like you're having a heart attack again?" Qin Lele's face was full of displeasure.

Xu Nan smiled and said, "Of course not."

Qin Lele's face lit up with joy, and she asked sweetly, "What does it feel like?"

"It's a feeling of blood loss and suffocation caused by bleeding and swelling in the left atrium, which leads to the expansion and rupture of blood vessels, pulling open the heart valves and causing blood to stagnate in the atrium, resulting in excessive blood loss and suffocation!"

Xu Nan is an example.

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