Gu Qingshan stepped out of the small house.
"How'd it go? What code name did they give you?" Crow asked with interest.
"Sin Prison Dragon King," Gu Qingshan replied.
Crow rolled the name around in his mouth, then said slowly, "It has a certain ring to it. How much did you pay them?"
"Fifty Void Gold Coins," Gu Qingshan said.
"That much!" Crow exclaimed. "That adviser must have put a lot of effort into it."
Gu Qingshan smiled but said nothing.
He'd handed over nearly all the money he had. All that remained was a single silver coin.
This won't do. Once we get back to the guild, I'll have to exchange some points for cash. Otherwise, I won't even be able to afford a drink later.
A maid appeared out of nowhere and bowed to them. "Please follow me. I'll escort you out of the mansion."
"Ah, thank you," the two of them said together.
Maybe it was his imagination, but Gu Qingshan couldn't shake the feeling that the maid was smiling at him for some inexplicable reason.
What are you smiling at?
Gu Qingshan grumbled to himself.
The maid led them toward the exit.
Halfway there, another maid suddenly appeared.
She looked somewhat nervous. "We have visitors. Please come with me and take the side path out."
Gu Qingshan and Crow nodded and let the two maids lead the way.
The City Lord's Mansion was heavily guarded. The sky was covered in all manner of spell barriers, and the ground was lined with defensive measures. Without an escort, they wouldn't have dared wander around.
Just as they were about to turn off the main road and onto the side path, a group of people appeared at the far end.
There were seven or eight men, all wearing Evil