Feiying let out a sigh of relief.
As long as only you and I knew, there was still room to turn things around, so long as it didn't get out...
"Not necessarily."
A faint voice suddenly drifted from the depths of the alley.
Yao Guang's brows instantly knitted together, her expression darkening. In an instant, her entire bearing switched from that of a "smiling merchant" to a "Xianzhou general," and a short blade gleaming with cold light had appeared in her right hand.
It was the projection of [Kingslayer], her exclusive Curio that Vita had placed in the shared Curio inventory.
This Curio was actually an excellent fit for Yao Guang.
Because... Yao Guang really did have someone above her.
When a Xianzhou Alliance general had a problem, The Hunt Aeon really would step in.
That line from earlier—"Give me an Imperial Bow sword talisman, and I'll summon arrows of light from the heavens"—had merely been Yao Guang's bluff to scare Feiying. With [Kingslayer] in hand, there was no need to go through all that trouble to fire arrows of light. Yao Guang could do it herself.
"Who's there? Show yourself! If you don't come out now, don't blame me for being rude." Yao Guang shouted sharply, pointing her short blade toward the shadow-covered depths of the alley.
Meanwhile, Feiying's fur stood on end at the sudden voice.
She looked around and found the area completely empty, without a single person in sight. Frightened, she shrank her neck and immediately hid behind Yao Guang like a startled little animal, clearly well-practiced at it.
"Th-there's a ghost!" Feiying poked half her head out, nervously surveying the area.
Though Feiying was an Emanator of both Abundance and Elation, there were still plenty of things she feared in New Penacony.
Especially that Lord