Because all the other races around the mission site had either fled or scattered under the Spider Wolf's earlier intimidation.
So the area was currently very safe.
Bai Zhou carried Lin Wei back to the teleportation array from before.
Amid flashing, shimmering light, Bai Zhou returned to the Mission Hall with Lin Wei on his back.
The next second, Long Ying followed in Bai Zhou's footsteps and slowly stepped out of the teleportation array.
But the moment she took a step out and saw the bustling crowd in the distant hall,
Long Ying immediately remembered the hood Bai Zhou had knocked off with a slap earlier.
She hurriedly pulled it over her head.
She also tightly clutched the relics of her brother and sister-in-law that she had brought back from the mission site.
Looking at the glittering pendant, Long Ying could not help but look somewhat sorrowful, her eyes reddening.
But when she looked up and found Bai Zhou nowhere in sight, she became anxious.
She hurried into the Mission Hall to search for him.
Fortunately, Bai Zhou still had Lin Wei on his back.
That combination was rather easy to recognize.
Bai Zhou had just handed in the rough sketch he had casually drawn before leaving at the counter.
Wasn't this an exploration mission? It was enough to just slap something together.
Once the Mission Center reviewed it and found it more or less acceptable, the points for Bai Zhou's completed mission would be credited to his registered account.
Those points could be used to buy tools, consumables, and even unlock certain special missions.
Although Bai Zhou's main purpose in coming here had never been these measly points.
Still, having them was better than not having them. Free points were free points!
Just as Bai Zhou was carrying Lin Wei and preparing to leave the Mission Hall,
Long Ying, who had arrived late, came jogging up behind him in quick little steps.
She once again began following silently behind Bai Zhou.
Bai Zhou was practically speechless. He could not help turning around and saying to Long Ying,
"No, the mission's already over. I took you to that place too. Why are you still following me?"
Long Ying's body visibly trembled at Bai Zhou's words.
Yet she did not raise her head, keeping most of her face hidden beneath her hood.
Still, she gritted her teeth and said softly,
"I... want to become stronger."
Though her voice was quiet, Long Ying's tone was firm.
A flash of excitement passed through Bai Zhou's eyes when he heard that.
But Bai Zhou deliberately pretended not to understand and said,
"If you want to become stronger, go train yourself! Go study! Go do missions!"
"Why are you following me?!"
"You're nuts!"
After saying that, Bai Zhou turned and left.
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +555. Destined Villain Value +50. 450 more needed to activate Villain Roulette!
Bai Zhou had turned around so quickly not because he disliked Long Ying.
He was worried he would not be able to hold back the smile on his face!
That was right, this was completely an unexpected windfall!
Originally, when Chu Yun came to accept this mission in the original novel, it should have been after the admissions assembly ended that afternoon.
But today's admissions assembly had been canceled because of Chu Yun.
Bai Zhou had arrived at this Mission Hall ahead of schedule and encountered Long Ying before she could leave.
He had met the Seven Star Dragon Abyss half a book ahead of Chu Yun.
Of course Bai Zhou would never let such a divine weapon slip through his fingers.
However, the timeline had already changed.
Bai Zhou definitely could not use the method Chu Yun had used in the original novel to win Long Ying over.
So he could only use his own methods.
And at the mission site just now, Bai Zhou had discovered by chance that because of his Peerless Sword Casket,
even though Long Ying had only formed a Temporary Contract with him, she could still unleash her complete combat power.
Bai Zhou had felt it himself, so Long Ying, as the person involved, surely had as well.
Now that the Temporary Contract had expired,
Long Ying had probably returned to her previous state as an "E-Class piece of trash," right?
Just imagine it.
After experiencing the feeling of standing at the summit, would you still be willing to return to life in some backwater?
Some people might be able to.
But Long Ying definitely was not one of them.
Otherwise, she would not have said, "I want to become stronger," to Bai Zhou.
Bai Zhou's blatant rejection left Long Ying slightly stunned.
Looking at his retreating figure without the slightest intention of turning back, Long Ying suddenly could not understand.
Am I not pretty?
No, this has nothing to do with being pretty...
Is it because I'm not strong enough?!
But when he used me just now, didn't he feel it?
That Spider Wolf had left even my brother, a Level 4 Spirit Master, utterly unable to fight back. Yet I could easily break through its defenses. He must have felt it too!
But...
No! If I can't become stronger, I might as well have died just now!
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +444. Destined Villain Value +50. 400 more needed to activate Villain Roulette!
Listening to the system prompt in his mind, Bai Zhou felt that today, he might actually be able to unlock another roulette through Long Ying!
Long Ying, meanwhile, firmed her resolve and chased out of the Mission Hall.
Bai Zhou had only just carried Lin Wei out through the Mission Hall's doors.
Long Ying darted forward, spread her arms, and blocked his path.
With righteous determination, she loudly said to Bai Zhou,
"Please, use me!"
The moment Long Ying said that,
the previously noisy entrance to the hall instantly fell silent.
The people, Spirit Masters, and Divine Weapon Maidens coming and going through the entrance all looked as though they could not believe their ears.
They stared at Long Ying, who had spoken, with exaggeratedly wide eyes.
Every face seemed to say, Is that something I was supposed to hear?
Forget them.
Even Bai Zhou was stunned!
With Lin Wei on his back, he had never expected this girl to be so bold too?!
Good grief, she was practically a match for Shen Qin!
But after thinking about it carefully,
it seemed that was indeed how he had phrased it to Long Ying back at the mission site...
Um...
But the situation had been urgent then. Who had time to think about the wording?
But now...
"Ahem!" Bai Zhou cleared his throat and asked with an odd expression,
"Are you really that desperate?"
"Very desperate!" Long Ying had not realized at all what was wrong with her wording just now.
Her attitude was utterly resolute and certain!
"Ahem!" Even Bai Zhou's thick skin felt a little hot, and he said somewhat awkwardly,
"This sort of thing... shouldn't we build up our feelings first, then slowly..."
"There's no time!" Before Bai Zhou could finish,
Long Ying stepped forward and firmly said,
"You can use me first, then we can talk about everything else!"
Good heavens.
This girl really was...
"Um..." That voice belonged neither to Bai Zhou nor Long Ying.
A middle-aged bystander who looked to be in his forties or fifties walked over.
His eyes gleamed as he repeatedly looked Long Ying up and down. He even could not help swallowing before saying,
"Miss, if you're really in such a hurry, I can do it for you!"
Long Ying's gaze instantly turned wary.
She even took a step back and cautiously asked,
"What are you trying to do?"
"What am I trying to do?" The bystander exaggeratedly licked his lips and said,
"Of course, you!"
"What?!"
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +555. Destined Villain Value +50. 350 more needed to activate Villain Roulette!
"Asshole!"
With a smack, Long Ying immediately delivered a vicious kick to his groin.
"Ahhh—!!" The bystander let out a shrill scream like a young girl's on the spot. Clutching his lower abdomen, he rolled to the ground and kept howling.
"Aren't you in a hurry? Why can he use you while I can't?!"
"It's not like I wouldn't pay! Ahh—It hurts like hell!"
"He..." Hearing the man's howls, Long Ying froze in the midst of her fury.
Her cheeks flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Especially when she saw the suggestive look in Bai Zhou's eyes.
Ding! A major character has suffered mental damage +666. Destined Villain Value +50. 300 more needed to activate Villain Roulette!
"I didn't mean it like that!"
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