"Hehe, Qi Ling, what if I told you the leader of the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group is currently unavailable?" Xiao Ye suddenly said, "Would you dare to do a job with me?"
Qi Ling frowned, turned to look at Xiao Ye, and said, "Are you serious?"
"Absolutely true!" Xiao Ye said.
[Ding! We have detected that the host is facing a request from Xiao Ye. Please select from the following options.]
Option 1: Refuse Xiao Ye's request, continue running away, escape to the outside of the Star Dou Great Forest, and receive the following rewards: Xiao Ye's favorability is reset to zero, the chance of escape is 30%, the previous mission fails, and the reward is taken back.
Option 2: Grant Xiao Ye's request and fulfill the conditions of the previous task here to receive the reward: Xiao Ye's favorability +20%, and the artifact: Heaven and Earth Creation: Sword of Rupture.
Good heavens! They actually took back the reward that had already been given? This was the first time Qi Ling had ever heard of the punishment for failing a mission.
However, compared to such a punishment, the reward of the second option made Qi Ling care more about it!
The Creation of Heaven and Earth: The Sword of Rupture? A Divine Artifact? The last divine artifact Qi Ling obtained was only one-fifth of the Immortal-Binding Rope, and now she's been given a complete one? When did the system become so generous?
Regardless, this divine artifact was absolutely not to be missed, so even though Qi Ling knew that Xiao Ye was suspected of using her, she could only choose the second option: to stay with her and fight against the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have selected the second option: Fight against the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group with Xiao Ye. You have received the following rewards: Xiao Ye's favorability +20%, Artifact: Heaven and Earth Creation: Sword of Rupture ]
"Girl, I won't ask about your background or your purpose, just tell me honestly," Qi Ling suddenly said to Xiao Ye. "This Wolf Walk Mercenary Group, do you have a grudge against them?"
Based on the current clues, there is only one possibility. Even if he knows that Xiao Ye has no hostility towards him, being kept in the dark is still not a happy thing.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Ye sighed helplessly and said, "Sigh, you found out after all! Yes, I do have a grudge against them, and it's a pretty big one!"
"I'm sorry, Qi Ling, I hid it from you. You'll forgive me, right?"
Faced with Xiao Ye Ye's charming smile, Qi Ling sighed helplessly and said, "Alright, I promise you."
"Really? That's wonderful! Qi Ling, I knew we were meant to be!" Xiao Ye exclaimed happily.
"Stop!" Qi Ling pressed her hand against Xiao Ye and said, "I'm increasingly less inclined to believe what you're saying now!"
"Furthermore, the reason I chose to help you is not because you look like a good person, but simply because the way this mercenary group operates makes them look more like bad guys."
Of course, the most important reason Qi Ling didn't mention was that it was all just a system task, and Qi Ling was just a task expert.
"Oh, you're so annoying! I'm not like that at all!" Xiao Ye said with a smile, not upset at all. "Don't worry, even if I'm not a good person, I would never hurt you!"
"You'll see if I believe you or not!"
After a brief discussion, the two decided to split into two groups to divert the enemy's attention. This would disrupt their encirclement and allow each of them to operate independently.
Fan Dali, the vice-leader of the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group who was pursuing the two, received a report from his subordinates that the two had split up. He immediately said, "All of you, go after that kid right now! The Twin-Tailed Money Rat is probably in his hands."
"As for that little girl, I'll go after her myself!"
Upon hearing this, one of Fan Dali's men immediately said, "Deputy Commander, do you really need to personally deal with that little girl? Leave it to us!"
"Idiots!" Fan Dali cursed, "Do you think that girl is easy to deal with? If I told you to go after her, you'd all be dead! She's much harder to handle than that kid!"
Upon hearing this, the subordinates immediately fell silent, and had no choice but to turn around and chase after Qi Ling, while Fan Dali chased after Xiao Ye alone.
Feeling the sheer number of people chasing after her, Qi Ling couldn't help but sigh. The Wolf Walk Mercenary Group was undeniably powerful; at this moment, there were several Soul Ancestor, Soul Elder, and Soul Grandmaster chasing after her, totaling more than thirty people.
If Qi Ling were to actually fight such a force, he might not necessarily be able to win.
Of course, this was before Qi Ling possessed the Heaven and Earth Creation Sword of Rupture!
As a divine artifact, the Sword of Rupture possesses power that is absolutely worthy of its name! Moreover, in order to unleash its power, the host needs to use their own Soul Power as a gravitational pull, and then absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth until the activation standard is met.
With Qi Ling's current abilities, it would take a full thirty days for the Sword of Rupture to reach the activation standard, which means that this divine artifact can only be used once every thirty days! In return, it possesses astonishing and terrifying power.
Fortunately, when the system gave Qi Ling this artifact, it was fully charged, allowing Qi Ling to use it once unconditionally! This gave Qi Ling the confidence to deal with these people.
Qi Ling led the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group forward, gradually arriving at an open area. Then she stopped, turned around, and faced the group.
Upon seeing Qi Ling stop, the members of the Wolf Walk Mercenary Group also halted warily. A leader stepped forward and said to Qi Ling, "Hand over the Twin-Tailed Money Rat, and we'll let you go. Otherwise, this will be your burial ground!"
Qi Ling smiled and said, "Oh? Is that so? But judging from your expressions, you don't seem like you want to let me leave at all!"
"You have no choice now but to trust us!" the leader sneered. "You don't really think you can escape from us, do you?"
"I want to try," Qi Ling said, "But I don't want to try escaping from you, I want to try annihilating you!"
Upon hearing this, the leader and those around him burst into laughter, saying to Qi Ling, "Hahaha, you're just a mere Soul Elder, while we have several Soul Ancestor here! You actually think you can wipe us out? That's just wishful thinking!"
"Whether it's wishful thinking or not, you'll find out soon enough. But by then, I'm afraid you won't even be able to dream anymore," Qi Ling said.
"Enough with the nonsense, you just don't intend to hand over the Twin-Tailed Money Rat, do you?" The leader sneered, gesturing to his companions, "Let's go! Take him down first!"
Seeing the group charging menacingly towards her, Qi Ling said helplessly, "Since you've all courted death, then don't blame me! Fine, let me show you the power of a divine artifact; you won't die in vain."