Antal City, Adventurer’s Guild.
The morning sunlight streamed through the glass dome of the roof, brightening the interior instantly.
This was a landmark building second only to the lord’s manor in scale, grand and imposing.
Ai Sha and her party had not entered this hall for the first time, but every time they came in, they felt it was not only spacious but also full of exotic charm.
Inside the main hall, the architectural styles of the Dwarf and Elf races were fused together. The tables and chairs were large and bold, mostly wooden; the decoration style predominantly used green and warm tones.
In Antal City, the “Sin Frontier,” adventurers of all races could be seen everywhere.
Although it was close to the Demon Race border, the more dangerous the area, the more powerful adventurers gathered.
Ai Sha walked through the bustling crowd to the front desk.
A silver-haired elven young lady sensed someone approaching, her pointed ears twitching slightly.
She looked up and revealed an expression of surprise:
“You are! …The Golden Lion Holy Alliance Squad?!”
“Miss Lisi, long time no see~” Ai Sha waved friendly.
“Are you here to look for a new subjugation quest? Or to find someone?”
The elven young lady glanced at Ai Sha and blinked, implying she had the information Ai Sha needed.
“Then first, tell us the results of the investigation.”
Lisi nodded, then took out a document bag and handed it to Ai Sha.
To be honest, Lisi felt a little sympathy for Ye Lian. In the increasingly famous Golden Lion Holy Alliance, always serving as support staff would inevitably invite criticism.
His current choice was also the right one.
Ai Sha opened the document bag, which contained several situation reports and related records. The other two also gathered around to read the contents together.
「Ye Lian, the Fox Tribe adventurer, canceled his adventurer registration some time ago.」
「He went to the Duchy of Liska near the royal capital, the most stable city under the Kingdom’s rule, and has already applied for a job there as a chef.」
“Ye Lian… X3”
The three let out sighs of varying degrees, but their sighs shared the same purpose.
“Once we finish handling matters in Antal City, let’s go to the Duchy of Liska.”
Ai Sha, as the leader, spoke, but the two girls each had their own opinion.
“Hmph, Ai Sha, I’m going to be the first to find Ye Lian!”
“Don’t you two think about sneaking off; I’m going to be the first to set out at night!”
…
But just as the Hero Party was messing around, the guild front desk next to them also became noisy.
“Look, it’s the Sword Saint family. What are they doing here today?”
“Big bro, look carefully! Sword Saint Yiweite has already submitted documents to form a new adventurer team!”
“Really? The Asteria Family is also joining the Adventurer’s Guild? Then I have to sit up and watch the excitement!”
At the service desk, Yiweite held in her arms a nine-tailed fox that was completely black with mesmerizing garnet-red eyes, extremely eye-catching.
Yiweite gently stroked the nine-tailed fox’s belly fur, and the big fox in her arms let out continuous whines, seeming to enjoy it.
The battle maid Anna loyally followed behind, intentionally keeping the crowd from getting close to her two mistresses.
The Hero Party also noticed Yiweite’s arrival, but at this moment, their attention was focused on the big fox in her arms.
“Kai Te, that fox’s fur color is very similar to Ye Lian’s…”
“Ai Sha, her appearance is about thirty percent similar to Ye Lian’s.”
“Sister Ai Sha, Miss Fox’s beast form makes me miss him even more…”
Even in animal form, her delicate and charming face was enough to show off, her nine tails fluffy and well-proportioned, the tips with a touch of gradient crimson.
It gave people an urge to ruffle her.
Having examined the information, Kai Te was even more certain. She quietly told the other two that this was a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.
Seeing the gaze of the Hero Party, Yiweite naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity.
She rubbed Ye Lianna’s fox head, chose the right moment, sucked in the nine fluffy things clustered together, and inhaled deeply.
Ye Lianna’s rose-like body fragrance filled her nasal cavity. Sucking on a fox radish, so satisfying!
Feeling this sudden perverted act from Yiweite, Ye Lianna first struggled in protest, but then Yiweite gradually got carried away, sucking harder and harder…
Gradually, she weakly kicked the air, rolled her eyes, completely looking like her soul had been drained.
“Eee… eee…”
[Ding, Yiweite Affection Points +10, current affection 80. When Yiweite Affection Points reach 100, reward can be unlocked.]
Meanwhile, the three members of the Hero Party, seeing this scene, had mixed feelings.
They thought of that Fox Tribe youth who could also transform into a small fox form and often made them happy.
At this moment, he was no longer in their party…
[Detected key character, strong emotional fluctuations.]
[Jealousy]
[Regret]
[Seed of regret established.]
[Key emotions achieved.]
[Emotion Menu officially activated.]
Whoa, finally!
By the time Ye Lianna came to her senses, she realized that her previous efforts had finally paid off.
It seemed that while street stall vending could accumulate regular emotions, key emotions still required these old acquaintances to unlock.
Some time ago, Yiweite funded and came up with ideas, and together they forged the recent status report of Ye Lian, which should have been delivered to the Hero Party by now.
Although that thing couldn’t withstand close scrutiny or investigation, she still hoped it would be useful.
At least it could buy more time to keep the Hero Party from coming to find her every few days.
Ye Lianna’s breath caught, she jumped out of Yiweite’s embrace, and after a flash of white light, she returned to human form.
She noticed that deep in her sea of consciousness, that grayish menu had finally been lit up.
Emotions floated in her awareness like ingredient labels.
[Resentment]
[Longing]
[Regret]
The last emotion had the weakest glow, but its entry was the most striking.
Regret.
So they, too, knew regret…
From now on, Yiliana would surely grasp more joys and sorrows and add them into her cooking.
“Sorry, did I hurt you just now?” Yiweite behind her asked with concern.
“It’s fine. I need to thank you. My secret treasure just successfully unlocked a new function.”
Hearing this, a bright light flashed in Yiweite’s eyes. After their eye contact, it was filled with trust.
Just before handing the documents to the guild front desk, her fingertips gently brushed past Ye Lianna’s ear, the movement deliberately slow.
The masked fox girl’s ear tips warmed slightly, but she did not flinch.
She glanced at Ai Sha and the others from the corner of her eye, then handed a document bag to another elven young lady at the front desk.
“Hello, the Phoenix Rebirth Trio is officially established today!”
“Very well, Lady Yiweite. Please wait with your teammates in the rest area next door. I will review the documents and register you shortly.”
On the signature line of the document bag, the team leader’s name was clearly written: Ye Lianna Yuewei.