The Villain Saint is my secondary account

To be honest, there were large crowds of people coming and going here, and Ye Xiao really didn't want to hold that rope; it made him feel inexplicably ashamed.

But if you don't lead him, he'll quickly scurry into a corner like a frightened rabbit, crouch down on the ground, trembling with fear.

Why does this habit occur?

Ye Xiao was completely baffled, and had no choice but to grab the rope and lead Agnes, who was wearing a cloak, across the street.

However, since the Freeport was far from the territory of the Sanctuary and the Human Empire, the slave trade was commonplace.

When Ye Xiao led Agnes into the market, he found that there were other vendors who paraded around with several demi-human slaves chained up in iron chains, so it wasn't as strange as he had imagined.

"Fresh fruits and vegetables will cure you and your crew's scurvy!"

"It's all the work of dwarven blacksmiths, guaranteed to be free of any scrap steel."

"Craft beer from the Kingdom of Dante, with an authentic desert flavor!..."

The market was bustling with activity, filled with vendors hawking their wares under green tarpaulin canopies. They sold everything from fruit and clothes to people and even monsters.

You can even see many players in strange costumes walking around. As a well-known metropolis, Freeport naturally has many of them living and working here.

The dazzling array of shops was overwhelming. Big Tooth, being a seasoned local, was quite shrewd. He turned to Ye Xiao and said, "Sir, why don't we split up? I'll go and inquire about a way to continue westward out of the city. You and... uh, this gentleman, go find a tavern to rest first."

"Row."

Ye Xiaoxin readily agreed.

He wasn't afraid the guy would run away, after all, the guy's brothers were still in Dekali's hands.

Moreover, Ye Xiao even sent a crow down to follow Big Tooth's figure and keep an eye on him.

Afterwards, Ye Xiao led Agnes to a nearby tavern and sat down.

Is there anything you don't eat?

Ye Xiao politely asked Agnes.

The latter slowly shook his head.

In just one night, even her picky eating habits disappeared. Ye Xiao thought that Teresa would probably have to thank him properly when they got back.

He ordered a large portion of stewed meat and a plate of grilled fish. When the dishes, which were filled with a rich aroma, were served, Greta, the little cat that had been hiding in Ye Xiao's collar, poked her head out, her pink nose trembling slightly in response to the fragrance in the air.

"Hey, are you awake?"

Ye Xiao affectionately ruffled Greta's fluffy head.

"Hmph, I've been awake the whole time watching you play the master-servant game."

Greta jumped onto the table, showed her cat paws, scooped a piece off the grilled fish and put it in her mouth. "If I had known you were this perverted, I would have put a collar on you and put a rope in your mouth next time."

"Hey, you can eat, but you can't talk nonsense."

Ye Xiao's lips twitched.

Agnes, standing nearby, shakily picked up a fork, intending to reach for the grilled fish, but was immediately swatted away by the cat's paw, which bared its teeth at her. "Get away, this is mine!"

"Woo..."

Agnes put down her fork in distress, tears welling up in her sad eyes.

“That is indeed hers, you can have this.”

Ye Xiao pushed the pot of stewed meat toward Agnes.

"Wow, that's very considerate."

Greta shook her greasy beard.

"Where did you learn this sarcastic tone from?"

Ye Xiao chuckled and lightly tapped Greta's head with his finger.

Greta stuck out her tongue at Ye Xiao and was about to bury her head in eating the grilled fish when her gaze suddenly fell on Ye Xiao's back. "Strange, what is it about you that attracts people? Even a succubus has to look at you twice."

Chapter Fifteen: The Adventurer and the Succubus

"What succubus?"

Ye Xiao followed Greta's gaze, turned around in surprise, and happened to meet the eyes of a short figure at another table.

She was a girl wearing a hood, with short, pink hair that reached her shoulders, and a round, cute face framed by her fluffy hair.

When she saw Ye Xiao looking over, she didn't avoid him. Instead, her cheeks flushed, and she raised her arm and waved as if to say hello.

Ye Xiao found the girl's face somewhat familiar and was trying to recall when he noticed another girl sitting at the same table.

She was a young priestess with long brown hair and a few freckles. She still remembered Ye Xiao; he was Ella's classmate from her first time at the Loren Church, the church priest Chloe.

Chloe naturally didn't recognize Ye Xiao, but seeing Chloe reminded Ye Xiao that he might have seen the pink-haired girl in Loren as well.

As a result, Ye Xiao's hazy memories gradually became clearer, and he finally remembered that it was the little succubus he had seen in the "Paradise Pavilion" on Anstan Avenue in the southern part of the imperial city when he was investigating the "Industrial Construction Society".

Ye Xiao seemed to have heard someone say that the leader of a newly formed adventure team in the imperial city was a succubus. Considering the current situation, could it be that they were talking about this little succubus?

“…Chesia?”

Ye Xiao then spoke up out of curiosity, responding to the other person's greeting.

"Ah! You still remember me, sir!"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's reply, the pink-haired girl revealed a bright smile.

Meeting an old friend in a foreign land can be considered a kind of romance in travel.

Ye Xiao then stood up, intending to have a long chat with the little succubus.

But as soon as he stood up, Agnes, who was munching away like a squirrel, hurriedly put down her utensils, reached out and grabbed Ye Xiao's clothes. Her flustered appearance was just like that of a child who couldn't yet be independent seeing his parents suddenly preparing to leave.

"Hey, you can eat here. I'll just go check on things and come right back."

Ye Xiao said helplessly, but Agnes refused to let go and insisted on following him.

While eating, Greta saw Ye Xiao about to attract attention again, and naturally couldn't help but worry. She wiped her paws on the napkin and then jumped onto Ye Xiao's shoulder.

"No, Greta, why did you come along too?"

"If I don't keep an eye on you, you'll just keep adding more people to your harem!"

The puffed-up kitten grumbled, "You already have so little free time, how can you manage with another one! Besides, it's a succubus!"

Ye Xiao could only rub the kitten's cheek, feeling both amused and annoyed.

On the other side, Chesia saw Ye Xiao walking over with a cat on his shoulder and a slave-like girl by his left hand.

"Chesia, it's been a long time."

Ye Xiao said in a friendly greeting, "I never expected to run into you in the Seven Seas Capital."

"Hello sir."

Chesia lowered her hand, her voice still as childlike as ever, "I never expected to run into you here."

"Who is this, Chesia?"

Beside her, Pastor Chloe gave Ye Xiao a wary look, then leaned close to Chesia's ear and whispered, "Looking so disheveled, and leading a slave, he doesn't look like a good person at all."

"Hey, Chloe, don't you know him?"

Chesia was puzzled by Chloe's question, "He and your Fu..."

"Cough cough,"

Ye Xiao quickly coughed lightly to interrupt Chesia, not wanting the little one to reveal too much of her identity, lest Agnes overhear.

"This lady may have some misunderstanding about me. The lady next to me is not my slave... It's just that for some complicated reasons, she may be experiencing some mental issues and is temporarily more dependent on me."

"Well."

Chloe raised an eyebrow, half believing and half doubting.

"Miss Chesia has become an adventurer?"

Ye Xiao changed the subject to Checia, "I remember you used to work there... uh, what happened after that?"

Ye Xiao wasn't sure if Checia's partner knew about Checia's original job, so he hesitated for a moment but didn't say anything directly.

"Ah, you mean the Paradise Pavilion?"

Chesia, however, didn't seem to care at all. She lowered her youthful face and sighed, "There's nothing I can do, sir. That was my last order..."

"I always mess things up. In the past, I was always too afraid and ended up losing control of my bloodline magic, causing guests to interact with furniture like dressing tables or bed boards... I've been complained about many times."

"That was the only time I wasn't afraid, and it was also the closest I came to success, but I failed again. Although my wife still comforted me and said she was willing to continue taking care of me, I was too embarrassed to stay there and collect a salary without working, so I resigned and tried to find other jobs."

"And then you became an adventurer?"

Ye Xiao rubbed his chin. He hadn't expected that this little succubus could straddle two completely unrelated professions.

"Yes, it was actually... your companion at the time who guided me and showed me the way."

Having become an adventurer, Chesia seems to have experienced a lot. She is now much more cheerful and worldly-wise than before, and she is also much more reserved than before.

Judging from Ye Xiao's evasive behavior, she could tell that the other party did not want her to mention "Miss Freya" directly, so she used "your companion" instead.

"She visited me a few more times afterward, saying she could offer me help if needed."

Ye Xiao nodded. No wonder he ran into Freya at the entrance of the Paradise Pavilion one of the later times.

"Isn't she with you, sir? If so, I'd like to say hello to her as well."

Chesia asked again.

She had only met Ye Xiao once, but because of Freya, she developed some affection for Ye Xiao, who was Freya's partner.

"It's a pity she's not here. I'm here because I have important business to attend to, but I can show you to her once I'm done."

Ye Xiao was quite fond of the cute little succubus, though this fondness was just a friendly way of putting it. "Have you been here long?"

"It's been a month or two, hasn't it?"

Chesia looked at Chloe, as if to confirm with her, "You've at least gotten somewhat familiar with the place."

"Don't say too much, Cheshire."

Chloe cautioned, "This place is a mixed bag; it's not good to expose too much."

“It’s alright, Chloe. This gentleman may look like that, but he’s actually a very nice person.”

Chesia waved her hand.

She knew that Chloe was saying she wanted to avoid others hearing, but she was actually implying that she should be wary of Ye Xiao.

"Oh dear, you're just too naive."

Chloe sighed helplessly.

"It's nothing, I just came to exchange pleasantries with someone I know."

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I just wanted to ask if you've heard of any routes to the west side of the island? I have some things I'd like to investigate there, but the terrain is too complicated and I'd need a guide. Of course, if you don't have one, then forget it."

Ye Xiao had only asked casually, without much hope, but unexpectedly, Chesia's eyes lit up. "Oh, what a coincidence, sir! We just received a commission, and the client is in a village in the western Shattered Stone Mountain."

Chapter Sixteen: Exorcism Request

"Oh dear, in the end everything was shaken clean."

Chloe sighed again.

Through Chesia's narration, Ye Xiao gained a general understanding of what the commission she was referring to was.

Freeport also has an Adventurer's Guild Hall, and Chesia just received this request from there today.

Ironically, there are very few islanders still living on the west side these days. Apart from a few local islanders who still have a strong attachment to their homeland, most have moved to the Freeport area because of the chaotic situation there.

However, the villagers who can remain in such chaotic places must be those with strong martial spirit.

The "Water Bell Village" where Chessia and her companions received the request should be a similar village. According to her, the villagers who came to deliver the request in the Adventurers' Guild Hall were tall, burly warriors carrying greatswords.

But why would a village like this need to seek help from an adventurer's guild? Logically, they should be able to "solve" most problems on their own.

"That's what I asked too. Then the other person told me that it was because their family seemed to have offended some kind of ocean curse."

Chesia explained, "Unlike the demonic pirates that can be seen with the naked eye, the local villagers have no way to deal with the curse of unknown origin using their usual methods. That's why they came to the city to post a request, hoping to get help."