The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Ye Xiaosui decisively opened the window. He wasn't afraid of anything strange; at worst, he'd just skin the fox.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the fox entered the room, it suddenly transformed into a wisp of white smoke, landed, swirled and gathered, and then turned into a young man wearing a white mandarin jacket.

"Oh, so you're a vixen after all?"

Ye Xiao asked in surprise.

The man in front of him was Shen San. He smiled and bowed to Ye Xiao, saying, "Like this young lady's fish-man race, I am just a fox-man. Mr. Ye, the term 'fox spirit' is still a bit hurtful."

Chapter Ninety-Two: The Fishman Evil God

"Then I apologize for my offense."

Ye Xiao shrugged, then took out the bamboo slip that the other party had given him earlier from his pocket.

When the other party said they could contact him, Ye Xiao thought that the bamboo slip was most likely used for location tracking.

Despite the risks, Ye Xiao figured that since the other side hadn't used their orc army to forcibly detain them, he might still be trustworthy, so he left the bamboo slip behind.

"You may call me Shen San, sir. May I speak with you in private?"

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow. "I thought you were mainly looking for Miss Koi?"

That's true, but right now I'm looking for you.

Shen San said with a smile, "I overheard your discussion outside the window just now. I can tell you some things you want to know, which will save you the trouble of going to find the second brother."

"alright."

Ye Xiao then turned around and instructed Mingya, "Then you two stay here for a while and don't move around until I come back."

Mingya nodded obediently, then finally realized that Ye Xiao's words seemed familiar. She frowned and rubbed her chin—had she gotten the better deal?

Ye Xiao then climbed out of the window and, taking advantage of the darkness, climbed onto the roof with Shen San in a few steps.

The wind was strong on the rooftop under the cover of night, and the view of Thunder City's dimly lit streets from above was quite unique.

"Speak, why did you deliberately avoid Miss Koi? What do you want to talk to me about?"

Ye Xiao cut to the chase and asked directly.

Shen San deliberately asked Ye Xiao to speak to him alone, which must be because he didn't want others to hear some of his words. Mingya and Nicia probably didn't know each other, so it was probably just to avoid the koi fish.

"Did that merman girl mention her origins to you?"

Shen San squinted and asked in a low voice.

Ye Xiao nodded. "They said they came to find a plant called red begonia."

Upon hearing this, Shen San remained silent for a moment.

Ye Xiao noticed that the other person's expression seemed a little subtle and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

"Simply red crabapple blossoms can also be found on the Dongyang Continent, so I suppose the 'red crabapple' she was referring to is not this one."

Shen San continued, "Did she say who guided her to find this flower?"

"Her father was instructed by a wise man to come to this continent to search."

Ye Xiao replied, "Is there a problem here?"

"The problem is... huge."

Shen San flicked his wrist, and a folding fan unfolded in his hand. "As far as I know, the fish-men of the Eastern Yang Continent were wiped out two years ago."

"……Um?"

Ye Xiao was taken aback, raised his eyebrows, and realized that something was wrong. "I knew she had gone across the ocean, how come she didn't even have a single member of her clan to protect her?"

Strangely, Ye Xiao didn't see any signs of lying from the koi.

Moreover, Jinli didn't give off a bitter and resentful feeling. At least based on her behavior, the connections she mentioned with her clan were indeed real.

But it seems that Shen San has no reason to lie about this kind of thing.

“I know this sounds a bit strange.”

Seeing Ye Xiao's confusion, Shen San explained, "I and the five people you injured earlier are all under the command of Prince Shen, a member of the royal family of the Dongyang Continent. We came here from the Dongyang Continent on the orders of the current emperor to eliminate the root of the curse that is currently wreaking havoc on the dynasty."

"Ten years ago, a strange plague spread across the continent. People infected with this plague would experience uncontrollable shedding of flesh and blood. Within three to seven days, the flesh and blood of the victims would fall off, eventually leaving only skeletons."

"The people of the dynasty investigated and traced the source of the plague back to a demon clan that secretly migrated from the western continent. A hundred years ago, they were captured and killed by the previous dynasty and fled to the outer sea. After accumulating enough power, they found an opportunity to return ten years ago and migrated back to the Dongyang continent to launch a revenge attack, resulting in widespread suffering."

"In order to end this disaster, we fought against it for years, destroyed its lair, and finally only this one escaped the pursuit by some unknown means and fled to the Southern Continent."

Ye Xiao pondered for a moment.

Shen San's version and the koi's version are completely different.

But if this is a lie deliberately fabricated by the other party, then it seems rather absurd.

"How can you prove that they caused the epidemic?"

"The place where the epidemic originated was the area where this fish-man tribe settled after they migrated here."

Shen San said, "Furthermore, when the dynasty's army was clearing out the fish-man tribes, they discovered that they were worshipping some kind of evil god to perform a strange curse ritual. We searched for everything from the offerings and the mediums used in the ritual to the content of the ritual."

"Furthermore, it has been proven that the plague ceased after these merfolk were suppressed. The reason we are pursuing this last merfolk is to ensure that this tragedy that swept through the dynasty will not happen again."

Ye Xiao stared into Shen San's eyes, rubbing his chin, feeling that this didn't quite fit his impression of koi fish.

"Could it be that the migrating fish-men actually contracted some common diseases that were originally only prevalent in the Southern Continent, and the Eastern Continent did not yet have the corresponding treatment methods?"

Shen San shook his head. "Other beast races from the Southern Continent often visit the Eastern Continent, but this has never happened before."

“Mr. Ye, I know you don’t want that merman girl to be the source of the curse, but that’s the truth. If you don’t believe me, I can give you a talisman to verify it. Stick it on her forehead while she’s sleeping, and you’ll see the true form of her soul. That will be direct evidence of her connection to the evil god.”

As he spoke, Shen San reached out and handed a yellow talisman to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao took the talisman and examined it. The obscure and difficult-to-understand characters drawn on it were somewhat similar to the talismans in the Taoist culture of Blue Star.

So, it seems that the people on the Dongyang Continent really do cultivate immortality?

"I can keep it for now, but based on my personal impression, I'm more inclined to believe Miss Koi's side."

Ye Xiao frankly said, "And you keep talking about evil gods. Don't you know that the Church of Redemption in the lower city, and the Dark Shepherds that you may be cooperating with, are actually the real evil gods behind them?"

"The Dark Shepherds do make me uncomfortable, but as far as their faith is concerned, they believe in the true god here, don't they?"

Shen San looked at Ye Xiao in surprise, "I can see the statue of the sea god Undine on the street."

Tsk, I almost forgot, that evil god twisted faith, and now people within its sphere of influence should be considered righteous gods.

Ye Xiao was pondering how to explain to Shen San that this "Undine" wasn't a good person when a question suddenly flashed through her mind.

Hmm, if the evil god behind the Dark Shepherds has distorted their faith, making them regard the deities that should have been evil spirits as "righteous gods," then who is the "evil god" that Shen San mentioned that is related to the Koi Clan?

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Last Night

Ye Xiao asked Shen San about this, but the latter said he did not know the name of the evil god.

This made Ye Xiao wary. Shen San's words obviously couldn't be completely trusted, but this might not be because he intentionally lied or concealed anything, but rather because the other party had also been distorted in his perception by the evil god to some extent.

"I think I understand now. So why did you chase after me and my companions earlier?"

It's clear that this group is looking for Jinli Ye Xiao, but the fact that they attacked him at the Redemption Church and then attacked Mingya at the tavern hasn't been explained yet.

"This wasn't actually our intention,"

Shen San sighed, "The Dark Shepherd instructed the City Lord's Mansion to reach a cooperation agreement with the Prince, and eliminating you was a condition for the cooperation."

"I could tell this was a clear case of using someone else to do the dirty work, and I didn't want to get involved. But unfortunately, the five servants under the prince's command, oh, those five idiots you injured, took the order and went to find you without thinking."

As for the details of the cooperation, according to Shen San, their Prince Shen was originally received by the city lord as a distinguished guest of the Dongyang Continent, but he happened to come into contact with the Dark Shepherd of the mansion and became fascinated with the other party's religion during this period.

Despite being a member of the royal family, this prince was not a very good person. As a result, he did not take his original mission seriously and was only focused on cultivating his faith with the Dark Shepherd.

"So you came to me hoping I could help you get your master out of the city lord's mansion?"

Ye Xiao smiled.

"Yes."

Shen San said helplessly, "Although my mission is to get rid of that fish-woman, now that you've taken her as a partner and want to protect her, there's nothing I can do. As a second choice, I still have to rescue the prince."

"After weighing the two options, I'll be honest with you and I'll give up my mission. I only hope you can help bring the prince out so that we can safely return to the Eastern Yang Continent."

Shen San didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place, the Southern Continent, for even a second longer. Here, evil gods spread plagues, and righteous gods, like evil gods, bewitch people. There are Dark Shepherds, Fish-Men, Orcs, and even a monster swordsman who can take down a Grandmaster with a single kick—it's a complete chaos of demons.

Shen San no longer cares about missions or anything like that; he's just grateful to be able to get the prince away.

After hearing this, Ye Xiao finally understood the situation of Shen San and his group.

Simply put, they originally came from the Eastern Yang Continent to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. They had nothing to do with the evil god who distorted history. However, they were dragged into the mess by the Dark Shepherds and used against them.

However, one key point is that the identity of the other "evil god" associated with the koi fish might be the key to uncovering the whole story.

Ye Xiao is starting to see some progress.

"If I can help rescue your master, will there be any benefits?"

Ye Xiao didn't like doing things for free. Since Prince Shen was not related to him, he should be rewarded for helping him when he helped fight the evil god.

"Um...the favor of the dynasty's royal family?"

Shen San tentatively said, and when he saw Ye Xiao turn to leave, he quickly stretched out his fan to stop him, "Hey, don't rush, sir. The main thing is that you don't seem like someone who is short of money or treasures. I really can't think of anything as a reward for you right now."

"A small gift carries great meaning."

Ye Xiao crossed her arms and said, "When you ask someone for a favor, you should at least be sincere."

"Ugh."

Shen San sighed and fanned himself. At this point, any promises of gold coins or jewelry as a reward would be pointless.

After hesitating for a while, he still took out a yellowed paper book from his clothes. "I am deeply grateful for your kindness. This book is a secret book on talismans that my master taught me. If you need it, please take it."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Xiao's hand, which had left afterimages, had already snatched the book that Shen San had taken out and put it into his arms. "Not bad, not bad, it's a pleasure to cooperate."

Skill books from the Eastern Yang Continent? This is the first time Ye Xiao has ever seen such a thing in his two lives in this world. He decided to just put it away without a second thought.

“A pleasure to work with...”

Shen San looked pained.

Afterwards, Ye Xiao briefly discussed with Shen San the timing of their trip to the City Lord's Mansion. According to the latter, the Dark Shepherd seemed to be preparing something as well, and the two priests who were usually seen every few days had been nowhere to be found recently.

Therefore, the time to infiltrate the city lord's mansion was simply set for the following night. After Shen San finished his preparations, he would come to find Ye Xiao again.

"But sir, before I leave, I must warn you, whether you believe me or not, you must be extremely careful with that merman girl."

Shen San gave Ye Xiao one last instruction before saying goodbye, and Ye Xiao then returned to the second floor of the shop downstairs.

"So, Brother Ye, which street are we going to attack next?"

After Mingya finished applying the perfume, he asked with great interest.

"My great cause of vanquishing evil gods sounds to you like gangsters fighting for territory."

Ye Xiao was speechless.

He then glanced at the koi fish without making a sound, but couldn't detect anything unusual for the time being.

"Everyone, let's rest first. Tomorrow night, we'll head to the City Lord's Mansion under cover of darkness. Perhaps it's time to bring these matters to a close."

……

It's late at night.

The shop lights were off. Since there were no separate rooms on the second floor, just a large hall, everyone found a corner and fell asleep with their heads resting on soft pillows.

Mingya's loud snoring echoed in the quiet room, while the other two girls remained silent at the other end of the room.

Ye Xiao, of course, was not asleep; he opened his eyes in the darkness.

Shen San's words were clearly influenced by the evil god, so Ye Xiao couldn't help but wonder if his words contained some kind of distorted truth.

Even so, Ye Xiao could not easily ignore the rumors about the origin of koi fish.

After struggling with this question for a long time, Ye Xiao considered whether he should talk to Jinli directly and lay out everything about the talismans and the molting evil god.

However, if the koi fish is indeed related to some evil god beyond Ye Xiao's understanding, wouldn't such frankness be tantamount to alerting the enemy and making them wary?

Moreover, as the last bloodline of the fish-men, it is not impossible that the evil god might be residing within the koi carp at this moment.