This MC is so original

Lu Xiu couldn't wait to complete all three system tasks.

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Inside the Mond Hotel, when the lady was sorting out various documents, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.

Before she could lose her temper, the person who pushed the door walked quickly to her. When she looked up, it was Tartaglia who was breathing heavily.

The lady who was about to get angry suddenly smiled.

"You're back so soon? It seems the mission went smoothly. Where's the Sky Harp?"

Tartaglia shook his head. "The mission failed. Lu Xiu is looking for me. I have to run away quickly. He might reveal my secrets. If anyone from the Knights of Favonius comes looking for me, please help me deal with them. I can't show up again during this period."

"What do you mean?" The lady frowned unhappily. "Are you saying that not only did you not get the Sky Harp, but you also got yourself into a lot of trouble?"

Tartaglia smiled bitterly. If possible, he didn't want to cause trouble, but who would have thought that Lu Xiu would also go to Mondstadt Cathedral and even see through his disguise at a glance.

"I'm very sorry that the mission failed. I don't expect you to send more people to help me find the underground ruins. I just hope you can be more careful with Lu Xiu next time. He's outrageous, in every sense of the word."

"Heh, you're scared like this by just one person, Tartaglia. I overestimated you before."

Tartaglia was slightly angry, but couldn't refute anything.

Seeing that Tartaglia remained silent, the lady felt even more disdainful.

"Tell me everything you know about Lu Xiu. Since you are so afraid of him, let me kill the man who dared to interfere with my plan!"

Chapter 4: MC's Friendship Trap (K)

"Since you are so confident, I'll leave it to you."

Tartaglia sneered with some disdain. He didn't think that the lady could get rid of Lu Xiu. He picked up a piece of paper and wrote down all the information he knew about Lu Xiu. Then he slapped the paper in front of the lady and turned and left.

The lady picked up the paper, looked at it for a few seconds, then called over a few Fatui and handed the paper to them.

"Go, take out this guy named Lu Xiu. I think, with your abilities, you can quickly find his location, right?"

"Yes, my lord."

The Fatui simply glanced at the contents on the paper and nodded in agreement. They also felt that the people they were going to kill this time were just ordinary people like usual.

The most powerful one is the holder of the Eye of God. They have killed one or two holders of the Eye of God. They are just a little more difficult to deal with.

After giving her instructions to her subordinates, the lady started to worry again.

Without the Sky Harp, it would be difficult to lure out Barbatos.

Barbatos had not appeared in Mondli for hundreds of years. If Her Majesty the Queen had not been absolutely certain that Barbatos was still alive, she would probably have thought that Barbatos was dead.

"Executor of the Fatui, are you troubled by Barbatos?"

The sudden sound made the lady feel a chill down her spine.

She suddenly stood up from the chair, turned around, and raised her hand to hit out an ice spike.

The dark shadow behind her floated past quietly, dodging the lady's ice spike attack.

"Calm down human, I'm here to cooperate."

The lady squinted her eyes and looked at the guy in front of her, and after a moment she sneered with disdain.

"The Fatui will not cooperate with the scum of the Abyss Cult."

Anger suddenly flashed in the Abyss Singer's eyes, but quickly subsided.

"Oh, what if I say I can help you lure Barbatos out?"

The lady narrowed her eyes immediately and looked up and down at the Singer of the Abyss carefully. She had heard of the name of the Abyss Cult a long time ago, and the Fatui had also fought against them several times.

The two sides cannot be considered allies, but the other side came to seek cooperation, and it is obvious that they are plotting something.

But none of this matters.

"What's the price?"

The lady didn't think the Abyss Cult would come to help out of kindness, as there was always a motive for everything.

"Haha, the price is simple, and this price is also your original goal. I just need you to deal with Barbatos."

"Why?" The lady was a little confused. How could such a good thing happen that fell from the sky?

The Singer of the Abyss just smiled and said nothing.

They certainly didn't mean to help the lady, their target was always Tevarin.

But Tevarin had been taken away by Barbatos before. They finally found Tevarin's location, but Barbatos had been guarding Tevarin, leaving them no chance to attack.

It just so happened that they had accidentally learned that the Fatui were active in various human countries with the intention of gaining the Heart of God.

This is a good opportunity for the Fatui to hold Barbatos back.

According to the Abyss Singer's prediction, things could develop in any of the following ways.

1. The Fatui failed to hold Barbatos back, but at least they were able to divert Barbatos' attention away from Tevarin.

2. The Fatui successfully delayed Barbatos, so they had more time to transform Tevarin.

However, the Abyss Singer would never say these words to a lady.

"Well, Fatui's executive officer, do you want to cooperate?"

The lady pinched her chin and thought for a moment, then a bright smile suddenly appeared on her originally cold face.

"I agree to this."

She was worried that there would be no one to take the blame afterwards!

After all, after Liyue's plan failed, Mondstadt officials have begun to suspect that they are going to make some big moves in Mondstadt as well.

But now with the addition of the Abyss Cult, perhaps everything that happens next can be blamed on the Abyss Cult.

I think given the anti-human nature of the Abyss Cult, they wouldn't mind taking another scapegoat.

"Haha, wise decision."

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On the other side, the Fatui who were previously sent out by the lady found the villa where Lu Xiu lived after a careful investigation.

"What a crude building." A Fatui crouched fifty meters away from the villa, looking at the crudely designed building with a disdainful expression beneath his black scarf. "It looks like the man we're going to kill tonight is a fallen noble. Brothers, it's time to get to work."

The Fatui waved to several of their companions who were also dressed in black behind them, and they tiptoed towards the villa.

When they arrived at the villa, they found that although the villa occupied a large area, it had no defensive measures and there was not even a wall around it.

There wasn't even a security guard on duty in front of the gate. There were even two torches next to the gate leading to the villa, as if they were afraid that the intruders would not be able to find the entrance.

Seeing the torches stuck in the door frame, the Fatui were even more disdainful.

"What era is this? Are you still using torches for lighting? Looks like we won't be able to make any money tonight."

Although the gate was brightly lit, the Fatui did not go directly through the gate.

Even a fool knows that assassination missions must be done quietly. Is going straight through the main door an assassination? That's called unparalleled!

The leading Fatui first led the others around the villa to the side, only to find that there was not even a window on the side of the villa.

Fortunately, there is an open-air balcony on the second floor. Looking up from the bottom, you can even see that the open-air balcony doesn’t even have a door. It is just open and connected to the bedroom.

More importantly, there is a tree several meters high not far below the balcony!

The Fools estimated the height of the tree and after climbing up, they could reach the mast of the balcony by just standing on tiptoe.

The leader of the group of fools couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Isn't the mission the Executor gave me this time too easy? Even the most clueless person would know to lock the doors and windows when sleeping at night, but this person didn't even lock the balcony or cut down the tree below. This is simply a waste of time!"

He turned to one of his subordinates, raised his chin, and said, "You, climb up directly and observe the enemy first, and confirm the situation inside."

"Yes, Captain."

One of the Fatui walked forward and cautiously approached the tree. Just as he was about to step on the trunk to grab the support and climb up, he suddenly lost consciousness completely.

From the perspective of others, as soon as he walked to the tree, the tree suddenly exploded.

The violent explosion even blew up the soil and hit them hard in the faces.

Several fools were caught off guard and were knocked to the ground by the mud.

The Fatui who was assigned to climb the tree was blown to pieces, with his upper body blown directly in front of the leader.

Despite suffering such a strong explosion, he did not die immediately. Instead, he grabbed the leader's ankle with his only remaining right arm with a look of pain on his face.

"Captain... my butt hurts..."

The leader of the Fatui saw his companion, whom he had been with for so long, in such a miserable state. He felt so distressed that he held back his tears, squatted down, and tried to comfort him.

"Be good, it doesn't hurt. Your butt is on the tree. Just take a good rest. Leave the rest to us. We will definitely avenge you."

The Fatui turned his head with difficulty and took a look at his lower body on the tree at the edge. His pupils gradually dilated and he finally lost his voice.

The leader of the Fatui raised his hands to close his eyes with tears in his eyes, staring at the villa in front of him with gritted teeth.

He swore that he would kill the owner of this house today!

But the rest of the Fatui nervously warned, "Captain, the explosion is too loud! We have to retreat! Unless the owner of this villa is deaf, they will definitely wake up!"

"Humph, why panic?! It would be fine if they woke up. Once they come out of the house to check what's going on outside, it would be easier for us to take action!"

The Fatui led by them still refused to retreat, not only because this was a mission personally issued by the executive officer, but also because they would definitely be punished if they did not complete it.

More importantly, one of his brothers has been sacrificed! He must avenge him!

Although he was angry, he did not lose his mind.

Judging from the exploding tree just now, the other party is not the kind of person who is defenseless. On the contrary, the target this time is most likely a certain Lao Liu.

Who knows what more outrageous traps may be hidden in this villa!

Now if the explosion could alert the other party to come out and check the situation, it would be more beneficial to them!

If the owner of the villa comes out to check, he will definitely avoid the trap they set. At that time, they only need to secretly observe the other party in the dark, and then take action to eliminate the other party who leaves the protection of the trap!

"Everyone, hide with me now, and don't let the other party find you!"

The team leader turned his head and looked around, and saw that there were still a lot of grass and pillars around where they could hide.

He immediately took the remaining people and hid separately.

One of the Fatui chose to hide in the bushes. He bent down and just as he got into the bushes, he suddenly heard a clicking sound under his feet.

He was not unfamiliar with this sound, and he immediately realized that it was the sound of some mechanism being activated.

But before he could dodge, the ground beneath his feet suddenly disappeared and he fell straight down.

But soon, he stopped falling. When he opened his eyes in horror and looked down, he found that he was stuck in a spider web. His body was sinking slowly, and below the spider web was boiling, bubbling magma!

The terrified Fatui wanted to call out to his teammates for help, but when he looked up, the mud that had suddenly disappeared reappeared and filled the big hole where he fell.

"No no no! Help!!!"

On the ground, the team leader hiding behind a stone pillar frowned. He seemed to have vaguely heard a cry for help just now?

But after turning his head to look a few times, he didn't find anything unusual, so he withdrew his gaze and continued to focus on the movements of the villa owner.

Inside the villa, Lu Xiu and his group were observing the situation outside through the water mirror condensed by Mona.

Keqing saw a group of men in black in the water mirror and couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't we go out and arrest them? Judging by the weapons they're carrying, they're more than just thieves."

"No!"

Lu Xiu quickly stopped Keqing who wanted to go out to deal with these Fatui.

"I haven't used these traps in a long time. The last time I used them was on my friends. Unfortunately, after using them once, I lost a few friends."

Mona looked at the big hole that had just appeared due to the explosion. Some human body fragments could even be seen in the hole. She couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. She pointed at the big hole in the picture and asked Lu Xiu with an unbelievable look on her face.

"Are you sure you were talking about friends? You use this kind of trap on your friends?"