Chapter 141: The Next Step

“But the poison attacking the heart, isn’t that very fatal?” Constantine asked nervously.

“It is for ordinary people. But although this Pretty Boy looks like a sissy, his own strength is not bad. Especially the Battle Qi in his body, which is thick, long, and carries the breath of nature. It is most suitable for prolonged battles. Although the Pretty Boy is not as power ful as Tianfeng Fourteen Lang, he can still protect his heart vessels!” Old Xie shrugged and said.

“Don’t make it difficult for him!” Arthas then smiled bitterly: “I know my own injury!”

“But, but can’t you help him reduce a little pain?” Constantine still asked Old Xie unwillingly.

“Hehe, that’s no problem!” Old Xie suddenly said with a sinister smile.

Arthas immediately felt something was wrong and hurriedly said: “No need! I can do it!”

However, Constantine didn’t understand the situation and quickly said: “Little Stephen, since there is a way, use it quickly!”

“Okay, since it’s your request, then let’s help him!” Old Xie finished speaking, then smiled at Arthas: “Are you ready?”

“What do you want to do?” Arthas immediately asked nervously, “I don’t need your help!”

“Sorry, what you say doesn’t count. I only listen to Constantine!” Old Xie said with a sinister smile: “Now, just quietly go to sleep for me!” After saying that, Old Xie suddenly waved his hand. With a slap, he delivered a hand knife to Arthas’s neck. Thus, the poor Elf Prince fainted directly.

“What are you doing?” Seeing this, Constantine was immediately shocked. She pushed Old Xie away fiercely and was about to wake Arthas up.

Old Xie quickly held her back and said, “Don’t wake him up. When he is in a coma, his internal activities will greatly decrease, and the speed at which the witch poison absorbs his energy will slow down, which is beneficial for sustaining his life!”

“Ah!” Constantine stopped immediately after hearing this, but she still complained, “Couldn’t you just let him sleep? Why did you have to be so violent?”

“Hehe, don’t you think the opportunity to beat up the Elf King is rare?” Old Xie said with a wicked smile. “If I don’t bully him now, there will be no chance in the future!”

“You are really something!” Constantine was almost angered to death by him.

“Alright, alright, it is getting late, let’s eat our fill and rest!” Old Xie looked at Constantine’s pale face and could not help but say with pity.

Constantine immediately felt a wave of warmth, then nodded and said, “Okay!”

“Here you go!” Old Xie then handed over the meat he had just roasted. Constantine took it gently, looking at Old Xie while eating elegantly. The two exchanged glances, appearing very affectionate.

The people on the side naturally knew about their affairs. Although they did not want Constantine to fall into Old Xie’s clutches, due to their status, no one dared to disturb them.

After Constantine had eaten her fill, she simply slept in Old Xie’s arms for the night. When she relaxed her body and leaned fully against Old Xie, it meant that after experiencing this accident, Constantine had finally officially accepted Old Xie, a man who dared to rush thousands of miles to help her, and even did not hesitate to fight against a Saint Domain Expert.

Old Xie was not stupid either, so he naturally knew Constantine’s intentions, and was quite satisfied with this gain. He thought to himself, although there were many twists and turns, no matter what, it was finally a successful conclusion! Hehe!

…

The next day, the Elves got up early; they were anxious to send Arthas back. If the Wyverns had not been too tired yesterday, they would not have waited even for this one night.

Originally, Old Xie did not want to get up so early because Constantine was still sleeping. However, their commotion still woke Constantine up. Helplessly, Old Xie had to accompany her to see the Elves off.

Arthas had also woken up. After a night of deep sleep, his spirit had improved a little. However, he was clearly still dissatisfied with Old Xie’s blow yesterday, so he came up and glared fiercely at Old Xie, then said viciously, “You wait, damn Barbarian, one day, I will knock you out too!”

“Scorn, you don’t have that chance, Pretty Boy!” Old Xie said disdainfully.

“Alright, can you two stop arguing?” Constantine could not help but say with a bitter smile.

“Hmph!” Arthas snorted, then said to Old Xie, “Barbarian, Constantine is my favorite Younger Sister. You are sending her back this time, be very careful. If anything goes wrong, I won’t let you off!”

Old Xie did not argue with Arthas this time, but instead guaranteed seriously, “Don’t worry, even if something happens to me, I won’t let anything happen to her!”

“Okay, I believe you!” Arthas nodded, then said, “Then see you later! I owe you one, and I will definitely pay you back double in the future!”

After saying that, without waiting for Old Xie’s answer, he climbed onto a Wyvern with the support of everyone, and an Elf Warrior was specifically responsible for taking care of him.

The Elf Sword Saint on the other side was also helped onto another Wyvern. Then, a group of Elves bowed deeply to Old Xie to express their thanks. Finally, they rode four Wyverns and flew towards the Elf Empire.

Although there were only four Elves, Old Xie gave them four Wyvern Kings. Because they needed to take care of the sick, they could only have two people ride one Wyvern, and the extra two could be used to switch riding, thereby greatly reducing rest time and striving to fly back to the Elf Empire as soon as possible. Anyway, Old Xie’s side was also full of wounded, and the total number of people added up to about a dozen, so two Wyverns were not enough for transport, so he simply gave them to the Elves.

After sending them off, Old Xie felt sorry for Constantine and said directly, “How about you continue to rest? Anyway, we are not in a hurry to go back.”

“No!” Constantine shook her head and said, “The Black Dragon Society won’t give up. I’m afraid we are already under their surveillance now, so it’s better to leave early!”

“Leave?” Old Xie frowned and said, “Where to? Go directly back to the Griffin Kingdom? Or go to the City of Chaos first to join your stay-behind subordinates?”

“I don’t know either!” Constantine could not help but smile bitterly, “It’s at least 500 li from here to the border of the Griffin Kingdom, and the mountain road is rugged. If we walk, it will take at least ten days! But if we go back to the City of Chaos, isn’t that like walking into a trap? Maybe the Black Dragon Society people are waiting for us inside!”

“But if we don’t join the main force.” Old Xie smiled bitterly, “We might be ambushed by the main force of the Black Dragon Society on the way, and then, even if I protect you, I might not be able to escape!”

“Then what should we do?” Constantine lost her mind as soon as she left.

“Hmm!” Old Xie thought for a while, then asked, “How many men do you have in the City of Chaos?”

“There are still more than 300!” Constantine said.

“Still that many?” Old Xie was immediately surprised.

“There’s no way, the City of Chaos is too chaotic. Without guards, business there simply can’t be done!” Constantine smiled bitterly, “Otherwise, who would be willing to keep so many guards for nothing? Their expenses alone account for more than half of the total expenditure every year. It can be said that doing business in the City of Chaos, the cost is mainly spent on this.”

“Is that so!” Old Xie suddenly said, “Then does our Stephen Family also have business here?”

“Yes, but your family’s business is very small, only a medium-sized shop with less than a hundred guards, and the strength is not strong!” Constantine said, “Otherwise, this Mr. Diles wouldn’t have handed over the important goods to me for transport!”

“That adds up to only 400 people!” Old Xie shook his head and said, “These people are obviously not enough!” 500 elites were all killed, so 400 second-rate goods responsible for stay-behind naturally could not provide any safety guarantee.

At this time, Diles moved, seemingly wanting to speak, but due to his status and unfamiliarity with Old Xie, he was still hesitating.

Seeing this, Old Xie immediately said to him, “Diles, if you have something to say, just say it. Don’t be afraid. Even if it’s wrong, I won’t punish you. Here with me, there are not so many rules!”

“Yes!” Encouraged by Diles, his eyes immediately lit up and he said, “Young Master, if you want manpower, in fact, we can completely go hire those Mercenaries. You know, the City of Chaos is too chaotic, so people who come here to do business often hire Mercenaries to protect themselves. With so many Merchants as customers, over time, a large number of Mercenaries appeared here. Some of the most famous groups on the Continent have set up branches here. As long as you can afford the money, you won’t be afraid of not finding good Mercenaries!”

“Yes, how could I forget them!” Constantine immediately said in surprise, but soon she had concerns, “However, I used to only cooperate with a few fixed groups, but they are all dead now. The other Mercenary Groups don’t seem to have a good reputation and often do things that harm their employers. Some are simply like Pirates. If we hire them, I’m afraid it’s not safe. Maybe those money-grubbing guys will sell us directly to the Black Dragon Society. After all, in the City of Chaos, the power of the Black Dragon Society is much greater than ours. If they offend the Black Dragon Society, they won’t be able to continue here in the future.”