Calamity Messenger

Chapter 128 - 103: Wolf Fox Subdues Chancellor (Part 2)

After saying that, Yan Qing planned to continue cracking the CAPTCHA. He wasn’t skilled at comforting others; all he could do was articulate what he understood and analyzed. He had said everything he could, and he couldn’t come up with any nice words. If Shang Xinlei continued to be stubborn, there was nothing he could do.

"You speak so righteously, so what’s the solution?" Shang Xinlei asked from behind, "How can I make up for my mistakes?"

Yan Qing casually replied, "All the problems you’ve mentioned can be solved with personal strength. Just become a Foundation Establishment Messenger quickly, wouldn’t that do the trick?"

Shang Xinlei couldn’t help but ridicule, "Do you think Foundation Establishment is an easy thing? Do you know how many Foundation Establishment Messengers there are in the Liang Kingdom? I really shouldn’t have expected you to offer a reliable plan..."

"I don’t know how many Foundation Establishments there are in the Liang Kingdom," Yan Qing glanced at her, "but if you can’t even reach Foundation Establishment...then you don’t even deserve to see my back in the future."

Shang Xinlei wanted to laugh at him loudly, but for some reason, Yan Qing’s demeanor and tone at that moment began to overlap with her memory of Jiang Shi. Although Jiang Shi was much more beautiful, better-looking, and more elegant, they both were so decisive and assertive, and that inner confidence didn’t seem fake; it was just how they were.

Yan Qing once again approached the Glazed Platform, warmed up his hands with a few rounds of CAPTCHA, and then began the tense and exhilarating time of human-machine verification.

After several failures, a voice suddenly came from behind, "Didn’t you notice that if there’s a demon in the picture, then the requirement on the Turquoise Plate is to click on those with ’demons’?"

Yan Qing didn’t turn around and didn’t continue trying. After six rotations of questions, the verification question containing demons came up again. Without looking at the question, he clicked on the picture with the demon as soon as he saw it, finally clicking all the pictures within two seconds. The Glazed Platform made a hissing sound, and the glazed plate in the middle dropped with a crash, allowing Yan Qing to reach in and take the Green Grass Bracelet Token inside.

The Green Grass Bracelet emitted a faint golden light, clearly a Rare Treasure Token, though it was unclear how many turns it had. Yan Qing examined it briefly and then handed the Green Grass Bracelet to Shang Xinlei behind him: "See if it can heal?"

Shang Xinlei took the Green Grass Bracelet and asked, "Jiang Shi can identify tokens by sight, why can’t you do it?"

"Everyone has their strengths," Yan Qing glanced at her, "Can it heal?"

"Yes, the pain has eased a lot."

"Then I won’t lend you the Bingzi Pepper Forest; you hurry and heal your injuries."

Shang Xinlei was a bit surprised, "You dare to lend me the Bingzi Pepper Forest?"

"Otherwise, will you want me to carry you up there later?" Yan Qing retorted, "If you don’t want to take anything from the Secret Vault, you can help me find the pattern of the Turquoise Plate."

"No, I also have my own long-standing goal," Shang Xinlei scrutinized the items in the Glazed Platform, "Becoming a Foundation Establishment Messenger is not guaranteed, but becoming a Third-Turn Messenger is just around the corner. A Third-Turn Messenger with a complete set of tokens is more than enough to become the pillar of the Shang Family and have the qualification to present my demands to my father."

Yan Qing’s lips curled up, letting out a light hum.

But suddenly Shang Xinlei’s tone became worried: "However, after I express my intention, my father might put me under house arrest in anger...Yellow Dog, you will help me, right?"

"How can I help you?" Yan Qing looked at her with a gaze that seemed to say ’you’re an idiot’, "You’re about to become a Third-Turn Messenger and live in a main city like Jiangnan City. How can Shang Xuanwen put you under house arrest? Lock you in a dungeon? Even in the dungeon, you could just teleport to the Thief’s House."

"I wouldn’t live in the Thief’s House, it’s like a dog kennel," Shang Xinlei shook her head vigorously, "Besides, no one to serve me in the Thief’s House, I am the Fourth Miss of the Shang Family, everything including food, clothing, shelter, and transportation is taken care of by servants. If my father doesn’t allow the servants to accompany me, I certainly can’t leave home!"

Clearly, it’s your lack of self-sufficiency and pickiness, yet you sound quite proud while saying it.

"Actually, house arrest isn’t that bad. I could visit you at the Thief’s House, but I’m already of marriageable age, what if my father marries me off?" Shang Xinlei was quite troubled.

"What’s this about visiting me at the Thief’s House? I’m in no position to entertain you," Yan Qing complained, "As for getting married off...you could just elope. Unless a Foundation Establishment Messenger personally chases you, do you think you couldn’t escape?"

"I said I can’t forsake the Shang Family’s luxuries," Shang Xinlei didn’t feel the least bit embarrassed about having ’the best of both worlds’ and seriously said to Yan Qing, "It’s Yellow Dog who suggested I rebel against my father, so you have to help me."

"I won’t snatch a bride," Yan Qing refused immediately.

"I wouldn’t go with you anyway; you look so poor," Shang Xinlei glanced at him, "I need you to crash the axle of the wedding carriage on my wedding day, and remember to expose your Legendary Token. This way, everyone will know I’m so beautiful that a powerful Demonic Messenger admires me, not only making me the victim but also making sure no one dares to marry me. It’s a flawless plan!"

Yan Qing summarized, "So, what you want is for me to wreak havoc in Jiangnan City as a Demonic Messenger, expose the Legendary Token, and bear the hatred and bounty of everyone just so you can continue to enjoy the lavish lifestyle in the Shang Family?"

Shang Xinlei thought for a moment and nodded like a pecking chick.

Yan Qing was amazed: "Jiang Shi never said you were such a shameless woman."

"Jiang Shi is a good girl; of course, I’d interact with her using the good girl’s side, I don’t have to be so polite with you." Shang Xinlei folded her arms, tilted her head, and said, "If it were Jiang Shi, she’d definitely help me."