The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"Don't touch me!" Greta immediately changed her mind, grabbed Ye Xiao's hand and bit it.

"Wow, your face changes like flipping through a book!" Ye Xiao's scalp tingled.

"I get it! Do you think I'm no threat, you arrogant woman?!" Gladys then retorted angrily.

Ye Xiao and Ella both had countless question marks appearing above their heads at the same time.

"Something's not right. I feel like you've gone a bit mad, Maid." Ye Xiao's lips twitched.

"I'm so angry!!!" Greta seemed to have an unnamed anger, but because she had nowhere to vent it, it eventually turned into inexplicable depression, and her little face fell.

Sensing the pink-haired girl's rich emotional changes, Ye Xiaohan fearlessly reached out and ruffled the little maid's hair again—because he found that this seemed to calm her down a bit, after all, judging from the previous attempts, it had indeed had such an effect.

"Don't worry, believe me, the relationship between me and the Holy Maiden is not what you think."

"Don't treat me like a child!" Greta pinched Ye Xiao's waist again, but this time she didn't swat away Ye Xiao's arm that was ruffling her hair.

"Ouch!" Ye Xiao cried out in pain, then asked, "But why are you so agitated, Maid?"

"Of course it's because!..." Greta started to say, but then seemed to forget what to say, "...It's none of your business!"

"Okay, okay, it's my problem, it's my problem." Ye Xiao shrugged.

He had actually wondered if this little guy might like him or something, but it seemed unlikely—this was a demon god born with hell and sin, a high-level individual with a lifespan of tens of millions of years. Ye Xiao considered himself handsome, but he wasn't exactly the most handsome guy in the universe. What did he have that made this guy take a liking to him?

More importantly, he doesn't seem to have done anything to make this little guy like him, right? The Colosseum, Hope Town, the Imperial City Settlement... Most of the time, this guy is just his little tagalong who jokes around with him. What kind of emotional foundation could there be?

Logically speaking, Ye Xiao still believed that Gretia simply had a strong possessive desire for the "soul" she had her eye on. After all, she was a "greedy" demon god, and it would naturally get angry when she saw that others were also interested in the soul.

Fortunately, this greedy witch's way of getting angry in this regard is rather... cute?

"No sincerity at all!" Greta expressed her dissatisfaction with Ye Xiao's statement while thinking. "But I forgive you, otherwise I'd seem less magnanimous than this guy!"

"This guy" probably refers to Ella.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Maid," Ye Xiao said sincerely.

Perhaps due to Greta's little commotion, guild players gradually got up in the corridor.

When everyone came out and saw the Holy Maiden, Ye Xiao, and the maid, they didn't think too much about it and simply greeted them.

Only Li Cheng, whose face was marked by the pillow, came out and saw Ella and Ye Xiao. He then looked at Greta's complicated expression, which was a mixture of anger, frustration, and grievance. He quietly came over and pulled Ye Xiao aside, winking at her.

"My car overturned, need help, bro?"

"Get lost, look at how happy you are." Ye Xiao punched Li Cheng on the shoulder without any mercy.

Li Cheng let out a ghostly scream. He didn't know why his mage friend's fists hurt so much when they hit his warrior's body.

"Come on, Miss, it's time for a strategy meeting." Ye Xiao went back and patted the little maid, then dragged the cat-like girl away from the corridor entrance to prevent her from interfering with other people's passage.

As for Ye Xiao and Ella, they naturally didn't need any communication. They didn't even need to exchange glances before they tacitly walked together down the corridor to the lobby.

The group was on the second floor of the Tide Merchant Guild building, a row of houses that were different from the luxurious mansions of the Grey Wolf Mercenary Group's base. However, with the financial backing of the Duke of Heville's mansion, its decoration was magnificent.

The first floor is a huge jewelry and prop shop facing the main road. The shop is located in the middle of a "Y"-shaped intersection. Even before the shop opens in the morning, the street in front of the shop is already bustling with people.

Some members of the Tide Merchant Guild were already dressed formally and waiting in the lobby on the second floor. When they saw Saintess Ella open the door and enter, regardless of age or gender, they all immediately bowed respectfully and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Miss!"

As members of the Duke's household, they naturally preferred to address Ella as their young lady rather than a saint.

The Seven Stars Society members who followed Ella in single file also felt quite proud.

"No need for formalities, everyone." Ella waved her hand. "Although the Septian Society met Mr. Dolock when we first arrived last night, most of the Chamber of Commerce members here probably haven't formally met you all yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Cheng and the others exchanged greetings with the members of the Tide Chamber of Commerce.

"To make a long story short, I came to Storm Harbor to investigate the disappearance of the Ocean Sanctuary's delegation with the Septian Society. However, after my visit to the Ocean Sanctuary and the series of events that happened last night, I realize that the risks and hidden difficulties may be greater than expected. Therefore, I am seeking help from the Chamber of Commerce."

"It is our honor to serve you, Miss."

"The Seven Luminaries Society is ready to serve you at any time, Your Majesty!"

Ella first briefly shared the information she had learned at the Ocean Sanctuary with everyone. In addition to the two Ella brought, there was also a small team of Templar Knights currently stationed there. Later, under Ella's leadership, they would be mobilized together with the Septian Society to participate in the investigation of the disappearance of the delegation from Horn Village, as well as the search for several suspicious ruins in the vicinity.

Ye Xiao will investigate the Ocean Sanctuary and the Maltz family in the North District on his own, based on the intelligence provided by the Tide Merchant Guild.

Greta originally wanted to go with Ye Xiao, but fearing that the strange "fake saintess" would attack again, she had no choice but to follow the main group at Ye Xiao's request.

Although Ella now possesses the power of the three gods and is very powerful, she feels that she is still somewhat inferior to the original sin demon god. Therefore, just in case, it is safest to have Greta accompany the main group as well.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Stubborn Friend

After the meeting, Ella had arranged everyone's work in an orderly manner, and even the members of the Tide Merchant Guild who had only heard rumors about their young lady before were now somewhat surprised.

Li Cheng was even more surprised; Ella's understanding of the roles of each member of the Seven Stars Society seemed to be even deeper than he had imagined.

In addition, with the financial resources and reserves of the Tide Merchant Guild, Ella also upgraded the equipment and items of the Seven Stars players.

Space rings, alchemy potions, higher-level equipment... Apart from Freya and Greta, the entire guild only has about a dozen people. Upgrading them all would only cost about ten thousand gold coins, which was not surprising to Mr. Dolock, the manager of the merchant guild, for the spendthrift young lady.

However, Ella still felt a little guilty, since this was her family's business after all, and she might have to think of ways to save money for herself in the future.

With this psychological excuse, she felt less guilty after borrowing another 30,000 gold coins from her own chamber of commerce on behalf of Ye Xiao.

After arranging matters for the Seven Stars Guild and the Tide Merchant Guild, there was still one person in the merchant guild's mansion who was more troublesome to deal with—that was Haoming, the only survivor of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group, who had been rescued by Ye Xiao.

In the Chamber of Commerce's treatment room, Ye Xiaoli and Li Cheng frankly recounted the whole story of last night's events to this older man, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

Haoming simply gripped Ye Xiao's arms, his sorrowful eyes darting back and forth between Ye Xiao and Li Cheng. "Brother Ye, Brother Li, you need to wake up! That Holy Maiden has already killed so many of my brothers right before my eyes, how can you still believe her words?!"

What could Ye Xiao do? Ye Xiao was also helpless.

After what happened last night, Haoming's negative impression of Ella has become completely ingrained, and he now regards him and Li Cheng as believers who have been brainwashed by Ella.

As for statements like "That's not the same person at all," "The real saintess didn't kill those gray wolf mercenaries," "Look, you're still alive, doesn't that prove the saintess really had no intention of killing?" and so on, these words were completely ignored.

In Haoming's eyes, Ye Xiao and Li Cheng were only "victims of evil gods" and fell into depravity. The idea that "the two saintesses are not the same person" was just a obviously clumsy lie. He didn't die simply because the evil god wanted to corrupt him.

Furthermore, many of the messages Ye Xiao left before his transmigration have been confirmed by Hao Ming's own experience, so Hao Ming naturally kept the most crucial piece of advice in mind.

Furthermore, Haoming went mad after being corrupted along with the Gray Wolf mercenaries, and missed the scene of the real Ella's appearance. All he could think about was the horrific scene of the fake Ella slaughtering the mercenaries. Ye Xiao understood that if he were in Haoming's shoes, he would probably feel the same way.

But now, hearing my good brother's tearful cries and pleas for dissuasion, this situation is truly chilling.

If he is released, the secret dealings of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group and the Malz family will be exposed. If someone is sent to silence the only survivor of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Group, Ye Xiao's mentality will definitely collapse.

If we don't let him out, he'll see us and Li Cheng as fanatical lunatics brainwashed by the evil god, and there's no way to persuade him.

Left with no other choice, they could only temporarily ask their partners in the Chamber of Commerce to keep Haoming under house arrest. Once the danger was over, they would let him go wherever he wanted.

After Ye Xiao and Li Cheng declared Hao Ming's talk therapy a failure, they left the mercenaries from the Chamber of Commerce outside to keep watch and left the treatment room.

"But I'm a little curious, why weren't you so resistant to Ella back then?" Ye Xiao asked Li Cheng with some confusion in the corridor, "I remember sending you this message too?"

"Hmph, the moment I saw the Holy Maiden, I knew that an angel like her couldn't possibly be a bad person," Li Cheng replied with great pride.

"...I shouldn't have asked you my question." Ye Xiao was speechless, only able to say that sometimes being shallow-minded isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"Speaking of which, how did you find out about all that information you sent before, including what weapons and early-game strategies?" Li Cheng suddenly realized something and asked back.

"Oh, I saw it mentioned by others on the forum."

"What forum is so amazing?"

"Blockchain Forum"

"I see." Li Cheng said thoughtfully.

Looking at this guy's serious demeanor, Ye Xiao thought he was probably like a student who seemed to be reading a book carefully, but when called on to answer a question, he didn't know anything.

……

After noon, Ella led the players of the Septian Society out of the city to the Ocean Sanctuary to inform them of the location of Horn Village.

It was a two- to three-hour horseback ride from Storm Harbor, so Ye Xiao, who was investigating the city alone, naturally arrived at his destination—Cliff City—even faster.

As mentioned earlier, the Liancheng Bridge has two levels. The upper level is a traffic area for horse-drawn carriages, while the lower level is a market area where merchants from the north and south cities gather. The upper level of the bridge connects to the top of a flat cliff on the northern coast, while the lower level leads to a mountain city carved into the inner side of the cliff. This place is known as the "City in the Cliff".

Although it is located in the mountains and cannot see the sunlight, the pyroxene scattered on the cave ceiling emits a faint light, forming a sky like a starry sky. The huge pyroxene vein, like a solid waterfall, hangs on the rock wall of the city. From a distance, it looks like a monstrous wave about to engulf the small city, but it is frozen into a white ice sculpture just before it is about to pour down.

These pyroxenes formed the source of light for the city, and rows of flat-roofed brick houses were densely packed in the limited cave space, forming a spectacular but cramped architectural complex.

Ye Xiao walked along the narrow, dimly lit street, draped in a cloak. Along the way were simply dressed pedestrians or scantily clad dancers. Occasionally, there were some mentally unstable homeless people leaning against the wall, squeezing their water pipes and blowing murky air into the air.

Despite the spectacular appearance of the city and the magnificent scenery of the Pyroxene Falls, why would wealthy people choose to live in a dark, sunless cave?

The main residents of this cliffside city are the laborers who need to commute to the southern city every day but cannot afford to live in the city near the bridge on the cliff.

Therefore, this is the poorest and most chaotic place in the entire Storm Harbor.

The glamorous harbor ultimately concealed its filth and grime within the interior of this mountain.

The Tide Merchant Guild also has an informant here who is specifically responsible for collecting intelligence on the underground of Storm Harbor. However, the informant is not considered a member of the guild and has only a cooperative relationship with the guild.

Unfortunately, the relationship with the Assassin Guild, the One-Finger, has become rather unfriendly. Otherwise, since the One-Finger's Stormport branch is also hidden here, Ye Xiao could have visited them along the way.

As he pondered, Ye Xiao stopped in front of a deserted shop with few customers. The tattered wooden signboard had the words "Magic General Store" crookedly carved on it.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Magical General Store

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by the smell of cheap aromatherapy.

The old door panel that was pushed open caused the hanging bell to ring softly.

The lighting was dim, and several rows of wooden shelves held birdcages, small wooden buckets with holes, and other similar items. If it weren't for the price tags, Ye Xiaozhen would have thought they were just random odds and ends.

Behind several rows of shelves, a man roughly the same age as Ye Xiao lay on a rickety wooden chair with his legs propped up on a roughly made table. He was looking at the yellowed books and his body was swaying back and forth rhythmically, making the chair make a soft "clattering" sound.

Ye Xiao walked right up to the man, who then seemed to notice that a customer had entered the store. He glanced at Ye Xiao and then shouted into the back room, "Liannie!"

After shouting, the man continued to look down at the newspaper.

A little girl named Lennie, wearing a navy blue linen dress, hurried out of the inner room. Upon seeing Ye Xiao, she bowed slightly and said, "Welcome, sir!"

The little girl only reached Ye Xiao's waist and looked to be at most eight or nine years old.

"Hey buddy, you're having your sister entertain customers while you're here reading?" Ye Xiao asked, hands in his pockets, somewhat puzzled.

“Anyway, you’re not buying anything,” the man said, his eyes fixed on the book without looking up. “You’ll just take a look and leave, so what’s the big deal?”

How do you know I won't buy it?

"So what are you buying?"

"I'm not buying anything."

"Tsk." The man turned a page.

Ye Xiao shrugged, glanced casually at the items on the shelf, and then picked up the small wooden bucket that was full of holes.

“Don’t blame your brother,” the little girl, Leni, said timidly from the side. “He did all of this.”

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly. There were several miniature daggers in the bucket. He took out the daggers and poked them on the back of his hand. He found that if he pressed the button hidden behind the handle, the "blade" would retract into the handle.

"Magic props?"

He roughly understood why the shop was so deserted; what kind of extraordinary person would research magic props in a world with magic?

"It's magic... magic!" The little girl took the bucket and small dagger from Ye Xiao's hand, put the bucket on the shelf, and then put her left hand inside. "Look."

As she spoke, she took a small dagger in her right hand and stabbed it through the hole in the wooden barrel. "My hand is inside, but the knife will go right through... Ah!"

Ye Xiao watched speechlessly as the silly little girl forgot to press the button on the back of the dagger, and tried to shove the dagger into her little hand that was stuck in the wooden bucket, but she couldn't get it in no matter what she did.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Ye Xiao reached out and pressed the button for her.

"...It will pass through my hand!" The little girl was delighted, but her brother, who had been peeking at them, let out a long sigh.

"Sir, so what brings you here?" The older brother, who had been sitting in a chair reading a book, finally stood up and walked towards Ye Xiao. "This isn't a place for idle people."

"Don't even mention idlers, you probably wouldn't even attract thieves to this place."

"Wow, thank you. I really don't like thieves."

Do you know Giovanni?

The man visibly paused for a moment, then his expression turned cold. "I don't know him."

"Is it just the two of you in this shop?" Ye Xiao looked around and it certainly didn't seem like there were any other people in the shop.

"It's just us here. If you're not going to buy anything, then you can leave."

"Dude, how do you even keep this shop afloat with this kind of service?" Ye Xiao's gaze drifted back to the book the man had been looking at earlier. Because of its worn cover, he hadn't been able to tell what it was before, but now, seeing the text and hastily drawn illustrations inside, he realized it was a copy of a book about mechanical engineering from the Kingdom of Valen. "Oh, you're a mechanic?"