After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

No one knew what Lin Da had done to Mingli in the past to leave such a strong psychological shadow.

Furthermore, no one could grasp the relationship between Lin Da and this Moon rank adventurer from Black Mamba City.

Apart from Lin Da and a few other parties involved, the only ones who knew the details were Lulu and Tasya.

They were in the same situation as Mingli and could empathize with her slightly.

After finally finding Lin Da, to be abandoned again must not have been easy to take.

Compared to Lulu, who as a current member of the Phoenix Tail Flower, could sympathize with ease, Tasya felt more nervous.

What was happening was akin to killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.

Mingli was that chicken.

If Lin Da did not accept Mingli, then there was probably no hope for her either.

Sticky sweat had formed in Tasya's palms.

Lin Da walked over to Mingli.

The girl with dark green hair covered her belly, her pale face trembling as she looked up at him.

"Are you going to kill me?"

"No."

Lin Da shook his head, "I just want to tell you, the person you're looking for is already 'dead'."

"However, I will fulfill his promise and take you to the summit of the World Tree. If you wish, you can join my adventure team."

"What did you say?" When Mingli heard of Dark Shadow's death, a buzzing noise filled her head, and her speech lost its stammer.

She widened her eyes in disbelief, her expression confused.

She looked closely at Lin Da, seemingly feeling that he was lying.

"Stop joking, the captain is so strong, he couldn't possibly be dead."

"And you, a captain who's not even at rock level, think you can have me, a Moon Rank, join your team? You're just trying to ride on coattails!"

"You're not worthy of a noble member like me, hee hee hee."

Mingli's pupils wildly darted around her eye sockets like bouncing balls, her face showing a strange smile as she pointed at everyone around her:

"Liar, you've deceived that pink-haired one, and Tasya, and Lulu, and... and everyone!"

"Still so defiant? Seems like one lesson isn't enough."

Xilin's figure moved abruptly as the Phantom Demon Spear stabbed towards Mingli.

"I'll get my revenge on all of you liars, banding together to deceive me!"

Mingli let out a hysterical laugh, taking out a magic scroll from her bosom, tearing it open, and disappearing in a black mist.

Bang!

Stones shattered in every direction.

Xilin's Magic Spear hit nothing but air, creating a dent in the ground.

At the very last moment, Mingli escaped.

With the main source of disturbance on the square gone, it suddenly became quiet.

Ran away?

Lin Da massaged his temples, feeling somewhat drained. He had barely had time to clarify things with Tasya, and now Mingli had come along.

He was now faced with another huge problem.

Lin Da looked sternly ahead, where Xilin, with a blood-stained black Magic Spear in hand, had her back turned to him and seemed to be planning a sneaky escape.

"Stop right there!"

"Why betray Snow Goose and everyone else?"

Lin Da had never asked his sister face to face.

Even if she had become a Witch early on and there weren't good solutions, speaking up would have at least let everyone think of a strategy together.

What angered Lin Da most was that his sister took matters into her own hands and defected without a word.

Xilin conveyed her words in a unique secret technique, sending her voice to Lin Da's mind.

"Would you prefer to fall into becoming a Catastrophe Beast and destroy White Dove City?"

Xilin turned around, her brows and eyes colder than Lin Da had ever seen.

"I would have found a way before that," Lin Da replied using Xilin's secret technique, ensuring no one else knew their true identities.

"I don't want to be a burden to everyone." Xilin smiled faintly: "Seeing brother, Lia, and the others all working hard for their adventures, how could I have the heart to slow them down?"

This was precisely what infuriated Lin Da.

Being overly sentimental and considering others in one's own way—if her condition were known, Lin Da believed even Lia would be willing to help her.

Lia might not be all about grand gestures, but she had a sense of righteousness and wouldn't back down when it mattered.

Pooling the strength of several people, they would definitely have found a way to protect his sister.

But her betrayal had complicated a journey that should have been straightforward.

Xilin: "It's only after coming to His Majesty the Demon King that I realized this is where I belong. No strife, eternal life, the supreme power bestowed by His Majesty the Demon King..."

"So, Lin Da, I no longer wish to be human!"

"Demons are so much stronger than humans!"

Xilin's outrageous words nearly gave Lin Da high blood pressure.

This was complete brainwashing, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Xilin released her grasp, and the black magic spear turned into a streak of purple light and vanished. With her hands behind her back, she sashayed toward Lin Da with a mesmerizing gait, her bee waist and lifted hips swaying.
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The adventurers who were watching from a distance were weak-willed, their eyes turning into pink peach hearts, losing the ability to fight.

Lin Da too felt a strong temptation. But fortunately, he lived daily with the prettiest girls of White Dove City and had a high tolerance; even Xilin's powerful charm could not shake his will.

On the contrary, while his will could withstand Xilin's enchantment, his body could not.

He stood as if petrified, frozen in place.

Xilin approached Lin Da, smiling, and raised her foot to caress his face.

The girl's tender little hand brushed against Lin Da's cheek.

Cold, without a hint of warmth.

Xilin: "Will you join me? I can help you achieve the same level as me, or even stronger, in a short time."

Lin Da was unmoved, "What I want is Lin Xi, not a despicable Succubus."

Xilin tilted her head, "But I'm still Lin Xi, essentially no different."

Lin Da: "Forget it, I would never side with the Demons."

He couldn't persuade his sister, and she couldn't persuade him.

There was no room for turning back.

They could only resolve it with fists now.

Seeing his resolute expression, Xilin understood.

The girl heaved a light sigh.

"One day, you'll be completely disillusioned with adventurers. Lin Da, I'm leaving, and now there's no capable person to continue protecting you. Also... Mingli has been seriously injured by me; it won't return for a while, that's the last I can do for you."

Lin Da: "Next time we meet, I'll take you down myself."

A long-awaited reunion concluded in such an outcome. Lin Da watched as if his sister slowly descended into the abyss of corruption, while his own body was bound by chains, unable to reach out.

Xilin was too stubborn; he couldn't make her come to her senses unless he had her pinned down.

Verbal confrontations worked well on Lulu and Monica, but not on his sister; she was someone who only responded to force, not pleas.

Xilin's figure vanished.

The power of charm dissipated along with her, and Lin Da and the others regained their freedom.

The ordinary adventurers on the Secret Realm Square were completely confused.

With no memory of the period they were charmed, they had no clue what had happened. Coming back to their senses, the pink-haired girl was gone.

Abner and others came over, their eyes filled with concern.

Gale: "I have to ask, are you really a 'playa'? Those two girls, have you really wronged them?"

Lin Da was speechless: "What are you thinking? I'm still a decent, single old Mage."

Hearing this, even the usually unflappable Abner opened his eyes wide in surprise, looked Lin Da up and down, and said, "Don't believe it."

Jite nodded, "Feels like you're an old hand at this."

Several girls were all ears, secretly listening in.

Lin Da helplessly said, "How am I supposed to prove it, strip down for you to see?"

After some idle talk.

Lin Da thanked the three from the White Dove Adventure Group.

When Mingli attacked, they stood by his side without hesitation.

Keep in mind, the White Dove Adventure Group did not know the relationship between Xilin and himself. Even so, they were willing to help him fend off Mingli, the suspected hostile Moon Rank.

This favor, Lin Da kept in his heart.

Gale laughed, "That's it? We're all from the same city's adventure team; it's only right that we help each other and fend off external enemies."

At that moment, President Velen arrived.

After understanding the situation,

"A Moon Rank from Black Mamba City?"

"In that case, I'll write to Black Mamba City and ask what's going on, telling the local Adventurers' Guild to keep their adventurers in check."

President Velen said angrily, "Just because they've been mentioned a few more times in the Adventurer's Weekly? Damn them for looking down on us!"

Raising a Sunrise Level adventure group belonging to White Dove City was Velen's obsession; he would not allow the Phoenix Tail Flower to be nipped in the bud by outside forces.

Lin Da glossed over the incident with his sister and Mingli and then took three assassin corpses out of his Space Ring and handed them over to President Velen.

The bodies would be sent to the Imperial Enforcement Department for an investigation into the assassins' identities.

After dealing with these matters,

Lin Da finally had time to look at the silver-haired maid standing anxiously beside him.

Noticing Lin Da's gaze upon her, Tasya became even more nervous. Her hands were neatly folded in front of her, her legs encased in white suspenders standing tall and straight, as if waiting for her master's command.