After Ganuo left, Xiao Chen welcomed the second guest.
Tasia walked into Xiao Chen's study and sat on the sofa where Garno had just sat. Her face was no longer as cold as usual, but rather showed an expression of worry that was difficult to conceal: "The Temple of Nature has been very unstable recently, and even chaotic. People in our family can't figure out what they are busy with, but there are some clues that show that it is related to you. I am a little worried that they will do something to you... us."
Xiao Chen was touched. This girl really considered the issue from their perspective. Regardless of her original intention, at least at this critical moment, she did not back down. He smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. After you helped me make the connection last time, I have already contacted Priest Roland. We have reached an agreement on dealing with the Shadow Group."
"Don't use diplomatic language to talk to me. Tell me what they are going to do and what you are going to do." Tasya's gray eyes stared into Xiao Chen's eyes.
"Okay." Xiao Chen told her the information that Ganuo gave him.
"You're going to lure them out and lead them into your trap? Is this your plan?"
"The essence of a strategy is to mobilize the enemy's power so that we can surpass the opponent in a local environment. The simpler the strategy, the easier it is to succeed. Those conspiracies that seem to be linked together will all fail if one link goes wrong." Xiao Chen said.
"But what if they were not lured away by you and still attacked your residence as planned?"
"The defense forces here are not afraid of their surprise attack if they are well prepared. However, I don't want to be associated with the huge casualties of the Shadow Group. If a large number of their personnel are lost here, it will not be hidden from the eyes of the capital. Many subsequent matters will be difficult to handle." Xiao Chen thought of the one who used being Ye Zi's mentor as an excuse to stay here every day, but spent most of his time in the cafeteria, and said, "Don't worry, we can influence their command level. Besides, since we want to lure them away, we naturally need a tempting bait, that is me. Everyone knows that I am the person in charge of this house. For them, being able to catch me is more important than anything else."
"What?" Tashia jumped up from her chair, took two steps to Xiao Chen's desk, propped her hands on the table, glared at Xiao Chen and said angrily: "You decided to be the bait? Are you kidding? Do you know how important you are? How important are you to the revival of the Seven Saints Tower? You are the heir of the Seven Saints Towers with the highest cultivation and the greatest potential! You actually put yourself in such a dangerous situation!"
"Don't get excited, Tasya. I think the ice goddess style suits you better. If you have something to say, please speak slowly. Your saliva is about to spray on my face." Xiao Chen said, leaning against the back of the chair.
Tasia was not moved at all. "I mean, how can you be sure of dealing with so many assassins? If you want to attract them to follow you, it's impossible to have a large group of people and guards, right? What if they catch up with you along the way?"
"Since we want to lure the snake out of its hole, how can we avoid taking any risks? Besides, there will be someone on the other side to pick me up."
"no!"
“This is the best way.”
"If you must go, let me go with you!"
"Aren't you putting two eggs in one basket?"
"Even if we are eggs, I am a golden egg and you are a dirt egg."
"How can you say that? It hurts your self-esteem."
"No one in the kingdom can afford to give the Alonso family a bit of face. If I'm with you, even in the worst situation, there will be some room for maneuver."
"But isn't it strange that you appear beside me?"
"Then just try to find a suitable reason."
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After seeing off Tasia, Xiao Chen came to the cafeteria. The cafeteria should have been empty at this time, but he saw Mei curled up alone on the windowsill, with a bowl of fried beans on her legs, throwing them into her mouth one by one. She looked out the window, where Ye Zi was practicing gunmanship outside.
It was winter but she was wearing a Ye Zi dress. The cold wind blew from outside, blowing up her black hair and the hem of her skirt. If she didn't have a pair of golden eyes, she would really look like a schoolgirl taking a nap on the windowsill.
Mei saw Xiao Chen coming in and said, "I know what you want me to do."
"Um?"
"It's just about protecting this place for the next two days."
"You are quite clever." Xiao Chen touched his nose. "Now that you have guessed it, what do you think?"
"You are not Ye Zi, why should I help you?"
"After that, a big meal."
"Who do you think I am? So cheap..."
"Three meals."
"Just kidding, back then..."
"Five meals."
"… "
"If you don't agree, you won't have a chance. At worst, I can ask Roland or Master Kona for help."
Mei seemed to think that it was too cheap to agree to this. She rolled her golden eyes and said, "Since you are pitiful, I can help you. However, you have to pass my test."
"test?"
Mei giggled, grabbed a handful of fried beans and threw them at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, and all the beans stopped in the air. Then they flew in an interlaced manner, forming a smiling face, which flew towards Mei. However, it was difficult to move forward when it was halfway through its flight. All the beans scattered, drawing strange arcs in the air, and flew towards Xiao Chen's head and face. It seemed that those beans were going to drill into his collar and sleeves.
Xiao Chen knew that Mei was playing a joke on him, and he secretly became competitive. His mental power was divided into strands of silk, and he began to compete with Mei for the control of each bean.
Although Mei's realm was higher than his, and it was said that she had reached the high-level peak, and her mental power was more concentrated, but if the total amount of mental power and the ability to split the mind were compared, she was really no match for Xiao Chen, a modern person who practiced the dream travel method. Mei used more than 20 threads to control the beans, while Xiao Chen used a full 50 mental threads to deal with her. Mei's one thread would be besieged by two or three threads of Xiao Chen, and often two threads would entangle Mei's thread, and the remaining one would steal the beans.
Xiao Chen used his own method to retaliate, and the beans rushed into the collar of Mei's dress.
But when the beans were only half a foot away from Mei, she burst out with a bright fighting spirit, isolating Xiao Chen's beans from her body. Xiao Chen pushed his mental power hard, but although his mental power slightly broke through the fighting spirit, the beans could not move forward in the face of the high-level warrior's fighting spirit. Mei blinked at Xiao Chen, her expression full of provocation. She opened her cherry lips slightly and silently made a "Come again if you have the guts." mouth shape.
Xiao Chen smiled secretly in his heart. This kind of fighting spirit protection can indeed consume the mental power of the nearby magicians. Other magicians may be helpless when encountering this trick, but for a man with mental power as vast as the ocean, how could he be afraid of such consumption? Dozens of mental threads were combined into a thicker long whip, which rotated and rushed into the fighting spirit, aiming at her armpits.
Mei obviously underestimated Xiao Chen's explosive power. Her body protection fighting spirit had been maintained at a very low level, so Xiao Chen took advantage of the opportunity and was broken through by the mental whip in an instant.
Mei's face froze, and then she couldn't help but arch her back and burst into laughter. At this time, the fighting spirit in her body dissipated, and all the beans fell on her. She laughed for three or four seconds until she rolled off the windowsill and got rid of Xiao Chen's mental harassment.
She shook off the beans on her body and looked at Xiao Chen angrily.
"This... seems like I won?"
Mei sneered: "Did I tell you how to compare?"
"Big sister, you can't keep cheating like that."
"Tell me you're cheating? Did I cheat?!"
"No, no?"
"Pay me real money as my hiring fee, plus ten meals, or no deal!" Mei tossed her skirt, leaving Xiao Chen with the back of his head, but couldn't help but curl her lips, and strode out of the cafeteria, leaving several beans along the way.