143: Chapter 143 I'm sorry

"Xing Yaoyan, long time no see."

Guided by her "Spear of Judgment," Captain Li Qiaoyan walked in. She looked at the figure wrapped in a black cloth leaning against the wall, a faint glimmer flickering in her eyes.

"Xing Yaoyan? Who's that... Oh, right! You're from the Security Bureau, right? That's great! But I got a little injured earlier, so I need to rest for a while. You don't need to worry about me..." Xing Yaoyan said, suppressing her voice.

"Stop pretending. My spear wouldn't misidentify someone."

Captain Li Qiaoyan's calm words directly interrupted Xing Yaoyan.

The space suddenly fell into silence.

Xing Yaoyan, wrapped in the black cloth, sat leaning against the wall with her head lowered, her figure hidden in the shadows of the dilapidated house; meanwhile, Captain Li Qiaoyan, holding her silver spear, stood at the doorway with a complex look in her eyes, her figure bathed in sunlight.

This still scene of light and shadow was like a painting with stark color contrast.

"..."

Both of them tacitly remained silent.

Who knows how much time had passed...

"Sigh... Are you a dog or something?"

A crisp, pleasant voice came from the girl wrapped in the black cloth; this time, she didn't bother to hide it.

"Xing Yan?"

Captain Li Qiaoyan's words revealed clear surprise.

She never expected that the voice which had once ruthlessly crushed her pride as a Genius on the arena stage would appear at this moment.

Right... Your voice and hers were already quite similar; I should have expected this...

It took her almost only a second to accept the fact that Young Miss Xing Yan was Xing Yaoyan.

At the same time, some of her inner doubts were resolved.

No wonder she insisted on stepping onto the stage personally as soon as I arrived, no wonder my "Spear of Judgment" couldn't judge her, and no wonder every punch she landed on me carried a chill of resentment...

"Fine, I am also Xing Yan. But now, please add a prefix before my name and address me as the Saintess of the Demon Race—Xing Yan, thank you."

Xing Yaoyan's tone was significantly more relaxed. Since she had already been discovered, there was no point in continuing to put up a front, only to be exposed later.

It was better to just admit it openly.

Moreover, her seemingly teasing words actually contained a little clever thought:

She specifically brought up her identity as the Saintess of the Kingdom of Myriad Demons to imply that she was no longer an undocumented person without status as she had been before. Now, she had the massive entity that was the Kingdom of Myriad Demons behind her, and anyone wanting to move against her would have to think twice.

But this was also just to ensure Captain Li Qiaoyan wouldn't dare to execute her on the spot...

She had already prepared for the worst-case scenario: at most, being taken to the Security Bureau by the Enforcer and seeing if she could eventually be bailed out by Tushan Qing.

It was just that... if that happened, she would have to return temporarily, and her series of revenge plans would have to be put on hold...

The girl in front of her didn't speak for a long time.

"Why are you so indecisive? I've already been hit by the Star Soul Ritual and have no ability to resist. Just hurry up and come over to cuff me, okay, our righteous Silver Dragon Enforcer, Captain Li Qiaoyan..."

"I'm just unlucky, why do I always end up in your hands..."

"Sorry."

The girl's voice was very soft.

But it instantly stunned Xing Yaoyan, who was holding up her hands waiting to be arrested.

"What did you say?"

The girl in the shadows suddenly raised her head. The pretty face that had been hidden in the shadows of the black cloth revealed itself with her movement. In Captain Li Qiaoyan's eyes, it was a look of incredulous astonishment.

"I said, sor-ry! Xing Yaoyan... I won't arrest you this time..."

Xing Yaoyan's long wolf ears, which had been lying flat on her head, slowly stood up due to the shock in her heart, eventually pushing the black cloth on her head to the back.

Now, her true appearance was completely exposed to the air.

"You... this..."

Xing Yaoyan's voice was a bit stuttering.

She had originally prepared herself mentally for various scenarios and had long thought of many words to mock Captain Li Qiaoyan.

But this sudden, earth-shattering "sorry" completely disrupted all her plans.

Before her, Captain Li Qiaoyan's posture remained upright, and the silver spear in her hand still shone, but her face was no longer filled with the coldness it had before; instead, it was replaced by deep guilt.

And what truly moved Xing Yaoyan were the inconspicuous tears at the corners of her eyes.

This meant... this person was apologizing sincerely...

Then what else can I say? You've "truly" blocked me with just one sentence...

"Beep! Beep!"

A harsh sound suddenly rang out in the space; it was coming from Captain Li Qiaoyan's waist.

"This is Silver Spear, please advise."

Captain Li Qiaoyan took out a small circular walkie-talkie from behind her and spoke right in front of the White Wolf Girl.

She adjusted quickly, her tone steady, completely unlike the girl who had just apologized.

"Qiaoyan, where are you now? Why can't we get a fix on your location? Have you discovered any other situations?"

She didn't turn off the speakerphone, and the words from the walkie-talkie clearly reached Xing Yaoyan's ears.

Xing Yaoyan's heart also suddenly tightened.

Judging from the girl's performance just now, she wasn't sure if she was pretending or not. After all, who could complete such a high-difficulty change of expression in one second!

"Report, I should be in a certain Illusion Array set up by the Star Cult earlier, searching for the Illusion Array Cube. Here... I haven't discovered anything unusual..."

"Alright, after you finish dealing with it, please return to the team immediately. Thanks to you this time. By the way, we have already sent that helpful young man to the hospital."

"Mm, understood."

"Beep!"

The walkie-talkie disconnected.

"I learned camouflage for a while, and controlling emotions was a required course for me at that time... But my apology was truly sincere."

Captain Li Qiaoyan explained considerately.

"After that encounter with you, I realized that it wasn't the justice I truly pursued. And from the current situation, it seems I was used as a tool by the mayor, so I have already submitted an application to transfer out of Youfeng City..."

"Alright, alright, to realize one's mistake and correct it is the greatest virtue. I actually don't really blame you that much."

Xing Yaoyan waved her hand, signaling that everything was in the past.

Although she said she didn't care, when she hit me back then, she was trying to kill me...

Captain Li Qiaoyan's face revealed her unique smile again, as if she had unloaded a heavy burden.

"That helpful young man is Qian Mo, right?"

Xing Yaoyan suddenly asked, pretending to be casual.

"Don't worry, he's fine, just a bit exhausted and fainted."

"Who... who's worried about him... I was just asking casually..."

Captain Li Qiaoyan squinted her eyes, smiling as she looked at the suddenly agitated White Wolf Girl, with an expression that said she understood everything.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. I was wondering why Junior Qian Mo had no interest in me before; it turns out he had such a beautiful girl like Young Miss Yaoyan by his side all along."

"No, it's not! It's not what you think, we are completely innocent... no..."

Due to her sudden agitation, Xing Yaoyan became a bit incoherent.

But no matter how she tried to explain, she still couldn't hide the deepening blush on her face.

When she got excited, she wanted to stand up, but her weak body, which hadn't yet recovered, didn't allow her to make such a big movement.

Xing Yaoyan lowered her head and secretly gritted her teeth.

She thought to herself: The aftereffects of this Star Soul Ritual are really damn strong...

Suddenly, a clean, fair hand reached out in front of her.

Huh?

She raised her head; the girl's unique smile looked exceptionally bright under the sunlight.

"Need a hand?"

"Heh... Thanks..."