Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

Chapter 312 Candidates

Xiao followed the scent, entered the staff rest area, and stopped at the door of a room.

The door of this house is different from that of other houses. It is not just a few ordinary wooden boards randomly put together. It looks more finely made and painted. Scanning the room after room, this door gives people a bright feeling.

If I'm not mistaken, this is most likely the steward's room.

The breath that Xiao felt came from behind this door.

Outside the door, you can hear a faint sound coming from inside.

"This, this, and this, no, there's no room for them."

"It's too obvious to hold in my hand. It would be a shame to throw it away."

"Let's not take this one... No, you have to take it."

"..."

What are you doing? Are you preparing to move?

Xiao listened at the door for a while, feeling a little puzzled.

He knocked on the door politely, and the noise inside suddenly quieted down. A few seconds later, the door was opened and a middle-aged man of medium build walked out.

"Which team are you from? Why are you running here at this time instead of doing anything else? Isn't there something you want your team leader to tell me?" After saying that, the middle-aged man looked Xiao up and down with his narrow eyes, only to find that the other party was not wearing the "Yuanliu" uniform, but a set of casual clothes that looked very individual.

"Are you from outside?" He looked puzzled and shouted towards the gate, "Guards! Guards! What are you doing? Can't you see such a large stranger coming in?"

His voice was very powerful, and most of the branch could hear it. The guards at the door were no exception, but they had no intention of going over to chase him away.

Xiao silently took two steps back, rubbed his ears and asked, "Are you the manager here?"

"Yes, I am. Do you have something to talk to me about? Is there any order from above? Oral orders don't count. If not, don't get in the way here. Go back to where you came from. This is an important military base, please stay out of the way." The middle-aged man asked several questions in a row as if he had been shot.

The other party's tone was very aggressive, but Xiao was not annoyed. He said calmly: "I am General Ye's subordinate. I found something in the mountains. It is very likely related to the envoy. The general asked me to bring it to you."

He once again used Ye Lingchuan as a shield.

"Boy, don't you even think before you tell a lie? You say you are the general's subordinate, so you are? Do you want the general to prove it for you? Come on, come on, don't stand here, get out." As he said that, the middle-aged man was about to go back into the house and close the door.

Xiao was a little surprised. How did the other party know that he was lying and just happened to guess right?

He grabbed the door and looked past the half-open door into the messy inner room: "Are you in such a hurry to get me out because I delayed you from packing up and running away?"

"Mind your own business." The middle-aged man exerted force with his hands, trying to take the door panel back from Xiao, but he couldn't pull it away.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up Xiao's calm expression: "What do you mean? Do you know what you are doing? Are you looking for trouble with the royal army? Are you going to destroy the hope of the human race? Let go!"

Xiao couldn't help but frowning. What kind of hat wholesaler?

Just before he was about to take the next step, a loud shout suddenly came from behind him.

"Who trespassed into this important place?"

The middle-aged man looked at Xiao gloomily, with a faint sneer on his lips: "Didn't you say that you are the general's subordinate? Now that the general is here, go and prove it."

Xiao also sensed a hint of danger. He turned around and saw a figure wearing general armor approaching at a speed that ordinary people could hardly capture. The royal aura restricted the space around him, and in the blink of an eye, it was about to rush in front of him from the door.

At the critical moment, Xiao grabbed something in the air with his right hand and lifted it up with force. A green wind curtain was lifted up, deflecting the attack.

This was just a casual attack by Ye Lingchuan to attract attention. He was not surprised that it was blocked, but the familiar aura exuded by the opponent made him stunned for a moment.

"elf?"

The guard asked the military for help. He was dealing with an abnormality in the hot spring bath and happened to be nearby, so he came directly over. However, he did not expect that the person who invaded here would be Xiao.

The wind curtain dispersed, and after looking at the pair of golden eyes behind him for a moment, Ye Lingchuan's sharp gaze shifted to the middle-aged man behind Xiao.

"Why are you still here at this time?"

"Ah?" The middle-aged man was confused. He couldn't understand why the topic suddenly came to him.

He hesitated for a long time, and finally made up an excuse that he was not feeling well and that's why he got up late. He closed the door, and ran off to stand guard in a dejected manner. When he left, he looked at Xiao with a puzzled look.

Is this guy really the general's subordinate?

Xiao was hit head-on by Ye Lingchuan. Knowing he couldn't escape, he stayed where he was.

Soon, Xiao and Ye Lingchuan were the only ones left in the staff lounge area.

Ye Lingchuan spoke first: "My subordinates said that you are now isolated in the camp."

elf:……

Of course the result was that I ran away secretly. Aren’t you asking this even though you already know the answer?

Xiao sighed softly and took out a fan-shaped metal sheet from his storage bracelet: "I found this thing when I went up the mountain. The enemies who came to check said that this was laid by Envoy Xueying himself."

"Where did you find it?" Ye Lingchuan took the slice and looked at it in front of his eyes.

“A natural hot spring in the mountains.”

"Hot spring?" Ye Lingchuan raised his eyebrows, as if he remembered something. "This is just a workshop of Yuanliu, responsible for assembling the semi-finished products sent to us into the equipment and medicines we will use in the fight with the envoys. It does not have the function of research. Leave this thing with me first, I will contact someone as soon as possible."

After listening to Ye Lingchuan's words, Xiao finally understood why the personnel composition here was so simple and how he was exposed in front of the manager.

He had previously heard people call this place the "Yuanliu" branch, and subconsciously thought it was the one he had stayed at shortly after obtaining the Hepu Yuan. He took it for granted.

Ye Lingchuan put away the sheet, looked into Xiao's eyes, and said, "As for your quarantine, from what I know, you should not need it. We can not restrict your activities, but we also hope that you will not go to dangerous places."

He paused, then added emphatically: "Especially in the mountains and on the battlefield."

"Why?" Xiao was puzzled.

If Ye Lingchuan's previous words were normal because he was thinking about his own safety, then the last sentence he added was very strange. It clearly meant that he did not want to get involved in the war with Lingshi.

Others are trying their best to recruit strong people to join their group, strengthen their own side, and increase the chances of winning, but Ye Lingchuan does the opposite.

You can't be saying that you are weak, right? Now you are at least a King Level 2 star. Looking around, there are few people in the city who are stronger than you.

Come to think of it, has my realm remained unchanged for a long time?

Ye Lingchuan explained: "This is what the higher-ups mean. If the situation wasn't so unclear right now, I would personally send you to the rear, but right now I can only prevent you from...try my best to keep you out of danger."

He originally wanted to say "Don't let Xiao fall into danger", but he thought about recent events and realized that he couldn't keep an eye on Xiao at all, so he had to change his words.

"Have you ever considered my feelings before making certain decisions?"

"..."

Ye Lingchuan was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "We didn't think it through."

"So, what are you planning to do to me?" Xiao asked directly.

Although the person in front of him was at a higher level than him, Xiao was not afraid that the other party would get angry and suddenly attack him.

The reason is simple, Ye Lingchuan is of the wood attribute.

He was only afraid of ice-attributed soul-controlling abilities.

Just like no one can catch the wind, no one can touch themselves unless they are controlled.

Xiao is hiding a secret, and he has to ensure that the existence of Red Xiao and the others will not be threatened.

There was another long silence. Noticing Xiao's vigilance, Ye Lingchuan took the initiative to step back a few steps and keep some distance.

"I should have asked them to explain this to you, but... forget it. We are facing a powerful enemy, and I don't want to have another one."

"The Level 3 Order prevents Yao Zang from coming out of the Eclipse Dream World, and they have found a way to deal with it. A key person is needed in the plan, and you have been selected as one of the candidates."