Chapter 854: Chapter 34: Squeeze Dry, Must Squeeze Dry!

Early morning, by the stream.

The exhausted Celebrian crouched down, continuously rinsing her mouth with the clear stream water.

Standing behind her, Luo En couldn’t help but yawn:

“Are you done yet? You’ve been at it for half an hour.”

“It’s all because of you!”

Celebrian turned her head and glared at the cause of her troubles, her face full of resentment,

“You made me have a sleepless night, my mouth was full of dirt!”

“I can’t be blamed for that, who told you to act recklessly?”

Luo En retorted without any sympathy,

“Little girl, I’m not your parent, I have no obligation to indulge you. If you are to be my guard, you must follow my rules.”

“What rules?”

“Correct actions need no rewards, mistakes will be punished.”

“…”

Celebrian was speechless. She rolled her eyes at a certain ruthless future boss and reminded him irritably,

“You expect me to keep the agreement, at least help me rescue the people first?”

“I was just about to take you there.”

Luo En responded solemnly, then revealed a mysterious smile,

“But for safety, we still need to make some preparations.”

“What?”

Just as Celebrian was confused, the familiar smell of earth hit her again.

Moments later, the elf girl, realizing what happened, saw her face smudged with mud in the water reflection and angrily glared at the culprit behind:

“Ouch, what are you doing? I just washed it!”

“Don’t move, this is your disguise!”

Luo En stepped forward and pushed away Celebrian’s hand attempting to clean her face, explaining gruffly,

“We still don’t know where your two maids are held, and the Dark Elves’ underground lair is usually complex. To avoid them hurting the hostages in desperation, the safest method is to disguise and infiltrate first, then act once we confirm the location of the hostages.”

“I see? Makes sense!”

Celebrian pondered briefly, nodding in agreement, admiring the intricate thoughts of her future creditor.

Then, she saw her disheveled reflection in the river and realized:

“So, you plan to disguise me as a captive, so I can find where they’re held!”

“Exactly!”

Luo En nodded happily, and commented on present Celebrian’s appearance,

“Look at you now, weary and travel-worn, with injuries not healed, anyone would believe you were a captured prisoner.”

Hearing this, Celebrian nodded repeatedly, totally impressed by her partner’s forward-thinking:

“No wonder you hung me up all night without sleep, it was to create a weary appearance! So thoughtful ~!”

“Cough, as long as you know.”

Luo En coughed in response, his gaze diverting slightly.

Well, that was indeed an accident.

But at this moment, the completely deceived Celebrian no longer doubted her visionary partner, and eagerly asked,

“Is there anything else to be done?”

“Your clothes! The ones you just changed into are too new!”

“Rip~”

In an instant, action-oriented Celebrian tore several rips into her new clothes, exposing her fair skin.

To make the act more realistic, this cleanliness-loving elf princess even grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it over herself.

Seeing Celebrian’s disguise was nearly ready, Luo En then took the Holy Grail from the Magic Circle Diagram, bent down to fill it with stream water, turning it into nectar, and turned around to hand it over:

“Drink half of it.”

“What for?” Celebrian was curious.

“For added precaution.”

After Celebrian obediently followed the command, Luo En took the Holy Grail and drained the rest of the nectar.

Coincidentally, his lips met exactly where Celebrian left her mark.

Was that an indirect kiss?

The still immature elf girl’s eyes flickered, and her cheeks unknowingly blushed.

Just as she was lost in thought, several vines burst from the ground and bound her tightly.

“Alright, we can make a move now.”

Luo En wiped his face, his features rippled like water, transforming into the classic look of a Dark Elf with dark skin and silver hair, then raised his hand to pull the vines.

Almost tripping, Celebrian, bound like a bundle, glanced at her own tied-up form and then at the ill-intentioned ‘Dark Elf’ jailer, her face darkened, shattering any romantic fantasies.

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Several hours later, in a forest with decaying foliage and withered trees.

A few Dark Elves on patrol nearby noticed noises not far away, their eyes narrowed, immediately drew their weapons, and defensively called out:

“Who’s there? Come out!”

“It’s me, I’ve caught… caught the offerings needed by the Goddess.”

Disguised as a Dark Elf, Luo En dragged the thoroughly bound Celebrian, stumbling out of the bushes.

His face pale, shoulders and chest bleeding profusely, he gasped for breath after each word, clearly badly injured during the capture process.

Seeing their comrade in such a dismal state, the surrounding Dark Elves let down their guard, stepping forward to inquire:

“Where are the others?”

“Ran into a Patrol Team, they’re all dead, luckily… luckily I ran fast, and I could bring back the person alive.”

Luo En imitated the Dark Elves’ habits and tone, answering with an air of fear.

The Dark Elves believed him, quickly leading the wounded and the prisoner into the cave.

They navigated through winding tunnels, with Luo En following the Dark Elves into the dungeon where offerings were held.

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