Judging from the Wolf Head's respectful attitude towards Ligurit just now, Ligurit should be quite famous in the Evaluation Country. Therefore, she couldn't be too difficult with the people of the Evaluation Country right now. Ellie didn't want to fall out with Ligurit and become hostile so quickly.
However, precisely because Ligurit was there, the Wolf Head no longer doubted Ellie's identity and even arranged what he called the best inn in town.
Ellie understood that this was out of respect for Ligurit. If Ligurit hadn't been there, even if she had revealed her identity, the final outcome would probably have been a conflict with the town's defenders. Damn Zhiranong.
Dinner was also arranged, but for Ellie, a dinner of that standard was better left uneaten. However, since she had already revealed her identity as a Princess, she couldn't be picky.
The Wolf Head already didn't have a good impression of her. If she were to nitpick about these small details, it would make him misunderstand that she was deliberately trying to cause trouble, which would be problematic. Communicating with a country that had already adopted a hostile attitude from the beginning was truly troublesome!
After dinner, Ligurit expressed her desire to rest. After all, she had been sitting on the Sticky Rice Cake's back all day. Although it didn't matter to Ellie whether she rested or not, she still had to take care of Ligurit's old bones, didn't she?
Ligurit went directly back to the room the Wolf Head had arranged for her. Ellie did the same, returning to her assigned room, while Chao Lu followed her. Although a room had been arranged for Chao Lu, Chao Lu refused, citing that she must stay with Her Highness the Princess to ensure her safety.
It was clear that Chao Lu's excuse was also a counter-attack against the actions of those "bodyguards" arranged by the Wolf Head, openly telling the Wolf Head, "You don't trust us, and we don't trust you either!"
Ellie lay on the bed, completely sleepless. This wasn't her usual sleeping time anyway. The Wolf Head hadn't set up any intelligence magic in this room, which Chao Lu had confirmed upon entering.
After all, if such things were set up and caught, it wouldn't be a problem that could be solved with an apology. Besides, Ligurit was also with them. If any information was needed, they could just ask Ligurit directly. There was no need to take such a huge diplomatic risk to spy on a Princess's room, right?
Chao Lu stood motionless by Ellie's bed, like a statue. Although Ellie had long been used to having someone stand by her bed and watch her sleep in her room, it was much better than being watched by several people when she was at home.
However... the one standing beside her was Chao Lu. It was still unclear whether this person was an enemy or a friend. With someone whose strength far surpassed her own standing by her bed, guarding her while she slept, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't possibly fall asleep, even though she knew that until Lord Bai Xia was rescued, Chao Lu definitely wouldn't act against her.
Ellie lay there with her eyes open, contemplating all the possibilities regarding Lord Bai Xia. She didn't know how much time had passed when Ellie, who had been in a constant state of sensing, heard some movement.
"They really don't trust us, do they!" Before Ellie could react, Chao Lu, who was beside her, spoke first, which startled Ellie. Was Chao Lu also monitoring Ligurit's side with intelligence skills, just like her?
From the moment the Wolf Head arranged the rooms, Ellie had already noticed it; it was too obvious.
Only a fool wouldn't see it. He arranged Ligurit's room and Ellie's room very far apart, almost from one end of the inn to the other. The intention to separate Ligurit and herself was too obvious. So, after lying down, Ellie immediately activated her sensing skill, and while thinking about Lord Bai Xia's problem, she was also monitoring Ligurit's side.
However, Ellie hadn't expected Chao Lu to also be monitoring that side, and Chao Lu even knew that she was also monitoring that side. As expected of a max-level NPC. Ellie had already felt that Chao Lu's way of thinking was very similar to her own back at the Sky City Treasury, so it wasn't surprising that she detected her intentions here.
"There's nothing we can do, given what happened when we arrived," Ellie said, opening her eyes.
"Lord Ellie, do you need me to go eavesdrop?" Chao Lu asked. Chao Lu knew that what Ellie was referring to was the Undead attack.
"No need. We won't get any useful information by eavesdropping anyway," Ellie refused Chao Lu without thinking.
Indeed, there was no need. The Wolf Head probably wanted to talk to Ligurit to inquire about information regarding the Magic Kingdom and to confirm whether Zhiranong was truly behind this attack.
After all, Ellie was present on the battlefield at that time. Even if Ligurit provided an explanation, the Wolf Head would assume that Ligurit said it that way because of Ellie's presence. Ultimately, it was a matter of trust.
"Indeed, I don't have that clumsy cat's stealth skills. We might be discovered. My apologies, Lord Ellie, I didn't consider that," Chao Lu immediately apologized to Ellie.
"It's alright. Anyway, I generally have an idea of what they're going to say in private. Monitoring them is just for confirmation," Ellie replied.
Ugh... Although their thought processes were similar, it felt like something was still missing. What she had thought of, Chao Lu actually misunderstood her reason for not letting her eavesdrop, thinking it was because she didn't have stealth skills... "As expected of Lord Ellie. Even though she's been infantilized, she's still so wise," Chao Lu replied.
"Chao Lu... I'm telling you, I'm really not Lord Bai Xia, and I haven't been infantilized. This is my original appearance. I just happen to resemble the Lord Bai Xia you mentioned, right? There's no need for you to treat me as Lord Bai Xia. I myself am very interested in Lord Bai Xia's existence, and I will definitely complete Lord Bai Xia's request properly," Ellie said directly and frankly to Chao Lu.
Just now, Ellie had been thinking about Lord Bai Xia's problem and concluded that the breakthrough should still be with Chao Lu.
After all, Lord Bai Xia's current situation was unknown. Besides knowing that she was still in the Platinum Dragon Lord's hands, the only information she had was that the person had terrifying precognitive abilities.
However, as Lord Bai Xia's NPC, no matter how confused Chao Lu was, she shouldn't mistake herself for Lord Bai Xia, unless she had ulterior motives. But she had already received the request to rescue Lord Bai Xia, and she was already on the same side as Chao Lu, so there was no need to keep treating her as Lord Bai Xia, right?
Therefore, Ellie judged that Chao Lu was unaware of the request Lord Bai Xia had given her, and Lord Bai Xia also seemed to want to keep it from her subordinate, otherwise she wouldn't have hidden the letter for Ellie in such a roundabout way. So, Ellie's plan was to confront Chao Lu, tell her to stop pretending, so that she could conveniently extract information about Lord Bai Xia from Chao Lu.
"Hmm? Lord Ellie? I don't quite understand what you mean. Is this some new type of joke? To be honest... it's not very funny," Chao Lu replied, tilting her head.
This person! She's still going to pretend even after I've said all this! Ellie sat up abruptly, extremely annoyed.
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