Xu Xianxian spoke, but without any expression, she stretched out her fingers and gently stroked the necklace around her neck. If there was anything wrong, she would activate the armor.

Her fairy body had a very high starting point. Although she was born into a minor noble family, her bloodline was extremely high-grade, second only to the royal family in pure blood. Otherwise, she would not have been recruited by the royal family as an exclusive knight candidate when she was only at the fifth ring.

Xu Xianxian had expected that some great nobles were paying attention to her, but this Earl of a Hundred Blades... was not only paying attention to her, he seemed to want to kill her.

Count Baidao plucked a rose from the nearby rose and gently held it to his nose to sniff it. He neither admitted nor denied it. "Natalie, there's something I'm curious about. How did you track me down?"

In just less than one night, the other party came to his door so accurately, which made Foxles a little confused.

"Within the empire, there is nothing that Her Highness the Seventh Princess cannot know."

Xu Xianxian's scarlet pupils turned and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to tell anyone about the soul torture. In the Holy Fairy Empire, this would be tantamount to giving the enemy a handle, so it would be best to just put the blame on the Seventh Princess.

Moreover, using the name of Her Royal Highness the Princess would just make the Count of Hundred Swords be more cautious and not kill in such a situation.

"Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess..."

After hearing Xu Xianxian's explanation, a look of doubt and uncertainty flashed across Fukles' eyes, but he then laughed: "But Knight Natalie, you have misunderstood one thing. The murderer who wanted to kill you has nothing to do with me."

"It's just that I have business dealings with the Shadow Priests, and they occasionally bring some high-quality goods to sell to me. Perhaps you are a minor and don't know that in the slave market, all kinds of buyers and sellers may appear."

"Indeed, those two assassins stayed with me for a while, but I have no idea where they went, what they did, or their identities. After all, in this kind of trading market, customers are very concerned about their privacy."

"That is to say..." Xu Xianxian nodded in sudden realization, her scarlet pupils fixed on the other person. "Those two assassins just happened to have stayed at the Earl's place, and the Earl was completely unaware of their attempt on me?"

"That's understandable."

Fox laughed and nodded affirmatively.

"Is that so... That's great! I knew it! A noble like the Earl wouldn't be foolish enough to get involved in a fight between royal families!"

Xu Xianxian clasped her hands together, looking innocent and adorable. "When I report back to Her Royal Highness, I will definitely relay the Earl's words verbatim."

"Well, I'll have to trouble Knight Natalie then."

Foxy smiled warmly, and his handsome face gave the little elf a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"By the way...besides this, I have another favor to ask of you, Lord Earl."

Xu Xianxian opened her red lips slightly, looking weak and cute.

"No problem, as long as it's within my capabilities."

Fox's smile gradually faded, and he stared at the red-haired goblin not far away without blinking.

"Can I buy slaves from you?" Xu Xianxian felt the elemental fluctuations coming over, and smiled calmly, "I'm going to Earth soon, so I want to see if I can buy a few Earth slaves to serve as guides."

"You're going to Earth? But this..." Fukles was stunned, as if he hadn't expected the little elf to say that. After a moment's hesitation, he slowly said, "You're still a minor. From the perspective of Imperial law, you're not eligible to engage in the slave trade."

Although the Fairy Empire allows the legality of slave trade, for various reasons, underage fairies are not allowed to engage in such transactions.

"I see..."

Xu Xianxian nodded in confusion, and her childish and cute expression revealed an unconcealable sense of loss.

"Of course, there are solutions, Knight Natalie. You can conduct transactions under the family name." Foxles changed the subject and said, "Nobles always have some small privileges. This isn't surprising."

"How about this, I will instruct Mond, the supervisor who just brought you in, to take you to select high-quality human slaves, and at the cheapest price."

Fuckles tapped his fingers lightly, and a screen of light appeared in front of him. It was the head of the green-skinned fat man. He whispered a few words and turned off the image.

"Okay, that's all. I'll take my leave now. I'm sorry to bother you, Lord Earl."

Xu Xianxian looked at Foxles deeply and slowly retreated from the courtyard.

Not long after the red-haired goblin left, two dark shadows emerged from the shadows at the earl's feet. They were wrapped in black smoke, with only their pupils exposed. They glanced at Falkles who continued to admire the flowers, and whispered, "My Lord Earl, why didn't you just kill her?"

Without even turning his head, Foxless said casually, "A Royal Knight, though not a prominent figure, died on my territory. I can't clear myself of suspicion."

"Besides, there's no need for me to engage in direct conflict with the Seventh Princess. This little knight was right. If you're not a legendary creature, getting directly involved in the internal struggles of the royal family is unlikely to end well."

"But Lord Earl, does she really think that you have nothing to do with last night's assassination?"

One of the shadow assassins suddenly said.

"It doesn't matter whether she believes it or not. At least on the surface, I gave her an explanation. Without solid evidence, she'll just believe it." Foxy shook his head slightly. "But this little devil is more difficult to deal with than I thought. I've already been targeted by the Seventh Princess, so it's not easy to continue. Let the other members take over the follow-up matters. I won't be involved for the time being."

......

Slave market, VIP room.

This special box room is exclusively for distinguished guests. Not only can they have a clear view of the scene below, but they can also screen slaves through the magic light curtain.

Xu Xianxian was wearing a red long dress and sitting on the soft sofa. She watched the hot Catwoman bring her drinks and food, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, my bet was right this time. Count Baidao thought I was sent by the Seventh Princess, but in fact, this was all my own behavior." She thought to herself, "But it does confirm that the assassin is related to this count. That kind of clumsy lie is really fooling a three-year-old child!"

With Xu Xianxian's temper, she would have turned hostile long ago. However, the difference in rank was so great that a falling out would be like giving away one's life. She could only feign cuteness and act dumb.

Although she longed to kill, she did not long to be killed.

Of course, she did remember this grudge and wrote it down in a small notebook after returning home. When she became stronger in the future, she would definitely wipe out the entire earl's family.