"ah--"
Dalongbao screamed, and all his promises about not disturbing his master's sleep were thrown out of the window!
Xuxu woke up immediately when he heard the cry.
"Da Long Bao, what are you yelling about?" Xu Xu cursed.
"Master, there is a ghost outside the door!" Dalongbao said tremblingly.
"Look at you!" Xu Xu looked out the door, and in the dim light, he could clearly see what was outside. "Isn't it just a headless knight? You're so scared! Don't go out and tell anyone that you're my apprentice. I can't afford to lose face!"
Xuxu stood up and walked to the door, opening it completely.
"Mr. Headless Knight, why are you hanging around outside my door so late at night?" Xu Xu asked.
"The Black Knight is the best in the world." said the Headless Knight.
"What do you mean?" Xuxu asked in confusion.
"A slogan! The slogan of the Dark Knights!" the Dullahan said. "I used to be a member of the Dark Knights, but was killed by the enemy and had my head chopped off. So I returned to the orchard I used to guard. The owner of this inn used to be my pet monkey, so he let me stay here and closed the shop to prevent anyone from disturbing me."
"The orchard you're guarding?" Xuxu asked. "Is this orchard yours? Do you know the way out?"
"Yes, I was once the lord here," the Dullahan said. "The Dark Knights unified this continent and sealed off many areas. They buried energy crystals in the center of each area to absorb the spirits and negative emotions of all living beings within. Every fifty years, they sent people to collect the power within the energy crystals, and during those fifty years, they appointed a knight as the lord of that area to guard it."
"The orchard area is blocked off?" Xu Xu continued. "Then how do you, the Dark Knights, get in and out?"
"Of course I know how to get in and out. I don't know how you got in, but if you want to get out, there's only one way," the Dullahan said. "I sense a tremendous power hidden within you. If you agree to one condition, I'll tell you how to leave the Orchard Prairie."
"What conditions?" Xuxu did not agree immediately. He had to ask what it was and whether he had the ability to do it.
"Help me avenge my death," the Dullahan said. "After my head was chopped off by the enemy, I was corroded by the power of death and became a half-human, half-ghost. My strength has been greatly reduced, and I am no longer that man's opponent."
"If you can't beat him, how can I?" Xu Xu said, "Who is that person and how strong is he?"
"I think there was one who awakened to around level 50," the Dullahan said. "That person is also a member of the Dark Knights, nicknamed Beauty Ying."
"Beauty crying? Is crying strange?" Xu Xu was slightly surprised. "Is it a woman? You were defeated by a female knight!"
"No—he's not the Dark Knight, but a male knight who likes to dress up as a woman and pretend to be one," the Headless Knight explained.
Xu Xu glanced at the collapsed Dalongbao and thought to himself, I also have a cross-dressing guy here. If the enemy is only level 50 after the first awakening, I can compete with him with the Ancient Strengthening Furnace. The problem is that the Ancient Book is damaged and cannot be strengthened. With my current strength, I am really no match for that guy!
"I can't help you get revenge. I'm not strong enough now." Xuxu said.
"Then you won't be able to get a way to leave here from me, unless you are willing to wait for decades and escape the moment the Black Knight sends someone in. But even if you are willing to wait for decades, I am the only one who knows the exact time and place when the organization opens the ban. There will only be a few minutes then, and you won't be able to find a way to escape." The head under the headless knight's armpit said proudly.
"And I'm already dead, so I'm not afraid of your threats and beatings." The Headless Horseman added.
Xu Xu had no choice but to surrender: "I can only promise you that I will try my best. If I meet that beautiful Ying, I will do my best to defeat him. As for whether I can succeed or not, I won't promise."
The Dullahan thought about it and thought this was a good offer. He asked, "You won't regret it?"
"Although I am usually a bit cynical, I will never go back on my word!" Xuxu said solemnly.
The Dullahan stared at Xuxu for a few seconds and said, "I believe you! I'll tell you how to leave this orchard."
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