Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 236 - 229: Arrangement

Chapter 236: Chapter 229: Arrangement

"You had to go and ruin such a good mood with your foul mouth!" Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes, speaking helplessly.

"I’ve been irritated since just now. Recently, I haven’t checked you, and you boy seem to be getting more and more arrogant!" Hu Daoke growled.

Cheng Ziang had no interest in bantering with him and instead asked, "By the way, when did Luo’er meet this girl?"

Hu Daoke paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "Did you hit your head? Kali was met by Luo’er during the weapons smuggling investigation last year. He hasn’t mentioned it to me!"

"I’ve always felt that this girl is quite impressive, she knows when to hold and when to fold." Cheng Ziang said, looking at the crying Kali.

"I’m sorry, because of us you were..." Luo’er pushed her away, looked at her haggard face, and said with deep remorse.

"It’s alright." Kali shook her head, forcing a smile on the face still wet with tears, "All I have is thanks to you guys. How could I refuse if you wanted it back?"

"No, it’s all because of our mistakes..." Luo’er hurriedly explained.

Kali lowered her head, paused, and then spoke as if to herself, "From a thief to an adventurer, then to a noble’s guard, and now to a prisoner and a slave. It’s just... coming full circle."

"Don’t worry, as long as we’re here, you won’t suffer any more injustices." Luo’er said passionately.

"If that’s the case, you guys would have to go to all the trouble again." Kali raised her head to look at him.

"It’s okay, we’re friends, right?" Luo’er looked at her and said.

"Fr, friend," Hearing this, Kali lowered her head, her heart filled with emotion, "Thank you, for considering me a friend."

"Come with us, I promise you won’t be hurt anymore!" Luo’er told her.

"But, but, I am his slave..." Kali turned to look at Cheng Ziang, then paused, turned back to look at him and asked, "He is your... "

"He is our companion. Rest assured, he is also your friend!" Luo’er reassured.

"Th, thank you," Kali looked excitedly at Cheng Ziang and Hu Daoke, as if she was about to bow in gratitude.

"No trouble at all!" Cheng Ziang smiled slightly and waved his hand.

Er, you’re welcome! Being thanked by a young girl was a first for Hu Daoke, and he was somewhat stiff.

"Let’s go!" Luo’er took off his cape and put it on her, then put his arm around her and headed towards the inn.

"By the way, is Luo’er planning to take someone on the missions again?" Hu Daoke, trailing behind them, couldn’t resist asking Cheng Ziang.

"Are you stupid? Think about what happened to Yaning at the end!" Cheng Ziang shot him a glance.

"Don’t tell me they’ll have to be sent to the Headquarters again. All these odd folks are dumped at the Headquarters. Can Instructor Wang stand it?" Hu Daoke voiced his worries.

"As long as it involves Luo’er, the odds are good. Don’t forget his relationship with the Instructor," Cheng Ziang said nonchalantly.

"This is too much..." Hu Daoke muttered under his breath.

The group returned to the inn. Kali was dirty, and her peculiar smell made others involuntarily cover their noses. Luo’er handed Kali to the two girls, then ordered the innkeeper to heat up a big tub of water so that Kali could bath and change clothes.

The two girls were surprised when Kali arrived. After learning about her ordeal, they all felt sympathy, and uncharacteristically didn’t feel jealousy towards Luo’er. Instead, they actively helped her bathe and prepared their spare clothes for her.

The two girls cleaned Kali in a room behind the inn used for bathing. The three men stood guard outside the door. Seeing Luo’er’s silent manner, Cheng Ziang and Hu Daoke exchanged glances, then turned and asked, "Tell us Luo’er, how do you plan to deal with her?"

"I’ve thought about it," Luo’er pondered for a moment, then said, "I’ll send her to the Headquarters. There she may be able to find a suitable place. She has been branded a slave. Once her identity gets recognized, she will definitely be arrested again and end up a slave."

"Do you think Instructor Wang will agree?" Cheng Ziang asked after a pause.

"That’s why I’ll ask him to take Kali in my personal capacity," Luo’er seemed to have planned it all out.

"You got Yaning into the Headquarters last time, and now you’re pushing Kali there. What if people at the Headquarters start talking?" Cheng Ziang couldn’t resist voicing his concerns.

"How can you say that? Are you suggesting to just abandon Kali here and let her fend for herself?" Hu Daoke rolled his eyes, standing up to speak.

"No, Ziang’s concern is valid. But," Luo’er continued after a sigh, "Kali did help us a lot during the last mission, which is plain for all to see. I can’t abandon her like this, not by any means."

"Since you’ve already put it that way, what else can I say." Cheng Ziang shrugged his shoulders and shook his head with a smile.

"No, I still need to thank you for worrying about me," Luo’er shook his head.

"I don’t want to be the kind of heartless person either," Cheng Ziang said, looking towards the door, and then added, "Honestly, I like this girl’s character. She’s grateful and knows when to let go."

To clean Kali properly, Tangmo used soap and shampoo from Earth. The room was filled with the fragrance of these cleaning agents.

"Sister Moumou, this thing smells so good!" Kali allowed them to manage her and couldn’t resist asking about the aroma.

"Don’t open your mouth, don’t open your eyes, otherwise this stuff will get in and it will hurt a lot!" Tangmo cautioned.

"Oh!" Kali nodded understandingly.

The two girls rolled up their sleeves and used the cleaning agent and a lot of hot water to finally wash away all the stains on her body. They tossed her into a barrel of hot water, leaned against each other, and exhaled deeply, sweat beads already seeping through their foreheads.

"Kali?" After resting for a while, Tangmo walked to the edge of the barrel, leaned on it, and asked Kali, who was dishevelled, "How old are you this year?"

"I don’t know." Kali blinked her eyes and answered truthfully.

"Then let sister help you check," Tangmo said, clapping her hands together, then reached into the hot water.

"Ah!" Kali blushed and screamed out. Baiyue, who was by the side, couldn’t help but also blush at the sight.

"Hasn’t developed yet, doesn’t seem to have hit puberty!" Tangmo withdrew her hand, nodded satisfyingly, and said.

"Puberty?" Kali looked at her with a flush of confusion on her face.

"It means you’re still a little girl!" Tangmo patted her head and said happily.

"Can you know the age from this?" Kali looked at her with innocence and asked.

"Of course!" Tangmo would never admit that she took the opportunity to take advantage of Kali.

"By the way," Tangmo suddenly thought of something, and then asked, "What’s that thing on your butt?"

She was referring to the ugly brand on Kali’s buttocks.

"That’s a slave’s brand!" Kali lowered her head and said with a hint of sadness.

"Slave..." Tangmo was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Baiyue, remembering that the term "slave brand" appeared in Baiyue’s father’s diary.

Hearing her words, Baiyue also couldn’t help but move closer, and reached out to pat her head. Tangmo reassured her, "Don’t worry, no matter what, as long as we’re here, you’ll never be bullied."

"Thank you," Kali nodded to show her gratitude and then couldn’t help but ask, "By the way, sisters, who are you in Luo’er’s group?"

"Oh, I’m Luo’er’s darling!" Tangmo immediately perked up at the mention of this, and preemptively said.

"Darling?" Kali tilted her head to look at her.

"Sister Moumou, don’t mess around!" Baiyue pulled her sleeve and said with a frown.

"Alright," Tangmo scratched her head, and explained, "We’re all members of Luo’er’s team, and Luo’er is our captain!"

After cleaning up, the two helped Kali change into Tangmo’s spare clothes, which fit quite well since their body shapes were similar. Faced with Baiyue’s odd look, Tangmo explained indignantly, "I haven’t developed yet either!"

Tangmo, being half-dwarf, was nearly adult by half-dwarf standards, probably about Luo’er’s age. But it would be self-deceptive to say that she hasn’t reached puberty; after all, she was twenty-two this year.

Having put on clean clothes and tidied up her messy hair, Kali suddenly looked much more spirited, no longer the former desolation and emptiness.

The group led her to the room, where the five members of the Advance Team sat across from her. Facing the three men and two women, Kali seemed a little nervous, sitting uneasily on the bed and watching them.

"I’m sorry, Kali, we couldn’t reveal our identities to you for various reasons before," Luo’er was the first to speak.

"Identity? Aren’t you adventurers from the south?" Kali couldn’t help but ask.

"No, we are from the Otherworld!" Luo’er clearly stated their identity word by word. After all, he planned to take Kali to the Headquarters, so there was no need to hide it from her anymore.

"People of the Otherworld..." Kali stared at them blankly, and finally asked, "Are there elves in the Otherworld?"

"I don’t know how to answer that question, but what I want you to know is, never underestimate the capabilities of the Otherworlders, they are far more impressive than the people of this world," Luo’er said.

"Oh, I see!" Kali nodded in understanding.

"You don’t seem scared at all?" Seeing her calm demeanor, Hu Daoke couldn’t help but ask.

"Aren’t you my friends? Why should I be afraid of you?" Kali looked down at them and asked hesitantly.

"Well, this..." Hu Daoke was at a loss for words at her reply and didn’t know what else to say.

"I told you, this little girl is impressive!" Seeing Hu Daoke being put in an awkward situation, Cheng Ziang, who usually appeared aloof in front of outsiders, couldn’t help but show a slight smile.

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