"No. No. Wait. Hear me out. I came here to help you. No… Rather I just want to pay back for the things that I owe you."
"Can you please wait?" Charlotte worriedly called after the dwarven fatty.
Tang Yue stopped. "Fine. Just make it fast."
She was rather rude to her because she didn't want to prolong this awkward exchange.
Charlotte nodded and quickly fished out a small pouch from within her silver robes and handed it to Tang Yue.
"This is a new set of disguise crystals. I… I got it from my dad's collection."
"These should definitely be better than the ones you have and also much safer. No one knows the identity of the dwarf in this disguise."
"With this, you definitely will not get caught in the dwarven empire." She hurriedly explained.
Tang Yue opened the pouch and looked inside to see several small gems with a bright green hue.
She gazed at the gems for a while and then looked at Charlotte.
"Why are you doing this?" Tang Yue asked. Her voice and gaze were both cold and stern.
"I don't want to be indebted to anyone," Charlotte replied.
She looked directly at Tang Yue, well the dwarf Tang Yue, and sincerely mouthed the words.
She looked very earnest but Tang Yue still couldn't bring herself to trust the elf completely.
She sighed and put the pouch inside her robes.
"Ok. Thank you then for your kindness." She replied and turned to head back.
"Wait. Wait. Wait." Charlotte called after the dwarf again.
"What now?" Tang Yue irritatedly asked.
She was not particularly mad at Charlotte.
As someone who was just completely screwed over for no reason, she was simply in a very unpleasant mood in general.
"That… I am also coming with you." She clutched the edges of her robes and resolutely mumbled.
"Huh? Where? To the market?" Tang Yue was confused.
"No. I am coming with you to the Dwarven Empire." Charlotte repeated her words, explaining better this time.
"Eh? Why would you do that?" Tang Yue was completely perplexed.
"I promise I won't be a burden to you. I will thoroughly blend in. I just want to experience some things in life."
"You definitely won't regret this. Even if some unexpected danger arises, won't it be better if I am there with you?"
"I have all sorts of stuff from my father's collections. A lot of treasures. You will definitely not lose out by including me."
The elf ranted on for a while, and Tang Yue patiently listened.
Everything she heard was absolutely ridiculous and Tang Yue just couldn't understand why Charlotte was going through so much trouble.
Even though the elf was listing out so many plus points rapidly, there was no doubt in Tang Yue's mind that this pompous lady would only be a headache for her in the future.
But then again, Charlotte was a Saint realm expert with really good sword skills and if she faced any unexpected ambushes, it would be very helpful to have another combat expert with her.
Tang Yue hesitated. These were both advantages and disadvantages to having Charlotte with her, but ultimately she decided to risk things a bit.
She had no idea just what sort of obstacles she would face in the dwarven empire. So in the end, it was still better to travel with an ally.
"Fine. Umm… You can come with me. I still don't understand why you are doing this, but I hope you don't make me regret this decision." Tang Yue sighed and mumbled.
"No. No. Of course. You will definitely not regret this." Charlotte revealed a big and bubbly smile, lighting up the entire forest.
Tang Yue chuckled at the sight of the elf's carefree face.
She didn't know that this woman had such a cute side to her apart from the usually plotting and the scheming angry face.
Tang Yue crushed one of the new green gems which Charlotte had given her and her appearance again started changing.
She was still brown-skinned and slightly short like before but the godforsaken pimple had disappeared completely.
The robe she was wearing also loosened as her new body was a lot more lean and muscular.
Charlotte looked at her intently and nodded and gave her a thumbs-up, after examining the end result.
This appearance really suited Tang Yue!
Dwarf Tang Yue looked like a gentle and kind scholar with a handsome and elegant appearance.
Her eyes didn't have the ferocity and her stature was less overwhelming.
Anyone who looked at her now would have the inclination to call her a sissy and tease her, but they wouldn't feel threatened at all.
She completely lacked the raw hoarse brutish nature of a dwarf.
This was a good thing but also a bad thing, but Tang Yue had no other option to use this identity since her previous identity was most definitely compromised.
Even though she felt uncomfortable being disguised as the opposite gender, this body's proportions made her feel more at ease.
She at least didn't feel repulsed by it, so it was not too bad altogether.
While Tang Yue adjusted the robe wrapping around her new body, Charlotte also took out another disguise crystal and crushed it in between her fingers.
Instantly, her figure as well morphed and the elven girl suddenly sprouted two cute fox ears, instead of her elven ears.
"What are you?" Tang Yue curiously asked.
"I am a vixen elf hybrid." Charlotte giggled. Clearly, she was more excited than Tang Yue to go on this adventure.
With two light brown long furry ears popping out of her head and a small fluffy tail behind her back, the woman looked absolutely adorable.
Her platinum blond hair was now a shade of brown, but it still looked stunning and suited her appearance.
Somehow she was even more beautiful in her current form and was very eye-catching.
"Umm… Charlotte, isn't this a bit too much? We can't blend in like this?" Tang Yue awkwardly asked.
After all, they were not role-playing in the middle of the forest to have some naughty fun, they were headed towards a hostile empire to do a serious mission.
"No. No. It's not over yet." Charlotte answered.