When Tang Yue returned back to the house, it was already late in the night.
The old dwarf was in his room and Tang Yue as well went to her room.
As she opened the door, Charlotte jumped up in surprise like a cat caught in the act.
She had a bunch of parchments in her hand and guiltily looked at Tang Yue.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to peek into things. I was just bored." Charlotte abashedly mumbled.
She had just been trying to read Yana's notes on blacksmithing as well and didn't know if Tang Yue would like it or not.
But unexpectedly, the woman only chuckled.
Tang Yue was in a very good mood and she couldn't care less if Charlotte as well learned blacksmithing or not.
In fact, it would only make her feel better.
So far, the elf had been one-sidedly helping her and that didn't quite sit well with her.
It was always best when everybody gained something.
Otherwise, their newfound friendship might be in trouble.
She quickly waved her hands and signaled her to continue. "I don't mind at all. Feel free to read whatever you want."
Charlotte silently nodded and continued.
Tang Yue placed the little kid on the bed and took out some bed sheets from the shelf.
She then laid the sheets on the ground and carefully placed the kid on top of them in one corner of the room.
"He is not sleeping with you on the bed?" Charlotte asked.
She had seen how Tang Yue doted on the kid and was surprised to see him sleep on the floor.
A certain someone as well would have had the same question, that is, if he was not currently occupied by more pressing matters.
But still… the slender blue ears slightly perked up, awaiting the reply.
"Ah. Yes. I also feel bad, but just in case someone enters the room in the night, I don't want any mishaps." She said.
"Oh. I see." Charlotte nodded. "I will also sleep down then." She said.
"No… No… It's alright. You can sleep with me. If someone asks, I will just say that I was feeling lonely." Tang Yue chuckled awkwardly.
Though her reasoning was contradictory, she didn't dare to make Lady Charlotte sleep on the ground like a slave girl.
But little did she know that… she had made the devil himself sleep on the floor…
Xander was livid with anger. This damned disguise was making his life miserable.
Everything that could go wrong had gone wrong in this trip and now, this damned Charlotte was also driving him crazy!!!
Why the hell was she blushing?
Don't women often have sleepovers? Do you need to react in such an exaggerated fashion for a simple thing?
He didn't like the elf's stupid clumsy reactions even one bit.
How could Xander not recognize those familiar expressions?
She… She was acting as if she was a lovestruck woman.
All these years, Charlotte had persistently chased him with similar expressions.
And now, she was chasing his snake??
In what world, did this make sense???
Xander wanted to bang his head against the wall.
In lieu of the other important thoughts in his mind, he had first planned on ignoring this small inconvenience.
But then, he saw both the women clear the bed, put out the lamps, and go to bed as if it was only normal to do so.
Xander's head throbbed. He felt his blood pressure slowly building up.
He wanted to jump out right now and kick the elf out of the bed, but unfortunately, he couldn't afford to do that just yet.
He needed to see this through.
He needed to find out all her secrets and trump cards.
He needed to truly evaluate if someone like her was dangerous to his people or not.
Even though he loved her, he owed at least that much to his people.
"It's fine. It's fine. She is just sleeping next to her. Nothing fishy is happening here." He consoled himself.
But the night was still young…
Tang Yue uncomfortably laid on the not so wide bed, her body so close to Charlotte that she could hear her uneven breathing.
She could vaguely feel the elf's heart beating rapidly.
After a few seconds of restlessness, she turned towards her right, with her back exposed to the elf.
Only now, she felt a little bit calmer and didn't feel like her personal space was invaded.
Tang Yue took a few more deep breaths to relax and calm her mind and was about to fall asleep when suddenly a notification chimed in front of her.
Ding. The system update is successful
Ding. Daily quests have been updated
Ding. Special quests have been added
Huh? Tang Yue blinked, unsure of what was happening.
Why a system update all of a sudden? She wondered.
And what special…
Before Tang Yue could finish her thought, a frightening idea popped into her brain.
She thought about the elf lying on the bed next to her and gulped nervously.
This old man… This old man… Don't tell me… Shit!!!
Tang Yue started sweating profusely dreading what was about to come.
"This… Master… What is this update?" She nervously tested the waters.
[When you get your quest, you will know, dumb little snake.]
[Didn't I absorb half of the souls from the labyrinth, which technically belonged to you?]
[It's only fair that I repay you for that.]
"You are so kind, Master." Tang Yue smiled weakly, cursing the bastard inwardly.
She only had an inkling of doubt before, but now that she heard the old man's cheerful and placating statements, she was absolutely sure of what was about to come.
And soon… just like she had expected…
Ding. New Daily Quest Available
Ding. Increase your lightning resistance by 1 level
Ding. Reward: 1000 Experience points
Ding. New Special Quest Available
Ding. Lock lips with an elven female with tongue three times and caress her breasts.
Ding. Reward: Lightning domain rune formula
Ding. Quest expires in 30 hours
"…" Tang Yue blankly stared at the shameless quests. I knew it!!!