Pretending To Be A Boss

For answers that were too obvious, Tang Xian generally didn't bother to respond.

But it seemed that the leopard queen might be even denser than Qing JiuYu and Bai Mansheng. Tang Xian said,

"I'm just a traveler passing by accidentally. If your kin is the adorable little cat behind me, then I must tell you, this Hell Flame Wolf is utterly ruthless—just to eat bird meat, it heartlessly killed a cute little kitty."

Tang Xiaojiu's mouth hung open.

Thinking, Tang Xian, why are you so adept at this?

However, the leopard queen did not believe him easily. She said,

"Ailsa is one of the strong within our tribe, how could the flames of a Hell Flame Wolf easily kill it? If that were the case, why would our leopard tribe still be fighting with the wolf tribe?"

Tang Xian was taken aback; this little cat woman was not silly after all.

He glanced at the leopard queen, and in that moment, her profile flashed before his eyes.

Gender: Female.

Alignment value: 53.

Greed and lust index: 34.

Favorability: 1 (Strangers).

Financial evaluation: 31 (Small savings).

Liked things: Dog meat.

Disliked things: Hell Flame Wolf.

Fears: Sea God.

Current honesty level: 45 (Down-to-earth).

Charm value: 81 (Stunning beauty).

Current luck value: 25 (Needs caution).

Current needs analysis:

[Investigate clan member's cause of death (41%)]

[Test the man before her (35%)]

[Prepare for the Sea God festival (19%)]

[Other (5%)]

Tang Xian wasn't flustered. Looking at the likes and dislikes, the relationship between the cat and dog tribes was already very hostile.

Each was all too eager to devour the flesh and drink the blood of the other.

With this level of relation in place, everything else should be negotiable.

The leopard queen spoke again, saying,

"Where do you both come from? I've never seen you on this island!"

"We came from somewhere else, just passing this island by chance," Tang Xian casually said.

The leopard queen paused.

Swam over?

She shook her head, then angrily said,

"Do you know what waters this is? It's impossible for anything from the shore to swim across these waters!"

The hidden implication in her words made Tang Xian frown.

Impossible for anything from the shore to swim across?

What does that mean?

Is there something special about these waters?

Tang Xian said,

"If you can't trust us, why don't we kill this Hell Flame Wolf first? Then you can take us back for questioning?"

"Staying here wastes time, and its scent could travel to more distant places. Those detestable wolf tribe members have sharp noses. If reinforcements arrive, it wouldn't be good for any of us."

Tang Xian paused, then added,

"As for how my sister and I got here, I can explain that to you in front of your tribe. I have no ill intentions."

After finishing, Tang Xian raised his hands, adopting a position indicative of his willingness to be dealt with.

This time, the leopard queen did not refute. She scrutinized Tang Xian more carefully, faintly sensing a powerful presence.

It was like the natural misjudgment Qing JiuYu and Bai Mansheng had towards Tang Xian.

The leopard queen was actually quite hot-tempered. The fact that she restrained herself from attacking immediately was already quite controlled.

Tang Xian clearly noticed this too.

Facing bosses capable of taking on human forms for the third time, Tang Xian had summarized some patterns.

Regardless of whether they were cunning or honest, seductive or aloof, these boss creatures generally had high alignment values.

Such an alignment value, if placed in the human faction, would essentially be at Jiang Ming's level.

But this level of alignment value referred only to their own kind. When it came to other species, they could still be ruthless and kill without hesitation.

It's probably just like the 'good people' in the human world, who wouldn't have any psychological barriers when killing mining area creatures or some small animals.

Tang Xian himself was the same; he felt no guilt for killing the Golden Patterned Leopard.

Just as a butcher doesn't reason with pigs.

As an outsider, Tang Xian did not expect highly aligned bosses to be friendly towards him.

But one thing was common: the higher a person's alignment value, the more reasonable they are.

So Tang Xian's choice was to yield to the other party.

There was another thing Tang Xian observed—that was clothing.

This clothing was clearly also an illusion created by Soul Crystals.

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Qing JiuYu was dressed in red palace attire, seductively gorgeous, fiery with passion.

Bai Mansheng, on the other hand, was in a pure white dress, cool and detached from the world.

As for this little cat woman, she looked like a seasoned forest dweller, a woman hunter who had lived there for a long time.

This kind of attire, in certain scenes of the human world, was very enticing. But to Tang Xian, it signified wildness, dominance, and straightforwardness.

"Oh, by the way, my name is Tang Xian, and this is my sister Tang Xiaojiu."

"Jin Lu."

Indeed, both gold and dew. Tang Xian nodded in acknowledgment.

The next second, Jin Lu's claws swept through the air. Tang Xian only felt a gust of wind pass by, without even seeing her move.

A disaster-class boss facing a weakened perfect-class creature—the outcome of this battle was inevitable.

The Hell Flame Wolf didn't even get a chance to struggle before the light in its eyes completely dimmed.

"You'd better not play any tricks."

"Of course not, I'm very friendly. By the way, what should we do with this poor little cat, and this despicable little dog?"

Tang Xian, who was hoping to eat dog meat, certainly wouldn't let go of this enormous Hell Flame Wolf.

Jin Lu did not speak. She instantly reverted to her Golden Armored Leopard form.

She picked up her tribesmate's body, shook her neck, and the charred Golden Patterned Leopard fell onto her broad back.

Then she grabbed the Hell Flame Wolf in her mouth.

[Follow me, and don't even think about running away.]

The voice of Jin Lu echoed in his mind.