Chapter 197 172. Tasya awakens: Pollution reduced?
A flag fluttered in the breeze.
It had a red Mandala flower in the background and a blood-stained sword on the front, like a knight slumbering amongst the blooms.
This convoy belonged to the Scarlet Adventure Group.
After the Monster Tide ended, Dawen led his team members back to Red Heart City.
"Ugh, my head hurts so much."
"What happened?"
On the soft bed within the carriage, Tasya rubbed her throbbing brow and opened her eyes.
Her throat was parched, and her tongue also hurt as if it had been constricted by a python.
Oh right... and also her limbs, below her chest, she felt the pain of being bound by ropes.
If she observed her body in front of a full-length mirror, Tasya would find that it was marked with a ring of red marks, like a piece of art.
"You passed out. Lin Da found you and handed you over to me."
The person driving ahead was the deputy leader of the group, Dawen.
Dawen didn\'t trust the original coachman. Too much jolting would make Tasya\'s condition, who was still unconscious, even worse. To be on the safe side, Dawen decided to drive himself.
This kindness, which could be described as of the sun level, however, did not reach Tasya\'s heart in the slightest.
Her heart was not large, and it was already completely filled by an adventurer named \'Lin Da.\'
So, when Tasya heard Dawen say \'It was Lin Da who found you,\' no matter how much Dawen did for her, even if he would go to great lengths, Tasya wouldn\'t feel the slightest bit touched.
Her mind had long shifted elsewhere.
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"Lin Da! Where is he? I want to see him!"
Tasya got up anxiously, bracing herself against the carriage, seemingly forgetting even the pain in her head.
This was the 100th Lin Da she was looking for.
This time, Tasya had a profound sense of fate that it wouldn\'t be in vain... This time, it must be the master she had been longingly thinking about.
Tasya had such a strong premonition.
"Really?"
"Another one of your \'masters\'? If possible, I\'d really like to meet him."
Dawen forced a bitter smile, "But the Lin Da I mentioned is probably not the one you\'re looking for. His level is only 19."
"19..."
Tasya muttered the number.
Her master, Dark Shadow, had reached the level of a Heavenly Rank Adventurer at level 50 three years ago, and by now, three years later, Tasya believed it was plausible for him to have reached level 70 given his astonishing talents.
Level 19 was indeed too low. However... Suddenly, a figure flashed before Tasya\'s eyes. That detestable fraudster who was called \'Li Cha\' by Lulu was also level 19.
Could there be some connection between Li Cha and Lin Da?
That Li Cha did indeed know some information about Dark Shadow.
In this manner, Li Cha, Lin Da, Dark Shadow...
Between the three of them, there seemed to form a trail.
As Tasya was pondering this matter with a frown, she was unaware of how uncomfortable Dawen felt inside, as if he had swallowed a bitter herb.
It was he who took care of Tasya.
He provided her with accommodation, and despite wandering outside for a year, ensured her compensation was never missed.
He even helped Tasya look for her master.
"Once you meet, it will certainly be a grand affair."
These things, Dawen with his broad mind, could endure.
As long as Tasya was happy, it didn\'t matter if he had to suffer a bit.
The only thing he couldn\'t stand was that Tasya was completely blind to all he had done.
As the second young master of The Mandalas, Dawen had never faced setbacks, except for a major stumble with Tasya. It really felt as if she had a serious problem in her head, unable to accommodate anything besides her master.
And yet, it was this exact dedication that made Dawen admire her exceptionally.
Perhaps it\'s those things we can\'t have that we cherish the most.
"Ugh."
Suddenly, Tasya groaned with a headache.
This sound made all of Dawen\'s resentment dissipate.
"Are you alright? There\'s hot water in the carriage, drink more."
Dawen still had to drive, so he could only express his concern with words.
That\'s the ultimate behavior of a fawning sycophant.
"I... I\'m fine."
Tasya slowly massaged her forehead, closed her eyes, and used her spiritual power to feel her body\'s condition.
Then, shock flashed in her eyes.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
A huge question burst forth in her mind: What\'s going on?
The Witch\'s Corruption that plagued her body constantly had diminished.
It was like an adventurer burdened with five thousand pounds lightening their load by five hundred.
In an instant, Tasya realized that her physical condition had improved.
Why?
What had happened during the time she was unconscious?
After all... could Witch\'s Corruption even be eliminated?
That was a power tied to a pact with the Demon King.
What kind of force could possibly dispel the contamination!
Tasya stood gaping with her lips parted, her heart a tumultuous sea.
She ignored Dawen\'s concerned voice and began to comb through the clues from the beginning.
First, she fought with Lulu, and the contamination inside her acted up.
She was defeated by Lulu and tied up.
After that, she met Li Cha.
That arrogant scammer seemed intent on defiling her.
Tasya, unable to bear the humiliation, decided to bite her tongue and commit suicide, to preserve her chastity.
Yet she was knocked out by Lulu with a slap.
Tasya\'s complexion changed abruptly, and she quickly checked herself over.
Still there...
This indicated that the other party had not done anything vile while she was unconscious.
The reason for the decrease in her body\'s corruption could only be sought by finding Lulu and others to inquire.
At least Tasya understood one thing, that the adventure team bore her no ill will.
They not only tolerated her various actions but even helped eliminate part of the corruption...
Why do this?
This act of repaying evil with kindness left Tasya deeply puzzled.
[These three years, you\'ve had it hard, captain ah...]
The first sentence from a certain scammer suddenly echoed in her ears.
Tasya\'s heart skipped a beat, and her complexion turned pale.
She held the black small whip in her maid dress pocket, a gift from Dark Shadow.
If it were Dark Shadow, not to mention eliminating the Witch\'s Corruption, even killing the source of the corruption—the Demon King—Tasya would believe it.
"Li Cha is Li Cha, Lin Da is Lin Da, Dark Shadow is Dark Shadow… how could they be confused with one another?"
Tasya\'s heart pounded, and if it weren\'t for Lulu\'s intervention, her little whip would probably have already exploded Li Cha\'s backside.
Until the truth is clear, it seems she ought to be thankful to Lulu.
"Dawen, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Go ahead."
"Introduce me to Lin Da from White Dove City."
Tasya still held onto a glimmer of hope, "Even if he isn\'t the person I\'m looking for, I want to meet him in person to confirm it."
"...Fine, but you better not get your hopes up."
The two conversed across channels, with Tasya thinking Li Cha had abandoned her to be found by Lin Da, and Dawen assuming Tasya had never met Lin Da.
Dawen sighed and said, "I know Lin Da; he joined my sister\'s team three years ago. He comes from an ordinary background, with no particular connections; he couldn\'t possibly be that powerful \'master\' you\'re looking for."
"Three years ago?"
A thought stirred in Tasya\'s heart.
The time of Dark Shadow\'s disappearance was exactly three years ago.
Along with Tina from Hell\'s Judgment and several core members, they entered the higher levels of the World Tree.
And then, Dark Shadow mysteriously vanished.
"If the master disappeared because of a trap set by Tina and her group... I will never forgive them," Tasya\'s eyes filled with a cold light. Even if the group was called powerful \'Five-star Characters\' by the master, she held not a trace of fear.