Who hid My Corpse!

Vic was a bit confused.

Meanwhile, Bai Wei had already put away his serrated knife, and his gaze moved past Vic to the little girl behind him.

"You're the one who was watching us just now, aren't you?" Bai Wei asked.

The little girl trembled and didn't dare to speak.

Vic was very angry: "Is that why you chased after her? Didn't you say everyone was watching us? Why did you single her out?"

"You should let me finish." Bai Wei rolled his eyes, then looked at the little girl again, "I know you're different from those people, that's why I came over here specifically. No one is paying attention to you now, you can say whatever you need to say."

Hearing Bai Wei's words, Vic seemed to understand something.

He also turned his head to look at the little girl and saw a hint of hesitation flash across her tense face.

"As you see, we're about to leave." Bai Wei added, "If you don't speak now, you won't have another chance. We won't wait for you."

The little girl pressed her lips tightly together.

After a long while, she finally spoke softly.

"Are you hunters?"

Vic instinctively wanted to speak, but Bai Wei shot him a "shut up" look, and then asked, "No, we're not hunters, but we are clergy. The things hunters can do, we can do too."

Bai Wei emphasized the latter part of his sentence.

Hearing Bai Wei's words, the little girl hesitated no more, mustering the courage to look at Bai Wei and said, "I heard my mom say that if you ask hunters for help, they would help."

"So, your mom is in trouble?"

The little girl froze, obviously not expecting Bai Wei to be so direct, but she still bit her lip and nodded slightly.

"Mom and Dad went to another town to shop." the little girl said, "They should have returned the night before last, but..."

The little girl shook her head quickly, obviously afraid to think further, and then pleaded.

"Sir Hunter, could you help me find Mom and Dad?"

Hearing the little girl, Vic already guessed what had happened, and his expression darkened.

After all, in this land, missing often only means one thing.

"Which town were your parents headed to?" Bai Wei asked.

The little girl told Bai Wei.

Bai Wei rubbed his beardless chin: "It seems like we're not heading in that direction."

Vic glanced at Bai Wei.

He could also guess Bai Wei would refuse the little girl, after all, for something they already knew the outcome of, Bai Wei had no reason to take a detour.

But just as this thought popped into Vic's mind, he saw Bai Wei smile.

"But taking a slight detour isn't impossible."

The little girl's previously dim eyes immediately brightened.

"However," Bai Wei said to the little girl with a smile, "shouldn't you give us something in return?"

Ten minutes later, Vic was pulling a cart, leaving Yade Town.

Bai Wei, as before, comfortably leaned against the cart, playing with a small music box in his hand.

Every time he wound up the music box, it emitted a simple yet clear sound.

As long as Vic pulled the cart, Bai Wei played with the music box, thoroughly enjoying it.

Finally, Vic couldn't hold back anymore: "Priest Ulu, aren't you being a bit too much?"

"Oh?" Bai Wei finally stopped winding it and asked with a smile, "How am I being too much?"

"That child was in such a desperate situation, and you had the heart to ask for something from her?"

"Oh, you're talking about that." Bai Wei said lazily, "That's the reward, of course we have to take it."

"But you're not a hunter."

"But you are." Bai Wei said, "Isn't this helping you take it?"

"...Huh? What nonsense are you saying?"

"That child was looking for a hunter, not me." Bai Wei said, "You can't reveal your identity, so I accepted it on your behalf."

"What kind of sophistry is that?"

"I'm not being sophistic... Vic, you've always said you're a hunter, but have you ever received a commission?"

"...No." Vic said, "After parting with Ade, I was constantly pursued, with no opportunity to take on commissions."

"Exactly, so you still don't understand the meaning of being a hunter." Bai Wei said, "Didn't the old hunter tell you that hunters must take a reward?"

Vic hesitated a bit, then shook his head: "No."

"Then let me explain why hunters must take a reward." Bai Wei said, "Simply put, only by taking a reward does the commission and contract truly form. It's like doing something for money, which is reasonable, but if you do it out of good intentions, who knows if you'll really do it?"

Vic opened his mouth.

He felt that Bai Wei's reasoning seemed somewhat logical, yet also not.

"But she's just a child." Vic said, "She hardly has any money left. This music box is probably the most valuable thing she has."

"Yes, so we're helping her look for something even more valuable." Bai Wei said lightly, "So in her eyes, she's giving us her most precious thing, while we help her find something more precious. It's that simple."

Vic still felt something was off: "But it's very likely that child's parents might have already..."

"Already dead, so there's no need to look seriously?"

Vic was stunned, shaking his head repeatedly: "That's not what I mean, I mean, even if she didn't give me any reward, I'd still be willing to..."