You and Chen explain everything to Perlica.

I ... appreciate it.

I was really worried about you.

Haha, yeah.

Does "Origortisan" sound better than "Darkmask"?

At your command!

Nefarith really is in Wuling, and she has found herself a mysterious ally... Things are getting out of control.

Mhm, we must hurry to Wuling City and tell Viceroy Zhuang about this.

That girl, Tangtang, why did she say we are with her...

Hmm... Slightly improper, but an effective exit strategy.

...Like Chen said, we are operating on Qingbo Stockade's territory. Neither confronting them directly nor sneaking past them seems viable.

Hey, Darkmask! Listen up!

Ahem, deal's settled!

Hmph. You wanna go to Wuling City, right? Too bad the way's been cut off.

Cut off?

Only problem is, our Stockade has some little troubles recently, so taking that path may take some effort...

See where I'm getting at, right?

Decide quick, then come knocking!

And unless I misheard, she also said we're to stir up trouble in Wuling City. What's that about?

And since Nefarith has already made her move, the locals might provide some clues.

You can roll with us, but you're fresh meat and you roughed up our brothers — gotta earn our trust first. No freebies.

Relax, Qingbo's got tricks up its sleeve!