Su’en had thought before that Qiantiao might come to save him.

But he never expected that this gambling addict would be so powerful!

She was only a second-tier member, just like a smoker, but now she showed a strength that completely overwhelmed others of the same level. She killed someone with just one blow!

And if she really was the “third party” opposing the Umbrella Organization, the situation would become even more delicate.

She was Rena’s aunt, so could there be other reasons behind the recent turmoil in the Rayes family?

What about the mysterious benefactor behind the Cross Society, Mrs. Filov?

And Mr. Black?

A series of questions.

In an instant, Su’en formed a network of underground forces involving both the inner and outer cities in his mind.

Qiantiao’s appearance was just the tip of the iceberg, but there were still larger unknowns and mysteries hidden beneath the surface.

To counter the Black Tower, one must have corresponding strength, wealth, and manpower.

This “third party” already possessed all of these.

Although unknown to outsiders, it couldn’t be denied that this organization was very powerful.

…

Su’en knew that since Qiantiao came wearing this special cloak, it was inconvenient for her to reveal her true identity.

Perhaps the Cross Society couldn’t afford the cost of opposing the Umbrella Organization now and wanted the “third party” to take on that role.

Qiantiao walked over without taking off her cloak.

But as soon as she spoke, the sense of mystery disappeared. “Hey, you actually recognized me. I didn’t plan to meet you in this way, but you should understand that it would be inconvenient for me to come in my original identity.”

From her tone of voice and content, Su’en was certain that this was the gambling addict.

As a member of the Cross Society, it was naturally inconvenient for her to kill members of the Umbrella Organization.

Upon hearing Qiantiao’s words, he asked, “Qiantiao, did you come to save me?”

Qiantiao straightforwardly replied, “Yes. Rena sent me a message in a hurry, saying that you were in danger in the inner city and asked me to think of a solution. Originally, my plan was to use my connections in the inner city to help you, but I was intercepted by the Umbrella Organization on the way and obtained their battle information. I found out that you actually escaped. So I rushed back, but it took some time.”

Su’en sincerely said, “Thank you, Qiantiao.”

“I told you, you are under my protection. Do you need to be so polite?”

Qiantiao said indifferently.

Su’en also knew her personality and didn’t say much polite words.

After a pause, Qiantiao glanced at Su’en and said with a hint of teasing in her tone, “I heard that you even kidnapped Rena. I don’t know why that girl is still helping you.”

Su’en shrugged self-deprecatingly and naturally knew she was joking. He smiled and said, “You know about that?”

Qiantiao’s tone was a bit strange. “Yes. Not only me, but all the major families in the inner city are making a fuss about it. They thought another ‘purge’ was going to happen in the past few months. Many people were scared and inquired about the origin of this kidnapper who dared to kidnap the young lady of the Rayes family in the inner city in broad daylight.”

“…”

Su’en raised his eyebrows as he listened.

The Umbrella Organization would definitely not mention that the cause of the incident was their attempt to ambush a transport team of an outer city gang, which resulted in them being counter-killed.

But he couldn’t hide the commotion he caused on the “Dunwich Commercial Street” before. In the end, it would probably be concluded as an ordinary kidnapper.

Qiantiao didn’t intend to say much. “Let’s go, we’ll talk while walking.”

Su’en asked, “Where are we going?”

“To send you outside the city.”

Qiantiao explained, “There are powerful trackers in the Umbrella Organization. Now that you have caused such a big commotion, they will spare no effort to hunt you down. It’s not safe for you to stay in Old Lingdun City. Leave the city to avoid trouble. I can’t expose myself right now, otherwise, I might not be able to take care of you if something happens.”

“Oh, then wait for me.”

Su’en said and walked towards the body of the smoker.

While removing the storage ring and the “official materials” from the body, he also harvested the soul fragments.

The silver official material, “Haiying’s Rune Pipe,” is the professional material of a second-tier “Ashen Warlock”; the second-level silver equipment, “Foodlight Hourglass,” can give people the ability to distort light and hide in smoke.

They were both very practical materials for an assassin.

If it weren’t for the fact that it didn’t suit Su’en’s career plan as a Puppeteer, he would have liked the smoker’s ability to produce smoke and conceal himself.

(Curse Aggregation Principle: After the advancement of a professional, the curse characteristics of the official materials will merge. Usually, a corpse will only yield one high-level official material and equipment.)

As for the memories he extracted, Su’en guessed that they contained some information about the smoker being a mole in the Umbrella Organization.

The rest was just a bonus of experience.

…

Qiantiao didn’t say anything as she watched Su’en collect the spoils from the smoker’s body.

Their relationship wasn’t so distant.

But at this moment, she also noticed that Su’en hadn’t taken off the crow mask on his face and curiously asked, “Did you kill the ‘Plague Doctor’ Sergei?”

“Yes.”

Su’en nodded.Qiantiao felt it was unbelievable and said, “That guy’s ability is quite tricky, he is good at curse magic, and he can even resurrect… Most second-tier professionals can’t do anything to him. I didn’t expect that you could actually defeat him?”

“Well…”

Su’en didn’t know how to explain to him, after all, it was Mr. Hei’s trap.

He saw the cloak on Qiantiao’s body, although he had guessed what it was a long time ago, he still asked, “Qiantiao, do you know Mr. Hei?”

Hearing this, Qiantiao’s tone was surprised, and she asked back, “Huh… how do you know Mr. Hei?”

Upon hearing this, Su’en sighed in his heart, “As expected.”

That third party force, Mr. Hei, or the mysterious organizer of the Shadow Lane black market, had a direct relationship with him.

He said straightforwardly, “I used some special means to kill Sergei. But it involves some secrets of Mr. Hei, and I can’t say it. Since you know him, you can just ask Mr. Hei directly.”

“Oh.”

Qiantiao didn’t continue to ask.

After Su’en finished collecting the spoils of the Smoke Ghost and threw a burning bomb to destroy the body, the two of them walked towards the south city wall.

With such a powerful expert escorting him, Su’en finally felt relieved from the urgency of being chased for a day.

…

Compared to Qiantiao’s hidden identity, Qiantiao was more curious about the various incredible methods Su’en displayed.

She looked at Su’en, who had a calm expression, and her tone was quite complicated, “Even if I didn’t come, the Smoke Ghost wouldn’t necessarily be able to kill you, right?”

“Yeah.”

Su’en didn’t deny it and calmly responded, “But the possibility of me dying is also quite high.”

“Tsk tsk, you really are quite amazing. Although that Smoke Ghost guy has a strong assassination ability, even ordinary second-tier professionals would suffer a lot, but he couldn’t do anything to you. Instead, he lost an arm…”

As Qiantiao spoke, she seemed to have thought of something, “Huh… could it be that you already knew the Smoke Ghost’s identity in advance?”

Su’en felt that there was nothing to hide, and Qiantiao would eventually know about the hand note in the escort. He said, “Yes. We were going to escort a batch of goods to the inner city before…”

He briefly explained a few sentences, explaining how he discovered the hand note and deduced that the Smoke Ghost was the mole.

Qiantiao listened with amazement, “You really have a meticulous mind…”

At this moment, she looked at the large scythe behind Su’en and asked, “How did you get this scythe?”

“I picked it up when I went to the underground dungeon for a trial.”

“You used that scythe to cut off the Smoke Ghost’s arm just now?”

“Yeah.”

“Now it’s a bit troublesome… the curse backlash of this banned item is very deadly. Wait a moment, I’ll contact a medical team outside the city for you, but time is tight, and they may not make it in time. Hopefully, they can save your life…”

“Uh… I think it shouldn’t be that bad. I can handle it myself to some extent. If possible, having a doctor to help would be good.”

“Ah? I think you may not be aware of the curse characteristics of that black scythe.”

“No, I am aware.”

“…”

Su’en now had spider arms, so sewing needles and the like were no problem at all.

Moreover, during this short period of time, he had specifically studied surgical emergency techniques and learned how to use the emergency equipment from the Black Tower Academy. As long as it wasn’t a fatal injury like having his brain split in half, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

He could handle it himself.

Besides, now he had the super strong recovery ability after the transformation with the “x serum,” and he also learned the “Life Conversion Alchemy Array” from Rena. With multiple safeguards, Su’en felt that the possibility of dying a violent death was not high.

But it would be better to have one or two doctors to help.

…

The two of them soon arrived at the south city wall. They didn’t go through the main gate. Su’en climbed the wall with his spider arms, while Qiantiao leaped over the wall with a few jumps.

“I have arranged a hunting team from the inner city for you. They will give you a new identity, and you will follow them. There is a great opportunity at the ruins of Dawn City, but it is also very dangerous… You are even more cautious than I expected, I don’t need to say much more.”

As they walked and talked, Qiantiao had already arranged everything for Su’en.

Originally, it was supposed to be an escape, but it sounded more like following the hunting team for a casual stroll.

“Yeah. Qiantiao, there’s something I need your help with. I have a basement on Green Street, and there are some things inside. If it’s convenient for you, can you help me clean it up?”

“Okay.”

“Oh, and there’s one more thing. In the basement of No. 16 Green Street, there is my friend. His name is Danny, and he is a very powerful alchemist. I’m afraid the Umbrella Organization will trace it back to him, so please take care of him for me.”

“Okay.”

“Qiantiao, that visible illusion you just showed, is it a second awakening of your talent?”

“Huh… how do you know about this? This is an area that only top professionals would be involved in. It’s advanced knowledge that even the inner city has sealed off…”

“…”

As the two of them chatted, Qiantiao noticed that Su’en’s face had turned into a strange blue color.

She asked, “Huh… are you poisoned? Why did your skin turn blue?”

“…”

Su’en listened helplessly.

If she had appeared earlier, he wouldn’t have had to take the risk of injecting the “x serum.”However, it seemed like a blessing in disguise.

There were no abnormalities now, it should be a success.

Throughout, Qian Tiao never explained the identity of her cloak, and Su’en never asked.

But when parting, Qian Tiao gave him a profound piece of advice, “Strive to become stronger… Only from a high place can you see a different scenery.”

“Okay.”

Su’en smiled slightly.

Although it was just one sentence, Su’en understood the implied meaning, he was not yet qualified to touch those high-end secrets.

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