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Chapter 781: Chapter 667: The Girl: He Seems to Be a Good Person

The streets were silent in the dead of night, with only a few people nearby being startled by the noise from the inn and running out, but none made much of a fuss.

Those living in this area were generally not of simple identities.

This simplicity referred to an uncontroversial past.

Cejin Boulevard was a motley mix, while Mill Lane was even more chaotic. The sewers washed away filth and bloodstains, the exquisitely crafted lamps along the roads were rust-stained, and the candlelight was dim.

An indistinct scream emanated from an alleyway, as a rat scurried out of a drain and dashed swiftly across the room.

Dark and disordered, the daylight’s brightness was completely covered by the night’s blackness.

The two tread across the somewhat damp ground, weaving through alleys, running towards a road that seemed to have no end.

The girl was somewhat bewildered.

She had followed the person in front without thinking, and suddenly realized—why was she running with him?

Running out of the inn together made sense because it seemed like everyone was fleeing for their lives, so heading in the same direction temporarily was reasonable, but now they had already run for several hundred meters.

The girl thought it over and felt like she was being drawn by the other person’s aura.

That brief, startling glance had given her the impression that the young man was trustworthy, although this feeling came out of nowhere and was a bit superficial…

Suddenly, the person in front stopped in his tracks.

Seeing this, the girl quickly halted as well, maintaining a distance of about two to three zhang from him.

She looked up, her gaze shifting slightly.

The dim moonlight cast upon the young man seemed to coat him in a holy radiance amidst the darkness. His smooth silver hair remained clean and pure in contrast to the filth and pollution around, seemingly untaintable.

“Be careful,”

the young man suddenly spoke, slightly turning toward her with a voice as mellow and rich as his appearance, “It seems like someone is following us. Do you have anywhere you can go for now?”

The girl paused for a moment to process, then scanned her surroundings with focused eyes.

The quietude was mixed with strange noises, and the chaotic blend of various auras made even the magic power somewhat disordered.

However, she faintly sensed an Aura of Light belonging to the Holy Court.

The Holy Court was also proficient in Magical Power, especially that kind of warm and luminous magic aura, which was especially apparent at night.

She ventured, “It might be people from the Holy Court. There were also people from the Holy Court making trouble at the inn just now.”

The young man nodded thoughtfully, “I didn’t expect the Holy Court to be involved with the Dragon Clan. It seems the situation on the continent is about to change again.”

The girl was slightly surprised, “Dragon Clan?!”

Her surprise was very genuine, as if she was truly unaware that the boy who ambushed her at the inn was a black dragon.

Xu Shuo looked her over, then chuckled, “This isn’t a good place to talk. Let’s leave here first. If you don’t have a place to go, you can come to my safe house.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he set off running into the distance again, seemingly indifferent to whether the girl would follow.

Watching that white figure disappearing into the distance, the girl stood still, hesitating for a while.

She felt the Aura of Light that seemed to belong to the Holy Court approaching, bit her lip in conflict, and eventually set out after him.

The man did not seem surprised by the presence of the Dragon Clan and possessed strong Magical Power. He hadn’t shown any hostility towards her either.

Therefore, she might be able to get some information from him.

Her hesitation stemmed from not knowing his identity and purpose, and she was uncertain if it might be a trap, but if it could help with her mission, it wasn’t a bad idea to try and make contact.

After all, standing still might be safe, but it would also yield no benefits.

…

Indeed, people from the Order of the Sun Knights were following them after the incident at the Dawn Inn.

The presence of Sun Knights was solely to protect the Papal’s safety, and tasks such as tracking and attacking were not their responsibility.

Special missions assigned by the Papal were handled by the Bright Moon and Radiant Star Knight Orders.

What the Sun were to do was to stand openly behind the Papal, blocking any danger with their dazzling and scorching power!

So, to Xu Shuo’s thinking,

it was like they had a Sun trailing behind them.

Although the knights had tried hard to suppress their Aura of Light, the magic and Qi they cultivated had destined that they couldn’t move at night because the aura would leak whether they were running or tracking.

Midway through the run, Xu Shuo, irritated by the glaring Sun behind him, left a mark for them to stop following.

The Order of the Sun Knights, upon seeing the mark, immediately stopped their pursuit and somewhat regretfully watched their Papal Highness gradually disappear into the distance.

The next moment, Zuo Fang’s figure appeared in the alleyway.

“My Lord.”

The leading captain of the knight squadron bowed to him deeply.

Zuo Fang looked toward the direction where the two were disappearing and said, “There’s no need to worry, His Holiness the Papal Highness has his own arrangements. You return to the Holy Court and issue a capture order; I’ll handle things here.”

“Yes.”

The Knight Order had no objections.

After the twenty who were hiding in the shadows left, Zuo Fang turned his attention to the dragon crouched upon the rooftop, and with a tip of his toes, he too leapt up.

“Go on, why aren’t you pursuing? They’ve already run far away.” Zuo Fang leisurely said.

“That woman can’t escape.”

Luo Kun curled his lips, his face bearing an amused smile, which at the moment didn’t appear as agitated as before, and the Black Dragon Blood Qi around him had been retracted.

Then, he moved and resumed his pursuit.

Zuo Fang curled his lip and followed suit.

To follow, mainly to prevent this fellow from suddenly going mad again; his method of acting impulsively was really headache-inducing.

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On the other hand, the two who were fleeing.

Xu Shuo, taking the girl through twists and turns, ran from the East City District to the West City District, then stopped in front of a house that belonged to the Holy See of Light.

Of course, outsiders were unaware of the ownership of this house.

This was not a slum area; in fact, it was even close to the Holy See of Light, so the buildings all carried a hint of the Holy Court’s characteristics.

Without the chaos and shady filth, the streets here were brightly lit, and occasionally, carriages would pass by.

“Is this your safe house?”

The girl looked around with widened eyes, full of suspicion.

Xu Shuo turned back and said, “The more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Although the Dawn Inn is secluded and remote, such places are also easy targets for sneak attacks and disruption. This district is patrolled by the City Defense Forces and is not easily disturbed.”

The girl listened and, for a moment, was at a loss for words.

That made sense.

More importantly, she had actually been living in the West City District during the day, only moving to the east side because she had encountered a mysterious man at the market.

Unexpectedly, after an eventful evening, she found herself back in the West City District.

…

Because Xu Shuo had been wearing a hooded veil outside, the crepe that dropped to his waist completely covered his upper body, so the girl did not actually know what he looked like.

After returning to Sars Cathedral, Xu Shuo changed out of his riding attire and donned the silk brocade robe he was wearing now, which did result in a change of aura.

Fortunately, he had properly concealed his Aura of Light outside, and the magic he had learned prior to this was quite good.

So this disguise seemed quite perfect!

After the girl entered the house, Xu Shuo immediately closed and locked the door.

But in her suddenly changing gaze, he did not close the windows, but merely drew the curtains, then felt the girl’s tense muscles slowly relax a little.

A little startled, quite interesting.

“My name is Los, what’s your name?” Xu Shuo looked at her with a gentle smile.

“Sola,” the girl said, pursing her lips.

It was obvious she was still on guard, Xu Shuo nodded after asking and said no more, simply going inside to light the candles and then started a fire in the fireplace.

Bathed in the light, the red bricks shone even warmer, and the room became much cozier.

Seeing this, the girl also found a small stool to sit on and quietly observed her surroundings.

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