Chapter 320

Ye Lin had originally thought about leaving the city or finding a dungeon at the Professional Guild to hide in for ten days or half a month.

But he hadn't expected the Chen family in Hucheng to be so difficult to deal with; almost all ways to leave the city had been sealed off by people sent by Chen Wudi.

If Ye Lin were alone, it would be easy to talk about; he would just activate the Great Void Art and run away. If that didn't work, he could just perform the disintegration technique on the spot.

But the problem was that he was currently carrying a severely injured Guo Qin and an unconscious Bai Siyou. With these two people, Ye Lin's escape options became very limited.

After running out of their hideout, he had already encountered three waves of pursuers.

And the interval between each wave of pursuers finding him was getting shorter and shorter.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he was surrounded by Chen Wudi and his men.

"Damn it, it's all that poisoning woman's fault!"

If Guo Qin hadn't been poisoned, he could at least ride Guo Qin to run; he wouldn't be in this state of carrying two people everywhere.

Ye Lin carried them into a corner and successfully shook off another wave of pursuers.

"This can't go on like this..."

A flash of madness appeared in Ye Lin's eyes. If it really came to it, should he just hide Bai Siyou and Guo Qin in some trash can or sewer and go around the back to kill Chen Wudi?

But none of the three invincible people Bai Siyou prophesied had appeared yet, which kept Ye Lin's heart hanging. The unknown is always the most frightening thing.

Just as Ye Lin was struggling with what to do, a person draped in a wide black robe appeared at the alley entrance. The appearance of this person made Ye Lin instantly feel a sense of danger.

"Came so fast?"

Ye Lin drew the Imperial Gold Spear, ready to make a move.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not one of Chen Wudi's men, and I'm not here to deal with you." The black-robed person raised their hands. "On the contrary, I'm here to help you. Please follow me. I know a shortcut; it's a bit dirty, but it should be able to avoid Chen Wudi's pursuers."

The black-robed person turned around, leaving their back exposed to Ye Lin.

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes and followed, carrying Guo Qin and Bai Siyou. Although he didn't know the background of this black-robed person, the situation couldn't get any worse anyway.

The black-robed person turned, lifted a manhole cover, and jumped directly into the sewer.

"I'm a bit introverted, so I usually take the sewer when I go out," the black-robed person said with a shy smile.

Ye Lin: "......"

He jumped down after the black-robed person. A stench of human excrement and fermented kitchen waste hit his nose, making him want to vomit.

The black-robed person clearly wasn't lying, as they were very familiar with this labyrinthine sewer, knowing exactly where to bend over and where to crouch.

After traveling through the sewer for who knows how long, the black-robed person arrived at a pipe leading upward. They knocked on a hollow brick, and a ladder descended from above.

"It's right above. Do you need me to help you carry someone?" the black-robed person asked thoughtfully.

"No need, I can do it myself," Ye Lin shook his head.

"Okay."

The black-robed person didn't force it and took the initiative to climb up. Ye Lin followed. The ladder felt a bit slippery, like stone that had been washed by running water for years.

Climbing to the top, the black-robed person pushed something aside, and an oval hole that could only accommodate one person appeared before them.

The black-robed person climbed up first. Fearing Ye Lin would misunderstand their intentions, they didn't offer a hand but waited quietly on the side for Ye Lin to climb up.

After Ye Lin climbed up, a smart toilet moved back into its original position, perfectly blocking the oval hole.

Only then did Ye Lin realize that the place they had climbed up into was a bathroom!

"No way! Buddy!"

"You... I..."

Ye Lin was speechless for a moment; he couldn't even find a word to describe his current mood.

What kind of decent person builds a secret passage under their own toilet? And the secret passage leads directly to the city's sewer? It's simply heaven-defying!

"I told you, it's a bit dirty, but tell me, did we really avoid Chen Wudi's pursuers?"

The black-robed person took off the black robe, revealing a round, fair face. They looked to be seven or eight years older than Ye Lin.

Ye Lin was very familiar with this skin tone; the folks in Bajin City who never saw the sun had a similar skin tone to this person, though even paler.

It seems this guy wasn't lying; he really does take the sewer when he goes out!

"Sit anywhere, don't be polite."

The black-robed person led Ye Lin to the living room. Ye Lin glanced around; the living room was full of takeout boxes, countless empty beverage bottles, and all sorts of unknown trash, cockroaches, and mice. There was simply nowhere to sit.

"Forget it, I'll just stand," Ye Lin's mouth twitched slightly.

"Standing is so tiring. Come, sit down quickly!"

The black-robed person channeled their inner extraordinary spirit, instantly clearing the table and pulling Ye Lin to sit on it.

Ye Lin was silent.

"Do you have anything here to treat poison?" Ye Lin asked, enduring his physical discomfort.

"Yes!"

The black-robed person nodded, then forcefully moved the sofa. Behind the sofa grew strange mushrooms with red caps and white stalks. They broke off two and handed them to Ye Lin.

"Here, this thing can neutralize most poisons. As long as it's not a special poison, eating it will neutralize it."

Ye Lin was silent again.

The red mushroom in front of him didn't look like it could neutralize poison at all. If someone said this mushroom was poisonous, Ye Lin would definitely believe it.

What terrified Ye Lin even more was why mushrooms would grow behind someone's sofa at home???

He grew up in the slums; even in the slums of Qingcheng, having a large patch of mushrooms grow in one's home would be an extremely explosive event.

"What? Afraid I'm lying to you?"

The black-robed person picked up the red mushroom, wiped it, put it to their mouth, and took a big bite. After chewing for a while, they swallowed it directly.

"How about it? Are you relieved now?"

Seeing the black-robed person being so sincere, Ye Lin fed the strange mushroom to Guo Qin and Bai Siyou. As long as the mushroom itself wasn't poisonous, whether it could neutralize the poison was up to fate.

The black-robed person indeed hadn't lied. After eating the mushroom, although Guo Qin and Bai Siyou hadn't woken up yet, their complexions were indeed much better.

"So, who exactly are you? Why help me?"

Ye Lin, feeling relieved, was just about to ask about the black-robed person's background and identity when the person excitedly held up a finger.

"Hey! Let me make you a bowl of noodles!"