Chapter 320: The Mysterious Black-Robed Person

Ye Lin had originally intended to leave the city first, or find a secret realm at the Transferee Guild to dive into, hiding away for ten days or half a month.

But he had not expected the Chen family of Hucheng to be so persistent; almost every way to leave the city had been blocked by people sent by Chen Wudi.

If Ye Lin were alone, it would be easy enough; he could just activate the Great Void Art and run straight out, or if that failed, perform a disintegration technique on the spot.

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

Since running out from his hiding spot, 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 inevitably surrounded by Chen Wudi and his men.

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

If Guo Qin hadn't been poisoned, he could at least have ridden on Guo Qin; he wouldn't be in this state, carrying two people everywhere.

Ye Lin carried the two of them into a corner, successfully shaking off yet another wave of pursuers.

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

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

But none of the three invincible people prophesied by Bai Si had appeared yet, which kept Ye Lin's heart hanging; the unknown was always the most terrifying thing.

Just as Ye Lin was struggling with the decision, 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.

"Coming so fast?"

Ye Lin drew his Emperor Gold Spear, ready to strike.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not one of Chen Wudi's men, nor am I here to deal with you." The black-robed person raised both 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 his back exposed to Ye Lin.

Ye Lin narrowed his eyes and followed, carrying Guo Qin and the other. 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 rather introverted person, so I usually take the sewers when I go out," the black-robed person said with a shy smile.

Ye Lin: "......"

He jumped down after the black-robed person, and a stench of human excrement and fermented kitchen waste rushed into his nose, making him feel nauseated.

The black-robed person clearly hadn't lied to him, as the other was extremely familiar with this labyrinthine sewer, knowing exactly where to bend over and where to crouch to walk.

After traveling through the sewer for who knows how long, the black-robed person arrived at a pipe leading upward. He 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 considerately.

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

"Alright."

The black-robed person didn't force it and took the initiative to climb up. Ye Lin followed. The ladder felt somewhat greasy, 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 opening that could only accommodate one person appeared before them.

The black-robed person climbed up first. Fearing that Ye Lin would misunderstand his intentions, he didn't offer a hand, but waited quietly for Ye Lin to climb up.

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

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

"No! Buddy!"

"You... I..."

Ye Lin was momentarily speechless; 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 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. He 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 black-robed person, though even paler.

It seemed this guy wasn't lying; he really did take the sewers when he went out!

"Sit wherever you like, don't be a stranger."

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

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

"Standing is so tiring. Come, sit!"

The black-robed person channeled his inner "Liang Feifan," instantly clearing the table and pulling Ye Lin to sit on it.

Ye Lin was silent.

"Do you have anything here to treat or detoxify?" Ye Lin asked, suppressing his physical discomfort.

"I do!"

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

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

Ye Lin was silent again.

The red mushroom before him didn't look like it could cure poison at all; Ye Lin would certainly believe it if someone said this mushroom was poisonous.

What terrified Ye Lin even more was, why would anyone have mushrooms growing behind their sofa at home???

He grew up in the slums; even in the slums of Qingcheng, having a large patch of mushrooms growing 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 his mouth, took a big bite, chewed for a while, and swallowed it directly.

"How about it? You're relieved now, right?"

Seeing the black-robed person being so sincere, Ye Lin fed the strange mushroom to Guo Qin and Bai Si. As long as the mushroom itself wasn't toxic, whether it could cure the poison would be up to fate.

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

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

Having calmed down, Ye Lin was just about to ask about the black-robed person's background and identity, when the black-robed person excitedly raised a finger.

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