Chapter 527: Self‑Guarding Thief

Actually Meng Kexin didn't need to say so much to Ying Duo; after seeing that Ying Duo actually listened, she didn't bring it up again.

In the end, during the time she spent in the "Version Answer", she was at most just a spectator, but why?

Clearly it was only a few weeks, yet many things happened; could that make several youths living in such chaotic times regard each other as important companions?

At least she couldn't understand.

After Xi Ren Sheng got closer, he sensed that the atmosphere was off.

Yang Yixie's temperament is usually more assertive, generally keeping the scene's rhythm in his own hands, but now he stood quietly beside them.

Xi Ren Sheng is far too familiar with this scenario; every time he doesn't discuss something with Hua Jian Lei and trouble erupts, when Hua Jian Lei scolds him, it's much like this scene.

He could still play the pitiful victim and beg for mercy, but his partner's game setting is a stone‑faced mask; even though he can keep a cold expression while being scolded to save face, in this case he'll be berated even harsher.

"Oh, and you."

Meng Kexin gave Xi Ren Sheng a cold glance; the implication needs no further explanation.

Xi Ren Sheng and Yang Yixie are on the same side; Meng Kexin doesn't believe that this troublesome, rotten idea of hers would have Xi Ren Sheng intervene.

Even if he didn't shout encouragement from the side, it would still be an act of aiding the wicked.

Unfortunately, Xi Ren Sheng still has a bit of the potential to become a Fate Oracle.

As he came over to meet the two, this sudden dungeon quest was finally completed, and now it's time to watch the story CG.

This time the situation differs slightly from before; when Yang Yixie triggered the story last time, it seemed he reached the trigger point and proceeded directly, whereas this time it's more like simply watching an 8D video.

Of course, it could also be because they've torn down most of the area, so the dungeon simply digitized everything around and reassembled the scene according to the story's content.

It should be an abandoned alley; somewhat contrary to Yang Yixie's expectations, the scene in their view resembles not Tianmian City but a ground‑level Slum.

Come to think of it, this mission seems not to be about killing enemies, but about rescuing people and escaping successfully...

No choice; as a firepower specialist, seeing so many red dots clustering together makes it hard not to start scheming.

Especially when Meng Kexin is his teammate and won't be harmed.

Then Meng Kexin used hard reality to show him the limitations of forming a team.

Whether it's the lingering aura Meng Kexin sensed or Yang Yixie's reddening ears, both indicate that Yang Yixie's prior considerations were insufficient.

"Speak up, why did you rescue me?"

Chen Xiaoshuang exhaled heavily, and a milky white glow emanated from her right hand, covering her injured left arm.

The incident happened suddenly, and Chen Xiaoshuang had no time to prepare; the only things she could use at hand were some aberrant plants.

Some aberrant plants can be made into medicine that saves the dying, but with a slight change in composition they can instantly become deadly poison.

Chen Xiaoshuang only laments that her Aberrant Arts lacked lethality; otherwise, with those pursuers, she wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

Chen Xiaoshuang's healing ability is quite powerful, and combined with her ordinarily approachable, gentle and sensible appearance, it wouldn't be an exaggeration even if the Church chose her as the next saint that day.

Yet this lofty and elegant lady sat unceremoniously in a slum's junk‑filled alley, taking usable strips of cloth from her already tattered garments to staunch the wounds, then treating each one with Aberrant Arts.

Min Xingyao watched her decisive, swift movements and was somewhat surprised.

Have noble families become like this nowadays?

They dislike dainty misses, yet they all push their own descendants in this direction?

Min Xingyao subconsciously glanced at Mu Lingxiao beside her; Mu Linyuan wishes his sister could become that carefree, forward‑going big miss, but Lingxiao is overly ambitious and even more proactive in causing trouble...

Chen Xiaoshuang is also one; at school she appears lofty, a textbook aristocratic ornament no matter how you look at her, yet in reality she is also a reluctant master of it.

"Just want to form an alliance with you."

Mu Lingxiao spoke, his purpose clear.

"You might still not understand what's happening, right? I don't mind explaining the current situation to you right now."

"The technology held by the Chen Family has long been targeted by the Church; whether it's the sudden accident that befell your parents or the Heresy Tribunal agents who approached you tonight, they're all just trying to turn you into a puppet they can control the Chen Family with."

In the current Chen Family, Chen Xiaoshuang's parents are already gone, so the family's burden will either fall on Chen Xiaoshuang or on the younger Chen Mo Zhi.

But Chen Mo Zhi is still just a little runt; let alone stepping up to shoulder the family's affairs, he can't even reach a testing platform.

And the Heresy Tribunal's purpose tonight is quite clear: either make Chen Xiaoshuang obediently become their puppet, or kill her so that a child of a few years old can take over directly.

The latter would be easily interfered with by other Chen Family branches, and the Church's move against the aristocracy must remain hidden, so they prefer to make Chen Xiaoshuang that puppet.

"Then why did you rescue me? Money? Or power?"

Chen Xiaoshuang sneered, noting that the two before her were strangers she had never met, yet they could accurately state her name and family affairs—how could they be helping out of pure goodwill?

"It's for an ally," Mu Lingshuang said.

Honestly, Mu Lingshuang's Aberrant Arts should belong to the law of life, and she has only developed them to this extent; with a little push, she could potentially reach a level comparable to a Divine Oracle.

Unfortunately, they don't need a life‑bound Divine Oracle.

Yet even if Chen Xiaoshuang won't become part of her plan, the Chen Family and the forces behind it will still serve as a powerful ally.

"At the very least I can guarantee that we will help you take over the Chen Family, even if the Church cannot easily interfere with the family's internal decisions."

"As for the reward... a powerful ally, and... I need the Chen Family's heirloom treasure."

Oh, the murderer has been found.

Ying Duo stared expressionlessly at the three women in the underground Slum, clearly still being pursued, yet discussing cooperation details.

He said the Chen Family's treasure box had long been empty because the Chen Family head, the self‑guarding thief, had taken it.

Meng Kexin, however, watched with keen interest; in such give‑and‑take, deceitful profit‑driven talks, she often extracts a lot of information.

Moreover, although these three are still young and rather inexperienced, their way of operating already shows the prototype of the future.