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Chapter 1529

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Strictly speaking, they are both neutral Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi organizations. But the doomsday theory advocated by the former is indeed a "heresy" for this idealistic world, and the latter has been strictly reviewed by the Church recently because of its cooperation with the Truth Society. Plus the information in the suitcase is related to the Chosen One, so this transaction is indeed an illegal underground transaction.

"I have also become a villain."

Because the operation was so smooth, Xia De also joked in his heart. "She"'s laughter was still so pleasant and gentle, which made Xia De's mood even better.

"She" whispered in Xia De's ear again. Xia De answered while paying attention to the road under his feet. Walking in the foggy cemetery, the most dangerous thing is not ghosts, but inconspicuous stones:

"For example, encountering a 'black-eat-black' situation. Since the transaction content is related to the Chosen One, maybe these materials will be targeted by others. Even if I cooperate with them, I believe there must be other organizations interested in these materials."

Thinking of this, Xia De stopped his steps and looked around vigilantly:

"Oh, I really lost my mind. Since the mission hasn't been completed yet, how can I think of such things?"

"She" whispered in Xia De's ear. Xia De raised his hand to touch his ear, actually to confirm whether there was anyone behind him:

"No, no, this is not superstition; luck conservation is superstition."

Xia De answered quite stubbornly:

"Before the mission is completed, I absolutely cannot think of such things. However, it seems my luck is not bad tonight. Look, I didn't encounter a 'black-eat-black' situation... If I really encountered one, I could ask Old John to add money."

Thinking of this, he laughed himself. In the fog ahead, he could already see the fence of the cemetery area. While talking in his heart, he used his robe to turn the suitcase in his hand into a toy and put it in his pocket.

In a while, after crossing the fence, he only needed to find a place to change clothes, and he could safely enter the city.

"She" asked with a smile in Xia De's ear.

"For example?"

He dripped the extract of wind vane blue grass on the tip of his tongue, preparing to cross the fence and leave the cemetery. But after taking two steps forward, he suddenly frowned and stopped, his eyes looking at the fence in front of him.

Golden silk threads that ordinary eyes could not see were entwined on the fence. Looking around, all the fences in the cemetery area were attached with golden-colored silk threads. Those slightly glowing things were non-entities composed of spirits and elements, swaying with the wind and attached to the fence.

"This is... miracle elements. This characteristic is, divine art of the Church of Peace?"

Xia De was somewhat surprised, and "She" stated Xia De's thoughts at this moment:

Xia De subconsciously took a step back, then realized that the Church's squad must be nearby, and he had better leave as soon as possible. The silk threads attached to the fence in front of him were clearly miracles used for vigilance. Looking left and right, the continuous silk threads left no gaps at all:

... "What kind of divine art is this?"

He couldn't identify whether the golden silk threads in front of him could detect spatial fluctuations, but staying in the cemetery waiting for a turning point was definitely the worst choice. Just as he was thinking about whether to risk using "Red Butterfly Avatar" to turn into a butterfly and fly over from high altitude, he suddenly heard a muffled sound from afar.

That sound was very obvious in the silent night. Although the night fog made Xia De unable to distinguish what happened at the other end of the cemetery, judging from the direction, it was highly likely that the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi who had just traded with Xia De had already clashed with the Church:

"Yes, people from the Apuna Library should be more afraid of the Church than I am. I was just acting as a 'courier' for an illegal transaction. They were just warned by the Church because of their connection with the Truth Society. If they are discovered trading the poem fragments again, they will be in big trouble!"

Thinking this through, Xia De was even more suspicious that the Church could ambush here tonight, which was highly likely leaked by the Apuna Library.

After all, although Old John looked like he had no power on weekdays and was just an ordinary shop owner, Xia De knew that it was this kind of old gentleman who was even more terrifying. It is a quite ancient and hidden organization, and even Miss Felianna during the Thousand Tree Forest period was convinced that they could be passed down from the Fifth Era to the era where Xia De was. Therefore, compared to Old John, Xia De was more inclined to believe that the news was leaked by the Apuna Library.

"Truly interesting. However, when I see Old John in a while, I have a reason to ask him to increase the price."

Xia De thought in his heart, frowning as he looked at the golden silk threads on the fence:

"What exactly is this divine art?"

After thinking for a moment, he still thought that standing in place and thinking was not as good as taking a risk:

"Jump of Lagra!"

Taking a step forward, when his boots stepped on the ground, he had already arrived in the woods outside the cemetery. This spatial jump was a bit different from the past. The normal miracle casting was similar to walking, but this time he felt as if he had touched a layer of water film.

When he stood firm, his ears immediately captured the low chirping sound of night-traveling birds in the night sky. Looking back at the golden silk threads on the fence, at the position where Xia De jumped out, the broken silk threads were turning into dust and disappearing:

"The Church of the True God is indeed professional."

Thinking in his heart, Xia De turned into a group of butterflies and did not fly in the direction away from the cemetery, but instead flew back into the cemetery.

Glancing at the figures running over that could be vaguely seen in the distance, Xia De activated the Silence Charm, and then walked quickly in the fog in a random direction. In a while, he saw the light of the cemetery's small church from afar.

Xia De was not sure how many people the Church had arranged to capture tonight's "illegal transaction," but currently, it seemed to be at most a full-strength Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad. Not choosing to hide in the church, he looked around twice in the fog, stepped on the muddy ground, and came to the area beside the small church wall where various tombstones were densely packed due to the relatively long history:

"Red Butterfly Illusion."

Several flying red butterflies flew out from Xia De's chest, sprinkling dots of scarlet light in the fog. Xia De stood still, letting these red butterflies stop on his shoulders. He could still observe himself, but if others scanned here at this time, they would only see a pile of ordinary tombstones.

... The spell "Red Butterfly Illusion" is different from the sealed miracle "Moon Shadow Illusion"; the former tends to create illusions rather than hide. Therefore, Xia De used the power of the illusion at this time to make his appearance look like the old stone cross tombstones standing here, perfectly blending with the environment.

Although there must be a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi with the power to break illusions in the Church's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad, combined with the night, the heavy fog, and the fundamental power of the "Red Butterfly Illusion" derived from an Angel-tier relic, Xia De believed he would not be easily found... especially since the Ring Mages of the Church of Peace were still dealing with another guy who had already been exposed.

Just as Xia De thought, he stood in the heavy fog, and no one walked over at all. Instead, several black shadows ran past in the fog in the distance. Their walking posture didn't look like living people, but rather like undead such as "living corpses."

This made Xia De have more guesses. Perhaps there was not only the two people participating in the transaction in this cemetery tonight.

Standing in the night and blowing the wind for more than twenty minutes, after confirming that he would not be discovered, Xia De slowed down and began to move. Moving an old tombstone in the heavy fog was of course very strange, so Xia De could only choose to walk and stop on the paths where tombstones could appear. When he entered a position where tombstones were not suitable to appear, he adjusted the illusion to disguise himself as a dead tree or a broken wooden box.

This method was very effective. Until Xia De arrived at the main entrance of the cemetery and crossed the gate that had been damaged and deformed by someone, no one came to trouble him at all.

Of course, even after leaving the cemetery, Xia De did not relax his vigilance. He looked at the cemetery filled with heavy fog again, and then sure enough, he saw a man's figure running over quickly.

He didn't discover Xia De in the heavy fog, stumbled to the cemetery entrance, and then could no longer support himself and fell down. He struggled to climb up while holding the ground, but found an extra hand in front of him:

"Need help?"

Xia De, who had taken the initiative to appear, asked. Very coincidentally, perhaps both sides had good luck, the one who also escaped from the cemetery was the member who had just traded with him.

He was emitting darkness and lying motionless on the ground, but Xia De knew he was still conscious.

And Xia De's appearance at this time was of course not just to do a good deed. He still remembered that the one-third time slate was highly likely in the hands of the Apuna Library. If he could have a chance to get in touch with the other party this time, it would be better to propose a transaction as soon as possible.

"Yes, you definitely need help."

Thinking of this, Xia De pulled the man up without saying a word.

"Come with me, or wait to be caught by the Church?"

He knocked on his mask, signaling his identity to the other party. His tone carried a light feeling, as if the two were not illegal traders being surrounded by the Church.

Salted Fish Aviator reminds you: remember to collect after reading

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