The flames shooting into the sky illuminated most of the neighborhood. Su Xiao did not linger near the Senate. He took Bubu Wang and hurried back toward the Right Imperial Manor. Evidence that he had not been present was important, so only Bubu Wang and A'Mu knew about this plan. Of course, when they discussed it through the Team Channel, Beni had seen it too, but it had already run off somewhere to have fun.
The Holy City was very quiet in the latter half of the night. Su Xiao walked slowly down an alley, with rats darting through the darkness from time to time.
Bubu Wang followed behind Su Xiao, yawning constantly. Suddenly, Bubu Wang bumped into Su Xiao's leg and looked up at him in confusion.
A strange odor produced by decay filled the alley. Su Xiao stopped where he was and looked toward the exit at the other end.
A cold wind dispersed the strange odor in the alley. Su Xiao placed one hand on the hilt of Dragon Slayer Flash. The black dragonhide wrapped around the hilt felt smooth and delicate. Lilim had given it to him; there was only one strip, which Su Xiao had wrapped around the hilt. According to Lilim, the black dragonhide had a significant origin. Her great-grandfather had died in the mouth of this Black Abyss Prison Dragon, which had later been hunted down by the Demon Clan.
"Bubu, merge into..."
Su Xiao's words ended halfway. Bubu Wang blinked. Just now, Su Xiao had suddenly disappeared.
Bubu Wang immediately merged into the surroundings. It sidestepped to guard against a random attack from the enemy, then flipped its paw and produced a thumb-thick glass bottle.
With a crack, the glass bottle shattered on the ground, releasing a cloud of glowing white powder.