The Night Raven let out an unpleasant cry. Tide Hunter drew the Origin Bow, suspicion in her eyes. Lady Kingsley's aura fluctuated between strong and weak, making it difficult to tell whether she was an ordinary person or a Super.
"Sorry, Tide Hunter. I happened to have some medicine with me."
Lady Kingsley's words only made Tide Hunter more suspicious.
"What a marvelous technique."
Su Xiao studied Lady Kingsley. He was certain she was an ordinary person without the qualifications to wield extraordinary power in this world, yet she had just used extraordinary power.
"Let's make an exchange. I'll trade you this secret technique."
As Lady Kingsley spoke, the staff-whip in her hand turned into liquid and was eventually compressed into a ring, which clicked shut around her little finger.
Lady Kingsley hesitated, then removed the ring from her little finger and tossed it to Su Xiao.
With a smack, Su Xiao caught the ring Lady Kingsley had thrown him. This counted as an unexpected gain.
"Byakuya, you saw the actual effect. Sorry, Tide Hunter."
Lady Kingsley raised one hand and knelt on the ground, indicating that she no longer had the strength to resist. This move was very clever. First, she had used her protective item to show that although she was a weak woman without extraordinary power, she was not completely defenseless. Second, while demonstrating this technique, she had traded it for temporary safety and bought time for her husband to rescue her.
Blindly enduring everything was not advisable. The punch she had given Tide Hunter had been carefully considered. First, she and Tide Hunter had a personal relationship, so Tide Hunter would not immediately retaliate at any cost. At the same time, it demonstrated that if she were truly driven into a corner, she was capable of