The Villa

Ye Qian recently wanted to further increase the number of members in Dusk, but she has now discovered that Little Loli Dragon has reached its limit.

"We must break through this barrier."

She had just reached LV19, Ye Qian poured all her Life Energy into her, raising her to LV20.

As a result, the little guy got stuck at this level.

"Do you feel like you're about to break through?"

Returning from the Main World, she tackled Ye Qian to the ground. The loli dragon heard Ye Qian ask this question.

Then Amia shook her head blankly.

"That's strange, you don't need a promotion ceremony, do you?"

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be necessary. According to the system, Xiaolong's breakthrough was a natural progression.

"It seems you may need more Life Energy."

Ye Qian tried it and found that this little cutie was a bottomless pit; no matter how much energy she poured in, it wasn't enough.

Since I can't afford to raise her, I can only take her to the Wasteland World to kill monsters and absorb her essence.

After all, Ye Qian mainly used the energy she saved up for herself.

She has many bodies, and although the recent water pumping has yielded quick results, it may not be possible to raise one body to LV20 in 3 days.

The main problem is that the members of Dusk are currently too weak, resulting in slow progress.

"Looks like we can't rush things. We'll have to wait for Loli Dragon to break through. At her current rate, maintaining 240 Dusk members is probably the limit. I'll hold out for now. It'll probably be a few days before she advances."

With this matter put aside, Ye Qian realized that she had actually dealt with most of the remaining issues in Konghai City.

Aside from being careful not to be targeted by the Shadow Bureau, the remaining members are a small group of Insect Blood Society whose whereabouts are still unknown.

Oh, and there's Shanhe, the member who escaped from the Personality Cult, carrying the Hidden Crystal.

Ye Qian has been keeping a close eye on her lately. She even tried to divine the other person's fate, and to her surprise, the concealment crystal reacted. However, this also made her nervous, feeling that the enemy was still looking for her, and she became extremely cautious.

Today, having completely changed his name and abandoned his past identity, Shanhe has returned to being an ordinary, Hidden One, and has begun to mingle in various gatherings and transactions.

At dusk, a wooden tavern at the junction of the old town and the new town.

These old-fashioned taverns, reminiscent of the magical era, were rumored to be popular gathering places for adventurers during the Second Era. However, nowadays, aside from the occasional tavern open to customers, most of these taverns are not open to the public and instead serve as platforms for Transcendent to communicate in secret.

Shanhe, dressed in a thick robe, approached a man and opened a small box.

Inside is the head of a dead person.

The pupils on the other end contracted slightly, then quickly returned to normal. He praised, "Your actions are truly swift. I knew I could find someone here who could help me. Here is 300,000 in cash."

The man handed a bag of money to Shanhe.

"You can contact me again if you need anything in the future," Shanhe said.

"Good."

There are many Hidden One who take on assassination missions to help ordinary people eliminate their competitors, or who take on detective missions.

This world is not entirely harmonious, and those Hidden One do not always stay obediently in the dark. Sometimes, for their own benefit, they will actively interfere in matters of public interest.

Many business people hire Hidden One bodyguards to protect themselves, but they don't usually tell people outside their circle about it.

He handed his head over to the other party, took out the money, stuffed it all into the inner lining of his robe, put on a pair of black sunglasses, wiped his hands in his pockets, and prepared to see if there were any other customers.

Knock knock knock!

Just then, a table about ten meters away was slammed shut.

She immediately looked over and saw a man with a cigarette in his mouth gesturing to her.

Shanhe took the initiative to walk over and sit down next to her.

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"Congratulations, you've completed another task." After extinguishing his cigarette, the man took out a second one, silently lit it, and began to puff away.

"It's all hard-earned money," Shanhe replied.

"There are quite a few newcomers lately, and you're the most efficient. It seems you've been in the scene for a while now. I wonder if you'd be interested in joining our society?"

The man looked expectant, so Shanhe picked up his glass, poured himself a drink, and casually asked, "What kind of society are you?"

Many societies secretly believe in some unknown entity. It's easy to get in, but once you're bewitched, it's hard to get out.

"I know you don't really trust us, but with your abilities, once you join us, the higher-ups will definitely value you highly."

After the other person finished speaking, they looked at the mountains and rivers with anticipation.

After a brief silence, the man changed his tone and said, "There's no need to rush this. Let's eat something."

He clapped his hands, ordered some side dishes from the waiter, poured himself a glass, raised it to the mountains and rivers, and then took a small sip.

"Has there been any unusual news in the Hidden Circle lately?" Shanhe asked casually.

"Special news?" The man pondered for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I think you're aware of what's been happening lately. The Shadow Bureau suddenly took action against the Insect Blood Society. Then, a couple of days ago, something else happened—apparently, an unfamiliar force was wiped out. What was its name again?"

The unfamiliar forces naturally refer to the Personality Cult, and as a remnant of the party, Shanhe is very averse to this topic.

At that very moment, the hidden crystal in his arms suddenly emitted bursts of heat.

Her heart tightened; she knew someone was trying to divine or monitor her again.

"Hmm, it seems like they're calling someone..."

"Cough cough." Just as the man was about to utter those words, Shanhe coughed suddenly, interrupting him.

"How?"

"It's alright, but I suggest you talk about this name less often. An organization that's being targeted by the authorities might have remnants operating behind the scenes, and sometimes that can inexplicably lead to your death," she warned.

The man paused for a moment, then raised his glass and laughed, "You're very cautious."

Nonsense, of course I'm cautious, after all, I'm one of the remnants of the old regime.

"By the way, I have a task here that I can't find anyone else to do, so I think it would be great to entrust it to you." At this moment, the man took out a folded document from his chest, unfolded it, and pushed it onto the table.

"What mission?" Shanhe took the book and glanced at it.

"Killed a woman, who was probably no older than 18, very beautiful, and whose most distinctive feature was her long white hair."

"Puff--"

Shanhe spat the half-finished wine back into the glass.

"What? You know this person?" The man raised an eyebrow.

Shanhe fell silent, giving the other person a strange look.

Long white hair, very beautiful, a girl under 20 years old... She was all too familiar with this person. When she was escaping, it was this very person who attacked her stronghold. If it weren't for the Concealment Crystal, she would never have been able to escape from the other party.

It was then that Shanhe realized how terrifying the enemies of the Personality Cult were. The only member who had ever made a move was someone whose strength was close to or even reached the level of Transcendent.

"I...don't know him." Shanhe took a deep breath. "But I advise you to be careful. I've heard a little bit about it."

"Oh?" The man straightened up slightly, showing some interest.

"That white-haired girl likely comes from a very powerful society, more secretive than you can imagine. Unless absolutely necessary, I really don't recommend you target them. Of course, if you become enemies, then disregard what I said."

After saying that, Shanhe calmly took a sip of wine, his only thought being to escape this place as soon as possible.

Damn it, I finally managed to hide properly, and you still dragged me into the line of fire.

"I understand. In that case, I won't force you." The other party put the documents away in disappointment.

"I'm leaving now, see you later." Shanhe stood up.

"Goodbye."

After she left, the man turned to look at another table nearby.

"What do you think?" he asked.

"She seems quite wary of this white-haired girl," said another man sitting in the seat, his brows furrowed.

"Is she difficult to deal with? Could it be... that this woman really has that kind of background?"

"I'll follow behind and observe." As if to confirm, the man stood up and quickly walked out of the main entrance.

Shanhe was extremely nervous at this moment, his hands in his pockets, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings warily, and he cursed inwardly that he was in a terrible situation.

This behavior undoubtedly made the man who was following them think.

Back inside the trade fair, he lowered his voice and said, "It's more nerve-wracking than I expected."

"Is this all it takes to hear a name?"

"Good, Blackblood, let's refrain from attacking for now."

The two of them then began to wonder if they had almost kicked a hornet's nest.

"If I hadn't been observing the landscape, I wouldn't have known that someone was targeting me."

Ye Qian witnessed the whole thing and was both amused and exasperated.

She secretly marked these people, but took no action. Instead, she planned to wait until the Dusk members had grown a bit before using them to eliminate the threat.

If all else fails, let Bai Yun go; after all, he's a Soul Mystic.

In terms of intelligence, ordinary societies really can't compete with Ye Qian right now.

In the following days, the number of members in Dusk reached its peak, at 240. Amia also sensed that her promotion was approaching, and upon hearing her words, Ye Qian couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

"It seems that I will be able to bring in more people soon."

Amia is Ancient Dragon. After reaching level 20, her average attributes are even close to those of Ye Qian after her advancement. One can imagine how strong she will be after reaching the Black Iron level.

Several days later, in the morning.

"Things should be easier from now on, right? If that's the case, I'll proceed step by step."

Ye Qian No. 2 leaned against a rocking chair, swaying like an old woman despite being a petite and delicate young girl, with a cup of tea in her hand.

At this time, she moved into a villa she had bought.

Yes, she bought a house.

Houses in small cities like Kukai are relatively cheap, especially those that aren't furnished. After acquiring them, she used a magic decoration scroll she bought from the Kalu World to decorate the house herself, without needing any help from a decoration company.

Leaning against the open-air balcony, I leisurely basked in the morning sun.

Her snow-white stockings and pristine white dress, along with her skin, exuded a sense of purity under the sunlight.

Little Soul, Ye Shan, and Ye Xin also live in this house.

Little Soul naturally lay on the bed, like a doll. Ye Xin even arranged her in a sitting position when she had nothing else to do, quietly existing in the room, with an indescribable beauty.

She felt a strong connection to it, so she simply placed it in a special display case for figurines and nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's add some lights to decorate the space."

Several strings of crystal chandeliers were hung nearby. She pinched Xiao Hun's Little Soul and dressed her in alluring white stockings. Her clothes were also changed into a black mini skirt and uniform.

"It feels so soft. If it weren't so outrageous, I would at least get a semi-transparent one."

She was very satisfied with the life-size figurine she had made.

Interestingly, in the Soul Projection state, Little Soul's metabolism completely stopped. She tried staying in a cup for a while without taking a bath or brushing her teeth, and she was actually cleaner than others who washed every day.

"It's been almost a day since I fed them Water of Purification, so I need to give them some."

Thinking of this, Ye Xin turned around and walked to the cabinet next to her. After opening it, she took out a bottle from the countless bottles inside.

Suddenly, Ye Xin stopped moving.

"From a physics perspective, the purest form of Purification is obviously not what the skin touches, but rather the fluids inside the body, such as blood and saliva. Perhaps I can test that."

Thinking of this, and looking at Little Soul's captivatingly cute appearance, a strange thought arose in Ye Xin's mind.

"It's okay, it... all on my own anyway, let's give it a try."