In Hand

"These three contacts from the Chizuru Family consist of two Great Samurai and one Onmyoji..."

Information obtained from the Grey Mirror surfaced in Su Yuan's mind.

A Great Samurai of the Fusang Kingdom is equivalent to a Master of Transformation-Jing in the Xia Kingdom, while an Onmyoji is the closest existence to a Grand Onmyoji.

Onmyoji possess frail physical bodies but formidable spirits, wielding methods that are bizarre and unpredictable.

With two physically powerful Great Samurai acting as guards, an Onmyoji's strength can be unleashed to one hundred, or even one hundred and twenty percent of its potential.

Of course, whether it be a Great Samurai or an Onmyoji, both are extremely rare in the Fusang Kingdom.

Even a powerful clan like the Chizuru Family does not possess many of them.

If not for the Tianshan Snow Lotus, which is tied to the condition of that Grand Onmyoji within the Chizuru Family, the clan would never have invested such a massive amount of resources.

"They should have entered Room 6006 by now."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

Because his current location, Room 6009, is situated in a corner as an independent room, it is quite a distance away from Room 6006.

The room numbering in the hotel does indeed follow 6001, 6002, 6003... but once it reaches the end, the next room appears on the opposite side.

Room 6009 is exactly like that.

"In twenty minutes, that fugitive from Fusang will also arrive at the Yuan'an Hotel. Following the information agreed upon with the contacts, he will enter Room 6006 to hand over the Tianshan Snow Lotus."

Su Yuan mused inwardly.

With the existence of the Grey Mirror, he has a thorough grasp of the Fusang people's plan; even those three contacts do not know as much as Su Yuan does.

Nine minutes later.

Su Yuan stood up, opened the door to Room 6009, and reached out to rotate the last digit, "9," on the room number plate.

Just like that, the original Room 6009 became Room 6006.

Having finished this, Su Yuan retreated back into the room and waited quietly.

30 seconds later.

Su Yuan felt the slight vibration of the elevator.

Ten seconds later, a soft knocking sound came from the door.

The knocking was not continuous; it paused for an instant every two or three raps.

Seeing this, Su Yuan immediately leaned over and knocked gently from the inside to respond to the person outside.

The knocking pattern here is actually a secret code between the Fusang contacts and the fugitive.

Only if the code matches will the other party enter.

If the code were wrong, or if there were any hesitation, this fugitive would turn around and leave without the slightest hesitation.

In a critical moment, he would even destroy the Tianshan Snow Lotus.

Click.

The door was opened.

Su Yuan looked outside.

Standing at the doorway was a middle-aged man with an ordinary, unremarkable appearance.

However, Su Yuan knew that the man was also a Great Samurai; otherwise, he could not have fled from the Tianshan Mountains in the North to the Magic City while being hunted by the Xia Kingdom.

"Qi-kun, you have had a hard journey."

Su Yuan welcomed him in and spoke in fluent Fusang.

As a cultivator who balances both wisdom and comprehension, Su Yuan's learning ability is terrifying.

Even if he could not master the entire Fusang language in a short time, memorizing specific sentences was effortless.

Welcoming the fugitive in and saying "Qi-kun, you have had a hard journey" in Fusang was also a part of the plan formulated by the Grey Mirror.

Su Yuan did not need to learn the language specifically; he only needed to say this sentence at the designated moment.

"For the glory of Chizuru!"

The fugitive, Qi-kun, also spoke in Fusang, his eyes revealing a faint trace of fanaticism.

Immediately, he looked at Su Yuan.

To ensure the Tianshan Snow Lotus was successfully sent back to Fusang, Qi-kun did not know any information about the contacts. Who were they? How many were there? He knew nothing at all.

Otherwise, if he were caught by the Xia Kingdom's authorities and could not withstand special interrogation, wouldn't the contacts be exposed?

Although Qi-kun believed himself to be absolutely loyal to the clan and felt that even in death he would not reveal the contacts' information, the Chizuru Family did not trust that.

Simply put, the Chizuru Family had already prepared for the possibility that Qi-kun might be captured and fail to withstand interrogation, thereby revealing the contacts.

Therefore, it was even more impossible to inform him of the contacts' details.

The only thing Qi-kun knew was the secret knocking code.

"Lord Chizuru will remember your contributions."

Su Yuan nodded and spoke.

The Lord Chizuru mentioned here referred to the great Onmyoji of the Chizuru Family, Chizuru Shin.

Next.

The two exchanged words for a while longer.

They chatted about their hometown, the family, matters within the clan, and even some trivial, insignificant things.

Su Yuan naturally provided the correct responses one by one, not letting Qi-kun harbor any suspicions.

"Kawashige-kun, I hope we can spend the next cherry blossom festival in our hometown together."

Qi-kun said earnestly. Through their brief interaction, he found that the Chizuru Kawashige before him was extremely compatible with his own temperament and values, like a long-lost soulmate.

If he weren't on a mission, he would have asked which generation of the Chizuru Family Su Yuan belonged to.

Qi-kun had been away from the family for far, far too long.

"Qi-kun, business comes first. Lord Chizuru is still waiting!"

Su Yuan shifted the topic, speaking to Qi-kun with a serious expression.

During their conversation, Su Yuan had casually fabricated a name for himself: Chizuru Kawashige.

"Right, business comes first."

Qi-kun nodded, understanding that if they wanted to reminisce, it would have to wait until the Tianshan Snow Lotus was successfully delivered.

Realizing this, Qi-kun opened the black sports bag he had brought in and took out a metal briefcase.

The metal briefcase was quite compact, about twenty centimeters in length and width, and Qi-kun solemnly pushed it toward Su Yuan.

"Kawashige-kun, the Snow Lotus is inside. The family knows the password; just send it back."

Qi-kun gave Su Yuan a brief introduction to the briefcase.

Inside the briefcase was a self-destruct mechanism; once activated, it would destroy the Tianshan Snow Lotus within.

This was the Chizuru Family's final contingency plan: if they truly could not transport the Snow Lotus back, they would destroy it.

"Understood."

Su Yuan nodded and took the metal briefcase.

Seeing this, Qi-kun let out a heavy sigh of relief.

With the Snow Lotus handed over to the contact, his mission was effectively complete.

From beginning to end, Qi-kun never harbored any doubts about Su Yuan's true identity.

Because from the moment he entered the Yuan'an Hotel, everything had gone according to plan.

The room number was correct, the code words matched, the conversation with Su Yuan had no issues, and even his verbal probes had received perfect answers.

It could be said that if someone were to jump out now and claim Su Yuan was not the family's contact, Qi-kun wouldn't believe it.

If Su Yuan wasn't the contact, then who was?

"Qi-kun, be careful on the road ahead."

Su Yuan said.

"I will."

Qi-kun stood up, turned, and walked toward the door.

Once Qi-kun had left, Su Yuan closed the door.

He then carried the metal briefcase to the room's window and vaulted out.

Outside the window of Room 6009 was a street.

At this very moment, there weren't many people on the street, and the few who were there would not look in Su Yuan's direction.

This was also a part of the plan devised by the Grey Mirror: to leave the hotel by climbing out the window.

Two minutes later.

Su Yuan was already far from the Yuan'an Hotel.

"Tianshan Snow Lotus?"

Su Yuan looked at the metal briefcase in his hand.

The metal briefcase was exceptionally refined, crafted from a special alloy, and the only way to open it was to enter the correct password.

Furthermore, the briefcase could not be opened by any other means; if one were to use force, it would trigger the self-destruct mechanism inside.

"A password..."

Su Yuan looked at the metal briefcase, a smile appearing on his face.

If there were any other way to open the briefcase, Su Yuan might have had to go to some trouble.

Even if it were just secured with an iron lock, Su Yuan would have had to be careful, worrying about affecting the Tianshan Snow Lotus inside.

But a password? In front of Su Yuan, it was as good as non-existent.