Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 295 - 19: Return to the Mining Area

The grappling hook steadied itself in the groove between the buildings at the base level.

Li Xiaoyu was instantly pulled away by a force.

Then came blinding light.

Suddenly running out from darkness, one might find their eyes a bit unaccustomed.

It took Li Xiaoyu several seconds before she could open her eyes.

The face that came into view bore the same smile as she remembered, as if everything were trivial.

She stared a bit too long, and as Tang Xian continued to move between buildings with the help of his grappling hook, he said,

"Is there something on my face?"

"No, I was just wondering… when did you get here?"

"About a few hours ago."

"A few hours ago? So you’ve been at the base level all this time?"

"I found you as soon as you came back."

"..."

Li Xiaoyu didn’t know how to describe this feeling.

It was probably like being carried by Tang Xian between buildings, a surreal feeling of sometimes falling and sometimes rising.

"Then why did you wait until now to show up..."

The guards gathered towards the dark fog incessantly. While swinging, Tang Xian looked for places to hide.

Ultimately, he took Li Xiaoyu to the rooftop of a low building, Luo’s antique shop, where a large sign shielded them thoroughly.

He didn’t answer Li Xiaoyu immediately but took out her portable transport rift instead.

It was a disk-shaped precision instrument, and after fiddling with it for a few seconds, Tang Xian removed a tiny component that resembled a ladybug.

"This is the reason you were exposed. Your portable transport rift had Lin Sen’s personal locator on it. In fact, your plan was quite thorough, but you should have listened to me. When I told you to wait for me, you should have just honestly waited at home for my return."

Li Xiaoyu didn’t react right away.

Tang Xian smiled and said,

"You’ve been calculated, but the person who calculated you was bought off by me. As for why I waited until now, it’s because I, too, wanted to see you play the fool."

"Having the indifferent Miss Li speak like she did today makes me feel the money I paid Lin Sen wasn’t wasted."

Li Xiaoyu opened her mouth but said nothing. Recalling the words she had spoken earlier and realizing that this man had heard them all, her face instantly flushed red.

Tang Xian continued,

"Once you can enter the transport rift, I’ll take you to the mining area to hide out. In any case, you don’t need to worry about the arrangements coming up—I’ll handle them."

Li Xiaoyu nodded her head.

Everything had happened too quickly, and even now she hadn’t calmed down.

Looking at Tang Xian, hearing the chaotic sounds from the streets, she spoke softly,

"The person who helped you… Who is it? I heard there’s a masked weirdo in the mining area recently who also likes to laugh strangely. I heard it just now, that person’s laughter is really unsettling."

"His name is Tang Ao, my new assistant. His abilities are far stronger than Akasi’s and Tang Suoye’s, strong in every aspect. But Tang Ao won’t be with me for long; I’ve promised him that once things here are settled, he’ll be released.

As for the masked weirdo you mentioned, I’ve also heard about it in the few days since I’ve been back. The weirdo is a friend of mine, but he wasn’t here today. He can only appear in the mining area. I had Tang Ao pretend to be him."

"Why pretend to be the masked person?"

"There are many ways to stop evil in this world, and fear is also a good method. Unfortunately, the masked one’s influence can’t reach Pyramid World. So I gave him a hand, while also keeping the suspicions away from myself."

Li Xiaoyu nodded her head, quickly making sense of the relationships involved.

It was indeed a good strategy that killed two birds with one stone.

"What about this black fog?"

"A new cheating method, gleaned in the belly of a dog—very useful," Tang Xian said.

Gleaned in the belly of a dog?

Li Xiaoyu suddenly realized that in just one short month, Tang Xian seemed to have experienced quite an interesting adventure, his strength greatly improved.

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"What about your partner?"

"Tang Ao? Don’t worry about him. The highest weapons of the current Pyramid hierarchy are only at perfect level, which pose no threat to Tang Ao. He’ll leave on his own.

Things at the base level will be chaotic in the subsequent days. The entire Pyramid will quickly go into a state of martial law, not just the thirty-nine fortresses, but the others as well. The lords of these fortresses will probably come up with even more extreme methods very soon."

"What do we do then?" Li Xiaoyu didn’t feel like thinking anymore.

"There will always be places to go, but in the next few days, I need to act alone. There are some things I need to confirm first."

"By the way… Dong Ran and Qiao Shanshan, and the others…"

"You don’t need to worry about them either. Including Liu Lang, all the people related to me will be saved by Song Que in the end."

"Why Song Que?"

"Because he’s clever."

Li Xiaoyu hadn’t figured out the connections here, but she didn’t ask any more questions.

"So what should I do?"

"Just stay with Akasi and Tang Suoye, and wait for my return."

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Li Xiaoyu felt truly exhausted; her life had undergone major changes in this one month.

She knew she should properly plan for what was next.

But now, it seemed nothing else was important. It was best to just follow this man wherever he roamed from world to world, accompanying him.

…

…

Nearly two hours later, the black fog finally dispersed.

The absolute darkness that seemed to swallow all light, coupled with the bizarre laughter, draped a layer of fear over everyone’s heart.