Selin and Angdu looked at each other and asked seriously: "Are you sure?"
"I'm very sure," Su Ge nodded vigorously, "because I mistakenly identified her as another person at that time, and her... figure was very prominent. Not only me, but also the people in the pharmacy kept staring at her, so
This incident impressed me deeply.”
Seeing Su Ge's firm expression, Selin withdrew his gaze, put the pipe into his mouth, and sighed:
"Put it that way, it all makes perfect sense."
"This organization must have made preparations in advance. At least when you saw her, she was already collecting materials. At that time, I'm afraid Speru hadn't left the prison yet."
"Everything is premeditated and organized, but we still don't know what their purpose is."
The room returned to silence again, with complicated expressions on everyone's faces.
"Why are men so impressed by women's figures?" Cecia's voice suddenly sounded, with a hint of coldness.
Su Ge blinked, not daring to look into Cecilia's eyes. He just lowered his head silently, his cheeks flushed.
Cecia's question added a bit of embarrassment to the originally serious atmosphere, but the nervous feeling did ease a lot.
Selin thought for a moment, tapped the table with his pipe, and said: "Since the other party has already taken action in advance, we need to be more cautious in our actions. The investigation on this matter can be carried out slowly."
Selin looked into Su Ge's eyes, "I mean, the investigation needs to be done slowly. That is to say, if there are clues, you can try it, but you don't need to go deep."
"According to your statement, that woman should be the material collected for Speru. If so, then there is a high probability that the other party is a transcendent."
"You are only in rank nine now, and you don't know the other party's details yet. In this case, you can simply collect information and avoid direct contact with the other party."
Su Ge nodded helplessly, but a sudden flash of inspiration made him suddenly raise his head again, his eyes shining brightly:
"Um, I seem to remember something about the goddess in red."
"Goddess in red?"
"Yes," Su Ge recalled, with a puzzled look on his face, "Before, a long time ago, before I joined the association, I once..."
Su Ge thought for a while and suddenly closed his mouth again.
"What's wrong?" Selin asked.
"No, it's nothing. I thought wrong. Although it's strange, it shouldn't be the same thing."
"what is going on?"
"That's Naiya, Mr. Selling. Do you remember that Naiya who lived on Jingallan Street? She always liked to wear a red skirt." Sugar said.
"That doesn't mean she is related to the goddess in red," Gary said with a smile. "She is only a little taller than my knees."
"Yes, it only reaches my knees." Betro followed.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Bertero's words, while Gary turned his face to the side, pretending not to hear Bertero's sarcasm.
Su Ge also nodded along with everyone, folded his hands on his chest, and returned to meditation.
However, his heart was beating violently at this time, and the "dong-dong" sound like a drum echoed in his ears, making his whole body tremble slightly.
He thought of something, but because it involved some past events, he didn't say it out loud.
When he was hiding in York, he went to Naiya's house several times to take refuge, but Angdu and Selin were unaware of this.
Although everyone is now a companion, saying such things has no practical effect, so Su Ge has always hidden these things in his heart.
But just now, he suddenly remembered that when he left Naiya's house once, the cute little girl once mentioned the name of "Goddess in Red" to him.
At that time, Su Ge felt strange, but because he lost contact with Naiya later, he didn't pay much attention to it.
It wasn't until Angdu mentioned the term "goddess in red" again in the discussion just now that he remembered that what the little girl who liked to wear red was talking about was actually such a dangerous existence.
Regarding the little girl from Naiya, Su Ge was also full of questions and curiosity.
Although the other party was only a six-year-old girl, her speaking style always had a terrifying feeling, like a poisonous snake hovering behind her, hissing and spitting out its bright red core.
You don't know when it will swoop up, but you don't dare to look back. You just continue to move forward in this tense atmosphere. After just a few steps, you are covered in cold sweat.
Su Ge couldn't help shivering, feeling that the temperature in the room had dropped a lot.
However, this was just his feeling. Naiya had never done anything dangerous to him from beginning to end. On the contrary, it was those important dinners that brought him back from the edge of death.
How did she know? Was it from reading a book? Or... Su Ge quickly shook his head to get rid of the immature idea in his mind.
Yes, she is just a six-year-old child, how could she be a transcendent?
Su Ge took a long breath and comforted himself.
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No. 7, Kinggall Street, Upper Quarter, York.
Su Ge stood in front of the familiar door, looking dazed.
"Oops, I came here accidentally."
Su Ge whispered to himself and paced back and forth in front of Naiya's house.
After the impromptu meeting, he began to study and exercise daily, but he found that no matter what, he could not concentrate.
What happened at that time was like a sharp thorn in the flesh, always reminding him of it again and again when he was about to forget it.
At this moment, Su Ge stood in front of Naiya's house, not knowing how to speak, let alone whether he should go in.
Just when he was extremely agitated, the door suddenly opened.
Su Ge was startled, and then he saw a small head peeking out from behind the door, looking up at him with a happy smile on his face.
"Big brother?" Naiya smiled happily, opened the door completely, and turned sideways, "Come in, long time no see."
"Ah, uh, yes, yes, long time no see."
Su Ge looked at Naiya, and then went in with hands and feet. He glanced around and found that the room was still the same as it was then. Here, time seemed to have never passed.
"It's been more than a month," Naia pouted, "I've been waiting for you to come and play with me."
"Really? It's been a month?" Su Ge scratched his head, coming back here again made him feel like things were different.
In just over a month, he transformed from a penniless wanderer who was almost starving to death to a ninth-level transcendent who no longer had to worry about food.
It was like a dream, but nothing changed here... Su Ge was still looking at the room, and naturally followed Naiya to sit down at the dining table.
"So, why did you come here suddenly today?"
Su Ge was startled and looked at Naiya sitting opposite. Seeing those deer-like eyes, his breathing stagnated slightly. After thinking about it, he decided to get straight to the point:
"Well, I came today because of some personal matters. If I remember correctly, you mentioned the name 'Goddess in Red' to me before, right?"
"Really? I don't remember much." Naia put a finger on her cheek and looked at the roof.
Su Ge ignored Naiya's words and asked directly: "I want to know where you learned this name."
"I need to think about it." Naiya folded her arms and looked like she was thinking hard. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "I can't remember. I've read a lot of story books. Maybe it's a random one.
One sentence is remembered by me, and that’s it.”
"But big brother, why do you think of asking this?"
Su Ge had already made a draft in his mind and said naturally: "I plan to write a book, so I want to find some stories as associations to fill in the details."
"If you really write it, remember to tell me and I will read it." Naiya said, waving his fist.
Su Ge nodded, and after asking several times, he found that Naiya seemed to have really forgotten.
In desperation, Su Ge could only say goodbye and leave. Just when he opened the door, Naye suddenly ran over, grabbed the hem of his clothes and said:
"Brother, do you believe in fate?"
"destiny?"
"Yes, I read it in the storybook," Naiya made an incomprehensible expression, "If you are obsessed with something, then it will definitely respond to you."
"What do you mean?" Su Ge turned around and asked seriously.
"I don't know, but in story books, the protagonist finds his lost key in a place he has been before. If you want to find something, you can go to the place where it appeared and give it a try."
Su Ge stared at Naiya's little face for a few seconds and nodded slowly.
"I understand, thank you for reminding me."
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York City, Lower Street, East Street Market.
After the afternoon exercise, Su Ge came to this crowded and noisy area, wandering around casually with the idea of giving it a try.
It's almost evening, and people who have finished their day's work will drop by or come here specifically to buy some fresh and cheap ingredients and go home to make a sumptuous dinner.
"Alas..." Su Ge sighed, went to a corner with few people, squatted down, and rubbed his feet that had been stepped on countless times, "I'm really stupid, how could I meet him so easily?"
After a fruitless search, Su Ge lowered his head and walked back in disappointment. However, he found a very familiar figure at the corner of the Dryad Pharmacy.
Although the man was wearing a long and spacious windbreaker that covered his slim figure, the silky black hair and the long white neck still firmly caught Su Ge's sight.
"Is it the person who bought the materials?"
Su Ge was startled and saw that the other party was walking away with a seemingly ordinary but very fast pace.
What to do? Su Ge was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
If he chooses to go back and report at this time, he will definitely lose the other party's whereabouts. Su Ge doesn't know if there will be such a good opportunity again, but if he follows him, it will be dangerous.
"Should...you can follow me and have a look? Well, as long as you keep a distance and don't get discovered by the other party, that's fine."
Su Ge hesitated. He kept Selin's words in mind, but the critical situation at the moment did not allow him to think too much.
"Forget it, try your best. If anything happens, at least you can use this to save your life."
Su Ge clenched the "Spirit Seducer" charm in his hand, gritted his teeth, and followed quietly using the "thief" ability.