Cen Yu suspected that the blond man's identity was definitely not just that of the ringmaster.

He led Cen Yu all the way to the 10th basement level, where they conducted a "cargo handover".

Upon seeing Cen Yu, the staff on the 10th floor whistled. "I heard he was chosen by the guests in VIP room 001?" the mountain-like burly man asked Ryan.

"Unfortunately, our new warrior rejected the advances of the guest in Box 001," Ryan said insincerely, patting the other man on the shoulder. "Where's the angel?"

"Everything is ready in the room." The burly man glanced at the scar on Cen Yu's neck and gave a cryptic smile. He then said to the blond man, "The nobles of District One will definitely love it."

Cen Yu guessed that he was probably referring to the mutated angel—

After all, in the original work, his buyer was a nobleman from District 1.

Ryan still had that smiling look on his face. He nodded to the burly man and led Cen Yu to the room they had mentioned.

Along the way, countless gates opened and closed in front of Cen Yu.

No one knows when this underground fortress appeared, or even who the tower's owner is... but the tower is a thrilling place, offering the most exciting combat, and it can also help you get rid of some difficult-to-handle goods.

The strange items hunters obtain from dungeons, such as mutated angels or other rare items, are all sold at the auction house inside the tower.

Cen Yu followed Ryan through the empty, deserted passageway—

Finally, Ryan stopped. "We're here."

He used his fingerprint to open the nearest door in front of Cen Yu. The gate opened again, and the white-haired youth in the golden birdcage, hearing the noise, immediately grabbed the cage bars—

"Xiao Yu".

He looked at Cen Yu, seemingly unable to believe that Cen Yu had come to save him like this.

"A touching scene." Ryan clapped his hands, pretending to wipe away tears. "How are you going to take him away?"

Cen Yu had hidden some supplies and vehicles somewhere beforehand... He told Ryan, "Open the cage, I'll handle the rest."

Ryan shrugged, then walked over to the golden birdcage and used his fingerprint to unlock it.

Immediately afterwards, he opened the birdcage... He glanced at the white-haired youth inside the cage, then said to Cen Yu, "Come and check on your little boyfriend."

He squinted at the description next to the birdcage—

"He Yuxing?"

As soon as He Yuxing left the birdcage, she stumbled and staggered to Cen Yu's side.

He grabbed Cen Yu's arm... pressed tightly against Cen Yu, but his gaze lingered on the white robe on the other's body. He secretly sniffed Cen Yu's scent.

—The disgusting smell of dead rats was nowhere to be found, replaced by a very faint woody scent.

Cen Yu has taken a shower.

He Yuxing thought.

He bent down, hiding behind Cen Yu as if the blond man were some terrifying monster.

Ryan spread his hands innocently, "I didn't do anything."

“We’re leaving now,” Cen Yu said.

He could feel He Yuxing's body trembling slightly, and he didn't know if it was because of fear or some other reason.

"Please go ahead." Ryan gestured for him to proceed.

"Give me your card." Cen Yu reached out his hand.

He discovered, of course, that each floor of the tower required access, and only Ryan's card could access almost all of them.

“No card needed.” Ryan pointed to the ceiling. “The tower’s owner has already granted you access.”

"You can leave anytime you want."

He stood beside the open golden birdcage, saying, "No one will stop you anytime."

Seeing that Cen Yu was still standing there without moving, he asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Get me a normal set of clothes." Cen Yu looked at the white robe she was wearing with disgust. "These clothes are awful."

...

Cen Yu hid his belongings in Qingshan Town.

It was a very small town. The last resident died 40 years ago, and the whole town has become an empty shell.

Apart from the occasional wanderer who happens to be passing through and trying their luck in searching for supplies in the wilderness, no one would go to such a small town.

Cen Yu hid the supplies in a "Old Wang Beef Noodles" shop.

After taking out clothes, canned goods, and relatively clean water from the stainless steel cabinet in the back kitchen, Cen Yu glanced at He Yuxing, who had followed her in, and said, "You can leave now."

He Yuxing looked puzzled. "Xiao Yu?"

"I need to change my clothes," Cen Yu said.

He certainly wouldn't wear the clothes from the tower.

He pulled a dusty, grimy outfit for homeless people from his backpack and tossed it to He Yuxing. "You should put this on too."

"The boss's room is on the left. Go there to change."

As he spoke, he bent down, took off his jacket, and threw it on the ground. Then he started taking off his black T-shirt underneath... When he threw the T-shirt aside, ready to burn it as well, he noticed that He Yuxing was still holding onto the clothes and hadn't left.

A white-haired youth with two enormous wings on his back, like a legendary angel, stood by the old, dirty door frame, staring at Cen Yu for a long time without looking away.

Cen Yu turned to look at him, holding the T-shirt, and was about to tell him not to peek.

He Yuxing then gave him a big smile.

“Xiao Yu.” His gaze lingered on Cen Yu’s upper body for a moment… his eyes followed the snake bone tattoo on his lower abdomen and slowly moved to his arm. “What a coincidence.”

He reached out and pointed to the little angel tattoo blowing a trumpet on Cen Yu's arm.

"Angel."

The white wings behind him fluttered a few times at those words, as if he hadn't yet learned how to properly control his extra wings...

"I've now become the angel on Xiaoyu's arm."

Cen Yu turned her head, bent down with her back to He Yuxing, and picked up the pickled vegetable-colored shirt she had prepared earlier.

He pulled his shirt over his shoulders. "There's something I haven't told you."

He Yuxing tilted her head. "What?"

"I am allergic to bird feathers."

He Yuxing: "..."

His wings suddenly stopped flapping.

He stared at Cen Yu's retreating figure for a long while before asking softly, "...Then why did you save me?"

"Maybe it's because I'm naturally kind-hearted and can't stand seeing small animals being abused." After putting on her shirt, Cen Yu's hand was already on the zipper of her pants. "So now, can you obediently go change your clothes?"

"Before you leave, remember to pick up the feathers you dropped on the ground."