Chapter 250 Encounter with the Shadow Council "Halt!"...
"Stop!" A group of people dressed in black stopped the young man who was carrying Xiya away.
"The Shadow Council!" The young man's expression turned somewhat grim.
He never expected that he and Xiya would encounter the Shadow Council again so soon after escaping from the Spiral Tower.
“She carries the scent of the Spiral Tower.” A white-haired woman stood next to the leading man, sniffed at Sia a few times, and then turned to the man and said.
"Tell me about it?" The man raised an eyebrow at the young man.
The young man pursed his lips, lifted Xiya onto his back, and, with the intention of getting her to confront the Spiral Tower, said without hesitation, "Seven days ago, we took a job to escort a woman to the second level of the Pipe World. Just now, people from the Spiral Tower came to interrogate us about the woman's whereabouts."
"Women..." The man smiled and stepped aside to make way for her. "Thank you for your help."
The young man was surprised that the other party was so easy to talk to, but he didn't bother to find out why the other party was so nice. He just wanted to get as far away as possible.
Seeing them leave, the white-haired woman glanced at the man and asked, "Are you alright?"
The man raised an eyebrow and scoffed, "What does it matter? They're just small fry; they won't know much about it."
"So what do we do now?" the woman continued to ask.
“Keep chasing him. I refuse to believe we can’t get him before he does,” the man sneered.
Sang Zhitao was carrying a package on her back and looking down at the map in her hand.
It's not too far from here to the next mutual aid group meeting place, about a day and a half's journey.
She rummaged through the food in the package again and found that it was not enough.
Just as she was feeling a bit annoyed, she inadvertently glanced at the bottom of the package and saw a few red-skinned fruits.
Sang Zhitao couldn't help but slap her forehead: "How could I forget this?"
During this period, all the food and drink she ate and drank was provided by the team she had been with, especially in Ranfeng. The food she received there was not finished until yesterday. From yesterday to today, all the food she ate was various kinds of dry rations prepared by Ruanruan and the others.
After thinking for a moment, she found a clean spot and took out the small pot from the bottom of the package.
So, as if she were still in the quarantine hut, she made several small pancakes from the red-skinned fruit.
After eating some of the biscuits, she patted her belly contentedly and put away the rest.
"Tap tap tap." A series of footsteps came from behind.
Sang Zhitao didn't care at first. After all, although the world of pipes was complicated and interconnected, she had met many fellow travelers along the way.
Unexpectedly, the footsteps stopped not far in front of her.
Sang Zhitao looked up blankly and saw seven or eight people dressed in black combat uniforms and fully armed looking at her from the front.
The man in the middle, in particular, was tall and slender with a handsome face. His golden hair was tied back with a black rope, making him look like an extremely beautiful woman at first glance. Next to him stood a woman with white hair.
In comparison, the man no longer appears so feminine, and the effeminate feeling about him seems to have disappeared.
"Excuse me, may I pass?" Sang Zhitao didn't care why the other person was blocking her way; she just wanted to get away from this group of people.
"A healer?!" the man asked, looking at Sang Zhitao with great interest.
Sang Zhitao's pupils constricted. She hadn't expected that the man in front of her would recognize her superpower after just one glance.
Seemingly sensing Sang Zhitao's wariness, the man smiled and said, "This man beside me may not be good at much else, but his ability to distinguish supernatural auras is top-notch."
As he spoke, he looked at Sang Zhitao and said, "We've met a woman you saved, and her aura is exactly the same as yours."
Sang Zhitao frowned slightly. She hadn't expected that the young man to be so unreliable. He had revealed her identity less than two days after they parted ways.
The man raised an eyebrow, clearly seeing the skepticism on Sang Zhitao's face, but offered no explanation. Instead, he added fuel to the fire with considerable interest: "If she hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have imagined that there was a healer in the pipe world, or even..."
He looked Sang Zhitao up and down: "Such a young and talented healer."
Sang Zhitao frowned, tightening her grip on the backpack strap, unsure how to answer the man in front of her.
Although she considered that the people she met might discover her identity, because healers are extremely rare in the pipe world, most people would not choose to offend her. On the contrary, they would be more willing to help her in order to avoid the possibility of her coming to them for help in the future, just like the 325 Squad.
But she never expected that along the way she would not only encounter people from the Spiral Tower, but also people from the Shadow Council.
Indeed, she recognized the insignia on this group from the very first glance; they were members of the Shadow Council.
"May I leave?" Sang Zhitao lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before looking up at the other person and asking.
The man seemed surprised by Sang Zhitao's words, and raised his eyebrows, smiling as he said, "With a talent like yours, I really look forward to becoming your colleague."
Sang Zhitao pursed her lips, knowing this hurdle would be difficult to overcome.
The man didn't urge her; instead, he patiently stood there waiting for her.
The pipe fell silent for a moment, with only a few flying insects buzzing towards the lampshade, like a countdown to death.
“If you can help me find my father, I’ll consider it.” As she spoke, Sang Zhitao raised her hand, trying to pull out a prepared photo from her chest.
In that instant she raised her hand, the 773rd Squadron insignia on her chest was revealed.
"Are you from the Mutual Aid Association?" The man frowned. He hadn't expected that Sang Zhitao was not only not the independent healer he had imagined, but also belonged to a powerful organization that he didn't want to offend.
The white-haired woman beside him casually leaned close to his ear and said, "Since we've already offended the Mutual Aid Society by entering the Pipe World, we don't need to worry about it so much, right?"
The man gave the woman a cold look before stepping forward and kneeling down in front of Sang Zhitao, carefully examining the team emblem.
He glanced at Sang Zhitao with a surprised expression.
The white-haired woman behind him was taken aback by his actions, but considering the man's attitude just now, she didn't dare to step forward and offer advice. After thinking for a moment, seeing the man squatting motionless in front of Sang Zhitao, she mustered up her courage and stepped forward.
When she saw the team emblem on Sang Zhitao's chest, she couldn't help but exclaim, "773?! You belong to the Baby Team?!"
The man stood up abruptly, his cold gaze interrupting the woman's surprise, startling her so much that she hurriedly lowered her head and retreated to her original spot.
"Since she's Qiqisan's child, why is she out alone?" the man asked Sang Zhitao with some curiosity.
“Looking for my father.” Sang Zhitao handed the photo in her hand to the other person.
The man raised an eyebrow, showed the photo to everyone again, and then returned it to Sang Zhitao after seeing no results: "I wish you success soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and led the person away from the spot.
As several pairs of long legs brushed past her, Sang Zhitao felt something was off.
“Baby Team…” she murmured softly, “Why did they stop taking me away when they saw this? Are they plotting something?”
As the other person's figure gradually disappeared, Sang Zhitao did not intend to turn around and chase after them to ask for details.
"Captain, are you really not taking her with you?" The white-haired woman seemed to have been scolded by the man and didn't rush forward. Instead, a black-haired youth curiously approached and asked.
The man shook his head slightly, and seeing the puzzled looks on the faces of many of his teammates behind him, he realized that he had brought a group of newcomers who had never heard of the Baby Team.
After thinking for a moment, he explained, "Among the three forces of the Shadow Council, Spiral Tower, and Mutual Aid Society, the Mutual Aid Society may seem to be the weakest, but in reality, its existence is already something that cannot be ignored. Its influence has already entered the sphere of influence of us and Spiral Tower. Moreover, they have a considerable number of both positive and negative ability users, because it is not appropriate for an ordinary healer to go up against them."
"Especially since she was a angel of light who focused on healing internal injuries."
The Shadow Council and the Spiral Tower are currently locked in a stalemate, with no large-scale wars between them, but rather constant small-scale battles. In this situation, the Mercy Angels, who are better at healing external wounds, are needed more than the Light Angels, who are better at healing internal wounds.
"If she were the One of All Things, we would fight to the death, even if it meant offending the Mutual Aid Society."
The man paused for a moment before frowning slightly and continuing, "And she's from Baby Team..."
"Baby Team...should we give way?" the young man continued to ask.
The man shook his head: "No need, but generally speaking, it's not necessary to confront them. Their team is made up of a group of children and has been secretly taken care of by the mutual aid association headquarters. I suspect that there are high-ranking members hiding their offspring in this group. We have important business to attend to this time, so let's not cause any more trouble."
"Understood," the young man nodded in response.
Although Sang Zhitao found the Shadow Council's actions difficult to understand, she didn't pursue the matter further and focused on getting on her way.
"Oh, you're from the Baby Team! Come in quickly." The members of the mutual aid group she had just met were very enthusiastic, pulling her along and offering her food and preparing a room for her to sleep in.
"Should we stay a couple more days?" After seeing that Sang Zhitao had treated their captain's internal injuries, the group's enthusiasm increased even more. They not only prepared food for her after she left, but also sewed two new sets of clothes for her.
When Sang Zhitao left the next day, she happened to run into their deputy captain who was rushing back.
"You're the one who saved my sister, thank you." The vice-captain, a burly man, hugged Sang Zhitao tightly and thanked her repeatedly.
Sang Zhitao hurriedly waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Seeing her humility, the vice-captain felt even more that she was beautiful inside and out, and quickly asked, "I heard you came to find your father, did you find him?"
Sang Zhitao shook her head repeatedly.
A woman in her forties next to them handed the photocopy of the picture Sang Zhitao had given them to the vice-captain: "Noli, you've been to many places, have you seen this man before?"
Nori, who was also the vice-captain, took the photo and looked at it for a long time before frowning and hesitatingly saying, "I think I have actually seen it before."
"What?!" Sang Zhitao exclaimed in surprise, hugging Noli's neck. "Where have you seen me before?"
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