Bai Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Lead the way."
The other party's words were rather indirect, but in Bai Ye's understanding, it could be interpreted as the other party not wanting to see him, but if Bai Ye insisted, they could meet.
What else was there to consider?
Of course, he had to meet!
It was like walking down the street and suddenly someone runs up and shoves ten thousand yuan into your hand, then tells you: "Here, take it, spend it, you don't need to pay anything, I don't want your body, nor do I want to harvest your organs."
Could you believe that?
Anyone with a bit of intelligence wouldn't immediately cheer and celebrate their windfall, but would instead ponder the other party's ulterior motives.
The woman nodded and directly extended her hand, "Please follow me."
The woman led the way, and soon brought Bai Ye into a teahouse, then guided him into a private room.
"Mr. Bai, please wait a moment."
There was no one in the private room. After Bai Ye nodded, he sat directly on the sofa. Watching the woman close the door, Bai Ye leaned back into the sofa, then tilted his head back to look at the ceiling.
Who would be looking for him?
Gao Ming?
That was unlikely. If Gao Ming wanted to help him, he would have done so directly. He knew Bai Ye was coming to the Beast Taming region and was going out to sea.
Besides, Gao Ming was an old acquaintance, and there was no need for such mysterious behavior.
Someone from the Hidden Dragon Society?
That was possible, but Bai Ye quickly dismissed it.
Xue Cheng had tried to recruit Bai Ye, and Bai Ye felt it was normal for his skills to be sought after. The problem was that Bai Ye had killed Xue Cheng.
All the Hidden Dragon Society members who were with Xue Cheng at the time were also killed, not a single one left alive.
In other words, the Hidden Dragon Society should have received news of the virtual game restricted zone failure, but since everyone from Xue Cheng's side was dead, the Hidden Dragon Society should not know of Bai Ye's existence.
At most, they would know that a powerful individual from the Evil Spirit Gang had killed all their people, and they wouldn't even know what Bai Ye looked like.
They also wouldn't know how strong Bai Ye was, only that he could kill Xue Cheng and Wang Ling.
Given this, how could they possibly be looking for Bai Ye?
But besides these two factions, who else would be looking for Bai Ye?
Yimi?
That guy might be. He wondered how Yimi was doing in the Hidden Dragon Society.
Bai Ye was quite looking forward to Yimi being a useful pawn.
At this moment, the door was opened, and then Bai Ye heard the sound of porcelain clinking.
Bai Ye didn't pay much attention, assuming it was a server bringing tea sets, and continued his thoughts.
But Bai Ye soon realized that the person had no intention of leaving the room. Instead, they began to clean the teacups, boil water, and prepare to brew tea.
Bai Ye couldn't help but straighten up, lowering his tilted head.
"Hmm?"
It was a woman, but not dressed as a server. She was wearing a red robe and kneeling by his feet, arranging the tea set on the coffee table.
Then, as if sensing Bai Ye's gaze, the woman slowly turned her head.
A very beautiful face, extremely beautiful.
She had a very pure aura, with delicate and small features, but her eyes held a hint of alluring charm.
Was this the legendary "pure yet seductive"?
Among the women Bai Ye knew, only one seemed to fit this description, and only one was this beautiful.
Bai Ye looked at Hua Zhixiao and said, "I really didn't expect it to be you."
Hua Zhixiao picked up the teapot and poured tea for Bai Ye, smiling, "Thanks to you, I was able to leave Flower Street."
Bai Ye said, "It seems it wasn't as simple as just leaving Flower Street."
Hua Zhixiao said, "There are some unfortunate sisters in Flower Street. Since I can help them, I will help them, and they can also help me."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "So, the reason you're appearing before me now is because you feel you have something to repay me with, besides your body?"
"No, I wouldn't dare," Hua Zhixiao hesitated and said, "Perhaps I can help with a small favor."
Bai Ye asked, "Do you think I need a small favor?"
Hua Zhixiao asked, "Then what do you need?"
Bai Ye picked up his teacup and said, "The Hidden Dragon Society and the Evil Spirit Gang."
Hua Zhixiao was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay, I understand what you mean."
Huh?
What do you understand?
Bai Ye had only blurted out the words because Hua Zhixiao had asked what he needed, and he remembered that the conflict between the Hidden Dragon Society and the Evil Spirit Gang had escalated, and he didn't know when a war would break out.
So, Bai Ye himself didn't know what he meant by that statement. What did she understand?
But Hua Zhixiao appeared very obedient, neither asking further questions nor intending to explain, leaving Bai Ye unsure how to ask.
Hua Zhixiao asked, "Are you going out to sea?"
Bai Ye nodded, "Yes, are you familiar with the sea areas?"
"A little bit," Hua Zhixiao said, "I've been in this area recently, and more than half of the dangerous areas and restricted zones in this region are at sea."
"Coupled with the fact that I have some people at my disposal, I generally know about the matters in this area."
"Oh?" Bai Ye asked, "Was the Hidden Dragon Society always catching beast tamers here?"
Hua Zhixiao said, "Are you asking about Liu Shiyue? He was indeed here a while ago, but he left about ten days ago. He left by sea from this area, passed through the Sand Kingdom, and entered the sea area of a region with special abilities, heading towards Advance City."
"Next, if nothing unexpected happens, Liu Shiyue should lead people to break into prison and rescue a native pirate named Ace from the Advance City prison. However, he is not on the pirates' side, but on the navy's side, and it's also possible he has people on both sides."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Shiyue's target is a Devil Fruit called the Mera Mera no Mi. The so-called Devil Fruits are items produced in a region with special abilities. Among them, the Mera Mera no Mi is a very high-quality Devil Fruit, reaching golden quality."
"But this might just be the minimum objective. The pirate named Ace belongs to the Whitebeard Pirates. Whitebeard is the captain of one of the four major pirate groups in that region, and his Gura Gura no Mi is even more powerful."
"Of course, if Liu Shiyue has people on both sides, it's also possible that he's targeting the Devil Fruits of the Navy Admirals. The Pika Pika no Mi, Magu Magu no Mi, and Hie Hie no Mi are also extremely powerful Devil Fruits..."
As Hua Zhixiao spoke, she suddenly became shy, a blush appearing on her face, and she involuntarily lowered her head.
"What are you looking at?"
"Looking at you!"
Hua Zhixiao, whether she misunderstood Bai Ye's words or not, her face turned even redder.
Of course, Bai Ye was indeed looking at Hua Zhixiao.
This woman...
She truly surprised Bai Ye!
The information Hua Zhixiao provided was something even Gao Ming didn't know.
Gao Ming was only focused on keeping an eye on Liu Shiyue, completely unaware of the details.
For a moment, a thought crossed Bai Ye's mind: As expected of the leader of Flower Street.
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