Chapter 317 - 204: Dinner

Chapter 317: Chapter 204: Dinner

At the entrance to the Secret Realm, a ring of organization members stood guard, their cordon exceptionally tight. Nearly all of them wore the special organization’s combat uniforms, their expressions grim and serious.

Although people and vehicles rarely emerged from the Secret Realm, anything that did had to undergo their inspection. This was to prevent any monsters from the realm from infiltrating the mortal world.

Then, a jet-black sedan drove out from within. One of the guards instinctively moved to stop the vehicle, but the person next to him immediately grabbed his arm and whispered:

"That’s Team Leader Li’s car. With his level of power, there’s no way he could be corrupted by the Secret Realm. He must be in a hurry for something important, so don’t bother him."

"But..."

"There’s someone else sitting next to him."

The man was clearly confused, pointing to Su Xing in the passenger seat as he asked.

Hearing the rookie’s question, the veteran guard instantly recalled seeing Su Xing in action inside the Secret Realm and quickly said:

"That guy is even tougher than Team Leader Li!"

"Just let them pass. There won’t be any problems. Besides... with his current status, he doesn’t need these checks anymore."

It was true. ’If an expert who could take down two Tier-8s could be corrupted by a Secret Realm and turned into a monster, then the realm’s power would have to be unbelievably high. At that point, there’d be no need for them to stand guard here anymore. Anyone below Tier-8 could just wait for death.’

"Oh..."

"You know him?"

The rookie clearly didn’t realize why the veteran organization member had grown a bit tense, but he understood one thing: the person in the passenger seat was likely even more powerful and of a higher status than Team Leader Li.

"..."

"I wouldn’t say I *know* him."

The veteran shook his head. "But he saved me inside the Secret Realm. I saw him with my own eyes, fighting side-by-side with Senior Li Longxuan."

"What?!"

Senior Li Longxuan... a figure of that caliber was someone a low-ranking guard like himself could never hope to meet. For that person to be able to fight alongside Li Longxuan, how could there possibly be a problem?

With that thought, his doubts vanished completely. He watched as Li Yu’s car drove away from the Secret Realm’s entrance. Only after its silhouette disappeared from view did he snap back to his senses and ask:

"So..."

"Do you know who he is?"

He guessed that this must be another mysterious expert who, like Li Longxuan, had participated in the great war back then and had been hiding his abilities in Cang City for some reason.

"I do."

As he said those two words, the special organization member was clearly filled with a complex mix of emotions, because he had interacted with Su Xing before his true power was revealed.

Back then, he had thought Su Xing was just an ordinary kid. To keep Su Xing from worrying about his self-proclaimed "big brother," he had even come up with various ways to protect him.

But in the blink of an eye, when Su Xing reappeared before him, he was already a top-tier expert, while he himself was still stuck at Tier-4. Thinking of this, Liu Ming couldn’t help but flash a bitter smile.

Unlike his brother, he wasn’t obsessed with strength and challenges, but faced with such a massive gap, he couldn’t help but feel disheartened. After a few seconds, however, he suddenly chuckled and said to himself:

’With that kid’s personality, when he comes out of seclusion and finds out just how strong this ’mysterious expert’ is, he’s probably going to lose his mind.’

Still, Liu Ming knew his brother well. Though he loved to fight and admired the strong, he wasn’t one to give up easily. He would simply set Su Xing as his new goal. ’I wonder if he’ll ever be able to catch up to even half of Su Xing’s level in this lifetime?’

...

...

Su Xing, sitting in Li Yu’s car, was naturally unaware of Liu Ming’s thoughts. Of course, even if he did know, there was nothing he could do about the situation.

It couldn’t be helped. ’Leveling up this fast is its own kind of problem, I guess.’

Su Xing was genuinely grateful to Liu Ming. He had taken good care of him back then, and Su Xing would naturally have looked out for him in return if he had the chance. But as the gap in their power widened, they were truly beginning to belong to two different worlds.

It had already reached this point today; in the future, the difference would only become more extreme.

RING RING RING...

Su Xing’s phone suddenly rang.

Su Xing glanced at the contact name on his screen before picking up the call. "Su Yu... Hello?" he said.

"What’s with the call?"

It had been a long time since Su Yu had called him. Usually, Su Yu preferred to use his "Voice Transmission" ability to communicate with Su Xing, so this sudden phone call left Su Xing a bit confused.

"What’s wrong? Now that you’re a big-shot expert, your little brother can’t call you anymore?"

Su Yu’s tone was clearly cheerful.

By now, anyone with a bit of power and status within the special organization knew the name Su Xing. He had undoubtedly become the most dazzling Extraordinary Being in all of Cang City, and as his younger brother, Su Yu naturally shared in the glory.

Furthermore, this call from Su Yu was also his way of showing that he had been a part of Su Xing’s decision to hide his identity. It was a move to tie his fate to Su Xing’s, preventing a future where he could only stand by and watch Su Xing face any consequences alone.

Although the organization hadn’t made any official moves yet, there were undoubtedly many within it who were wary of Su Xing. After all, Su Yu didn’t know about Su Xing’s relationship with Li Longxuan, so it was only natural for him to be a little on guard.

"I’m with Teacher Li right now. We’re on our way to have dinner at Senior Li Longxuan’s place."