Chapter 69: Safe House

Led by Su Yeye, the group continuously cleared out the wandering entities blocking their path and finally arrived at an inconspicuous corner on the fifth floor of the library.

A seemingly ordinary door stood right there.

Su Yeye glanced up toward the general direction of the library's central hall. Although the massive pendulum clock was completely invisible from this angle, she seemed to have a hunch. "The time should be about right?"

Bang!

With a sweep of his staff, Bai Ming beat back a pursuing wanderer and asked, "What is this place?"

Su Yeye replied, "A true safe house."

She stepped forward and tried to twist the door lock, which at first offered no response.

After a moment, she reached out again, and the lock yielded with a click.

Behind the door was not a room as imagined, but a vast rooftop, and the night wind instantly rushed into the corridor.

Su Yeye urged urgently, "Hurry in!"

The players quickly filed inside, but a few tenacious wanderers refused to give up and chased after them.

Su Yeye immediately turned around, her long sword flashing out of its scabbard. A fierce blade-light instantly dispatched the pursuing wanderers, and then she slammed the door shut with a heavy "bang."

The moment the door closed, the inside and outside seemed completely isolated. The wanderers in the corridor vanished instantly, the rooftop plunged into silence, and nothing attempted to break through the door by force.

Curious, Bai Ming asked, "What on earth is going on here? How did you know about this hidden location? Of course, if it is inconvenient, you don't have to say."

Su Yeye shook her head. "There is nothing inconvenient about it. It's very simple. Do you know how we first learned of the conspiracy of the [Lord of All Laws]?"

Bai Ming guessed, "Through spies?"

Su Yeye said, "You underestimate the [Lord of All Laws]. He acts with extreme tyranny and employs every means of brainwashing and hypnosis. It is extremely difficult for spies to infiltrate."

Bai Ming asked, "Then what method was used?"

Su Yeye answered, "It was the Bureau. There is a Taoist priest in the Bureau who excels at divination of heavenly secrets. The relevant authorities rely precisely on this method to acquire many unknown secrets."

To be honest, Bai Ming did not entirely believe this, but he also understood, such high-stakes intelligence sources must be top secret, and whatever information was revealed was likely just a smoke screen.

He had only asked casually anyway; it would be best if he got an answer, and it wouldn't matter if he didn't.

Bai Ming continued, "So you knew about this safe house because it was divined?"

Su Yeye recited, "The house is solid as a rock, at two hours and fifteen minutes, the wind dies and shadows settle, enter and you shall find peace."

She continued to explain, "At first, I didn't fully understand this divination. But after reading the library rules, meeting the Night Watchman, and combining it with certain visions I perceived, I faintly grasped its meaning."

"At 2:15 AM, a safe house will appear on the rooftop, and it is only at that specific moment that the doors of the safe house can be opened. Once that time passes, it can never be opened again."

Bai Ming was puzzled, "Yet I didn't see anything just now."

Su Yeye said, "Because you didn't know about this information beforehand. Some things can only be truly 'seen' when you are certain of their existence."

She looked at [Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] and [Puppy That Doesn't Play Games], a hint of apology in her tone, "Please forgive me for not explaining beforehand, because I couldn't offer any guarantees until I was truly certain."

"If the divination had failed, I would have immediately made everyone use the [Blood-Stained Jade Buddha]."

[Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] quickly said, "No need to apologize, Sister [Frost Sugar]! Actually, we owe it all to you."

[Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] also chimed in, "That's right, that's right! Clearing instances inherently carries the risk of death. Being carried to a free win by大佬 [Frost Sugar] and大佬 [Wutian], and in a high-level instance at that, we've already made a massive profit!"

After that came a rare moment of rest, including for Bai Ming.

It wasn't that he didn't want to farm experience points, but he couldn't do it alone.

He could kill and defend on his own, but without Su Yeye's assistance, he would easily be blocked by swarming wanderers, unable to move, let alone explore any information.

Meanwhile, Su Yeye was clearly exhausted. She sat quietly in the corner of the rooftop, silent and lacking the strength to farm experience with Bai Ming any further.

[Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] and [Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] had sustained heavy injuries, and both their minds and bodies were extremely fatigued. They rested quietly as well, sitting quite close to each other.

Bai Xiao Zhi was fine, but as long as she stayed quietly by Bai Ming's side, that was enough. Just like usual, talking wasn't strictly necessary.

Bai Ming also relaxed and sat down to rest. Although he still maintained a shred of attention on the rooftop door, it was vastly more relaxing compared to the continuous combat before.

As Su Yeye watched Bai Ming sit down, with Bai Xiao Zhi leaning against him nearby, a trace of confusion suddenly surfaced in her mind once again.

Because she remembered previously thinking, "Bai Ming is right, don't carry such a heavy sense of responsibility; sometimes you can choose to pass it on to others."

Yet she suddenly realized that she, too, was someone entrusted with responsibilities—such as Li Pingxia, the captain of the First Squad; Wang Chongsheng, the branch captain; and those colleagues in the relevant authorities.

So, what on earth had she been letting her mind wander about earlier?

How foolish!

Ridiculously foolish!

Even more foolish than Bai Ming!

The edge of the sky began to turn a pale fish-belly white, and the sparse stars quietly faded away.

Amidst this gradually brightening sky, [Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] suddenly broke the silence, "Big Bro [Frost Sugar], Big Bro [Wutian], we've thought about it."

"Although we did put in hard work to clear this instance, compared to the contributions of the two大佬, our efforts were truly negligible."

"So, this is just a little token of my appreciation."

[Player "Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles" transferred 150 game coins to you.]

[Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] also spoke up immediately, "This is my share of the token."

[Player "Puppy That Doesn't Play Games" transferred 150 game coins to you.]

Bai Ming didn't say much; he merely nodded and accepted the expression of gratitude with a clear conscience.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Su Yeye did not refuse either.

[Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] and [Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] then handed their shares of the [Blood-Stained Jade Buddha] back into Su Yeye's hands.

Bai Ming signaled [Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] to help him pass his Buddha statue over to Su Yeye as well.

This gesture earned him a glare from Su Yeye.

Finally, [Sorrowful and Whispering Rustles] said, "Big Bro [Frost Sugar], Big Bro [Wutian], I hope we have the chance to work together again in the future."

[Puppy That Doesn't Play Games] also smiled and waved goodbye, "Goodbye, Sister [Frost Sugar]! Though I'm not going to join the relevant authorities, oh. And goodbye too, Big Bro [Wutian]! I hope I can continue to hug your thighs next time!"

Bai Ming and Su Yeye responded to them accordingly.

However, Bai Ming and Su Yeye did not say goodbye to each other. After all, once they left the instance, they would practically see each other every single day in the real world.

And so, Bai Ming found himself inexplicably glared at by Su Yeye once more.

Right at that moment, the sun finally leapt fully above the horizon, and ten thousand rays of golden light instantly bathed the earth.

The magnificent architecture of the [Midnight Library] was also thoroughly enveloped in the brilliant sunlight.