Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess!

Chapter 315: Chapter 206: Tiya in Danger_2

When Tiya came to her senses, she realized she had already arrived at the street where the Black Street Market was located.

Though called the Black Street Market, what met her eyes instead was a rundown district akin to a slum, with old houses and broken buildings everywhere, as if it had survived a great war.

Gang members and all sorts of secretive Transcendents seeking help roamed around the entire district.

Rather than a market, the place resembled a bandit stronghold more.

Due to the clear divide between the Upper City District and the Lower City District, the nobles residing in Upper City couldn’t be bothered.

Over time, the Lower City North District had become synonymous with chaos and filth, slowly evolving into a lawless zone.

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Here, you could buy any prohibited items banned from the market, as well as all thinkable Extraordinary Items, even traces of Moonlight Original Liquid were to be found.

If you had the money, you could even hire an assassin to eliminate any enemy you had—as long as you could afford the price.

Compared to that, sneaking out of the city during martial law is nothing for these merchants and scoundrels who hang around all walks of life.

There’s nothing this world lacks more than methods.

As long as there’s a demand, along with the willingness to pay enough for that demand, even assassinating the Saint Laurent Emperor is something people would dare to attempt.

This was also the contingency Tiya had to rely on.

By all means, the Silent Saintess, placed on a high pedestal, should have nothing to do with such a milieu.

At this very moment, Tiya, having disguised herself, merely looked like a nondescript, sullen girl.

Therefore, when she stepped into the Black Street Market, only a few shadowing personnel nearby cast a covert glance at her, then quickly averted their gaze.

Seeing this, Tiya quickened her pace emotionlessly and headed towards the meeting point that had been agreed upon with her informant.

Leaving home this morning wasn’t just to buy Lynn breakfast; more importantly, it was to connect with that guy.

The person’s name was Julie, a girl from the streets Tiya had inadvertently saved during a Silent Church capture mission, a frequent figure in the North District well-versed in its ways.

Which was why she turned to Julie when she encountered this predicament.

Soon, Tiya arrived at the entrance to a tavern known as “Hound,” following the route on the map.

“Julie?”

From a distance, Tiya spotted her.

She was a short-haired girl caked in heavy makeup, with slender waist and long, bare legs.

No matter how many times she saw it, Tiya always felt it was somewhat indecent.

And at this moment, the girl leaned against the wall of the tavern, looking around.

Heeding the familiar call, Julie’s body stiffened a bit, then she revealed a somewhat rigid smile, “Over here!”

In that instant, Tiya read a hint of nervousness in her eyes.

This made her body tense up immediately, sensing something was amiss.

What had happened?

A sense of unprecedented vigilance arose in Tiya’s heart as she slowly walked towards her.

At the same time, she subtly felt something off about the surroundings.

Originally, she thought it was just the characteristic of the Black Street Market.

Now, however, it seemed a bit too quiet.

Even with the recent martial law in place, it shouldn’t be this deserted; there should always be Transcendents taking risks to get their necessary Sealing Objects and Extraordinary Materials.

But reality didn’t afford her much time to think.

When she came to her senses, she had already reached the tavern’s entrance.

“Tiya sister, you finally arrived?” said the girl from the streets, taking her hand and showing a happy expression, “It’s been a really long time since you saved me from the gang fire.”

“I’ve been thinking about how I could repay you, but our statuses are so different, I didn’t dare to just go looking for you at the Church.”

“So I’m really happy that you reached out to me this time.”

The girl named Julie babbled on.

Yet to Tiya, the girl before her was behaving extremely abnormal.

At this very moment, Julie’s palms were sweaty and trembling slightly.

Moreover, a bruised handprint was clearly visible on her neck, hidden underneath her scarf.

However, these were not the main reasons that led Tiya to harbor doubts.

The most crucial point was,

she hadn’t rescued the person at the scene of a gang shootout at all.

Could she have remembered it wrong?

Impossible.

Next, she had to meet the boss of the Black Street Market, “Hound” Frank, and there was no need for reminiscing or exchanging pleasantries at such a time. Bringing up this topic would also be pointless.

Various peculiar signs indicated that there seemed to be some kind of trap waiting for her at the Black Street Market.

“…”

Tiya took a deep breath.

The best choice right now would undoubtedly be to flee directly. As a Fourth Rank Transcendent, it would be difficult for others to hold her even if they cast a net in heaven and earth.

But that was not what she wished for.

What about that guy if she left?

With each day she spent in Glostit, the likelihood of being discovered by official Transcendents increased.

Moreover, although he never complained, his injuries were still severe, and he had not yet completely passed the danger period; medical treatment was urgently needed.

So, it seemed like she had many choices in front of her, but in reality, there was only one path she could take.

“Julie… don’t be afraid, take me to see him.”

Tiya gently pinched the other’s small hand for comfort.

She of course knew that it wasn’t the girl before her who had betrayed her.

Seeing that she understood her implied meaning, Julie suddenly revealed a smile uglier than crying, a hint of despair flashing faintly in her eyes: “Sister Tiya, I’m sorry, I…”

“Clap clap clap clap clap…”

Before she could finish her words, a burst of applause suddenly echoed through the tavern.

At the same time, Julie’s face instantly turned purple, her features twisted to the extreme, as if all the oxygen had been sucked out of her body in an instant.

In just a moment, she “thump” fell to the ground.

From her bleeding features and bloodshot eyes, one could tell that the girl had completely lost her life force, dying in extreme pain.

The incident happened so abruptly.

So abruptly that a trace of astonishment still lingered on Tiya’s face, merely subconsciously reaching out to pull her, yet still unable to prevent the extinguishing of this life.

“Should I say you’re bold, or should I say you’re arrogant?” At the same time, the person applauding in the tavern slowly stepped forward, looking at Tiya with a mocking gaze, “You’ve been wanted throughout the city and are seriously injured, yet you recklessly came to me.”

“Knowing that the only choice for you is to flee, who wouldn’t guess that your next and only goal would be to leave the city?”

“And the ways to leave the city, frankly, are just so few… Do you think all the smart people in Glostit are dead, not to think of the Black Street Market as an outlet?”

At that moment, Tiya, immersed in the grief over Julie’s death, slowly raised her head.

The man who came into her view was a bald, muscular man with a scarred face, his eyes revealing a shrewd glint. He was looking at her with a gaze mixed with unusual greed, as if appraising her as some sort of priced commodity.

Clearly,

The man before her was the boss of the entire North District Black Street Market, “Hound” Frank.

He was also the person she was there to meet today.

“Who instructed you?”

Tiya’s voice was indifferent and ice-cold, a hint of murderous intent surfaced in her emerald-green eyes.

At the same time, the ethereal power of moonlight faintly blossomed around her.

Frank’s eyes showed no fear but rather an indifferent smile.

At the same time, countless figures slowly appeared from all directions, exuding the formidable aura unique to High Rank Transcendents.

Even though she was a Fourth Rank Transcendent, he had long set up a net in heaven and earth here, destined to capture her alive.

Thus, the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.

“Do you remember Councilman Blake, who was ruined for life by Lynn Bartleion?” Frank revealed a mocking smile, “The Cortes Family sent me to give you their regards… although strictly speaking, this debt shouldn’t be counted against you.”

(ps: Both horizontal wisdom teeth have now been extracted; there’s nothing else this month, and I won’t be absent afterward… Also, probably no one can guess the direction of the upcoming plot, which means, something big is coming.)