Chapter 106. Mo Xiao Takes the Blame
Su Tang’s fingertips were ice cold. She shook her head in disbelief.
“This way of putting someone over a fire—how is that wanting me to give him soothing? It’s clearly trying to drive me to my death.”
Su Tang’s breathing grew hurried. Seeing her emotional agitation, An Se’s tone softened.
“What that fellow did was indeed excessive.”
“However, don’t worry too much. The matter has been mostly resolved now.”
“Resolved? Based on the act we just performed?”
“Of course not just that.”
A flash of amusement crossed An Se’s eyes.
“A Mark is not just the business of one person.”
“The ‘protagonist’ who was marked, Mo Xiao.”
An Se paused before continuing.
“After the Monitoring Department received the report, they found Mo Xiao immediately to verify it. Can you guess what he said?”
Su Tang took a breath.
“What… what did he say?”
“He said that during Team 1’s last mission, he was severely eroded by pollution and his spiritual power collapsed. In his desperation, he forcibly extracted your spiritual power for self-rescue and performed a ‘Reverse Purification’ on you, sucking dry all the spiritual power in your spiritual sea. The Mark was an unintended consequence.”
In other words, Mo Xiao had taken everything upon himself.
“So that’s why the people from the Monitoring Department came to check my body today.”
An Se nodded.
“The damage caused to a Guide by a Sentinel performing a Reverse Purification is no different from directly destroying the Guide’s spiritual sea. However, this explanation won’t satisfy those old fogies in the White Tower. After all, the rank difference between you two is huge; even if he absorbed all your spiritual power, it wouldn’t be enough to lower his pollution value that much.”
“So those people just now were just the advance party. I expect the old fogies from the White Tower will question you personally. You must come with me to the Medical Department immediately and stay there for a while under the name of recuperating. No matter what, those old fogies won’t dare ignore the rules set by the Guide Protection Association in broad daylight and break into the Medical Department to forcibly take away a Guide who is resting.”
Su Tang fully agreed with An Se’s assessment, but she still had some questions.
“What about Mo Xiao? He’s taking the blame for forcibly extracting a Guide’s spiritual power. How will the White Tower punish him?”
“Don’t worry. Punishment is unavoidable, but it’s much better than the impact of your abilities being exposed.”
An Se leaned against the sofa, his tone relaxing.
“Mo Xiao is a Super S-Class Sentinel whom the White Tower is focusing on training, and your external rank isn’t high. As long as your condition improves, Mo Xiao’s punishment won’t be heavy. But you are different. Once the ability to mark high-risk Sentinels at will is established, the consequences for you will be unimaginable.”
He looked into Su Tang’s eyes and added:
“Don’t worry. Mo Xiao will handle this. He’s used the ‘accident’ explanation to shut the White Tower’s mouth. This way, you become the victim and there’s a rational explanation for the Mark. Yasuo is keeping an eye on things there; nothing will go wrong.”
Su Tang’s heart felt both warm and astringent, and her throat was a bit tight.
“He didn’t need to…”
“In his eyes, it was very necessary.”
An Se interrupted her with a smile in his eyes.
“You are his marked Guide. Protecting you is his duty as your Sentinel.”
Su Tang sat silently on the sofa, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the hem of her clothes.
Mo Xiao’s act of taking all the responsibility was like a warm stone thrown into her heart, but it also made her even more uneasy. How could the old foxes of the White Tower easily believe such an explanation?
Isn’t that why An Se wants me to stay in the Medical Department for a while? However, hiding wasn’t a long-term solution. As the old saying goes: “Don’t fear a thief stealing; fear a thief thinking about you.”
Su Tang looked up at An Se. Once she calmed down, her thoughts became much clearer.
“Hiding forever isn’t the way. I think my stay in the Medical Department this time can’t just be in the name of recuperating.”
An Se raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised she had calmed down so quickly.
“What do you want to say?”
“I remember the Medical Department has the most complete spiritual power monitoring equipment. The high-level officials of the White Tower have the authority to review the usage data of those devices. I have a way to make those instruments detect the data I want.”
An Se smiled.
“Since they don’t believe what we submit, the data they review themselves will have higher credibility. You’re going to fully establish your identity as a victim.”
During this time, the surprises Su Tang had given him were becoming increasingly abundant. An Se looked at Su Tang with undisguised admiration in his gaze.
“Establishing my identity as a victim is one thing. More importantly, I need to find a reason that makes my stay in the Medical Department even more natural.”
An Se’s mind moved, and he snapped his fingers.
“Simple. I can declare to the outside world that you need long-term treatment and keep you in the Medical Department.”
“That’s not enough. I might need you, Director An Se, to cooperate with me in another act.”
“An act that lets others witness me being weak and exhausted.”
An Se laughed softly.
“Are you planning to ‘retreat to advance’? To make the White Tower feel that you currently have no threat and no utility value?”
“Exactly.”
Su Tang nodded. “This way, the White Tower should relax their vigilance toward me. It’s just Mo Xiao…”
Mo Xiao had taken this matter upon himself. The weaker she appeared, the more difficult Mo Xiao’s situation might be. But if she didn’t do this, the White Tower would eventually find her weakness.
She was truly in a dilemma.
An Se looked at the hesitation in Su Tang’s eyes, his fingertips tapping lightly on his knee.
“Are you worried that Mo Xiao will be punished more severely because of your act?”
Su Tang nodded, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness.
“He took the blame for me, which gave the White Tower a reason to control him. If I appear weaker, will the White Tower’s punishment for Mo Xiao also increase?”
“You’re right, but there’s no such thing as a perfect situation in this world. If you want to keep the ‘big head,’ you must be prepared to give up the ‘small head.’”
An Se’s tone grew heavy.
“Short-term grievance is better than long-term danger. Since Mo Xiao chose to take the blame, he was already prepared for whatever consequence he might face.”
He paused, a flash of craftiness in his eyes.
“However, we can also add some spice for the White Tower’s side so they won’t dare move against Mo Xiao easily.”
“How?”
An Se leaned back slightly, his tone carrying a bit of teasing.
“Sentinels’ spiritual power is easily disorganized, and the number of Guides who can help stabilize their spirits is extremely rare. The distribution of resources between Guides and Sentinels is an eternal problem. To put it bluntly, this matter is about a Sentinel whose spiritual power collapsed during a mission and who unconsciously absorbed your spiritual power to survive. There are many Sentinels; who doesn’t want to live? If the White Tower punishes Mo Xiao too severely for this reason, the Sentinels outside won’t agree.”
Looking at his confident manner, Su Tang couldn’t help but think that he was indeed an old fox, with one scheme after another for calculating against people.
“Team 5 is good at spreading news. Let Yasuo handle this. I guarantee that within half a day, every Sentinel within the White Tower’s sphere of influence will know about this.”
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