Li Yan stopped and turned to look at the woman from the Celestial Continent. Under the dim light, she appeared shadowy and vague.

"Flowers are, of course, beautiful."

"Who are these flowers for?"

"For the person who deserves them."

The two spoke in an international language, keeping it simple, but their words seemed to speak in riddles. Whether or not there was a hidden meaning depended on the speaker's hint and the listener's understanding. Otherwise, it might just sound like nonsense to others.

"There are many people in the park tonight. Do you want to give everyone a flower?" The woman from the Celestial Continent seemed intrigued and continued speaking.

"Maybe, or perhaps I'll take all the flowers with me."

"Then, could you give me one?"

"I think you wouldn't want my flowers. You can continue sitting here and wait for the next person to give you a flower!" Li Yan began to walk away.

"No, no. I just like your flowers..." The woman from the Celestial Continent stood up, walked up to Li Yan, and with a smile, extended an invitation: "Could you give your flower to me? I'd like to accompany you for a walk in the park."

Li Yan thought for a moment and smiled: "Alright, then I'll give it to you. After our walk, we'll go our separate ways and each take half of the flowers, won't that be a romantic encounter?"

"A very good suggestion." The woman from the Celestial Continent extended her hand.

Li Yan handed over the flowers.

The woman from the Celestial Continent lowered her head to smell the scent of the flowers, then smiled again and said, "Such a polite gentleman, can you hold them for me?"

"Of course." Li Yan took the flowers back, "Please!"

The two didn't stand on ceremony, immediately walking shoulder to shoulder along the path in front of them.

In fact, they both guessed each other's identities. Their earlier conversation was just to ascertain whether they were enemies or allies. It was like an exchange of secret codes; they spoke of flowers, but it was actually a covert business reference!

This woman from the Celestial Continent was also an assassin, but she couldn't handle so many people. She wanted others to deplete the Si Country operatives' firepower, so she waited on the park's edge. Li Yan's arrival made her realize he was a competitor. A competitor who might not just steal the business but could also be a threat to her life. But given the current situation, she believed that even if they were competitors, they should see clearly that collaboration would lead to a win-win, while conflict would result in mutual loss.

Li Yan had no intention of engaging with her or stopping, which was also a signal that he would not interfere with her. This hesitation led her to take the initiative to invite him to act together. The flowers were a superficial topic of discussion, but in different contexts, they held different meanings. Ultimately, the two swiftly aligned in view; they would partner temporarily, complete their target's elimination, and then each take half and disappear, unrelated afterward.

"Do you know how many people are in this park tonight?" the woman from the Celestial Continent asked quietly as they walked forward.

"I just arrived, so I don't know. But no matter how many there are, if they don't run fast enough, they'll all die!"

Now temporarily allied, there was no need to beat around the bush, and they conferred directly in low tones.

"Haha, your appetite is big. Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew. From what I know, there are no less than forty!"

Li Yan was also startled by the woman from the Celestial Continent's words. Damn! It was supposed to be just Liu Xi alone, and he only brought two partners; how could that have drawn out forty operatives? Seems the situation here is more complicated and chaotic than imagined!

"Forty? No wonder the Rocana Rose is patiently waiting for an opportunity."

Hearing Li Yan's quiet exclamation, the woman from the Celestial Continent's intent to kill flickered momentarily, then she quietly asked, "What is the Rocana Rose?"

"A Rocana woman codenamed 'Rose.' It's a pity you're not holding a rose, whereas I brought a bouquet of roses. Otherwise, I'd be certain you're the 'Rocana Rose.'" They continued their low-voiced exchange as they walked.

"How do you know 'Rose' is Rocana? Who are you?" This woman was indeed the Rocana Rose. Despite her initial local advantage, ensuring she had no disadvantage, a few exchanges revealed her identity to Li Yan, leaving her astonished.

"We're just fated to take a walk together, so why ask who I am?" Li Yan teased but recognized their temporary alliance might falter if they opposed each other, giving Si Country people an undeserved advantage. So after speaking, he earnestly added, "Today I come with roses; you can call me Rose. Let's say I'm the Yun Country Rose. As for who I am, in time, you'll likely find out, won't you?"

The Rocana lady remained silent, accepting his compromise. He didn't reveal his identity, just improvising a temporary alias. In time, after the mission and through word of mouth in their circle, the identity would likely surface. With only six S-Class assassins, information could be easily pieced together. But she didn't question him further, as Li Yan didn't ask her identity either.

"Then let's take a nice walk, Mr. Rose!"

Li Yan handed a rose to her, "Then Miss Rose, please share more information with me."

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