Outside the room, Dugu Yan was waiting anxiously, hesitating over whether she should knock on the door.
The room had been quiet for a long time. If she had not trusted Quan Yi and Huo Wu, she would have charged inside long ago.
But just as she was wondering whether to knock and ask about the situation, a clamor came from below the hotel instead.
Dugu Yan, who was relatively sensitive to sound, heard it quite clearly.
It was a hollow voice filled with anger and coldness, and it was also a very pleasant adult woman's voice.
"Where is Dugu Yan? Tell her to come out at once.
Where exactly did she take my Lingling?"
Hearing those words, and that voice with an atmosphere somewhat similar to Ye Lingling's, cold sweat instantly streamed down Dugu Yan's back.
"No way. Why would she come here at a time like this?"
At this moment, Dugu Yan could no longer afford to hesitate. She knocked directly on the door behind her and shouted, "Hey, can you hear me? Lingling's mother is downstairs. No matter what you're doing, stop for a moment."
Dugu Yan's call seemed to have an effect. The tightly shut door opened in response the very next moment.
The one who opened the door was Ye Lingling. The instant Dugu Yan saw her, her movements froze, and she stared at her in astonishment, tongue-tied.
"You, you're..."
In less than an afternoon, the aura Ye Lingling gave off had changed far too drastically, to the point that Dugu Yan could not believe the person before her eyes was Ye Lingling.
Seeing Dugu Yan, who had been guarding outside the room all this time, Ye Lingling revealed a sincere smile.
Smiling, she replied, "Mm. I'm level 40 now.
Thank you, Yan Yan."
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