Night Talk (Part One)

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Shh!" Li hurriedly made a gesture for silence.

The visitor knocked on the door. "It's me. I have something I want to ask you."

Everyone in the room froze. Judging by the voice, it was Venerable Victory over Heaven.

"Why is she looking for the boss at a time like this?" Shanhui asked in a low voice.

"How about you pretend you're already asleep?" Jiulin quietly suggested. "With everyone here, we don't have to worry about her forcing her way in. Um—"

Before she could finish, Luo Qingqing rapped her on the head. The Tengu did not escape either. "Enough. We're all leaving. Let Venerable Victory over Heaven speak with Li alone for a while."

Shanhui looked utterly shocked. "Miss Luo, could it be that you've secretly pledged yourself to the Black Gate—"

Seeing her raise her hand again, he hurriedly covered his mouth.

"Luo Qingqing?" Li asked in surprise.

"I don't think Venerable Victory over Heaven means you any harm. Go ahead and see her without worry." Luo Qingqing nodded at her. "I'll stand guard outside too, just in case."

"Since you say so..." Li turned to Shanhui and the others. "Then everyone should return to your rooms first. We'll meet up again later."

Since the boss had spoken, the others naturally had no choice but to agree.

Once the door opened, everyone filed out one after another. Venerable Victory over Heaven did not seem bothered in the slightest, as though she had expected this all along. Only after everyone had left did she enter the room and close the door behind her.

"What... did you want to talk to me about?"

After thinking for a moment, Li decided to use honorifics. She knew little about this person. At present, she