Six hours before Jing Liuli's New Year's Concert began
In the backstage dressing room of Seaside Concert Hall Aurora Aria, Jing Liuli stood before a full-length mirror, gripping a microphone as she seriously practiced her high notes.
Beside her, Caroline patiently straightened her clothes and said softly, "Don't be too nervous. Didn't yesterday's rehearsal go smoothly?"
"But what if I forget the lyrics? Tiandao even said I sang two notes wrong yesterday!"
Jing Liuli furrowed her little brows, clearly nervous about the upcoming concert.
"He was just teasing you."
As Caroline spoke, she glanced from the corner of her eye at Tiandao standing by the door.
He was leaning against the backstage dressing room's doorframe, his head lowered as he looked at his Data Terminal.
Displayed on the screen was a message Danika had sent not long ago.
"Mr. Tiandao, Isabelle has been locked in an 'ice prison' beneath the center of Crimson Mist Capital. Only members of the Frostsound Family can unlock it."
After reading it, Tiandao turned to look at Chen Kong, who stood at the end of the staff corridor with a crumpled map in his hand and a troubled expression on his face.
After pondering for a moment, Tiandao put away his Data Terminal and walked toward Chen Kong.
"If I were you, I wouldn't waste time staring at a map here."
He kicked the bottle of mineral water by Chen Kong's feet, producing a soft clatter.
Chen Kong raised his head, his gaze complicated.
It wasn't as though he hadn't considered asking Tiandao for help. But the other side had said that if they found out Chen Kong had gone to Tiandao—
They would immediately "tear up the ticket."
And over the past few days, to ensure Isabelle's safety, he had secretly done a few