"Your brother and the others are here."
Hearing this, Hu Liena took Zhou Chen's hand and said gently, "I'll help cover for you. Just keep your expression natural."
"Don't worry."
Zhou Chen clasped Hu Liena's warm, jade-like hand in return. Acting and boasting were his specialties.
Soon, footsteps approached, followed by a light knock on the suite door.
Knock, knock!
At the sound, all three rose to their feet, and Hu Liena went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, two young men walked in.
The other twenty-odd Soul Masters did not enter. Instead, they spread out to stand guard, taking control of the entire top floor.
Both men wore white robes, with a purple, book-shaped Purple Record Badge pinned to each of their left chests.
One of them was tall and slender, and his features bore an astonishing eighty-percent resemblance to Hu Liena's.
Clearly, he was Hu Liena's biological older brother, the strongest member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation—Xie Yue.
The other man had fiery red hair, several red markings below his neck, and even his pupils were dark crimson.
Zhou Chen's gaze flickered. This red-haired youth with such an unconventional look was probably Yan, the one among the Golden Generation's three members who possessed the Flame Lord.
In the original plot, this Yan seemed to be one of Hu Liena's admirers.
"Little sister, have you investigated the Blood Soul Masters?" Xie Yue asked directly upon entering, without any pleasantries.
"I have. Their headquarters is southwest of this city," Hu Liena said with a smile.
"That's good."
Xie Yue nodded, then turned his gaze toward Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhuqing. "And these two are...?"
"They're both my friends. Brother, Yan, let me introduce you."
Hu Liena smiled and pointed at Zhu Zhuqing. "This is little sister