Tang Li and Meng Wan entered the lobby side by side. Instead of taking the elevator, they headed straight deeper into the basement level.
This place had evidently been renovated. There were almost no living facilities, yet it still did not seem especially spacious. Probably because quite a few people were coming and going—men and women alike, most of them draped in white robes. That was apparently the standard attire for "soaking in the pool"—or rather, participating in the "Blood Sacrifice."
Those not wearing them were service staff, bodyguards, and the Black Sun Sect's personnel. The latter all wore black, with radiating dark-gold stripes that made them recognizable at a glance.
By comparison, Tang Li and Meng Wan were dressed rather casually, making their roles somewhat ambiguous.
Tang Li had said before leaving, "I'm just here to take a look first. It's not like I have to spend money the moment I walk in."
Meng Wan, the "guidance specialist," had said nothing to that.
Tang Li looked around at everything with curiosity, his gaze fixed and direct. Few people could stand being stared at by him for long, and they instinctively kept their distance.
As he looked around, he remarked, "Director Zou's premium area doesn't seem very quiet either. People are constantly coming and going. Looks like these people are mainly here to socialize; there aren't many who really came to 'soak in the pool'..."
Meng Wan replied with a smile, "That's right. The previous Blood Sacrifices didn't have this many participants. Besides, participating directly in an advanced ritual without doing the daily exercises might not be a good thing. Purely socializing is fine too."
"See? Taking things slow is safer," Tang Li said with a heh heh. "Leaving that person aside, it's usually not easy for these people to