Lin Qiye frowned slightly. He pulled back a corner of his collar and saw that the two remaining Covenant Marks on his chest were emitting a faint glow.
The Covenant was reacting?
Lin Qiye froze, then immediately rose to his feet. Just then, someone knocked and entered the room:
"Honored guests, the people next door have left. Since the pastries haven't been served yet, why don't we move next door directly?"
"Oh? That works too."
A delighted expression appeared on Yan Zhong's face.
Under his direction, the other dancers left the private room and headed next door. At the same time, the burning sensation in Lin Qiye's chest gradually faded, as if everything just now had been nothing more than an illusion.
What was going on? Lin Qiye's eyes were full of confusion.
The Covenant had suddenly stirred. He had thought the second Covenant was about to activate, but before he could prepare himself, the scorching sensation had vanished?
Lin Qiye swept his peripheral vision across the surroundings and saw several foreign-looking men leading a figure wearing a bamboo hat toward the exit of the entertainment quarter. The instant he saw that figure, his pupils contracted slightly.
It was her?!
"Brother Qiye, then let's change places. It just so happens that now..." Yan Zhong had only spoken halfway when Lin Qiye abruptly turned and charged downstairs!
"Brother Qiye? Brother Qiye?!"
"Take Wu Quan and go ahead! I have something to do!"
Lin Qiye's voice rang out as an afterimage whistled through the dance house. The gale it stirred lifted the hems of the nearby dancers' skirts, drawing a wave of exclamations from the guests.
Yan Zhong stared blankly at Lin Qiye's departing back. After hesitating for a long while, he turned to Wu Quan and asked:
"Just who is Brother