"Someone's here?"
A knock sounded at the door, and Luo Jun immediately grew alert. He had been so focused on the "online meeting" that he had not noticed anyone arriving outside the door.
"Brother Sima? Are you home? I'm your neighbor from downstairs..."
A woman's voice came from outside. After hearing it, Lilith said over the linked channel, "Just an ordinary person? Should I send her away...?" "Something's wrong!" Luo Jun's ears twitched. "She's not alone!"
With his senses, he could clearly detect two more presences behind the woman. Though they were not giving off Gang Qi, Luo Jun was certain they were from the Yuan Cultivation Society!
That was because those two not only had no Gang Qi, they did not even have heartbeats or breathing... Even Luo Jun needed to scan them with Mental Power to detect them...
Being this covert meant they had come prepared.
"Brother Sima, aren't you home?" the woman outside called again.
Luo Jun frowned and raised the Teleportation Staff, activating it. As a ring of light lit up, Luo Jun vanished several seconds later. Immediately afterward, Lilith, who was in the living room, concealed herself as well.
Just after the two disappeared, the woman's voice came from outside again. "Looks like he's not home. I heard from the neighbors that they saw him leave the complex earlier. He probably hasn't returned yet."
"Alright..." a man replied. "Thanks for the trouble, ma'am. You can head back now."
Footsteps descended the stairs outside. Then, a man and a woman suddenly flashed into the living room, the woman's hand resting on the man's shoulder.
It was clearly the Flash Ability. Luo Jun had guessed correctly—these two were indeed Cultivators.
After entering the living room, the two inspected the place.
"The room is very tidy, but it's