Observation

This was Yu Sheng's first time meeting a "Crossroads Affairs Officer" other than Baili Qing—and under circumstances he had never imagined.

The girl who called herself "Hong" looked even younger than Baili Qing. She was so frail and thin that one almost suspected she had serious health problems—but all of that seemed to be merely an appearance. Yu Sheng was nearly certain that she was an "otherkind" beyond humanity, and most likely, like Baili Qing, a member of some long-lived race.

This was not only because of her abnormally low body temperature, nearly stagnant heartbeat, and inhuman presence, but also because of a certain... aura that occasionally showed through when she spoke.

The aura of someone weathered by time, someone who had occupied a lofty position for a long time.

Hong was not unfamiliar with the members of the Travel Agency, either. Although this was their first meeting, she could accurately call out the name of every person beside Yu Sheng. Clearly, she had been keeping an eye on him and the others for quite some time.

That was within Yu Sheng's expectations. He knew that he and the Travel Agency had caused quite a few "major disturbances," and it would have been strange if the Crossroads' several Affairs Officers had not paid attention to them. He just had not expected...

How should he put it? The Crossroads Affairs Council seemed to have a much lower "human content" than he had imagined...

Baili Qing's gaze suddenly fell on Yu Sheng's face. Suspicious, she scanned him from head to toe twice, as though she had seen through the thoughts in his mind, but she swallowed whatever she was about to say.

Hong, meanwhile, directly brought the conversation back to business. "Now, tell us what information you have. We urgently need firsthand