"What's under your mask?"
Lanaia approached step by step. Her exceptionally rude actions plunged both factions into a tense atmosphere.
The Headmaster was nervous seeing such a top-tier assassin approach so brazenly, while Billy and the others were also on edge over Lanaia's sudden actions.
She had secretly asked Lanaia earlier whether she was confident, but she had never intended to actually make a move right now. After all, both sides had come to discuss cooperation, and their primary objective was the top-tier Space Department master under the other party's command.
"Lord Lanaia, please don't act recklessly!" Billy couldn't help saying.
The moment he said that, the few people opposite became even more nervous. It was obvious that their leader seemingly couldn't restrain this top-tier assassin.
But while everyone was nervous about Lanaia's actions, Lanaia herself was even more tense.
As a top-tier assassin, she had keenly sensed the thing on Xi Ye that posed the greatest threat. Beneath that mask, there seemed to be a danger unlike anything she had ever experienced!
Xi Ye stared at the curious young girl who had drawn close to him, and his heart tightened. He didn't believe she was merely an innocent, curious child. After all, for someone to reach this level, she was probably older than his grandfather...
Still, he was extremely surprised by her sensitivity. Even a lord like Borton or the Wine Immortal hadn't immediately sensed what was special beneath his mask...
"Are you unwilling to say?" Lanaia asked, tilting her head.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to say. I just find it strange... Why would you ask that?" Xi Ye said gently. "Other than this lord's handsome face, what else could be under the mask?"
Everyone: "..."
Lanaia narrowed her eyes and seriously examined him. Relying on her grasp