Late-Night Visit

Yu Xiaoxiao of the past could never have fallen asleep at a gathering with so many strangers present. (To Yu Xiaoxiao, everyone except Yu Jing was a stranger.)

After the gathering ended, Yu Jing carried Yu Xiaoxiao, who had fallen asleep on the sofa in the hall, back to her room.

Even when Yu Jing touched her, Xiaoxiao still did not wake up.

"Xiaoxiao must have been exhausted in the restricted zone this time. And after following me for so long, quite a few of her killer instincts have been worn away."

After settling Yu Xiaoxiao on her bed and tucking her in, Yu Jing quietly returned to his room. Since he had to head to the Confinement Building tomorrow, he washed up quickly before collapsing onto his bed to sleep.

Who would have thought that just as he was about to fall asleep, he would notice two text messages from unknown numbers on his phone?

One was an invitation sent by Zhan Ling's organization within the Dark Forces via email. As for the second message, its contents completely dispelled Yu Jing's drowsiness and made him immediately rise from the bedside.

"Come meet me in the garden in front of the dormitory building—Yu."

Aside from Yu Xiaoxiao, Yu Jing knew only two people at the Ability Institute with the surname Yu. One was Yu Xiaoxiao's elder brother, the current Eighth Seat—Yu Feng. The other was one of the leaders of the Ability Institute's central faction: Yu Xiaoxiao's father.

Yu Jing hoped it was the former.

Since someone had gone out of their way to find him at this hour, and considering the matters related to the restricted zone, Yu Jing could think of only one possibility.

"It must be related to Master... It's the middle of the night, precisely when