Speaking of which, they split into two groups and set off along separate paths.
Dugu Yueli sensed that something was wrong. Sure enough, Lin Heng came looking for her himself.
He wanted to take her to the main hall to discuss something private.
Dugu Yueli asked warily, "What can't be said here? Isn't this place private enough?"
She did not dare be alone with that big pervert Lin Heng now.
Especially when he mentioned the word "private"—there was definitely something fishy about it.
"Hey! In broad daylight, what, do you think I'm going to eat you? Xuexue is nearby, so there are some things that aren't convenient to say. Understand?"
"Also... don't you want to know what Nine Dust Hall is doing?"
At the mention of Nine Dust Hall, the furrow between Dugu Yueli's brows finally eased.
She also desperately wanted to know what Nine Dust Hall was doing. She had already been detained here for nearly ten days.
Her uncle and the others must have been trying every possible way to rescue her!
Dugu Yueli followed behind him toward the main hall, passing through a corridor garden.
But as they walked, Lin Heng stopped beneath a spirit tree. Bright red fruit fell from above, and just as one was about to strike Dugu Yueli on the head, he suddenly reached out and caught it.
Dugu Yueli froze, tilting her head slightly, still not realizing what had happened.
Only when she saw the fruit in his hand did she understand.
"You predicted it would fall?"
"Yes! It was swaying on the tree, ready to fall at any moment. If I hadn't stopped and waited for you, wouldn't you have failed to react in time?"
"Hehe! What do you take me for, a child? I'm a Return to Void True Lord.