Auspicious Omens

Tao Yu studied Ou Ling's pretty face, feeling as though he had seen her somewhere before. Then he remembered: he had seen fragments of her while spirit-channeling Ou Cong. She was Ou Cong's granddaughter.

By his reckoning, she was one of the Sun Family's direct-line young ladies, and her father was also a Catastrophe-level expert!

She was on about the same level as the little rich girl, or perhaps even a step above her, given that the Ou Family had a Saint.

That was why she could represent the Ou Family here this time.

But judging by her beaming smile, Tao Yu was sure she still didn't know that Ou Cong had kicked the bucket.

After all, even within the Ou Family, Catastrophe-level experts were the ones who usually held the fort. Their whereabouts and whether they were alive or dead were closely guarded secrets.

The Sun Family's sudden deployment of several Catastrophe-level experts to the New Frontier had actually been the perfect way to use them.

Keeping them mysterious and their whereabouts uncertain was important, too.

Who knew whether a Catastrophe-level expert whose location was known might suddenly get ambushed?

The best way to use them was like a strategic nuclear submarine carrying nuclear warheads.

"Tiannan Prefecture, huh? I've been to the Pioneer Zone there. The hot springs in Junlan City are beautiful and so relaxing."

Ou Ling smiled and quietly tried to draw closer.

A charming beauty talking about soaking in hot springs could easily set one's imagination running wild, even without the slightest hint of innuendo.

When it came to socializing, she really did have a natural advantage.

With that bright, smiling expression, she seemed able to put people at ease without even trying.

"Hmm, maybe..."

Tao Yu gave her a thoughtful look...

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