Head Shopkeeper Lin's arrival dampened everyone's enjoyment. A young man in a red robe waved at him. "Whatever it is, we'll talk about it later. Just wait a while."
Head Shopkeeper Lin withdrew reluctantly. Then someone said, "Brother Guan Cen's word puzzle stumped even Director Yu. There's no need to punish her with drinks. We only ask that Director Yu remove her veil and let us glimpse her true face."
"Exactly, exactly. We're all colleagues and friends. Why should Director Yu be so secretive?"
"Brother Jinzheng is quite right. Sister Yu is as beautiful as a flower, and we ought to see her at least once."
"..."
The crowd's voices all urged the white-robed woman sitting quietly on the left. Her figure was graceful, and a white veil concealed her face. The veil was clearly made of special material, capable of blocking all attempts to see through it.
The white-robed woman said, "The formations in Xianlin City are powerful. I cannot use transformation magic to conceal my true appearance, so I can only hide my face behind this veil. Please forgive me, everyone."
A handsome young man dressed in a dragon robe rose to his feet and smiled. "What kind of joke is Director Yu making? I, Kong, have always been skilled at reading people. With that figure, Director Yu must have a beauty capable of eclipsing the moon and shaming the flowers. If Director Yu refuses to show her face, it can only be because she considers some of us closer than others. Earlier, Director Yu failed to solve Brother Guan Cen's word puzzle and offered to take a drink as punishment, but everyone refused to accept that. How about this: Director Yu can set a puzzle of her own for Brother Guan Cen to solve. If even he