"It seems Junior Sister really is a noble person with a poor memory!"
Qin Shaofeng laughed twice. "Fine, fine. It doesn't matter whether you recognize me or not. As long as I remember you, that's enough—the little girl who was always clinging to the Second Tower Master's side."
"Ah?"
The young girl cried out in surprise.
Only then did she believe Qin Shaofeng's identity. After all, someone who had not truly met her could not possibly know such things.
"Why did you run here alone? Don't you know how dangerous the Sea of Stars is?" Qin Shaofeng's brow furrowed once more.
"No."
The young girl hurriedly shook her head like a rattle-drum. "I came under my master's orders with over thirty senior brothers and sisters. But not long after we arrived, before we even found our mission target, we were attacked by that pack of bastards. A few senior brothers and sisters escaped with me at first, but, but..."
Before she could finish, tears were already welling in her eyes.
Seeing this, how could Qin Shaofeng not know what had happened?
He stepped forward, gently patted her shoulder, and sent a stream of mild Eternal Power into her body to help her recover from some of her injuries. Only then did he ask, "Besides these two, who else was there? Where are they?"
"Senior Brother, don't! They're too strong."
The young girl was startled and repeatedly shook her head. "They have at least three Sages, and nearly a hundred people. We're no match for them at all."
"Three Sages?"
Qin Shaofeng's expression became extremely strange. He sat back down in his chair, lightly stroking his teacup with his left hand, momentarily unsure how to respond.
On the surface, Sages still seemed to be among the very strongest people in the