Waiting was agonizing, especially when you didn't know what you were waiting for.
The underground room was softly and brightly lit. Shangguan Wei'er sat beside the clean sofa, restless.
The room had once been spacious and luxurious, but now it seemed cramped and claustrophobic, like a cell holding her prisoner.
She took a sip of the red wine she had just opened, hoping to soothe her nerves, but instead felt stuffy and hot, as if she wanted to strip off her clothes and cool down.
She couldn't tell whether it was the wine or the height of summer, but she was a Titled Douluo. How could either affect her?
"Aren't you going to make preparations? Like setting up an ambush in advance, or notifying the City Defense Army?" Shangguan Wei'er glanced at Xu Lanqing and Ice Empress, who were sitting at ease, and couldn't help breaking the silence.
Xu Lanqing and Ice Empress had been holding hands from the very beginning and hadn't let go. He shook his head. "No need. If you know there's a trap, would you still walk right into it?"
He looked up at Shangguan Wei'er and could see the unmistakable tension in the alluring woman, one of the three major powers in the underground world.
He didn't know whether she was acting or truly nervous, but he still offered some reassurance, if only to steady their morale.
"Don't worry. Even if we can't beat them, I'll take you with us when we leave. I won't abandon you."
"Waaah, Your Highness, the way you said that was exactly like those scumbags who seduce a woman and then dump her. How am I supposed to feel reassured?" Shangguan Wei'er's captivating eyes brimmed with tears, and her honeyed voice was plaintive.
She seemed to want a sip of