The world instantly became much quieter.
He leaned against the somewhat mottled wall outside the shop, the cool morning air helping him calm down a little.
He pulled out his phone, swiped across the screen with his fingertip, and, without much hesitation, tapped the familiar number.
Meanwhile, deep within a Hollow in the distant Weifei Land.
"Sigh..."
Belle, dressed in Mount Yungui attire, sat cross-legged on a relatively flat rock. She propped her cheek up with one hand while absentmindedly poking the ground with the tip of her shortsword in the other. Her face was practically screaming, "Bored" and "No energy."
"Belle," a gentle, steady female voice called from beside her.
Yi Xuan walked over and asked her young disciple with some concern, "You seem to be in a bad mood. Is something troubling you?"
"Ah! Master!" Belle jumped as if startled. She hurriedly sheathed her shortsword, stood up, and waved her hands awkwardly. "N-No, it's nothing! It's just... I suddenly kind of... um... missed my brother."
Her voice trailed off at the end, and the tips of her ears reddened slightly.
"Your brother?" Fufu, the senior sister who had been inspecting the barrier nearby, turned around curiously. Surprise appeared on her round face. "So you have a brother, Junior Sister? What kind of person is he?"
The moment Mo Wang was mentioned, Belle's eyes lit up. Her earlier gloom vanished without a trace. "My brother is really amazing! Super amazing! Back then, a Hollow of this level? He could easily cut straight through it all by himself. It wouldn't take nearly this long!"
"Wow—!" Fufu exclaimed obligingly, her round eyes widening. "He's that amazing?! Faster than Master?"
Yi Xuan nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips. "Mo Wang truly is extremely powerful. Though I have only met