Earth.
Central Shelter, Yong City.
"Xiao Xiao, your [Crystal Dissolving Mixture] has arrived!"
"But the Rimewind King said he wanted to meet you. He specifically asked me to see whether you were willing."
"Oh, right, there was also a really pretty Spirit Clan girl with him. She seemed to be his goddaughter?"
"That skinny old man looked so honest, but who knew he liked playing those dirty little games too..."
"Anyway, if you don't want to see him, I can go in your place."
"Or should I just turn him down for you?"
From the moment Lin Qinyue entered, she chattered nonstop, as though three or four annoying little birds had suddenly flown into the quiet hospital room.
Yet Xu Xiao showed not the slightest impatience. After thinking for a moment, she answered seriously:
"Since the Rimewind King has expressed such an intention, then let's meet."
"He came all this way and even gave me a bottle of mythic-quality [Crystal Dissolving Mixture] for free. It would be too impersonal to refuse even such a small request."
"Then I'll go in your place?" Lin Qinyue blinked and asked.
"If we're found out, it would be impolite." After pondering for a moment, Xu Xiao answered earnestly:
"The Rimewind King is the overlord of a star domain. Both his status and overall combat strength warrant our attention."
"Besides, this is a meeting arranged specifically for us, not one of our usual covert operations..."
"If you go in my place, we'll definitely be exposed."
"But can your body handle it?" Lin Qinyue studied the woman reclining against the hospital bed, her expression worried.
"I heard from the old man that your condition still doesn't seem very stable. You haven't completely escaped that previous state where your physical form was on the verge of collapse..."