The long, silent hotel corridor lay beneath alternating pools of light and shadow. Cold white light spilled across the polished marble floor, reflecting the fading outline of the empty passageway.
Only after the footsteps of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had completely vanished around the distant corner—
A low, chilling male voice, carrying a faintly wicked allure, abruptly drifted through the silent corridor...
"What were those two doing here...?"
The voice seemed to drift without direction, sounding near yet distant as it echoed between the pillars, tinged with amused scrutiny and doubt.
Following the sound, the shadows beside one of the corridor pillars slowly stirred, and a figure stepped out.
The newcomer wore the standard uniform of a Star Crown Hotel waiter. His clothes were neat and plain, his figure tall and straight, and his face utterly unremarkable. His features were so ordinary that, thrown into a crowd, he would instantly disappear without anyone giving him a second glance.
His expression, build, and bearing all perfectly matched the identity of a hotel waiter, without the slightest flaw.
Such an ordinary disguise was enough to fool all the hotel's security personnel, staff, and even the powerful soul masters passing through.
No one would have imagined that beneath that unremarkable exterior lurked a top-tier expert with unfathomable methods and an elusive trail.
He raised his eyes, his gaze deep as he looked toward the corridor corner where Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had just departed. A faint trace of curiosity flickered in his eyes.
The genius siblings from Sun Moon Imperial Academy had specifically come to this deserted area after everyone from Heavenly Soul Royal Academy had withdrawn. It was truly puzzling.
After observing for a brief moment, he no longer dwelled on their purpose.
He had infiltrated the Star Crown Hotel