"Xiaoxue, I'm back." After seeing off those big shots, Mo Lin teleported himself, Qilin, and Phoenix back to the hotel. It was only noon; everything had happened very quickly.
"Xiaolin, are you alright?" The moment Qian Renxue saw Mo Lin, she hurried to his side. Because of the battle, Mo Lin's clothes were practically in tatters, making him look utterly miserable.
"What could possibly happen to me? Everything went according to plan, and the matter was resolved perfectly. But," Mo Lin rubbed Qian Renxue's head, "I didn't expect you to actually listen to me and not come looking for me. You didn't disappoint me. Very good, very good."
Qian Renxue pouted slightly and slapped Mo Lin's hand away.
"You bastard, do you take me for some brainless woman?"
Qian Renxue had not spent the entire half-day in the hotel. After hearing that Vast Sea City had briefly been sealed off, she went out into the streets to take a look. She heard that evil soul masters had appeared nearby, and that the city had to be sealed off for the safety of Vast Sea City's citizens while Spirit Hall dealt with the matter.
Qian Renxue naturally understood that this was Mo Lin's handiwork. The "evil soul masters" were surely a false impression Mo Lin had created, an excuse to fool most people. If there really had been evil soul masters, Mo Lin could not possibly have gone without taking her along. The beast roars that later came from the forest outside the city further proved it. Those roars could not have been made by beast martial soul masters; they were the genuine sounds of soul beasts. Those few roars had terrified everyone in Vast Sea City, Qian Renxue included.
Although she did not know why such powerful soul beasts had