"Elder Qiuniu, can you watch over the place for a while? There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Although Mo Lin did not know what Qiuniu had come out for, since he had already stayed behind to protect the scene for some time, it probably was not anything too urgent.
"I have matters to attend to as well. I can watch it for another quarter of an hour at most." Qiuniu had no intention of letting Xiao Wu meet the many senior soul beasts within Grace Hall's headquarters. He had already arranged for all the soul beasts from Gengxin City to meet elsewhere.
"A quarter of an hour will do. I need to head back first, lest that guy dies too miserably." After saying that, Mo Lin pulled Hu Liena back toward Grace Hall.
Though he said he did not want Tang San to die too miserably, Mo Lin did not immediately use Grand Luo Insight or Wind Queen's Arcane Gate to hurry back.
Instead, he put on the mask that represented his identity as the hall master and entered Grace Hall through the main gate with Hu Liena. He strolled leisurely all the way, even greeting every patrolling soul master along the way and telling them that once dawn came, they could send their regards to their elders.
When they arrived outside his room, Snow Empress was not waiting by the door.
However, the door was open, and the lights were even on. Snow Empress had probably let herself in.
Mo Lin and Hu Liena walked up to the doorway. Sure enough, Snow Empress was sitting on the sofa inside, directly facing the entrance.
Seeing that the owner had returned, she showed no reaction. She continued sitting on the sofa and even picked up the teacup before her, taking a