Faced with Hu Liena's question, Mo Lin gave her a reassuring smile.
"No need to rush, Senior Sister. Before long, we'll have a clear picture of what's going on around here. With the battle imminent, all we need to do now is get ourselves into peak condition."
After speaking, Mo Lin pulled over a chair, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
Qian Renxue had no questions either. She sat down somewhere nearby and began regulating her breathing.
Hu Liena was utterly bewildered, but with the other two people in the room already resting, asking why would only make her look foolish—especially compared to Qian Renxue.
At this moment, she could only sit down and take a brief rest as well.
Three quarters of an hour later, someone knocked on the door, accompanied by a voice.
"Big Brother, we're back!"
Mo Lin opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Come in. The door isn't locked."
Qilin and Phoenix entered and said directly, "Big Brother, we've completed the task you gave us. We've figured out both the terrain above ground nearby and the situation underground."
Hu Liena abruptly turned toward Qilin and Phoenix, her tone filled with disbelief and astonishment.
"What did you just say?!"
"Was there something wrong with what we said, Sister-in-Law?" Qilin and Phoenix were startled by Hu Liena's reaction, not knowing how they had offended her.
Yet the words "Sister-in-Law" hit Hu Liena's weak spot with perfect precision, making her stammer as she spoke.
"W-What sister-in-law? We haven't even held the wedding or gone through any of the procedures yet..."
"Senior Sister, that's only a matter of time. There's nothing wrong with my two little brothers calling you Sister-in-Law." Mo Lin spoke with a relaxed expression, then glanced at Qian Renxue. "Xue, how