True Purpose

Black and White escorted the blindfolded Xiao Hongchen for quite a distance before removing his blindfold. Mu Feng personally cut his ropes and said, "As for why Meng Hongchen wasn't there, just make up a couple of excuses convincing enough to fool the others."

Xiao Hongchen nodded.

Mu Feng patted him on the shoulder and added, "It doesn't matter even if you expose my identity. The world is vast; if I want to leave, no one can stop me. But—"

Mu Feng left it at that, while Xiao Hongchen glared at him furiously. "Don't worry. I'll comply with your conditions. I just hope you won't go back on your word when the time comes."

With that, Xiao Hongchen leaped out of the quiet alley and onto the main road. After asking around all the way, he finally returned to the Star Emperor Hotel.

It had only been six or seven when Xiao Hongchen left, but it was now nearly midnight. Elder Ma, who had waited in vain for the siblings to return, stood anxiously at the hotel reception desk.

"Where have you been? I just sent people out to look for you two!" The moment he saw Xiao Hongchen at the entrance, Elder Ma practically jumped up.

Xiao Hongchen gave an awkward laugh. "We ran into a few students from other academies at the party. We got carried away having fun, so we came back late."

"You, honestly. Fooling around normally would be one thing, but how could you get so carried away when there's a match tomorrow?" Elder Ma scolded him. At the same time, he craned his neck to look behind Xiao Hongchen and asked in confusion, "Huh? Where's Meng Hongchen?"

Xiao Hongchen smiled awkwardly. "Her? Haha, she wasn't done having fun, so she decided to stay there