"Death"
Watching Wu hesitate, Qin Ran took a small sip of the sweet drink in his cup, paying no heed to her suggestion.
Qin Ran was curious.
But Qin Ran cared even more about danger. Therefore, Wu's mystery and strangeness did not attract him; instead, they made him wary.
Clearly, Wu knew this as well.
Without any hesitation, Wu turned her gaze toward Rachel.
She chose to seek help from her friend.
But this time, the tavern owner did not speak immediately.
At some point, Lawless had risen from his chair and come to stand beside Qin Ran, staring at her.
Lawless valued sincerity between friends and would not allow anyone to use so-called friendship to "coerce" someone else—even if that person was also a friend, or even if there were certain unclear, indescribable ties between them.
Rachel understood this perfectly well.
While feeling irritated, she first secretly raised Lawless's debt by another 10%, then helplessly shrugged at Wu, indicating that there was nothing she could do.
"This is really important!"
"It concerns life and death!"
Wu spoke extremely quickly.
"Life and death?"
"2567's?"
This time, Lawless rushed to speak before the tavern owner could say anything.
Although the system's concealment made it impossible to see Lawless's expression, everyone present could feel his anxiety from his urgent tone alone.
"Yes!"
"What happened?"
"Tell me!"
After seeing Wu nod, Lawless rushed straight in front of her, grabbed her shoulders, and growled in a low voice. As he spoke, Lawless's aura began to shift slightly.
It became icy and filled with killing intent!
For Lawless at that moment, was there anything more important than his friend 2567?
No.
"Hey, you."
"Show some respect to a lady."
Seeing Wu cry out softly in pain as her shoulders were gripped, Rachel leaned out from