"Knock, knock, knock—"
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Lan went to open it and found a woman standing outside.
She smiled at him. "Excuse me, are you Jiang Lan?"
Jiang Lan nodded and looked at her curiously.
"The Great Enshrined would like to see you," she said with a smile. "Please come with me."
Jiang Lan did not agree right away. He glanced back at Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. Zhu Zhuqing had wiped her tears and nodded to him. Ning Rongrong stood and moved behind Jiang Lan, wary. "The Great Enshrined?" she asked quietly. "Which Great Enshrined?"
The woman kept smiling, respectful but not servile. "Qian Daoliu, Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall. He has been waiting for you inside."
Something stirred in Jiang Lan's heart.
He knew who Qian Daoliu was: one of Spirit Hall's true strongest, the Angel God's Great Enshrined, a Peerless Douluo.
Jiang Lan squeezed Doro's soft little hand, then looked up at the woman. "Why does the Great Enshrined want to see me? I don't even know him."
"He said he'd like to speak with you," the woman replied respectfully. "About Sea God Island and some old acquaintances."
Jiang Lan guessed that Qian Daoliu had come to confirm something about Mom Bo Saixi. "Rongrong, stay here with Zhuqing. I'll go see what he wants and be right back."
"I'm coming with you," Ning Rongrong said at once.
"No need. I'm not going to fight him. Besides, Doro will be with me." Jiang Lan smiled, scooped Doro up, and tipped his little face toward the woman. "Let's go, then."
The woman breathed a sigh of relief and led the way.
Holding Doro, Jiang Lan followed her out of the hotel and along a quiet stone-paved path toward the Elder Hall.
He looked relaxed,