The "Peerless Sacred Body" Seeking the Divine Maiden's Help (5K Chapter, Please Subscribe!) (Continued)

At this, Tan Lin's brow furrowed slightly.

But before his thoughts could settle, the Divine Link's communications interface lit up again.

Whoosh...

A holographic video call with a labeled contact abruptly popped up.

Tan Lin looked mildly surprised, then raised his hand to answer.

The light screen before him lit up, revealing Fan Nuo's exquisite, radiant face. Yet the red-haired beauty's expression had lost some of its usual innocent allure and gained a measure of caution.

The moment the call connected, she spoke:

"Junior Tan Lin, something is very wrong with Qi Xiyuan today. This evening, she headed toward the shopping district by the Arena..."

Fan Nuo left it at that, measuring her words with perfect discretion.

She was merely stating a fact and clearly had no intention of becoming deeply involved.

Finally,

After providing that crucial lead, the "Red-Haired Witch" shed her solemn expression. Her enticing red lips pressed together slightly before a faint, sly smile spread across her face.

"When I added your Feixin contact at Qingtan Academy, I noticed that your Divine Link is an encrypted terminal from the Divine Lineage. It comes with authorization to erase records without a trace.

"After I hang up, remember to help your senior wipe every trace of this call..."

With that,

Fan Nuo ended the call herself, cleanly and decisively.

Tan Lin raised an eyebrow, but did as she asked.

With a light tap of his fingertip, he activated the terminal's privileges and completely erased the call record.

At that moment,

Thoughts stirred through his mind.

During a brief silence, he weighed the situation and the way he interacted with that divine descendant.

Soon, he stopped sitting there regulating his breathing, rose to his feet, and walked out of the partitioned space.

Though it was called a separate compartment, only