After a brief exchange with Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye, Xuan He took the still-upset Xuan Yi and left for the time being.
By evening, Xiao Ling came over, tapping the ground with her usual wooden stick.
"Brother Lin Mo, is that you?" Xiao Ling had sensed Lin Mo's presence from far away.
Lin Mo looked at her calmly but did not answer.
Xiao Ling kept walking until her stick struck the stone step outside Lin Feng's room. "I heard a loud noise earlier. Did something happen here?"
Lin Mo ignored her.
"Nothing," Hawk-Eye answered.
Xiao Ling smiled, turned around, and carefully sat down on the step.
The three of them stayed there in silence, without exchanging a word.
Only after it was completely dark did Hawk-Eye break the silence. "What's your name?"
Xiao Ling knew he was speaking to her. "I'm Xiao Ling," she replied softly.
"Lin Mo and I can handle things here," Hawk-Eye said. "Go get some rest."
Xiao Ling had wanted to stay a little longer, but after some thought, she stood up. "All right. Please take care of Brother Lin Feng."
With that, she tapped her stick against the ground and left.
Once she was out of earshot, Hawk-Eye asked, "Can that girl really not see?"
Lin Mo shook his head. "I don't know."
Whether she was truly blind or only pretending had nothing to do with him, and he had no interest in finding out.
Hawk-Eye saw nothing wrong with Lin Mo's indifference. That was simply how Lin Mo was.
Changing the subject, Hawk-Eye asked, "Do you know the person in the mask who came by during the day?"
Lin Mo thought for a moment. "More or less."
"You said he was on our side?"
"Yeah," Lin Mo said without expression. "In this world, he's