After several failed attempts to strike up a conversation, the players had no choice but to start looking for the teaching building themselves, their minds full of doubts.
The journey was neither smooth nor particularly difficult. After wandering around a little, they finally managed to find their classroom two minutes before class began. The teacher was already standing at the lectern, adjusting the microphone. He glanced toward the doorway, then quickly turned his gaze back into the room.
At the sight, Qian Chen's college-student instincts kicked in. Qian Chen hurried to head inside and find a seat, only for Li Xian to grab hold again.
"Don't rush. Follow me in a moment."
Li Xian first surveyed the empty seats from outside the door. The tiered lecture hall was mostly full. Although there were a few empty seats in every row, they were all tucked away at the edges or in corners. The sole exception was the front row on the far right, where only one girl in a pale green floral dress sat quietly at the inner end.
While he was looking, another impatient male player stepped into the classroom ahead of them. After a cursory glance, he moved to sit in the front row where the Green-Dressed Girl was. The two companions behind him felt inexplicably uneasy and asked anxiously, "Is that safe?"
"One look at that girl tells you we can get clues from her."
The male player answered in a low voice. Just then, Li Xian passed the three of them. He retrieved the Jadeite Rough from his backpack, and scorching heat immediately spread across his palm!
By then, the male player had already sat down. His two companions were about to follow suit when a voice came from beside them.
"Don't sit there."
Li Xian's expression