"Brother Huo!"
The young female Player sitting beside Lian Xiangyu raised a hand to Huo Lang, her voice brimming with undisguised delight and excitement, as though she were greeting a friend after a long separation. Her smile looked warm and radiant beneath the dim yellow lights.
"I didn't expect you to join this game too!" Her long hair slid over her shoulder as she moved, smooth as silk and shimmering faintly in the chandelier's light. She was a very pretty young woman, but there was nothing meek about her gaze.
Huo Lang nodded slightly and smiled in response to her enthusiastic greeting. "Ning Yi."
His tone was warm and casual, as though this were their usual greeting. Then he turned his head slightly and explained quietly to Su Bai, "Miss Ning here is a renowned ability user among Qingliu City's Players."
Huo Lang said no more, remaining as cautious as ever. Clearly, he would not reveal someone else's trump cards lightly. Even when dealing with Players he knew well, he maintained that restraint.
Ning Yi's gaze happened to land on Su Bai, and she paused slightly, a flicker of admiration passing through her eyes. Perhaps feeling that staring was impolite, she quickly looked away and turned her attention back to Huo Lang.
"Aren't you afraid calling me by my name will ruin the audition script?" She raised an eyebrow at Huo Lang with a smile, her tone light and teasing. "After all, right now I'm not Ning Yi. I'm the female lead in this audition script."
Although this was Su Bai's first time meeting Huo Lang and Ning Yi, and he could hardly join the conversation between these two old friends, he did feel that the atmosphere among Qingliu City's Players differed somewhat from that in Honghuai City. They seemed...