She entered the King's Ring Space again.
Barbara recalled Xiluo's earlier instructions.
She immediately summoned No. 7.
After a short wait.
No. 7's burly silhouette appeared.
He then stared intently at Barbara.
Sounding slightly puzzled, he asked:
"Do you know No. 9?"
"No. 9? Do you mean that Dragon? Or the woman who appeared afterward and immediately disappeared?"
"Both, of course." No. 7 narrowed his eyes.
"Trying to probe my secrets? I won't answer questions like that casually."
In response to No. 7's answer, Barbara merely shook her head, offering no explanation whatsoever.
"When the new No. 9 appeared, she disappeared together with you." No. 7's voice grew more emphatic.
"So? What does that prove?" Barbara sounded mildly curious.
"Did you open a Private Chat Space?" No. 7 asked.
"There's a Private Chat Space too? This thing certainly has plenty of functions... Could you tell me more about them?" Barbara smiled faintly, her tone unchanged.
As an adult green dragon, she was a born schemer, and her acting skills were naturally no slouch either.
"..."
No. 7 said nothing, merely watching Barbara's eyes in silence.
That was his only means of judging whether her words were true.
Barbara's expression did not change in the slightest.
Earlier, Alicia, who had replaced Xiluo as No. 9, had disappeared together with Barbara as soon as she appeared.
Their behavior had been extremely suspicious.
It was only natural to suspect them.
In Xiluo's view, offering too many explanations would only make suspicion more likely.
It was better to take a firm stance and brush it off on the grounds of keeping her identity secret.
"Have you stared enough? I came to trade with you."
Barbara spoke again.
She seemed somewhat impatient with his staring.
"To trade for those white dragons?"
No. 7 continued to