Chapter 98: Yu Xiran and Yu Ling

At this moment, everyone in the hall stared at the scene in the mirror, their eyes wide.

In the mirror, Lu Miao had suddenly spun around, pinning the masked Yan Jing directly against the wall.

She pressed her right hand against the wall and lowered her head slightly, completely blocking Yan Jing's face from view.

"Good heavens!"

Someone could not believe their eyes.

"Mom, what are they doing?"

A tourist hurriedly covered her child's eyes.

Fighting was one thing, but some things were not meant for young eyes.

Yet right now, the most panicked person was the "Honest" Elder standing beside the mirror.

Lu Miao had previously gone to Virtue Bridge for a mission.

Because of that, he knew exactly what kind of personality the woman on the other side had.

Suddenly, he bent over. After a fit of coughing, the weird energy surging around his body dissipated. The image in the mirror vanished along with it, returning to an ordinary glass surface.

"No more watching, no more watching," he said to the complaining crowd.

"Elder Zhang, did you do that on purpose?" someone asked.

"Yes," the elder replied. He could not lie.

"Coward!" someone shouted.

"Come out here. Come on!" the elder shouted at him.

He was, after all, a Second Tier elder of Virtue Bridge. Even if he could not defeat Lu Miao, that was a completely separate matter.

"—"

The crowd immediately dispersed in an uproar.

Meanwhile, on the eighth-floor VIP level.

"Officer Lu, what are you—" Yan Jing blinked, looking at Lu Miao in front of him.

They were less than a fist's width apart, her murderous, icy face practically touching his.

He had only wanted to come up and apologize to Lu Miao. But right after he explained that he hadn't said goodbye because he was preparing for the next phase of the Hunting Game, she had pinned him against the wall.

She controlled her actions perfectly. Neither her strength nor her movements triggered the protection of his Mental Immunity Value.

More importantly, the Inner World System had determined that Lu Miao harbored no malicious intent.

Lu Miao looked calm. She slowly pulled back the hand she had pressed against the wall.

"No one should be watching us now."

Yan Jing instantly understood and gave a slight nod.

"Thank you, Officer Lu."

"You came up here to find me," Lu Miao said, looking at Yan Jing, "just to apologize?"

"Yes. Thank you for looking after me," Yan Jing said.

He could not let all the time he spent grinding her favorability go to waste. He still held an IOU from her, and he needed to mitigate the risk of her refusing to acknowledge the debt later.

"Mhm. I accept it." Lu Miao nodded.

She had always spoken directly. Saying this was equivalent to admitting she had genuinely been angry yesterday.

"Alright, I'll be leaving then. I won't bother you any longer." With his goal achieved, Yan Jing turned around to leave.

"Wait," Lu Miao called out from behind him.

Yan Jing turned back in confusion.

"You did me a huge favor this time. Is there anything you need my help with in return?" Lu Miao asked.

Yan Jing's eyes lit up. There actually was something.

Soon, An Ze brought the information Yan Jing wanted.

"I've verified it with Sun-Swallowing Tower. The partner assigned to that human named Mu Rao is Yu Xiran, the bride in this arranged marriage," An Ze said.

"Mr. An Ze, it isn't that I don't believe you, but this information is very important to me. Are you sure there's no mistake?" Yan Jing asked.

"Of course." An Ze nodded, lowering his voice. "Don't worry, I specifically asked several people and checked the list. That is indeed his assignment."

"Alright. Thank you." Yan Jing nodded, his gaze growing profound as he looked down.

That was a bit strange.

Based on what he had seen earlier, Mu Rao had been standing next to that short-haired girl. This completely contradicted the assignment list.

The list assignments this time were made based on a certain degree of compatibility. Just like him and Lu Miao: because their paths had crossed in Rotten Vegetable Village, and Lu Miao had a high favorability toward him, the two of them were assigned together.

Mu Rao's Day Selection Ritual involved an item from the desire Pathway. Logically, the person he was assigned to should have been that resident of the desire Pathway who wanted to kill the Cameraman.

But now—

What he had seen and the list did not match.

A misdirection?

As he pondered, Lu Miao suddenly said, "You want to find this human named Mu Rao to ask a few things, right?"

Yan Jing blinked. "I do have some questions."

"Alright." Lu Miao nodded.

A moment later.

The group stood outside Yu Xiran's room. Lu Miao knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened from the inside.

The girl inside had waist-length hair and exuded a unique charm. It was none other than Yu Xiran.

Only now, half of her body was coated in a special pink ointment, and she wore a veil over her face. Faint black scars could be seen beneath the fabric.

In this bombing, aside from Yu Mu, Yu Wen, and Yu Mo, she had suffered the heaviest injuries.

"Hello, Officer Lu. Is something the matter?"

This was Yan Jing's first time hearing Yu Xiran speak. Her voice was very gentle. Much like her appearance, it made it difficult for anyone to refuse her.

"I want to find your previous human bodyguard to ask a few questions," Lu Miao said.

"He is not my bodyguard," Yu Xiran said, shaking her head. "I don't need a bodyguard. I forgot to inform the Tower earlier, so I gave him to my friend."

As she spoke, a faint trace of sorrow appeared in her eyes.

"Officer Lu, are there still unclear details in the investigation of the bombing? I am truly sorry about what happened, and I hope you will forgive us.

"Brother Yu Mo and Aunt Yu Mu have already received their corresponding punishments. I only ask that you be magnanimous. We have already said everything we know."

Lu Miao's expression did not change. "This is unrelated to the bombing. Apologies for the intrusion."

With that, she led Yan Jing toward the other end of the corridor. The room of the short-haired girl, Yu Ling, was right there.

On the way, Lu Miao said slowly, "If it didn't involve Yu Xiran, whatever you want to ask would probably be very easy to find out.

"This girl is not easy to touch. Even though Dandelion Manor made such a massive mistake this time, it still wasn't enough for Sun-Swallowing Tower to cancel the banquet.

"To outsiders, it looks like it's because Sleepland was also involved. But in truth, the real reason is that this banquet is extremely important.

"It is so important that even if problems happen to everyone else, as long as these two children from both sides are present, the banquet will proceed.

"This represents the future fate of Old Sin City."

This was Yan Jing's first time hearing Lu Miao speak so much, let alone to him, a human player.

He looked at the woman's back, unable to figure out the purpose behind her words.

Perhaps only An Ze knew.

Soon, the group arrived at Yu Ling's door.

As before, Lu Miao knocked.

However, the person who opened the door was not Yu Ling.

Mu Rao stood behind the door wearing a loose white bathrobe, steam rising from his muscular body. He smiled. "Hello. Can I help you? Miss Yu is currently taking a bath."

Suddenly, he noticed Yan Jing standing behind Lu Miao. His smile widened. "Or rather, do you have some business with me?"

Yan Jing nodded. "Yes, I have business with you."

Lu Miao stepped aside for Yan Jing, allowing the two to speak directly.

"What do you want?"

Mu Rao chuckled. "You have pretty good luck. I've been in a good mood lately, so I didn't go looking for trouble with you. But to think you'd come knocking on my door yourself..."

"I saw your two teammates being hunted by Mo Nagu. Did the Tower not invite you to be a hunter?" Yan Jing asked.

"They didn't." Mu Rao shook his head with a smile. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed. "Hunted? Xiao Ai and Meng'er?!"

"Yeah," Yan Jing said with a smile.

As he spoke, he stared intently at Mu Rao's expression.

If Mu Rao chose to go save them, it meant he would have no choice but to forcefully join this Hunting Game.

And if Mu Rao chose not to save them, then things would be even more interesting.