Difficulty Level Enhanced

"What's the matter?" As though sensing the slight movement on Gu Qingjiu's side, Lie Feng pricked his ears and asked in a low voice.

"Nothing." Gu Qingjiu naturally wouldn't tell him what she just saw, so she randomly cooked up an excuse. "There's a mosquito."

"Even if there are mosquitoes, you need to bear with it," said Zong Wenjia.

"This is considered not bad already. Having been on so many missions, we have encountered far worse," Lie Feng comforted.

Gu Qingjiu responded, "I know."

"Alright, don't talk so much, lest others sense something amiss."

Silence resumed over the ear mic.

The banquet was about to commence.

The villa they entered was situated at the far end. Because of its layout, Gu Qingjiu couldn't see what was going on inside the villa after they entered the main hall. Hence, she could merely deduce the situation through what was said over the ear mic.