Chapter 622: The Hilton Hotel! Hearing Ling Shuang's Waist!

Moben, South City District.

As the super city of Moben, the district ranked second in economic strength.

The entire South City District was extremely prosperous, and at the center of its main urban area stood an extraordinarily luxurious building.

The Hilton Hotel!

It covered an area of over four thousand square meters, and was only a little over twenty meters tall.

Compared to the surrounding buildings that routinely reached fifty or sixty meters, it looked somewhat short.

Yet in order to accommodate as many citizens as possible, Moben had built its buildings taller and taller.

This slightly shorter building, by contrast, stood out as uniquely distinctive.

Around the Hilton Hotel, squads of ability-users patrolled back and forth at all times.

Passersby all looked at this building with a touch of envy.

At the Hilton Hotel, a single meal cost at least seventy or eighty thousand Blue Star coins.

Even for ability-users, that price was considered steep.

"I'm sorry, sir. The Hilton Hotel has been booked out for tonight. Without an invitation, you cannot enter."

When a man in a suit tried to enter with his female companion, he was turned away by the doorman.

"I'm truly sorry. You may come again tomorrow evening. This is a gift prepared for you."

The doorman politely handed over a gift.

It had to be said — this Hilton Hotel truly lived up to its reputation as a top-tier establishment; even such details were handled impeccably.

"Hiss, someone actually booked out the entire Hilton Hotel? Who's that rich?"

Such courteous behavior meant that although the suited man had been refused, he wasn't the least bit displeased — only somewhat puzzled.

Whoever could book out the entire Hilton Hotel was certainly no ordinary person.

Just as the man was about to leave with his companion, a man and a woman suddenly walked over in their direction.

The man was tall and slender, with a mature face, looking to be around thirty years old.

He wore a black suit, his posture upright and straight, his eyes bright and piercing — dignified without anger, carrying a faint air of pressure.

If that man was already eye-catching enough, the woman beside him was all the more stunning.

She wore a black evening gown and black high heels, her figure slender and graceful.

Her features were classically beautiful, as if she had stepped out of a painting.

These two were, naturally, Xu Jingming and Hearing Ling Shuang.

Hearing Ling Shuang's beauty left the man who had just been refused momentarily dumbstruck.

Unaware of the fury burning in his companion's eyes, he blurted out:

"The Hilton Hotel's been booked out for tonight, so we can't have dinner here..."

Before he could finish, he saw the beautiful woman extend her Bai Xi right hand; a pitch-black invitation appeared at her fingertips, which she handed to the doorman.

Only then did the man realize he had spoken out of turn. His face burned, and he could only slink away with his companion in embarrassment.

"Welcome to you both. Please proceed with fingerprint verification."

After confirming the invitation was in order, the doorman produced a black device.

"Beep — fingerprint verification successful."

"Beep — fingerprint verification successful."

Two mechanical prompts sounded in succession from the device, and the doorman bowed respectfully:

"Identity verification successful. Welcome to you both. These are your bidding devices; your seats are at No. Di-23."

Swoosh—

The hotel's doors swung open, revealing a resplendent golden hall within, and the two stepped inside.

"I was still planning to prepare a little gadget for spoofing fingerprints. I didn't expect you to have an even more discreet solution."

Hearing Ling Shuang looped her arm through Xu Jingming's right arm and transmitted her words through spiritual force.

Xu Jingming smiled.

With Eva around, even large-scale databases can be cracked for you — let alone a simple fingerprint scanner like this.

"But I really didn't expect the Midie Sect's gathering to be held here."

Gazing at the lavishly decorated hall around them, and at the men and women likewise dressed in suits and evening gowns,

Xu Jingming felt he must have been mistaken before — this place didn't look like that sort of venue at all.

Instead, it looked like nothing more than an ordinary social gathering.

"This is probably what they call 'hiding in plain sight,' I suppose. Who would have thought

that such a cult would dare brazenly book out this famous Hilton Hotel?"

Hearing Ling Shuang replied softly.

Fearing she might alert the enemy, she did not release her spiritual force, merely scanning her surroundings with her eyes.

She had even suppressed her aura to the extreme; outsiders could only vaguely sense that she was a fourth-rank ability-user.

"Welcome, friends from Daxia! I am Mike, a missionary of the Midie Sect."

A white man in a suit came forward with great enthusiasm, accompanied by a seductive white woman.

"Oh, beautiful lady, you are the most gorgeous Daxia person I have ever seen."

Upon seeing Hearing Ling Shuang's looks, Mike's eyes lit up, and he could not help but exclaim in admiration.

He then turned to Xu Jingming with a smile:

"Once the ceremony begins later, I'd like to be the first to swap partners with you."

"I have no objection." The seductive woman beside him fixed her burning gaze on Xu Jingming and unconsciously licked her lips.

"Swap partners? What does that mean?" Hearing Ling Shuang's delicate brows knit slightly.

"It seems this is your first time here as a guest. Don't worry, you'll find out in a bit."

Mike did not explain further, only offering a mysterious smile.

Seeing this, Hearing Ling Shuang could not press further, and could only pretend to be devout as she asked the question she most cared about:

"I've heard the great Cult Master will descend upon tonight's gathering—is that so?

I can hardly wait to behold his magnificent figure."

Forcing down her disgust, Hearing Ling Shuang finished the entire sentence, her expression looking incomparably devout.

"The Cult Master pursues the most ultimate pleasure. Whether he can be drawn to descend tonight, I cannot say for certain."

Mike did not give a direct answer, only offering an ambiguous reply.

Although anxious, Hearing Ling Shuang had no choice but to give up pursuing the question upon hearing this.

"Your seats are at number 23. Just take your seats directly."

Mike said with a smile, "Besides, this is merely a journey of ultimate bliss.

You two need not be so nervous. You're far too stiff—you don't even look like a married couple."

"Sorry, it's our first time, so we are a bit nervous."

Xu Jingming smiled, imitating the other couples in the hall, and lightly wrapped a large hand around Hearing Ling Shuang's slender waist.

One had to admit, Hearing Ling Shuang's figure was indeed excellent.

Even through a layer of fabric, one could feel the astonishing elasticity of her waist.

Being held by a man for the first time, Hearing Ling Shuang involuntarily stiffened, and a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

"That's more like it." Mike laughed heartily and went off to attend to other guests.

Before leaving, that enchanting woman even shot Xu Jingming a flirtatious glance.

"Sorry, Teacher Ling—without doing this, I was afraid he'd see through the disguise."

After Mike left, Xu Jingming transmitted his voice through spiritual force.

Just as he was about to withdraw his right hand, it was grabbed back by Hearing Ling Shuang's right hand and placed on her waist again.

"It's fine. There are many eyes here, so keeping it there a while longer is safer." Hearing Ling Shuang said softly.