The woman spoke, lifting her head to reveal a delicate face hidden beneath her cloak.
Though delicate, the woman's face was already aged, with slight wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, yet her skin was fair, making her appear to be in her twenties.
The man under the cloak also revealed his appearance; it was none other than Bai Feng, the Guild Master of Bai Ning Guild!
Then the woman beside him was probably Bai Xue's mother.
Today, it was actually the two of them, husband and wife, who came together to check on the Dungeon their daughter wanted to contract!
They cared deeply for their daughter!
As they talked, Bai Feng led the woman according to the inquired location, heading towards the street where the 23rd Dungeon was located.
Adventurers continuously walked by, not paying attention to the two of them because they wore cloaks, as cloaked attire was quite common among Adventurers.
As the two moved forward, more and more Adventurers were accompanying them, with some even running.
They were even constantly complaining.
"Damn it, I drank too late yesterday and woke up so late. I'll probably only be able to watch the crystal."
"Don't blame me, who told you to insist on competing in drinking capacity with others? Now it's good, you can't even get in the door!"
"Just got news from a friend, Stardew Valley even added new spots. Going so late, I should be able to grab a spot, right?"
"Heh heh, you're dreaming!"
"Ah, stop talking, let's run!"
......
The further they walked, the more hurried the Adventurers passing by seemed.
The woman's expression also became serious; she clearly sensed something was amiss.
"What... happened?"
Facing the woman's question, Bai Feng was also a bit puzzled, but seeing the Adventurers running around, he roughly guessed some of the situation.
"It's probably that some unexpected change occurred inside the 23rd Dungeon, which is why the Adventurers are rushing there so impatiently."
Bai Feng's words made the woman a little unhappy; she glared at Bai Feng somewhat angrily.
Her daughter might be in the 23rd Dungeon, wasn't saying such things cursing her daughter to encounter bad things?
"Hmph!"
Seeing his wife's unhappiness, Bai Feng quickly apologized.
"Oh dear, wife, don't be angry. Maybe this Dungeon is just too popular."
Hearing Bai Feng's comfort, the woman's expression improved slightly.
"Then let's hurry over."
Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the Dungeon, and upon seeing the scene in front of the Dungeon's gate, both were stunned.
This... it was a spectacular scene of people packed together!
Standing from a distance, they saw hundreds of Adventurers blocking the entrance of the 23rd Dungeon.
This was too popular, wasn't it!?
Bai Feng and the woman exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Was this truly a new Dungeon, as the news they received said, that had only been open for just over a week?
How did it happen?
Did they pay people to fill up the numbers?
But a bigger problem lay before them: they couldn't seem to get in!
There were too many people; they couldn't squeeze in for a while.
And given their identities, they couldn't do something like forcefully pushing their way in.
They had set aside some time to check, but looking at the current situation, the time they had set aside might not even allow them to see the Dungeon.
"Bai Feng, can your identity privilege get us in faster?"
Facing such a situation, the woman beside him couldn't help but think of a convenient method: using Bai Feng's identity privilege.
Using his Guild Master identity should allow the new Lord to give them preferential treatment, allowing them to enter the Dungeon first.
But soon, her idea was rejected by Bai Feng.
"No."
This sentence naturally once again drew a glare from the woman.
"We came secretly; it would be very embarrassing to be discovered, and to use privilege? If we were to use privilege, why come secretly? We might as well just send a direct notice to this Lord."
Bai Feng explained.
"Moreover, if our daughter finds out, she'll ignore us again."
With that one sentence, the woman abandoned the idea of using identity privilege.
"Then what do we do? Just wait?"
The woman said with a helpless expression.
The crowd at the entrance of the 23rd Dungeon was still increasing, as if all the Adventurers from the Fourth Block had come; the number had not stopped growing.
"We'll have to try another day."
Bai Feng also shook his head helplessly.
He hadn't expected this investigation to end with them not even being able to enter the door.
It was truly too embarrassing for him, a dignified Guild Master of a large Adventurer Guild.
"Alas…"
The woman also sighed softly, turning to prepare to leave.
But at this moment, as the woman's gaze swept around, she saw a petite figure. The person was wearing a cloak, so her appearance couldn't be seen, but she surmised it must be a young girl. This young girl was pulling another young girl, vigorously trying to push their way into the crowd, just like a hamster digging in the dirt.
But unfortunately, the two girls were small and not strong, so how could they possibly squeeze past a group of strong Adventurers?
"Isn't that our daughter's friend? The one in the cloak must be our daughter!"
The woman tugged at Bai Feng beside her, pointing to the two young girls she saw.
"It really is…"
Bai Feng looked and was also startled.
As a father, how could he not recognize his own daughter?
The two exchanged glances, then instantly turned and walked away.
If they were caught on the spot, they really wouldn't be able to hold their heads high in front of their daughter.
But unluckily, precisely at this moment, Bai Xue and Ye Yuan, with disheartened faces, retreated from the crowded queue.
"Ye Yuan, today is a disaster, we can't get in!"
Ye Yuan said gloomily.
Those Adventurers were too annoying; the two little girls couldn't squeeze past them no matter how hard they tried.
"Ahhh, Ye Yuan, why did you sleep so late yesterday!!!"
Bai Xue was going crazy.
This morning, to wake Ye Yuan, she had knocked on the door of her hotel room for a full half hour.
Only then did she manage to wake the girl up!
"What did you do yesterday that you slept so soundly!?"
Bai Xue said speechlessly.
"Uh…"
Ye Yuan's eyes darted away, not daring to look into Bai Xue's eyes.
To tell the truth, the reason was that she had secretly bought some wine yesterday and tasted a bit.
Last time, she had planted hops in Stardew Valley and learned that it could be used to brew wine, so she became curious about what wine tasted like and bought a few bottles.
Unexpectedly, she got a little drunk after just a bit and eventually passed out.
"Hmph, anyway, we can't get in today, let's go check out other places."
Seeing Ye Yuan unwilling to answer, Bai Xue could only stop pressing, sighing helplessly.
"Mm, mm… let's try hunting Dark Tide ferocious beasts."
Ye Yuan quickly suggested, "With the unique effects of the magical plants in our hands, I'll be the front line, and you can provide output from the back. We should be able to deal with some Black Iron ferocious beasts!"
"Alright, strengthening our combat power is good too, but we can't go too deep. Just wander around in the shallow mist. If we encounter danger, we can call for help from other Adventurers."
Bai Xue nodded in agreement.
This was the only option now.
Adventurers who don't venture into Dungeons usually go to the Dark Tide to hunt the Dark Tide ferocious beasts there and obtain their soul crystal.
This was also one of the sources of soul crystal.
Then the two turned to leave, but just as they turned, Bai Xue merely looked up straight ahead, and her expression instantly changed, becoming one of disbelief.
Two adult figures appeared clearly in her line of sight.
The backs of those two people were etched deep in her memory, remembered since childhood; how could she mistake them!
"Mom and Dad! Why are they here!?"