You Can't Leave!

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Holding the round and Diting, Qingque took the lead and walked out of the office building, leading the team to continue forward.

March 7th followed Qingque forward, but she was still a little uneasy and would occasionally look back at the building behind her.

Seeing this, Xing felt somewhat helpless. She stepped forward, grabbed March 7th's arm, and pulled her forward, saying as they walked:

"Let's go, let's go. Looking any longer won't make him fly out the window. We'd better finish the mission and come back to pick him up."

Welt followed behind the two without making a sound.

Although he was also somewhat puzzled by Bai Luoming's decision to stay, Welt believed that Bai Luoming must have his own reasons.

The group of people gradually disappeared into the distance, led by Qingque.

Not far from the office building in Returnstar Harbor, Yaoguang leaned against the railing, watching Qingque lead the group away.

Of course, being as perceptive as she was, she noticed that the person she was paying attention to was missing from the group.

Yaoguang watched as Qingque led the team, which was one person short, and set off. He was a little puzzled, but he did not take any immediate action. Instead, he turned his gaze to Fu Xuan was not far away.

At this moment, Fu Xuan was crouching behind a huge container opposite the office building, his head tucked in, waiting for Qingque and her group to walk away.

She was now regretting her choice; she had chosen this particular spot, which not only made her easy to spot but also prevented her from immediately seeing the Astral Express Crew's movements. But it was too late; she had no second chance.

She could only wait until Qingque led the group away before she dared to peek at them, and then quietly followed them.

Fu Xuan thought she had concealed her whereabouts well enough, but little did she know that there was a gaze watching her all along.

Yaoguang watched Fu Xuan's stealthy figure disappear, a helpless smile appeared on her face.

She muttered to herself, "My silly junior sister, at this rate, I really don't know when you'll get to eat."

After saying that, Yaoguang shook her head slightly and continued in a low voice, "Sigh, it seems that I'll have to let my senior sister taste the saltiness for you first. But it's alright, I'll definitely train you in tracking techniques properly later."

Once everything had settled down, and even Fu Xuan had followed Qingque's movements into the distance, Yaoguang stood up and walked straight to the nearby office building, intending to check on Bai Luoming's current whereabouts.

It wasn't that she didn't want to divine Bai Luoming's movements; indeed, as a general of the Jade Abacus Xianzhou, her divination skills were among the best in the entire Xianzhou Alliance.

But even someone as powerful as her felt powerless whenever she tried to divine matters related to Bai Luoming. The results were either inaccurate or completely unusable.

Yaoguang originally intended to secretly go to the office building to investigate the situation inside. But the moment she stepped into the office building, she felt an extremely high level of Path of Destruction energy fluctuations erupting in the building.

This fluctuation of Path energy is almost at the level of Emanator; in layman's terms, it means that there is Lord Ravager in this small office building.

Although this energy lasted only for a very short moment before disappearing without a trace, for Yaoguang, its visibility was no less than that of a thunderclap in the dead of night.

Thinking of this, Yaoguang's face turned extremely gloomy.

She quickly considered who might be causing the disturbance inside the building. Her first thought was Tingyun, but based on the intelligence she had gathered and her previous divination using the Ten Directions Light-Reflecting Dharma Realm, Tingyun on Luofu had not been replaced by Phantylia.

She was somewhat confused as to who was behind this energy fluctuation.

Was a high-risk third party infiltrating the office building? Or is there a fatal hidden danger within Tingyun that she hasn't anticipated?

But neither possibility is acceptable to Yaoguang at present.

As a general of the Jade Abacus Xianzhou, she was naturally well aware that she might not be able to defeat an existence at the level of the Lord Ravager.

The wiser choice at this point would be to inform Jing Yuan of the situation, and then wait for Jing Yuan to arrive so that the two of them could face the Lord Ravager together. In this way, even if victory is not guaranteed, it would at least be a near certainty.

But when Yaoguang thought that Bai Luoming was still in the office building, she completely abandoned this option.

With this in mind, Yaoguang didn't hesitate at all and rushed straight into the office building.

Ignoring the probing gazes of the surrounding Cloud Knights and staff, she quickly approached the location of the energy.

However, the closer she got to the location of the energy burst, the weaker the previously unsettling fluctuations became.

When she finally stood outside the control room, the energy fluctuations had completely dissipated, as if it had just been her imagination.

However, before Yaoguang could make a further move, she heard a familiar voice coming from the room in front of her.

"Oh dear, it seems my benefactor is shy."

At this moment, Yaoguang felt as if countless alpacas were stampeding through his mind. So, all this time I was worrying outside, and you two were flirting inside the room?

Hearing the sounds coming from inside the room, she didn't hesitate any longer. She reached out, pushed open the door, and strode into the room.

"..."

Time is back on track.

Tingyun saw Yaoguang barge in, she was taken aback for a moment, but her pretty face quickly regained its usual bright smile.

Instead of moving away from Bai Luoming, she hugged his arm even tighter, while Tingyun's tail swayed gently and wrapped around Bai Luoming's waist.

Tingyun raised her chin, a gentle smile on her face, and provocatively addressed Yaoguang.

"Oh dear, I thought it was someone so reckless, but it turns out to be the renowned General of Military Strategy."

"I wonder what brings you here, General? If it's nothing urgent, please leave. I still have official business to attend to."

When Tingyun said the word "office," she emphasized it deliberately, speaking with a self-righteous air, as if it were perfectly natural for her to be holding Bai Luoming's arm at that moment.

At this moment, Tingyun was facing her future wealth and happiness. She had to consider whether this was her only chance in this life, so even if the person who came was a general from a Xianzhou, she would not be polite in the slightest.

Ultimately, he's just a competitor for a higher position; at worst, he'll be dismissed.

As a general of the Jade Abacus Xianzhou, Yaoguang's self-cultivation goes without saying, and he would not be so easily provoked by Tingyun.

She crossed her arms, her gaze subtly sweeping over Tingyun's arm that was holding Bai Luoming, and retorted to Tingyun without any politeness:

"Heh, I never expected that Miss Tingyun, as the Sky-Faring Commission of the Tianbo Bureau, would conduct her business in this way? It has truly broadened my horizons."

Even with Tingyun holding his arm, Bai Luoming couldn't help but chatter, echoing Tingyun, "General Yaoguang is right! Tingyun, not to be mean, but your work attitude is really problematic!"

Tingyun listened to Bai Luoming's words, looked up at him, rolled her eyes slightly, and didn't say anything more.

Yaoguang smiled slightly when he heard that Bai Luoming was on his side.

Even though Bai Luoming chimed in, Tingyun wasn't annoyed and smoothly picked up the conversation again.

"Oh, General, you are mistaken. This distinguished guest before you is no ordinary person; he is a guest personally invited by my superior, General Jing Yuan."

"Since he is the honored guest specifically requested by the general, he is naturally also my honored guest. As the Sky-Faring Commission, how could I possibly neglect him? Serving him tea and water and showing concern for his well-being is simply my duty."

As she spoke, she tightened her grip on Bai Luoming, and one of her hands even began to subtly explore other parts of Bai Luoming's body.

Bai Luoming noticed Tingyun's subtle movements, and goosebumps rose all over his hands. He tried to pull his hands away from Tingyun's embrace, but as soon as he made a move, Tingyun would press his arms down even harder.

"Hehe, is this Luofu's way of treating guests, or Miss Tingyun's own way of treating guests?" Yaoguang stepped forward, facing Tingyun directly, and questioned Tingyun.

Bai Luoming glanced at his arms, which were tightly bound, and continued to chime in, "Exactly! How can you treat a distinguished guest like this!"

Tingyun's hand holding his arm stiffened for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and even moved closer to Bai Luoming.

Seeing that Tingyun was unmoved by reason, Yaoguang changed his strategy, no longer dwelling on the issue of etiquette, but directly pointing out the crux of the matter.

"Moreover, Miss Tingyun probably has official duties to attend to right now. Just now, the Divination Commission and the Astral Express Crew have already set off for Returnstar Harbor to search. As the dispatcher temporarily on duty at Returnstar Harbor, instead of cooperating with the dispatch, you are here... entertaining distinguished guests?"

"Are those here honored guests, while those outside are not?"

Yaoguang paused here, then noticed Tingyun's face stiffen, so she pressed her advantage, saying:

"As it happens, I'm currently quite free in Luofu. How about I entertain this distinguished guest?"

Hearing Yaoguang's words, Bai Luoming subconsciously nodded and said, "Yes, yes, General Yaoguang is right—"

He had only spoken halfway when he suddenly realized that the "hospitality" Yaoguang mentioned probably meant the same thing as Tingyun's "hospitality".

He quickly corrected himself, saying, "No, no! That's not right!"

After saying that, Bai Luoming said in a consultative tone, "I think I don't need you to treat me like this. Otherwise, could you let me leave?"

Upon hearing this, Tingyun slightly raised the corners of her mouth, raised her head, and gave him a deep look. Even Yaoguang gave Bai Luoming a deep look.

Just kidding! The meat was practically in our mouths; if we let it go like this, people would laugh at us!

Feeling the gazes of the two women in front of him, Bai Luoming felt a chill run down his spine.

At this moment, he deeply regretted his decision to stay. He wished he hadn't been so greedy. Now, it seemed very difficult to get out unscathed.

Just as Bai Luoming was pondering, Tingyun's eyes darted around, then her eyes welled up with tears, and she said to Bai Luoming in a coquettish voice:

"My benefactor, are you really going to join General Yaoguang in bullying me like this?"

Then Tingyun suddenly tightened her arms, her enormous, wicked form rubbing against Bai Luoming's arms. Even her furry tail wrapped tightly around Bai Luoming's waist.

Listening to Tingyun's words in his ear and feeling the soft touch on his arm, Bai Luoming felt that the Foxian beside him was so clingy that even someone as determined as him could hardly resist.

Seeing Tingyun's actions, Yaoguang couldn't help but feel angry, no matter how well-mannered she was.

She strode quickly to Tingyun's side, decisively pulled Bai Luoming from Tingyun's arms, and said through gritted teeth:

"Miss Tingyun, you really are..."

She paused, seemingly considering which words to use, before finally squeezing out four words through gritted teeth.

"It is offensive to public morals."

After being forcibly separated, Tingyun was not angry. Instead, she stood there, tilting her head to look at Yaoguang, her tail swaying happily behind her.

"So what? As long as we can get it into our mouths, who cares about the means?"

"It's better than some people who use every means possible but still can't get a single bite of meat."

Tingyun's words were extremely blunt, to the point that it could be said he was dancing in Yaoguang's minefield.

The air in the duty room suddenly froze.

The two women stared at each other from half a meter apart, one with a beaming smile, the other with a piercing gaze, as if invisible lightning crackled in the air.

Taking advantage of the lull in their confrontation, Bai Luoming pretended nothing had happened and quietly moved towards the door.

He could have stood in the middle and moved between the two sides a moment ago, but as the situation escalated, all he wanted to do now was quietly leave this deadly battlefield.

As Bai Luoming pondered this, he quietly crept towards the door, and soon he was only a step away from it.

Freedom is within reach.

However, just as Bai Luoming was about to run away, the arguing between Tingyun and Yaoguang behind him suddenly disappeared.

The room fell into an unnatural silence.

Bai Luoming's spine stiffened, but he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and continue to lift his foot towards the door, trying to complete this last step.

However, just as Bai Luoming was about to step out of the room, Tingyun and Yaoguang put their hands on his shoulders.

"Hehe, where are you headed, my benefactor?"

"Yeah, we've been discussing this here for ages, and you're actually thinking of sneaking away? What a troublesome little brother of yours."

Hearing two resentful voices behind him, Bai Luoming mechanically turned to look at the two people.

Bai Luoming coughed lightly, trying to make his tone sound as natural as possible.

"Well... I saw you guys were having a good chat, and since I didn't have anything to do here, I was thinking... I'd like to go out and meet up with my teammates."

Seeing the simultaneous drop in their expressions, Bai Luoming forced a smile and added, "Well, since there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After saying that, Bai Luoming quietly began to gather his strength, trying to break free of the hand on his shoulder.

But Tingyun and Yaoguang reacted even faster. The two of them raised their hands at the same time, blocking the doorway. At the same time, Tingyun and Yaoguang stood in front of him.

Two voices rang in Bai Luoming's ears at the same time.

You can't leave!