We led Yang Jian and the monkey into the cave.
Erha seemed to feel a certain kinship toward Yang Jian. Yang Jian's eyes widened; he had never expected Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's mount to be here as well.
The monkey was very interested in the Time-Space Houn, but the Time-Space Houn looked utterly disdainful when it saw him.
"You two should get some proper rest first. Nothing should happen for the time being. I need to go out for a while," I said to Yang Jian and the monkey.
Ye Jinghong asked, "Are you going to Fifth Peak?"
I gave a light cough. "I'm worried something might happen to Xie Yi and the others." Xie Yi had been gone for so long without sending back a single word. Those people from the Administration Bureau were no saints, and in their eyes, Unit Nine was nothing worth mentioning.
This time, Ye Jinghong did not take the initiative to say she wanted to come with me, perhaps because she knew Xu Qiuyan had also arrived. She merely told me to bring Ying Gou along so we could look out for one another if anything happened.
Jiang Xiaohui wanted to come with us. He was someone who enjoyed lively scenes, and enjoyed watching the excitement even more—the kind who never thought a spectacle could get too big.
I did not mind. I was only going over to take a look anyway.
Yet I asked myself inwardly whether I was truly worried about Xie Yi or simply wanted to see Xu Qiuyan.
Xu Qiuyan was like a thorn lodged in my heart, making it ache.
We followed a narrow path for about an hour before finally reaching the boundary between Fourth Peak and Fifth Peak.
"Are those people ahead from the Administration Bureau?" Jiang Xiaohui pointed