Everything had been prepared. All that remained was to wait patiently. Yet waiting was a long process, especially for those who were restless and impatient. It was nothing less than enormous torture.
Ai Xi still came to the Place of Confinement every few days. While bringing Liang Bing tasty food, she would also occasionally urge her to admit her mistake.
Liang Bing's responses were always indifferent, and she always spoke absentmindedly. Ai Xi had once thought she was worried about Hua Zhen, so she comforted her with a grin. "I've already sent him everything you wanted to say. Don't worry~" And so on.
Though she said that, Liang Bing remained as gloomy as ever. Sometimes, she would suddenly fly into an inexplicable rage. Ai Xi was utterly baffled and could only guess that Liang Bing had run out of patience, wanted to get out, but refused to soften her stance.
The panic caused by the Void theories was finally suppressed through the combined efforts of Kesha and Kiran. Research into the God River Power God-Making Project resumed. Everyone worked together and stopped arguing endlessly. It was as if everything had returned to how it had been at the very beginning.
More than half a year passed like that.
Then, one morning, Liang Bing was suddenly awakened by hurried footsteps. Still bleary-eyed, she looked outside the Confinement Room and discovered Ai Xi rushing over with an anxious expression.
Liang Bing had not intended to pay her any attention and was about to close her eyes for another nap. However, Ai Xi's next words jolted her awake completely.
"Liang Bing, something major happened in the Heavenly Dao Star System. Queen Kesha and the Heavenly Base King are going there to help. I've been left behind to protect Heavenly City, so I probably