Lin Qi nearly drowned in Xu Ying's enthusiasm.
She patted Xu Ying's back, signaling that it was time to end the hug.
"You miss me this much? I've got a bad feeling about this," Lin Qi could not help teasing.
Xu Ying hurriedly denied it. "Of course not! It's a good thing! A great thing!"
Lin Qi looked at her skeptically and asked jokingly, "Sister Xu, don't tell me you think I'm cute and want to sell me for money?"
Xu Ying's eyes sparkled. "No, I'm not selling you, but I really do want to make money—no, Spirit Stones!"
She leaned close to Lin Qi's ear and whispered, "Little Sister Qi, there's something I want to ask you... Are you perhaps the personal disciple of some True Lord?"
Seeing Xu Ying's cautious manner, as though she feared offending her, Lin Qi smiled softly and nodded.
Seeing how mild Lin Qi's attitude was, Xu Ying continued, "Then, when you disappeared for half a month last time, was it because you entered the Lübing Abyss?"
Lin Qi nodded again.
Xu Ying could not help clapping her hands and shouting, "That's wonderful!"
"Then you must have a lot of Cold Stones, right?"
Thinking of the pile of Cold Stones lying in her spatial storage, Lin Qi silently nodded.
Xu Ying excitedly laid out her plan for Lin Qi.
"Little Sister Qi, I've already signed up for the northern mission."
Lin Qi asked a beat late, "What does the northern mission have to do with Cold Stones?"
"You silly thing!" Xu Ying got so excited that she forgot herself and patted Lin Qi's shoulder. "The northern region is red earth stretching ten thousand miles, with flames burning even the clouds. I heard that even breathing out feels hot. This time, the sect is sending