A streak of golden light fell from the sky, landing amid Letan Mountain and transforming into the figures of five people.
"We're back..." An Qingyu carried the Black Coffin on his back and looked around, sighing. He seemed somewhat regretful.
"What, you hadn't had enough of the Heavenly Court yet?" Lin Qiye said with a smile.
"Give me a little more time, and I should've been able to establish a Spiritual Energy model more quickly. Now that we're back in the mortal world without any reference samples, manually calculating the model will probably take quite a while."
"..."
Ignoring An Qingyu's complaint, Lin Qiye got his bearings and was about to leave when a crisp phone ringtone suddenly sounded.
Lin Qiye instinctively patted himself down, only then remembering that he had left his phone at the Jade Pool. He looked toward the sound and saw An Qingyu take out his phone and answer it.
"Hello?"
"..."
"Yes, this is An Qingyu."
"..."
"Alright, I understand."
An Qingyu hung up.
"Who was it?"
"The Headquarters." An Qingyu answered truthfully. "They said we were supposed to make a trip to Headquarters before leaving. Commander Zuo has something to tell us."
"He knew where we were going?"
Lin Qiye froze for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully. Strictly speaking, Nightfall Squad belonged to the Night Watchmen of the mortal world. Even the Heavenly Court had no authority to directly mobilize them. Since the Celestial Venerable had directly asked them to follow Michael to retrieve something, he had most likely already coordinated with Commander Zuo.
"Alright, let's make the trip."
Within the city, Lin Qiye and the others could not conveniently use their abilities, while Michael's spatial flashes seemed far too conspicuous. After some hesitation, Shen Qingzhu extended a hand and pointed at a taxi