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I was terribly anxious, but with Han Shanshan holding the Boundary-Sealing Ring, I had no way to deal with the Dog Emperor's army. Fortunately, there was good news as well. Although Ruan Qiushui had been sniped, the army was well trained, and its defeat had proceeded in good order. It had already retreated toward Swallowtail Plain.
The Yellow Springs Killing Path had joined the encirclement, reportedly because Ruan Qiushui and the others had violated some state-ban regulation or other. I didn't know the details over there and could only wait for Han Shanshan to emerge from seclusion, but I couldn't wait any longer. I had even sent Senior Brother Yan, Sun Chongyang, and Yuan Ci to rescue them.
Song Wanyi had been handling Wanzhou's affairs these days. I heard things weren't going smoothly in the Great Wilderness either. She and Xijun had been searching for traces of the qilin, and I had no idea how things were going now. Jiang Han and Liu Xiaomiao were both over there, but there had been little news from that side for several months.
A whole mountain of matters was waiting for me to deal with, so after thinking it over again and again, I could only go knock on Han Shanshan's door.
Before I could knock, Han Shanshan came out from inside. The moment the door opened, I shoved her back in.
"Ow, what are you doing? Why are you in such a hurry to knock me down? Can't you be gentler?" Han Shanshan reproached me coquettishly.
"I told you to wear more! Why are you wearing such a sheer nightgown? There are so many guards outside!" I kept my eyes shut and released a surge of immortal energy, shrouding the surroundings in white.
Instead, this made Han Shanshan even more audacious.