Guangling, underground train station waiting hall.
Li Zi pushed up her glasses. "By my estimate, Luo Yan and the others should be arriving soon, right? I just spoke with Bai Qixue on the phone. She said they'd passed through Qingyang City."
Beside her, Lin Cheng, dressed in the Guangling Legion's uniform, sighed. "Luo Yan really is something. He hasn't been at the Strategic Affairs Department for long, and he's already become the captain of an Earthly Department squad—and a captain to boot."
"Unlike me. I got nothing out of it and even lost an arm."
The sleeve on his left side hung empty.
Li Zi glanced at the man, then looked toward the platform. "In my eyes, you're better than anyone."
Lin Cheng froze for a moment, then sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
Just then, the station announcement sounded, reminding passengers that a train was entering the station.
The two of them hurriedly looked toward the exit.
Before long, figures appeared at the exit. Among them, they soon spotted two familiar silhouettes.
Dressed in a black long coat, Luo Yan pulled a suitcase with one hand while holding Bai Qixue's hand with the other. She clung to him like a lovestruck little bird.
"Luo Yan! Bai Qixue! Over here!"
Lin Cheng waved his one remaining arm vigorously, drawing the pair's attention.
Luo Yan's ears twitched slightly, and he picked Lin Cheng's voice out of the jumble of sounds.
He looked over. A smile first appeared on his face, but when he saw Lin Cheng's empty sleeve, his expression changed slightly.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them came together.
"Li Zi!"
"Bai Qixue!"
The two girls cheered and hugged each other.
"So, are you living together with Luo Yan? I heard the dormitories for the