When He Hao proposed to Su Jiu, Luo Yan and the others were all stunned.
Su Jiu closed her eyes and turned away, seemingly unwilling to look at He Hao any longer, but a clear smile curved her lips.
After a moment, Dong Huang was the first to react. He jumped up and said, "What? You're getting married already?"
"Don't do this! Wouldn't that leave me as the only bachelor?"
After Xiao Bai recovered from her initial shock, she appeared thoughtful, then quietly glanced at Luo Yan.
But their gazes met only briefly before Xiao Bai lowered her head, seemingly unwilling to let anyone see the expression on her face.
At this point, He Hao waved his hand. "I only succeeded in proposing. We haven't even gotten engaged yet, and the wedding is still a long way off."
He looked back at Su Jiu and continued, "At the very least, we'll wait until I return from Cherno Fortress."
Luo Yan frowned slightly. "Didn't you just come back? What, are you leaving again?"
Even Su Jiu looked over this time, unable to hide the concern in her eyes.
He Hao seemed to think of something. Instead of answering Luo Yan immediately, he turned to Su Jiu and said, "Don't worry. I'm already in the Mystic Womb Realm. This little problem is nothing."
Only then did he look at Luo Yan and say, "That's right. We're heading to Cherno Fortress again next week."
"This is Commander Zhao's decision. Next, we'll assist our allies in clearing the Desperate Battlefields in their respective regions."
"The most troublesome things in the Desperate Battlefield are the Nightmare Giant Beasts. They really gave us a headache in the past."
"But now, they're at most a nuisance."
"I don't think it'll take long. Maybe we'll be back by