Having just completed his advancement, Xiao Shuang eagerly dragged Qin Xiao off to the Training Ground, taking the chance to properly thank Wang Chen, the "great contributor."
Ye Chenyang, meanwhile, followed Old Gu to a small conference room.
"Click!"
The moment they stepped inside, the heavy metal door automatically shut behind them.
The lights in the room came on.
Two people were already seated at the square conference table in the middle, one on each side.
Together with Old Gu, who had just taken his seat, they put on the air of a three-court tribunal.
"Meow~"
Golden Crow lowered its head and let out an uneasy murmur beside Ye Chenyang's ear.
"It's fine."
He reached out and stroked its head with his fingertips.
It was originally an external manifestation of Jiang Mian's power, and its underlying behavioral logic was much the same as hers.
Before the final stage of fusion was complete, the core within it remained functional.
That was why Ye Chenyang kept Golden Crow by his side: first, to observe Jiang Mian's condition in real time, and second, to conveniently enter [World] whenever necessary.
"Chenyang, have a seat."
Gu Chengan pointed to the seat directly opposite him, his tone exceptionally kind.
"Okay."
Ye Chenyang answered and sat down.
Yu Xi, seated to the left, shot Old Gu a look as though she had seen a ghost.
He had never been this kind even to his own son. Had he taken the wrong medicine today?
Seeing Gu Chengan sitting there as steady as an old god, she could only helplessly withdraw her gaze. Resting her chin in both hands, her almond eyes stared fixedly at the Golden Crow on Ye Chenyang's shoulder.
Yang Xin sat on the right, still wearing that exhausted expression, looking exactly like one of those