"Mm-hmm!"
Xu Xiaoan agreed again and again.
Jiang Mian gave her a few more instructions, then fell silent.
Xu Xiaoan took out the Save Point Jiang Mian had given her from her pocket and swallowed it without hesitation.
Yet unlike an ordinary core, it was not digested. Instead, it was wrapped in Xu Xiaoan's flesh and blood and stored securely within her body.
Because of Jiang Mian's guidance, she wanted to be more like a "human," so she naturally would not normally do something like storing things inside her own body.
But the situation was urgent now, and she could not afford to worry about that.
This thing was an important positioning and signal amplification device. Nothing could go wrong with it, so naturally, her stomach was the safest place for it!
Noticing Xu Xiaoan's unusual action, Jiang An glanced sideways at her, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Senior Jiang!"
Xu Xiaoan raised her head and briefly explained her plan through mental transmission.
After hearing her out, Jiang An's expression shifted slightly. Yet unexpectedly, he did not say much, merely asking in return:
"Are you sure?"
"Sister Mian agreed, and she even said she'd assigned me a bodyguard."
Xu Xiaoan spoke with perfect confidence, as though she were full of certainty.
Jiang An opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but a tremor from a gravitational wave interrupted him.
The tip of the deadwood spear let out an overloaded hum. The aura within his body churned violently, and a trace of crimson blood ran from the corner of his mouth.
"Senior, build it up a little, then pretend you really can't hold on anymore and let me get captured by accident."
Jiang An's mouth twitched at those words.
What did she mean, pretend he could not hold on?
He genuinely