Hearing that Qin Yuan had found better prospects at Spirit Hall, Ye Lingling felt happy for him, yet a wave of loneliness rose in her heart.
"Now that Teacher Qin has better prospects at Spirit Hall, does that mean he won't come back?"
"Ye Lingling, you're almost turning into a wife-gazing stone."
At some point, Dugu Yan had come up behind her.
Ye Lingling hurriedly stood, waving her hands in flustered denial. "Sister Yanzi, don't say that. I haven't... I..."
Dugu Yan smiled sweetly and linked arms with her. "Lingling, I'm just teasing you."
"Didn't Teacher Qin say he'd be back in five years at most? When have you ever known him to lie?"
Ye Lingling nodded rapidly.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Dugu Yan turned to the matter at hand, her expression growing considerably more serious. "Lingling, Grandpa has found a lead on Grandpa Ye's whereabouts and has already gone to look for him. Don't worry. We'll have news soon."
"Grandpa is still alive!" Ye Lingling covered her mouth, hope and worry mingling in her eyes.
Dugu Yan patted her back and comforted her softly. "Lingling, don't worry. My grandpa is a Titled Douluo. There are only a handful of people on the continent who could threaten him. I'm sure Grandpa Ye will be back before long."
In a military camp on the Heaven Dou side of the border between Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire.
With no fighting at the border, Lei Meng spent most of his days on patrol duty despite being stationed in a military camp. His life was relatively leisurely, and he faced no danger to his life.
But he had not come here to gild his credentials, much less to coast through his days.
Without earning military merit, when would he ever