When Ning Wangshu returned to his home in Wangjiang Garden, it was already past three in the morning. He hadn't spent long in Kunlun Xu this time, only a few hours in total.
Noticing Ning Wangshu come in, Laifu lifted his head from where he was sleeping in the living room and gave a low bark. "Woof..."
Ning Wangshu walked over and patted his head gently. "Go back to sleep."
Laifu gave a little grunt, then lay back down and went on sleeping.
It was already very late, so Ning Wangshu didn't disturb Lin Qingzhu, who was asleep. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the living-room sofa and began cultivating the Lie Technique.
The next morning.
"Huh, Wangshu? When did you get back? Why are you back so soon?"
When Lin Qingzhu came out of her room and saw Ning Wangshu sitting on the living-room sofa, she asked in surprise.
Ning Wangshu had heard her getting up, so he had stopped cultivating.
"I got back in the middle of the night!"
Ning Wangshu smiled.
Lin Qingzhu nodded, then asked curiously, "You said on the phone that Director Xu from Bureau 95 had contacted you about something happening in Kunlun Xu. What exactly happened? It should be all right, shouldn't it? Otherwise, you wouldn't have come back so soon!"
"For now, there shouldn't be anything going on in Kunlun Xu. But..."
"But what?"
Lin Qingzhu looked startled.
"Something did happen in Kunlun Xu this time..."
Ning Wangshu gave her a brief account of what had happened.
After listening, Lin Qingzhu opened her mouth, unable to hide her surprise. "The All Heavens Seal has been weakened again? And, according to your guess, if one day the All Heavens Seal really collapses completely, could the world be headed for a catastrophe?"
Ning Wangshu gave