The vibrant morning sunlight crept through the window and into the room, stretching the shadows on the floor long. The room was awkwardly quiet, as if the whole world had fallen silent in that moment.
Suddenly, the noisy clamor outside, carried in on the cool morning breeze, filled the silent room. The world instantly returned to normal—it was the army out for early morning drills.
Xu Lanqing still held Bing'er in his arms, her head buried like an ostrich's. Her petite, warm, soft body always made his heart itch, tempting him to do something, but he didn't dare go too far just then. She might get embarrassed and furious and pound his chest with her little fists, and his frail body couldn't take it.
He laughed awkwardly and changed the subject. His handsome face, glowing like the rising sun outside the window, remained composed as he smiled brightly. "Xue'er, you arrived in Rixing City ahead of time. How are its defenses?"
Snow Empress shot him an exasperated look. She didn't know when it had started, but Xu Lanqing seemed to be getting bolder and bolder. He hadn't been like this before.
"I really don't know what embarrassing things are going through your head all day." Snow Empress thought it over before answering. "Compared with Wei Qingyang, they're about on par. In the end, military defenses are designed to deal with armies of similar strength. Against a Soul Engineer army or Soul Masters of a higher tier, their effectiveness drops considerably."
Xu Lanqing considered her words. Snow Empress was right. They had secretly infiltrated the enemy camp in the first half of the night without being discovered. That was the absolute dominance that came with overwhelming strength.
Take Snow Empress, for example. If she wanted to assassinate Wei Qingyang now, she