Swallowing the Starry Sky: The Lone Bamboo Stands
Chapter 69

The Ruins

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While the mother and daughter reunited and talked, Lin Chenxing, on his way to the Administration Building, was far from as calm as he appeared. Seeing Xi Qing and her mother together had stirred something deep inside him.

How long had it been since he went home to see his parents? A melancholy began to rise in Lin Chenxing's heart.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to abandon everything, hurry back to Su Province and return to his home, where he could see his parents, his older brother, and the rest of his family and friends.

If they were still alive, they should have made it to Jiangnan Base City by now, shouldn't they? Lin Chenxing wondered.

But he couldn't abandon everything. If he left, then even though Gao Zheng and He Qishun had both broken through to Advanced War God, danger would still remain. A monster in the mountains that might have surpassed Lord level could appear at any moment. They wouldn't be able to stop it on their own.

Maybe this was why I can't break through, Lin Chenxing thought, a notion rising inexplicably in his heart.

Perhaps he could leave for Jiangnan Base City only when more Advanced War Gods had emerged at Xingyan Base, giving them some chance of resisting the King-level monsters that surpassed Lord level.

Or perhaps he could go once he had surpassed War God and become a Planetary Level powerhouse, after thoroughly sweeping the Taihang Mountains.

His thoughts grew more and more jumbled. Even after he reached the large conference room inside the Administration Building, he still couldn't collect himself.

Apart from his opening introduction, he didn't say another word during the meeting.

Throughout the meeting, Lin Chenxing's state of mind caused an oppressive aura to emanate from him without

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