That night.
All Cloud Knights assigned to guard duty swiftly mobilized, searching every corner of the Luofu for traces of the Buli Wolf Soldiers.
"Buli Ren?"
Inside Shence Mansion.
Yan Qing, who had remained behind, was greatly surprised.
"Why would there be Buli Ren on the Luofu?"
"No... weren't those Cloud Knights sent out earlier to support the Corporation also fighting Buli Ren?"
"That's right." Qingzu, a strategist of Shence Mansion, analyzed:
"According to the battle reports from the front lines, the Cloud Knight Army will likely escort those Buli Wolf Soldiers back tomorrow morning and arrive at the Luofu."
"The Buli Ren lurking on the Luofu may be planning to cause trouble before then, giving their companions a chance to escape."
"What nerve."
Not sleeping at all that night, Yan Qing immediately took up his sword and walked out of Shence Mansion.
"Let me meet them!"
The next day.
Seven in the morning.
With dark circles under his eyes, Yan Qing forced a smile at Yan Huan and March 7th.
"Mr. Yan Huan, I didn't expect you to arrive on the Luofu so early."
"My apologies for failing to welcome you properly."
Early that morning, Jing Yuan had sent the Star Rail Express an invitation to the Martial Arts Ceremony.
Almost the instant Jing Yuan sent the invitation, Yan Huan replied that he was already on the Xianzhou.
As a result, Yan Qing, who had searched for Buli Ren all night and had just been about to sleep, could only get up and come receive them.
"I came last night."
Yan Huan stared at Yan Qing.
"Friend, your mental state doesn't seem to be in great shape."
March 7th also asked curiously:
"Yan Qing, what were you doing last night?"
Yan Qing scratched his head sheepishly. Noticing the