"Shi Lan, you..." Xiao Yi's expression turned awkward. His lone left arm hung in midair, and he did not know where to put it.
Shi Lan's voice sounded by his ear. "Why are you being so awkward? We're comrades. What's wrong with a hug?
Remember, don't die."
With that, Shi Lan let go.
She quickly lowered her eyes and urged, "Hurry up. Don't waste any time."
Xiao Yi awkwardly rubbed his nose. "Okay."
The group shot into the sky, gradually vanishing into the sea of sand.
While flying, Xiao Yi glanced speechlessly at Li Xiao beside him. "Why have you been staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Li Xiao had stared at him for so long that Xiao Yi's skin crawled.
"As a strong man, I need to give you a piece of advice."
Xiao Yi: "...Can I choose not to listen?"
"Women only slow down the speed at which you draw your sword."
Xiao Yi turned his head away, too lazy to pay Li Xiao any attention.
He looked at Bai Ye beside him. "Brother Ye, thank you."
Bai Ye, who had been flying with his head down, was slightly taken aback. "What are you thanking me for?"
"If you hadn't used this method to make Shi Lan give up on coming with us, then with her personality, even if I disagreed, she definitely would have secretly followed us.
She was already injured. If she forced herself to fight, she would inevitably face danger.
Thank you, Brother Ye. You really are thoughtful. You came up with such a perfect solution—it let her contribute without putting herself at risk."
Bai Ye: "Uh... indeed. I've always been rather thorough in my considerations."
"Mr. Speaker..."
"First Speaker..."
The current Federation Speaker, Zhang Jingyuan, stumbled into the Federation's core