The sun set and the moon rose.
In the blink of an eye, night had already fallen.
Several hours passed, and Qian was still sound asleep.
At a certain moment, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.
Knock, knock, knock~
The next instant, Qian's eyes flew open.
In just a heartbeat, his gaze went from dazed to clear.
Right after that, his senses spread outward. Only after confirming the visitor's identity did he relax slightly.
However, he did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he sat up, spread his arms, and stretched hard.
Crack, crack, crack~
The sound of bones grinding rang out.
Qian only felt indescribably comfortable.
"It's been so long since I slept this well!"
Qian murmured, lowered his arms, and only then said, "Come in!"
Creak~
The door was pushed open.
Uchiha Tekka walked in.
Seeing him, Qian asked directly, "What is it?"
Hearing Qian's question, Uchiha Tekka did not waste words and answered directly, "This afternoon, Captain Kurosawa sent word that you're to arrive at Black Stone Outpost before eight tomorrow morning."
"Black Stone Outpost?"
Hearing this, Qian frowned slightly and confirmed, "The Black Stone Outpost under the Central Defense Line, near the southernmost edge of the Northern Defense Line?"
"That's right, there."
Uchiha Tekka answered firmly.
"If I remember correctly, that should be a large outpost with extremely tight defenses. It shouldn't have fallen, right?"
At this point, Qian suddenly seemed to remember something and cut in to ask, "Right, in last night's battle, how many outposts did we lose?"
"Four."
Uchiha Tekka answered, "According to Captain Kurosawa's message, Kirigakure broke through a total of four of our outposts last night, and one of them was near Black Stone Outpost."
"Oh~"
Hearing this, Qian immediately understood. "In other words, Command Headquarters is preparing to retake