But she laughed heartily instead. "Hey, buddy, what's going on with that Feng Ji? She called you her husband in public."
"Uh... she's from Kun Cang. Their forms of address differ somewhat from what you see in TV dramas. The term 'husband' generally needs to be interpreted separately. 'Minister' refers to kings, lords, generals, and ministers; 'lord' refers to one ranked among dukes and high officials. Put together, it's a respectful form of address for an adult man... yes, a respectful form of address."
"Is that so?" Hu Ya was momentarily bewildered.
"Forget that!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Any news from the other two places?"
The moment he spoke in such proper terms, Hu Ya immediately corrected herself. "When I came over just now, Number 8 was urgently restoring communications. Let's go take a look."
So-called restoring communications was really just recalibrating frequencies.
The space had changed, the magnetic fields were abnormal, and all the band frequencies had descended into utter chaos.
All communications had likewise become abnormal.
But after a night of adjustments, things should have mostly been sorted out.
Lin Xiaosu and Hu Ya arrived at the platform of Willow Grove Temple. Number 8 raised her hand in salute. "Commander-in-Chief, civilian communications have not yet been restored, but the special frequencies can connect now. We have news from the South Sea and the Southern Frontier."
"Speak!"
"Over at the South Sea, twenty-three nuclear bombs were deployed. The Forked Flood Dragons and Liwan that crossed the boundary were blasted until not even flesh remained. The situation is basically under control. The situation in the Southern Frontier, however, is extremely strange..."
"How strange?" Lin Xiaosu asked.
"Our defensive line was about to be breached by the enemy when a snow-white turtle suddenly changed the spiritual currents of that region. That stretch