Caught Between Hope and Fear

Little Jing had been gone for quite a while... Well, actually, not that long.

From the time they had set out for the Far North until now, at most a little over ten days had passed, yet Bibi Dong still felt as though she had not seen Little Jing for a very, very long time.

She wondered what Little Jing was doing... and whether he missed her.

Whenever she thought of how she would not be able to see Little Jing for over a year, perhaps even longer, when she went to Slaughter City in the future, Bibi Dong could not help but sigh inwardly.

But then again, perhaps her longing for Little Jing would instead drive her to emerge from Slaughter City ahead of schedule?

Bibi Dong continued to let her thoughts run wild, completely failing to notice the helpless look Qian Xunji had revealed.

"Dong'er."

"Dong'er!"

Qian Xunji called out twice in succession, his tone somewhat stern, before Bibi Dong finally snapped back to her senses.

Bibi Dong raised her head somewhat blankly, only to meet Qian Xunji's gaze, as though he could see straight into her heart.

"Dong'er, did you remember everything I just said?"

"Yes, Teacher. I remembered it all."

Qian Xunji glanced at Bibi Dong, then nodded. "Alright, then repeat it for me."

Uh...

Bibi Dong's expression immediately stiffened, and an awkward look appeared on her face.

Seeing this, Qian Xunji could not help but sigh. "The intelligence on Slaughter City concerns the Evil God's second trial that you are undertaking. This matter is of utmost importance, so pay more attention to it. Do not think it is somewhere you can easily get through. If you enter Slaughter City and are still as distracted as you are now, you will not be able to come