Joshua held the Spatial Ring with a broad smile. "It's no trouble at all. My father's in good health, too!"
Gaines wanted to do business, and it made sense to give his own people the first opportunity. Joshua's father ran a relatively small caravan, but years of experience had given him a solid foundation. If Joshua's father hadn't insisted on handling everything himself, Gaines would have invested even more. He didn't want to overwork him.
"How long can you stay, Senior Sister?" Neither Gaines nor Yan Jiu could bring themselves to ask, but Joshua had no such qualms. "Can I come with you? I want to see the Northern Snowfield too!"
Joshua could have graduated early. His coursework was light, and he had long since earned the credits and passed the assessments; he simply refused to leave. There was no reason he couldn't accompany Ye Chuqi to the Northern Snowfield.
Ye Chuqi considered it for a moment, then turned to Yan Jiu. "You want to go too?"
Yan Jiu pressed his lips together and said nothing. But his expression clearly said I want to go.
"That could work," Ye Chuqi said after a moment's thought. "I might need help when we get there. It's just your travel speed..."
Before she could finish, a sharp birdcall rang out, and a snow-white figure appeared before her.
Ye Chuqi stared. "Is that... Gungun?"
"Coo?" Gungun replied.
They hadn't met in years. The fluffy creature that used to perch on Yan Jiu's head and glare at everyone with the same provocative look as him had grown this big?
Gungun studied Ye Chuqi too, his narrow eyes gleaming. Before long, he caught a familiar scent on her. He had spent all these years with Yan Jiu, but he hadn't forgotten that the person with this