Jing Yuan inwardly cursed the three rotten friends who had pushed him out into the open and resolved to cut ties with them for one minute.
When they learned they were going to war, Yingxing, who worked in logistics, had been inexplicably furious. With dark circles under his eyes, he cursed the Abominations, unleashed a torrent of Xianzhou Swearing, and kept shouting something about "such a perfect opportunity."
Jing Yuan guessed Xianyu had commissioned something from Yingxing earlier, only for war to break out just as he finished it.
He sighed. Although he really did not want to drop a generation in seniority, he still wanted to make his master happy...
Jing Yuan thought of the cat. Since he was heading off to war and could not look after her, he could ask his master to return her to Xianyu.
Before Jing Yuan could speak, his master came looking for him herself, asking for Chi Yu and the cat carrier.
After watching Jingliu leave, Jing Yuan immediately told the others about it.
They were unanimous: the time had come to enjoy the gossip.
The five of them happened to be leading the charge, departing for the front with the first fleet, so they promptly headed to the Cloud Knights' camp. But midway through watching the drama unfold, Chi Yu came charging toward the four of them.
Jing Yuan was falling apart inside, but his expression did not budge as he said to Jingliu and Xianyu:
"What a coincidence..."
He got stuck after just three words.
Calling his master by her name would be far too rude, but he could not bring himself to address Xianyu as his grandmaster either...
Jing Yuan's mind raced. Then he caught something out of the corner of his eye, inspiration struck, and he found a