He Pingsheng dared not pause for even an instant. Golden light flashed beneath his feet as he raced over towering mountains and mighty rivers.
On the way there, Jinlan had carried him on that giant bat, taking less than an hour. But running back, even with the shoes' assistance, He Pingsheng needed a full half day to reach her.
At the sight of him, Jinlan breathed a sigh of relief.
"I thought you'd run off!" Jinlan patted her chest.
A pair of peaks swayed like wind-tossed clouds.
He Pingsheng took out a drop of Golden Bee Sacred Nectar and swallowed it.
In an instant, his depleted dantian was replenished.
Jinlan's eyes lit up. "How much more of that do you have?"
"Quite a lot!" He Pingsheng said.
Jinlan: ...
"Oh, right!" She hurriedly pulled her thoughts back on track and asked curiously, "How did it go? Don't tell me you actually got the Divine Spear?"
He Pingsheng said nothing. With a casual wave, he held the three-inch black spear in his hand.
There was no need to hide it.
Countless people already knew he had obtained the Divine Spear. Once Jinlan left Divine General Mountain, she would find out sooner or later anyway.
Taking it out like this would also make him seem more forthright.
I'm an honest, decent man!
"I... you... you..." Staring at the little spear in He Pingsheng's hand, Jinlan trembled with excitement, unable even to speak clearly.
Only after a long while did she draw a deep breath. "You really got it?"
"Heavens, what kind of freak are you?"
"Let me touch your Divine Spear!"
Whoosh...
With the speed of a thunderbolt that left no time to cover one's ears, He Pingsheng put the little spear away again.
*Letting you look at it already proves how