When Li Huiyuan saw Lin Yi looking over, she merely gave him another glance before resuming her heavy panting.
Lin Yi hurried over to the two women and asked, "Did anything happen over the last few hours?"
Li Huiyuan wanted to say something, but with the words on the tip of her tongue, she looked at Boss first.
Boss said, "Nothing worth noting happened. In short, you ran into the depths of the Layer and kept running until you finally ran back just now."
"As for how long you actually ran, that doesn't really mean much."
"You ran back toward the anchor point, arriving at this point in spacetime. This was actually a displacement in time. At the longer end, it could have been ages; at the shorter end, it could have been just a minute or two later."
"What was actually passing wasn't the time I experienced, but the stretch of time you traveled through."
Lin Yi looked thoughtful.
Boss looked Lin Yi up and down again, then nodded with considerable satisfaction. "You should be pretty much recovered this time. I think we can most likely set off tonight."
"I'll take a shower and get ready."
"As for you-go discuss the departure arrangements with your friends."
With that, Boss turned to leave.
"You just showered. You're taking another one already?" Lin Yi blurted out in surprise.
"You're policing how many showers I take now?" Boss huffed. "Do I need to report to you before I shower? Which one of us is the boss here?"
"Uh-you are, you are-" Lin Yi hastily agreed, hurriedly wiping away his sweat. He wondered why Boss had suddenly snapped at him out of nowhere, but only then did he notice that her chest was also rising and falling slightly, and she seemed drenched in