"Thank you, Proud Dragon!"
"You're too kind, Master. Serving you is the mission for which Proud Dragon was born!"
The mechanical voice rang out, and the passage opened.
Su Ping took the lead and stepped out of the cabin.
The weather in Linzhou was even hotter than in the Imperial City.
But the air of his hometown made Su Ping instinctively narrow his eyes, savoring the complete release of his taut nerves after so long away, the lightness that seemed to seep out through every pore.
As the saying went, a golden nest or silver nest was no match for your own doghouse. Besides, his home was no doghouse anymore!
Then Su Ping glanced around.
Behind Cloudheart, the newly prepared temporary landing pad was spacious and level.
After the Proud Dragon arrived, Su Ping had ordered the construction of an airfield specifically for his private aircraft, one that could also sink underground.
At that moment, figures had long since gathered along the perimeter, waiting for Su Ping's return.
Naturally, Qin Erlong and Liu Fuhai stood at their head.
Among the others were people from the Breeder Association whom Su Ping knew or found familiar.
The rest were people from the Heart of Myriad Spirits.
As Su Ping slowly descended, those figures came forward first.
"Su Ping, you've brought honor to Linzhou and Jianghai!"
Qin Erlong actually ignored his eldest granddaughter beside him. If not for his age and seniority, he probably would have wanted to give the brat before him a great big hug.
Qin Xiaoxue shot the old man a glance.
"Old man, didn't I bring us honor too? I did take a proper fourth place, you know!"
Qin Erlong glanced at Qin Xiaoxue.
"What does that have to do with you? Even if you placed fourth, you represented