In the blink of an eye, the next morning arrived.
In Jiang Lan's arms, Shen Qingqiu slowly woke, opened his eyes, and gazed at him affectionately for a while.
Seemingly sensing Shen Qingqiu's gaze, Jiang Lan opened his eyes.
The sight of Shen Qingqiu's face immediately sent his blood surging.
He took a deep breath and calmed himself a little before rubbing Shen Qingqiu's head and saying:
"Auntie, I have a mission today. I might not be back until tonight. Train on your own for now, and I'll keep you company when I get back."
Shen Qingqiu smiled and said:
"It's fine. Go take care of whatever you need to."
He had long since grown used to Jiang Lan being like this.
"Mm."
Only after planting a kiss on Shen Qingqiu's forehead did Jiang Lan reluctantly get up.
Shen Qingqiu got up as well.
The two quickly freshened up, shared another tender moment, then headed out separately.
After leaving through the city gates, Jiang Lan checked his direction against the coordinates in his mind and activated Wind-Walking Step at full power.
He instantly became a blur, racing toward Hedong Base City.
Hedong Base City was roughly two thousand kilometers from Central Base City.
This time, however, he still had no need to enter the city.
His destination was in the Deep Wilderness Zone outside the Base City.
About forty minutes later, Jiang Lan slowed down.
By now, he was not far from the mission area.
Then Jiang Lan frowned.
This place...
Was a little too quiet.
Under normal circumstances, the density of ferocious beasts in the Deep Wilderness Zone was extremely high.
He had encountered a whole bunch just moments ago.
But upon approaching these coordinates, almost every living creature within his perception had abruptly vanished, leaving only the sound