The two chatted a little more, then ended their conversation once they felt they had covered the matter.
With a thought, He Haikun withdrew the pitch-black shadows around them, smiled at Gu Qing, and said,
"I'll head back to Headquarters, then. Let's talk another day."
"Sure. Take care, Captain He."
Gu Qing returned a fake smile.
With that, he turned toward Xia Shuran and resumed his journey home.
Vroom, vroom, vroom!
The roar of an engine rang out.
Xia Shuran twisted the throttle, riding the jet-black heavy motorcycle toward downtown Haicheng with Gu Qing behind her.
Watching the pair recede into the distance, He Haikun inwardly sighed in relief.
Thank goodness this newly crowned number one of the Night Court's younger generation is just a stupid university student fresh out of school. No real-world experience, easy to fool.
Otherwise, I'd really have to pack up and flee tonight, forced to abandon everything I've worked so hard for in the Night Court over all these years.
But...
I've thoroughly fooled Gu Qing, but what am I supposed to do about the Fox Woman Clan?
Gu Qing has awakened now, and he's even become the best of the Night Court's younger generation. What reason would a supernatural genius with such a promising future have to let me turn him?
Those Fox Women aren't idiots. They'll definitely find that suspicious. If they discover I've secretly been playing both sides, I'm done for.
Forget it. I'll take things as they come.
If anything goes wrong, I'll pack up and run immediately.
With that thought, He Haikun's figure instantly blurred, about to turn back into a mass of pitch-black shadows and float into the sky again.
Just then, a figure with an exceptionally powerful presence emerged from the darkness, appearing before He Haikun like a