Buzz, buzz...
The Sky Communicator in her pocket began vibrating at a particular frequency. Familiar with her own settings, Lu Qingxue naturally knew what it meant.
"What is it?"
Mu Fan raised his head and looked into Lu Qingxue's cold eyes. The confusion revealed there no longer needed to be concealed.
"A message from my family. Wait a moment."
Lu Qingxue did not avoid Mu Fan. She simply stood beside him, took out her Sky Communicator, connected it, and held it to her ear.
"Hello..."
The voice from the Sky Communicator was very quiet and carried a peculiar cadence, clearly different from the Federation's current interstellar common language pronunciation. Since Mu Fan had no intention of listening closely, he did not know what the Snow Clan's message said.
What he did know was that Lu Qingxue's body trembled slightly, and she fell silent for a full five seconds...
"I understand. I'll return at once."
The Sky Communicator disconnected.
When Lu Qingxue looked back up at him, Mu Fan felt that the Goddess of War before him, who had seemed like an iceberg melting snow and had only just revealed a trace of brightness after lifting a corner of her veil, had once again carefully hidden herself in a shadow untouched by sunlight. She carefully concealed herself, striving not to reveal even the slightest emotion or thought.
But to Mu Fan, who had walked alongside her all this way, that very behavior was the clearest contrast.
"What is it...? Your aura is unstable." Mu Fan finally asked.
A deeply concealed weariness flashed through Lu Qingxue's picturesque features. Yet she still tried to show Mu Fan only her best side. She did not want him to worry about her.
Besides, it had nothing to do with Mu Fan in the first place,