A hint of joy appeared on everyone's faces.
Even those who weren't speaking had smiles on their faces.
Shen Heng also looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
Perhaps they can't even be considered family.
However, their long-term interaction also fostered a deep bond between them.
At least, they were genuinely happy that Shen Heng had found news of the Firmament Breath Beast.
"But if we're going to kill the Firmament Breath Beast, where do we need to go?" Han Ling asked Wang Hai.
"Northwest, Longzhou," Wang Hai said.
"I see!" Han Ling nodded.
Just as she was about to say yes, her gaze suddenly fell on Le Gu Nan.
After thinking for a moment, Han Ling turned to Wang Hai and asked:
"Captain, can we switch to someone else?"
"Change the player?" Wang Hai looked at Han Ling with some doubt.
"Okay, I have something to do, let Gu Nan go!" Han Ling nodded.
Upon hearing his name, Le Gu Nan looked at Han Ling with some confusion.
" Sister Ling?"
"Hmm, Gu Nan, have you been out?" Han Ling nodded, her eyes shining as she looked at Le Gu Nan.
"Go out?" Le Gu Nan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It means leaving the province!" Han Ling explained.
"Well... I've been to places like Platinum Wave Bay, Green Peaks Lake, and White Sand Isle," Le Gu Nan said, listing several well -Blue Star known resorts on Earth.
"No, I'm not talking about going on vacation with family. I'm talking about going to another province, to some unknown place, where I'm not with my family," Han Ling said.
Le Gu Nan looked at Han Ling for a while before whispering, "No."
"How about we take this opportunity to go out and see some different scenery? Otherwise, we might never be able to go again," Han Ling continued to encourage.
Le Gu Nan's red lips parted slightly, momentarily caught in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Han Ling quickly said, "Please, Gu Nan, please help me!"
Le Gu Nan's lips moved slightly, but she finally closed them gently and said:
"But Shen Heng is going to hunt the Firmament Breath Beast, and I'm worried I'll interfere with him!"
"No, the Firmament Breath Beast isn't strong. Shen Heng could handle it by himself. He probably only called for it because the Firmament Breath Beast can fly, and I use a gun, which makes it easier to fight, right, Shen Heng?" Han Ling looked at Shen Heng to confirm.
Shen Heng glanced at Han Ling, who was giving him a meaningful look, and then looked at Le Gu Nan.
He nodded slightly.
"Yes, that's right."
Even without Han Ling's signal, Shen Heng would have agreed, because that was exactly what he was thinking.
Upon hearing this, Han Ling looked at Le Gu Nan again and smiled:
"See? So anyone capable of ranged attacks can cooperate with Shen Heng."
"And your current attack method is ranged, isn't it? Although its attack power may not be as high as mine, it's enough to deal with the Firmament Breath Beast."
"Besides, there won't be any danger going with Shen Heng. Even in the wilderness, he should be able to take good care of you."
Le Gu Nan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then, seemingly moved by something Han Ling said, spoke up:
I need to call home and ask for my family's opinion first.
"Okay, go ahead, but remember to tell them this is a task from the Supervision Bureau!" Han Ling instructed.
Le Gu Nan didn't reply, but simply nodded, got up, and walked outside.
Shen Heng listened to Le Gu Nan making a phone call a little further away, then turned his gaze to Han Ling.
Are you alright?
"Yes, I'm fine!" Han Ling nodded.
"Then why change it to Le Gu Nan?" Shen Heng asked, somewhat puzzled.
" Gu Nan has always been controlled by her family. She couldn't go anywhere except to the places her family designated. Now that she's joined our Supervision Bureau, she's a bit freer, but that's still her limited range of activities. So, I was thinking of seeing if I could let her see more things," Han Ling said, like a big sister.
Shen Heng nodded slightly upon hearing this. Although he didn't feel that this would make much sense, it didn't stop others from thinking that way.
Han Ling's idea is probably similar to parents hoping their children, who tend to stay at home, will go out more.
"How is it? It shouldn't affect you, right?" Han Ling asked Shen Heng.
"It won't affect anything." Shen Heng shook his head.
It makes a difference whether Le Gu Nan or Han Ling goes, but the difference won't be too significant.
After all, he had planned to go alone before Wang Hai made the request.
"That's good!" Han Ling breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Shen Heng say it wouldn't have any impact.
Although she herself said it had no impact, it was still more reassuring to have Shen Heng confirm it.
After a while, Le Gu Nan returned from outside the restaurant.
"How is it?" Han Ling asked.
Le Gu Nan glanced at everyone present, then turned his gaze to Han Ling.
"Yes, my family has already agreed."
"That's good." Han Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Heng swallowed the meat in his mouth and looked at Le Gu Nan, saying:
"In that case, I'll book a flight for tomorrow. This trip should take two or three days at the earliest, and at the latest, I should be back within a week."
"Yes, I understand." Le Gu Nan nodded slightly, "But..."
"What's wrong?" Shen Heng looked at Le Gu Nan, who seemed hesitant to speak, with some confusion.
Le Gu Nan looked at Shen Heng, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"My family said we don't need to book plane tickets. We have a private jet. We just need to tell them when we want to leave, and they'll apply for the departure time."
"..."
The next day.
Shen Heng bid farewell to his mother, Xu Yuqin.
He didn't hide it from Xu Yuqin, since Xu Yuqin would need to cooperate with the treatment.
However, he didn't say it all, only that he was going to find her a doctor, a doctor he'd heard could treat Weak Breath Disease.
Xu Yuqin initially refused, but after being persuaded by Shen Heng, she finally agreed.
She just wanted Shen Heng to be careful not to swindle the money he had saved over the past two years in the name of trying to treat her illness.
And so, Shen Heng and Le Gu Nan boarded Le Gu Nan's family's plane and flew straight to Longzhou in the Northwest.
Nothing happened along the way.
Although there are Calamity Beast in the sky, let's not even mention the fact that the sky is so vast that it's difficult to encounter them.
The altitude and speed of the aircraft alone are not something an ordinary Calamity Beast could stop, unless it were suicidal!
However, as the Calamity Beast that keep coming in become stronger, it's only a matter of time before common modes of transportation like airplanes and trains stop operating.
Several hours later, at Longzhou Airport.
Shen Heng and Le Gu Nan walked down the gangway together.
Below the plane, a black car was parked, and next to the car stood a middle-aged or elderly man who looked like a butler.
The man bowed slightly to the two people who were getting off the plane.
"Miss!"
"Mr. Shen Heng!"