SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

He stared in astonishment at the back of the Green King, wondering to himself: "My lord, we've done quite a few wicked things, haven't we?"

No, we've never done anything good!

Outside the underground palace, a cold, damp wind howled past, carrying withered leaves.

Two powerful figures stood side by side on the edge of the cliff, their robes fluttering in the wind.

Looking towards the main city shrouded in dark clouds in the distance, Youzheng said in a deep voice, "Zuoyan, I don't think that fire-type awakener is a remnant of the forces from back then."

"You think it's useless." Zuo Yan leaned against an ancient tree on the edge of the cliff, his tone calm. "You need to make the Envoy think so too."

Youzheng shook his head and sighed, crushing a withered leaf that had drifted down in front of him with his fingertips: "Your Excellency is just too cautious!"

"What power in this world is there that we should be wary of?"

"Twenty-five years have passed. If those remnants were still alive, would they have endured this long?"

"Even if they weren't all killed back then, 25 years have passed. Even if they were still alive, they would be on their last legs. And the two who could pose a threat to the Envoy in the future would have long since perished!"

"I really don't know what the point of acting so suffocatingly is."

"Don't oversimplify the world." Zuo Yan looked up at the dark clouds on the horizon, his gaze calm. "You Zheng, in your heart, do you truly believe that His Majesty departed on his own?"

Youzheng paused, his brow furrowing. "What do you mean?"

Zuo Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Is it possible... that His Excellency was forced to leave?"

To put it bluntly, they were driven away.

"Are you crazy!" Youzheng grabbed his wrist abruptly, lowering his voice to stop him. "There's absolutely no way that's possible!"

"Back then, His Excellency was already at the mid-eighth level. In this world, who could withstand even a single move from him?"

Zuo Yan smiled, pulled his hand away, and calmly asked, "Then why did Your Excellency leave in such a hurry back then? How do you explain that?"

He patted Youzheng on the shoulder, his tone relaxed: "Also... don't take it seriously, I was just saying it casually."

"You have a mouth that's truly fearless." You Zheng smiled helplessly. "Let's go. The envoy only gave us half a month. We'll search every inch of the earth in these three main cities to find the Red King's whereabouts."

"Hmm..." Zuo Yan nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "I heard that Zhan Qing summoned those four? Is that true? Is he that brave?"

"I heard... he was beaten half to death by the Blood King," Youzheng replied calmly.

"hiss--"

Zuo Yan gasped, "Zhan Qing is still awesome. That crazy woman kills like she's out of her mind. I never want to run into her again in my life."

"Indeed." Youzheng's voice carried a hint of trepidation.

"But Your Excellency has decided to summon them in half a month. I suppose those four have already received the news... I'm really afraid that the madwoman will swing her knife at Your Excellency at the slightest provocation."

"Although those four were killing machines, they were also terrifyingly united in some ways."

……

Wutong Residential Area.

After dinner, Lin Mu had already returned to his bedroom.

He leaned against the headboard, his expression inexplicably displeased.

The phone spun around in his hand more than a dozen times, but the screen remained dark, without a single message notification.

He sat up straight, turned on his phone, and hovered his fingertip over Su Nianhe's number repeatedly, murmuring softly, "Su Nianhe, you haven't contacted me for two days. You've made me unhappy."

"If I'm unhappy, you have to comfort me."

After a few more seconds, Lin Mu took a deep breath and decided to make the call, because the two days of waiting had made him extremely anxious.

Just as his fingertip touched the dial button, he suddenly trembled: a rapid ringtone suddenly sounded, and the caller ID displayed the name he had been longing for.

A faint smile appeared on his lips, his mood instantly improving. Without hesitation, he pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear.

Before he could even speak, a sharp, angry roar came from the other end: "Lin Mu, are you dead?!"

"Speak! Don't be mute, I'm asking you again, are you dead!?"

Lin Mu's eyes widened in surprise, and his smile froze abruptly: Why is she angry again? Isn't it me who's unhappy?

He subconsciously softened his voice, asking with a hint of confusion, "I'm here. I can hear your voice. Are you angry again?"

"Lin Mu! You big idiot!"

Su Nianhe's voice suddenly rose, her anger almost overflowing from the receiver, "How dare you even ask that!"

"Tell me! Why haven't you contacted me these past two days!"

"Just yesterday you were so confident that you'd patiently wait for me to like you, but what about now?"

"It's been two days already, where have you been? Speak up! Why are you being mute again!?"

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment by the shout, and quickly explained, his tone somewhat innocent: "I've been waiting for you to finish..."

"Also, didn't I tell you about my schedule for the past two days? And... I've been waiting for you to contact me."

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone, with only soft breathing sounds coming through, as if an even fiercer anger was brewing.

Lin Mu subconsciously moved his phone further away, and sure enough... the next second a crisp roar rang out.

Until the voice on the other end of the phone gradually subsided.

Lin Mu then put the phone back to his ear, speaking softly and earnestly, "I know you're unhappy right now, but I've also been unhappy these past two days since you contacted me."

"So... let's call this even, okay?"

"Pfft—"

Su Nianhe on the other end of the phone seemed to laugh in exasperation; her anger subsided, and her voice softened: "Of course not!"

"Since I'm unhappy and you're unhappy too, let's comfort each other, understand?"

Lin Mu paused, his brows furrowing slightly, but his tone remained serious: "I think it's more reasonable to even things out..."

"Lin Mu!" Su Nianhe's gentleness instantly turned cold. "You need to listen to your girlfriend, understand?"

"But I don't like you yet, so it doesn't count." Lin Mu blurted out, but regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth...

The other end of the phone went silent, like the stillness before a storm.

But the expected outburst did not occur; instead, a calm yet aggrieved voice rang out: "Lin Mu, your words hurt me."

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

Lin Mu hurriedly tried to explain, but was interrupted by the words, "Alright, I'll settle these scores with you when we meet."

"Now! Check up on them!"

Lin Mu was stunned again, looking completely bewildered: "Checking up on me? What's that now?"

"Oh! You need to explain clearly what you're doing right now, who's with you, and the more detailed the better!" Su Nianhe urged in a slightly coquettish tone.

"Hmm..." Lin Mu paused, then replied earnestly, "I just finished dinner. Only my parents and Yan Yan are at home."

"We just had grilled fish, stewed meat, and dry-fried potato slices..."

"Alright, alright!"

A helpless laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Just tell me what you're doing right now!"

Lin Mu suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Then what are you doing now?"

"Hmm? Why the sudden seriousness? I'm currently reclining on the sofa."

Su Nianhe added with a smile, "Hmm... now I've changed my position again, it's the position I'm in when I miss you~"

"So you're not busy right now, right?" Lin Mu asked, her fingers unconsciously tightening around her phone.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a soft laugh: "Not busy, Lin Mu? Why are you suddenly acting a little strange?"

"Say what you want to say directly. What? Do you still consider me an outsider?"

"Then I'll say it." Lin Mu took a deep breath, his heart pounding like a drum.

Su Nianhe chuckled, her voice full of anticipation: "Then tell me, I'm listening attentively~"

Lin Mu took another deep breath and finally blurted out what he had kept in his heart for two days:

"Su Nianhe, I miss you."