Chapter 593 Ningguang has not slept yet...
The rest of the day was spent fishing.
Late at night, everything was quiet in the Thorn Rose Society's stronghold on Gray River.
Ying and Paimon were lying quietly on the bed, their mouths slightly open, breathing evenly and softly, obviously they had fallen into a sweet dream.
However, unlike usual, this time Paimon did not sleep between the two of them as she did in the past. Instead, she lay obediently on the edge of the bed, enjoying the small space that belonged to her alone.
Shao Yun looked at Ying in his arms quietly, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.
Although it was late at night, he had no desire to sleep and his eyes were still wide open.
Perhaps it was because he drank a lot of coffee while chatting with Alechino at the Buffati Mansion today, so that his spirit was now in an extremely excited state.
Time passed by minute by minute, and it was almost the second half of the night, but Shao Yun still showed no sign of tiredness.
He grumbled helplessly: "It's so boring, I can't sleep at all..."
Out of boredom, he reached out and gently pinched Ying's nose while she was sleeping.
Ying seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, her brows slightly furrowed, then she raised her hands in a daze and grabbed at the air a few times.
"Well... stop it, Paimon..." After saying that, Ying rubbed hard into Shao Yun's arms again.
Shao Yun teased the sleeping Ying for a while, then heaved a long sigh and said to himself, "Oh, I'm so bored. I still can't fall asleep... It seems I drank too much coffee during the day..."
At this moment, a system dialog box suddenly popped up, with a line of words clearly displayed on it.
[Do you want to start the hidden mission? ]
Shao Yun knew what this hidden mission was, which was to go back to Liyue and meet Ningguang.
However, it was late at night, and Shao Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself hesitantly: "Going to see Ningguang so late at night? This seems a bit, um... inappropriate, right?"
"It's a bit like, um, um, who doesn't sleep in the middle of the night?"
At this time, the system issued a timely reminder.
[You want to say "I miss the people but I haven't slept yet"? You forgot how long it takes to travel... If you want to open the abyss portal directly on the Jade Pavilion, you are not even acting! ]
When Shao Yun heard the system mention the word "hurry up", he suddenly realized and said, "Yes, I almost forgot about this!"
"If we leave now and hurry up, we'll probably be back by the afternoon..."
As he spoke, Shao Yun looked at Ying who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, and spoke in a low voice.
"Ying, I'm going to Liyue. See you tomorrow afternoon. If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your tacit consent."
Shao Yun thought that Ying was sleeping soundly anyway and he would not respond to him, so he prepared to get out of bed quietly.
Unexpectedly, just when Shao Yun was about to get up on tiptoe, Ying suddenly moved, and her hand happened to rest on Shao Yun's hand.
At the same time, Ying was still mumbling incoherently in her sleep.
"Well... don't go..."
Shao Yun was startled. He subconsciously thought that Ying had woken up and was about to say that he just wanted to go to the toilet.
However, when he found that Ying still had her eyes closed, her pretty face looked particularly beautiful at this moment, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
He carefully and gently moved Ying's soft and delicate hand away from the back of his hand, fearing that any big movement would disturb the sleeping Ying.
Then, he leaned down and whispered in Ying's ear: "Well... I didn't hear anything... Don't worry, I will definitely be back in the afternoon."
After saying these words, Shao Yun looked at Ying's peaceful sleeping face for a while before getting out of bed.
……
Late at night, everything is silent.
In the vast mountainous forest area of Liyue's Minlin region, suddenly, an abyss portal flashing with strange light appeared without warning.
This sudden change made the small animals that originally lived here instantly feel a strong and dangerous atmosphere spreading.
They woke up from their dreams in panic, and then fled in all directions, trying to get away from this terrible area as soon as possible.
Shao Yun walked out of the abyss portal.
He looked around warily at the unfamiliar environment, only to see towering ancient trees and jagged rocks.
The moonlight shines through the dense branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows, casting a hazy and mysterious veil over the entire forest.
"Wow, what the hell is this? Is this still Liyue?"
At this moment, a system pop-up window popped up at the right time and gave an explanation.
[This is the Lingju Pass area of Liyue, located to the west of the Tianheng Mountain area. ]
Shao Yun carefully looked at the surrounding scenery and murmured to himself suspiciously: "It's really strange, why is the Abyss Cult's Abyss node set up here?"
The system advised.
[Stop talking so much, and leave here quickly. The remaining breath of the abyss may attract unnecessary attention. ]
Shao Yun was very receptive to the advice. After all, Liyue was a place not unlike Inazuma and Xumi, where there were really people in charge!
He whistled immediately. Then, he silently counted down to ten seconds while muttering, "Okay, let's select the troops. Which horse should we ride to Liyue Harbor?"
There was a slight sound of hoofbeats and panting coming from the distance, and then a faint pink shadow was seen galloping towards this side.
Seeing that the winner was "Luo Bo", Shao Yun excitedly announced loudly: "Haha, oh! It seems that the lucky one this time is Luo Bo!"
After saying that, Luobo had already stopped obediently in front of Shao Yun.
Shao Yun nimbly climbed onto the horse and sat firmly on the saddle.
He patted Luobo's neck gently and said, "Good girl, let's go! The destination is Liyue Harbor, to meet Miss Ningguang..."
Before he finished speaking, Luobo spread out his four hooves and left the area carrying Shao Yun.
Not long after Shao Yun left, a figure suddenly appeared at the same place.
The person who came was the demon-conquering Great Sage "Xiao".
Xiao squatted down with a serious expression, stretched out his right hand, dug up a handful of soil from the ground, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it a few times.
Then, Xiao's expression became increasingly gloomy, and he muttered to himself: "This breath... is the breath of the abyss!"
A strong feeling of uneasiness surged in his heart, and Xiao couldn't help but clench his fists.
Then, his eyes fell on the clearly visible horseshoe prints next to him, and his expression instantly became very complicated.
"Horseshoe prints? Strange... Could it be that Mr. Shao Yun has returned? Strange..."
The breath of the abyss intertwined with these horseshoe prints made things confusing.
For a moment, even Xiao, who was always decisive and resolute, became a little hesitant.
After a moment, Xiao slowly stood up and murmured in a low voice: "This matter is of great importance, we must report it to the Emperor immediately!"
After saying this, his figure flashed, turned into a green light, and disappeared.
……
As the eastern sky gradually turned a faint pale gray, the soft morning light gently fell on the earth, covering the land of Liyue with a thin layer of golden gauze.
Shao Yun rode on a carrot and arrived at the outskirts of Liyue Harbor.
He pulled the reins to slow Carrot down.
"Here I go again..."
Shao Yun's gaze lingered on the place not far away where he had once camped with Ying and Paimeng.
Those good times seem like they happened just yesterday, and are still vivid in my mind.
Shao Yun looked up at the sky, and his sight was attracted by the Qun Yu Pavilion floating high in the air.
"I don't know if Ningguang has gotten up yet..."
……
Liyue, inside the Jade Pavilion.
Ningguang's secretary, Miss Baiwen, was busy sorting out Ningguang's schedule for today.
She was concentrating on flipping through the documents in her hands, carefully checking every arrangement to make sure there were no omissions.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared in front of her without warning.
“Wow?!”
The sudden change frightened Baiwen so much that she screamed. She looked at the uninvited guest in front of her in horror.
Only after seeing that the person coming was Shao Yun did he feel slightly relieved.
"It turned out to be Mr. Shao Yun. I was scared to death..."
Shao Yun looked at the frightened Bai Wen with interest and asked curiously, "Are you Bai Wen?"
Hearing Shao Yun's question, Bai Wen quickly calmed down and replied, "Yes, may I ask, Mr. Shao Yun, what brings you to Qun Yu Pavilion?"
As she spoke, her eyes unconsciously glanced towards Ningguang's bedroom, as if she was worried that Ningguang would be woken up by him.
Shao Yun did not notice Bai Wen's strangeness, and asked directly: "Where is Ningguang?"
After hearing this, Bai Wen hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.
"Lady Ningguang...she's still sleeping..."
Upon hearing that Ningguang was actually sleeping, Shao Yun couldn't help but frown and complain unhappily.
"She asked Ye Lan to tell me that she wanted to see me. I stayed up all night to come here to see her, but she herself was sleeping..."
Bai Wen, who was standing nearby, saw this and quickly explained for Ning Guang: "Last night, Lord Ning Guang was busy dealing with various complicated official duties and was not able to rest until late at night."
"So today I did get up later than usual..."
However, Shao Yun didn't want to hear these so-called reasons and excuses.
He waved his hands impatiently and urged, "My time is precious! If she doesn't get up, I'm leaving!"
Bai Wen was shocked when he heard this, and quickly responded respectfully: "Well... I'm really sorry, please wait patiently for a moment, I will go and wake up Master Ningguang right away."
Just as Baiwen turned around to wake Ningguang up, he couldn't help but mutter in dissatisfaction in his heart.
“Well, what’s going on? Lady Ningguang gave you 10 billion Mora, but you still have this attitude… You didn’t even bother to give Lady Ningguang a chance to sleep in…”
Fortunately, Baiwen only complained secretly in her heart. If she dared to say these words out loud.
I'm afraid Shao Yun will let her experience what it feels like to bungee jump from the Qun Yu Pavilion without a rope.