"Boss, we're here." Chu Sheng looked at the gate of the Xiyu base and felt like he was going to vomit blood. He really didn't know what was wrong with his boss. First, he inexplicably wanted to go to the Nanxiao base to find Ji Yueyao, and then after Ji Yueyao secretly left, he went straight to the Xiyu base.

Xia Yaoxuan didn't speak. His face was very gloomy. Because he was looking up, Chu Sheng couldn't see his expression, but instinctively felt that he was cold and unapproachable.

"Boss, you and that Ji Yueyao are not related at all, so why are you humbling yourself and going to her like this?" After hesitating for a moment, Chu Sheng was still a little annoyed. In his opinion, Ji Yueyao was not worth Xia Yaoxuan chasing after. She was just a naive girl.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yaoxuan turned his head and coldly swept his gaze over Chu Sheng. Under his sharp eyes, Chu Sheng felt his breath catch in his throat. He immediately took a step back and lowered his head. "Boss, I overstepped my bounds."

Xia Yaoxuan withdrew his gaze and strode straight forward. "Chu Sheng, do you know what the one thing I regret least about coming into this world is?"

Chu Sheng was taken aback. What did it mean to "come into this world"? However, he quickly put the question aside, simply lowered his head, shook it, and remained silent.

Xia Yaoxuan chuckled, a hint of self-mockery in his voice, "The thing I regret least is... coming into this world."

What kind of answer is this?! Chu Sheng was completely dumbfounded. He looked up and found that Xia Yaoxuan had a strange smile on his lips.

In that instant, Chu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine, causing him to tremble for no apparent reason, simply out of instinct.

"Why aren't you verifying your identity yet?" Standing in front of the gate of the Xiyu base, Xia Yaoxuan raised his chin impatiently.

The guards at the Xiyu base were standing impatiently at their posts on the side of the gate, their weapons pointed directly at Xia Yaoxuan, as if they could blow his head off at any moment.

Chu Sheng then came to his senses. He quickly took off the backpack he was carrying and handed the guard their identification information from the Xiyu base.

Xia Yaoxuan stood behind Chu Sheng, arms crossed, a strange glint in his eyes. He actually managed to sneak away. Very well, Ji Yueyao.

The girl's bright red blood soaked through her clothes, over the books scattered on the floor, and flowed down the stairs. She lay there, eyes open, dying with her eyes wide open.

Behind her was a massive black hole, seemingly without gravity, yet it slowly sucked her body into the unknown darkness.

This was the most profound scene in Xia Yaoxuan's mind, his most desperate moment, and his most insane instant.

Xia Yaoxuan let out a soft breath, looked at the door that had been pushed open in front of him, glanced at the guards who had suddenly become respectful at the door, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips. "Chu Sheng, let's go to our residence."

Having already chased you all the way to this world, how can you ask me to stop now?

I have no way back.

...

"..." Ji Yueyao stared at the man who was magnified infinitely in front of her, and suddenly felt a little confused. Could someone tell her what was going on?

Despite her best efforts, she couldn't push the man away. Mu Yan was biting her lip, seemingly with no intention of letting go.

This...shameless man! Ji Yueyao felt her face burning hot enough to boil an egg. She let out a weak groan and then threw a punch at him.

"Slap." Mu Yanxuan raised her hand and hugged Ji Yueyao's fist almost without looking, and then reluctantly let go of the sweetness in her mouth.

"You're going to make a move right away?" Mu Yanxuan chuckled with pleasure.

"Laugh... What are you laughing at!" Ji Yueyao glared at him again, pulled her fist back, and turned her head away.

She did look angry, but only Ji Yueyao knew that she was actually just shy. Her face was so red that it would look terrible, and she didn't want Mu Yanxuan to see it.

Mu Yanxuan stopped laughing, but the smile in his eyes wouldn't go away. He looked at Ji Yueyao's flushed cheeks and thought she was extremely cute.

“Yes… let’s go to the Xiyu base together.” Mu Yanxuan said with certainty, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

"Are you free?" Ji Yueyao glanced at him. Although it was nice for him to be by her side, as the commander of an army, he couldn't just hang around her all the time, could he?

"Very busy." Mu Yanxuan looked up, seemingly thinking of the thick stack of documents in the office, and frowned. "But the important ones have been resolved, and the rest can be left to Ling Yang."

Poor Ling Yang was currently miserably dealing with documents in his office. Looking at the mountain of official business, he wished he could use both his hands and feet to manage it.

"Do you trust your subordinates a lot?" Ji Yueyao raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Mu Yanxuan.

Having personally handled affairs at the Nanxiao base, she knew all too well that dealing with a larger force could drive anyone mad. Leaving aside the various issues with the residents, there were a whole host of problems with construction and maintenance alone.

A system is like a pyramid. People at the bottom are managed by people at the top, and people at the top are managed by people at the even higher level. As you can imagine, the people at the top of the pyramid manage the work of all the people below, who have been selected and summarized. The people at the top must be like the brain and never stop thinking, otherwise the whole system will fall into chaos.

Therefore, it is conceivable how much work a high-ranking member of a power must have and how busy they must be.

Looking up at Mu Yanxuan, who had a calm expression, Ji Yueyao thought that this guy must be someone she trusted completely, since he could entrust even the most confidential matters to the highest levels.

“They’re not subordinates,” Mu Yanxuan said softly, his eyes softening, completely unlike his usual coldness. “They are partners.”

Partners... then their relationship must be similar to hers with Lin Xuan and Kaqi? Ji Yueyao nodded in realization, thinking about the way Ling Yang and Mu Yanxuan got along, which was indeed not a very strict superior-subordinate relationship.

"So, he's your childhood sweetheart." Ji Yueyao chuckled.

Mu Yanxuan thought for a moment, a smile appearing in her eyes, "Hmm... they're all childhood friends, not childhood sweethearts."

"Pfft." Ji Yueyao burst out laughing, then she suddenly thought of Xia Yaoxuan... Now that she and Mu Yanxuan have confirmed their relationship, shouldn't she introduce her childhood friend to Mu Yanxuan now?

"Actually, I also have a childhood friend... his name is Xia Yaoxuan." Ji Yueyao started her self-destructive mode.

The arms around her waist tightened. Ji Yueyao keenly sensed a chill in the air. She looked up at the expressionless Mu Yanxuan and swallowed hard. "Didn't you introduce your childhood friend? I'm just introducing him too..."

"Xia Yaoxuan?" Although the atmosphere around them eased slightly after hearing Ji Yueyao's explanation, Mu Yanxuan still gritted his teeth and uttered the name, his eyes suddenly darkening to a chilling degree. "The leader of the Black race... Xia Yaoxuan?" (To be continued.)