Chapter 618 - 389: Worry From the Silence

Chapter 618: Chapter 389: Worry From the Silence

BOOM...

WHOOSH...

SPLASH...

Outside, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. The wind howled and rain poured, pattering against the glass window.

It was already 4:30 in the morning, but the living room was still brightly lit.

A glamorous woman in a slip nightgown sat on the living room sofa, quietly watching an entertainment program on TV.

When the program cut to a commercial break, the woman tore her gaze away from the television. Her right hand, its nails painted red, reached for her phone beside her.

She pressed the unlock button, her finger tapping the screen to open a social media app. Seeing that the message she had sent over an hour ago remained unanswered, as if a stone dropped into the ocean, she couldn’t help but frown.

’The rain is so heavy outside. If Liu Menglong has already made his move on the target, he should be on his way back by now. Why isn’t he responding to my calls or messages?’

The glamorous woman stared at the chat window, muttering to herself.

After a few minutes of thought, she exited the chat, opened her contacts, and dialed Zhu Daqi’s number.

RING RING RING...

In a dim room, Zhu Daqi, dressed in a tank top and shorts, was fast asleep and snoring on his bed when the sudden ringing of his phone startled him awake.

"Who the hell is calling me in the middle of the night?" Zhu Daqi grumbled irritably as he fumbled for the nightstand.

He grabbed his phone, and the name on the caller ID instantly sobered him up.

"Hello, Yan? Is something wrong?"

"Zhu Daqi, are you with Liu Menglong right now?" the glamorous woman asked.

"Yan, I’m not with Big Bro. After we met up earlier, he told me to head back first," Zhu Daqi explained.

Hearing this, the woman frowned. She had hoped to get some news about Liu Menglong from Zhu Daqi. "Alright, I understand."

The line went dead.

Zhu Daqi stared at his phone screen and scratched his head, wondering why the glamorous woman would call him in the middle of the night to ask such a thing.

YAWN...

A wave of drowsiness washed over him. Zhu Daqi stopped thinking about the call, placed his phone back on the nightstand, and fell back to sleep.

After the call, a sense of unease began to creep into the woman’s heart.

’Liu Menglong couldn’t have run into trouble. The target is just a Tier One Peak Cultivator. With his Second Order Middle Stage cultivation, dealing with someone like that should have been a piece of cake.’

In the otherwise quiet living room, the only sounds were the television and the woman’s soft muttering.

...

「A little after seven in the morning.」

The heavy rain that had poured all night finally stopped.

The dark clouds dispersed, and golden sunlight descended from the heavens, blanketing the earth that had been washed by rain all night.

CHIRP CHIRP...

Birds perched on rain-drenched branches, chirping merrily in a series of clear, pleasant notes.

Under the morning sun, the water droplets clinging to the branches refracted a brilliant, colorful light.

The campers by the creek emerged from their tents. Listening to the sweet birdsong from the surrounding woods and gazing at the vibrant, mist-shrouded mountain scenery, they were captivated by the natural beauty.

The noise from outside woke Lin Li from his deep sleep. He slowly opened his eyes, reached for his phone nearby, and checked the time.

’It’s almost eight!’

YAWN! He raised a hand to cover his mouth, then turned to look beside him.

About half a meter away, the slender Su Yue lay on her side. Her fair arms were out of her sleeping bag, crossed over her chest.

Her jet-black, silky hair was fanned out. With her eyes closed and her rosy lips breathing evenly, she slept peacefully, like a sleeping beauty from a fairy tale.

’She didn’t fall asleep until after one last night, so it’s normal that she’s still not awake.’

Last night, Lin Li had fought a great battle in the wild against that Second Order Peak Mutant Beast. He had been exhausted when he returned and had no energy for stray thoughts, so he had fallen asleep quickly.

But now, having woken up refreshed and full of energy, the orchid-like, musky scent wafting from her side kept tickling his nose.

Just like that, Lin Li’s steady heartbeat couldn’t help but quicken, and his thoughts began to wander.

’Uh... I can’t stay in the tent any longer. I’d better get up now!’ Lin Li reined in his wandering thoughts, wriggled out of his sleeping bag, unzipped the tent door, and stepped outside.

The morning air after the rain was crisp and cool, especially here in the mountains.

He took a deep breath of the cool air, feeling refreshed all over.

Since it wasn’t that early anymore, most of the people camping by the creek had already emerged from their tents.

The campers took their toiletries down to the clear creek to wash up. The bone-chilling water splashed on their faces was instantly invigorating, washing away any lingering sleepiness.

"The temperature in the mountains must have dropped a few degrees after last night’s storm," Lin Li muttered to himself, noticing the chill. He then went to the creek ahead to brush his teeth and wash his face.

GURGLE...

PFFT...

Because there were people downstream, Lin Li spat his mouthwash onto the grass beside him.