The morning mountain forest was slippery and difficult to navigate. Rain-soaked leaves resulted in an unusually large number of insects in the woods.
Especially the insects hiding under the leaves, which all scurried out.
There were swarms of ants everywhere, dragonflies flitting about, and snakes crawling chaotically in all directions.
Fortunately, for now, they had not encountered any large animals, like tigers, lions, or wolves.
As noon approached, the sun came out.
Everyone was gradually getting closer to their destination.
...
Imperial Capital!
After Quan Shaoqing finished his work, he felt restless and suddenly thought of Gu Xiaoxi.
He really wanted to call her, just to hear her voice.
But he knew she was on a mission.
In the end, with a heart full of complexity and longing, he made a call to Jing Rui instead.
"Shaoqing, what's up?" Jing Rui was tapping on her computer in her bright office. She had just received a new case and was busy with it.
