Two hours later, Chelina opened her eyes.

She blushed slightly as she got up and found that a thin blanket had been placed over her body, covering her nakedness.

The curtains in the room were also drawn, as if to keep the afternoon sun from disturbing her rest.

"How was your rest? You seemed to be dreaming earlier."

In the dim room, a young man's voice suddenly came from beside her.

She turned her head to look at the young man sitting by the bed, holding a green badge in his hand—he also seemed to have just finished meditating not long ago.

Dreaming?

Wait a minute, in the dream just now…

The wolf-eared girl was slightly stunned, her demeanor slightly uneasy, as her slender hand discreetly reached under the blanket toward a certain spot.

—It wasn't an illusion, the sheets really were a little damp.

…Alright then.

Perhaps it wasn't just a little, and it wasn't only the sheets that were damp.

Even with Chelina's usual composure and conduct, thinking about the content of the dream just now made a tinge of crimson spread across her face uncontrollably.

She slightly avoided the young man's gaze and nodded gently.

After a long while, she finally spoke in a soft, sweet voice: "I rested very well."

It had been a long time since she had rested so well; otherwise, she wouldn't have had such a long-lost dream.

A comfort and relaxation that were hard to describe emanated from her body, leaving her feeling somewhat intoxicated even now.

"Then I'm relieved."

This scene.

Lin Guang… could only pretend not to notice.

He didn't dare to imagine what kind of chaotic things Chelina could have dreamed of that would make someone like her, who was usually completely unguarded and occasionally quite assertive, showing no shame, appear with such an expression.

He nodded slightly and continued, "This treatment was very effective; many of your body's functions… are recovering."

"Strictly speaking, I am not healing you, but using spiritual power and the spirit rune array to activate your intrinsic power for self-healing. However, it can still greatly speed up your recovery process."

"Although this method might be too stimulating for your body, making it unsuitable for frequent use, at most once a week, even that can increase your recovery rate by more than tenfold."

Lin Guang flashed a sincere smile: "In other words… you should be healthy again in about three months."

However.

After saying those words, he didn't see the expected joy in Chelina's eyes.

She just… suddenly froze.

The comfort and ambiguous bashfulness that had relaxed her heart just now suddenly vanished without a trace.

Three more months…

Only three months left?

"…"

The girl gently lowered her head, the silence lasting a full ten seconds.

The time felt long enough for Lin Guang to sense something unusual, causing him to subconsciously immerse his mind in their contract, trying to perceive her thoughts.

Similarly.

On the other end of the contract… having not felt Chelina's emotions for a long time, he suddenly sensed an extremely complex feeling.

He instinctively wanted to discern it, but the emotion had already dissipated.

"Thank you, Master."

Chelina had already risen, seemingly regaining her composure.

Naked, her translucent body was once again exposed in the dim light to Lin Guang's eyes without any shyness. She calmly picked up the clothes Lin Guang had folded and placed at the bedside for her and began dressing right in front of him.

"…"

Lin Guang helplessly turned his eyes away slightly before leaving the room altogether.

...

When Chelina also emerged from the bedroom, Lin Guang, sitting on the sofa, clapped his hands.

Once he had gathered the attention of the three girls, he began:

"We have a mission to complete in five days."

Then, he briefly recounted his recent conversation with Lei Wanting and the situation regarding the transaction location.

Upon hearing about Mu Shunying and the fox spirit beast cubs, Chelina was slightly surprised, obviously realizing something, and Vishdair's eyes also narrowed slightly, both of them looking towards Lisa.

As expected, her two large ears perked up, indicating that Lisa's heart was not at ease.

However, her expression didn't change much, nor did she say anything about wanting Lin Guang to stay out of it like before, her golden-green eyes shining with determined light.

"Anyway, I've already accepted the mission."

Lin Guang nodded: "So the question now is how to complete the mission with as little risk as possible, ideally completing the optional tasks as well."

—It wasn't that he particularly pitied those chimeric spirit beasts that were already contracted.

The main reason was that since the Spirit Alliance had invested in him, he had decided to return the favor by fulfilling the tasks they provided as best as possible. Besides, given the scale of the Spirit Alliance, the rewards they offered would certainly not be stingy.

The basic reward was fifty thousand reward points and three four-star exchange privileges, plus four lower-level exchange privileges that could be combined into a higher-level… five-star blue spiritual material, or equivalent-value potions could be exchanged for two items at will.

However, as Lei Wanting mentioned, although Mu Shunying was usually only a Four-Star, the potential of the [Utpala Flower] was extremely high.

Catching him cleanly and preventing him from obtaining extreme support by burning the lifespan of his spirit beast to gain talent isn't a simple task.

Lisa was the first to raise her small hand: "How about disguising as members of the Divine Heart Association responsible for the trade and lying in wait there in advance?"

"It's hard to say."

Lin Guang thought for a moment: "He didn't specify an exact transaction location, just marked an area with a rough diameter of several kilometers, saying he'll send a signal when it's time to meet."

"If we wanted to set up a trap in advance, it'd be difficult to cover such a large area."

"Even if we managed to find an opportunity for a sneak attack, it's hard to say whether his body-protecting spiritual artifact would block it."

Lisa nodded her little head again, sinking into thought: "Hmm…"

"After all, why wait for him to leave the city?"

The girl, dressed in a gray vest and ultra-short shorts, sat down next to Lin Guang and then lay back, resting her head on his lap.

Her silver hair spread lightly over Lin Guang's pants, her red tendrils swaying with her high peaks as she flashed a brazen grin, truly embodying a lawless bandit: "Since it's confirmed he's guilty, why not just bomb him at his doorstep when there's an opportunity?"

Lin Guang looked down at Vishdair and then put on a serious face: "No way! That's a terrorist attack!"

"Right now, we're public figures with considerable social status, and you even have a dedicated fan club online! Show some sense of law and order, doing so would have a terrible impact!"

—It's worth mentioning that Vishdair was the only one among the three who had a record of making a clear appearance with Lin Guang in public settings.

As a beautiful maiden, her wild demeanor and aura when using Explosion Fist or firing a gun in battle, for some reason, have captured the hearts of many young girls and she is quite popular among women.

Combined with Lin Guang's looks, naturally drawing attention after placing first in the joint exams, her popularity online has inevitably soared as well.

"If it's such a hassle, I'd rather not have this popularity. Anyway, I'm not interested in accepting any damn commercial endorsements…"

The silver-haired girl snorted lightly, "And it's funny you're talking about law-abiding behavior."

She lay on Lin Guang's lap, licking her lips with her crimson tongue, teasing light in her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of mocking irony: "Strictly speaking, aren't the three of us undocumented immigrants smuggled here, only caught in your black-market scheme—ah!"

The red tendrils on her head twitched once more.

Because Lin Guang had already reached out to cup Vishdair's hard red horns, lightly scratching the fine grooves on the surface, transmitting subtle vibrations and ethereal fluctuations through her skull.

…Also known as tickling.

"What are you doing!"

Feeling a bit rebellious, she grabbed onto Lin Guang's hand with her gentle, slender fingers, and began grappling with him, as the boy held his ground.

Meanwhile.

Chelina asked softly, "So… are you calling in others?"

"Exactly!"

Lin Guang nodded and snapped his fingers with a crisp sound, "Senior Sister Lei is absolutely right, if we aim to capture him while avoiding combat, then there's no need for me to take on this task alone."

Challenging oneself is one thing, but when the goal is to capture him with as little confrontation as possible, it makes sense to involve others."

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