The banquet ended, and Lu Tingxuan returned to his room. He had already learned from the captain that Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning were siblings, which made him very happy.
He planned to get to know the siblings tomorrow. That girl was the first to stir feelings in him, and he did not want to let her pass by without attempting to make her acquaintance.
Thinking of this, Lu Tingxuan cheerfully picked up a bathrobe and walked into the bathroom.
Under the cover of night, Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning emerged from their cabin. It was now midnight, and apart from the captain and crew who were still steering the ship, everyone else had already entered the deep realms of sleep.
Qin Yushen summoned his flying sword and, carrying Song Yan Ning, flew towards the direction of Y country. He had only recently forged this flying sword, intending to take Xiao Ning soaring through the skies, but their encounter with the Black Group had delayed this.
"I haven’t experienced the sensation of flying for a long time." Song Yan Ning looked at the stars close at hand, a radiant smile lighting up her face. Back in the Demon World, she used to travel everywhere, but the Demon World didn’t have flying swords; she rode her mount Fei Peng instead.
"If you like it, I’ll take you flying every day." Qin Yushen lowered his head and, seeing the smile on Song Yan Ning’s face, the corners of his mouth deepened into a grin. He planned to forge a similar flying sword for Xiao Ning in a few days, to give her a surprise.
"Great!" Song Yan Ning happily nodded, spread her arms, closed her eyes, and savored the sensation of the night breeze on her face. She loved the feeling of free flight, as if her entire body and soul became lighter.
Liu Shanyue stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought. After a long time, she heaved a deep sigh, "Xiao Shen, Xiao Ning, where on earth have you gone?" These past few days she had made hundreds of phone calls, but no one had answered. She had also reported them missing, pulled strings to have people look for Qin Yu and Xiao Ning, but there had been no news. She was truly worried to death; if anything happened to the two kids, she would never forgive herself.
At that moment, there was a sound of a door opening from outside.
Hearing the noise, Liu Shanyue hastily sat up from her bed, rushed out, and upon seeing Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, her face immediately lit up with a joyful smile, "Xiao Shen, Xiao Ning, you’ve finally returned."
"Mom, I’m sorry for worrying you," Qin Yushen said with an apologetic look at Liu Shanyue. He had meant to call her but only discovered that his phone was out of battery and Xiao Ning’s phone had no signal.
Liu Shanyue shook her head, "As long as you’re okay." They were back, and she could finally be at ease.
"Aunt Qin, didn’t you see the note we left for you?" Song Yan Ning had left a note specifically for Liu Shanyue, fearing that she would worry.
"A note? I didn’t see it!" Liu Shanyue shook her head. She had come back late that day, thinking they were asleep. The next day, she knocked on their door, only to find out they hadn’t been back all night. She had immediately called Qin Yu’s phone, which was turned off, and then tried Xiao Ning’s phone, which also went unanswered.
Song Yan Ning walked over to the table and picked up the note that was under the fruit bowl. When she and Qin Yushen had decided to confront the Black Group, they had tried to call Liu Shanyue, but she had been busy, and the phone was off, so they left a note. It said they wouldn’t be back for a few days to prevent her from worrying. Unexpectedly, Aunt Qin had not seen it.
Liu Shanyue took the note from Song Yan Ning, read the message, and smiled awkwardly, "I was just too anxious at the time." If she had seen the note, she wouldn’t have been so worried; after all, it wasn’t Qin Yu and Xiao Ning’s first or second time going out.