The next day.

"Yiyi, I’m heading out for a short trip." I called Lin Yixin at the front entrance after I was done cleaning myself.

"Hmm? A short trip? Where are you… going..." Lin Yixin sounded like she just got out of bed. Well, it was the weekend. There was no way she was going to let an opportunity to sleep in pass by.

"I, er, I’m going to Chaos Moon’s place in Xinjiang. She’s going home to sweep her grandmother’s grave, but the guild doesn’t think it’s safe for her to go alone, so they dispatched me to keep her safe. I’ll probably return to Suzhou in three days’ time."

Lin Yixin laughed. "Hmph! You’ve fallen for another girl again, haven’t you!?"

I blushed. "Of course not. You’re overthinking things."

"Bullshit. Anyway, remember to bring back some local specialties for me, something like barbecued lamb skewers or hand-grasped mutton…"

"Er…"

An image of me carrying a leg of lamb on the airplane immediately appeared in my mind. In my imagination, the stewardesses and ticket inspectors were "praising" me as I cut off slices of lamb meat from the leg and shared it with everyone. In the end, the entire crew shed many tears of sadness as I ultimately left the...