He Lingchuan’s heart tightened. “How could…”

How could such a catastrophic mistake happen at a critical time like this? But before he finished speaking, he changed his words. Fang Canran had an organization behind him. He was different from He Lingchuan, who was just a wandering lone wolf.

The more people there were, the greater the chance of mistakes. That was not something anyone’s will could change.

There was no point in placing blame now.

If this were Dong Rui, he would probably say something like, “Your people were exposed. What does that have to do with me?” After all, Fang Canran was not heavily involved in He Lingchuan’s side of the plan.

He Lingchuan’s brow furrowed. “What does he want to do?”

According to the original calculations, the best time to act would be two days later, when the Tianluo Star moved above Tianxuan Peak.

“He wants you to decide!” Uncle Ling spoke in a parrot’s peculiar, singsong tone. “If you insist on sticking to the original plan, we’ll immediately withdraw the exposed personnel!”

He Lingchuan glanced at it. “You have a lot of people deployed?”

Uncle Ling tilted its head and did not answer.

It seems like the answer to that is yes.

“Move the mission up!” He Lingchuan made a quick calculation on his fingers. “We do it tonight!”

If they followed the original...