Departure

Ye Chen nodded and smiled, saying, "No problem, if you want it, just take it!"

Chen Ruxin turned around and said a sweet thank you.

The two of them packed everything up and turned to leave the cave.

Outside the cave, the sky was still gray and hazy, as if it were about to rain at any moment.

Chen Ruxin let out a long sigh and said, "You all should still leave the Law Enforcement Alliance and leave the Aggregation Zone."

Ye Chen put his hands behind his back and looked toward the location of the Law Enforcement Alliance, saying, "I have the same intention. If we go back, Zhang Yun and the others won't let us off."

Chen Ruxin nodded and said, "The Law Enforcement Alliance is indeed a righteous Alliance, it's just that the leaders within the Aggregation Zone's Law Enforcement Alliance are too rotten. As far as I know, the Law Enforcement Alliances in a few other places are very good."

Ye Chen nodded without speaking.

"What are your plans for next?" Chen Ruxin suddenly asked.

Ye Chen didn't hesitate at all and directly said, "Create my own faction!"

Although Chen Ruxin was a bit surprised, she felt it was reasonable.

Chen Ruxin spoke up, "That's possible. Only by having your own faction can you truly control your own life. It just so happens you have that War Alliance Token, so you can make good use of it. Have you thought about what name to give it?"

Ye Chen shook his head.

Chen Ruxin smiled brightly and said, "Tell me when the Alliance is established!"

Ye Chen nodded with an "mm," then suddenly said, "Please, when you go back, go to the Law Enforcement Alliance and find a person named Luosha. If you can, I ask you to help me protect him."

Chen Ruxin thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, no problem."

Ye Chen nodded and said thank you.

"It's time to go, I have to head back!"

Chen Ruxin said, waving her arms in the air.

Ye Chen looked at Chen Ruxin. From now on, the two would go their separate ways. For some reason, he felt a bit reluctant to part.

But Ye Chen knew they had to part ways eventually.

Ye Chen thought for a long time and finally only said one sentence: "Alright, stay safe."

Chen Ruxin turned to look at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen also stopped his steps and looked at Chen Ruxin.

Ye Chen was half a head taller than Chen Ruxin, and the top of Chen Ruxin's head reached just to Ye Chen's nose.

Ye Chen lowered his head slightly to look at Chen Ruxin and said, "What's wrong?"

Chen Ruxin suddenly smiled, stood on tiptoe to peck Ye Chen on the lips, and then handed something into Ye Chen's hand.

From the feel of it, it seemed to be a handkerchief.

Before Ye Chen could look, Chen Ruxin had already turned and run away, waving at Ye Chen as she ran.

Ye Chen watched Chen Ruxin's departing figure and also waved back.

When Ye Chen lowered his head to look at the handkerchief, his pupils constricted in shock.

Because what was in his hand was not a handkerchief, but a piece of torn fabric stained with traces of blood.

A conjecture suddenly popped into Ye Chen's mind.

Ye Chen looked up again toward the place where Chen Ruxin had left, only to find that she was already far away.

Ye Chen shook his head slightly, composed himself, and glanced at the location of Yu Nian and the others.

The four of them, Yu Nian, had not gone far; they were just at the foot of the mountain on the other side.

Ye Chen immediately set off and ran toward Yu Nian and the others.

At this moment, at the foot of the mountain.

The four of them stood together, anxiously saying, "Ye Chen won't be in trouble, will he!"

Although Tie Niu was also immensely worried inside, he still forced himself to remain calm and said, "He will definitely be fine!"

"Brother Chen has great fortune and a long life; he will definitely be fine!"

Lin Nuoyi looked at her watch and said, "Ye Chen's information is still there, he must be fine."

The watch had a life detection System; once the wearer lost their life, the watch would sound an alarm, and the person's name would change from green to gray.

Right now, the name on Ye Chen's watch was still green, which meant Ye Chen was currently fine.

However, the group was still very worried.

Tears had already appeared in Yu Nian's eyes.

Meanwhile.

The Law Enforcement Alliance.

In the General Commander's office at headquarters, Zhang Yun and Deputy Commander Zhu were sitting together.

Zhang Yun looked at the information on his watch, his brows furrowed tightly.

"The other three squads have already lost their life signatures; why is the information for Ye Chen's squad still lit up?"

Deputy Commander Zhu spoke up to comfort him, "Ye Chen's squad is much stronger than the other three squads; perhaps they are still struggling."

Zhang Yun's brows were locked tight as he lowered his head to ponder something. A moment later, he said, "But this is too long. It's been two hours since those three squads died. Could something have happened?"

Deputy Commander Zhu took a sip of water and said, "Nothing will happen. You know the strength of that Abyss Lord; perhaps the Abyss Lord changed its mind and enslaved them instead of wanting to kill them."

"How is the Tiandao Alliance doing?"

Deputy Commander Zhu shook his head, "Not quite sure."

Zhang Yun was still a bit uneasy, "Send people from the Dark Squad to take a look. Report any news immediately."

Deputy Commander Zhu nodded with an "mm" and went to handle the matter.

...

On Ye Chen's side, he had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. Seeing the figures of Yu Nian and the other three, he waved and shouted loudly, "Hey, everyone!"

Hearing Ye Chen's voice, the four of them turned around abruptly!

They shouted joyfully, "Ye Chen!"

"Brother Chen!"

"Brother Chen!"

"Ye Chen!"

The tears in Yu Nian's eyes finally could not be held back and streamed down.

Zhu Qiang ran toward Ye Chen with a face full of joy.

Tie Niu also shed tears of excitement.

When Lin Nuoyi saw Ye Chen, tears also welled up in her eyes.

The four of them hurried toward Ye Chen.

Yu Nian was the first to reach Ye Chen's side; she threw herself directly into Ye Chen's arms and hugged him tightly.

Yu Nian's choked-up voice sounded in Ye Chen's ear, "It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"

Ye Chen looked at Yu Nian, who was lying in his arms, and patted her back with his hand to comfort her, "I'm back, don't cry, it's fine!"

Lin Nuoyi and the other two came to Ye Chen's side and looked at him.

Lin Nuoyi looked at Yu Nian, who was lying in his arms, her gaze flickering slightly.

A moment later, Yu Nian got up from Ye Chen's arms and wiped away her tears.

"Brother Chen, are you okay? What about that monster?" Zhu Qiang asked with wide eyes.

Ye Chen smiled indifferently, "Killed it."

"Killed it!?"

Zhu Qiang was both shocked and delighted.

Ye Chen took out the Dark Light Sword and handed it to Zhu Qiang, smiling, "Here, didn't you always envy that Yu Nian and Lin Nuoyi had weapons? This is a four-star Divine Artifact, satisfied now, right!"

Zhu Qiang recognized at a glance that this Dark Light Sword was the slender, flexible sword that had been in Ness's hands.

He grabbed the Dark Light Sword, saying repeatedly, "Satisfied, satisfied! Of course I'm satisfied, haha!"

The sky had already begun to darken. Ye Chen said, "Throw away all your watches, let's get out of here quickly!"

"Throw them away? Why throw away such good watches?" Zhu Qiang asked in confusion.

Lin Nuoyi rolled her eyes at Zhu Qiang and said, "Just throw it if you're told to, why so much nonsense!"

"Oh! Alright!"

The group took off their watches and threw them directly on the ground.

"Let's go first! Leave this place!"

After Ye Chen finished speaking, he walked directly toward the east side of the Dabie Mountains, and the others followed behind him without a moment's rest.