Ornn's departure

Time flew by, and it was the next morning. Chen Ruxin kissed Ye Chen goodbye, reluctant to part: "Stay safe out there, and remember to come back and visit often."

"Mm, I'm leaving."

"Mm!"

Chen Ruxin watched Ye Chen leave, her eyes filled with reluctance, a slight glint of tears hanging in them, her face etched with longing.

Blood Asura and the others had already run out, following behind Ye Chen.

"I don't know why, but I always feel so comfortable in this Z City."

"Me too, it feels so comfortable, so free!"

Blood Asura and Dark Ji chuckled.

Ye Chen returned to the Safe Zone, said goodbye to Yu Nian and the others, and headed toward Mount Song.

Arriving at Mount Song, Ye Chen went into the cave, wanting to ask Lord Oen about things regarding an Alchemist.

"Lord Oen, Lord Oen, are you there?"

Ye Chen stood outside the cave entrance and shouted into the cave.

However, there was no response.

"That's strange. Is Lord Oen sleeping? Logically, he should be awake by now."

The Alchemist muttered to himself.

Ye Chen looked inside, feeling something was wrong.

After calling out a few more times, there was still no movement inside, so Ye Chen curiously walked in.

"Lord Oen!"

"Master!"

The Alchemist called out again.

Upon entering, Ye Chen was stunned. The energy crystal was gone, and the cave was empty; those Spirit Medicine and other things were all gone.

"Master is not here!"

Inside the inner cave, there was only the table that Lord Oen used to use; nothing else remained.

"Strange. Master has never gone out before, how could he not be here?"

The Alchemist said, somewhat puzzled.

Ye Chen frowned slightly and said: "Lord Oen might have gone on a long journey. There is nothing here; it looks like someone has cleaned it up."

The Alchemist sighed and said: "Maybe. Master has his own things to be busy with; it's normal for him not to be here."

"We don't have Lord Oen's contact information either. Let's go first; perhaps when we come back down, Lord Oen will be back."

The Alchemist nodded, and the group exited the cave.

Just as they reached the entrance, a voice suddenly rang out: "Are you looking for Lord Oen?"

Ye Chen looked up and saw a Rank 38 crow standing on a large tree.

Ye Chen cupped his hands and said: "Do you know where Lord Oen went?"

The crow twittered and said: "Lord Oen left with a group of people. I don't know where he went either."

"When?"

"A long time ago, almost a month. A group of people came that day. I don't know what they talked about inside, and then Lord Oen left with them."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's heart tightened, and he had a bad premonition.

"Do you know what those people looked like, what Rank they were?" Ye Chen asked repeatedly.

Ye Chen was afraid that the human top brass had taken Lord Oen away.

"I don't know, but they were all very strong. I didn't dare to get close. What I can be sure of is that they were all monsters, not you humans."

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt slightly relieved and cupped his hands: "Many thanks."

"Hehe, you're welcome. Do you have anything to eat? I haven't eaten in a long time." The crow chuckled.

Ye Chen understood, exchanged for some items, and tossed them to the crow.

The crow caught it with its claws, said thank you, and flew off in one direction.

The Alchemist said worriedly: "Ye Chen, will Lord Oen be in danger?"

"No, it should be fine. With Lord Oen's strength, he won't be in any danger."

The Alchemist made an 'oh' sound and sighed.

Suddenly, the crow flew back, came before Ye Chen, and said to Ye Chen: "Right, Lord Oen once ordered me that if a Pet Master came to him with four pets, I should give this to him. He said that once you gather this, you will know some secrets, and you should go to Death Canyon when you have time. There is a material for an Alchemist's Breakthrough there."

After speaking, the crow threw a small piece of cowhide paper to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took the cowhide paper, opened it, and it was indeed the incomplete map.

"That..."

Ye Chen just wanted to say something, but the crow had already flown away.

"Ye Chen, do you want me to go catch it back?"

The Alchemist asked.

"Forget it, it might not know even if we ask it. Let it go."

The Alchemist nodded and made an 'mm' sound.

Ye Chen took out the previous two fragments and tried to piece them together with this one.

But they wouldn't fit.

Ye Chen thought of something, opened the world map, tried to align it, and found it didn't match at all.

His heart sank. This meant that the fragment obtained from the Demon Sealer before, which matched on this map, was just a coincidence.

Although he felt a bit disappointed, Ye Chen didn't say anything. After all, having a clue is always better than having no clue.

"Let's go! Since Lord Oen said we should go to Death Canyon, let's go take a look!"

After speaking, Ye Chen leaped toward the Law Enforcement Alliance. Since he was already here, there was no reason not to go take a look.

He could just happen to see Hong Ye and the others, as well as his own younger sister.

One hour later, Ye Chen landed.

Now the Law Enforcement Alliance Provincial Department could be said to have a brand new look. It seems the Seventh Area Law Enforcement Alliance Provincial Department had also responded to that policy, gathering all the strong people together to create a safe city, allowing ordinary people to move in, with Pet Masters providing protection.

Now the Central Plains Area could be said to be extremely lively.

The shops on the street had reopened, the plaza had been rebuilt, and high-rise buildings had been repaired and put into use.

In this small Central Plains Area, the people of the entire S City lived, and the population was very large.

High-Rank Pet Masters could be seen everywhere on the road.

Suddenly, a familiar figure caught Ye Chen's attention; it was Tiantian.

Tiantian was surrounded by a few women, and it was unclear what they were doing.

"Little Sister Tiantian! You are too naive. Just based on your Rank and the Rank of your pet, you still want to join the Law Enforcement Alliance? Hahaha, it's hilarious. Now is not like before. If it were before, the Law Enforcement Alliance would have taken someone like you. But now it's different; the Law Enforcement Alliance has very high requirements!"

A woman said in a sarcastic tone.

"Haha, exactly, exactly!" A shrill, mean voice sounded.

"Hu Lili, you are going too far!"

"Too far, haha!" The woman named Hu Lili laughed loudly: "How am I going too far? Everything I said is the truth. Your Rank is just not enough; you just don't qualify. The four of us only barely managed to join the Law Enforcement Alliance, and I even paid a price! You look pretty good, why don't I talk to our Captain and barely manage to get you in!"

"Hu Lili, shut up. I am not like you, shameless!" Tiantian said angrily.

Hu Lili's face instantly darkened: "How are you talking? I am a person from the Law Enforcement Alliance, unlike you. You are just a wild thing. What do you think you are to dare talk to me like that? Do you believe I'll have you arrested right now!"