"Mr. Ye, I'm just a nobody, capable of killing ordinary monsters. Enemies like gods are beyond my imagination and understanding... But, Mr. Ye! Whatever choice you make, I will support you!"
Chen Jin Dong looked at Ye Feng with a solemn expression. Chen Lin Jing also nodded earnestly.
"Mm, thank you!"
Ye Feng nodded, then quickly left with Shen Yun Yao.
...
As evening approached,
Ye Feng returned to the City of Arcane Arts once more.
On a hillside,
Ye Feng stood on the lawn, staring blankly at the setting sun ahead. In the past, the beautiful scenery, coupled with the expanding dark domain in the distance, had evoked a sense of unease and frustration...
"Big Brother, this is for you!"
Suddenly, a cheerful voice from Xiao Xiao pulled Ye Feng back from his thoughts.
Ye Feng turned to see Xiao Xiao wearing two hats made of flowers and grass, handing one of the larger ones to him.
"Okay!~"
Ye Feng took it and placed it on his head.
"Big Brother, all these flowers are my favorites, they're so beautiful!"
As she spoke, Xiao Xiao put the slightly smaller flower and grass hat in her hand on her own head.
Immediately, she stood beside Ye Feng, linked her arm with his, and shouted towards the distance, "Sister Bing, come take a picture with me and Big Brother!"
"Coming right away!"
Bing, who was busy planning the defense layout of the City of Arcane Arts, heard Xiao Xiao's call, immediately said a few words to her subordinates, and then hurried over to take a group photo of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
"Click!~"
With the distinct sound of a camera, a photograph slowly emerged from beneath the camera, showing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao wearing their flower and grass hats.
Xiao Xiao in the photo was smiling exceptionally happily...
"Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, I have to get back to work!"
Bing waved goodbye to Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, then continued her busy work.
Ye Feng did not stop her, because waiting for Yue Yan, Yue Fei Xue, and Bai Xi to verify the clues provided by Yue Miao was agonizing for Bing. She could only keep herself busy to distract her attention...
Moreover, Ye Feng harbored a deep worry!
It was about Xiao Xiao...
Ye Feng noticed that Xiao Xiao had become very clingy lately, spending most of her time with him... She would often look through the drawings she had made of their journey together...
Looking at those drawings, Xiao Xiao would sometimes smile dreamily, her face full of happiness...
This made Ye Feng feel uneasy. Xiao Xiao's behavior gave him a premonition of separation!
"Xiao Xiao, are you facing any difficulties? You must tell me if anything is wrong, okay!"
Looking at Xiao Xiao, who was happily gazing at the photo in her hand, Ye Feng frowned.
"Mm-hmm!"
Xiao Xiao looked up slightly, paused for a moment, then nodded earnestly at Ye Feng.
...
As night fell,
Inside a unique log cabin,
Ye Feng was fast asleep, even letting out a soft snore.
Not far from Ye Feng, on another bed, Xiao Xiao was staring at him somewhat absentmindedly.
She gazed at Ye Feng for a long, long time, then finally smiled sweetly, "Big Brother, I really, really wish... I could be with you forever..."
Her voice, faint as a dream, faded. Xiao Xiao turned, closed her eyes, and an unintentional tear rolled down her cheek...
After a long while, once Xiao Xiao had fallen asleep, Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes...
...
The next day,
In the morning,
Survivors of various factions, large and small, kept arriving at the City of Arcane Arts. To Ye Feng's surprise, Wen Jie Jie, whom he had let go from the Tyrannosaurus Rex base, had also arrived... and brought with her a rather powerful organization...
...
At noon,
"Oh, Princess Bing, you're like this too? Ye Feng hasn't contacted you much?"
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were walking down a corridor in a building within the City of Arcane Arts when Han Qiu Li's voice, filled with surprise, suddenly came from ahead.
"Yes... the situation was rather unusual back then... I couldn't chat with Ye Feng, I even wished he would stay away from the City of Arcane Arts..."
"But Ye Feng ended up coming to the City of Arcane Arts by accident later on..."
Bing's voice followed, and she also felt a pang of emotion mentioning this.
"Is that so? I thought you two were like a couple, unable to stand it if you didn't chat for three minutes..."
"Qiu Li, what are you talking about? We weren't a couple back then..."
"Oh my god, Princess Bing actually has unrequited love... Ah... Don't tickle me... Ah, it's so itchy..."
...
While Ye Feng and Han Qiu Li were playfully bickering, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao entered the living room where the two women were.
"Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao!~"
Upon seeing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, both Bing and Han Qiu Li blushed.
"Bing, I have something to do, I'm leaving now~!"
Saying that, Han Qiu Li bid farewell to Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, then quickly ran off.
"Bing... are you in a better mood today?"
Previously, due to the lack of news from Shuang, Bing had been in a terrible mood, resorting to becoming a workaholic and keeping herself extremely busy to distract her.
"Yes!"
Bing nodded. "Sister Yan, Sister Fei Xue, and Sister Bai Xi have all returned. They have finished collating and analyzing the clues provided by Yue Miao, and a result should be available soon!~"
"That's great, I was just about to come and tell you this!"
Several days had passed since Yue Miao provided the information. Ye Feng had been thinking that if there was still no news, he would directly implement their previous strategy.
"Ye Feng!"
At this moment, Yue Yan's voice could be heard from afar.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw several figures appearing by the doorway behind him. It was Yue Yan, Yue Fei Xue, Bai Xi, and Ling Xi.
"How is it? Is the information provided by Yue Miao true?"
Ye Feng got straight to the point, asking the question that both Xiao Xiao and Bing were very interested in. There was a clear note of doubt in his voice.
After all, the map provided by Yue Miao and the map released by the gods seemed to point to the same location!
Yue Yan did not answer immediately. She strode into the hall, activated a rune array, and then said,
"Ye Feng, the map provided by Yue Miao should be reliable!"
"Reliable?"
Ye Feng frowned, his expression quite surprised. "Those gods really provided the location of Shuang? Are they that honest?"
"It's not like that~!"
Yue Yan shook her head. "Although the final location is the same, the main god has set up an extremely insidious trap for you!"
"Ye Feng, if you were to go according to the map provided by the main god, you would regret it for the rest of your life!"
Yue Fei Xue chimed in.
...