"Ah Yimu, you are currently in charge of this group, just let them stay in Utopia No. 2 Village for now. I'll give you tasks in a week at most," Wu Liang said to Ah Yimu after settling everything.

Not only does he need to calm this group down, but he also needs to find out what happened in the outside world during the three months he vanished into the Celestial Pool of Tianshan.

Although he learned a lot about what happened outside from members of the exploration team while in the Peach Blossom Spring, the information was limited due to time constraints, and their narration was ultimately limited, far from enough for him to grasp everything clearly.

The immediate priority is to establish contact with the authorities in Di Wu City.

Then return to the Capital City to meet Minister Long, and even the old gentleman above, to inform them of the situation in Peach Blossom Spring.

After all, the second Supernatural Calamity will soon arrive.

The existence of the Peach Blossom Spring cannot be explained to the authorities at the last minute; preparations need to be made in advance.

"Can I... manage them?" Ah Yimu said with some difficulty.

She believed that she did not have the persuasive charisma of Wu Liang, nor his ability to command fierce ghost minions to control everything.

Although it's only a short week, this group is dangerous in some respect!

For them, let alone other people's lives, even if it means sacrificing their own lives for the sake of their faith, everyone would go crazy and rush to their doom!

Once they cause trouble, Ah Yimu couldn't possibly stop them.

"Don't worry, just tell it directly if there's any problem. I'll leave a Fierce Ghost here to help you keep watch."

With that said, Wu Liang conjured out of thin air a house that looked like a Lego building from behind him.

It was the Tower Ghost he had left outside the Celestial Pool of Tianshan as a foreshadowing, enabling him to escape in time to catch the Pioneer!

While it may be lacking in terms of direct combat power, it's quite strong as a defense and emergency measure.

No matter what happens, it can always stash Ah Yimu within its building for protection, and then perform a Ghost Shadow Following to swap positions with Wu Liang.

In such a scenario, not to mention the Ghost Valley's former members, even the Pioneer himself would have likely suffered the same fate as his Consciousness Fragment if he caused trouble in Utopia No. 2 Village.

Though it is unlikely this guy would come here in the short term, or even ever.

After all, the Pioneer isn't foolish; by sacrificing these Ghost Valley's old members with him, he risks exposing himself if he comes.

Having given his instructions, Wu Liang walked out of Utopia No. 2 Village, and a shabby yellow taxi came wobbling towards him from a distance.

No one knew why there would be a taxi in such a place, but Wu Liang simply opened the door and stepped inside in silence.

Once the car had completely disappeared from view, Ah Yimu clenched the Lego house in her hand tightly.

"For redemption, I won't mess this up!"

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......

In Di Wu City, Mei Xinshan was bothered by the increasingly frequent supernatural incidents.

Every day, someone in the team suggested applying for support from above, dispatching more personnel to support them.

But as the person in charge of the Di Wu City official branch, does he think of that?

But here, neither is it like the Capital City and other major hub cities nor is it a key disaster-stricken area.

Now, with Awakenees and the Promised Land organization stirring all over, the Capital City simply can't afford to send additional forces for support.

Knock knock knock—

There was a gentle knock on the office door.

Mei Xinshan sighed and adjusted his state of mind as best he could, speaking energetically, "The door's not locked, come in."

Click—

The door opened, and an Awakened with a plaster-cast arm walked in from outside. His eyes conveyed an apology that was visible even from afar.

With some difficulty, he saluted with his uninjured hand and handed over an application report.

"Captain Mei... my arm injury has yet to heal, and I want to apply to go to a hospital in the Capital City for treatment. Please sign for me."

Upon hearing these words, the expression Mei Xinshan had just adjusted to became frozen on his face.

With a complex look, he glanced at this colleague who had worked in Di Wu City for several years, handling no less than thirty supernatural cases, and whose arm had recently become completely necrotic due to a certain supernatural incident.

He sighed helplessly and shook his head.

He could see through his intentions and even knew that, in recent times, this Awakened had pretended to send his wife and child on an early trip out of town, but had actually moved them closer to the Capital City.

Once this application report was signed, he feared it wouldn't just be for treatment in the Capital City.

He likely wouldn't return to Di Wu City ever again.

"Go ahead, be safe on the road. Don't feel guilty about your decision now. If you think of us, come back and visit, no one will blame you," Mei Xinshan said, trying his best to give a reassuring smile.

Then, he picked up a pen and signed his name on the application report.

He could understand these actions.

Whether it was for the safety of his wife and child or because he was simply too exhausted to continue on the front lines, taking this injury as an opportunity to leave Di Wu City for a safer place was his decision.

His actions weren't wrong.

After all, no matter what, his contributions to Di Wu City couldn't be erased; he had saved hundreds, if not thousands, of citizens through his efforts.

He once saved the residents of Di Wu City tirelessly. Now, wanting to save his own family, who could blame his choice?

It's just... this added another scar to the already difficult shortage of Awakeneds in Di Wu City.

"Thank you, Captain Mei... I'm truly sorry. My child is just a month old, and I simply can't bear to let him live in constant fear every day. I'm sorry!"

The man took the application, tears streaming down his face, and left Mei Xinshan's office with three steps before looking back.

To say he didn't want to continue defending Di Wu City, fighting alongside his comrades, saving those citizens in danger...

That certainly wasn't true.

Or he wouldn't have decisively handled those supernatural incidents.

But seeing his wife's daily worries and her near nervous breakdown, he truly feared that one day he would enter a supernatural incident and never return.

How would his sickly wife and newborn child survive?

So he chose to be a deserter who might be cursed by others...

What a disgrace...

"Hey, resigning? How about transferring to Chengyang City to work, I have connections, the person in charge there is my buddy," a sudden voice appeared in the man's ear.

He hurriedly wiped his tears, looking up to see a familiar yet unfamiliar face.

It was the monstrous youth who single-handedly turned half of the Awakenees in Di Wu City upside down three months ago.

The young man was now smiling as he invited him, with a confident gaze: "Don't worry, Di Wu City won't be in trouble."

"Because I'm back."

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