"What's wrong? Daydreaming again?"

In the dormitory, An Ying looked concerned as she leaned close to Li Fei.

"I'm fine, just spacing out for a moment." Li Fei slightly lowered her head, avoiding her roommate's gaze.

Seeing this, An Ying couldn't help but shake her head inwardly.

"Come on! Let's go study in the library, we need to start preparing our graduation thesis." An Ying asked again.

Li Fei was about to refuse but saw An Ying pouting with an aggrieved look, shaking her arm.

Seeing An Ying like this, Li Fei could only smile helplessly.

"Alright, I'll go with you!" Li Fei agreed, ultimately won over by her friend's persistence.

The two walked across the campus, with An Ying holding Li Fei's hand, chattering non-stop.

From the buns they had for breakfast to noticing that their professor seemed to have less hair during the class, she went on and on.

Yet Li Fei mostly just responded with a light smile.

As for those strange stares around her, she had long since gotten used to them over the last few years.

"Look... it's her..."

"Such a pity, they were such a perfect match, alas..."

"What's there to pity? It's not confirmed that he's dead yet, right?"

"What are you thinking? When a Professional gets lost in a Secret Realm, ten days is enough to pretty much confirm death. Lin Ye has been missing for over three years now, and it was an even more dangerous Alternate Space..."

"True, if he could have returned, he would have by now. How could he just vanish without a trace?"

"Strange, with Lin Ye's talent, isn't he worth a Strongest intervening to save?"

"No, even the Strongest aren't omnipotent!"

"Indeed..."

Various whispers came from around, and of course, Li Fei knew what they were talking about.

It's been nearly three and a half years since Lin Ye disappeared, and she was already preparing her graduation thesis.

The interest in this topic had long faded, as public curiosity about hot topics quickly wanes, overshadowed by newer ones.

Even Lin Ye, who once created countless miracles as a young man, had eventually disappeared from the headlines of various news channels.

Yet Li Fei couldn't avoid constantly hearing this kind of discussion.

Though she knew these were just rumors, and people genuinely misunderstood, it didn't stop them from thinking of Lin Ye whenever they saw her, thus sparking those discussions.

However, she was accustomed to it by now.

Unlike before, when she would lock herself in the dorm to avoid hearing people's chatter.

Perhaps noticing Li Fei's silence, An Ying stopped and looked around, immediately showing a hint of anger.

"You guys, if you keep gossiping, do you believe I'll cut off your tongues?"

An Ying shouted!

Immediately, the whispers around them ceased, and many, upon realizing it was An Ying who spoke, quickly turned and left...

They all recognized that this young lady was the beloved granddaughter of the principal.

Who would dare to provoke this young mistress?

With the gossiping voices gone, the surroundings became much quieter.

"Thank you, but please don't say that next time..." Li Fei said to An Ying helplessly.

"But they're being too much!" An Ying was clearly angry, saying, "Lin Ye disappeared trying to save everyone, and they're still spouting such demoralizing words!"

As one of the participants in the military training arena back then, An Ying could count herself as having benefited from Lin Ye's help too.

If not for Lin Ye, all the participants from that year might have ended up lost in the Alternate Space.

And earlier, among those claiming Lin Ye was never coming back, were actually some of the former participants!

This was what angered An Ying the most!

"No need to be angry, I have faith that Lin Ye will definitely come back." This was something Li Fei had always believed.

However, even with her conviction, she couldn't help but have moments of worry.

"Yes! I also believe it; you won't become a 'waiting wife stone'!" An Ying nodded.

Li Fei gave her a sideways glance and walked on quickly.

And just at that moment, her phone rang with a long-lost ringtone, making her entire being tremble!

This was a ringtone she had set for one special person; with trembling hands, Li Fei picked up her phone to check the message.

"What is it?" An Ying walked up and asked.

Li Fei exclaimed excitedly, "He's back!"

...

At this moment, a figure appeared at Shenzhen Professional Plaza.

Lin Ye stood on the plaza, putting down his phone, looking at the sea of people around, feeling somewhat sentimental.

He hadn't expected that he'd been in the Alternate Space for a full three and a half years!

Now that he's returned to the Human World, upon seeing the current year, he was utterly shocked!

He had thought he'd been in the Alternate Space for just over a year at most, not realizing how numb one's sense of time could become in that changeless place without day and night.

But it was still acceptable.

Three years weren't unbearable.

Moreover, he didn't come back empty-handed...

In those three years, he had almost advanced to the Hundred Level.

But that was Demon Monarch level prowess, and not something to be casually revealed.

After all, the level of hatred the Human World held towards Demons surpassed that against any other Abyssal Demon.

He didn't want to risk becoming a public enemy by exposing his Demon Monarch power.

Fortunately, materials in the Alternate Space typically don't degrade, so Lin Ye's phone was still functional.

Upon returning, he immediately sent messages to a few close connections, letting them know he was safe and back.

After sending the messages, Lin Ye's phone was bombarded with responses.

Some were too excited to speak coherently, some couldn't talk through their tears, and others insisted on coming over immediately...

Clearly, his return evoked a huge reaction from everyone.

And at that moment, a series of rousing alarm sounds echoed across the plaza!

Lin Ye glanced at his phone, at the incoming messages, spotting one from Chen Daosheng.

"I'm coming to pick you up now! I'm going to let the whole world know you're back!"

This made Lin Ye chuckle, amused. It wasn't hard to guess that this alarm was Chen Daosheng's way of cheering for him.

And this, too, was my proclamation to everyone...

I, Lin Ye, am back!

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