After reaching an agreement, Su Yang and Lin Anlan's group began their return journey. Because the original passage was blocked by the Yuwen siblings, after careful consideration, they decided to leave through the passage that Yin Tianbao had come from, since the passage that Yin Tianbao had taken was at least relatively safer.
Entering the passage, which was rather narrow, it appeared to be naturally formed rather than carved out by the Rock-Breaking Beasts. Fortunately, although narrow, the passage could still accommodate three people at the same time. Lin Anlan followed behind Su Yang, watching his back, unable to believe that she had just followed this man. But then she thought that she was also doing this to improve herself, and that she could leave after achieving her goal, which made her feel much more at ease.
At that moment, a cold hand took Lin Anlan's hand and led her forward quickly. Lin Anlan looked up and saw the woman who had never spoken. Her long, silver-white hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and she wore a silver-gray robe that seemed somewhat ethereal upon closer inspection. Linglong remained silent, simply holding Lin Anlan's hand and following Su Yang's steps until they reached his side. Then, with a gentle push, she led Lin Anlan to Su Yang's side, silently walking to the side herself.
Lin Anlan was puzzled, but then she thought that perhaps he wanted her to get closer to Su Yang, so she stopped thinking about it. Su Yang sensed someone beside him and initially thought it was Ling Long. He turned around to chat with Ling Long, but when he saw it was Lin Anlan, he felt a little embarrassed and swallowed back what he wanted to say. Lin Anlan felt Su Yang looking at her and turned to look at him as well. Seeing Su Yang's hesitant expression, she spoke:
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"
"N-nothing... I thought..."
"Why?"
At this moment, Die'er interrupted, "He thought Linglong was beside him."
Su Yang immediately turned and glared at Die'er, meaning he was blaming her for exposing him directly.
"So her name is Linglong. What a beautiful name, so ethereal and dreamlike like a star." Lin Anlan thought to herself, then opened up and asked Linglong, "So your name is Linglong. What a lovely name. Your parents must be very knowledgeable."
Upon hearing this, Linglong glanced at Lin Anlan, then at Su Yang, and continued walking silently without saying a word. Su Yang, seeing this, was also at a loss for words. Die'er and Linglong were not living humans, but merely the materialization of the elemental ring, beings akin to spirits. He wondered if it was due to his enhanced spiritual power that they had acquired the ability to materialize.
After hearing this, Die'er said indifferently, "This name was given by Su Yang, and so was my name. My name is Die'er."
"Su Yang named them?" Lin Anlan was somewhat surprised. She looked at the three of them, not quite understanding what was going on. Finally, she asked Su Yang, "How could you have named them? Shouldn't it have been their parents?"
Su Yang gave an awkward laugh: "Ah...haha, we grew up together, that's the nickname I gave you." After experiencing Yin Tianbao's conspiracy in the cave, Su Yang became more cautious and didn't want to tell Lin Anlan his whole situation. After all, they had only known each other for a short time, and she might have only agreed to join him because of the Rock Beast's egg, and might leave one day.
"I see." Lin Anlan didn't press further, as they could already see light ahead. Su Yang and the others finally emerged from the passage. Looking around, they found themselves not far from the mountaintop. Beside the cave entrance was a rugged path leading down the mountain. Die'er gazed into the distance and said, "This path shouldn't pass through the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts. It seems to lead in another direction, which should also allow us to leave Wanji Mountain."
"Then let's go back along this road. We've been out for a long time. I wonder if the fruits and vegetables at home have wilted, and I wonder if Yi Er San is starving." Su Yang was worried about the vegetables at the farm and the Icewing Dogs. All he wanted to do was get back as soon as possible.
"Aren't you going to catch fish?" Die'er asked deliberately.
"Why are you still catching fish? Let's hurry back, or we'll be delayed for days. Besides, Lin Anlan's injuries haven't fully healed yet, so we need to go back and recuperate as soon as possible." Su Yang was genuinely worried about the farm and Lin Anlan. After all, Lin Anlan had just joined him, and his modern mindset was still stuck in the stage where injuries required rest. He had always lived alone before, and suddenly having another person meant there were more things to consider.
After listening, Die'er glanced at Lin Anlan and said sourly, "Oh, I've never seen you so caring before, why have you changed now?"
Su Yang sensed the sarcasm in Die'er's words and felt somewhat annoyed. It was clearly Die'er who asked him to bring her along, and besides, Die'er and Linglong couldn't be called "people," so why was she acting like she was jealous? He could only urge her helplessly, "Alright, let's go quickly, while it's not so dangerous during the day."
The group carefully descended the mountain and left Wan'an Peak.
The return journey bypassed the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts. Although they encountered a few ferocious beasts, their ranks weren't as high as those in the Valley. The highest-ranking beast was only C-level, so the journey was relatively safe. After walking for a long time, they suddenly heard a sound coming from the distant summit of Wan'an Peak, as if the earth itself trembled slightly. Su Yang turned around and saw many large chunks of mountain and rocks tumbling down from the summit of Wan'an Peak. He was inwardly relieved that he had left early, otherwise he didn't know what dangers he might have encountered. But seeing Die'er staring intently at the summit of Wan'an Peak, he asked in confusion:
"What's wrong? Why are you staring at it?"
"How could this situation suddenly occur at Wan'an Peak? Could it be that another S-level ferocious beast has engaged in battle?" Die'er asked, somewhat puzzled.
"No way, if there were still S-class ferocious beasts, we would have woken it up with all the commotion we made earlier. Forget it, let's go quickly," Su Yang advised.
Seeing that Wan Anfeng was no longer active, the group continued their return journey. Not long after, Su Yang noticed eight points of light suddenly appearing in the cloud radar and moving towards him. After watching for a while, Su Yang suddenly said to the others, "There are people ahead, quickly hide."
Su Yang was scared. Every time something appeared on the radar, it was either a ferocious beast or an enemy. Judging from the speed at which these points of light were moving, they should be humans. He decided to hide and observe the situation. Not long after hiding behind the bushes, eight men in black robes approached from the front, walking at a leisurely pace. Lin Anlan immediately warned Su Yang to be quiet. The men in black robes drew closer and closer, until Su Yang could hear their conversation.
"Hey, have you heard? Deputy Director Zheng had a bad start. Even the Chief of Staff, who was far away at the base, found out and was furious, giving the Director a good scolding," said the man in black robes, A.
"Really? How did the Chief of Staff know that Deputy Director Zheng's mission had failed?" the man in black asked incredulously.
“One day, the brothers at the base were suddenly gathered by the director and ordered to do extra training. He kept a close eye on them the whole time, and if anyone couldn’t take it, he would punch and kick them. He was extremely angry. As far as I know, the only time the director would get so angry is after being scolded by the chief of staff for not doing something well,” explained the man in black, C.
“No wonder they suddenly sent our third squad to Wan’an Peak to check the situation. Sigh, if it weren’t for Deputy Director Locke having an urgent mission, it should have been their second squad that came,” complained the man in black robes, B.
"Alright, enough talk. There was some movement at Wan'an Peak just now. Let's go check it out. If someone else gets there first, we'll all be buried with this mission." Another man in black robes stopped the conversation, and the others stopped talking and quickened their pace.
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