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The stag beetle sped through the mist, and the journey of more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

When the outline of the south gate of the ancient capital university emerged from the mist, many elderly people were moved to tears.

"We're here! We're really here!"

"Great! We've arrived at our new home! Chairman Xiao wasn't lying to us!"

Several local professionals in Happiness Lane who had initially harbored doubts about Xiao Yun suddenly relaxed and couldn't help but speak their minds.

Xiao Yun smiled helplessly, stood up, and calmed everyone down while instructing the stag beetle to slow down and come to a steady stop in front of the gate.

squeak-

The gate slowly opened, and the guild channel, which had been blocked by the mist, reopened.

Nearly ten thousand messages flashed by.

Xiao Yun checked the records and found that things were relatively peaceful at home after he left, and all the development plans had been completed.

The greenhouse farm, the restoration plan for Apartment Building No. 10, and the cleanup around the North Gate have all begun to show results.

Xiao Yun nodded and sent a message in the guild channel.

"I'm back, and I've brought some people from Happiness Lane with me. @Huang Haoran @Su Muqing, bring some people to the gate to greet me."

This sparked a huge wave of discussion, with countless messages welcoming the president back flooding the screen.

Xiao Yun's lips twitched slightly. He turned off the chat restrictions and finally saw the replies from the two people.

Huang Haoran: "Received. Chairman, you made a contingency plan when you went to Xingfuli. We'll be there in ten minutes."

"Old Huang is still the most reliable."

Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief and told Zhong Mo and the other professionals to carry their luggage downstairs. Then, he used the same trick again to help the elderly and children down.

Suddenly feeling lighter, the stag beetle breathed a sigh of relief.

"Waaaaah, the miserable days are finally over! I'm exhausted!"

"This is the place. I'll stay far away from here from now on. I never want to see that little devil and that pervert again."

The stag beetle muttered to itself, not daring to ask for the fare, and turned to run away.

Just then, in the corner of his eye, Liu Lingling, who was in Xiao Yun's arms, turned her head and looked at him, a sly glint in her bright eyes.

"Brother Xiao Yun, it's running away!"

"It even called you a pervert, brother, and called Lingling a little demon..."

Liu Lingling pouted, and Xiao Yun turned his head, his crimson-gold eyes filled with coldness.

The stag beetle emitted a sharp, popping sound, its eyes instantly turning fierce:

"No, we have to use our ultimate move, otherwise we won't be able to escape."

In an instant, the stag beetle's carapace roared, and a pair of transparent wings unfolded, vibrating the air and whipping up a gale.

"Holy crap, it can even turn into an airplane! Watch out, Brother Yun!"

Zhong Mo exclaimed in surprise, while the antler-like insect glanced sideways, revealing a disdainful look:

"Hehehe, you're so silly, little brat! Insect Lord has a flight mode too!"

"So what if you can fight? What good is it? You skinny little monkey, what are you going to do with your life? Goodbye!"

The stag beetle gave a mocking laugh, stuck its rear end out at Xiao Yun, and flapped its wings to fly away.

But the next second, a soft laugh was heard.

"Can they escape?"

Xiao Yun saw crisscrossing lines of runes in his eyes, raised his hand, and made a grasping motion towards the antler worm.

"Anchored, inescapable, a formless prison."

In the void, invisible lines intertwined, piercing through the stag beetle's body, precisely blocking the movement of every muscle and thwarting its attempt to escape.

The stag beetle froze in mid-air in a very shameful posture, looking at Xiao Yun, wanting to cry but having no tears:

"It's over. We can't win. Our insect life is over..."

"It's not over yet, don't be in such a hurry to say your last words."

Xiao Yun approached, carrying Liu Lingling, and the antler-like insect nodded slightly.

"Excellent service. How about becoming our exclusive vehicle in our ideal world?"

Staghorn worms can throw passengers out when they're in a bad mood, posing a significant safety hazard.

There's no way to build the stag beetle station right now, but if we could tame this guy in front of us, we wouldn't have to worry about that problem anymore.

But to everyone's surprise, the stag beetle snorted coldly:

"Hmph! You'd better act quickly and say no more. If I, the Insect Lord, even frown, I'm no good!"

"You're certainly assertive... Sigh, what a pity. I was thinking of giving you more if I chartered the car, but now it seems..."

Xiao Yun sighed regretfully, took out a few fragments of starlight, and waved them in front of the antler worm.

"Holy crap! Star fragments! You have this amazing stuff, *slurp*..."

The stag beetle's eyes widened, but Xiao Yun merely shook it before putting the star fragment back.

"Now it seems you'd rather die than submit; for me to do this is an insult to your insect-like nature..."

Xiao Yun's lips curled up, and he said with great understanding of the insect's meaning:

"I'll send you on your way now."

Click—click—

An invisible thread tugged at the stag beetle, causing several crisp cracking sounds as yellow blood seeped from its shattered carapace.

"Qiu Dou Ma Dai!"

"Waaah, sir, the second slot has been taken over again. I'm willing, I'm willing to be your vehicle."

The tightening silk thread paused, and Xiao Yun feigned surprise:

"Oh? And freedom?"

"Freedom is a hook... cough cough, beside you, the supreme sir, my soul has already felt true freedom and ease."

The stag beetle looked obsequious:

"My lord, from now on, whenever you need me, I will be there at your beck and call. Moreover, I have many other functions. There is nothing I can't do that you can't imagine."

Liu Lingling covered her mouth and laughed, repeating the antler worm's words verbatim.

Liu Lingling covered her mouth and laughed, repeating the antler worm's words verbatim.

Xiao Yun nodded in satisfaction and withdrew his skill.

The stag beetle landed on the ground and, not daring to relax for a moment, quickly came over and affectionately rubbed against Xiao Yun.

"Not bad, but I preferred your defiant attitude earlier."

Upon hearing Xiao Yun's words, the stag beetle instantly regained its aloof demeanor.

Xiao Yun smiled helplessly and tossed it a handful of star fragments:

"Here, this is the transportation cost for the next two weeks."

"Waaaah, the boss is so generous!"

The stag beetle's eyes lit up, and it wagged its tail as it came closer, swallowing the star fragment in one gulp.

"belch--"

After letting out a burp, the stag beetle found a spot by the door to lie down, its eyes glazed over, and it occasionally let out soft hums.

Upon seeing this, the onlookers burst into laughter.

Zhong Mo sighed softly in his heart:

"In just a few minutes, Brother Yun turned this antler bug into a dog. I could never learn that skill in my entire life."

"Hmm? Adjust what?"

Liu Lingling tilted her head and looked over with an innocent expression.

"Holy crap! Mine can read too!"

Zhong Mohu's body trembled, and he hurriedly shut his mouth and hid far away.

Xiao Yun looked at Liu Lingling, frowned, and said:

"Lingling, didn't we agree not to pry into other people's thoughts?"

On the way back, after analyzing Liu Lingling's talent, Xiao Yun established this rule with her.

This is not only to protect others, but also to protect Liu Lingling.

Although Liu Lingling's talent is extraordinary, she is still young. She can communicate well with inanimate objects and plants and animals with low intelligence, but if she tries to communicate with the true spirit of a human, she will be disturbed by the complicated thoughts of humans.

Not only will she not get any useful information, but Liu Lingling's mental state will also be affected.

Liu Lingling stuck out her tongue, realizing she was wrong, and quickly apologized:

"I'm sorry, Brother Xiao Yun. I didn't mean to. It's just that Brother Zhong Mo is very interesting, and I overheard it by accident. It won't happen again..."

Beside him, Zhong Mo scratched his head:

"Huh? That's interesting. What do you mean?"

Xiao Yun gave him a complicated look and sighed softly:

"It's okay, go have fun..."

"oh."

Zhong Mo didn't think much of it and continued moving things.

Less than two minutes later, Su Muqing and Huang Haoran arrived with their men.

Seeing the dense crowd, Huang Haoran gasped.

"Brother Yun, you've... brought the whole Happiness Lane back with you?"

"Where are you? This is the first batch with the fewest people. There are more to come."

Xiao Yun smiled and looked at Su Muqing:

"Let's register everyone first, and then we'll separate the households after the main group moves here."

Su Muqing nodded, her eyes flashing as she looked at Liu Lingling in Xiao Yun's arms:

"This child..."

Liu Lingling also looked surprised:

"Hey? Pretty sister, can you hear what other people are saying, just like Lingling?"

"That's your sister Su's talent, her exquisite mind, and her ability to read minds, unlike yours."

Xiao Yun tapped Liu Lingling on the head, looked at Su Muqing, and explained:

"Her name is Liu Lingling. Her grandfather passed away unexpectedly, and there were no adults in the family. I was afraid that no one would take care of her, so I brought her back."

"Oh dear, now I can say I have both a son and a daughter."

Su Muqing smiled broadly, patted Liu Lingling's little head, and hugged her in her arms.

Having similar abilities, the two women, one older and one younger, quickly became friends.

Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Huang Haoran.

How many winter coats are left in the guild warehouse? Are they enough?

"That depends on how many people you're planning to bring back, Brother Yun."

Huang Haoran sighed softly, moved closer to Xiao Yun, and said in a deep voice:

"Brother Yun, I heard from Zhong Mo that there are over 10,000 people in Xingfuli. Are you really planning to bring them all over?"

"Yeah, I can't stay there any longer."

"But... we already have nearly 10,000 people here, adding another 10,000 or so would put a lot of strain on our resources..."

Huang Haoran counted on his fingers:

"Food, warmth, housing, and even the heating from the hot springs are all becoming unsustainable."