Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Suddenly embraced, An Li instinctively tried to struggle, but then collapsed into the other person's arms.

If the previous month of training together allowed her to understand this classmate's perseverance, resilience, and exceptional talent, then the past few days of mutual comfort and support through communication have provided each other with solace.

In the past few days, she had never lost contact with Shen Bai for more than a few hours. This time, the fact that he hadn't replied to her messages for so long terrified her.

What does a message interruption mean?

This doesn't just mean that monsters have come knocking! It also means that Shen Bai is very likely to encounter misfortune!

Although Shen Bai had mentioned to her that he had eliminated several waves of first-tier demonic beasts that had come to his door in the past few days, she panicked because he hadn't replied to her messages for so long.

She even imagined a hundred ways Shen Bai could die.

Each guess at how she could have died only intensified her anxiety and panic.

At this moment, she hated herself for being so good at studying history on Earth, which allowed her to know so clearly about the killing habits of various monsters!

Finally, she couldn't wait any longer. The moment the rescue team arrived, she asked someone to take her to JB District and ran frantically towards Shen Bai's house.

The moment she saw Shen Bai, her heart was filled with joy.

Thank goodness, he's alright!

The sudden relaxation made her legs feel weak, even though she had already entered the Innate Realm. When the other person hugged her, she couldn't help but feel weak and limp.

"Kiss him! Kiss him!"

A voice suddenly came from behind, instantly shattering the warm and ambiguous atmosphere.

Shen Bai loosened his arms, and An Li stood with her head down, both of them blushing slightly.

Shen Bai glared angrily at Shen Wenwen behind him, the little girl with a smug look on her face.

Hmph, you want to pursue my brother? Did you even ask me?

Shen Bai led An Li into the house and told her what had just happened. When she learned that the monster tide was actually caused by the selfish actions of the beast cultivator from Dongdao Island, the top student and school beauty couldn't help but get angry: "I've long heard that the beast cultivators from Dongdao Island are inhuman, but I never imagined that so many people died in Jiangbei City during this monster tide, all because of this bastard?"

Shen Bai nodded, poured the other person a glass of water, and then remembered that he needed to contact Deng Zhi. He picked up the communication talisman and reported to Deng Zhi, whose tone immediately became serious: "Don't worry, I will send someone to pick up Tang Xinyue. You've done a great job again!"

Shen Bai humbly replied, "What's a few tens of thousands of spirit stones compared to ending the monster tide sooner and getting the people of Jiangbei out of danger?"

Deng Zhi laughed: "Tens of thousands of spirit stones?"

Shen Bai's tone was firm: "Hall Master Deng, I'm really not trying to play the victim! You have to understand, a Foundation Establishment cultivator fought a great battle in my courtyard for several hours. Our house and our defensive formations were all subjected to magical cleansing and spiritual energy destruction. Wouldn't we have to tear all of that down and rebuild it?"

Besides that, I spent over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones to maintain the formation! That's over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones! That's equivalent to tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones!

To rescue Tang Xinyue, I took out the treasured elixirs left by my parents!

In order to subdue the evil beast cultivator, I detonated over a thousand spirit stones.

besides……"

"Okay, I got it!"

Deng Zhi quickly interrupted Shen Bai's sob story, fearing that if the kid continued, not to mention tens of thousands of spirit stones, even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones wouldn't be enough to make up for his losses: "Just stay at home and don't go anywhere. I'll arrange for someone to go to your place to protect you, so that no beast cultivator's accomplices can retaliate against you!"

As for your losses, don't worry, you won't be shortchanged by a single spirit stone!

"Master Deng, you are truly the guardian of Jiangbei City! Thank you for your help during this beast tide..."

Shen Bai's flattery was cut short by Deng Zhi's disconnection, leaving him somewhat unsatisfied.

"You say such a good guardian spirit can't listen more to the people's voices?"

Seeing the strange looks from An Li and Shen Wenwen, Shen Bai didn't feel embarrassed at all.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

His losses were real, and Tang Xinyue had left without a trace. He had to make up for it somehow.

……

The monster tide came to an end on the morning of the fifth day.

First, the monster tide in the Jade Screen Mountains receded, and then the monster tide in the White Dragon River followed.

The Nascent Soul Demon Emperor of the Jade Screen Mountains left in anger, while the demon beasts of the White Dragon River were beaten up by the bigwigs of Jiangbei City who were free to help, and were rubbed hard in the water all night.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Bailong River will not experience another monster tide in the next few decades.

The monster tide in the Jade Screen Mountains has also caused considerable losses, so it is unlikely that war will break out again easily!

The remaining monsters and opportunistic cultivators who managed to escape the net within the city were all wiped out by the Enforcement Hall and the Night Fiend Hall, leaving none alive.

Golden sunlight spilled across the earth.

The loudspeaker array of the Enforcement Hall resounded throughout every corner of Jiangbei City: "The monster tide has ended. The curfew is lifted immediately, and everyone can resume work and school in an orderly manner."

Jiangbei City, which had spent five days and four nights in silence and chaos, seemed to have had a start button pressed.

The monks gradually returned home.

After a series of spells including Cleansing, Wind and Rain, and Civil Engineering, the streets were restored to their former cleanliness and tidiness, and the damaged and burned houses were restored one by one.

The cross-river bridge in Jiangzhong District was quickly repaired by a Golden Core cultivator in just a few hours, and An Li was picked up by her parents and taken back to Jiangzhong District.

Jiangbei City has visibly recovered to its pre-monster tide bustle and prosperity.

However, amidst this everyday life, a trace of sadness is spreading.

Countless tragedies occurred in every corner of the city: cultivators who died on the front lines, wives and children killed by raiders and demonic beasts at home.

Shen Bai first contacted Big Gold Tooth, and Hai Ge's voice was as confident as ever: "Brother is fine. A mere demon beast can't hurt me."

Are you alright? If you're okay, I'll bring you some little trinkets later. They're not worth much, just my spoils! Let me tell you, during this monster tide, I went in and out seven times..."

As Big Gold Tooth vividly recounted his experiences on the front lines, Shen Bai's mood brightened.

After finally hanging up with Jin Hai, Shen Bai called the beautiful shop manager, Hu Feier, whose voice sounded tired: "I'm fine. My sister has also become a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It's just that my father was slightly injured while fighting the Demon Emperor and needs to rest for a while."

From Hu Feier's account, Shen Bai learned more accurate frontline information about this monster tide.

It was from these messages that Shen Bai understood just how devastating the losses were in Jiangbei City this time.