The world was bright again.

Luo Wanya was still in the command center of City 22...

Little Seven pointed to a monitor and said, "Look, these two people claim to be the Golden Family. I secretly investigated them later, and it turns out they just took a look at our Lower Third District and even helped us catch two high-ranking Dragon Mark Gang fugitives. However, neither of them is on the Home Families roster."

At this moment, in the eyes of the Home Families, the Lower Third District was already theirs.

After all, besides paying tribute to the PCE Security Committee, no one really cared about this place. Whether day or night, the Guardians' Union had the final say here.

Luo Wanya looked closely and gasped.

The photos of Zheng Yuandong and Lu Yuan had never been published online. Unless one was invited to the Time Traveler Conference or had interacted with them, they wouldn't recognize them.

But Little Seven did recognize them. He was too familiar with them: "That's Zheng Yuandong, the boss of Kunlun! What is he doing here...?"

"Ah? That Boss Zheng?" Little Seven was startled, followed by a wave of fear: "It's a good thing I didn't act then. I was too sensitive."

Luo Wanya shook his head: "A while ago, Xiao San saw several people from the PCA in plain clothes in our facial recognition system. We weren't sure if they were here to pursue some big shot or to investigate us, so it's good to be cautious. By the way, send out an order. The Guardians' Union's expansion in various cities must be steady and reliable. We must thoroughly investigate the distribution of gangs before taking action. If we accidentally encounter tough opponents and haven't sent our toughest members, there will be casualties."

"Okay, I understand," Little Seven nodded.

Currently, the most difficult aspect of the Guardians' Union's advancement was intelligence gathering. After all, they were new to a place and didn't know the local situation, so they couldn't act rashly.

However, at this moment, Qing Chen sent Luo Wanya a compressed data package.

He opened it and found it was the gang information for Cities 8, 12, and 13. It was densely written and incredibly detailed!

How many gangs there were in the Lower Third District, how many people each gang had, and the approximate level of the gang bosses—all were clearly listed.

Luo Wanya merely glanced at the information and gasped. It was too detailed!

The PCE Security Committee's information probably wasn't this detailed.

The information on more than a dozen gangs even recorded what the gang bosses liked to do, where they liked to go, and where they could be ambushed and killed...

Qing Chen sent another message: "Currently, only these three cities have been summarized. Other cities are still incomplete. I'll give you another batch after I get back."

Luo Wanya: "Boss is awesome..."

Now, at least three cities could start operations!

Luo Wanya excitedly rubbed his hands: "Little Seven, you'll be stationed in City 22. Once things are settled here and we've developed hundreds more family members qualified for the Cultivation Zhunti Method, that'll be enough for you. I'll take Xiao San to City 8; they need us more there."

Little Seven nodded: "Okay, Lao Luo, go ahead. Leave it to me here."

At this time, a voice came from the intercom: "Police are needed at 89th floor, 12 Rose Street. The nearest officers, please arrive at the scene as soon as possible. Someone is abusing his wife."

Little Seven put on the Gang Federation uniform and went out: "Lao Luo, I'll handle this. This guy is a repeat offender. I beat him up last time; this time, he needs to be hung upside down in public."

PCE could handle it, Guardians' Union had to handle it.

PCE couldn't handle it, Guardians' Union still had to handle it.

That was the Guardians' Union of the Lower Third District.

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In City 7, in a dark room.

Pale-faced Huan Yu sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, listlessly overlooking the bustling city.

He entered the bedroom and took letters from the pillow.

Huan Yu burned one letter after reading each one.

More than ten important pieces of information gathered from all directions.

After finishing this, he silently sat back on the sofa and looked at the news on his phone about Chen Yu leaving City 7.

A sneer appeared on his lips.

Huan Yu took a blood bag from the refrigerator and dripped a postage stamp shape onto a piece of letter paper.

He took a pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote: "I personally prefer to believe that Chen Yu left City 7 because he was worried that before Shadow's death, he would come to City 7 to take him away."

After writing, he burned the letter.

This letter, naturally, would reach its recipient.

Huan Yu tapped the armrest of the sofa. As long as Chen Yu left City 7, became homeless and hid, it wouldn't be easy for Qing Family Shadow to find Chen Yu's whereabouts.

Otherwise, how to explain Chen Yu's absence from the attack on the Forbidden Zone 10?

Didn't you leave the city to kill Shadow? Since you knew he was there, why didn't you go?

At this time, someone replied: "Koshima family Demi-God "Stone Buddha Li Bingxi' has also left the city."

Huan Yu sneered on the sofa.

One by one, these Demi-Gods seemed so tough, but now that everyone has received the news that Shadow "may' be dying, they ran faster than anyone else!

Afraid that Shadow would take them away with him when he died.

Funny.

However, who is spreading the news of Shadow's impending death?

Did Shadow release it himself?

Something feels wrong. Why would Shadow release such news?

As he pondered, Huan Yu felt a wave of drowsiness.

He thought for a moment and took out another piece of letter paper and wrote: "I didn't use your points to drink. Also, I earned you 80 points. However, I advise you not to cultivate the Myriad Gods Thunder Technique because the potential of this body has been developed by me, and I still need to find an opportunity to break through to S-level in the future. Even if you cultivate, it will be very slow. I suggest you might as well find something you want to do in the Academy to kill time."

After writing, Huan Yu fell into deep thought.

Then he added a sentence at the end of this sentence: "The students in the Academy are too weak; they are no match for me."

After another period of contemplation, he seemed uneasy and added another sentence: "Don't give me any more little frogs; I want a swift!"

After saying that, Huan Yu closed his eyes.

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Jingshan Tea Garden.

"What's the next Trials of Life and Death you're planning to challenge? When are you going to challenge it?" Shadow sat outside the sunflower garden and asked leisurely.

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "I've already decided what the next Trials of Life and Death I'm going to challenge is, but I can't go for now..."

Shadow asked, "Are you worried that the Trials of Life and Death is a life-or-death gamble and you might go before me? You want to accompany me on my last journey before you go?"

Qing Chen remained silent.

Many people think Knights are powerful; promotion to the same level is the ceiling.

But many people forget that Knights are powerful because from F-Class, they gamble their lives with every promotion.

No.

The gamble starts with the Trial of Heart.

So the world is fair to Knights; the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Trials of Life and Death, people really do die.

Shadow laughed heartily: "When did Knights become so hesitant? Aren't you supposed to be carefree? The next generation of Knight leaders are bound by family affection; I think the Knight Order is finished."

Zard, cracking sunflower seeds in the distance in the sunflower garden, suddenly turned his head: "Pill? What pill."

Shadow glared at him: "If this idiot's life wasn't helpful to you, I would have killed him and buried him long ago. How did such a neurotic appear in the Qing Family?"

Qing Chen chuckled: "I think it's quite good. If everyone in this world was calculating, it would be so boring. Brother, don't worry about the Trials of Life and Death; I have a plan."

Shadow thought for a moment, curiously asking: "Where are we going next?"

Qing Chen said: "Continue to look for usable plant seedlings and then transplant them to Whale Island in the Outer World. I've calculated the growth cycle of the plants on Whale Island. In the near future, the fruit might cover all the core members of the Guardians' Union, giving them many more life-saving methods. Brother, is there a suitable place to go? Which Forbidden Zone has the most magical plants?"

Shadow nodded: "The place with the most magical plants is definitely Forbidden Zone 001, but that place is too evil; I don't recommend you go there. Or shall we go to the Fire Pit?"

Qing Chen was puzzled: "The Fire Pit is also a Forbidden Zone?"

"Oh, the Fire Pit isn't a Forbidden Zone," Shadow said with a smile: "But their generations of Grand Elders have a penchant for collecting rare treasures from the Forbidden Zone. You'd rather go to each Forbidden Zone to find them than rob the Fire Pit."

Qing Chen: "..."

Sure enough, one of the most ruthless figures in the Federation. Others think of rare treasures as something to find themselves, but this person directly goes to rob them.

At this time, Yang Yang suddenly said: "Shadow Brother, let's go to the Wildlanders settlement. They are suffering there; I want Zard to help build houses."

Zard: "?"

Shadow smiled: "Okay, but I need to go to two places first."

"Huh?" Qing Chen was puzzled: "Brother, where are you going?"

"You'll know in a minute. Zard, come over," Shadow said.

Zard didn't mind; he trotted over: "What is it?"

In the eyes of everyone, Shadow suddenly opened the Shadow Gate. He took a step forward and arrived in City 7.

City 7 is a coastal city, located at the mouth of a river.

The streets are clean and the architectural style is not much different from City 10.

The only difference is that the Upper Three Districts here are built along the river, and ordinary people are not prevented from entering.

During holidays or New Year's Eve, the Upper Three Districts are crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, bustling with activity.

This is the political and cultural center of the Chen Family Conglomerate, like a shining pearl in the southeastern region of the Federation.

Shadow came to a courtyard in the First District with great interest. The courtyard is not large, very delicate, with three courtyards inside and out.

It doesn't look like the residence of a Demi-God; instead, it's more like the dilapidated small courtyard of a powerless ancient Outer World prince.

This kind of courtyard is most loved by literati; it's inherently elegant.

Shadow looked up at a pair of stone lions at the entrance. The stone eyes of the stone lions rolled around, staring intently at his figure.

It seems that as long as Shadow takes another step forward, they will pounce.

This courtyard actually uses the Forbidden Artifact ACE-052 "Stone Lions' as gatekeepers, a remarkable feat.

Shadow examined it carefully, pondering how to take away the stone lions.

"I have to kill Chen Yu," he muttered.

Forbidden Artifact ACE-052, Stone Lions, comes with a guarding rule. Anyone with malicious intent who wants to enter the house will be attacked by the stone lions.

It can even kill A-Class.

With these two stone lions that can kill A-Class guarding the place and providing early warning, Chen Yu is probably the most secure Demi-God.

However, the containment rule of these stone lions is strange; their containment condition is to "eat luck."

Those whose strength, status, and reputation are lower than the host's simply cannot seize or move them.

Therefore, these stone lions have been passed down among the most powerful and powerful figures in the Federation for 11 owners.

As long as Chen Yu is still alive, even Shadow cannot move them.

Shadow has great power, but there is still an Old Master above him in the Qing Family.

Chen Yu is different. This Chen Family Demigod is the uncrowned king of the Chen Family. In terms of strength, they are both Demi-Gods; in terms of status, Chen Yu is slightly above Shadow.

"It's a pity," Shadow said: "I have to tell Qing Chen that when Chen Yu dies, we must come and get the stone lions."

As he spoke, time suddenly stagnated.

The two stone lions made a pouncing motion at Shadow. The stone skin shattered, but they had just pounced halfway when they seemed to be held in the air, only able to move slowly.

Shadow smiled and continued walking into the courtyard.

Taking advantage of Chen Yu's absence, he came to the study of the Chen Family Demigod and drew a small turtle on the white paper that the other party had spread out.

"Not bad," Shadow continued to smile as he walked to the backyard.

At the back of the three courtyards is a patch of Purple Orchid Stars, a total of seven plants. They were carefully cared for by Chen Yu, with servants tending them 24 hours a day.

People in the Federation often joked that Chen Family father and son were medicine jars.

When Chen Chuanzhi lived in seclusion outside City 7, he was protecting five Purple Orchid Stars. Later, Chen Yu cultivated seven.

Seven Purple Orchid Stars, forty-nine ears of leaves. One ear of leaves can make Chen Yu's cultivation speed three times faster within seven days.

Basically, it allows Chen Yu to seamlessly connect.

So people often say that Chen Yu is a Demi-God made of medicine jars, which seems to be true.

However, people also ignore Chen Yu's talent. After all, without talent, it's normal to stop at B-Class or A-Class for a lifetime. After B-Class, it's not just medicine that can create masters.

Now Chen Yu no longer needs Purple Orchid Stars, so the supply of Purple Orchid Stars is evenly distributed among the Chen Family's children.

He doesn't plan to cultivate another Demi-God.

At this moment, Shadow was happy to see this patch of Purple Orchid Stars. He opened the Shadow Gate and dug up the Purple Orchid Stars one by one, throwing them all outside the tea garden.

Only then did he laugh loudly and leave.

The feeling of time stagnation disappeared. Qing Chen only felt a flash before his eyes, and several Purple Orchid Stars appeared in front of him.

He was a little dumbfounded: "Brother, where did you get so many Purple Orchid Stars?"

"A gift from the Chen Family Demigod," Shadow explained: "Chen Yu is a really nice person; he gave you all the Purple Orchid Stars he painstakingly cultivated for three generations."

Qing Chen was helpless.

Who would give away such good things? It was most likely Shadow who stole them.

And he didn't know that once Chen Yu knew that Shadow had been to his residence, he would no longer be able to keep the house where he had lived for more than 20 years.

Otherwise, if one day Shadow opens a Shadow Gate to visit late at night, it's really impossible to guard against it!

Shadow's move is a surefire way to annoy Chen Yu for decades.

Yang Yang's mind was full of doubts: "Aren't these Purple Orchid Stars guarded? And did Chen Yu let you dig up these Purple Orchid Stars?"

Shadow laughed: "I spread the news to the Chen Family and Koshima, telling them that I'm dying and preparing to fight them to the death, so they left their cities overnight. Many people thought Chen Yu was going to kill me, but that's not the case. At that time, I thought, you ran away, but you wouldn't run away with your vegetable garden, would you?"

Qing Chen was stunned. This brother really goes to great lengths to find rare plants for his brother.

He even released such terrifying news.

And Chen Yu probably didn't expect that the dignified Qing Family Shadow, Qing Family Demi-God, would release such earth-shattering news just to help his brother dig up the Chen Family's vegetable garden!

Shadow said to Qing Chen with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll find a way to get what you want, no matter what the method is...Don't worry, I still have to go to Koshima. Li Bingxi, the Stone Buddha in 2City 5 Lake Villa, also has many treasures. Zard, quickly store the Purple Orchid Stars in your body. If you damage one, you'll pay for it with your life."

"Okay!" Zard stuffed all seven Purple Orchid Stars into his stomach, and his body swelled like bread in an oven.

And Shadow once again opened the Shadow Gate and walked in.

Half an hour later, Shadow threw out 21 plants from the Shadow Gate, all of the same species.

Shadow walked back happily and closed the Shadow Gate: "This thing is called Eternal Heaven Fruit; it's the treasure of the Koshima family. It grows in the Lake Villa, blooms every 3 months, bears fruit every 3 months, and each plant bears three fruits. After eating nine, even ordinary people's strength can reach F-Class. Although it's not as useful as Purple Orchid Star, it's not bad, suitable for the students in your Time Academy...By the way, you said you took in an apprentice named Shinguji Maki, but she's too young to complete the Trials of Life and Death? This is a gift from her senior uncle."

Qing Chen felt that there were too many changes today, making him feel overwhelmed.

Shadow is still the Shadow who plots everything while laughing, but now Shadow's plans are all for the benefit of his younger brother.

He wants to make up for the regret he has felt for over a century.

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In the wilderness, a Stone Buddha was calmly fishing at the edge of a heavenly pool on a mountain peak.

The heavenly pool was like a mirror, the vast lake surface without a ripple.

Suddenly, a fish bit the hook, and the moving float rippled a circle of beautiful minimalist ripples on the water's surface.

Just as Stone Buddha Li Bingxi was about to pull the fishing rod.

A satellite phone call came in. Stone Buddha Li Bingxi listened silently for a moment, then hung up without a word.

He pulled the fishing rod, grabbed the big fish in the lake, and crushed its head.

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