Chapter 46: Ye Ling's Promise, the Great Army Marches to the Demon Subjugation Pass!

"Alright, let's go!" Chen Ying'er gripped Ye Ling's hand tightly, her gaze resolute. Without much hesitation, she simply pulled Ye Ling's hand earnestly and walked away toward the distance.

Only after leaving the military camp did Chen Ying'er's pace slow down.

Yet her small hand remained tightly clasped around Ye Ling's, as if she were terrified he might disappear again just as he had before.

Her state appeared somewhat dejected.

For some reason, seeing Chen Ying'er in this state made Ye Ling feel a pang of heartache; he followed honestly by Chen Ying'er's side, not pulling away.

The two walked slowly like that, just like children who had only just learned to walk. Snowflakes no longer fell upon them; instead, a touch of the morning sun from the sky slowly descended, spilling over the two of them.

It connected the two of them tightly, briefly making them inseparable.

Having lived two lifetimes, this was the first time he had felt this way. Ye Ling was completely immersed in this fleeting state, no longer pondering anything else in his mind.

However, this state did not last long.

Although the road had not reached its end, Chen Ying'er, who was in front, stopped her steps, and Ye Ling stopped along with her.

Ye Ling looked quietly at that delicate back, silent at first.

"You must stay alive." Only this sentence was heard coming from Chen Ying'er.

She also turned her head abruptly, tears welling up in her large eyes, seemingly ready to spill over at any moment.

"I said, you must stay alive from now on!"

Chen Ying'er's voice carried a sob, and she gripped Ye Ling's hand even harder, as if terrified he would suddenly disappear and leave her—this was something Chen Ying'er could never accept.

Ye Ling fell silent.

He withdrew his hand from Chen Ying'er's small hand.

This gave Chen Ying'er a fright; her mind began to contemplate Ye Ling's intentions, and tears threatened to burst forth.

But then she saw Ye Ling place one hand on top of her head and rub it: "What kind of thoughts are these? Why would I die?"

"You..." Ye Ling's action made Chen Ying'er almost cry out.

She had just thought that Ye Ling was like those male leads in storybooks preparing to sacrifice themselves, who, after letting go of a hand and sharing an embrace, would run far away, marking their final meeting.

But looking at it now, that was clearly not the case.

Yet her entire train of thought was also completely cut off.

Standing in place, she was unable to speak for a long time.

How could Ye Ling not know what this girl was thinking?

He rubbed her head and said: "We agreed before that I will persist until the Demon Hunt Squad, and persist until any moment in the future. This is a promise between me and Hall Master Chen, and also a promise between me and you. I will always keep it."

Hearing this, Chen Ying'er was stunned: "Then will you come to find me later?"

"Find you?"

"I am going back to the Soul Temple. My grandfather and grandmother are going to give me special training, and I might not be able to come out for a while."

"I will come to find you, and likewise, I will wait for you."

"Wait for me?"

"Wait for you to protect me; that is something I have always been waiting for."

Listening to Ye Ling's words, Chen Ying'er's heart was suddenly touched, and the sadness within her had already dissipated. Ye Ling would not lie to her! Therefore, she would always be able to wait for him.

"I understand." Chen Ying'er held Ye Ling's hand firmly and nodded.

They walked for a while longer on the road, and only when it was time to depart did Chen Ying'er reluctantly let Ye Ling go back.

She just watched him silently, not knowing what she was thinking about.

She did not even notice when Chen Hongyu walked silently to her side.

"Are you reluctant to let him go?" Chen Hongyu asked.

"I am, but this is what he wants to do."

"Grandfather, when do you think I will be able to see him again?" Patting his granddaughter's shoulder, Chen Hongyu said: "It will likely be a long time."

"However, once you get past this period of time, you and he will be able to see each other all the time."

"When I go back this time, please train me well. I don't want to hold him back in the future."

"... Alright."

Ye Ling rushed back to the military camp.

After returning, everyone was already prepared.

"Captain, the entire Youth Genius Camp reports to you!" Yang Wenzhao was waiting at the entrance and saluted immediately upon seeing Ye Ling.

All the team members behind him shouted in unison: "Greetings, Captain! We are ready!"

Watching all this, Ye Ling returned the salute.

Calming his turbulent heart, he nodded, turned around, and shouted: "Let's go, head to the main army to report!"

The Youth Genius Camp's barracks were not too close to the main assembly area, but since they were all at least Third-rank Knights, this distance was not far for them.

They quickly arrived at the assembly camp.

For their Youth Genius Camp team, the Temple undoubtedly provided extremely high treatment. Although their team's ranking did not reach the top, they were already at the standard of those Fourth-rank Knight squads.

After they arrived, they also drew the attention of the entire field due to the special nature of their squad.

"Is this the Youth Genius Camp? The one at the very front must be Ye Ling, the first place in this Youth Knight Competition, right?"

"Hiss, I didn't expect him to be so young, and he really is handsome. And to be watched by all of us like this and still remain neither haughty nor humble—to have this kind of temperament at this age is truly rare."

If it were someone else, they might have been timid in such a situation, but Ye Ling would not. Instead, he faced everyone's gaze and walked straight toward his team's location.

He stopped at one spot and shouted: "Star Universe Hall Master, Ye Ling, Captain of the Youth Genius Camp, leads the full team of thirty to report here!"

"Enter the camp." Long Xingyu returned the salute.

It's good that you've come, Long Xingyu thought to himself. For now, their master-disciple relationship could not be directly exposed; he would wait a while longer.

He walked straight onto the main platform.

His momentum was like a rainbow, and his terrifying cultivation base poured out continuously at this moment; the powerful strength belonging to a Ninth-Tier Third-Grade Divine Seal Knight poured out incessantly at this moment.

It was immensely vast.

Sensing all of this, everyone off the stage looked toward his position.

Including Ye Ling.

"I am different from Hall Master Long Tianyin, who gives long-winded speeches before battle."

"There is only one sentence."

Long Xingyu shouted in a deep voice: "And that is to kill! Kill them fiercely!"

"Since these Demon Race dare to invade us Humans, then we must make them regret it. This is true for this battle at Exorcist Pass, and it will be the same for any future battle. Do you understand!"

"Understood!" the army shouted back quickly.

"Depart!" Long Xingyu said in a deep voice.

Then he turned his head and scanned the area in front of him; as the commanding general, conducting a troop inspection was very normal.

Very quickly, he saw a certain location.

Hmm, it was the Youth Genius Camp, or to be precise, their captain, Ye Ling! Ye Ling also slowly raised his head at this moment, looking toward Long Xingyu's position. The master and disciple looked at each other, their gazes as if conveying something.

"From here on, it depends on yourself." Long Xingyu's voice emerged by Ye Ling's ear.

And Ye Ling's gaze also seemed to give an answer: "This time, it can be considered my true debut in fighting against the Demon Race!"

"I will hand in a satisfactory answer for these six months, and even the three years of hard work before that!"

(End of this chapter)