Chapter 1008: Return to Mount Dajiao! The Heaven's Awakening Society!

After Su Yang left, the matter of the spy Chen Li was no longer his concern.

Su Yang had originally wanted to ask Hao Ren, but at the banquet he received news of Shen Yan's death, and in his troubled mood he forgot about it.

Ma Wenhong said awkwardly, "Chen Li faked her death to escape."

Su Yang asked, "She wasn't caught?"

"No, we weren't on guard at the time. She died in action during a mission, and when word of her death reached us, I sent people to look for her body. We found her death rather suspicious—very likely a deliberate ruse to throw people off the trail!" Ma Wenhong looked at Su Yang as he spoke. "But one thing is certain: she came for you. Not long after you left the Southwest, she left too."

"Alright then!"

Su Yang didn't have much to say about it.

He had long since memorized Chen Li's scent.

He hoped Chen Li wouldn't show up again. If she did, Su Yang would have to use the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly.

Back home, the next day Su Yang had lunch at Yang Wanzhong's house next door, then went to the cemetery to take a look at Shen Yan's gravestone.

On the gravestone was Shen Yan's photo—he was still smiling.

From the moment a beast-tamer appeared, dying in battle was the fate most beast-tamers could not escape.

After all, it was also a kind of glory.

On the third day, Su Yang went to Liu Mengyun's home as a guest.

Not only Liu Long, but even the head of the Liu family, who had some friction with Liu Long, personally came to the villa to greet Su Yang.

Times had changed; Su Yang's status was long since no longer what it once was.

In Changwu City, the Liu family might count as a top-tier clan.

But Su Yang's power and standing far surpassed the Liu family's.

Even General Qin of the Southwest Military could not afford to overlook Su Yang, who had recently risen to prominence.

Because everyone knew Su Yang's rise was already unstoppable!

Among the new generation, Su Yang was unquestionably the most dazzling new star of the Huaxia Federation. Whether in battle record, military rank, or strength, he had already surpassed many veterans of the older generation!

No one could afford to ignore Su Yang, even those whose rank, position, and strength were higher and greater than his.

After all, Su Yang was rising, while they had already begun to wane.

The future always belonged to the younger generation.

No one wanted to make a powerful enemy of themselves!

Su Yang didn't pay much attention to the Liu family head; instead he showed respect toward Liu Long. Liu Long seemed to sense something, the smile on his face only widening, but he didn't say it outright.

On the fourth day back in Changwu City, Su Yang went to the Emergency Brigade for a look around, visiting Squads Seven and Thirteen.

The people were still the same old bunch, only fewer of them.

In the past half year, the Southwest Military's Emergency Brigade had not recruited anyone new.

The only thing that comforted Su Yang was that Xu Jiutian was still there. He still carried that cheap women's perfume smell, looking like he'd spent quite a bit of time lately "helping" those destitute women.

Xu Jiutian even asked Su Yang for a photo together, and asked Su Yang to sign it.

In the photo, Xu Jiutian had his arm around Su Yang's shoulder, looking for all the world like he and the General were very close…

For the Thirteenth Emergency Squad, Hao Ren served as captain, and a new deputy captain had also been transferred in.

Su Yang glanced at the scar on Hao Ren's face and said quietly, "Captain Hao, I recently contracted a healing-type pet beast with excellent talent. Once my pet beast is raised to King-tier, it should be able to heal the scar on your face. Just wait a while longer!"

"It's nothing!" Hao Ren touched the burn scar on his face. "My wife says once the lights are off, it's all the same!"

"Oh~ In that case, never mind then!"

"Wait, General Su, I was just kidding!"

Su Yang couldn't figure out why he was so busy even though he was on vacation.

On the eighth day back in Changwu City, Su Yang's vacation was nearly over.

This time, he hadn't been able to take his sister and mother away with him.

Both Zhang Xiuru and Su Xiaoxiao were reluctant to leave Changwu City again.

In the end, Su Yang was the one who relented.

Zhang Xiuru and Su Xiaoxiao were different from him.

He could travel around, but his mother and sister had both grown used to the place, had made new friends. Su Yang couldn't force them to leave.

Changwu City's garrison strength couldn't compare with Shengjing's, but it was still quite decent.

Moreover, Su Yang had the Void Wanderer. Once the Void Wanderer's strength improved a bit more, instantly crossing the Huaxia Federation to return to Changwu City might no longer be a problem.

Before departure, he met General Qin again and asked him to look after his family.

Qin Pengcheng didn't refuse, agreeing at once and telling Su Yang to go without worry.

On the morning of the ninth day, Liu Mengyun came to Su Yang's home.

After saying goodbye to his mother and sister, Su Yang took Liu Mengyun and vanished from Zhang Xiuru's and Su Xiaoxiao's sight.

"Mom, Brother left again!"

"Xiaoxiao, your brother is already a General now. He carries heavy responsibilities. The people over there can't do without him, just like our Changwu City can't do without General Qin. You have to understand!"

"I know!"

That evening, Su Yang took Liu Mengyun and quietly returned to the Mount Dajiao villa.

Sovereign Jiazi, seeing Su Yang and the others return, wasn't surprised; she merely told the servants to prepare dinner for two more.

As soon as Su Yang returned, he released Sister Xue Li and Mo Yi.

These past days, those two had probably been terribly cooped up.

Once released, Sister Xue Li barely paid Su Yang any attention, her face plainly reading "I'm very displeased!"

Mo Yi was comparatively well-behaved, quietly sitting herself down on Su Yang's lap.

By evening, Xia Na had also returned.

She was covered in dust and grime, and still carrying injuries, but nothing serious.

"General Su, you've finally returned?"

"Not bad — you've been putting in real effort these past days!"

In just over ten days, Xia Na had already reached Silver High-Grade.

It was plain to see she hadn't been slacking off these past days.

After all, when that Misfortune Divine Crow signed its contract with Su Yang, it had only been Bronze.

In just over ten days, Xia Na had raised the Misfortune Divine Crow to Silver High-Grade — she must have fought plenty!

"Xia Na has been working extremely hard lately — this is the earliest she's come back!"

"Really?"

"Mm!" Xia Na nodded firmly. "Both me and Little Crow have been working really hard."

Su Yang didn't know that, during this period, Xia Na had grown somewhat addicted to killing fierce beasts.

Even the Misfortune Divine Crow had gotten hooked.

That feeling of growing stronger with every fierce beast slain, that rush of sensing your power rise day by day — it was more addictive than any game, and no beast-tamer could resist it!

"Sovereign Jiazi, what about you? How's your strength recovering?"

"I finally managed to catch a King-Rank Mid-Grade Thunder Long Ying."

"That's not bad either!"

Sovereign Jiazi's flying-type pet beast seemed to have been taken out by the Storm Eagle, so right now she was indeed most in need of a King-Rank flying-type pet beast.

King-Rank fierce beasts were already quite rare to begin with.

King-Rank flying-type pet beasts were even harder to capture — Sovereign Jiazi had also put in considerable effort during this period.

"While I was away, have there been any anomalies in Mount Dajiao or the southeast region?"

"Anomalies, no — but we received an order from the Southeast Military Command, telling all major city lords to be on guard against the Tianxing Society!"