Chapter 646

Those newly born Hellblood Vine Flowers did not immediately attack the nearby Beast Tamer companions.

One by one, they sank into the earth, absorbed by the mother Hellblood Vine Flower.

"Ding~ Your pet Hellblood Vine Flower has leveled up to Star-Shine High-Grade!"

Hellblood Vine Flower leveling up was normally a cause for celebration.

But now Su Yang could not feel happy at all.

This trip to Shengjing, overall, left him utterly disappointed.

"I'm leaving now. Don't do anything foolish. Understood?"

Not a single member of the Chengxi City Garrison in Shengjing dared to move.

Not even the four King-level Beast Tamers.

Su Yang recalled the Seven-Colored Illusory Butterfly, the Hellblood Vine Flower, and the Earthquake Bear; the Storm Eagle carried the two away swiftly into the horizon.

"Just like that?"

"Only an idiot would stay— if we wait any longer, the General Headquarters' experts will arrive!"

"But Su Yang is just too strong— this battle will surely make him famous overnight; among the younger generation of Beast Tamers, he's probably number one!"

"The problem is, he's stirred up a huge trouble!"

"It's not just him—he's probably dragged Colonel Qin into trouble too. If Su Yang didn't lie, though the West District Garrison lost not a single life, their losses were still catastrophic—their overall combat power has been slashed by more than half!"

"Anyway, it's none of our business. We're just here to watch the show—military affairs, they handle themselves!"

"…"

Soon, the onlooker Beast Tamers dispersed.

Staying any longer was pointless.

If they didn't hurry, they might attract trouble themselves.

Colonel Qin, seeing the devastated scene and the countless corpses of Beast Companions, closed his eyes tightly.

In the distance, more King-level experts were arriving…

Just outside Shengjing's borders, Su Yang's body swayed—he could no longer maintain his stance and collapsed onto the Storm Eagle's back.

But he did not fall onto the Storm Eagle's hard spine—he landed in a warm embrace.

Liu Mengyun held him, pouring her ice energy into his body.

The fire poison gradually subsided, temporarily suppressed by Liu Mengyun.

A flash of white light appeared on Su Yang's body; the Void Wandering Spirit withdrew, and he recalled the Earthquake Bear.

Only then did Su Yang feel somewhat better.

Su Yang rolled over, and Liu Mengyun placed his head on her thigh, trying to make him more comfortable.

"How's your body?"

"Fine, it can heal," Su Yang said, gazing at the azure sky. "Too bad—I was planning to ask General Shi for help with the treatment."

Liu Mengyun lowered her head and whispered, "Actually, the General Headquarters isn't the only place with King-level healers—our Treasure Pavilion has them too."

"What's the price?"

"Join the Treasure Pavilion!" Liu Mengyun whispered. "I didn't tell you before because I thought you were military—you'd be taken care of by the military. General Shi's healers really are better than ours."

Su Yang asked casually, "So, do you think I should join the Treasure Pavilion?"

"No need!" Liu Mengyun said. "The Treasure Pavilion is riddled with factions—worse than the military!"

"Oh?"

"Besides, even if you, Lieutenant, considered joining the Treasure Pavilion, you shouldn't approach them first—they should come to you!" Liu Mengyun whispered. "Don't you still have that bear? Just one or two more upgrades, and your fire poison should be eradicated."

"True!" Su Yang nodded. "It'll just take some time."

"Mm."

"So, what do you think I should do now?"

Su Yang felt his spirit was very weak.

Liu Mengyun shifted her thigh slightly to make Su Yang more comfortable: "Either return to the Southwest Military and explain everything to General Qin, then see how he reacts—or stay away for a few years."

"But my mother and sister…"

"Actually, even if you don't return, your mother and sister won't be harmed. But since you're worried about them, let's go to the Southwest—it's actually a good choice too… You didn't kill a single member of the Shengjing City Garrison; General Qin knows he can't take you down—he won't turn against you!" Liu Mengyun analyzed. "Besides, General Qin values you greatly. The situation isn't beyond repair—it all depends on what you, Lieutenant, decide."

"What do I decide? I haven't decided anything!" Su Yang forced a smile. "I've worked so hard to strengthen myself—wasn't it just to live more comfortably?"

"Mm."

"Ding~ Congratulations, host has escaped pursuit by the Shengjing City Garrison and successfully completed the mission!"

"Ding~ Mission reward: Two talent points awarded, usable to enhance pet talent!"

Su Yang thought briefly, then decided to upgrade the Void Wandering Spirit.

The Void Wandering Spirit is a space-type pet—its abilities greatly assist Su Yang and enhance his safety.

"Ding~ Your pet Void Wandering Spirit's Common-level Space Teleport talent has been upgraded to Legendary-level Space Teleport talent!"

The Void Wandering Spirit with Legendary-level Space Teleport talent can teleport farther, faster, and significantly reduce spatial energy consumption.

Whether for pursuit or escape, instant teleportation is a top-tier skill.

The Storm Eagle flew at full speed for half a month before Su Yang finally returned to Changwu City.

After returning to Changwu City, Su Yang directly took Liu Mengyun to the Emergency Unit camp.

"Lieutenant, please show your credentials?"

The duty soldier, seeing Su Yang's face wrapped in bandages, saluted him.

When the soldier saw Su Yang's credentials, he asked in slight surprise: "Lieutenant Su, what happened to you?"

"Got injured. I need to see Commander Yao—is he here today?"

"Big Team Yao is here!"

Through Big Team Yao's adjutant, Su Yang met Big Team Yao.

Big Team Yao looked the same as always; the entire office reeked of acrid smoke.

Yao Xing saw Su Yang and frowned: "Your injury hasn't healed yet? Didn't General He say he personally submitted the application for General Shi to treat you? Did something go wrong?"

"Something did go wrong!"

Su Yang said helplessly.

"What went wrong?"

"There was a little conflict at Shengjingcheng's gate—I fought with the City Guard!"

"What?" Yao Xing leapt out of his chair, then sat back down, lowering his voice: "No one died, right?"

"No, absolutely not!!"

"Good! Good! No one dying is good! No one dying is good!"

Yao Xing nodded in relief, his mood slightly easing.

After all, Shengjing was where the General Headquarters was located—if things got out of hand, it would be hard to clean up!

"I knew you, Su Yang, weren't the type to act recklessly. As long as no one died, it's not a big deal," Yao Xing said casually. "We'll just give you a minor reprimand to satisfy the General Headquarters, keep them off our backs for now, and wait a few months until the heat dies down—then we'll go to General Shi!"

"By the way, who did you fight?"

"Uh… I didn't count."