Chapter 47: Return

Busujima Saeko looked at her own hands. At the very moment the Contract was completed, she felt a mysterious power emerge within her body. As soon as this power appeared, it suppressed the Shura Power that had been constantly trying to break through the seal inside her. At the same time, the craving for slaughter that the Shura Power had brought her was also neutralized.

Sensing the power gradually receding within Busujima Saeko, Lingyun felt a bit surprised in his heart. He had not expected his Eternal Contract to have such an effect. However, he had not yet thoroughly researched the Eternal Contract he possessed; this could only be considered a pleasant surprise.

Luo Yexi also sensed the change in Busujima Saeko's aura, and a trace of envy appeared in her gaze as she looked at Busujima Saeko. After all, when she had signed the Contract with Lingyun before, it seemed there had been no benefits at all.

"Ling-kun, are we leaving now?" Busujima Saeko asked.

"Yes, it's about time. Ye Xi, go and say goodbye to Alice; we are getting ready to return," Lingyun said to Luo Yexi.

Suddenly, Luo Yexi stammered, "Master, um, can we take Alice with us? She is still so young. In this dangerous apocalypse, if she doesn't have enough support, it will be very difficult for her to survive!"

"About that?" Lingyun's brow furrowed instantly. "Have you talked to Alice? The Eternal Contract cannot be signed casually; it can only be signed if both parties are willing. Besides, as you said, Alice is still young. Is it really okay to let her leave this world?"

"It's no problem, Big Brother, Alice has already thought it over," a weak voice appeared behind Lingyun.

Lingyun turned around to look and saw Alice holding her little dog named Zeke, looking at him with a frail expression.

"Smack—" Lingyun slapped his own face directly. What on earth had Luo Yexi been doing behind his back these past few days?

"Um, Brother, is it not allowed?" Alice looked at Lingyun and asked pitifully.

"Um, Alice, you are still so young; it wouldn't be appropriate to leave this world," Lingyun still wanted to persuade Alice. After all, when he traveled to various worlds in the future, battles would be inevitable. In such situations, it was too dangerous for Alice, who had no combat ability. "Besides, if you follow me, who knows what dangers might appear in the future."

"No, Alice is not small anymore. Moreover, in this world, Alice has no family left. The only one who is good to me is Sister Ye Xi, and I want to follow Sister Ye Xi. Besides, when facing danger, Brother and Sister will surely protect me, right?" Alice shook her head and said earnestly.

Looking at the little girl standing before him, Lingyun felt helpless. On one hand, he did not want to bring little Alice onto his path, but on the other hand, Alice was not safe alone in this world and was even in mortal danger. After all, the World Consciousness of this world had fallen into a deep slumber, and even as one of the protagonists, it was difficult for Alice to guarantee her own safety.

"Master..." Luo Yexi tugged at the corner of Lingyun's clothes.

Looking at Luo Yexi's pleading eyes, Lingyun sighed helplessly: "Alright, Alice, are you ready?"

"Ready, Big Brother," Alice nodded.

After the complex Array faded into the Void, Lingyun looked at the people present: "Now, is there anything else you need to take care of?"

"No," everyone present shook their heads.

"Then you go to the Cloud Realm first. Once I reach my original world, I will let you out again," Lingyun said.

After taking the three girls into the Cloud Realm, Lingyun asked Ruoxi: "Ruoxi, how much time has passed on Earth?"

"The two worlds seem to be synchronized. If you go back directly, Brother, I'm afraid more than half a month will have passed," Ruoxi replied.

"Is that so? Give me the Space-Time Coordinate."

On the River of Time and Space, Lingyun's figure appeared once more, then transformed into a stream of light and vanished into the River of Time and Space.

In the apartment Lingyun and the other rented, a figure slowly appeared from nothingness. With a wave of Lingyun's hand, Luo Yexi and the others appeared before him.

"Is this the world where Ling-kun lives?" Busujima Saeko looked around. "It doesn't seem to be much different from our world."

"Our world was originally not much different from yours; it's just that this world didn't have an outbreak of the Dead Body Virus," Lingyun shook his head. "Ye Xi, take care of Saeko and the other for now, and at the same time, hide their hair color. I'm going to get their identification documents sorted out."

"Leave it to me!" Luo Yexi patted her chest.

Lingyun took out his laptop and began to work, when suddenly, his cell phone rang.

Lingyun picked up the phone and saw it was his roommate, Huang Luo, calling.

"Hey, Boss, what's up?"

"Damn, you finally answered your phone! What have you been doing these past few days? You suddenly took a week off, and no matter how many times I called your phone, it wouldn't go through, always telling me the user was out of service area. Do you know I was almost about to call the police?" Huang Luo's loud voice came from the other end of the phone, making Lingyun's ears buzz.

Lingyun couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had been to another world during this time; it would be a wonder if Huang Luo's call had gone through.

"Alright, Boss, don't worry, I wouldn't get into any trouble. I just went into the mountains for a while; there's no signal in the mountains, so naturally you couldn't get through," Lingyun explained.

"Went to the mountains? Old Four, why did you suddenly go to the mountains?" Huang Luo asked.

Lingyun glanced at Luo Yexi and the others who were chatting happily and said: "I went to pick someone up."

"Pick someone up? Who takes a whole week to pick up? Wait, no, Old Four, why are there several girls' voices on your end? Don't tell me you went to pick up girls!" Huang Luo's loud voice rose another eight degrees, forcing Lingyun to move the phone away from his ear. "Old Four, you just wait for me. We don't have class today, we're coming over right now."

Looking at the phone that had already been hung up in his hand, Lingyun couldn't help but shake his head.

"What's wrong, Master?" Luo Yexi asked curiously when she saw Lingyun put down the phone.

"My roommates said they are coming over here. You tidy up the appearance of Busujima Saeko and the other first; I'm going to go pick them up," Lingyun said.

Luo Yexi remembered Lingyun's roommates, who could be considered quite interesting, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Fine, Master, you go ahead and pick them up. I guarantee that before you return, I will have Saeko and the other's appearance sorted out so no one will see any flaws."

Lingyun nodded, put down the computer in his hand, opened the door, and went out.

"What kind of people are Ling-kun's roommates?" Busujima Saeko asked curiously. It seemed that because of the Eternal Contract, language proficiency had become an instinct for Busujima Saeko, and she had quickly mastered Chinese, a language that gave countless foreigners a headache.

"Hmm, how should I put it? They are all very easy to get along with and are also very interesting people. As for the specifics, you'll know when you meet them. The most important thing now is to cover up your hair colors; after all, there are no people with purple hair in this world," Luo Yexi smiled and then began to fiddle with Busujima Saeko's hair.

In the Pure White Space, a magnificent castle appeared at some unknown time. The little girl Youruo sat on a large bed, looking as if she had just woken up. In front of her was a light screen, and the person on the screen was none other than Lingyun.

Youruo waved her hand, and the light screen dissipated. She frowned and muttered to herself: "Lingyun? Mingxuan Saint? What is his background exactly? But why do I feel like this name is so familiar? Could it be that we have met before? But that's not right either; I was only just born, how could I have met him? Forget it, forget it, I won't think about it. But where did the design for this castle come from? It seems like it appeared the moment I had a thought, but who designed this castle for me? I just feel like I've forgotten something very important..."

Youruo's voice drifted slowly through the Pure White Space.