Chapter 57: After the War Ends

In a remote little village on the Sun-Moon Continent, Zhou Yi slowly stepped inside with Jin Ling, and the six-year-old children playing at the village entrance began to shout loudly the moment they saw him.

"Brother Zhou is back!"

"Wow, look, it's Big Brother Zhou!"

"Brother Zhou is so handsome!"

The people in the village also scrambled to come out upon hearing this.

"Where? Where is Lord Zhou?"

"Over there, I see him!"

"Quick! Wife, go kill a chicken; Benefactor Zhou is back, we must hold a welcoming feast for him."

"Divine Doctor Zhou, come quickly and have a taste; these are fruits just picked from my home."

"Stop crowding around, everyone, go quickly and notify Divine Doctor Zhu; she will surely be happy when she hears this news!"

As soon as Zhou Yi entered the village, he was welcomed by everyone; he smiled and returned their greetings one by one, and he accepted all the gifts the villagers gave him—there was no helping it, as these were the villagers' heartfelt intentions. Fortunately, the Douluo World had abundant spiritual energy, so there was no need to worry about food production at all; for mortals, the only thing to worry about was the safety of their lives amidst the chaos of war, and this was a point Zhou Yi had already helped them resolve.

Before long, Zhu Zhuqing also came out of a house upon the villagers' notification and walked toward Zhou Yi, her beautiful eyes, gentle as water, looking at him.

"Looking at how happy you are, is this coming to an end?"

"Hehehe, as expected of Zhuqing, you guessed it right away. That's right, the Sun-Moon Continent is about to be unified; it is estimated that it will be hard for war to happen again in the future."

"It's good that it's over; although the result of this war is quite good, the process was still too painful for mortals, so it is good that it ends early now."

"Who's to say it isn't? You've worked hard these past six months..."

"Not as hard as you~ my Martial God~"

"Geez, even you are teasing me! Let me show you the consequences of provoking me!"

"Pfft~~ You might not be able to catch me now~" Zhu Zhuqing smiled brightly. Then she vanished instantly, reappearing ten meters away.

And Zhou Yi also used Light and Dust to chase after her. The two of them, who had been forced to keep their spirits tense every day under the high pressure of war, had finally relaxed, which also caused them to release the nature of young people, appearing truly somewhat childish.

"That's too cheap, even using a Spirit Bone Skill~"

"You have so many methods, yet you have the nerve to call me cheap; catch me first before you talk~"

Unfortunately, Zhuqing did not last long before she was caught by Zhou Yi; under a wave of tickling attacks, Zhuqing laughed until she was out of breath, begging for mercy repeatedly.

The surrounding villagers were unfazed by such a scene; they watched them for a while with blessed gazes and then intended to prepare for the welcoming feast that evening. After all, once Zhou Yi ate, it was at least a portion for a dozen people, so they had to prepare in advance.

In fact, these villagers were not originally from the same village, but due to the war, the villages near the towns were affected by the flames of war. To protect them, Zhou Yi had let Zhuqing lead them to a remote place to rebuild the village, and now it seemed the effect was quite good.

Moreover, because of the war, many mortals had severed limbs or suffered heavy injuries. At such times, Zhuqing would use the Moon Essence effect of her Taiyin Power to heal them, and Zhou Yi would occasionally use a Rejuvenation Talisman to help them, especially since he often traveled back and forth between different places, sometimes bringing back a batch of new refugees, and would directly treat the wounded on the way back to ensure their safety.

Of course, this village was not the only base for refugees; besides this, there were more remote villages in the same situation, all of which were the results of the four of them working together over the past six months.

Now that the war was over, he also intended to go to every sanctuary to inform them of this; he came here first only because Zhu Zhuqing was temporarily living here.

"Zhuqing, the Emperor of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty has invited me to attend the founding ceremony ten days from now; are you going?"

"I..."

Looking at the thoughtful Zhuqing, Zhou Yi persuaded her.

"Don't hesitate, come with me. You've been running around these past six months and have gotten thin; come with me to mooch a meal off that dog emperor. Heh, daring to invite me, watch me teach him a lesson."

"Alright then~"

In fact, a few months ago, Zhou Yi's actions had already attracted the attention of various countries.

During this period, he had also seen all kinds of royal tactics, including recruitment, hiring assassins, and using beauty and money to tempt him. However, for some reason, the Sun-Moon Continent had no divine inheritance, nor did it have any particularly top-tier martial soul, which resulted in their strength as Spirit Masters being incomparable to the Douluo Continent, and they had no inherited factions either; even the Title Douluo were of the weaker sort. This was also why the Sun-Moon Continent had few sects and was based primarily on a national system.

After Zhou Yi killed several waves of Spirit Douluo assassins, all the royal families finally dared not harass him again.

They had no choice but to restrain their subordinates as much as possible; otherwise, Zhou Yi was truly a person who dared to kill. Whenever anyone dared to commit acts of slaughtering cities or harming the common people, Zhou Yi did not care what their status was or how high their political position was; he would kill them regardless. As for military conflicts between countries, he ignored them entirely; that was their own business.

And there was a reason why the Emperor of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty and Zhou Yi knew each other; previously, he had beheaded a cruel general who liked to slaughter cities, and this general happened to be a great enemy of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty at the time. This immediately filled their emperor with gratitude toward him, wanting to use beauty, money, and power to recruit him.

The result was, of course, failure, but this emperor was also carefree and expressed that he wanted to be friends with Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi was also the type who wouldn't hit a smiling face; although he did not participate in their wars, he would occasionally go to chat with the emperor.

This emperor indeed possessed great talent and bold vision, and he was extraordinary in bearing; furthermore, as an emperor, his perspective on things was different, which was the reason Zhou Yi was willing to communicate with him.

Now, facts proved that Zhou Yi had indeed not misjudged the person.

At night,

Zhou Yi took advantage of the banquet to share the news of the war's end with everyone. Now the people in the village were even happier, hanging lanterns and decorating everywhere, which could be called a New Year celebration.

Everyone ate and drank joyfully to celebrate all of this.

Afterward, Zhou Yi also asked about the villagers' plans to see if they wanted to return to the towns or places closer to the towns.

However, only one-tenth of the people wanted to leave, and these were all young people. As for the others, they preferred the current peaceful and free atmosphere. Zhou Yi respected their choices and told the highly respected elders in the village how to operate the switch for the Concealment Array, letting them decide for themselves whether to stay away from the hustle and bustle.

The next day, he left with Zhu Zhuqing.

As for Yingxue, she had already discovered that the war was coming to an end half a month ago. Due to her status as a Soul Beast, she had returned to the Qiankun Sun Moon Valley in advance, not intending to leave any information about herself in the new imperial dynasty.

Otherwise, once people settled down, no matter how many good deeds she had done before, there would surely be people who wanted to hunt her. She had seen too much of this, so she had long since erased the traces of her presence in the world and returned silently.