Chapter 2941: Grand Finale

Outside the barrier.

Even though isolated by layer upon layer of restrictions, it still completely blocked the aura leaking from inside.

The light shifted between blazing blue and pale gold, surging in the void, as if two suns inside were reflecting off each other.

Ordinary staff and managers had no permission to enter this area, only able to stand far at the barrier's edge, gazing at the soaring pillar of light, but several department chiefs, plus those senior managers who already got along well with Chenshu, did not obediently stay outside; they came over one after another.

Bai Ze held Ling Gun Gun, standing nearest the barrier, feeling the successive arrivals of familiar auras; looking back, three distinct yet equally powerful auras descended in succession.

Lu Jun leaned against the pillar beside him, glanced at the red‑clad youth at the front, and said, "How did you come too?"

Xu Li glanced at the barrier's unusual fluctuations, looking eager for excitement, and said, "I heard our Rescue Department's current gold‑medal employee quietly caused a big scoop and already brought back our boss?"

"You still have the nerve to say that." Lu Jun gave him a look, annoyed, and said, "Why didn't Bai Ze cut you down?"

Speaking of which, ever since Jin Chen joined the Rescue Department, he single‑handedly raised the department's points to the max, which conveniently benefited the idle Xu Li, who loved to wander the Three Thousand Worlds.

I heard Xu Li, in order to keep the gold‑medal big shot, privately gave Jin Chen many perks—extra points, priority mission selection, whatever could be given, he gave.

Only after he realized that Jin Chen was trying to save the soul of Bureau Chief Chenshu did Xu Li stop continuing to seek benefits for this connection.

Just kidding—he doesn't even have that many perks himself!

Xu Li wasn't annoyed at having his old habits exposed; he smiled, eyes crinkling, and said, "Bai Ze, we're old friends—our Rescue Department has topped the points ranking for many consecutive quarters."

"I'll take a few days off—no problem, right?"

Bai Ze slowly lifted his eyes, tone flat, and said, "Keep going; when the master comes out, he'll personally approve your leave."

Xu Li: "……"

It'd be better to hope Jin Chen develops a conscience and looks after this department head than to expect the workaholic bureau chief to grant him a long vacation for fun.

He rubbed his nose resentfully, then leaned against the towering, over‑two‑meter‑tall muscular man beside him, whose body exuded icy killing intent—the Execution Department chief, Lai E.

Lai E oversees the cleanup of severely imbalanced worlds in the Three Thousand Worlds—those on the brink of collapse or spawning uncontrollable evil entities—and is recognized by the Quick Transmigration Bureau as a violence maniac.

"Lai E, my good brother," Xu Li sighed feignedly, leaning on Lai E's sturdy arm, "See? Our good days are probably coming to an end."

Xu Li felt heartbroken, pointing at the light pillar, and said, "That's the infamous workaholic—doing tasks overtime every day, holding meetings every day, writing reports every day……"

Lai E thought for a moment.

"Our Execution Department never had good days to begin with," he said.

Xu Li: "……"

That's true.

The Execution Department folks are either slaying demons all day or on their way to slay them.

Lai E ignored Xu Li's antics, looked toward the barrier's edge, and used his own earth‑vein divine power to stabilize the ancient guardian upholding the barrier's spell.

He raised his brows slightly, looked at Lu Jun, and asked, "Who is this?"

Upon hearing Gu Gu, Lu Jun instantly perked up and said, "Let me introduce—this is my consort…… cough, my lover, Gu Gu, the earth god Gu Gu."

Lai E: "?"

Xu Li exclaimed in shock, "How come one after another, their backgrounds are so solid!"

That brat Jin Chen being the bureau chief's connection and lover is bad enough, but his combat power is perversely terrifying; now even that poor‑wretch dragon Lu Jun has a consort who is actually an ancient earth god!

Over here they were noisy, while nearby stood a quiet youth serving as background.

Ling Gun Gun curiously poked his head out of Bai Ze's embrace, then tilted it up and whispered, "Boss, that person who looks…… uh, so sorrowful—who is he?"

Perhaps he's the Strategy Department chief, but Ling Gun Gun remembers that the department's recruitment standards are quite special.

To prevent management from being troubled by love, they deliberately selected cultivators of the Ruthless Path from the Three Thousand Worlds to fill high ranks. It had seen that department chief a few times before—he was aloof and stern—so how did he become like this?

Bai Ze's eyes flickered with speechlessness as he patted Ling Gun Gun's head, saying, "You can't escape the Strategy Department's curse."

Ling Gun Gun instantly understood, shook his head, looking like he understood love's woes, and said, "It's hard."

Xu Li heard it and burst out laughing, saying, "Everyone says that monks who enter the Strategy Department are destined for an earth‑shattering love affair."

"Our battle‑scarred Danger Department chief just completed an introductory strategy mission for a newcomer, and came back unable to eat or drink."

Wei Ze'an: "……"

His melancholic aura grew even thicker.

A crowd gathered here, chattering away, and didn't find the time hard to endure.

Ling Gun Gun caught only fragments, glancing here and there, but ultimately his gaze returned to the barrier.

His usual rambunctious nature vanished; he simply curled up silently in Bai Ze's embrace, staring motionless at the light pillar.

How could Bai Ze not have noticed? He lowered his head and gently rubbed his chin against Ling Gun Gun's fluffy back.

"It'll be fine." he said.

——

Two lifetimes of joy and sorrow, love and hatred entangled, loss and gain, guardianship and waiting……

All shattered scenes, forgotten feelings, buried pain and ultimate joy, all returned to their place at this moment when soul and spirit fully merged.

Like a traveler who has crossed endless galaxies and rivers of time, he finally drifted gently ashore.

Jin Chen opened his eyes; his blurry vision met Chenshu's pupils.

Just as when he first gazed into those eyes, one glance spanned ten thousand years.

Then Jin Chen saw Chenshu's eyes suddenly soften, saw him reach out, his fingertips wiping away the moisture at the corners of his own eyes, only then realizing he had touched his face.

It was strange—he rarely truly shed tears.

Chenshu…… Master……

Jin Chen murmured, each utterance making the soreness and steadiness in his chest grow heavier; he lowered his head, his lips touching Chenshu's lip corner, and said, "You've waited for me so long."

From falling from the divine realm, to the establishment of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, to a century of slumber—so long, so long.

Chenshu wrapped his arms around Jin Chen's neck, accepting this tear‑tinged kiss, then drew a gentle breath, placed a light kiss on the reddened corner of Jin Chen's eye, drew near, and kissed the equally moist corner of Jin Chen's lips, brimming with pity and love.

"You too have searched for me a long time."

"...... So many worlds, Xiao Chen."

In the worlds where Chenshu had no memories and Jin Chen walked alone, they did not love easily in every lifetime.

There have been moments of opposing each other, and moments of suspicion and estrangement.

There have been repeated hesitations and missed chances.

Some were due to identity, some due to stance. There were missed chances played with by fate, and possibly even hurt and betrayal.

If there were no love and obsession, how could his beloved cross thousands of dangers and obstacles, time and again find him and awaken him?

Jin Chen tilted his head and gently rubbed Chenshu's cheek, held his hand, and looked back at the temple around them formed by Chenshu's divine power.

Even if it was just a fleeting illusion within the barrier, the familiar scene still brought endless peace of mind.

This place holds their most peaceful and happy days.

They simply embraced, kissed, pouring all their feelings into that kiss, solemnly declaring to each other and to this fickle fate their reunion and eternal inseparability.

After the kiss ended, Jin Chen suddenly recalled a line he had once seen on an ancient jade slip in the Divine Realm that recorded the Dao Lu oath.

This love is etched into the soul, this heart bound to the beloved—what fear have we of the turning years?

——

No one knew how long had passed before the barrier finally dissipated.

The one protected by the earth vein's divine power, Gu Gu, felt the barrier's dissipation; in an instant, a golden light came from within the barrier, enveloping him—that was the Main God's divine power.

Gu Gu looked up in surprise, meeting Chenshu's eyes that had regained their divine gleam, blinked slightly, then smiled faintly, calmly accepting the gift and closing his eyes to absorb it.

Lu Jun stepped forward to support his somewhat weak lover, nodded at Chenshu and Jin Chen, then took the Eternal Ancient back to the Counterattack Department.

…joking, Lu Jun, even when he was a spirit dragon, didn't dare to act recklessly before the Master God, let alone now—he's very perceptive!

Several department heads had long since stopped waiting; Xu Li was the first to slip away, and before leaving he even glanced back, meeting Chenshu's gaze, and ran off even faster.

Lai E was pulled away by him; as he walked, he had a clueless look, obviously not understanding why he had to accompany him.

Wei Ze'an left the most quietly; before anyone knew it, he had silently disappeared.

Chenshu helplessly withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

"Host!!!" Ling Gun Gun let out a yell and lunged straight at Jin Chen, its fluffy paws slapping onto Jin Chen's cheeks without hesitation.

"You've finally come out!"

Jin Chen was knocked sideways by the slap, hadn't even had a chance to speak when he saw Ling Gun Gun about to strike a second time.

He raised his hand and grabbed its paw.

Under normal circumstances, there would surely have been a round of mutual bickering.

But Jin Chen's mind still echoed with the scene from the end of the divine realm, when the divine pet pixiu was pierced by a black shadow.

"You're also an idiot." Jin Chen rubbed the soft short fur on Ling Gun Gun's head, a rare gentle gesture.

Ling Gun Gun froze, its beastly pupils blinked, and in an instant it understood what the host had remembered; a sour feeling rose in its nose, its eye rims instantly reddened, and it let out a soft "Ah……."

"Hiss." Jin Chen immediately nipped that sentimental bud in the bud, saying, "You're not allowed to cry; it's too noisy."

Ling Gun Gun: "……."

Ling Gun Gun used its paw to push open Jin Chen's hand.

Indeed! Getting moved to the point of baring their hearts and crying while clutching each other's heads? That's totally not the host's style!

On the other side, Bai Ze stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Chenshu, saying, "Master."

Chenshu reached out and gently stroked the silver top of Bai Ze's head.

He used to do this often when Bai Ze was a young beast, but after Bai Ze took human form and became his capable aide, it became rare.

Bai Ze obviously hadn't expected Chenshu to make this gesture; from the divine realm to the present Quick Transmigration Bureau, all these years he has stood behind him, guarding this place for him, waiting for his return.

The last time he was patted on the head like this was a very long time ago.

So long that he was almost forgetting what that feeling felt like.

Bai Ze lowered his head, obediently accepting the long‑overdue closeness and acknowledgment.

"You've worked hard, Bai Ze." Chenshu's voice was gentle.

"I'll give you a long vacation; take the pixiu out to have fun."

Bai Ze didn't decline, "Mm, thank you, Master."

——

In the hall of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, countless task‑takers turned into streams of light, entering the portals to the three thousand worlds to carry out their missions and write new stories.

There were also figures returning from completed missions, weary or joyful, heading toward the handover point.

Someone stood before the notice board, head tilted up, studying the choice of the next world, brows slightly furrowed.

Life and hope endlessly cycle in the world forged by the new order, vibrant and full of vigor.

Within the private cottage domain, faint chirps of Ling Gun Gun could be heard, excitedly planning the vacation.

"Boss! Should we go to that newly discovered star realm? It's all gems and crystal veins! Should I also strive to take human form? After I do, I'll be super—handsome!"

Next came Bai Ze's slightly indulgent response, plus Jin Chen's occasional disparaging remarks and Chenshu's laughter.

Everything had returned to the right track, yet it was utterly different from before.

The galaxy glittered, countless specks of system light representing missions shining off each other, just as in countless worlds before.

This time, after enduring waiting and searching.

We finally all stayed beside our beloved.