Tumbling out of the spatial channel, Yan Lan was still completely dazed. Turning his head to look around, he realized they were already standing outside the courtyard of the Capital Management Bureau.
Gu Yun was clearly prepared for this. He calmly helped Yan Lan up, saying, “Hey, snap out of it!”
Yan Lan rubbed his forehead, feeling that everything that happened today was like a dream, and an absurdly abstract one at that. “Wait, what exactly is going on? Young Master Gu, why do I feel like you seem to know a lot?”
Gu Yun touched his nose. “Well, not a lot, but I do know a little bit. It is just that I do not know if I should tell you.”
Yan Lan was left speechless.
Right at that moment, Yan Qinyu and Yuan Ruoshen also emerged from the spatial channel. Hearing the commotion outside, the people inside the building all walked out.
Director Chen looked utterly astonished. They had left less than half a day ago, right? To think they were already back!
Director Chen’s gaze swept across the four individuals. The two standing together with their fingers tightly interlocked looked like noble young masters stepping straight out of an ancient painting, standing right against the light.
The young master in white had a tall and slender build. Especially when he touched down on the ground, bright moonlight seemed to fall and rustle around him, making him appear all the more unblemished by worldly dust. He was like the bright moon in the sky, high and unreachable, or like ten-thousand-year-old ice and snow that brooked no profanation.
The young master in gold beside him was equally handsome. His gaze was deep, his jet-black hair fell over his shoulders, and his every movement carried an innate nobility. He resembled an emperor, standing high above all.
When he finally recovered his senses, Director Chen’s heart shook violently. That young master in gold was precisely Yuan Ruoshen, the very person they had been constantly thinking about and worrying over for so long! How had his aura become so terrifyingly formidable?
Director Zhang, who came out alongside him, also spotted them. He instantly cried out in joy, “Old Master! Ruoshen has been rescued and brought back!”
“What? Ruoshen is back?” an agitated voice came from inside, filled with anticipation and utter disbelief.
After all, Old Master Yuan was actually well aware of the cruelty of the Ranye Organization. Being captured as an undercover agent meant that the outcome would definitely be extremely horrific. Although Yuan Ruoshen had joined the national team and learned martial arts along with some talismans, those would be completely useless once captured by the Ranye Organization. Old Master Yuan had already braced himself to face Yuan Ruoshen’s corpse. Yet the moment he stepped out, he saw a completely unharmed Yuan Ruoshen.
With his emotions surging drastically up and down, the elderly man fainted directly from the intense agitation.
Yuan Ruoshen’s eyelids twitched. He quickly teleported to Old Master Yuan’s side, channeling a bit of spiritual energy into him to stabilize his condition. Old Master Yuan gripped Yuan Ruoshen’s sleeve tightly, not caring in the slightest why he had suddenly changed his appearance.
“It is good that you are back, it is good that you are back.”
Yuan Ruoshen was deeply moved. “Grandfather.”
Innate living beings were born from heaven and earth. Yuan Ruoshen and Yuan Ruochen were born from the Solar Star. He had only this one elder brother, and they had supported each other. The life of a god was eternal; originally, they did not comprehend the bitter pain of separation in life, nor did they understand the agony of parting in death. Only by truly entering the chessboard themselves and becoming stained with the seven emotions and six desires could they understand that life was precious and pain could pierce the heart.
Furthermore, for mortals, the end of this life meant the eternal end. It was just like the mortals Lu Xuan and Duan Yan back then, or the mortals Suijing and Anqing. It was also just like the mortal Yuan Ruoshen in this current lifetime.
During this single lifetime in the mortal realm, he had unexpectedly gained a familial bond. Originally, a brief few decades were nothing more than a dream to him. But now, being placed right in the middle of it and experiencing such pure, unadulterated care, he could no longer treat this merely as a dream. He was the Demon Emperor Yuan Ruoshen, and he was also the mortal Yuan Ruoshen. Now, he could choose to act as the mortal Yuan Ruoshen.
Yuan Ruoshen supported the elderly man into the room and seated him on a chair. “Grandfather, do not worry. Have I not already returned safely?”
“You also do not need to worry about the Ranye Organization anymore. The headquarters of the Ranye Organization has already been destroyed by me, and all the branches of the Ranye Organization within Daxia have been dealt with by me as well.” He made absolutely no effort to conceal his capabilities.
Old Master Yuan looked deeply at Yuan Ruoshen. Ultimately, he still said, “Grandfather knows. You may have encountered some unique opportunities and fortunes, but you must still remain cautious. Grandfather does not want anything to happen to you again.”