After the notification was issued, it wasn’t long before the summary meeting began. Since we achieved a major victory this time, completely suppressing the other two countries, even the higher-ups praised us highly. The atmosphere was extraordinarily lively.

Once the summary matters were concluded, Li Rui prepared to return to Huangliang City, as there were many procedures to handle for the transfer to the Superpower Division. After dealing with the miscellaneous tasks, he would then head to the Land of Chaos.

Because his control over bad luck wasn’t precise, he dared not fly. He wasn’t afraid for himself, but transport like this posed a significant threat to others.

Luckily, he now had the Swift Wind Nine Turns, allowing him to travel on foot.

"Why are you checking the weather forecast?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Cheng Mingyue dragged her suitcase past the door of Li Rui’s room.

"Just browsing casually."

Li Rui said, "Are you heading home?"

"Yeah, I haven’t been back in a while. Going home for a bit and will return in a few days."

"Oh? Has your position been finalized?" Li Rui asked.

"No, they just told me to report when the time comes." Cheng Mingyue looked quite displeased.

While the others had clear destinations, she was the only one still on standby.

"Alright then, see you in a few days."

After they parted, Li Rui went to say goodbye to Guan Gui and Dong Sanchuan, then stealthily slipped to a deserted suburban area, using Escape Technique to soar into the sky.

.....

At the Superpower Division, Song Yao was also preparing to return to the provincial branch to oversee matters. The Secret Realm battlefield had delayed him for too long; he couldn’t stay any longer.

He walked into Zhuo Feilong’s office and started talking, not about himself.

"Li Rui has left; it looks like he’s planning to use Escape Technique to go back himself."

The other party didn’t seem surprised: "Makes sense. With that thing in his body, flying is pretty risky, right?"

"Isn’t that odd? He was often flying recently without any issues."

Song Yao came just to say he was leaving, but now he pulled out a chair and sat down.

Zhuo Feilong said, "It probably has something to do with the disappearance of the Eternal Entry. He sensed something, Old Song, perhaps that day you made him realize there was a problem."

"Hmph."

Song Yao muttered a bit resentfully, "I never agreed with your approach."

....

From the capital to Huangliang City is several hundred kilometers; Li Rui’s Escape Technique can’t cover such a distance in one go. However, he had checked the weather forecast in advance, followed the wind direction, rested several times, and used Spirit Recovery Potion to replenish his spiritual power, eventually arriving after a day.

Upon returning home, everything was as usual, with only a thin layer of dust on the furniture.

Although his mind had been through two and a half months, two of those months were spent in the Secret Realm World; in the real world, only half a month had passed.

After cleaning up, he immediately headed to the city branch the next day.

This time, the meeting had received the notification in advance. As before, Wu Mengying personally received him, but unlike before, she was already waiting at Guotong Mansion, and Wang Ba had a complicated expression.

"Oh dear, I suppose I should start calling you Advisor Li now?"

Li Rui chuckled bitterly, "Brother Ba, don’t tease me. Let me handle the formalities first, and then we can do the usual—you’re treating, right?"

Wang Ba scratched his head and pointed toward the president’s office, feeling quite happy. This kid had suddenly become a superior from headquarters, but it seemed like nothing had changed.

However, no matter what Li Rui felt, others’ attitudes had indeed changed. Specifically, he didn’t need to personally run around for various signature procedures; just wait for others to prepare them for him to sign.

Facing this rapidly rising former subordinate, Wu Mengying was quite delighted. She had long realized that Li Rui would soon outgrow the small city branch, but she hadn’t expected it to be so fast.

After finishing the official business, Li Rui went to find Wang Ba to mooch a meal. Wu Sun was naturally there as well. He, who had originally pulled Li Rui into the Extraordinary World, seemed the least concerned, as if everything was business as usual.

"I knew it back then; you were definitely not someone to stay in the mundane!"

Wu Sun even seemed quite excited. He had been beaten by Li Rui twice before and had been indignant but now felt rather proud.

After all, as a grassroots member of a city-level organization, there’s a vast gap between that and an advisor at the Superpower Division, and most wouldn’t even have a chance to exchange a word.

After a session of flattery, he lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "By the way, about the disappearance of the Eternal Entry, any insider info?"

Li Rui had nothing to hide because his answer was simply, "No."

Wang Ba initially wanted to intervene, fearing Li Rui might feel awkward refusing to answer, and that answering would breach protocol. But upon hearing there was no news, he didn’t say anything further.

Yet Wu Sun pressed on, asking, "The department must send someone to investigate, right?"

Li Rui replied, "Yeah, but the situation is still quite unclear, and the investigation hasn’t officially started yet."

Wu Sun laughed, "As expected of a big shot in the Superpower Division, knows everything so clearly."

Li Rui glanced at him, "That’s because I’m the one assigned to the investigation."

"....."

If that’s the case, indeed, it hasn’t started yet.

While Wang Ba and Wu Sun didn’t know much else, they were certain that there was nothing unusual in Huangliang City, so he definitely wasn’t back for the investigation.

The group ate until the early morning before parting ways.

Although no one mentioned it, both men were aware that Li Rui had now transferred to the Superpower Division, so they would certainly meet less often in the future, making it essentially a farewell.

Indeed, this was true. Li Rui didn’t stay long in Huangliang before returning to the Superpower Division.

Next, he was set to go to the Land of Chaos as an advisor from headquarters, to investigate what secrets the Holy Judgment High Court was hiding, while also inquiring about the so-called God of a Thousand Faces.

For himself, there was another matter to clarify: what exactly Zhuo Feilong and Song Yao were keeping from him.

...

The Land of Chaos, Holy Mountain.

This is the headquarters of the Holy Judgment High Court. Like the Polar Alliance, it’s a region governed based on religion.

However, due to pressure from the Polar Cathedral, no country or organization recognizes the international status of the Holy Judgment High Court. It can only rely on its geographical advantage to control three small nearby countries from behind the scenes.

At the top of the Holy Mountain is a huge statue of ascension, depicting the main deity recorded in their sacred texts. It has never been open to the public and can only be worshiped from afar.

But recently, there was a violent explosion on the Holy Mountain, destroying the statue. Many residents witnessed it, but before news could spread, clergy from the Holy Judgment High Court visited to provide psychological counseling, and after that, no one spoke of what they saw that midnight.

Additionally, due to the statue’s enormous size and prominent location, there were still some media reporters lurking nearby, trying to dig up a news story. However, these reporters often met with misfortunes such as car accidents, fires, and assaults by mentally unstable individuals. Within days, the matter faded from attention.

After all, the world never lacks fresh happenings; throw in some other explosive news, and people’s attention swiftly shifts away.

In a small border town within the territory controlled by the Holy Judgment High Court, two young people arrived, a man and a woman, walking hand in hand, appearing like a couple in love indistinguishable from other tourists visiting for leisure.

"I heard there’s a famous fountain here called... called something or other, well, no matter. Let’s just ask a local and we’ll know for sure. Come on, let’s check it out now."

".....Sister Yue, we’re not really here for sightseeing."

Wearing sunglasses and a mask, Li Rui said helplessly.

After returning to the Superpower Division, he finally understood why the organization hadn’t assigned Cheng Mingyue a position, because her current task was to partner with him to investigate the Holy Judgment High Court and the Eternal Entry incident.