In the morning, as the sun rose.
Ye Cangtian, having rested for several hours, arrived at the main courtyard and before Dugu Changfeng.
He began to inquire about the situation in the southern region.
Dugu Changfeng was not familiar with the southern region.
Although the Dugu family lived in Longcheng on the frontier, Longcheng was still a very long distance from the true southern sea.
Or rather, Longcheng was currently the city closest to the southern sea for humans within the ruins, not a true frontier city.
Furthermore, the southern region was incredibly dangerous, virtually a forbidden zone for humans, so even the Dugu family dared not explore it.
For this reason, Dugu Changfeng could only express his helplessness.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian understood and expressed his gratitude before bidding farewell.
With Dugu Ling safely escorted to the Dugu family, his mission was complete.
It was time to depart and return to the Hidden Group!
Dugu Changfeng did not say much about Ye Cangtian's departure, merely producing a handwritten letter for him to deliver to Dongfang Mingyue.
Following that, Dugu Changfeng personally escorted Ye Cangtian out of the gates.
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Only after the carriage had driven far away did Dugu Changfeng sigh,
"Silly girl, since you couldn't bear to part, why didn't you come out to see him off personally? Perhaps if you had spoken, he would have stayed."
As his words fell.
A figure emerged from a corner, it was Dugu Ling.
Her face was filled with deep reluctance as she slowly shook her head and said, "I couldn't make him stay, besides, he has many things waiting for him..."
"Is there really no possibility?"
"If you wish, Father can help you keep him!"
Looking at Dugu Ling's expression, Dugu Changfeng hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.
After last night's events and everything he knew, he became increasingly fond of Ye Cangtian, seeing him as a young man with boundless potential.
More importantly, Dugu Ling had a strong liking for Ye Cangtian, and he would never object to him becoming his son-in-law.
However, whether it was her daughter's reserved nature or some other reason, Dugu Ling, despite her affection, didn't know how to make him stay, which truly worried him.
He didn't want a wonderful potential union to end in regret, so he was prepared to lend a hand.
He thought, if he could keep such a fine son-in-law, even if the methods were a bit underhanded, he would endure it, after all, it was his daughter's lifelong happiness, and also the future of the Dugu family.
"Father, what are you talking about!"
"I only see him as an elder brother!"
"Besides, Big Brother Ye already has a fiancée..."
Upon hearing Dugu Changfeng's words, Dugu Ling's face instantly turned red, filled with embarrassment. How could she not understand his meaning!
"He has a fiancée?"
"So what? Can she compare to my daughter?"
Dugu Changfeng was slightly taken aback, then said dismissively.
"Hmph! I'm not talking about this anymore, I'm going to seclusion!"
Hearing this, Dugu Ling let out a soft哼, a hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes, before quickly changing the subject.
She could see Ye Cangtian's unwavering devotion to his fiancée; she had no chance and didn't want to continue this topic.
"This time, if I don't reach the Earth level, I will not come out of seclusion!"
Listening to her firm tone and watching Dugu Ling's lonely retreating figure, Dugu Changfeng sighed deeply.
No one wished for Dugu Ling to cultivate diligently more than he did, but when this day truly arrived, he couldn't quite feel happy.
"Alas, I hope time can erase everything."
Dugu Changfeng muttered, his expression turning serious and cold once more. It was time to seek an explanation for some matters.
For instance, the Black Wind Gate!
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One person, one horse, they galloped along.
The journey back was exceptionally peaceful, and Ye Cangtian smoothly returned to Longcheng.
He went directly to Dongfang Mingyue's office.
"Sister Mingyue, I'm back. The mission was completed successfully."
His voice reached her. Dongfang Mingyue, who had been busy, put down her files and glanced at Ye Cangtian, nodding. "Well done."
"By the way, did you receive the message I sent?"
Ye Cangtian inquired.
Before returning, he had gone to the Longcheng Hidden Group branch to transmit information about the Black Wind Gate.
Hearing this, Dongfang Mingyue nodded and said, "The message has been received. I have already issued orders for the Bai and Shangguan families to cooperate in eradicating the Black Wind Gate."
The Bai family?
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian was slightly taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face.
Previously, it had been difficult for Dongfang Mingyue to command the Bai family. Now that the Bai family was obeying orders, it seemed they had reformed after the previous events.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but mutter, "Sister Mingyue, you're being unfair. I sent the message, why didn't you let me participate in the action?"
Ye Cangtian didn't care about personally destroying the Black Wind Gate, but this operation would surely yield an unimaginable amount of contribution points.
He was after contribution points; his contribution points couldn't remain at zero forever, it was too meager.
Moreover, he also needed some contribution points to exchange for some elixirs.
"It would have taken too long to wait for you to return,"
Dongfang Mingyue said indifferently, then rummaged through some documents on her desk and asked, "Also, I received some bad news, would you like to know?"
"Ah? Bad news?"
Ye Cangtian continued unhappily, "Who wants to know bad news!"
Despite saying so, Ye Cangtian walked forward.
Although he didn't want to know, since Dongfang Mingyue was showing it to him, it could only mean two possibilities.
One, this bad news was related to him.
Two, this mission might be assigned to him.
He took the message and opened it to read. Ye Cangtian's expression suddenly darkened.
The matter was not about the Huaxia ruins, but about the Huaxia capital, and it was from the Dragon Group.
The most prominent sentence was that Shangguan Yanran was missing, the Dragon Group had suffered heavy losses, and they hoped the Hidden Group would provide support.
"How is it? Interested?"
Dongfang Mingyue's teasing voice came. Ye Cangtian slowly raised his head and said seriously, "I accept this mission."
He had a strong suspicion as to the reason.
Previously, in the Saudi ruins, Shangguan Yanran had obtained the scepter, a divine artifact of the Goddess Allah. That was the heart of the ruins, and countless forces would certainly be watching and coveting it.
As a member of the Hidden Group, he would definitely not allow the heart of the ruins to fall into others' hands.
Moreover, Shangguan Yanran was also Tang Xinwan's best friend, so he couldn't stand idly by.
"Good!"
"I believe you already have a plan, so I won't say any more."
"If you need any tasks, you can state them."
Dongfang Mingyue said when she saw Ye Cangtian agree.
In fact, she had originally intended to assign this matter to Jian Wusheng, as Jian Wusheng was from the Shangguan family.
However, she received the news a bit too late, and she had already decided to let Jian Wusheng lead the Shangguan family to cooperate with the Bai family in clearing the Black Wind Gate.
Naturally, she couldn't change her orders on a whim.
As for the other members in Longcheng, their strength seemed a bit insufficient, which was why she waited for Ye Cangtian's return to entrust this matter to him.
On the other hand, Ye Cangtian slowly shook his head and said, "No need. Cooperation with the Dragon Group is sufficient. By the way, this is for you."
Ye Cangtian handed over the handwritten letter from Dugu Changfeng.
When Dongfang Mingyue read the contents of the letter, her face immediately lit up with a smile. "You brat, I love you to death, sister! You've done a great job. The Dugu family has decided to form a permanent alliance with the Hidden Group!"
"It's all thanks to Sister Mingyue's excellent leadership."
Seeing Dongfang Mingyue's happy expression, Ye Cangtian also smiled, as this was what he wished to see.
They chatted for a while longer, and then Ye Cangtian left the Hidden Group.
After a simple packing at home, Ye Cangtian immediately rushed to Hidden City.
When Ye Cangtian arrived at Hidden City and passed through the Xi Long Yuan, a helicopter was already waiting on the peak.
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