Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

As his colleagues teased him, Jinghe himself felt a little confused.

Her relationship with Li Yelai was indeed very good in everyone's perception, including in her own memory.

From their youthful student days to now, working side by side, the two sides have helped each other.

In high school, as the class's academic representative, she would explain problems to him, and he would help her clean.

After becoming a psychic, she went to a banquet with Li Yelai and the detective, where they met Cheese. Together, the four thwarted the conspiracy of the Wang family patriarch. They also helped Cheese, who was in danger due to the triggering of the sugar-craving curse.

I also remember finding the missing Li Yelai amidst the carnage and torrential rain, together with the dolls, within the Jing family's defenses during the No. 71 disaster fog.

They had assisted the heavy cavalry entangled by the Returned Ones in defeating the ghostly army of the Returned Ones.

They had also fought side by side on the battlefield of the Celestial Palace.
Looking back carefully, she and he really went through so much together.

I really don't know how cheese and dolls won her over.
Even if their relationship doesn't progress further in the end, they should still be very familiar with each other.

But why hasn't Ye Jiang contacted me at all since returning to the giant city?

He didn't even attend the official internal welcoming ceremony held for his compatriots in the lost territory.

In the past, he would at least greet his familiar old friends.

The small group I formed with Xinghuo and Chongqi during my early days was always lively, with everyone joking around and sharing their experiences. Now it's become very quiet.

This strange feeling puzzled her and made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, when Li Yelai and Xiao Kuangwang returned to the East City branch, the plan devised by the champion team had already begun.

The Wilderness Rangers, having received the Tindaros Hounds and undergone a complete tactical upgrade, are ready.

All potential problems have been planned and addressed.

Li Yelai, Wanou, Xiao Kuangwang, Chuhe, Qingyan Shenxuan, and Xiao Lu, who came here to provide support.

The five overlords, along with nearly eight hundred experts of the fourth level and above, arrived at the designated location according to the established plan.

Li Yelai was not familiar with Xiao Lu, one of them.

All that is known is that he is a ranger operating in the Middle East and one of the few chosen ones in the Azure Flame faction.

Compared to other Chaos factions, the number of Azure Flame followers is far too small, and the number of Chosen Ones is even more pitiful.

Previously, Xiao Lu had been guided by Qing Yan, traversing almost an entire continent and bypassing several forbidden zones, to participate in the plan targeting the Tianyan Walker.

It was the Azure Flame Arrow he brought that killed Zi Shu, one of the Heavenly Evolution Walkers, on the battlefield at sea.

In the fragments of dawn's memory, he is a reliable yet stubborn older brother. He loves children and also enjoys drinking.

Dawn had shared drinks with him and also witnessed his death.
When Xiao Lu saw Li Ye, he wore a teasing smile. After glancing at Yun Yue, who was assigning tasks, he laughed and said, "Champion, I feel that the relationship between us rangers and your border city could be even closer. For example, a marriage alliance or something."

Li Yelai was taken aback, thinking to himself, "In the eyes of Chaos and the other giant cities, we're already practically inseparable. How much closer can we get?"
However, Li Yelai was always easy to talk to about his comrades who had helped him and were heroes who fought for humanity: "No problem, I will discuss it with the council and arrange a blind date for you."

"Alright, stop talking about this nonsense. The wandering knights don't need it either," Yun Yue said helplessly. Ever since the wandering knights learned that Li Yelai was the 'Dawn True Lord' in another timeline and had a 'close' relationship with her in that timeline, they had teased her quite a bit.

To this, Cheese simply smiled and remained silent, her almond-shaped eyes crinkling slightly.

The doll blinked, seemingly not quite understanding the ranger's thoughts.

Little Mad King remained in a dazed and blank state.
Seeing this, the 'bloodthirsty audience' represented by Jing Lin and Chu He expressed deep regret. But jokes aside, as tasks were assigned one after another, their expressions became serious.

"Whether the enemy is the Heavenly Evolution Walker or that damned Deceitful Path, we must be on high alert."

"Gentlemen, tomorrow's operation cannot afford any mistakes. Although the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and can only defend passively, as long as there are no oversights, we can minimize the damage."

After everyone nodded, they withdrew, and the hidden net was thus spread.

Meanwhile, in another place, those hidden in the shadows also went on to pursue their own goals.

As a welcome to the 'new members', each of them prepared a performance.

As the first rays of the rising sun bathed the streets of the giant city, a new day began.

The total solar eclipse will occur at 2 PM today.

For ordinary people, this is an astronomical spectacle that only happens once in a century.

Many people prepared specially made filter lenses in advance, ready to witness the brief but stunning 'daylight as night' in a place with a wide field of vision.

But for psionicists, this could be a period of chaos.

The psionicists of the giant city, along with various legions, cautiously went to their designated locations to guard and stand guard.

Meanwhile, Jinghe's team had received advance notice and arrived at their outpost in the suburbs of the old city.

If the total solar eclipse triggers any unusual events in the region, they will be notified immediately and provide rapid reinforcements.

Looking around at the quiet environment, Jinghe's group couldn't help but complain, "Did we come to the wrong place? There's not a soul around."

“It’s precisely because this place is sparsely populated that other teams might not immediately notice anything unusual. If the anomaly spreads, it could cause serious problems,” another handler said. “You wouldn’t want something sinister developing in the shadows where we can’t detect it, would you?”

"Yeah, if we were the night scouts, we'd probably be assigned to the wilderness outside the city. At least we're still in the big city, so you should be grateful."

"Alright," the leader of the other processing team said. "Execute the mission and set up your testing equipment."

The handlers, including Jinghe, nodded and quickly dispersed; they had to check their surroundings before the total solar eclipse arrived.

The Mirror River meanders through this mountain forest. She stands atop a large tree, gazing at the houses in the distance, and a sense of incongruity washes over her once more.

She was a complete stranger; she was a native of Border City No. 3 and had been an official handler for two years.

Looking at the giant city now, I felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

Just then, she heard footsteps, boots crunching through fallen leaves and branches, making no attempt to conceal them.

Jinghe quickly turned around and assumed a defensive stance. She sensed a chilling aura, an aura of chaos!

However, the next moment, she saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

That handsome young man was so similar to the one I remembered, but his expression was so cold and disgusted.

"Old Li?" Jinghe whispered, his eyes lowered.

Li Yelai looked at her coldly, her inhuman figure reflected in his gradually brightening pupils.

"He really is a monster." (End of Chapter)