Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Over the next few days, Lin Gui began helping the remaining guests, scattered across various ruined city-states, return to their hometowns.

In order to rush north to provide rescue, he had not yet seen off all his passengers.

So now we still have to travel around the seventeen cities.

But what Lin Gui didn't expect was...

This time, bringing the guests back will be an exceptionally heavy workload.

Because there are many small city-states, like Giethoorn, the guests sent there bring more than just their own families.

They brought along almost all the Soul Pearls from the entire small town.

"Mr. Lin Gui, this is my neighbor, Old Tom. He's so bored living alone in Gieshorn."

"Little mage, this is my aunt. She heard that there are many spirit companions in Blackwater City, and she insisted on coming along."

"Me too! I brought my uncle with me!"

Lin Gui stared in silence at the endless stream of soul light emerging from the dilapidated ruins.

For these spirits, the small city-states and few neighbors had already made them tired of the sixteen years of boredom they had spent there.

Blackwater City is large.

There are so many other spirit companions.

The temptation is just too great.

So they all brought their families and planned to settle in Blackwater City.

Lin Gui was helpless.

But we have no choice but to accept it.

After all, he had promised the residents of Mirror City that he would take them all to Blackwater City.

They played a crucial role in the battles against Mordo and Immortal Bill.

Whether it was intelligence or guiding Bill into the game.

……

After completing all the pick-up and drop-off requests.

Lin Gui planned to leave Blackwater City.

But then they ran into a group of familiar people in the city.

They were not bounty hunters, but rather the dwarves of the royal capital who guarded the bounty city.

Lin Gui approached the leader of the dwarves, Blackbeard.

The other person was clearly taken aback when they saw him.

Those cloudy eyes were filled with surprise.

"Lin the Devil?"

His voice was rough and filled with disbelief.

"You're still alive, kid?"

Lin Gui looked at him, equally surprised.

He remembered Blackbeard saying that they would not venture into the depths of the Wailing Wall unless absolutely necessary.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Gui asked.

Blackbeard's expression turned serious as he explained to Lin Gui.

"The mist over the Wailing Wall, which has been silent for decades, has begun to spread."

"This is a huge disaster for our dwarves."

He paused.

"We must go into the Silent Rift, investigate the cause, and stop the fog from spreading."

Lin Gui was taken aback.

Is the mist over the Wailing Wall beginning to spread?

He sighed inwardly.

It seems that Jesse finally got his hands on that item.

However, what Blackbeard said next completely stunned Lin Gui.

"But strangely enough, just as we were about to enter the walls, the fog that had been spreading almost all the way to Bounty City..."

Blackbeard looked at him.

"They suddenly disappeared a week ago."

Have you left?

Lin Gui was stunned.

How is that possible?

As the most terrifying Church of the End Times, they possess the power of a mist capable of destroying dwarves and elves.

How could we just let them back down like that?

He suddenly grasped the timing Blackbeard had mentioned.

a week ago.

It just so happened that he emerged from the Silent Rift.

The time it took for Guxin to blow up the passage.

Could it be...?

Was it because Guxin blew up the passage that the mist over the Wall of Sighs temporarily dissipated?

???

Can fog be blocked by physical means?

Is it really that hasty?

Lin Gui wasn't entirely sure.

He also did not tell Blackbeard the information he knew.

After all, Blackbeard, being a dwarf, was technically a member of the Alliance Council.

After exchanging a few words with Blackbeard, Lin Gui decided to set off.

First, return to Shield City and retrieve the reply letter stored there.

Then return to the city of the New Testament.

……

The flying boat landed at the entrance of the Blackwater City post office.

Lin Gui went inside.

Then, he froze.

The hall was packed with souls.

All the guests he had brought back along the way, and the residents who originally lived in various ruined city-states, were now gathered here.

They must have known that Lin Gui was leaving and wouldn't be back for a long time.

As soon as he entered, all eyes turned to him.

Troy was the first to float over.

Her young face was contorted with grief.

"Big brother..."

Her voice was filled with reluctance.

You must come back and see us!

She paused.

"And... bring back some novels too."

She lowered her head, the tips of her ears turning slightly red.

"I want to see the sequel to 'The Black Dragon and the Princess'."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of agreement arose from the surrounding crowd.

"Yes, yes, yes! I want to watch it too!"

"What happened to that princess later?"

"Has the black dragon been reformed?"

Lin Gui looked at Eve.

There was a strange look in his eyes.

He remembered that it was Shea who gave this novel to Eve.

Eve noticed his gaze and smiled slightly.

"I saw they were bored, so I let them look through it."

Lin Gui remained silent.

He looked at Troy and nodded.

"Okay, I'll bring it back if I have it."

A smile instantly bloomed on Troy's face.

……

As the residents watched him go, Lin Gui boarded the flying boat.

Eve sat behind him.

The airship slowly rose into the air.

Below, the outline of Blackwater City grows smaller and smaller.

The spirits were still standing at the city gate, waving at him.

Lin Gui piloted the flying boat and soared into the sky.

The airship cut through the gray-white mist.

Lin Gui sat at the front, controlling the direction.

Eve sat behind him, with one arm around his waist.

Below, there is a continuous forest.

The trees appeared and disappeared in the mist, like countless silent silhouettes.

Occasionally a breeze would blow, causing the treetops to sway and rustle softly.

Further ahead, there is a lake.

The lake was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the gray-white sky.

As the speedboat flew by, ripples spread across the lake, spreading out in concentric circles.

Then, silence returned.

The wails of spirit demons echoed from afar.

The voice was deep and drawn out, as if it came from a very distant place.

It felt like it was right next to my ear.

A sound.

Two sounds.

Third tone.

Then came a long sigh.

Eve reached out her hand, her fingertips brushing against the mist beside her.

The grayish-white mist flowed through her fingers like water, like sand, like time that could not be grasped.

She looked at her fingers.

Then, he spoke softly.

"Mr. Lin Gui".

She paused.

"I've followed you to so many places along the way."

"The silent seabed, the fortress city built on the mountainside, shrouded in mist, the sighing Wall of Sighs, the freedom and equality of Avalon, and the adorable little creatures that are everywhere in Blackwater City..."

Her voice was soft, carrying a certain inexplicable longing.

"This is an interesting experience that I will never forget in my life."

She leaned forward.

His face pressed against Lin Gui's not-so-broad back.

Even through his robes, I could feel his body temperature.

"Mr. Lin Gui".

She asked.

"After you deliver the message back to the City of the New Testament, where will your next stop be?"

Lin Gui remained silent for a while.

"Let's talk about it when we get back to New Testament City. I'm not sure either."

Eve didn't ask any further questions.

She simply hugged him tighter.

The airship continued forward.

The mist swept past on both sides.

After a while, Eve spoke again.

"Do you remember that scroll you pulled out?"

Lin Gui nodded.

"certainly."

Eve smiled.

There was a sense of relief in that smile.

"The Last Month is approaching its middle."

"The Kuroshio Current is coming soon."

"The Ceremony of the Warriors is about to begin."

She paused.

"Mr. Lin Gui, after returning to New Testament City, go to Dawn City."

"I'll be waiting for you at the church library."

Lin Gui paused for a moment.

"You...are you leaving?"

Eve did not answer.

She simply tightened her grip on his arm.

for a long time.

She said softly:

"right."

"They're already waiting for me up ahead."