The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Dark Dagger lay on the ground, looking suspicious, and questioned Mist Bro, who was pressing down on him.

"Are you the host of the pocket watch?"

"That's right."

"Why...it doesn't seem like it..."

Sure enough, the pocket watch was right.

Daggers are not good at things outside of combat.

He sensed that Fog Bro didn't seem like the host, but he wasn't entirely sure, since he had indeed sensed the dark pocket watch.

The dark pocket watch was just being carried by Wu Ge at the moment, but it was useless; Wan Jianyi and the others couldn't detect anything unusual.

Brother Wu continued to deceive him.

"Listen to me, there's only one way for you to get away."

One of the bandits pressing down on Fog Brother had already taken out the latest version of the Soul-Eating Bead and started shining it.

The top-quality Soul Devouring Beads that Brother Huo brought out, although they were also of legendary quality, were more effective, consumed less energy, and only required a three-year lifespan.

Leaf Dust Lv27, irradiation for 54 seconds is sufficient.

"What method do you want to rewind all of this? Back to before Wan Jianyi arrived? You've recovered so much? You can influence a certain area of ​​reality now? Did the Compass plan succeed?"

Good guy.

This guy talks so much.

If he keeps talking, Brother Wu won't need to stall for time anymore.

"Of course I can't rewind such a wide range of events, but I still have a way to help you leave."

"Say it!"

"Put on bandit clothes and pretend to be a bandit. One of the bandits can change his appearance; he will become Ye Chen and be captured in your place."

"Huh? That's actually a good idea!"

"But remember, when you're pretending to be a bandit, you have to be convincing enough, otherwise Wan Jianyi will see right through you."

"How can I make it look real enough?"

"Let's learn to sing a song together first."

"Sing?"

"Don't ask so many questions. If we delay any longer, Wan Jianyi will become suspicious!"

"Okay, okay!"

Brother Wu cleared his throat.

"Hey! Let's worship at the mountain peak at night and sing!"

The Dark Dagger sang along.

"Hey! Let's worship at the mountain peak at night and sing!"

"No 'singing'! Idiot!"

"Okay, okay, what's the next line?"

"Whose hand is that, with your arm around my shoulder?"

"Whose hand is that, with your arm around my shoulder?"

There was no sound.

"What's the next line? Is that all? Just these two lines? Huh? Where am I?"

The Dark Dagger has many unanswered questions.

He had just finished singing the second line when he suddenly found that his surroundings had turned into complete darkness, or rather, nothingness.

It was eerily quiet.

He examined himself inside.

He discovered that he was in a soul state, and that his soul had separated from Ye Chen's!

"What happened?"

A voice sounded from the side.

"Welcome to the Soul-Eating Beads Family Bucket! I'm Curious Guy Number Three, and from today onwards, I'm your guardian. Over."

The dark dagger surged with soul power.

"Who! Who's there!"

He kicked him three times.

"What are you yelling about? From now on, every time you answer my question, you have to say 'Report' first, and then 'over, over'."

"What on earth happened?!"

"Where's the report? Where's the over? You can't teach me, can you? Idiot!"

The tragic gears of fate for the Dark Dagger have begun to turn.

The bandit who had just used the Soul-Devouring Bead ultimately lost ten years of his lifespan.

The high-grade Soul-Devouring Beads that Brother Huo brought out could indeed separate the mixed souls within the target's body.

However, it comes at the cost of one's lifespan; otherwise, it's impossible.

The Eye of Horus on Ye Chen's forehead disappeared.

He looked at the dense bandits covering his body, somewhat bewildered.

"Bandits? What are you doing...?"

Seeing that Ye Chen's eyes had regained their clarity, the bandits stood up and released Ye Chen, who was at the bottom.

Blood Brother handcuffed Ye Chen's hands with a pair of Abyssal Rock handcuffs that he had prepared in advance.

"I'm sorry, you've been arrested by the Special Affairs Bureau."

Ye Chen's expression was complicated, but he eventually accepted it calmly. He seemed to know that this day would come sooner or later, but he was just a little curious.

"Are the bandits a subordinate organization of the Special Bureau?"

Blood Brother laughed.

"No, we are good friends of justice. Go back with Wan Shousi and cooperate with him. He will separate the dark dagger from your body."

Wan Jianyi adjusted his sunglasses.

His sunglasses are actually a uniquely shaped detector.

"Their soul strength has really decreased. Is there really a Great Soul Master among the bandits?"

If that's the case, the Special Bureau must try to cooperate with the bandits.

Now that dark artifacts are appearing in various places, capturing and sealing them all is the highest mission of the Special Affairs Bureau.

Blood Brother looked around at the giant lightsabers.

"I'm saying, Chief Wan, we've already resolved Ye Chen's problem for you, so you're not planning to let us leave?"

Considering that he would have to cooperate with the bandits in the future, Wan Jianyi naturally had to show some sincerity.

He withdrew his skills and gestured for the ten senior investigators to leave the rooftop.

The group of bandits went down the stairs from the rooftop and entered the building.

Strangely, no one saw them come out.

But that doesn't matter; bandits are notorious for their elusive nature.

Ye Chen was escorted by a senior investigator and brought before Qi Xuan.

Wan Jian stepped on a flying sword and flew at low altitude.

"Mayor Qi, don't say I'm heartless, we definitely have to take Ye Chen away. If you have anything to say to him, say it now. He'll be staying at our station for a while."

Qi Xuan grasped Ye Chen's hand.

"My dear child, we've put too much pressure on you..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen burst into tears on the spot.

"It's not everyone's fault. I couldn't control my desires, which is why I believed the nonsense that there was another version of myself inside me, and thought that the powerful Ye Chen was really me..."

Song Gua returned to Tong Zhan and the others, and stood with them nearby to watch.

But suddenly, Song Gua sensed something was amiss.

It's hard to explain, hard to define.

She really wanted to get closer to Ye Chen.

"What's going on...?"

What was Song Gua thinking about?

He closed his eyes and looked inward at the power of the origin of life.

The large blue ball of light was flashing, as if trying to remind him of something.

"Is this a warning to me to get closer to Ye Chen?"

Although somewhat puzzled, Song Gua still went over. Of course, things should be done naturally, so he took the opportunity to comfort Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, I have seen you practicing hard every day on the campus of Zhenhua. You are more diligent than all your peers. You are not weak. As long as you believe in yourself, you will still be the brightest boy in Nanshui City."

However, the power of the Dark Artifacts is ultimately not for the good, and it's not too late for them to turn back now.

The clones were delighted.

"Anyone could say that, but how dare you?"

"That old scoundrel has a really thick skin."

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"That old scoundrel, he can fool his brothers, but he even fools himself."

"Ninety thousand! Ninety thousand! You old scoundrel, you're implying something about me, you better turn back now!"

Song Gua's words restored some of Ye Chen's confidence, and he looked up at this peer who was much taller than him.

"Thank you, Song Gua."

Song Gua smiled and watched Ye Chen being taken away by the Special Bureau.

Just then, some faint specks of light, like starlight, flew out from Ye Chen and landed on Song Gua.

An idea popped into my head.

— It carries 12951 light spots.

There are more light spots now!