Chapter 2386: Encountering an Old Friend!
This middle-aged man spoke for half a day, detailing the major events in Fengyuan City over the past century.
After listening, Zhou Yu remained silent.
Seeing Zhou Yu’s silence, the four people looked at each other and dared not disturb him.
Eventually, the entire Spirit Boat fell into quietness.
Three days later, the Spirit Boat flew near Fengyuan City.
Standing atop the Spirit Boat, Zhou Yu looked at the familiar city walls of Fengyuan City, feeling quite sentimental.
Finally, he returned to this familiar place.
At that moment, the middle-aged man spoke:
"Senior Zhou, should we enter the city now?"
Zhou Yu nodded.
Then, he put away the Spirit Boat.
The group headed towards the entrance of Fengyuan City.
Upon reaching the entrance, the four people began to take out their respective Identity Tokens.
Zhou Yu was just about to search for his identity item in the Storage Ring when suddenly, a startled voice sounded.
"Zhou... Captain Zhou?"
Hearing this voice, Zhou Yu looked up.
He saw a man in captain attire among the city guards, quickly walking over.
His face was full of disbelief, which soon turned into delight.
"Captain Zhou, it really is you!"
At this point, Zhou Yu also recognized this person.
This person, named Zhuo Yao, was one of his subordinates when he served as Captain of Team 189 in Fengyuan City.
If Zhou Yu remembered correctly, Zhuo Yao’s cultivation back then was only at the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.
A hundred years without seeing him, and now Zhuo Yao had broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Such talent, frankly speaking, isn’t bad at all.
Zhou Yu smiled and said:
"Daoist Zhuo, long time no see!"
Excited, Zhuo Yao approached Zhou Yu and suddenly realized he couldn’t sense Zhou Yu’s aura at all.
Moreover, upon approaching Zhou Yu, he felt an immense pressure.
This feeling, he had only experienced in the presence of the Elder in Fengyuan City.
Startled, Zhuo Yao looked at Zhou Yu.
"Captain Zhou, your cultivation... Could it be that you’ve already advanced to the Void Refinement Realm?"
Zhou Yu gave a faint smile.
"Luckily made a breakthrough."
Upon hearing Zhou Yu’s personal confirmation, Zhuo Yao was so shocked that his mouth couldn’t close.
To know that in a hundred years, he went from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Divinity Transformation Realm, which was already a big legend within the City Defense Team of Fengyuan City.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu had directly advanced from the Divinity Transformation Realm to the Void Refinement Realm.
Isn’t this a bit too terrifying?
However, recalling Zhou Yu’s record of zero casualties during ten years of missions while serving as Captain of Team 189, Zhuo Yao was relieved.
Zhou Yu’s talent was well-known throughout the entire City Defense Team.
Zhuo Yao respectfully said:
"Then, in the future, I should address you as Senior Zhou."
Zhou Yu waved his hand, laughing:
"There’s no need for such formality between us."
"Just treat each other as equals."
"By the way, where are the others?"
"How are they doing now?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yao’s eyes flashed with sadness.
He shook his head and said:
"Back then, the ten members of our team followed you, and none suffered serious injuries during missions."
"But later, during the alien race’s siege, most of them have already fallen."
"The remaining Ma Kun and Xu Ming left for training thirty years ago and haven’t returned, their life or death unknown."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu sighed.
He didn’t know many people in Fengyuan City, and these team members were among the most familiar group.
Unexpectedly, just a hundred years later, things had drastically changed.
At this moment, while Zhou Yu and Zhuo Yao were chatting.
The four people behind him were all visibly shocked.
To know that a captain of the City Defense Team already holds a medium status within Fengyuan City.
With their level, facing even ordinary City Defense Team members, they wouldn’t dare to breathe loudly, let alone a captain.
Yet now, the lofty captain of the City Defense Team was treating Zhou Yu so politely.
What exactly is Zhou Yu’s identity?
The four were filled with shock and curiosity.
At this moment, the middle-aged man spoke:
"Captain Zhuo, I didn’t expect you to know Senior Zhou as well."
"That’s wonderful."
"The four of us would’ve not been able to return if we hadn’t luckily encountered Senior Zhou this time."
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yao raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"Really?"
"What trouble did you encounter?"
The middle-aged man quickly said:
"A Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast."
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yao smiled slightly.
"You really are lucky."
"Not everyone has the luck to encounter our Captain."
At this time, Zhou Yu spoke:
"Daoist Zhuo, I have other matters to attend to upon returning to the city; let’s chat another time."
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yao quickly said:
"Okay."
"Then Captain, you carry on with your tasks. If you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime."
"Good."
After bidding farewell to Zhuo Yao, Zhou Yu directly entered the city.
Seeing this, the four middle-aged men quickly followed, entering the city together with Zhou Yu.
Once Zhou Yu and the others left, the other City Defense Team members immediately gathered around.
"Captain, was that person the legendary Zhou Yu, Senior Zhou?"
"I heard that a century ago, this person, with Divinity Transformation Realm power, captured a top expert of the alien race at Void Refining Realm level?"
"Is this true?"
Zhuo Yao showed a look of reminiscence.
He nodded and said:
"Of course it’s true."
"Those years... really are unforgettable..."
Then, Zhuo Yao began narrating.
...
After Zhou Yu and the others entered the city, Zhou Yu looked at the four behind him.
"Alright, now that I’ve entered the city, you all don’t need to follow me."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man quickly said:
"Senior, this is my Sound Transmission Jade Talisman."
"For the time being, the four of us will stay in the city."
"Should Senior need anything, feel free to summon us, and we will be at your service anytime."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded, accepted the Jade Talisman.
"Okay, I understand. If needed, I’ll contact you."
After speaking, Zhou Yu headed into the city.
The four then watched Zhou Yu leave.
Zhou Yu then proceeded towards the city center.
Along the way, he observed the familiar buildings of Fengyuan City, almost the same as they were a century ago.
It seems that the alien race’s siege hadn’t affected Fengyuan City’s foundation.
However, unlike a century ago, the defensive strength of Fengyuan City had significantly increased now.
At this moment, within just a quarter-hour in the city, Zhou Yu had already seen at least three waves of patrols.
The overall strength of these patrols was mainly above the Nascent Soul Realm.
Zhou Yu didn’t wander around the city, but relying on his memory of the route, he directly headed to the market in Fengyuan City.
The purpose of Zhou Yu’s return to Fengyuan City was to go into seclusion here, then attempt to break through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement Realm.
As long as he successfully overcomes the bottleneck and reaches the Integration Realm.
With his strength, he should be able to move freely within the Heavenly Origin World.
However, before attempting to break through the bottleneck, Zhou Yu needed to make preparations.
Especially the materials consumed over the past century, he needed a good restock.
Soon, Zhou Yu arrived at the market...