Shen Yanming nodded, indicating that he understood.

It seems that even if General Li knows something, he won't dig too deep. As long as he's on Xiao Kai's side, he can guarantee his family's safety and well-being.

Shen Yanming breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was easy to resolve.

He already had a good relationship with Li Sikai, so naturally he hoped that Li Sikai would live a long and healthy life and have a bright future.

From another perspective, it's also about finding a powerful backer for yourself.

To everyone else, their conversation was completely incomprehensible. Only Bi Qiaoan and Li Sikai understood that it was both encouragement and a warning.

The group followed the path for three days and three nights at the foot of the mountain before finally reaching the end.

He shouted upwards, "Old Liu, we're out! Quickly lower the rope!" But the people above didn't hear him at all.

Shen Yanming thought to himself, last time he only attracted attention by setting off firecrackers with a large speaker. Of course, the mountains are high over there, and over here...

Maybe it's different.

After realizing that shouting was useless, Li Sikai took out a signal flare from his spatial storage.

With a bang, the rocket shot into the sky, and less than two minutes later, Liu Zhenxiong popped up.

He quickly lowered the rope and stood on the edge of the ditch, excitedly exclaiming, "You're finally back!"

Li Sikai put the rest of the people into his spatial storage, and then climbed up using a rope.

Liu Zhenxiong gaped in shock: "Captain Li, you... you've recovered?"

Li Sikai smiled and shook his head, pointing down and saying, "No, but the air in that cave is very good. After staying there for a while, I felt much more relaxed."

Liu Zhenxiong didn't ask any more questions, thinking that he must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter that he couldn't tell him.

But I'm quite happy, at least I don't have to see the sickly Captain Li anymore. He was so worried about him during this time.

Li Sikai released everyone he had just taken into his spatial dimension. Li Zongmengguan asked with a serious face, "Why were you so agitated just now? What happened?"

"No, no, it's just that we haven't seen you come out, so we were a little worried." Liu Zhenxiong quickly explained, "The people in the capital have called several times to ask about your situation. They sounded quite anxious."

General Manager Li frowned slightly, took the phone from Liu Zhenxiong, and dialed the Imperial Capital.

"Hello, this is Li Cheng."

When the familiar voice of General Li came over, everyone in the capital was excited and hurriedly asked, "General Li, why have you been gone for so long? Is everything alright? And Xiao Kai, is he alright?"

General Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Everyone's fine. There was no signal where we went, so we just came out. Come on, Xiao Kai, say hello to everyone."

Li Sikai walked up and greeted the uncles and elders.

Those in the capital were quite surprised to hear his strong, resonant voice: "Xiao Kai, what's this...?"

"It's recovered a bit, but not completely. We've learned a lot here; we'll talk about it in more detail when we get back."

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you in the capital. By the way, when are you coming back?"

Li Zongmeng was eager to visit the Hai City base, but the space stones and energy stones in his storage device were very important. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Right away!"

After hanging up the phone, he gave Wen Chaohui a few instructions and then led his men toward the helicopter.

Just before boarding the plane, he turned back to look at Shen Yanming and gave him a thumbs-up.

Shen Yanming smiled, finally letting go of the heavy burden that had been weighing on his mind for many years.

Li Sikai felt a little melancholy, thinking that after this parting, he didn't know how many years it would be before they met again.

He stepped forward and hugged Shen Yanming. Old Shen whispered in his ear, "You're getting on in years, it's time to find someone."

Li Sikai laughed and punched him lightly, then left without saying anything.

The helicopter was very fast and disappeared in less than five minutes.

If Liu Zhenxiong hadn't been there, he would have suspected that his experiences over the past month were an illusion.

Shen Yanming looked somewhat dejected, and Bi Qiaoan stepped forward and took his hand, offering silent comfort.

Wen Chaohui composed himself and waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go home too."

Yes, they have families too. After being away for so many days, it's time for them to go back.

An hour later, the helicopter landed.

Wen Chaohui led his men from Sidaoshan to Sandaoshan, but before they even got there, they found the road blocked by a dense crowd.

"Ah, Lao Wen, you're finally back!" Su Sibin excitedly stepped forward, hugged Wen Chaohui, and asked in his ear, "Where have you been for so long? If Liang Huaxin and the others hadn't insisted that you were alright, I would have thought you died out there."

Wen Chaohui was initially quite moved, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he wanted to punch him.

He didn't tell him where he went, only that he had a strange encounter.

She even waved the storage ring in front of him: "See? This is a reward from Chief Alliance Officer Li."

"Holy crap, what is this thing? It can't be what I'm thinking, can it?"

Wen Chaohui nodded: "That's exactly what you think." After saying that, he even demonstrated how to control the release.

They took out a large watermelon, then instantly put it back. Next, they took out a mango, and instantly put it back as well.

After several trips back and forth, the security guards who came to pick them up were all envious.

He smiled and said, "Don't be envious. The technology in the capital is being improved. I believe it won't be long before everyone can use storage rings."

"Are there that many space stones?" Su Sibin whispered, but Wen Chaohui heard him.

He asked, "How's the harvest at the base lately?"

"Usually, out of so many teams, they only find less than ten space stones, and they're all about the size of an egg."

Wen Chaohui nodded, but was not in a hurry at all: "General Li said that he will handle it, but everyone needs to wait patiently."

They didn't say what the solution was, because information about that mine was top secret.

Upon hearing this news, everyone became excited. They shouted with excitement, without the slightest doubt that Wen Chao was lying to them.

"Alright, stop shouting. Protect your voices. Let's go home, it's fruit feast tonight!"

This fruit was specially packed by Li Sikai.

Originally, Chief Alliance Officer Li hadn't planned to give them away, but there were too many stones in the passage for him to carry. So, the storage rings intended for Shen Yanming and Qi Xili were temporarily requisitioned. Wen Chaohui said, "Since we've taken two back, we naturally have to pay a price."

And this fruit was the interest given by General Li.

Li Zongmengguan said that once the goods are unloaded in the capital, he will send someone to return the storage ring. So this deal is a good one.

Of course, he had obtained the consent of Qi Xili and Shen Yanming before he said he wanted to hold a fruit banquet.

The two of them had eaten quite a bit in Li Sikai's spatial storage, so they weren't craving anything now. Besides, the storage technology in the space wasn't mature enough to completely preserve freshness. With so much fruit inside, wouldn't it just rot if they couldn't finish it?

So, why not bring it out and treat everyone to a feast, and make them happy? Come to think of it, they haven't had fresh fruit for quite some time.

The news quickly reached the base, and at first, no one believed it. But after it was confirmed to be true, everyone was ecstatic.