Liu Zhaodi was completely puzzled, because as soon as she finished speaking, one of the two people directly affirmed and the other directly denied it, and they could not agree at all.

"Jiang Yuan, you cannot leave the base now!" Ning Yanlan's tone was firm.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and explained, "I need to find out the details of the forces in Nancheng. Only in this way can we take action against the Nancheng warlords as quickly as possible!"

"No, absolutely not!" Ning Yanlan showed no sign of backing down.

"Well... it's alright, Jiang Yuan, why don't you stay with Sister Yanlan tonight? I'll be there too, and I'll try my best to find out about the Crimson Blood Army for you!" Liu Zhaodi quickly advised, afraid that the two of them would have a conflict because of her suggestion.

"call!"

Jiang Yuan didn't know what to say, so he sighed and fell silent.

"Oh right, you mentioned collecting cores when you left last time. These are what I've collected recently. Take them!" Liu Zhaodi hurriedly handed over a storage ring, then immediately said, "Then I'll send some daily necessities to the reserve brothers first!"

"How about I have Little Dumpling take you there?"

"No need, my little brother is still waiting for me outside, so I have to go back to prepare for the appraisal meeting after delivering the things, so I won't trouble you!" Liu Zhaodi quickly waved her hand to refuse, put down the little dumpling and ran away.

Once Liu Zhaodi was out of sight, Ning Yanlan said unhappily, "Jiang Yuan, let me tell you, don't always think about taking risks. What will I do if something happens to you?"

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say!"

Jiang Yuan pulled Ning Yanlan into his arms, and the two reluctantly let go after a while.

"Come on, let me introduce you to the reserve brothers!"

Jiang Yuan felt much better when he mentioned the reserve force. This group of strongmen who had survived the destruction of the city had finally unleashed their potential and were beginning to march towards becoming true powerhouses.

"By the way, I heard that you met these brothers in Yanshan Village, and you even took on two apprentices. I'm so curious about what you went through while I wasn't around. Tell me about it!"

"Where should we begin?"

"They must have disappeared from the auction!"

"That day, I first..."

Unable to resist Ning Yanlan's coaxing, Jiang Yuan could only recount the events from his exile to the void, his accidental entry into Yanshan Village, to his advance into the main tomb. However, he concealed the events that occurred with the female holy spirit. As for the lustful rabbit, he told the whole story.

"No wonder that girl from the Northern Alliance stayed with you all day while you were injured. I thought you two had some kind of life-or-death friendship, but it turns out it was just an overnight friendship!" Ning Yanlan's hand had already reached for his waist.

"Hey, hey, I'm innocent! I have no story with her! It's just that she has a special constitution, she's the only celestial being on the battlefield—the Celestial Demon Body. I figured she might become a key force for humanity in fighting against the Holy Spirit, so I protected her as well." Jiang Yuan quickly explained, knowing that if he was misunderstood, things would get very bad.

"Is that so?" Ning Yanlan revealed a meaningful expression.

"I swear, if I lied to you, may I be struck by lightning!"

Jiang Yuan was about to raise his hand to swear, but Ning Yanlan grabbed his hand first. Ning Yanlan said with a hint of scolding, "You're not satisfied with being struck by lightning, are you!"

"I was just afraid we'd lose trust in each other!" Jiang Yuan explained.

Ning Yanlan paused upon hearing the word "trust," and it took her a while to regain her composure before asking, "Then if I do something wrong one day, will you still trust me?"

"Even if you held a knife to my heart right now, all I'd worry about is the blood splattering on you and scaring you. I wouldn't think of anything else!" Jiang Yuan thought Ning Yanlan was just joking, so he responded with a playful, affectionate remark.

"Hmm, if that were to happen, I'd definitely die before you!" Ning Yanlan giggled.

"Don't talk about death and life, it's too unlucky!"

Jiang Yuan picked up Ning Yanlan and laughed, "Come on, we should go and make an appearance, otherwise these brothers won't know who our sworn brother is!"

"This world is so corrupt, it even preys on bears! Damn love!"

Watching the two playfully leave, the little dumpling was heartbroken, but there was nothing she could do but follow.

As soon as Jiang Yuan and his companion stepped into the training ground, they saw the impressive reserve force.

"Look, the boss is here!"

Upon seeing Jiang Yuan appear, everyone was extremely excited. The person before them was a war god who had single-handedly defeated countless holy spirits, and such a war god came from their oath. How could they not be excited?

"I didn't realize it! In just half a month, we've gained so many more brothers in the reserves!" Jiang Yuan noticed many new faces among the reserves, including quite a few young girls.

"Reporting to the boss, these brothers and sisters were originally displaced people from Ximen. Each of them has passed the test of Brother Shi and Miss Liu, and they have left their vows to the heavens!" Zhu Zi almost shouted.

"Zhu Zi, with a voice like that, you think you can be the leader? You're not cut out for it!"

After Zhu Zi finished shouting, the others started to cheer, and it was clear that everyone had a strong sense of belonging to the oath.

"Oh, you even elected a regimental commander?" Jiang Yuan looked at the people below with interest.

"No, no!" Zhu Zi quickly denied, chuckling sheepishly, "They're just making things up!"

I believe in you!

Jiang Yuan gave Zhu Zi a thumbs up. Zhu Zi wasn't the strongest when he first joined the reserve force, but he was definitely the most loyal and righteous person. Back then, when facing the ninth-tier Golden Blade Mantis, Zhu Zi used his flesh and blood to stand in front of the second team. His aura was very similar to Jiang Yuan's.

True strong people all have something worth protecting with their lives, and Pillar is undoubtedly such a person.

"Alright, I didn't introduce the other three official members of the Oath when I established the Oath Reserve. Today, I'll formally introduce them!"

Jiang Yuan did not hold Ning Yanlan's hand again; they could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent on such an important occasion.

"Brother Yuan, you're so unreliable! I'm leading the team on a campaign mission, and you're holding an internal meeting before I even get back!"

Just as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, a hearty laugh rang out.

"I sensed you from ten miles away!" Jiang Yuan shrugged helplessly. It was precisely because he knew Xiao Pang was coming back that he brought Ning Yanlan along.

"Since this is an internal meeting of the oath-taking ceremony, how could I be absent!"

A shadowy figure flashed past in the darkness.

"An assassin!"

Two slightly more noticeable shadows rushed towards the newly appeared shadow.

"Qing, Mo, don't do anything, we're on the same side!" Jiang Yuan shouted into the darkness.

"Greetings, Boss!"

Qingmo trusted Jiang Yuan as always, and immediately stopped after Jiang Yuan spoke.

"Not bad assassination skills!"

The almost invisible shadow slowly revealed its true form; it was Leng Yue, who had chosen to arrive a few minutes later because she didn't want to be subjected to public displays of affection.

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves!"