The next day, 03, carrying a sword, rushed into the dungeon and drove 02 and 04 out, while staying inside himself.

02 was extremely excited: "Xia Chuhe, how did you find this place! I love this instance so much, there are so many wonderful stories."

02, looking utterly captivated: "Especially Mary Sue stories, how can there be so many such wonderful men! Do you think there are such wonderful men in the real world?"

Xia Chuhe set a trap for 02: "You like this instance? Then you can stay."

02 casually agreed: "Okay, okay! There are so many stories, we could read them forever! It's all San'er's fault."

Xia Chuhe said seriously, "I'm serious. If you stay, I'll pay you a salary and give you dividends. Although the dividends from the food and amusement park might be very small in the early stages."

02 choked up, looking like, "I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?"

Xia Chuhe continued to tempt her: "Points, supplies, new coins, you can ask for anything. Even nobody can come as much as they want, we'll take them all..."

"Okay." In just a few breaths, 02 had already made up her mind.

02: "I need to message 123 right away and tell her to pack up the stuff and bring it over so the shop can be liquidated. By the way, what items hold their value best here? I'll have 123 buy a lot..."

Xia Chuhe waited until she finished speaking before saying, "Besides the food and amusement park, I also have some other businesses..."

Xia Chuhe meticulously recounted the "territory" he had conquered during this period.

It's impossible for unknown people to manage just a food and amusement park. The food and amusement park is like a small business for them to practice in. Once they are familiar with it, Xia Chuhe plans to gradually hand over the businesses in Dream City to them.

The biggest problem now is Weng Xintian, who keeps sending messages to Xia Chuhe, requesting to continue the cooperation.

Xia Chuhe has given a clear rejection, but the two companies have such a deep partnership that separating them will not be an easy task.

However, since the nameless person had arrived and decided to stay, Xia Chuhe had nothing to worry about and could continue his search for the spark.

Zhu Guanshan has found the shortest route to the Heavenly God Temple, but the road is "very narrow." A moment's inattention could easily lead one into a side-by-side dungeon.

The dungeons along the roadside were a mess, with several names almost overlapping, such as [Feixianggang], [Ai Lian Ning], and [You Wu].

Xia Chuhe checked the clues given by the dungeon locator and found that there was only the clue of "fog". He had not drawn any clues for the other dungeons.

Xia Chuhe thought for a moment: "Which path are you offering Xin Diao?"

It took Zhu Guanshan a long time to answer: "It's this one too."

To prevent any unexpected events from occurring on the journey ahead, Xia Chuhe had to take Zhu Guanshan's condition seriously: "What's wrong with you lately? You seem so absent-minded."

Zhu Guanshan's eyes darted away: "No, I'm fine. I probably just haven't had enough rest."

...

A day later, the Meow Meow Legion repaired the fence and prepared to dig and build a small base next to the food and amusement park, which would serve as a place for trading, accommodation, and daily office work.

Xia Chuhe and the leader of the Meow Meow Corps made arrangements with the local people, gave 02 a brief introduction to the Xintian Gang, and dealt with various miscellaneous matters before officially embarking on their journey.

Li Yue still wanted to travel with Xia Chuhe and the others. Xia Chuhe was initially hesitant, but when Bu Yi sent her a message, she resolutely refused Li Yue's request and insisted that she stay at the Food Amusement Park to wait for the healing-type evolver sent by the butler to recover her health.

In her message, Bu Yi said that she had checked Li Yue's health and received a "very bad" result. Bu Yi wanted to try to change Li Yue's fate, but she had a premonition that changing Li Yue's fate would require exchanging one life for another.

Seeing this, Xia Chuhe felt a heavy weight in his heart. He still had a universal potion; if all else failed, he would have to give it to Li Yue. His fear was that even the potion wouldn't save her.

What if it's not an illness?

Before leaving, Xia Chuhe left the medicine with Li Yue and told her to use it immediately if she felt unwell.

Li Yue refused to accept it, and even laughed at her for making a mountain out of a molehill: "How could it have come to this? You can take it. You still have many dungeons to complete and many cities to conquer."

Xia Chuhe frowned: "Keep it, we'll wait for you to come back."

Even as she left, she didn't tell Li Yue the result Bu Yi had obtained from his questions.

Xia Chuhe and the others did not linger any longer. After packing up, they set off again, with Li Yue, 02, and 04 accompanying them for a while.

After dropping him off for about two kilometers, Xia Chuhe said, "Let's go back. I'll be back soon after I've finished exploring the southeastern region."

Li Yue said reluctantly, "Once you arrive at the Heavenly Saint Temple, let us know immediately. If there's anything you can't handle, contact us right away..."

"Okay, okay!" Li Qiusheng affectionately nudged Li Yue. "You're the one who needs to take good care of yourself."

02, 04 After talking with Bao'er for a while, he also waved goodbye to Xia Chuhe and the others.

Li Yue and the other two watched them go from where they were, while Xia Chuhe and the others drove away.

As the vehicle was moving, there was a sudden, muffled thud from the roof, like a heavy object falling.

As the car accelerated, she shed her belongings and took the opportunity to roll down the window to look around.

A thin man stood across the road where vehicles were passing, his left palm facing the vehicles and his right palm facing Li Yue and the others, and he swung his hand down forcefully.

Wang Yan felt dizzy and disoriented; the scenery before him changed rapidly, becoming blurry.

Lu Dangui's expression changed, a rare occurrence: "There's an ambush!"

The scenery outside the car window changed rapidly. Lu Dangui slammed on the brakes, and the front of the car seemed to be enveloped in colorless bubbles as it slowly disappeared into the wasteland.

As Lu Danggui watched the yellow sand turn into towering buildings, he closed his eyes helplessly.

It was too late; they had already been pulled into the instance.

Upon realizing this, Lu Dangui's mind felt as if it were encased in bubbles—what was I just thinking? Who did I want to talk to?

I forgot.

Maybe it's not important.

It's almost time for the group meeting, I need to hurry over.

...

Amidst the yellow sand, the gaunt man pressed the communication device beside his ear: "Yun Zhao, I've done as you instructed, using my Qiankun Great Shift ability to send that person into the Love Buddy instance. Can I... come find you?"

Lu Yunzhao: "Send people to guard the vicinity of the instance. Once anyone comes out, intercept and kill them immediately. Better to kill the wrong person than let one go."

"Love is very dangerous. Over the years, no one has ever come out of it. You don't need to worry too much."

Lu Yunzhao: "That Xia Chuhe is a bit strange. The Raptor Academy is also very dangerous, but she still came out, didn't she? She even destroyed a dungeon."

The gaunt man then asked, "Miss Lu and the housekeeper, the third young lady, were also with that group of people. Is that alright?"

Lu Yunzhao snorted: "Lu Dangui won't die. As for the third steward... let him die. Guan Wuji doesn't care whether she lives or dies. Just don't lose the living map."

Upon hearing Lu Yunzhao's soft hum, the man's throat bobbed, and his body trembled involuntarily: "Okay."