The turmoil in Chang'an City had subsided. When the morning sun shone through the palace walls and the vermilion palace gate opened, a cavalry of dozens of men galloped out, swept through the messy streets, and headed straight for the city gate.

As the horses' hooves passed over the ruins of the broken city wall, they saw a huge willow tree corpse lying on the ground. A young man holding a broken sword swung it lightly, and the dense pustules on the trunk burst open, and many unconscious figures flowed out from it.

"What's the situation?" asked Huo Qubing, who was covered in wounds, as he sat on a huge rock.

"Fortunately, Chloe made the right decision to kill the tree first. If they had delayed a little longer, they would have been sucked dry." Lin Qiye checked the bodies of these people. "Those who were replaced are all here. Judging from this number, there is no loss in the 30,000-strong army."

Hearing this, Huo Qubing's expression relaxed and he let out a long sigh.

Lin Qiye's eyes swept over the unconscious people one by one, Zhan Yuwu, Yan Zhong, Gong Yangwan, Wu Quan... Maybe it was because he was out of that trap, but Wu Quan lay on the ground with his eyelashes trembling slightly. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes.

"This is..." Wu Quan stared at the blue sky above his head for a long time before he slowly sat up. Seeing a large number of unconscious people around him and the body of Kusuen next to him, he stood there in a daze.

"Brother Qiye, what happened?"

Looking at Wuquan's confused face, Lin Qiye smiled helplessly. Just as he was about to say something, a voice came from behind him:

"Hiss...why am I here?"

Gong Yangwan shook her head and sat up. Seeing Huo Qubing, who was covered in blood, she frowned and asked, "Huo Qubing, what did you do to me?"

Huo Qubing glanced at him and seemed too lazy to explain to her.

As the two of them woke up, Zhan Yuwu, Yan Zhong and others also regained consciousness. Seeing the willow monster and the broken Chang'an city wall in front of them, they were stunned where they were.

“Report——!”

The sound of galloping horses came from the city. Lin Qiye and others turned their heads and saw a group of soldiers in armor coming to the ruins. The leading general glanced around and finally stopped at Huo Qubing, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty has ordered us to approve the establishment of the Evil Suppression Division by Marquis Guanjun. It will be independent of the imperial court and responsible for suppressing and eradicating evil spirits in the world. The personnel in the division will only be under the jurisdiction of the chief division!"

"Appoint Champion Marquis Huo Qubing as the chief officer, and bring the heroes who quelled the turmoil last night to the palace to meet the emperor immediately!" M..

After the words fell, Zhan Yuwu, Yan Zhong and others present were stunned for a moment, and then expressions of ecstasy appeared on their faces!

Your Majesty actually agreed? !

When Huo Qubing proposed that the Suppression of Evils Division should be independent from the imperial court, Zhan Yuwu and Yan Zhong thought he was crazy. The emperor would never agree to such an absurd condition...but now, the emperor actually agreed?!

A look of joy appeared on Lin Qiye's face. The successful establishment of the Evil Suppression Bureau showed that history had not been rewritten because of his appearance, and everything was still on track... Did that mean that his appearance was part of history?

If you think about it carefully, without his appearance, [Chaos] would naturally not have brought Kusuen to this era... Without the catastrophe in Chang'an, Emperor Wu of Han might not have agreed to Huo Qubing's request, and the Evil Suppression Bureau might not have been established at all.

Was it fate that he returned to this era? Was it because of his existence that all the subsequent "results" came about?

Lin Qiye seemed to have thought of something. He looked down at the two balls of light in his palms, his eyes slightly lit up.

"Cause and effect, cause and effect... Could it be..."

While Lin Qiye was deep in thought, Huo Qubing's frown finally relaxed. He stood up and saluted the messenger:

"I will go to the palace immediately."

"My lord, we have prepared some fast horses for you. Please don't keep His Majesty waiting for too long." The general said politely.

Huo Qubing nodded and looked at Lin Qiye and Chloe beside him, "You two, will you come with me?"

Lin Qiye and Chloe did not refuse. Lin Qiye was willing to enter the palace simply because he was curious about what Emperor Wu of Han looked like, while Chloe was still thinking about establishing a religion in the Han Dynasty, so she followed Huo Qubing and took the throne.

"drive--!"

Three figures rode their horses across the ruins, along the widest and most magnificent road in Chang'an City, and rushed straight into the palace gate. The cold winter wind blew across the earth, and their robes rustled in the wind.

"It's Champion Hou!"

"The Marquis is back! The Marquis killed those monsters!"

"Thank you for saving my life, Lord!"

"Thank you for saving my life, Lord!"

“…”

Seeing Huo Qubing entering the city, the surviving people knelt on both sides of the street, shouting and knocking their foreheads heavily on the ground. The sound surged over the whole city like a wave!

Huo Qubing had a complicated expression when he saw this. He turned to look at Lin Qiye who was riding beside him:

"I didn't help much last night. Chang'an City was able to survive this disaster thanks to you...Lin Qiye, don't worry. I will report the truth after I see the emperor and let the people of the world know about your achievements."

“Your Majesty, you don’t have to do this.” Lin Qiye smiled. “I don’t belong to this era. What’s the point of having these false names? Speaking of which, I will have to ask Your Majesty to take the credit for me later. It’s best not to let more people know my name.”

"Why?" Huo Qubing asked puzzledly.

Lin Qiye stretched out his hand and pointed at the sky above his head. "In the world, there is an eye looking for me. Although I have hidden my own karma, if too many people know of my existence, the entangled karma will increase and it will be difficult to hide... So, from today on, the less contact I have with the world, the better."

Huo Qubing nodded and said seriously, "I understand. I will take all the consequences for you, but if I do so, I will be wronging you."

"It's just a simple favor, why should I feel wronged? I will still need your help in the things I'm going to prepare for in the future."

As they were talking, three figures had already passed through the palace wall, dismounted from their horses, and, led by Eunuch Li, walked straight to one side of the palace.

Unlike what Lin Qiye had expected, their meeting with Emperor Wu of Han was not arranged in the main meeting hall. The three of them walked through a garden and were eventually invited into the imperial study.

"Your servant Huo Qubing has come to report." Huo Qubing, wearing the blood-stained armor, leaned forward and half-knelt to salute the person behind the table.