Back home, Yang Tao suddenly received a message from the group chat sent by Tony.
Tony: "The Battle of New York is about to start! Who's signing up?"
Whitebeard, who loved fighting, was the first to respond: "Count me in!"
Ren Fa: "I'm in too! Fighting aliens sounds exciting!"
Zhang Wenjing: "I'm too weak… trembling in fear!"
Yang Tao: "I'll go too! Anyone wants to handle logistics? I got it covered!"
Unexpectedly, Xu Xian also spoke up: "I've reached the late-stage Golden Core realm. I should be able to protect myself. I'll go check it out."
Ning Caichen: "We agreed to be slackers together, but now you're leveling up? I'm only at early-stage Golden Core! But I still want to go!"
Ning Caichen's world had already fallen into chaos, with spiritual energy being scarce. Even his early-stage Golden Core level was achieved through accumulated sign-in points.
Naruto: "I'm in too!"
After a long silence, Li Yunlong finally spoke up: "I'm already in the Marvel world! I'll be there!"
Yang Tao was curious about how Li Yunlong ended up in the Marvel universe. "Commander Li, how did you get there?"
Li Yunlong explained: "We're working with the Marvel universe's China. I was assigned as a special envoy! I've been stationed here for a while now!"
"How's the war going?"
"Ever since we teamed up with China, the Fuso people don't stand a chance. We've got China's latest fighter jets in the sky, and the strongest tanks and armored vehicles on the ground. If we didn't need time to learn how to use all these new weapons, the Fuso army would've been wiped out already!"
Modern-day China dealing with WWII-era Fuso was a complete one-sided crush. As the internet often joked, the five permanent members of the UN wouldn't allow fully structured time travel!
"Alright then! Let's all have some fun together!"
Ning Caichen: "I want to rescue Lady Xiaoqian. Anyone free to help me?"
Xu Xian: "I'll go!"
Tony: "I can join too!"
Whitebeard: "A fight? Count me in!"
Yang Tao: "Since everyone's available, let's go together!"
After setting a time, the group teleported to the Strange Tales world, appearing near Ning Caichen's place. It was a decent-sized courtyard.
By now, Ning Caichen had long given up on being a bookkeeper. Just the gold packet Yang Tao had sent in the beginning was enough for him to live a comfortable and peaceful life forever.
Seeing everyone arrive, Ning Caichen quickly said, "Thank you all for coming to help! I truly appreciate it!"
Yang Tao was willing to bet that at least some of these people came just because they were interested in the ghost lady!
Yang Tao said, "Alright, let's head to Lanruo Temple and check it out!"
But looking at Whitebeard's massive build, he started to worry. Forget about fighting demons—people might mistake him for one!
To avoid trouble, Yang Tao handed out invisibility potions for everyone to use before heading out.
The group left the city. Lanruo Temple wasn't too far away—if it was, it would've been too inconvenient for people from the city to visit for prayers.
Before long, they reached the temple. Just as they were about to enter, a loud voice suddenly shouted from inside: "Who's there?"
A man walked out, sword in hand. Everyone recognized him—Yan Chixia!
Yan Chixia's eyes locked onto the only visible person, Ning Caichen. "This is not a place you should be. Leave now!"
Ning Caichen looked at Yan Chixia and said, "Master Yan, I'm here to save Lady Xiaoqian!"
Hearing how he was addressed, Yan Chixia realized this person knew him, yet he had never seen him before.
"There's no Lady Xiaoqian here—only man-eating ghost women and a thousand-year-old tree demon! It's almost dark. If you don't leave now, you won't make it out alive!"
"The Xiaoqian I mentioned is a ghost girl who has never harmed anyone. We're here to get rid of the tree demon this time!"
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Yan Chixia was stunned. This guy sure had some wild ideas! A ghost girl? If he didn't know about Ning Caichen's undead knight title, he would have thought the kid had been completely bewitched by spirits!
"Young man, don't throw your life away for nothing. Go back while you still can!"
With that, he turned and went back inside the temple.
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