Two hours later.
Lu Yang flew back to the Shekou Defense Line, entered the conference room, and tossed each person a piece of Nine Dragon Blood Tree bark. "Eat it, and you'll gain a thousand years of lifespan."
Ku Ai Bansheng swallowed his in one bite and chuckled. "It tastes like cotton candy. Boss, is there anything that keeps you from aging after eating it? I still want to preserve this handsome face of mine."
Lu Yang, Turbid Wine, and the others burst into laughter. Bai Shi laughed and scolded, "What's so great about yours? Our Yuwei is the pretty one... Yu..."
"Ugh~!" Bai Shi punched himself in the face. "Sorry, Yuwei. I didn't mean it."
Xia Yuwei still wore a mask over her face. Though half her face remained intact, the deaths of Zheng Yuan, Zhang Zibo, and the others had made her completely give up on her appearance. She no longer showed her true face to anyone.
"It's nothing. Don't let my face upset you all. As long as I can live longer, that's enough." Xia Yuwei was instead comforting Bai Shi.
That was exactly what Bai Shi and Turbid Wine could not accept. They were all men, yet Yuwei, a woman, had to console them and tell them not to blame themselves for failing to protect her.
Lu Yang looked at the crowd and asked, "Have you found Old Twilight?"
Bai Shi shook his head. "No."
That day, they had only just stabilized the five races when the Demon Race arrived before they could subdue them. Lu Yang, Turbid Wine, and the others had no time to search for Old Twilight. They had to fend off the Demon Race first, which gave Old Twilight a chance to flee.
Lu Yang said resentfully, "So many brothers from our