"Finally here."
Gu Shen opened his eyes and gazed into the distance from atop the Sword of Truth. Through the clouds and mist, the outline of Snow Forbidden City had become clear.
He had left the City of Light and traveled eastward, crossing the High Seas.
Now, he had finally returned to the Eastern Continent.
When he had returned from the Frozen Sea Ruins, Gu Shen had felt very calm.
But now, things were different.
Back then, he had traveled in fine clothes beneath the cover of night. Now, he was returning home in glory... After unveiling the Ghost Mask in the City of Light and killing Jia Wei, he no longer needed to hide his identity!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Streaks of light swept over and hovered before Gu Shen's Sword of Truth as several powerful domains unfolded above Nagano.
This time, Gu Shen had not concealed his whereabouts when returning to Nagano. The moment he left the City of Light, he had notified his old friends in Nagano.
After Wind Child caught sight of the iron sword's image...
They had all rushed out of the city to welcome him!
"Little Gu!"
Gong Zi was the fastest. He had even spread Garuda's flaming wings just so he could be the first to see Gu Shen.
The iron sword came to a stop in midair.
Song Ci smiled and took two steps back to avoid getting accidentally hurt. Gong Zi stepped forward and lightly punched Gu Shen on the shoulder. His reaction was the same as Song Ci's... delighted, yet angry.
"You little bastard, you actually hid this from me for so many years!"
Over the years, he had spent no small amount of effort worrying over Nagano's Investigation Team.
Figures continued to streak through the sky.
Gu Shen's return had