Lin Yu's next plan proceeded very smoothly.
Soon, he brought Li Nian back to the real world, then took on Zhu Ming's appearance and brought this half of Li Nian's soul back to her home.
The Central Mechanism had not lied about this—the moment Li Nian's two soul fragments drew near, they automatically merged into one.
Then Li Nian slowly woke up, returning to normal once more.
None of the Freedom Alliance members had left. Only after seeing Li Nian recover did everyone finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness—you're finally back to normal."
However, after seeing that Li Nian was safe and sound, everyone actually left instead of staying to celebrate.
After all... they still had things of their own to deal with.
Fang Qing specially opened a portal and sent everyone to their respective destinations.
Within Jiang City, only Lin Yu and Li Nian remained from the Freedom Alliance.
And toward Lin Yu, who was operating under the identity of "Zhu Ming," Li Nian's attitude was much better.
"Oh my, Big Sister Zhu Ming—you scared me half to death! The Gray Domain is just too dangerous."
In the empty house, Li Nian collapsed onto her bed and rubbed her chest as she sighed.
"Thanks to you... I was able to come back, though I have no idea how you did it. Of course, I also have to thank that 'Director'..."
"Big Sister Zhu Ming, you really do have a good eye for people. He's a pretty decent guy."
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by Li Nian's words.
"He did put in a lot of effort... but I didn't expect you to approve of him so much."
Li Nian snorted before speaking. "No matter what, he saved my life. Strictly speaking, I owe him a favor... Besides,