Target: Hancheng

"Hancheng!"

Liu Feng's words sent a storm surging through Yang Chen's heart!

Hancheng was where Yang Chen had always lived. It was small, but as the saying went, even a sparrow might be small, yet it had all its vital organs!

That little city had just about everything.

It also held all the memories of Yang Chen's life!

What shocked Yang Chen even more was that he had obtained his system in Hancheng, hadn't he?

Now, this ruin had appeared in Hancheng, and it had happened not long after he obtained his system. He couldn't help but wonder if there was a connection.

Could this ruin be related to his system?

It was worth considering!

And that was what worried Yang Chen, too. If the ruin was connected to his system, wouldn't that expose it?

Yang Chen's eyes flickered for a moment before he forced the thought down.

For now, things were all right. Liu Feng was his master, so even if the system was exposed, no one in Huaxia would openly covet it. But who knew what might happen behind the scenes?

Yang Chen wasn't some naïve fool who trusted people easily.

"What's wrong? Does Hancheng mean something to you?"

Seeing that Yang Chen seemed a little out of sorts, Liu Feng asked softly.

Yang Chen suppressed his emotions and smiled. "It's nothing. Hancheng has always been where I live, so I'm surprised that a ruin would appear there. After all, Hancheng isn't a big city like Jiangnan City!"

"To be honest, I find it strange, too. Ruins usually appear in places rich in spiritual energy—or at least in places that were rich in spiritual energy during ancient times. But Hancheng is so small. Even back then, it wasn't a particularly desirable location. So why did the ruin appear there?"

Liu Feng frowned as he spoke.

Hearing Liu Feng's words made Yang Chen even less certain about whether the ruin had anything to do with his system.

"Forget it. We'll find out when we get there!"

Liu Feng waved a hand, then returned to his seat, dropped onto it, and stretched out on the sofa.

Yang Chen lowered his head and fell into thought.

Was there a connection or not?

The office fell silent, so quiet that no one dared break the mood.

After a while, Chen Tianxin coughed and interrupted everyone's thoughts. "Ahem. Now that we know what's going on, let's discuss who to send!"

Elder Wang and the others' eyes gleamed.

That was right. It was time to decide who would go.

This was an old tradition, after all!

"How about this? Grandmasters Shan Shou and Meng Yao can lead the team. You, Elder Wang, and I will stay in Hancheng to keep watch, just in case those shamans from Northern Europe and North America try something underhanded."

Liu Feng rubbed his chin as he spoke.

"Sounds good!"

Chen Tianxin didn't mind either way. He could handle whichever role he was given. After all, Heaven Gate experts were no joke!

Keeping watch from outside was fine, too. At least two Heaven Gate experts from Huaxia would be stationed there openly, so the people from Northern Europe and North America wouldn't dare cause trouble!

"Does Yang Chen count as S-Class?"

Liu Feng's sudden question made everyone look doubtful.

Right. Did this kid count as S-Class?

By cultivation level, there was no doubt he did. But his physique was already at the Grandmaster level. And if they counted him as a Grandmaster, his cultivation was still S-Class!

A monster!

Everyone couldn't help but complain inwardly.

They'd been ability users for more than a decade, some for several decades, and they'd never seen a monster like Yang Chen.

Yang Chen came out of his thoughts and saw a group of Grandmasters staring at him with strange expressions.

He touched his own cheek and asked, bewildered, "Do I have a flower on my face? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Ahem. Let's just count Yang Chen as S-Class. After all, if anyone gets stuck with the short end of the stick, it'll be the others, not our people."

Chen Tianxin cleared his throat before speaking.

"Agreed."

Liu Feng nodded and continued, "As for the rest, choose from your Number 98 in Jiangnan. We won't send anyone from the Imperial Capital. Since the ruin is in Jiangnan, let Jiangnan's people claim it."

Chen Tianxin's eyes lit up. "Elder Liu, you're generous!"

"Don't flatter me. If you don't secure at least fifty percent of the ruin, you can go to the front lines and bring me back a few Grandmaster heads as the person in charge!"

Liu Feng said crossly.

Chen Tianxin's face immediately fell. "Come on! I'm an old man. Sending me to the front lines would wreck me!"

"Hmph! Just see if I won't send you!"

Liu Feng snorted.

"Fine, then!"

Chen Tianxin slumped onto the sofa, looking utterly defeated, his gaze going vacant.

"All right, everyone go make preparations. I think the ruin will open within the next couple of days!"

Whoosh!

As soon as Liu Feng finished speaking, the Grandmasters shot to their feet and answered in unison:

"Yes!"

Then they left the office to gather the people from Number 98.

Yang Chen followed Elder Wang, too. He was among the S-Class group, after all, and he wanted to see what it was like!

About half an hour later, several teams were standing in neat rows in the lobby on the first floor of Number 98.

Everyone's aura was powerful. With so many ability users gathered together, an oppressive atmosphere filled the entire floor.

There were already ten S-Class experts alone!

Yang Chen was among them.

There were also around twenty or thirty A-Class ability users. As for B-Class, there were even more—over a hundred of them!

The sheer number of ability users showed just how deep the reserves of Number 98's Jiangnan Headquarters ran!

In Yang Chen's little hometown of Hancheng, people like these were nowhere to be seen.

There wasn't even an A-Class ability user there, let alone an S-Class one. Wild Wolf was the only one!

At the head of the assembled ability users stood Shan Shou and Meng Yao.

Meng Yao was no longer dressed to dazzle. She had become composed and serious, and she looked solemnly at the ability users of Number 98 before checking the time and speaking slowly.

"You all know what's going on. Take thirty seconds to get organized!"

A wave of commotion swept through the crowd.

Thirty seconds later, Meng Yao's voice rang out again.

"Prepare to depart. Target: Hancheng!"