In the end, Cheng Yu had not kept Bennett's body by his side as he had said he would.
He had used the Infinite Technique to reverse time in one area, undoing part of what had happened and preserving a fragment of the massive ship destroyed at the end in Warship City.
On Bennett's favorite planet, he had set that small fragment of the massive ship before Bennett's grave as a headstone.
He had engraved it with: "Here lies Bennett McAdam, fifth Commander-in-Chief of the Balchik Warlord Alliance. Erected in remembrance by his dear friend, Cheng Yu."
He had draped Bennett's black military cloak over the headstone and placed a cleaning spell on it.
Standing before Bennett's grave, Cheng Yu said softly,
"After thinking it over, perhaps you never wanted to see the sights of the Myriad Heavens with me. Perhaps all you wanted was to keep protecting your Balchik. I don't have the face to keep you by my side, either."
With that, Cheng Yu took out the half bottle of liquor left over from their last drink together. He drank half of it, then poured the rest before Bennett's grave.
"I don't actually like drinking, but you seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. When I have some time, I'll save you a share of whatever good liquor I find in the Myriad Heavens."
Then Cheng Yu turned around and said,
"Well, since you've reached your stop, I won't see you any farther. I haven't reached the end of my journey yet. Get some rest, Old Bei."
So far, no force outside Balchik had discovered its disappearance. After all, the Infiltrator spy network was still keeping all of Balchik sealed off.
After confirming the Legion's next steps with the Conductor and the other Wisdoms, Cheng Yu came