On the Sky Screen.
Chen Linjian slung an arm around Nie Li's shoulders and thanked him. Without him, they might well have suffered all those casualties only to return empty-handed.
He owed Nie Li another favor.
If anything came up next time, Nie Li only had to ask. There was no need to stand on ceremony.
Nie Li also told Chen Linjian that he had escaped the Silver-Rank Azure-Armed Giant Ape because he had encountered the Dark Guild, so they had better leave as soon as they finished collecting the treasures.
Chen Linjian had not expected the Dark Guild to follow them all the way here. As Nie Li had said, they needed to retreat quickly.
Otherwise, any delay could breed trouble.
Everyone had already packed everything up.
The group returned to the surface.
Huyan Lanruo, who had been waiting all this time, spotted Nie Li in the middle of the group. Without another word, she rushed over with a cheer and pulled him straight into her embrace.
"You're back, Nie Li! Thank you for risking your life to save me. Otherwise, this fragrant flower would have withered in the prime of her youth!"
Nie Li could barely breathe. "First, let go of me! Let go!"
Huyan Lanruo was definitely stronger than Nie Li at this point. No matter how he struggled, she held him tightly in her arms and refused to loosen her grip.
Everyone present burst out laughing.
After Chen Linjian and the others returned, they sold many of the treasures they had obtained from the Gulan City ruins at the auction house.
This inspired quite a few people to try making a fortune there themselves. They formed expedition teams and headed eagerly for Gulan City.
Even if the lion's share had already been taken, surely there were