"That's fine." Yue Chen paused, then continued, "The whole point of going back this time is to let everyone get some proper rest. There's nothing wrong with putting cultivation aside for a while. You've all worked hard lately, after all. We need to balance work and rest."
"Then... you're agreeing, boss?" Chen Ying'er asked quietly.
"Of course. I'm not as harsh as those captains of Veteran Demon Hunt Squads," Yue Chen said, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
After turning in their mission at the temporary mission center, Yue Chen and Chen Ying'er went to the carriage station inside Demon-Repelling Pass and hired a carriage bound for Holy City.
As they left the station, Chen Ying'er stretched happily. "Yay! We're finally going home."
"Yeah." Yue Chen couldn't help feeling a little wistful at her words.
At the very beginning, he had spent a long time worrying that his team would never get on track and become an outstanding, powerful Demon Hunt Squad.
But now, looking back, he realized that the Demon Hunt Squad he led had unknowingly become one of the best at its level. They had far surpassed the squads formed in the same selection tournament as theirs, including even the team of the World Protagonist, Long Haochen...
Everything he had now felt somewhat unreal to Yue Chen...
"Go back to the barracks and pack your things first," Yue Chen told Chen Ying'er beside him. "I need to say goodbye to the seniors at the Assassin Temple. We can't just leave like this."
With all the preparations finished, Yue Chen had remembered this matter.
After all, they had received a great deal of help from the Assassin Temple while carrying out their missions here.
In particular, when their team had been attacked by a Demon God, the Assassin Temple's