It was finally over

"Now everyone finally believes us! Those who drank Worry-Free Water have all gone for checkups too, to see whether anything has gone wrong with their bodies.

But Hui Crystal Meike said they would cover the costs, hoping to use this opportunity to regain our trust.

Those of us on the Waifei Peninsula only escaped this disaster thanks to the masters of Mount Yunkui! You've saved us all again... We really don't know how to thank you."

Eric spoke excitedly, then looked somewhat regretful, lamenting that he couldn't do anything for the masters of Mount Yunkui.

"Oh, it's nothing~ This is just what we do at Mount Yunkui! Just support our temple's businesses more in the future. Everything we sell is top quality!" Xu An seized the opportunity to put in an advertisement.

"That's right! If it weren't for you, my friend might have already died in the Hollow! Young master! Where can I buy your stuff? I'll take ten!" someone who had come along said emotionally.

"Thank you! Masters of Mount Yunkui!" a woman said, her voice choked with tears. "I-if possible, we could have a plaque made for you... No! Commendation banners too!" Everyone wanted to do something for Mount Yunkui.

"I want to join Mount Yunkui! Masters, do you still need a disciple to sweep the floors? I sweep really well!" Some people volunteered themselves.

The crowd kept surging forward.

Our senior sister Fufu was left at a loss. "Wait... Hold on! Everyone, please calm down..."

Seeing this, Yixuan sighed softly and said rather helplessly, "Fufu... Let your master teach you a technique for handling situations like this..."

Fufu immediately turned a pleading gaze on Yixuan. "Tell me, Master!"

"The technique is... Cough, cough, cough!" Yixuan suddenly started coughing loudly, and Xu An hurried forward to support her.

The sight left the crowd somewhat flustered too.

"Master! Are you all right?!" Xu An shouted.

"Everyone! I know you're all very excited right now, but Master spent a long time exhausting herself in the Hollow. She needs some rest."

Belle hurried to join in, speaking loudly.

Eric caught on too. "You're right... We got a little carried away.

Everyone! Let's head back and take care of other things first! Let the masters of Mount Yunkui rest. We can visit to thank them another time."

After they saw the excited workers off, Yixuan's expression instantly returned to normal. With the scare over, the Mount Yunkui group returned to Yunkui Summit for a short rest.

Once the temple gates were closed, Fufu's face lit up with a happy smile.

"Phew~ Everyone was so enthusiastic~ I could barely handle it."

Then she added, "So the technique Master mentioned was pretending to be sick... You almost fooled me back there!"

"Exactly, Master! You scared me half to death, you know?!" Xu An said, wiping imaginary sweat from his forehead. (¯―¯٥)

"But now that we've dealt with the Order problem, we can finally rest a little," Ju Fufu said with a sigh.

After a moment's consideration, however, Yixuan said, "No, we still can't let our guard down. The Order has entrenched itself here. I'm afraid there will still be repercussions.

Although Mount Yunkui successfully put an end to this disaster, we need to clean up the aftermath thoroughly."

Belle continued, "Master is right! There are still plenty of things we haven't cleared up.

Those Order research facilities we found in the basement, and that strange object-we still don't know what they were for.

It feels like these troubles have only just begun."

Ju Fufu reassured her, "Junior sister, you don't need to worry! Whatever trouble the Order wants to stir up in secret, we won't stand idly by!

Whether it's an Order priest or anything else, if one comes, we'll beat one! If a pair comes, we'll beat them both!"

"Senior sister? What if two ghosts come?" Xu An suddenly asked.

"You dare bring that up again?!" Ju Fufu bristled again.

Xu An fled the "scene of the crime" without letting Ju Fufu catch him.

"Tch, you're lucky you ran fast!" Ju Fufu said disdainfully. If she could have caught him, she would have beaten him up already.

Wise suddenly spoke up. "Master, Damian is requesting a call with us..."

Yixuan turned her gaze toward Wise, then said, "Put him through. Let's hear what he has to say."

Wise soon connected Damian's call.

"Everyone from Mount Yunkui... I heard you repelled an Order priest in the Hollow.

On behalf of Hui Crystal Meike, thank you for saving the Waifei Peninsula... and indirectly salvaging our reputation at TOPS." Gratitude colored Damian's voice as he continued, "The Order was operating in secret on the Waifei Peninsula. With Mount Yunkui's cooperation, we at Hui Crystal Meike successfully resolved the crisis and nipped the disaster in the bud.

To prevent incidents like this from happening again, the vital Bright Porcelain business needs more capital and resources to strengthen its management...

Now... I can finally sit down with those higher-ups and negotiate terms."

"Huh? Why does it sound like you actually gained quite a lot from this incident?" Ju Fufu was somewhat displeased, feeling that Damian really wasn't as good as she had imagined.

"You're overstating things. I merely want to gain control of more resources so I can secure better benefits for the employees under me."

If Xu An had been here, he would certainly have thrown a couple of barbs at him. Unfortunately, our Xu An's mind was now entirely occupied by his senior sister.

"It was a pleasure working with you, masters of Mount Yunkui. I hope we can work together again next time."

"I would rather there wasn't a next time," Yixuan said evenly. "Also, I hope you'll keep your word about improving the workers' conditions. I'll be keeping an eye on you.

Now that Mount Yunkui has returned and resolved your crisis, we cannot leave the matters left over from those years unattended either."

Hearing this, Damian gave his solemn assurance. "Rest assured, Master Yixuan. You and everyone from Mount Yunkui are my honored guests. Naturally, I won't go back on my word.

I still have other matters to attend to... Masters of Mount Yunkui, we'll meet again another day."

Only after the call ended did Ju Fufu soften her tone. "That guy... He really knows how to seize an opportunity to climb the ladder."

"It doesn't matter. We needn't concern ourselves with him. Those who follow different paths simply cannot work together.

Oh, right. Hand the object we found at the Order's hideout over to the mayor's office. That will also serve as an interim result for this investigation.

If they can determine its purpose, perhaps we'll be able to unravel the Order's plans..." Yixuan first soothed Fufu, then gave her instructions.

"Understood, Master! I'll deliver it later," Belle agreed.

"Great! This investigation has finally reached a stopping point. We can finally get some proper rest." Ju Fufu sighed, then began worrying for Belle again. "But... We still haven't found any trace of Junior Sister Belle's teacher... And we have no leads on the source of that photograph either."

Wise smiled at her words. "Senior sister, thank you for helping us investigate... Belle and I feel that as long as we keep investigating, we'll eventually find something."