Inside the car.

Zhou Huai looked out the car window, silently watching the professional fighters rushing to the battlefield.

Young, resolute faces, and backs filled with determination.

This scene slowly overlapped with the memory he had of the Simon instance dungeon.

The real Simon encountered something far more tragic and desperate than what was in the instance dungeon.

A ripple stirred in his heart, but it was quickly covered by the coldness of reason.

He was not a savior.

Revealing the truth would only create greater panic, serving no other purpose.

The only thing he could do was preserve the Eternal Night Guild.

To protect the members who were willing to follow him and pledge allegiance to him.

Because this was the true cornerstone for his future stability, and even for stirring up trouble.

Soon, the convoy drove into the Ye Family Manor.

At this moment, the vast manor had already been taken over by members of the Eternal Night Guild.

The Ye family's servants and guards were gathered and watched, each showing fear, not daring to make the slightest move.

In the manor's courtyard, Ye Zhentian, the head of the Ye family, had a grim expression, looking solemnly at these uninvited guests.

Eternal Night Guild.

He had heard of this name.

A mysterious organization that had rapidly risen in Donghai City at an unbelievable speed.

The average Rank of the guild members was not particularly high, but each person's strength was extraordinary, even frontally defeating the veteran guild, Tianyu.

He just couldn't understand.

Their Ye family, he was sure, had never offended this mysterious guild.

Why, at this critical juncture of the beast tide's arrival, would people from the Eternal Night Guild suddenly break into his manor and hold his entire Ye family hostage?

Just as he was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

A black sedan slowly pulled up in front of him.

The car door opened.

Several members of the Eternal Night Guild respectfully got out of the car, carefully lifting a slender figure from inside and gently placing him into a pre-prepared wheelchair.

When Ye Zhentian saw the young man in the wheelchair.

He felt as if his brain had been struck by a thunderbolt, instantly going blank.

Zhou Huai?

Why was it Zhou Huai?!

Was he not already dead?

How could he be involved with the Eternal Night Guild?!

A series of questions, like a raging storm, instantly swept through Ye Zhentian's mind.

Zhou Huai looked up at Ye Zhentian, who was already frozen in place outside the car, and spoke calmly.

“Uncle Ye, long time no see.”

Ye Zhentian's lips moved, as if something was caught in his throat, unable to utter a single word.

He pointed at Zhou Huai, and for the first time, an unconcealed look of horror appeared on his dignified face.

“You... you aren’t...”

Zhou Huai ignored his shock, his gaze sweeping around, but he did not see that familiar figure.

He frowned slightly and asked, “Where is Ye Xi? Why is she not here?”

The reason Zhou Huai chose the Ye family's teleportation gate, besides it being the closest, was also with the thought of taking the Ye family with him.

After all, Ye Xi was one of the few people in this world who genuinely cared for him.

Mentioning his daughter, Ye Zhentian finally recovered from the immense shock.

He subconsciously replied, “Xi'er... she is currently at Dongning Academy in Jiangning City.”

Zhou Huai nodded understandingly upon hearing this.

Back then, Ye Xi had told him with a face full of longing that she wanted to go to Dongning Academy because it was closest to Donghai City and she could often come back to see him.

He never thought that, after hearing the news of his “death,” that silly girl still went.

But this was good.

At least she was safe now.

Zhou Huai collected his thoughts and stopped ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) wasting time.

He looked at Ye Zhentian and got straight to the point.

“Uncle Ye, I’ll be brief.”

“The beast tide has arrived.”

“In at most an hour, Donghai City will completely disappear from the map.”

Boom!

Another thunderbolt exploded in Ye Zhentian's mind!

The color instantly drained from his face, turning deathly pale, and his body uncontrollably staggered backward a step.

“Zhou Huai! Are you... are you telling the truth?!”

His voice became sharp and trembling with fear.

Zhou Huai nodded calmly.

“That’s why our Eternal Night Guild came to the Ye family.”

“We hope to use the Ye family’s teleportation array to leave Donghai City.”

Ye Zhentian stood there dumbfounded, taking a long moment to finally digest this terrifying news.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, a bitter expression on his face.

“Our Ye family’s teleportation array is indeed usable.”

“However... that teleportation array is usually only for the convenience of clan members traveling, and it doesn’t store much energy.”

“Teleporting one or two people is barely enough.”

“But you... you have hundreds of people, the energy is nowhere near enough.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai's face showed a faint smile.

“Don’t worry, Uncle Ye.”

“I have a lot of energy.”

As he spoke, he gently raised his hand.

Moria, standing behind him, understood immediately.

He casually took out a few magic crystals, about the size of a baby’s fist, from his spatial ring and threw them on the ground.

Those magic crystals were entirely black, emitting pure and vast energy fluctuations.

Ye Zhentian’s pupils contracted sharply!

Magic crystals!

And of extremely high quality!

Each magic crystal of this Rank was priceless and in high demand!

And this silver-haired young man in front of him just casually threw out several!

Just then.

A graceful woman quickly walked up to Zhou Huai and knelt respectfully on one knee.

It was Jasmine.

“My Lord, all members of the Eternal Night Guild have assembled!”

My Lord?

Ye Zhentian felt his brain crash again.

He looked at the scene before him in disbelief.

Watching that silver-haired young man, whose strength was unfathomable and whose demeanor was cold and noble.

And that woman, who seemed to be a high-ranking manager of the Eternal Night Guild.

They... were actually so respectful to this seemingly frail Zhou Huai in the wheelchair?

Even calling him... My Lord?

Ye Zhentian felt his worldview completely overturned at this moment.

He struggled to turn his stiff neck, his gaze falling on Zhou Huai, his voice dry and hoarse from extreme shock.

“Zhou Huai... what... what is your relationship with this Eternal Night Guild... after all?”

“She... why does she call you... My Lord?”

Zhou Huai met his horrified gaze, his expression still calm.

He slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but like a divine oracle from the Nine Heavens, each word heavily striking Ye Zhentian's heart.

“Uncle Ye, to be honest.”

“This Eternal Night Guild was founded by me.”

Ye Zhentian's brain completely shut down.

He felt as if he were having an absurd dream at this moment.

Zhou Huai of the Zhou Family, who was supposed to be long dead.

Not only was he alive and well now.

He had even quietly founded a massive force capable of stirring up trouble in Donghai City.

This was too surreal.

Ye Zhentian secretly pinched his thigh.

It hurt a little, so it seemed he wasn't dreaming.

At this moment, under Zhuge Kongming's skilled operation, the Ye family's massive teleportation array erupted with dazzling light.

A deep, dark, slowly rotating spatial vortex completely formed in the center of the courtyard.

Zhou Huai's gaze swept over everyone present, giving the final command.

“Everyone, enter the teleportation array in an orderly fashion!”

“We don’t have much time, hurry up!”

However, to his surprise.

The guild members, who usually obeyed him implicitly and regarded his commands as divine oracles, now looked at each other.

Not a single person moved their feet.

The entire courtyard fell into an eerie silence.

Zhou Huai’s eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly.

He thought the Eternal Night Guild he had personally built was a precise war machine that would obey absolutely.

Now, it seemed this machine had developed its own ideas.

He didn't get angry.

He simply sat calmly in his wheelchair, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, his voice devoid of any emotion.

“Are you... planning to stay and die with Donghai City?”

As soon as he finished speaking.

From the Ranks, a burly warrior holding a massive shield was the first to step forward.

He walked up to Zhou Huai, a simple, honest smile on his face, and without the slightest hesitation, knelt heavily on one knee.

“My Lord.”

His voice was steady and powerful.

“I've thought about it for a long time, and I've decided to stay.”

“My parents are both in Donghai City, and my wife and children are also in Donghai City.”

“I... I don’t want to abandon them and live on by myself.”

Zhou Huai watched him in silence.

He remembered this shield warrior; he was one of the earliest members of the guild, very strong, and the most loyal.

Immediately after.

The young member named Wang Hao also took a deep breath, mustered all his courage, and stepped out from the crowd.

He, too, came before Zhou Huai and knelt heavily.

His voice trembled slightly, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.

“My Lord! Please let me stay too!”

“Before, I had no strength. Every time the beast tide came, I could only hide behind the city walls, watching those strong fighters from afar. I didn’t even have the qualification to join a common guild.”

“I am very grateful to you, thank you for letting me join Eternal Night!”

“Thank you for granting me strength I never imagined, for helping me grow constantly, for helping me find my own worth.”

“Now, Donghai City is in trouble, I... I cannot just stand by and do nothing!”

“I want to use this strength you’ve bestowed upon me to fight for this city, for my home, until the very last moment!”

As these two knelt.

It was like lighting a fuse.

Jasmine and Qin Ming, after a brief hesitation, exchanged glances.

They saw the same resolute determination in each other's eyes.

The two stepped forward and knelt together before Zhou Huai.

“My Lord!”

Qin Ming’s voice was cool, yet filled with extraordinary resolve.

“We beg you, let us stay!”

Jasmine followed closely, her voice ringing out clearly.

“We are willing to live and die with Donghai City!”

The remaining hundreds of guild members, as if infected, rushed forward.

They knelt down in unison like a retreating tide.

Their perfectly synchronized movements, their resolute and fervent shouts, converged into an invisible torrent, fiercely impacting Zhou Huai's heart.

“My Lord! We are willing to live and die with Donghai City!”

“My Lord! We are willing to live and die with Donghai City!”