The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

In a short time, a group of saints also expressed their opinions.

As I said before, none of you here are the type to be overly sentimental.

As the alien saints prepared to leave, Gu Xu took out his communication device.

beep - beep - beep -

After three rings, the call was connected.

"Commander!"

Jiang Shu's voice came from the other end, speaking quite quickly: "How's the situation on your end?"

"Qiong and I have been keeping a close eye on what's happening up north. That sudden appearance of the sun in the sky just now almost scared us to death!"

"You're not missing any limbs, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xu's lips twitched. How come he hadn't noticed when Jiang Shu had become so sharp-tongued?

Was she not as sweet-talking as she was when we first met?

After all, back then they called him "Crown Prince" all the time.

On the contrary, the higher one's official position, the more one regresses?

"Thanks to you, my esteemed father, I'm still alive. I'm so grateful you didn't go to Longjing to buy me a burial plot beforehand!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone after these words were spoken.

Then Jiang Shu's voice came through, tinged with a hint of grievance: "...Commander, I've always cared about you."

"Alright, alright, stop joking around."

Gu Xu waved his hand, though the other person couldn't see him: "Don't worry, all three source-level intruders have been dealt with."

"..."

There was a full three seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Gu Xu heard a very clear gasp.

The sound was incredibly loud.

Gu Xu felt that Jiang Shu's lungs were probably going to collapse.

"Three...three?"

Jiang Shu's voice changed: "Legion Commander, you said three Source-level beings? All of them? All dealt with?"

"Um."

"Three Source-level beings, Legion Commander! Those are Source-level beings! You took down three of them in one night??"

"Would you like to repeat it a few more times?"

Gu Xu remained silent.

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, then Jiang Shu took a deep breath, seemingly trying to process the information.

"Yes, Commander, I need to process this... I'm done. Is there anything else you require?"

"Two things." Gu

Xu raised a finger, though the person opposite him still couldn't see: "First, you and Sister Qiong should return to Longjing as soon as possible. We'll meet at the Supreme Command Headquarters. I have some things to say to you in person."

"receive."

"Secondly, please pass on a message to Sister Qiong for me."

Gu Xu paused for a moment, then smiled slightly. "Tell her I have a surprise for her."

"A surprise? What surprise?"

Gu Xu didn't answer directly, only saying four words: "We'll talk about it when we get there."

Then he hung up the phone.

Of course, the surprise she mentioned was the advanced materials she obtained from the Izumo Mysterious Domain.

Su Qiong knew exactly how long he had been waiting for this.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Xu put away his communication equipment and turned to walk towards the ghost sedan chair.

As he passed by the group of saints, he raised his hand and waved to them.

"Gentlemen, I'll take my leave now. Until we meet again."

After saying that, he climbed into the sedan chair.

The moment the sedan curtain was lowered, the ghostly bride in his arms naturally leaned closer, and a soft hum came from under the red veil, as if she were being coquettish.

Gu Xu chuckled and then patted the side of the sedan chair.

The ghost sedan chair started moving and silently rose into the night sky.

The crimson sedan chair disappeared into the pitch-black rainy night.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight.

On the ground, dozens of saints watched the ghost sedan chair disappear into the distance, each remaining silent for a moment before beginning to clean up the battlefield and return to their respective defense zones.

……

Meanwhile, in Yunban City.

Jiang Shu stuffed the communication device into her pocket and let out a long sigh.

My heart, which had been hanging in suspense all night, can finally be put at ease.

She turned to look at Su Qiong beside her, a look of relief appearing on her face.

"Sister Qiong! The Legion Commander is alright! He's perfectly fine! Oh, by the way! The Legion Commander also said he has a surprise for you!"

Beside her, Su Qiong's lips twitched slightly, then she glanced at Jiang Shu and said, "I'm not deaf. That phone call was on speakerphone."

Jiang Shu opened her mouth as if to say something, but closed it again after seeing Su Qiong's expression.

Because she noticed that although Su Qiong said she "heard everything".

But his expression looked a little off.

Having followed Sister Qiong for so long, she could naturally notice subtle changes.

"Could it be...?"

Jiang Shu unconsciously raised her eyebrows, vaguely guessing what was going on.

Admittedly, her appearance is very deceptive.

But she's not stupid.

Therefore, in her opinion, it was probably because Commander Gu hung up the phone too quickly.

After finishing the important business, it abruptly ended.

There wasn't even a moment to catch one's breath.

Sister Qiong didn't get a chance to say a word from beginning to end.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu shrank her neck again.

"Alright... things have come to this. Since the legion commander has given the order, let's retreat!"

"Go tell Commander Xu that we're going back to Longjing first."

"Let them handle the aftermath themselves."

However, this awkward atmosphere did not last long, and Su Qiong spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly nodded, "Okay!"

……

Five minutes later, Jiang Shu and Su Qiong left Yunban City via the teleportation array.

And almost at the same time.

On the Shenxia Empire's network, a message exploded with nuclear-like speed.

[Divine Xia Empire Military Headquarters - Top-Level Battle Report]

[Announcement to all citizens:]

[Confirmed at the front lines, the three alien Origin-level combat units that invaded the northern border of the Divine Xia Empire have all been eliminated tonight.]

[Killer: Gu Xu, Commander of the Calamity Army.]

The threat has been eliminated.

[After deliberation and decision by the Supreme Command, the following commands are hereby issued:]

[One: Immediately lift the nationwide mobilization order. All army corps shall return to their original positions and resume normal combat readiness.]

[Second: The evacuation order within a 500-kilometer radius of the northern border is simultaneously lifted. Local governments are organizing residents to return in an orderly manner.]

[Three: All registered professionals at the Quasi-Saint or Saint level and above are released from conscription and returned to their original positions.]

[Four: Professional associations, NGOs, and veterans' associations in all cities shall be released from standby status.]

Salute to all the military personnel and civilians who participated in this emergency response.

[—The Supreme Command of the Divine Xia Empire, hereby declares.]

The announcement was pushed to every mobile phone in the early hours of the morning.

But no one was sleeping.

From the moment that supreme mobilization order was issued, not a single person in the entire Divine Xia Empire dared to close their eyes.

Everyone was checking their phones, watching the forums, and waiting for news from the front lines.

Not to mention Commander Gu's domineering declaration that resounded throughout the Divine Summer.

Their blood was practically boiling.

The comment section below the message is visibly exploding.

"Wait, wait... Am I seeing things? Three Source-level beings? Killed them all?"

"Commander Gu, it really is Commander Gu!"

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"

"God Gu!!!!"

"Commander Gu is awesome!!!!"

"666666666!"