The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Wu You prepared to take his leave.

Yes, he was going home, ready to return to the place with his familiar room, familiar furnishings, and familiar people.

He glanced at his mobile device; it was almost 7 p.m., the time when his family would be having dinner.

Ye Yi clearly noticed the reluctance in Wu You's eyes, but he didn't bring it up directly. Instead, he looked at Hua Linlin, who was standing to the side holding the box and lost in thought, and coughed lightly.

"Linlin, could you go down to the logistics department warehouse? There's a small black briefcase there; could you bring it up for me?"

Hua Linlin was pulled back to her senses by the voice: "Ah, a suitcase?"

Ye Yi nodded, her tone casual as if it were a genuine spur-of-the-moment decision: "Just say I'm staying there, and the logistics department will give it to you."

Hua Linlin immediately stood up, carefully put away the long black box, and replied, "Yes, Director Ye."

Once the office door closed again, Wu You turned his gaze to Ye Yi's direction. He understood that Ye Yi didn't really need a briefcase; she had simply used an excuse to send Hua Linlin away.

There must be something she wants to say to me alone.

Ye Yi didn't beat around the bush. He came out from behind his desk and sat down on the sofa next to Wu You, his tone more serious than before: "What exactly is the situation in the three southeastern provinces?"

Wu You had anticipated this, and after organizing his thoughts, he summarized the general situation of the three southeastern provinces, including the deep dark domains of the three provinces, and the appearance of powerful enemies such as the God-Child level Sin Dragon, the projection of the God of Lust, and the strongest Thousand-Faced God projection. Of course, there was also his own body guarding the passage to prevent the defense line from collapsing.

He spoke as briefly as possible, avoiding details involving the Sword Codex and the God of Beasts, and clearly explained the main events and his own response.

After hearing this, Ye Yi was completely stunned. He had thought the situation might be bad, but he didn't expect it to be this bad. The double defense line formed by the deep dark domain and the real world was almost breached!

Then, even the usually composed Wu You looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a monster: "To single-handedly kill a Divine Child-level Sin Dragon, a projection of the God of Lust, and a projection of the God of a Thousand Faces, your strength has reached this level?"

"Also, isn't this your true form? Your clone is already at the thirteenth level, so your true form must be..."

Wu You did not hide his achievements from Ye Yi, after all, Wei Lao, Hu Lie and Wang Qi all knew about them, and it was only a matter of time before Ye Yi found out.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, when he was being chased by that black-clad royal corpse, it was Ye Yi who finally arrived and forced it away. From this perspective, Ye Yi can be considered his savior, so there's no need to hide it from him.

Wu You didn't avoid Ye Yi's shocked gaze, but nodded: "The main body is stronger than this clone, as for the specific strength—"

"It's about the same as the director-general level."

Ye Yi's eyes widened noticeably for a moment: "Just?"

He took a few breaths to process the weight of that "just," and then he suddenly remembered the anomaly he had noticed in the battle reports from the three southeastern provinces.

The torchbearer who was deliberately ignored by the investigation bureau and actually killed the projection of the God of a Thousand Faces was actually the young man sitting next to him.

Moreover, from Wu You's description, he could tell that Wu You was still concealing some information that was likely related to certain secrets. He now understood why the Investigation Bureau had hidden Wu You's identity in the battle report.

This not only involves a passage from the real world directly to the world of the Corpse Species and the deep dark realm, but also involves some other extremely high-level secrets!

Ye Yi leaned back on the sofa and let out a long sigh: "It seems that we really don't have much time left."

As he spoke, he turned to the side and patted Wu You on the shoulder: "Also, such a heavy burden has suddenly fallen on your shoulders, you've had a tough time."

"But it's also fortunate that you're here."

Wu You shook his head slightly, and after a moment of silence, said, "There are some things we have no choice to do; someone has to do them."

Under those circumstances, if he hadn't stepped in, the two lines of defense on the human side would likely have collapsed, and those zombie gods could have descended directly into the mortal realm.

By then, even if he possesses the Sword Manual, he probably won't even have time to develop further.

While the current outcome isn't perfect, it's a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.

Although his true form cannot be moved at will, he has at least temporarily kept those gods out of the mortal world. He can also harvest experience points through the talisman sword, so there is still room for everything to turn around.

Ye Yi didn't reply immediately, but stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside. Night had completely fallen, and the night sky was already dotted with stars.

"Yes, some things have to be done by someone," he said softly.

Just then.

Knock knock—

A knock sounded during the brief silence between the two, drawing the attention of both Ye Yi and Wu You.

"Enter."

The door was pushed open, and sure enough, it was Hua Linlin, still somewhat dirty. She was carrying a small black briefcase, the handle held in her palm, the case dangling beside her and swaying slightly with her breathing: "Director Ye, is this it?"

Ye Yi walked over and took the suitcase, nodding and saying, "This is it, thank you Linlin."

Then he handed the briefcase directly to Wu You: "This is some low-level exotic plants that I prepared beforehand, suitable for ordinary people. I was originally going to send them to the two elders in batches from the company, but now that you're back, you can hand them over to them yourself."

Wu You was stunned.

Although he only brought back a large number of exotic plants this time, he still did not refuse Ye Yi's kindness.

Every relationship is reciprocal; there is give and take. If he doesn't accept it this time, Ye Yi won't accept his things next time either.

"Thanks, Director Ye."

Ye Yi waved his hand, a smile playing on his lips: "Alright, alright, it's nothing, hurry up and go home. I know you're itching to get home."

"Besides, it's getting late, I need to go get something to eat too."

Wu You smiled and nodded, "Alright then, Director Ye, we'll take our leave now."

Hua Linlin, who was standing nearby, keenly noticed the word in Wu You's words: "we".

She looked at Ye Yi with an inquiring gaze.

Ye Yi naturally understood the meaning in her eyes and waved to her, "Go on, go on."

Having received Ye Yi's affirmation, Hua Linlin was visibly overjoyed. She turned around abruptly and followed Wu You out of the bureau chief's office.

Seeing this, Ye Yi smiled and shook her head again.