Chapter 1077: Three Wolves Arrive Together

Compared to the strategic planning in this world, the world three years later was in complete chaos. Without a powerful force to back one up, being alone meant that even the slightest mistake could lead to hellish consequences.

When returning here, Kai Xin temporarily stepped away from the paid REP system. Opening his eyes on the hospital bed, he saw three familiar faces sitting together with Xu Yao and Nurse Xiao Yi, chatting. When they noticed movement on the bed, all five of them stopped talking and turned to look his way.

“…”

Eight pairs of eyes met in the air, and warmth appeared in the eyes of the four of them.

Time seemed to stop at that moment; no one spoke.

Putting down his helmet, Kai Xin slowly sat up from the bed, a look of surprise on his joyful face. “When did you guys arrive?”

Chen Fan, Bai Lang, and Qi Ci all stood up at the same time, laughing casually. “Damn, I thought after nearly two years apart, you’d be so emotional you’d cry when seeing us.”

“How was sleeping for over a year?”

“…You brat.”

Kai Xin smiled as he got down from the bed. In perfect unison, their arms collided forcefully in the air before they hugged tightly together.

“I knew it. After enduring hardships for three years and reaching a height we can’t even reach, you wouldn’t be easily knocked down.”

One fist struck Kai Xin’s chest, but he didn’t even wobble. “Your health has recovered well. Your sister-in-law must have taken good care of you, right?”

“Of course! That goes without saying!”

“Heh! You’re quite arrogant, kid.” “Sister-in-law, to be honest, has this kid bullied you since he woke up? If so, tell us now while we’re still here, and we’ll teach him a lesson.”

Xu Yao and Nurse Xiao Yi watched the four men express their friendship from their student days through punches, their faces also filled with smiles. They wisely didn’t interrupt the harmonious atmosphere.

“Leaving?”

But Kai Xin picked up a hint from Bai Lang’s words. His smile faded, and he said casually, “We just got together, and you’re already talking about leaving? Where to?”

“It’s all because of Chen Fan. Not long after graduation, he married that girl, Shan Shan. Now their child can even go out shopping…” Qi Ci said, envy in his eyes, gesturing toward the happily looking guy. “He’s come to Nanhua University for a few months this time. If he doesn’t go back soon, Shan Shan might run off with another man.”

“Shut up.”

Chen Fan gave Qi Ci a rude hook punch.

While the two settled their personal feud, Bai Lang pushed up his glasses on his nose:

“Happy, as brothers, we’ve come to see you a few times over the past year or so. But the last few times, you were with your eyes closed, so quiet it was unbelievable. I even said that once you woke up, you’d definitely make up for those one and a half years by causing a huge stir. As expected, you did just that… Although Yipin Tang won this round, you can’t give up! You need to keep fighting them—consider it helping our brothers from Caiyi Gate get some revenge!”
“I will.”
Happy’s tone changed as he stared at the three of them. “…When are we leaving?”
“Flights in two hours.”
The three exchanged a wry smile.
“We originally planned to come yesterday, but your battle in the capital yesterday scared us… We thought there might still be a chance.”
Hearing this, Happy fell silent.
He understood!
Actually, the three hadn’t given up on fighting against Yipin Tang. It was just that now, with Yipin Tang and the Wild Wolves united, almost all gangs that resisted Yipin Tang or supported Xifeng Tower had been wiped out. There was not a glimmer of hope in any city, so they decided to leave Nanhua University and return to their hometowns to resume their normal lives.
“What about Yu Cha and the others?”
Although Happy, on Xu Xin’s advice, planned to build a new force in the Central Plains—a force of his own—he honestly didn’t intend to drag these fellow brothers into it. The situation in the Central Plains was too dire; unless one had strength like his or that of Yidi, it was too risky to develop under Yipin Tang’s overwhelming threat. He asked quietly.
“Yu Cha is still in Longmen Town, planning to continue cooperating with the headhunters through sign language…” Chen Fan said helplessly. “Among us from Caiyi Gate, aside from you, I think only he can still find a foothold in the martial world.”
Bai Lang and Qi Ci also fell silent.
It was true.
In Longmen Town, many of Caiyi Gate’s brothers, once exposed, had once again caught the attention of the Blood Alliance and Yipin Tang’s people.
Now that Yipin Tang controlled the entire martial world, these brothers wouldn’t be safe anywhere, and few could survive.
“After we go back, please pass a message to everyone for me.”
Happy’s serious tone surprised the three, who grew solemn and listened attentively.
“Go ahead.”
Taking a deep breath, Happy spoke slowly and deliberately, emphasizing each word: “Although Yipin Tang and the Wild Wolves won this time, I haven’t given up. Xifeng Tower hasn’t given up either. Yidi and Bai Xiaosheng will still stand by us as always…”

“But now, Xifeng Tower only has a little over thirty branches left.”
Bai Lang frowned. “It’s said that Yipin Hall has declared they’ll destroy those remaining thirty-plus branches within 24 hours! To make Xifeng Tower completely a thing of the past!”
“No matter what happens in the end, the four of us will never give up! So I want to ask you to tell everyone not to give up. At least give me three months. If things in the Central Plains don’t improve by then, it won’t be too late to give up.”
“Since you say so, I promise you. Once I go back, I’ll keep paying attention…” Qi Ci nodded. “I also don’t want the entire Central Plains to fall into Meng Yun and the Evil Emperor’s hands.”
“That’s right.”
“However, your days might not be easy either. There are too many experts from the Evil Emperor and Yipin Hall. It’s hard for just you and the weakened Xifeng Tower to turn things around.”
“Don’t worry. I have a plan.”
His optimistic words finally sparked hope and interest among them. Since there were still two hours before departure, Xu Yao closed the ward door to give them some private time to talk.
“What do you plan to do?”
“I don’t have a detailed plan yet. The most important thing now is to help Meiying and the people of Xifeng Tower break through and escape from the capital.”
“…Yipin Hall and the twelve major gangs’ headquarters are in the capital. If Meiying wants Xifeng Tower to survive, breaking through is necessary. But Meng Yun will definitely take precautions in advance.”
“Precautions won’t help.”
Smiling confidently, he said, “Outside the capital, Meng Yun won’t be able to decide everything.”
…
After a heartfelt conversation with the Three Lonely Wolves, the three left the hospital filled with hope and anticipation.
Kai Xin didn’t see them off at the airport!
As the three said, the situation in the Central Plains was already critical. Due to the time he spent in the other world, Xifeng Tower now only had a little over thirty branches left.
Although the survival of those branches had nothing to do with him directly or indirectly, Xifeng Tower had indeed reached a critical moment—without acting quickly to break through and leave the capital, the moment the last branch collapsed would be the moment Xifeng Tower vanished completely into history.
That moment… was one Kai Xin didn’t want to see.
Back in the game, Kai Xin sensed the vastly different tense atmosphere in this world from the “cooing” sounds of the dozen or so homing pigeons perched on his shoulders.
“Kai Xin, have you made up your mind—Meiying?”
“There’s not much time left. Contact me right away once you’ve decided—Meiying.”
“Not online yet? Contact me once you are—Meiying.”

Each letter from Phantom grew more urgent, showing that she had placed all her hopes for a breakout on herself.
Kai Xin frowned but didn’t rush to respond right away.
“I’m Bai Xiaosheng. During this time, the Evil Emperor has been training in the wilderness east of the capital. Probably anticipating that our breakout route would be by water, we decided to change the departure point from the nearby docks to a location further south…”
“It’s still me. There have been new developments, and they’re not good… Ji Fengyou, one of the leaders of the four major gangs in the capital, convinced another gang leader to launch a breakout attempt just now, but they were ambushed less than twenty miles outside the city. Over ten thousand died on the spot, and the remaining twenty thousand were forced to log off. The area where they left was completely blocked by over fifty thousand people from the First-Class Hall.”
“…”
Reading this, Kai Xin felt the wrinkles on his forehead tighten further.
How troublesome—Ji Feng might be a bit clever, but he clearly lacks vision for the bigger picture. No wonder his fame has declined over these two years.
“Kai Xin, I am the One Emperor. The situation at the Xifeng Tower can’t be sustained much longer. If you find a specific method and need my help, just speak up.”
The remaining letters were from Meng Yun and the Evil Emperor.
These two still hadn’t given up on trying to win him over.
The former saw Kai Xin’s strength as comparable to that of the Evil Emperor; the latter saw his potential and wanted to recruit him for the First-Class Hall and the Wild Wolves Organization.
Kai Xin selectively ignored Meng Yun and the Evil Emperor’s letters. After some thought, he sent a reply to Bai Xiaosheng, asking him to describe the current situation in the capital in detail.
Then, he sent a letter to the One Emperor:
“Interested in leaving the city to kill a few people? You know the location…”
Finally, there was Phantom.
“I’m here.”
She replied quickly: “I’ve been waiting for you. The force we can use for the breakout has dropped from nearly a hundred thousand to under fifty thousand. Forty thousand were taken away by Ji Feng, and another ten thousand have left the gang.” Clearly, Phantom had been waiting for his reply, which made Kai Xin feel somewhat guilty and embarrassed.
But he quickly regained his composure:
“The advantage of having fewer people is that our target becomes smaller… Since Meng Yun has mobilized over fifty thousand people to block Ji Feng, it also creates an opportunity for us. There’s only one Evil Emperor, so he can’t fight on two fronts. I’ll go help Ji Feng and clear the way for you. The rest is up to you.”
A pigeon returned with two words inscribed in bold script:
“Thank you!”
Crushing the letter in his hand, Kai Xin glanced at the empty forest ahead:

“Enough to see, I guess.” As soon as the words were spoken, figures began to emerge one after another from the woods, dozens of meters away.