Y City.

Three days after the zombie calamity had subsided.

Night fell, and after the onset of winter, the temperature kept dropping, the cold wind becoming ever more biting. Standing on his home's balcony, shivering and peering at the night sky as if it were veiled in a thin film, Chen Hao couldn't help but mutter, "Is the first snow of the year about to arrive?"

After a while, Chen Hao turned and walked back into the living room, shouting into the room, "Yuqiao, are you ready yet? They're probably all here!"

"All done, all done!" Ye Yuqiao replied. A few seconds later, she emerged from the room.

In an instant, Chen Hao was stunned, utterly captivated by the carefully dolled-up Ye Yuqiao before him.

"Do I look good?" Ye Yuqiao walked up to Chen Hao and asked, her expression somewhat shy. With nothing much to do these days, she had been learning how to apply make-up from Tang Jing. Tonight, as Tang Chao had invited everyone for dinner, she tried putting on a light makeup, attached false eyelashes, and dabbed some foundation on her pale cheeks, making her complexion more rosy.

"Wuu wuu!" Chen Hao pretended to cry tearfully, then opened his arms and embraced Ye Yuqiao, "I really didn't expect such a beautiful girl to be my girlfriend, Chen Hao!"

After giggling in a dazed manner, Ye Yuqiao pushed Chen Hao away and blinked her eyes at him as she asked, "Do I really look good?"

"Maddeningly beautiful!" Chen Hao closed his eyes.

Ye Yuqiao showed a bashful look, then said to Chen Hao, "If you think I look good, I'll wear makeup more often."

"You already look great without makeup."

"Oh!" Ye Yuqiao's tone suddenly dropped a lot, "Then I won't bother in the future."

"But you do look even better with makeup!" Chen Hao rushed to explain, knowing Yuqiao was feeling sensitive again.

Half an hour later, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao took a taxi to the restaurant they had booked in advance. As they pushed open the door to private room number two, they were greeted by a chorus of awed exclamations as soon as they stepped in.

Seeing everyone's envious glances, Ye Yuqiao, who had experienced countless grand occasions, suddenly felt a bit nervous and shy.

"Goddess!" Xie Xiaofeng exclaimed with amorous eyes, "You are simply too gorgeous!"

"Xie Xiaofeng, don't you dare look at my girlfriend with those eyes!" Chen Hao feigned anger and immediately shielded Ye Yuqiao.

"You jerk, how are you going to thank me?" Tang Jing teased, "I'm the one who has been teaching your girlfriend how to do her makeup these past two days!"

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed dismissively, "That's only because my girlfriend is naturally beautiful, a great canvas to work with!"

As he spoke, Chen Hao suddenly noticed two strangers sitting next to Tang Chao. The closest to Tang Chao was a man who appeared to be in his forties or fifties, with a stern expression and little to no smile. The other was a girl with dyed golden hair. Although she was pretty, with Ye Yuqiao present, she was doomed to be an accessory.

"Oh, Chen Hao, let me introduce you," Tang Chao quickly stood up and introduced them, "This is my master, and the young lady next to my master is my junior sister, Nalan Jianing!"

"Master, junior sister!" Tang Chao gestured towards Chen Hao, "This is our Y City's Yin Yang Master Association President Chen Hao, and also a good friend of mine!"

After a moment of surprise, Chen Hao smiled and promptly walked forward to extend his hand, "Nice to meet you, master, and junior sister!"

Once Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao had taken their seats, Tang Chao's master, Liu Xiajun, looked at Chen Hao and said, "President Chen, you are indeed young and talented! To become the president of the Yin Yang Master Association before the age of twenty must mean your mana is quite profound. Moreover, based on my observations just now, I noticed that the inner strength within President Chen is also exceptionally profound; I wonder who your mentor is?"

"Ah!" Chen Hao exclaimed in astonishment, thinking to himself would you believe me if I said this inner strength was learned from my previous life?

Seeing Chen Hao in a difficult position, Tang Chao quickly said, "Master, there are many things in this world that are inconvenient to speak about."

"Hmm! Well said!" Liu Xiajun's stern face squeezed out a smile, "I hope that one day, I can have the chance to exchange a few moves with President Chen."

"Ah!" Chen Hao started, then nodded vigorously, "Sure, sure, sure!"

The scene then fell into a brief silence.

"I invited everyone to dinner today," Tang Chao started, breaking the awkwardness in the private room, though his voice was somewhat low. "The first reason is that my master and younger martial sister came; the second is..."

Tang Chao's words faltered, and his head bowed in sorrow.

"Hehe!" Liu Xiajun chuckled next to him, raising his hand to pat Tang Chao's back.

Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xie Xiaofeng exchanged glances, all finding it quite strange.

Several seconds later, Tang Chao lifted his head and, with a trembling voice, continued, "The second is that I'm leaving! Everyone, I'm sorry, I won't be able to hunt ghosts and exorcise demons with you all anymore! My master and younger martial sister came this time to take me to join an organization that recruits martial artists like me—the Last of the Wuxia!"

Hearing Tang Chao's words, Chen Hao and Xie Xiaofeng were stunned, while Tang Jing, sitting by Tang Chao's side, was already in tears.

A sense of parting melancholy spread through the air in the private room, making the atmosphere heavy.

It wasn't until three minutes later that Chen Hao suddenly stood up, extended his hand to Tang Chao, and said, "Brother Chao, as the president of the Yin Yang Master Association, I want to thank you on behalf of the association and myself for everything you've done for our city. I hope everything goes well for you in the future!"

After speaking, Chen Hao smiled bitterly. He felt somewhat guilty inside, feeling that there was a big reason for Tang Chao's departure because of him, as it was he who had suddenly become an exceptional master, taking over Tang Chao's role among their group.

Looking at Chen Hao, Tang Chao's eyes instantly filled with tears. After a moment of stunned silence, he stood up and firmly grasped Chen Hao's hand.

...

The next day, early morning.

Y City finally welcomed this year's first snow, which officially marked the arrival of winter.

It was a season of farewells!

Y City, the North Railway Station.

In addition to saying goodbye to Tang Chao, there was another person to send off—Man Qingting.

"Brother Chao, goodbye! Elder martial sister, goodbye!" Chen Hao said farewell to Tang Chao and Man Qingting, who were about to go through the security check.

"Brother!" Tang Jing threw herself into Tang Chao's arms again, embracing and weeping.

Patting Tang Jing's back soothingly, Tang Chao reluctantly looked at Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xie Xiaofeng and said, "Please take good care of my little sister from now on!"

"Mhm!" Chen Hao nodded.

Half a minute later, Tang Jing and Tang Chao parted. As Tang Chao was about to turn and leave, a look of hesitation crossed his face.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

After his lips quivered a few times, Tang Chao approached Ye Yuqiao, his face reddening as he said, "Yuqiao, the truth is, I've admired you for a long time. Before I leave, could I hug you?"

"Ah!" Chen Hao was taken aback! Meanwhile, Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing secretly laughed.

Ye Yuqiao smiled and took a step forward to give Tang Chao a polite hug.

Instantly, Chen Hao felt a pang of jealousy and turned to Man Qingting, saying, "Elder martial sister, we don't know when we'll see each other again after today. Let's hug as well."

After a smile, Man Qingting nodded, stepped forward, and embraced Chen Hao. Then she whispered in Chen Hao's ear, "Little brother, Chen Hao, I'm leaving. Stop fooling around in the future and take good care of this girl!"

"Bastard!" Ye Yu's angry voice suddenly echoed in Chen Hao's mind, "You're dead!"

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