Otherworldly Affairs Office

"Alright then!"

Completely not expecting her words to have any effect and already prepared for battle, just waiting for the other party to refuse, Pei Yan was taken aback by Catherine's clean and straightforward reply, and asked again with an open mouth: "What did you say?"

"I agree to your proposal. Can I leave now?" Catherine nodded, giving a definite answer once more.

"Ah, ah, ah this! Cough, cough, cough!" Pei Yan, feeling extremely awkward, was momentarily at a loss for words, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing Pei Yan in this state, Catherine once again assumed a combat stance, dissatisfaction rising on her face as she pursued further, "Can't I?"

"You can, you can! I just didn't expect you to agree so readily. You're free to leave, but only to escape this Jiezhi Space. If you encounter our people on the outside and get caught again, that's not my concern!" Pei Yan spread his hands, proactively making way for her and explained.

"Whew!" Catherine exhaled a long breath upon hearing this, looking at Pei Yan with a sunny smile, and said, "Thank you then." As she said this, she turned her gaze downward towards Xia Yu, who was glaring at her angrily, and sighed, "The reason I agreed so readily is mainly because her close combat skills are too terrifying. Right now, I can still rely on flight and long-range attacks to maintain an advantage, but once you join in, I know that advantage will disappear."

At the end of her speech, a glow descended from the sky enveloping Catherine, and as her figure faded away, she waved at Pei Yan and said with a smile, "You're a good person. I hope the next time we meet, we're not enemies!"

"'You're a good person', tsk tsk tsk, didn't see you being a gentleman. Your lips are quite eloquent, huh? Are you happy to get a 'good person card'? You know you're letting the enemy escape, right?"

Pei Yan landed beside Xia Yu, rolled his eyes but said nothing as he listened to her reproach, feeling wronged and couldn't help but defend himself, "This is called subduing the enemy without a fight, reducing resistance! Besides, I didn't expect her to agree so directly! And she complimented you, said you're really strong! She's afraid of you!"

"Like I care about her compliment! I'm strong to begin with!" Xia Yu no longer paid attention to Pei Yan, who had his head down like an ostrich, glaring fiercely at where Catherine disappeared and said, "Next time we meet, I will definitely capture her alive."

After saying this, she shifted her gaze to the distant battlefield and ordered, "Let's go to the next battlefield. Already three have escaped; the next one must be captured!"

A moment later, Pei Yan, silently trailing behind Xia Yu, arrived at the battleground where Ye Jiumu was fighting, Jiang Donghu laughed heartily, delighted upon seeing the two of them arrive: "Wow, as expected of the Origin Superpower User, solved it so quickly?"

"Cough, cough, yes! It's done!" Pei Yan coughed awkwardly twice to respond.

Meanwhile, Wang Yiyi, who had originally been besieged by Ye Jiumu and Jiang Donghu, was already showing signs of defeat. Upon seeing Pei Yan and Xia Yu join in, she cried out inwardly, then said nothing more and sprang away from Ye Jiumu, wishing only to break free of the battle and flee from Jiezhi Space, running as far as she could.

"We can't let her escape again; she's a wanted criminal!" Xia Yu intended to mock Pei Yan but instead cried out loudly at the sight.

Before she could finish, Pei Yan had already turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed forward, his rapid form quickly surpassing Wang Yiyi and blocking her path.

Wang Yiyi, seeing her path blocked, turned to run in another direction, only to find Jiang Donghu already in place to cut off her retreat. Turning again, Ye Jiumu and Xia Yu had already arrived, enclosing her in a tight circle.

"Surrender. You can't escape! Surrender and save yourself unnecessary suffering; it'll be easier for us too!" Pei Yan raised his arms, pointing two electromagnetic cannons at Wang Yiyi's head, trying to persuade her.

"Heh, heh, can I ask if I surrender, will my past crimes be erased? If so, I'm willing to accept surveillance and control from the investigation hall and fight for you, as long as you give me relative freedom. How about it, do you agree?" Wang Yiyi looked around, laughed bitterly twice, and said helplessly.

Pei Yan, without saying a word, nodded in agreement: "Agreed! I will strive for it at the hall! You should be clearer than anyone about my importance; you can trust my promise!"

Wang Yiyi gaped for a moment upon hearing this, then her eyes darted about undecidedly.

"What, not taking the chance when it's offered? If you drag on, don't blame us for not showing mercy!" Ye Jiumu exchanged a knowing glance with Pei Yan and threatened.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yiyi sighed as if making a final decision, resignedly raising her hands slowly. Jiang Donghu, without being told, gently caressed his ring, taking out two confinement cuffs and maneuvered them toward Wang Yiyi's wrists.

Just as the confinement cuffs were about to clasp Wang Yiyi's wrists, her figure blurred as she bent abruptly to dodge them, punching the ground with all her might, exclaiming, "Do you take me for a child that can be easily deceived?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ground beneath the four trembled violently, numerous shoots of bamboo shot up like sharp swords, stabbing in all directions.

"I knew you were faking it! Talking to these desperadoes is useless!" Xia Yu leaped into the air, smashing the stabbing bamboo to pieces while complaining to Pei Yan.

"Be careful, this woman's ability is similar to Buli's ability to control plants, but her power and destruction level are much greater!" Ye Jiumu exclaimed in high voice, dodging back and forth in the bamboo forest.

In mid-air, Pei Yan formed his hands into blades and chopped forcefully, indeed as Jiumu had said, the bamboo summoned by this woman was not only as hard as steel, but the area was much larger compared to teammate Xue Buli's control.

"If that's the case! I'll destroy them all! Be careful!" Pei Yan shouted angrily, summoning his strength into his right fist. He descended from the sky, shattering the bamboo he encountered along the way until he steadied himself and smashed his right fist into the ground.

Ye Jiumu and the other two, understanding Pei Yan's abilities, had already distanced themselves and jumped high into the air. At this moment, with Pei Yan's fist pounding the ground, it was as if an earthquake had been triggered, the hillside collapsed, dirt flew, and the previously unstoppable bamboo was uprooted, tottering and tilting on the mountainside.

Wang Yiyi, caught off guard and the first to suffer the attack, felt as if she were a lone boat in a storm, the ground beneath her rocking like waves. She tried several times to leverage herself to leap away from the quake center but could not, repeatedly being toppled. Eventually, she just lay flat on the ground, pressing her hands against it as countless blades of grass grew from her palms, anchoring her firmly in place.