Southwest Jedi

Upon hearing Demon Blade's words, Ye Chen frowned slightly: "Brother Demon Blade? Do you know something?"

Demon Blade kept his head down, silent, his expression appearing conflicted.

Seeing Demon Blade's hesitation, Ye Chen smiled: "It's fine. If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

"No!"

Demon Blade took a deep breath and finally said: "Actually, I have been to the Southwest Jedi. I met a group of brothers there. They were all people who had committed major crimes in the nation's southwest region and were exiled. They went to the Southwest Jedi, which can be considered a lawless zone. Many evil forces intersect and take root there. They not only hunt monsters but are also very ruthless toward Pet Masters. It is very dangerous."

Ye Chen had not expected Demon Blade to have such a rich history, having even been to such a place.

Come to think of it, people like Demon Blade are used to living as nomads.

"Brother Ye Chen, don't go. Those people are ruthless and vicious," Demon Blade advised Ye Chen.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen decided to go anyway. He still had many things to do, and if his strength didn't improve, he wouldn't be able to sleep or eat in peace.

Especially that 'big shot' mentioned by Demon Sealer; it was like a knife constantly held against Ye Chen's throat.

"It's fine. I'll just be more careful. We don't know anything about those Jedi, and having them exist around us is like a ticking time bomb. We have to go and see them eventually, don't we?"

Seeing Ye Chen so determined, Demon Blade stopped trying to persuade him: "Alright then. Brother Ye Chen, you must be very careful. Remember one thing: do not trust anyone there, especially women."

Ye Chen naturally understood what Demon Blade meant and nodded.

"Catch!" Demon Blade threw a small black curved knife to Ye Chen.

"This is?"

Demon Blade smiled: "This is from the brothers I got to know back then. We formed a faction called the Black Moon Crescent Blade. This is our token. If you run into any trouble there, you can ask them for help!"

Ye Chen looked at the small black knife in his hand, which resembled a crescent moon, and nodded with a smile: "Many thanks."

While they were speaking, there was a knock at the door.

Demon Blade glanced at it and nodded, saying: "Brother Ye Chen, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going out for a walk."

"Mm, alright!"

Demon Blade pushed the door open and left, and a group of people walked in.

Yu Nian and Zhu Qiang's group of five walked in the front, with the others following behind.

"Brother Chen, everyone is here!" Zhu Qiang said to Ye Chen.

"Mm, everyone sit down!"

Zhu Qiang and the other four entered first, followed by Fire Feather and the others. Familiar faces slowly appeared one by one.

Zhang Kang, Zhang Haonan, Liang Yiqiang, and the others appeared in succession.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, their faces lit up with joy, looking somewhat excited.

"Brother Chen! Brother Chen!"

"Brother Chen!"

They greeted Ye Chen one by one, looking very happy.

"Everyone sit!" Seeing these people, Ye Chen was naturally very happy as well.

Everyone sat down in order, appearing somewhat excited.

Chen Ruxin arrived with a few others; these were the top brass of the Tiandao Alliance.

Elder Wu was not seen; clearly, Elder Wu was still watching the shop in the First Region.

Several top brass members of the Dark Alliance also walked in, though their expressions were somewhat dejected.

Shao Shuai walked in front with a dejected look; he was currently the acting leader of the Dark Alliance.

Seeing them walk over, Ye Chen quickly stood up to welcome them.

These people could be considered the 'widows' of the Dark Alliance; they were all subordinates of heroes.

"Brother Shao Shuai!" Ye Chen called out.

Shao Shuai quickly said: "Lord Ye Chen, you must not, you must not. You are now a LV63 powerhouse and the boss of our Z City. I cannot accept being called 'brother' by you."

Back then, Shao Shuai and Ye Chen called each other brothers because their strength was similar.

But now that Ye Chen was LV63 and the boss of Z City, he naturally dared not call Ye Chen brother.

Ye Chen patted Shao Shuai on the shoulder and said: "Brother Shao Shuai, what are you saying? If you hadn't helped back then, I might have been killed by Liu Xinyou. Whether I, Ye Chen, would even have today is uncertain. Not to mention Brother Lin Jingtian... sigh! Let's not speak of it. You must accept this title of 'brother'."

Shao Shuai immediately became emotional, tears welling up in his eyes, and he nodded.

Ye Chen brought Shao Shuai to sit beside his seat, and Tie Niu immediately moved aside.

Shao Shuai sat down.

The people from the other Alliances were still standing behind the door; without Ye Chen's command, they did not dare to sit.

Ye Chen glanced at those people indifferently: "Since you've come, then sit."

Having received Ye Chen's order, the few of them finally dared to sit down.

Ye Chen tapped the table and spoke: "I am announcing one thing first. Effective immediately, Shao Shuai is named the leader of the Dark Alliance and is concurrently the Deputy Commander of the Law Enforcement Alliance Headquarters."

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted.

"This isn't appropriate, is it? The position of Deputy Commander requires at least a LV48 to hold it. This Shao Shuai is only LV42!"

"That's right, isn't this a bit too abrupt? It's not even appropriate for him to be the leader of the Dark Alliance!"

"The Dark Alliance only has a few stragglers left now; there aren't many who can take the stage. If you ask me, we might as well disband it."

Those who said these things were basically people from other Alliances. Having one more Alliance was equivalent to having more competition; if the Dark Alliance disbanded, they would have one less force to contend with. If Shao Shuai became the Deputy Commander of the Law Enforcement Alliance, it would be even more different—he would certainly favor the Dark Alliance.

Although they weren't afraid of Shao Shuai, they were afraid of the person behind Shao Shuai—they were afraid of Ye Chen! Furthermore, there were Zhu Qiang and the others!

Zhu Qiang and his group were all powerhouses above LV55. Just the five of them alone were enough to overwhelm them!

Ye Chen looked at these people with icy eyes: "What? You have objections? Who do you think you are to dare offer objections to me? Disband the Dark Alliance? Who said that?"

His tone carried a hint of anger.

They all lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

"If anyone says such things again, I will be the first to disband *you*! Who do you think you are? Let me tell you, I came back for them, not for you! Whoever dares to bully my people or speak ill of my people, I will make them disappear immediately!"

The crowd lowered their heads even further, none of them daring to even breathe loudly.

At the same time, they regretted saying such things just now.

They hadn't spent much time with Ye Chen and, seeing that he was young, they all thought of themselves as elders and wanted to manipulate him. However, they didn't know that Ye Chen was someone who protected his own and was extremely clear about right and wrong.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the anger in Ye Chen's heart finally subsided a little.

"I am setting a few new rules. From now on, every week, every faction must submit a portion of fees to the Law Enforcement Alliance. As for how much, Lin Nuoyi and Fire Feather will decide later. Also, there must be no large-scale fighting between each other. Even if there are grudges, they must not exceed ten people involved! Otherwise, they will be executed without mercy! Do you have any objections?"

Having learned their lesson, they were all incredibly obedient and nodded repeatedly to indicate there were no problems.