Sure enough, Ning Beichen's words terrified Qiao Na, who hastily pleaded with him.
"Don't erase my memory, I beg you."
"I promise, I promise I absolutely won't report these things. Let me keep a memorable experience, okay?"
"Alright, but remember what you said. If you dare to report it, I will make you lose your memory forever."
After Ning Beichen finished speaking, he prepared to leave.
"Wait, can we... can we meet again in the future?" Qiao Na asked hurriedly.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I don't think we'll meet again." Ning Beichen said to her, leaving her with a mysterious smile, and his body turned into a beam of starlight, shooting into the sky and disappearing.
For Ning Beichen, this was a trivial matter. As for the threat from the Sun Goddess, Ning Beichen didn't take it to heart at all. However, it did make him a little alert. It seemed that the Sun Goddess was not a local species, and was very likely to have come from outside. "Outside" meant something that did not belong to this world. This made Ning Beichen feel a bit worried. If his guess was true, then this world was probably entering a period of turmoil.
Ning Beichen sighed and returned home, where his third aunt and Lao Gui were already waiting for him. Lao Gui and the others had prepared a table full of food and drinks to celebrate his rebirth. They ate and drank heartily with Ning Beichen.
"Ning Beichen, after not seeing you for so many years, I never expected you to have reached this point." Lao Gui and the others said with great emotion.
Ning Beichen didn't hide anything from his old friends. He simply shared his experiences over the years with them, which left them dumbfounded and incredulous. However, they had witnessed Ning Beichen's abilities with their own eyes, so they naturally didn't doubt the truth of his words.
"Ning Beichen, we are truly grateful for your help. Otherwise, A'Gui and the others would not have been able to return. I'll toast you." The third aunt and the others raised their glasses and toasted Ning Beichen one by one.
"Yes, Ning Beichen, great kindness needs no thanks. I won't say much more. Just tell us if you need anything." Lao Gui and the others also raised their glasses to toast Ning Beichen.
"We are all old friends, so there's no need to be polite. If I were in trouble, you would also go all out for me," Ning Beichen said to them.
"However, I might actually need your help with something."
"Ning Beichen, just say it. Even if you need my life, Lao Gui won't flinch," Lao Gui said.
"Yes, Ning Beichen, just tell us. Our lives are yours," A'qin and Old Niu also quickly added.
"It's not that serious. I suspect that the Sun Goddess is from another world. If that's true, then our world might be in trouble. I want you to investigate and see how many similar incidents have occurred around the world," Ning Beichen told them.
"No problem, leave it to us. But Ning Beichen, do you think you can handle them alone?" Lao Gui and the third aunt asked.
"It's hard to say right now. I don't know their origins yet. But don't worry, I'm not alone." Ning Beichen told them. He wasn't lying. Besides him, there were Liu Yilin, Luo Yingying, and Haitang to help him. If that wasn't enough, he could go back to the mortal world and ask his master, the Heavenly Venerate, for help. Therefore, Ning Beichen wasn't entirely alone.
"Okay, Ning Beichen, I will also mobilize all my connections to investigate this matter. I'll notify you immediately as soon as there's any news," the third aunt also said.
"Third aunt, I'll trouble you then."
"You're being formal with me again, aren't you?" The third aunt was slightly displeased.
"Alright, alright, let's not say such formal things. But you also need to be careful. Just investigate, don't confront them. These people are not easy to deal with. Lao Gui and the others should have experienced it," Ning Beichen warned them.
Lao Gui and the others, including the third aunt, all nodded, taking Ning Beichen's warning to heart. After Lao Gui and the others left, Ning Beichen went back to find Luo Yingying and Liu Yilin. After accompanying the two women on a shopping trip, Ning Beichen brought up the matter of the Sun Goddess.
"Regarding the Sun Goddess, I seem to have heard some rumors. I didn't expect them to be true. Are these people crazy?" Liu Yilin said in surprise.
"It's not about being crazy. If they are from another world, and their strength is greater than this world, do you think they would treat people from this world as their equals?" Luo Yingying said. Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin both shook their heads simultaneously. It was like an elephant wouldn't care about the life or death of an ant, and a lion wouldn't care about the life of a rabbit.
"Ning Beichen, it's fortunate that we're back and have discovered this. Otherwise, even more people would probably be harmed," Liu Yilin said with a sense of lingering fear.
"I hope it's not too late. I've already asked people to keep an eye out. I wish my guess is wrong, but the threat left by the Sun Goddess, I think it's very likely to be real."
"Moreover, I have a feeling that the one I killed was not the real Sun Goddess. It might have been just a puppet, an agent, or a clone of the Sun Goddess here," Ning Beichen said.
Liu Yilin and Luo Yingying nodded. They also hoped that Ning Beichen's guess was wrong, because if it was true, it would mean trouble was coming.
"Actually, we don't need to worry too much. With my current strength, I don't need to fear them at all. If they dare to seek revenge, I will definitely let them know what it means to provoke someone they shouldn't have." Ning Beichen said domineeringly. He wasn't arrogant, but confident. Being the foremost person below the Heavenly Venerate was not a mere title. Even if the outsiders were powerful, unless they all possessed the strength and cultivation of a Heavenly Venerate, Ning Beichen really wasn't too worried.
"Yes, we will face it together with you," Luo Yingying and Liu Yilin said to Ning Beichen.
"Alright, let's not talk about these troublesome matters. By the way, Liu Yilin, after you went home, did your family give you any trouble?" Ning Beichen asked her. After all, Liu Yilin's family had never been very fond of him.
"It's the same as always, the same old ideas. I can't change them. They think I'm just a daughter and shouldn't manage so much wealth. They even want to introduce me to a man," Liu Yilin said helplessly.
"Did you meet this man?" Ning Beichen teased her. Liu Yilin rolled her eyes at him and then said helplessly, "It seems the other party is the son of some official. He asked me to meet him tonight. I can't be bothered with him."
"Don't do that. Since we have nothing to do, why don't Luo Yingying and I accompany you to meet him, so that he won't say you are impolite?" Ning Beichen said to her. Luo Yingying also chimed in, encouraging her.