Evan arrived in Harborview, the winter chill fading as he stepped onto campus. Back to the grind.
After texting Joy Zheng to let her know he was safe, Evan headed back to school with Autumn Zheng.
By the time Evan showed up, the snow in Harborview had already stopped.
That afternoon, Evan got a text from Lynn Chen.
Lynn let him know she'd arrived safely in Beijing.
That night, after dinner with Eric Wang, Tyler Tan, and Ming Zhao, Evan called up Lily Zhong.
Angel Epoch was finally running smoothly.
Warren Wu, who managed Miracle Hand Pavilion, was ramping up the production of Nourishing Spirit Pills.
Spiritual herbs in Medicine King Valley were growing faster than ever.
On top of that, Warren Wu had built a huge network for buying up herbs.
"For training alchemists and pill-making, there's the Miracle Hand Sect."
"For economic sources, there's Angel Epoch."
"For combat power, there's the Southriver Sword Sect and House Rowe."
After finishing his call with Warren Wu, Evan lounged on a campus bench, watching students come and go, letting his mind wander.
He had a gut feeling something big was about to happen.
But what exactly? He had no clue yet.
Only by constantly leveling up his own forces could he handle whatever curveballs the world might throw at him.
The next month flew by.
Evan made a trip to the Southriver Sword Sect, personally teaching sword techniques and showing off a bit.
He swung by House Rowe next, dropping some guidance for everyone and teaching them inner-strength methods.
After that, Evan paid a visit to the Yun Family in Rivercrest.
Yuna Yun was now officially the head of the Yun Family.
Yvonne Yun caught sight of Evan, her face full of complicated emotions. She opened her mouth to speak a few times, but always stopped short.
Even though she spent her days inside the Yun Family estate, stories about Master Lin from Seacrest kept drifting into her ears.
The name 'Master Lin from Seacrest.'
That name alone already shook the whole region.
The young man behind those five words had suddenly become the hottest target—everyone wanted a piece of him.
Anyone who could claim even the tiniest connection to Master Lin from Seacrest could climb sky-high, step by step.
The Yun Family had once lost to Master Lin from Seacrest.
They'd suffered defeat after defeat at his hands.