After a thousand years of cultivation, he returns at the pinnacle!

Chapter 15: A Promise from the Awakened Ones Administration

Jiang Chen stood calmly on the rooftop, the night breeze brushing against his clothes but not stirring a single hair. His eyes, which had witnessed a thousand years of vicissitudes, were now calmly gazing ahead at the middle-aged man standing on the edge of the shadows, his face filled with shock.

Su Ze.

The director of the Jiangzhou Awakened Affairs Bureau, an S-level Awakened, is, in public, second only to the heads of the major families in Jiangzhou.

But at this moment, the director, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, suddenly had his pupils contract.

"How...did you get here?"

His voice was somewhat hoarse. As an S-rank Awakened, his perception was among the best in Jiangzhou. Just a second ago, he was checking the surveillance footage in Jiang Chen's home, confirming that his target was lying in bed playing on his phone.

The next second, the target was standing right in front of him.

This speed and this ability to conceal themselves have completely exceeded his understanding of awakened beings.

Jiang Chen did not answer his question, but just looked at him quietly, his gaze as indifferent as if he were looking at an unimportant roadside decoration.

"Director Su, isn't it inappropriate to spy on my life so late at night? If you were to do something I'm ashamed to talk about, wouldn't that be considered invading my privacy?"

The tone was not like that of a suspect being followed and monitored, but rather like that of a host receiving an uninvited guest in his own home.

Jiang Chen naturally recognized Su Ze. As the director of the Jiangzhou Awakened Affairs Bureau, his name had long been seen on the streets and alleys and on various screens. It was a very demanding position, and his strength was not to be underestimated. Jiang Chen had also seen news about him frequently online in the past few days.

Su Ze took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

He had lived for over forty years, experienced countless life-or-death moments, witnessed the terror of the apostles and the ferocity of the demon gods, but now, facing this seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, he felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.

It wasn't because of Jiang Chen's strange speed.

It was because of those eyes.

Those eyes were so still, so inhuman, like a bottomless ancient well, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if everything in the world was nothing but fleeting smoke in his eyes.

"Jiang Chen," Su Ze began, trying to keep his voice steady.

"I'm not here to arrest you, nor am I here to be your enemy."

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth curving upwards in a playful smile.

"Oh? So Director Su is squatting on my roof in the middle of the night to admire the moon?"

Su Ze smiled wryly.

He knew this young man was difficult to deal with, but he hadn't expected this attitude. Facing someone who had just wiped out the entire Liu family, he should have been on high alert, but at this moment, he had a strange feeling—he wasn't facing a suspect, but rather an... unfathomable superior.

"I know you were behind the Liu family's affairs."

Su Ze stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point.

Jiang Chen neither denied nor admitted it. He simply looked at Su Ze quietly, waiting for him to continue.

"Not only do I know, but those above me know too," Su Ze continued, his tone gradually becoming calmer.

"The Liu family, consisting of 127 members, 89 guards, and 53 servants, vanished overnight. Such a case would shake the entire Dragon Kingdom at any time."

He paused, his gaze fixed on Jiang Chen.

"But do you know why the authorities haven't taken any action against you yet?"

Jiang Chen chuckled softly.

"Because you can't catch me."

This statement is blunt, so blunt that it borders on arrogance.

But Su Ze didn't object at all. Because he knew it was the truth.

Given the strength Jiang Chen has demonstrated, it's uncertain whether even if the Jiangzhou branch of the Bureau of Evil Management could mobilize the entire power of awakened individuals in the Dragon Kingdom to subdue this young man.

The only person in the world without abilities has now become an unfathomable figure to countless awakened individuals in Jiangzhou, and all of this has happened in just a few days.

not to mention......

"You're half right." Su Ze took a deep breath. "Not being able to catch you is one thing. But more importantly, we don't want to catch you."

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

"Don't you want to arrest me?"

"Yes." Su Ze met his gaze and said, word by word, "The matter of the Liu family has been classified as an internal feud by the higher-ups and will not be pursued. From today onwards, there is no Liu family in Jiangzhou, nor is there any case of the Liu family being wiped out."

The night wind howled.

Jiang Chen looked at Su Ze quietly, then suddenly smiled.

The smile was faint, so faint that the curve was almost invisible, but it made Su Ze's heart skip a beat.

"Interesting," Jiang Chen said softly. "I killed so many people, and instead of arresting me, you're covering it up for me?"

"It's not about covering it up for you," Su Ze shook his head, "it's about covering it up for humanity."

He paused, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Jiang Chen, you should have learned all that in class, right?"

Jiang Chen didn't speak, he just looked at him quietly.

Su Ze continued, "Three hundred years ago, the Apostles descended, the Demon Gods revived, and humanity was nearly wiped out. Humanity survived only because it awakened extraordinary power, clinging to life amidst the demons and the Apostles."

His voice became low.

"The apostles come from outer space, and the demons come from the depths of hell. Their struggle is the main theme of this world. Humans? They are nothing but ants. The only reason they spared our lives is because we are weak enough that we don't even deserve to be trampled to death."

"But when will these days end? Perhaps one day the demon god will descend, and the human world will naturally cease to exist. We cannot bear such consequences."

Jiang Chen listened quietly, his eyes showing no emotion.

He had lived in the cultivation world for a thousand years and understood these things long ago. In fact, he understood them at the very moment he was judged as powerless a thousand years ago.

In any world, weakness is the original sin.

"Jiang Chen, we, the Awakened Ones of the Dragon Kingdom, have been striving for so many years to go out into the world, to truly challenge the Demon God or the Apostles, and to reclaim everything that belongs to humanity. But unfortunately, we cannot do these things. In fact, more and more cities are being wiped out. We are keeping this information under wraps just to avoid causing any panic."

"But we know we can't keep this a secret for long."

"The human world is in a state of confusion right now, but it is at this moment that you appear."

He raised his head and looked at Jiang Chen, his eyes filled with a complex expectation.

"The only individuals in the world without any special abilities, yet on the day after their awakening, they possessed an extremely unknown power. This power does not belong to any known awakening system, nor even to this world."

"We don't care where your power comes from, we won't pry into your secrets, and we don't want to be your enemy. I just want you to know that the Awakened Ones Administration, and even the entire Dragon Kingdom, are on your side."

"We need you, humanity, we need you even more!"

He took a deep breath and stated his ultimate goal.

Since the bombing, this only person in the world without special abilities has come into Su Ze's sights. The source of his special power may be the key factor in saving the human world.

Jiang Chen stared at the man in front of him, his eyes calm and composed. He had already guessed the purpose of the man's visit.

but....

"Director Su, you have great courage to gamble the fate of humanity on an uncontrollable variable."

"But I'm afraid I'm not capable of shouldering such a heavy responsibility."

Su Ze became a little anxious upon hearing this, but before he could organize his thoughts, Jiang Chen spoke up.

"However... I am actually quite interested in the existence of demon gods and apostles."

The existence of ancient beings, visitors from outer space, might be one of the few sources of amusement in Jiang Chen's otherwise uneventful life.

Upon hearing this, Su Ze's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew that although Jiang Chen had not completely agreed, it was more like an agreement than a complete one.

Interested... Okay, being interested is enough!!!

Since Jiang Chen has said so, there's no need to say anything more!

"Alright, that's enough! Jiang Chen, your words are enough!"

Su Ze's face was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"I will apply for absolute special rights for you within the Dragon Kingdom!"

Seeing Su Ze, a grown man, so impatient, Jiang Chen didn't know what to say for a moment.

But he didn't care about any of that; all he wanted to do was maintain his own pace.