The lovers return to Cloud City. As soon as they arrived, they entered the training ground. In the training ground, the disciples are still training with Guo Zhiqiang.
Guo Baiyu, "Zhiqiang, make sure everyone gather here in an hour, and whoever is not here will be punished."
Zhao Renshu, "Go and gather your juniors."
Guozhao Zhiqiang and the fellow disciples left the training ground.
Guo Longtong called from behind, "Baiyu!"
Guo Baiyu, "Longtong, did everyone come with you?"
Guo Longtong nodded, "Yes, everyone is here, I don't know where to put them."
Guo Baiyu, "We are leaving in ten days. After we leave there should be more vacancies. Hongse wants you to stay here."
Guo Longtong refused, "I will accompany you to Waterfall City."
Guo Baiyu, "But..."
Guo Longtong, "Hongse has something to say, she can say in front of me."
An hour later, three hundreds twenty four disciples disciples assembled. Guozhao Zhiqiang rang the bell and the disciples stop talking.
Guo Baiyu turned to Guo Longtong, "If the Fang family and Guo family have arrived, help me locate them."
Guo Longtong replied, "I understand." He smiled at Guo Baiyu. "Don't worry about such small issue. You have to focus on bigger issue."
Inside the training ground, three hundred and twenty four disciples, all line up in six groups.
Zhao Renshu looked at his young students, heartbroken, many of them will die. He swallowed his sadness and said, "Today Master Fang is not here, I will speak for him. Ten days from today, we will go north to fight the army of creatures, lives will be lost and people will die. When we became a hunter, we swore that we would stand with justice."
Guo Baiyu, "Death is hard to prevent." He looked at his young students. The students that he loves as his own children. "If none of you want to go, I will not impose on you, but those of you who stayed behind will have the responsibility to protect the safety of the people in Cloud City. If we fail and we perish, it will be your duty as a Guozhao Hunter, to pass on our principles of practice to the next generation."
Zhao Renshu, "When we are gone, Xiao Mei will represent us. If we should die, she will be the sector leader."
Xiao Mei, "I'm not worthy of being the sector leader, it's best to let first or second senior brothers in charge."
Guo Baiyu, "They will go with us."
Zhao Renshu, "Volunteers step forward."
All three hundred and twenty-three steps forward.
Zhao Renshu smiled and said, "I am proud to have such an excellent disciple as you."
Guo Baiyu, "We only need two hundred, and the rest will be left to protect the people."
Zhao Renshu, "Those who are fourteen and younger, stay."
Guo Baiyu, "Everyone is preparing for a two-week trip to the waterfall city, and we are leaving in ten days."
Early in the morning on the tenth day, the disciples and the parents said goodbye to each other. Those without parents stood by, watching their fellow classmates say goodbye. This may be the last time they saw their parents.
Madam Guo exclaimed sadly, "Longtong, pay attention to your safety. You can't fight, so don't fight, okay."
Guo Longtong, "Don't worry, I have Baiyu and Hongse."
Guo Mingyu, "Brother take care."
Guo Baiyu, "If you are bored, go find Xiao Mei and study medicine, and read the Guozhao principles." He looked at his younger brother. "You might like it." He patted his younger brother on the shoulder.
Guo Mingyu nodded, "I will."
Madam Fang whimpered and hugged Fang Yaoting tightly, "Yaoting, please stay."
Fang Yaoting, "Mother, you take care."
Fang Yaoting looked at the twins, "You two listen and take care of grandma. If you don't understand anything, go seek advice from Xiaomei."
The twins nodded.
Master Fang, "Be careful, don't be as impulsive as before. You have to remember that you still have family members to return to."
Fang Chongling, "Brother, let go and watch the duck."
Hearing Fang Chongling's words, Madam Fang cried even harder.
Fang Yaoting smiled and rubbed Fang Chongling's head, "Good boy, listen to sister-in-law and mother. When I come back, we will go see the ducks."
Fang Chongling smiled, "Okay...Okay..."
Wang Shuchun burst into tears, "I'm waiting for your return."
Fang Yaoting said coldly, "You don't have to wait for me. You can remarry if you find someone you like. My son lives with his parents."
Wang Shuchun, "We may never see each other again, you have nothing to say to me."
Fang Yaoting, "Those are my last words to you."
Wang Shuchun, "Are you willing to take him with you, but not me?"
Fang Yaoting held Lee Dachin's hand, "Dachin and I agree to face happiness and hardship together. No matter what the circumstances, we will never leave each other behind."
Zhao Renshu looked at Ping'an, "It seems that only the two of us who have no relatives to come say goodbye to."
Ping'an smiled at Zhao Renshu, "It's a good thing, no goodbye, no heartache."
Zhao Renshu called out, "Baiyu! Let's go."
Guo Baiyu, "Everyone must remember that after we are gone, if you step out, you can't re-enter back into Cloud City."
The masters and their disciples began to walk away.
Xiong Lifeng shouted from behind the group of people, "Wait! Wait! Ping'an, wait!"
Boss Xiong and Xiong Lifeng walked to Ping'an.
Xiong Lifeng handed Ping'an a white sac, "Ping'an, this is for you, you can eat when you are hungry." She reached into her inner robe and grabbed three paper charms. "These are protection amulets from the temple. It will protect you." She handed three paper charms to Ping'an. "One for each of you."
Boss Xiong approached slowly with a walking stick, "No matter how good your skill is, you are still a woman, don't force it, you two." He looked at Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu. "As her husbands, you two take care of her."
Guo Baiyu smiled, "Don't worry, Boss Xiong."
Zhao Renshu is being disrespectful. He said, "We will take better care of her than you."
Xiong Lifeng, "Brother-in-law Renshu, you have to be respectful to your elders. It has been sixteen years and there is no improvement at all." She turned to Guo Baiyu. "Brother-in-law Baiyu, you have to teach him some politeness."
Guo Baiyu smiled and said, "It's still a learning progress. Take care of your parents, and help take care of the children when you have time."
Xiong Lifeng smiled and said, "Don't worry."
The hunter went farther and farther down the mountain. Left-behind families can only go as far as the magic circle allows them to go. When they watched the last man descend the mountain, they began to return where they were supposed to stay until their son and daughter returned.