Chapter 682: I Have Returned!
In that split second.
Zi Di felt the entire world disassociate and quickly leave her.
She couldn’t hear the cries and groans, nor see the bloody battlefield.
She couldn’t even feel herself.
Her eyes only had one person in it.
“Long Fu? It’s him!” When the city guards saw the dragoman youngster, they cried out in surprise, and many looked excited, as if they saw some celebrity in the flesh.
“Hold on, why are these two Long Fus?!” The Li Jian Clan members in the know were shocked.
They were aware that in the room, there was an unconscious “Long Fu” on the bed.
But Zi Di had zero doubts. At first sight, she knew this really was the dragonman youngster.
She also didn’t know why she could confirm it as so.
It came from the bottom of her heart!
Zi Di’s vision blurred, as she recalled past memories.
The many times they helped each other on Mystifying Monster Island.
“I am your knight.”
In Mystifying Monster Island’s underground magician tower, the young man shouted “I am a beast! But who isn’t?”
…
They made a promise for the future.
“We will have children.”
“Correct. In the spring, we will lead our children on a spring hike. We will lean against the castle window and look at the rainstorm outside. In the autumn, we will bring the children hunting. In the winter, we will sit around the furnace and tell them fairy tales.”
…
When Zi Di became a ghost, the dragonman youngster led the survivors to freedom.
Zi Di’s heart belonged to him, regardless of whether he was a dragonman or in another form.
“Our components are too complex; there are too many races and too many differing beliefs.”
“He is the only one who everyone can believe in.”
“Even you wouldn’t dare to believe this group contains a half beastman, a half giant, a goblin and even necromancers!”
“Even if Zong Ge becomes a gold level, he can never achieve this.”
It is extraordinary!”
…
On Snake Rat Island, when the survivors were trapped in self-blame, the dragonman youngster shouted: our purpose is to survive, this is righteousness!
Two Eyes Island, Ice Sculpture Island.
When the dragonman youngster wanted to save Lan Zao, Zi didn’t stop him, because she knew that was the dragonman youngster she recognized.
…
After leaving Snow Bird Harbor, Zi Di traveled through hardships and perils, until finally, she reached the capital.
When the situation wasn’t improving, she racked her brains, used all of her strength, and pitted enemies against each other, until allies also became enemies.
But she never gave up and never disappointed the dragonman youngster.
She believed in the young man but did not wholly depend on him.
In her journey to reach today, she went through innumerable scorn, set ups, misunderstandings, and underestimations. She even broke relations with her father for a time!
Like on Mystifying Monster Island, she was never a wastrel parasite on the young man.
The two of them helped each other!
“I must do my best to accomplish our common goal!” This was her conviction on Mystifying Monster Island, and it was this same motivation that drove her to hold fast to her business plan and depart Snow Bird Harbor for the capital.
Until the Li Jian Clan placed her and Zong Ge under house arrest, until the Pearl Bubbles in her hand were gone, until Hua Tang’s dagger aimed itself at her…
She worked hard and struggled to the best of her ability.
But she couldn’t hold on.
Her abilities were finite, her cultivation level was limited, and her talent was confined to business.
She even died!
She couldn’t hold on any longer.
She couldn’t support herself.
But at this crucial moment, he returned!
Just like before.
“I knew it, I always knew it.”
“My Lord, you have returned!”
Zi Di raised her head and looked sideways. She saw the unswerving determination that lined the dragonman youngster’s cheek, and a strong sense of security sprung up from deep within her heart.
“Now, you have returned to my side.”
“You are my knight.”
“The Beast Knight.”
Zi Di’s mouth twitched up, rippling with happiness.
The dragonman youngster also looked down at Zi Di with encouragement and comfort, and their eyes crossed,
Zi Di’s performance was better than he imagined, and after he appeared, Zi Di completely calmed down.
Trust, absolute trust.
The dragonman youngster sensed Zi Di’s strong confidence in him.
It was not baseless.
It came from Mystifying Monster Island, when the two stood by each other through untold dangers and difficulties, accumulating as they stepped over suspicions, misunderstandings, and past mistakes.
Zi Di’s performance saved the dragonman youngster a lot of trouble, so he raised his head to look at Hua Tang, the warmth in his dragon eyes vanishing, leaving only callous battle intent.
The dragonman youngster said, “Hua Tang, you’ve fallen into a trap.”
Hua Tang was unable to free his dagger from the dragonman youngster’s grip, forcing him to use a battle skill.
Hua Tang and the dragonman youngster were within arm’s reach, and all battle skills arrived in the blink of an eye.
Zi Di involuntarily cried out in alarm.
But a moment later, the dragonman youngster used a gold level battle skill to perfectly stop Hua Tang’s attack.
Zi Di’s cry came to a spontaneous stop, and she foolishly looked at the dragonman youngster.
“Lord Commander…you’re already gold level?!”
Originally, Zi Di exhausted herself coming up with a plan that used the Ice Cube Red Wine to raise the dragonman youngster’s transcendent level. This resulted in her falling into the Li Jian Clan’s trap, Zong Ge fell unconscious as a result, and Zi Di felt deep despair in her heart.
Disappointed that this method had hidden dangers and might not work on the dragonman youngster.
But she didn’t expect that when she saw the dragonman youngster again, he would be a gold level!
“What did he experience during this time?” Zi Di thought.
“Long Fu? I’m not seeing things; he’s a gold level?” When the bystanders saw this, they couldn’t help but rub their eyes.
Hua Tang abandoned his dagger and retreated, then after pulling some distance, he narrowed his eyes and cautiously sized up the dragonman youngster.
Long Fu once again spoke, as if he was explaining, “This is all thanks to you. Bing Yang’s Frost Aura’s power of time allowed me to break through the final layer and elevated me to the gold level.”
The young man stated as he moved towards Hua Tang.
Whoosh.
A moment later, he suddenly charged in a flash. His red dragon scales looked like a moving ball of fire to everyone’s eyes.
Ding!
Hua Tang caught the dragonman youngster’s attack trajectory.
A moment later, a dragon claw and a dagger collided head on, unexpectedly echoing like metal crashing together.
The dragonman youngster stopped in place, while Hua Tang was thrown back, this clash was enough to adequately display the enormous disparity between the two.
The dragonman youngster’s legs bent, suddenly stamping into the ground.
Battle skill – Surge.
Like a human artillery shell, he shot into Hua Tang.
Hua Tang put everything he had into a battle skill but could barely withstand it.
The dragonman youngster displayed his formidable wrestling abilities, and each fist and foot was incomparably heavy. Within a few rounds, the residences around were broken and in disorder.
Hua Tang was mainly relying on evasion now.
His attacks on the dragonman youngster yielded minimal results.
After reaching the gold level, the dragon scales’ defense seemed to increase sharply by several fold.
Plop.
Hua Tang’s abdomen was punched by the dragonman youngster, causing him to stoop and cough out a bit of blood.
The blood turned into flower petals in the air.
Away!
He did his utmost to fly away, and despite his injuries, he still moved freely and easily as the white hem of his flower gown danced in the wind.
In the blink of an eye, Hua Tang pulled distance from the dragonman youngster.
There had been a light shield before, but in the wake of the magic formation’s destruction, the light shield had vanished.
Without the light shield dome blocking Hua Tang, he easily retreated.
When the Li Jian Clan’s people saw this, they were very anxious. Someone among them shouted, “Commander Long Fu, chase after him!”
But the dragonman youngster didn’t pursue, rather he returned to Zi Di.
He brightly said, “What happens next is not my business.”
With that sentence of confirmation, the city guard commander shouted, “Chase him down!”
A group of people swarmed away in pursuit.
The battle ended.
The residence had been changed beyond recognition, and the vast majority of it had been violently demolished by the dragonman youngster.
Only a part of the balcony remained, and a wall that connected to the balcony was gone without a trace. A massive hole exposed the bedroom.
On the bed, Zong Ge, pretending to be Long Fu, was still lying on it motionless.
The dragonman youngster jumped up into the wrecked balcony, then walked to Zi Di.
He smiled, and opened up a hug, as if saying again – I have returned.
If Zi Di wasn’t dead, she would have been crying hot tears.
A moment later, she couldn’t help but throw herself into the dragonman youngster’s embrace.
What did it matter of Yao Ma’s status, what did it matter that she was exposing her private affection for the commander…those were tossed into the back of Zi Di’s mind.
The dragonman youngster hugged the girl, caressed Zi Di’s back, and didn’t say anything.
On the battlefield, the battle devastated the Li Jian Clansmen, some just stood there, some were lying down, some were soaked in blood, some had broken bones and snapped tendons, and some were even lying motionless.
Everyone was looking at the dragonman youngster and Zi Di, a number of them with complex expressions.
Many people knew the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had been placed under house arrest by the Li Jian Clan.
A minority that knew the inside story was filled with suspicions.
“How can there be two Long Fus?”
“Neither have any flaws, but it seems the Long Fu that just appeared should be the real one.”
“What is going on? Could it be that it is just as Long Fu said, all of this was a scheme, and he was never injured?”
“If this was Long Fu’s scheme, then did my clan also fall into it too?”
“Commander Long Fu.” In accordance with their authority, a replacement noble steward from the Li Jian Clan came to the two people.
The dragonman youngster stopped hugging, looked at the person, and coldly snorted with annoyance.
“Li Jian Clan, well done…I only wanted to lure out enemies like Hua Tang, and I didn’t expect to see your clan’s true colors.”
The Li Jian clansman promptly waved their hand and stated: this surely must be a misunderstanding; the Li Jian Clan has always been a firm ally of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps!
“Enough.” The dragonman youngster gestured, stopping the Li Jian clansman from spouting more rubbish.
On the balcony, he took a look around.
The Space Armor Guards, the Li Jian Clan’s elite battle squad, had lost more than half their numbers to Hua Tang.
The dragonman youngster indifferently glanced at the noble steward, confirming he was deader than dead.
Soon after, he entered the bedroom and came to Zong Ge’s side.
Zi Di followed in behind.
The dragonman youngsters said to her, “Bring our people, we are leaving the city and shall search for another residence.”
“Ok.” Zi Di cutely answered.
The past pressure had vanished into near nothingness. The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ true leader had returned, so she only needed to heed his orders.
Seeing the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps wanting to leave, the replacement Li Jian Clan steward secretly cursed.
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ departure would lead to heavy blame he had to shoulder!
He summoned his courage and smiled, “Lord Long Fu, there is no need to leave this late at night, we are still very safe here...”
Whack.
The dragonman youngster tossed his arm and lightly punched the Li Jian clansman.
The latter was tossed like a sandbag, hitting a wall, then fell to the ground.
He covered his chest and stared at the dragonman youngster, the acute pain causing him to incessantly take in cold air.
The Space Armor Guards below sensed this, and they seemed to shift.
The dragonman youngster chuckled, and although the voice was soft, it was heard clearly in everyone’s ears, “Li Jian Clan, humph!”
“We must settle the accounts between us, one by one.”
“I will personally find Mian Li Zang for a chat.”
“If you aren’t qualified, then don’t speak. Isn’t it better to preserve your life?”
The Li Jian Clansmen were as quiet as cold cicadas.
Their leader, the noble steward, had been killed in the battle.
The Space Armor Guards were even more broken and disorderly. Many of them had been slain by Hua Tang, while Hua Tang had been directly repelled by Long Fu.
The most crucial thing was that Long Fu displayed gold level strength in this battle!
“Did he really rely on the Frost Aura to break through?”
“Or does he have something to hide?”
All kinds of suspicions and guesses rose and subsided in everyone’s hearts, but no one spoke.
It was just as the dragonman youngster said – none of them were qualified.
As a gold level, the dragonman youngster was qualified enough to speak with Mian Li Zang on equal footing.
This was the world of the strong!