Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 557: The Throne and Return to Daily Life

"Strong, stable... and loyal." Lu Mingfei repeatedly pondered what Izanami said.

These three words are not difficult to understand. Power is the characteristic given to Izanami. This power was bestowed by the Dragon Emperor himself, but it is also difficult to master. It is a power that later Dragon Kings never possessed.

Then there is stability. The Dragon Kings that were born later were looked down upon by Izanami because of their weakness, and naturally could not threaten the supreme status of the Dragon Emperor... In a sense, this also seems to be a kind of stability.

As for the final loyalty...

Lu Mingfei held up his forehead, feeling that something was wrong. From the history of dragons, the Dragon King used his power to subdue the entire dragon race. He did not need the loyalty of dragons at all, but their fear.

But in this way, creating four monarchs and dividing up one's power and authority is in itself somewhat contradictory.

"The future Dragon King..." Lu Mingfei remembered what Ruo Dun said to him.

As the eldest sister of all the kings, and the first Dragon King born after Izanami, she seems to have followed the Dragon Emperor for much longer than other Dragon Kings, even Izanami. She knows some of the ancient secrets that other Dragon Kings cannot compare to.

Judging from Odin's previous reaction, he didn't know there would be a Dragon King born in the future, not to mention Xia Mi, who had incomplete memories, and Fenrir, who had a brain but no brain.

So why did the Dragon King only tell this news to Ruoton? Even Constance, who sat on the same throne with her, did not know about the existence of the Dragon King who would be born in the future.

When faced with Lu Mingfei's question, Ruo Dun shook her head. She was only told that this matter existed. As for why it was her, why only her, the Dragon Emperor did not respond.

After that, the Dragon King disappeared. It was not until much later that the four great monarchs celebrated his vacating the throne of the world while being vigilant, wondering if he would return at some point in the future.

This is probably why Izanami feels that if a Dragon King is really born in the future, he must have the characteristic of loyalty.

But Lu Mingfei disagrees. The future Dragon King may have some characteristics, but loyalty is definitely not it. The Dragon Emperor does not need loyalty.

……

In the dark palace, Lu Mingfei finished his thoughts. He still did not leave the spiritual world, but came to the other side from the all-white prison.

He looked at the changes in the black space in amazement. The corridor that was originally only illuminated by fire expanded to both sides. The dark hall was no longer dark. The lit fire showed his full appearance in front of Lu Mingfei.

A huge throne appeared at the end of the hall, with flames dancing around it, as if countless red dragons were roaring silently in the darkness. Behind the throne, a white and black Zero was half-kneeling, holding a red spear.

The firelight illuminated half of his face, like a giant knight guarding the throne.

The throne seemed to have appeared there a long time ago, but the endless darkness prevented Lu Mingfei from seeing it before.

Lu Mingfei approached the throne and, driven by curiosity, reached out to touch it. The throne itself was not gorgeous, and could even be said to be a bit rough, as if it was made of thick black iron. It felt very rough to the touch, as if it had existed a long, long time ago, before civilization was born.

Lu Mingfei was invited by Constance to enter the complex Bronze City, and under the guidance of Xia Mi, he visited her extremely gorgeous World Palace. They all had their own thrones, although the styles were different, but they were magnificent and in line with their status as kings.

The throne in front of him was too plain and too heavy, as if it was carrying a lot of things.

Like… the weight of the world.

Lu Mingfei was eager to let the little witch jump out and proudly introduce the origin of the throne to him, but unfortunately the witch did not appear. She hid in Adele's body and used half of the latter's life to exchange for Xizel's return of the dragon heart and survive.

The return of the dragon heart was not as bloody as imagined, but the sudden return of something that had been with him for more than ten years might not kill Xizel, but it might make his already weak physique even weaker.

And Adele makes up for his shortcomings, and the two of them are born to complement each other.

Lu Mingfei felt the beating of his heart carefully. The return of the Dragon Heart did not make him feel any different from before. However, in his mind, the heavy throne in front of him emerged.

It felt like a gap had finally been filled.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a moment, and placed his hands on the armrests of the throne, but he did not choose to sit on it. His intuition told him that there was still plenty of time, and it was not that time yet... and he did not know what he was waiting for.

The heavy throne was not the only thing that appeared in the dark palace. He looked up and saw four things appearing on the dome of the palace.

The crown of thorns, the huge cross emblem... and the dragon bones of two dragon kings.

The Crown of Thorns is the core of the Fire Angel. Lu Mingfei wanted to give it to Norton, but was rejected. The latter just looked at him silently and said that this thing would be more useful in his hands than in his own.

This made Constance very angry. She had been obedient to Lu Mingfei for so long just for the crown. But she could not resist her sister's order.

As for the huge cross emblem, it came from the hands of an unexpected being. Lu Mingfei admitted that he was shocked when the Earth Angel handed him his core.

Later he was told that unlike the Dragon Kings in this world, losing his core would not cause him to die.

However, it will also make it fall from the sky, no longer becoming extraordinary and great, it will die like humans and turn into a metal mine. When Lu Mingfei asked it why it did this, it said in almost the same tone as Ruo Dun that the effect of this thing in its hands was far greater than if it stayed in his body.

Then, the Earth Angel disappeared into the mountains of the Alps. Lu Mingfei watched its back as it left, and recalled what the Water Angel had said to him under the Yunmeng Lake.

The age of angels has ended, and the existence of the past should not be an obstacle to present civilization.

The last two items were the dragon bones of the Lord of Sky and Wind, and the Lord of Ocean and Water. Ruoton separated the dragon bones of the two kings from the Lord of Sky's body.

As for the core of the Wind Angel, it completely disappeared under the control of "destruction".

Ruo Dun brought back the dragon bones of her brothers and sisters as she said. Lu Mingfei didn't know what she was thinking when she gave them to him.

Lu Mingfei silently looked at the four beings from two different worlds, but so similar. They were almost the representatives of the great power in this world... no, they should be the representatives of the two worlds.

Fire, wind, water, and earth. Whether it is the world on this side or the world behind the door, alchemists believe that the world is made up of these four great elements. Whether it is the four great monarchs among dragons or the four archangels among angels, there are corresponding ones in it.

And now, the powers corresponding to these four elements have gathered in his spiritual world.

Lu Mingfei rubbed his eyebrows subconsciously. It was obvious that he would need to use these things in front of him at some point in the future.

When his consciousness left the spiritual world, he suddenly remembered one thing - when Ruo Dun looked at him, her eyes were filled with sadness and self-blame.

Why should I be sad? Why should I blame myself? She didn't say any of these.

……

Without the abnormal weather, the February sunshine shines early in southern Jiangsu. In the morning light, this coastal town is shrouded in mist, like clouds, which is proof that it has just escaped from the abnormal winter.

Riding a bicycle on the familiar streets that were still slightly chilly, Lu Mingfei was stunned by the different festive decorations of the shops on both sides. In his opinion, "yesterday" was still the Christmas decorations, but "today" was taken down, and festive red and huge blessing characters were hung all over the streets.

The songs playing on the store’s speakers also changed from “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which hurt my ears at Christmas, to “Gong Xi Fa Cai,” which hurts my ears even more.

Lu Mingfei then remembered that this year's Lunar New Year was a little later than in previous years, still in mid-February. Looking at the date, it was only a few days away. He couldn't help but smile, fortunately he didn't miss it.

Passing by the CBD area, Lu Mingfei suddenly paused. A familiar Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of a building. A pretty girl who had changed into light clothes because of the warmer weather was sitting in the back seat, chewing bubble gum with an expressionless face.

Even with a blank expression, it is hard to hide the charm in the corners of the girl's eyes. A frosty face cannot block her brightness. Even with a cold face, the little goddess is still so beautiful.

However, the way she chewed the bubble gum unhappily was like she was silently condemning someone who had not been heard from since Christmas. The bubble gum in her mouth was not a snack to kill time, but more like eating someone's flesh and blood.

Su Xiaoqiang looked very unhappy, which was within Lu Mingfei's expectations. Whose boyfriend disappeared for more than a month, no phone calls, no reply to messages, no one knew where he went, and no one knew when he would come back...

Lu Mingfei couldn't imagine how a girl who was in love would react when she suddenly encountered such a situation.

Just as he was thinking about how to get there, a suspicious look from the opposite side made him pause. Lu Mingfei looked up and, as expected, Su Xiaoqiang was looking over here.

Lu Mingfei was wearing a motorcycle helmet at the moment, with the opaque windshield mask dropped... But Su Xiaoqiang knew this car, she had taken a ride in it before.

Sure enough, the girl who was supposed to be waiting for her parents to come back from shopping for New Year's goods got off the car and walked towards this side in high heels. Lu Mingfei then realized that Su Xiaoqiang finally had the opportunity to wear the beautiful dress she had been thinking about.

"It's so beautiful..." he sighed.

When the girl came to him, Lu Mingfei took out the bouquet of flowers placed on the side of the motorcycle and handed it to her when her eyes became increasingly dangerous: "Here, a Christmas gift... although it's a little late."

Giving Christmas gifts when the Chinese New Year is approaching is not just a little late.

The knight in front of him did not open his mask, but Su Xiaoqiang still recognized the voice of this hateful person: "Lu Mingfei! It turned out to be you..."

But before she could finish her words, the second bouquet of flowers was stuffed into her arms.

"This is a New Year's gift, although it's a little late." He took out the third bouquet and handed it over, "This is to celebrate the winter vacation... Although I don't know what commemorative significance it has, I still want to make it up to you. This is..."

Su Xiaoqiang, whose arms were filled with a bouquet of flowers, suddenly came forward, resting his smooth forehead on his mask, and said with a stern look, "Open the mask!"

Lu Mingfei had no choice but to do as he was told.

"You still remember to come back!" Su Xiaoqiang gritted his teeth.

Lu Mingfei said: "Something unexpected happened..."

Before he could finish his words, the warmth on his lips stopped him from saying anything else. Then, his eyes suddenly widened: "Su Xiaoqiang, why are you biting me!"

……

Still in the CBD area, in a quiet cookie shop, Su Xiaoqiang sat expressionlessly among the bouquets of flowers. She originally wanted to throw the flowers back to express her dissatisfaction, but in the end she couldn't bear to do so.

The girl's lips were tightly pursed together, her eyes were slightly red, and her look was unfriendly, as if she was waiting for an explanation from someone in front of her.

Lu Mingfei looked at her with some concern: "Don't be so stubborn, open your mouth so I can see, it would be bad if you broke your teeth."

In the past, the only way for the little angel to express her anger was to stamp her feet. But now, as she got closer to someone, she also learned another way to express her dissatisfaction - biting her lips.

However, she chose the wrong person. The person in front of her could fight the Dragon King head-on, and a little high school girl like her couldn't break through his defense, even if she bit him.

The consequence of doing so is what is happening now. Her tightly pursed lips and slightly red eyes are not because of the injustice that someone has ignored for more than a month, but because of a simple toothache...

Su Xiaoqiang thought that someone would be very thick-skinned, but he didn't expect that his mouth would be so hard.

"...I'm not angry." After a long time, Su Xiaoqiang sighed and said.

"I know you're not angry, I'm just worried about whether you're in pain." Lu Mingfei held her face gently and examined her carefully. "If your teeth are knocked or bruised, it would be very funny to talk with a lisp, and no one would like you."

Su Xiaoqiang, who was not very angry at first, was really angry this time. She kicked someone hard with her high heels under the table. The pain from her toes made her eyes redder. She had forgotten that this person was not only thick-skinned and hard-mouthed, but also a hard-headed person.

But she couldn't really cry, otherwise this guy who didn't know how to coax people would say that no one likes a girl who can't even walk steadily!
To divert her attention, Su Xiaoqiang gritted her teeth and turned her gaze to the outside of the car next to her, but was startled by a face pressed against the window. Lu Mingfei followed her gaze, paused, and then sighed.

Chen Wenwen, can you appear in a more normal manner?

(End of this chapter)