Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 572 Photo Album
"How could such a thing happen..." Izanami felt incredible, because her memories related to Chen Motong were also cleared.

She did not have a deep impression of Chen Motong. Only when she was lurking deep in the spirits of the Uesugi sisters did she learn that they had such a special "cousin" - a girl who was strikingly similar to Eri.

But no matter how insignificant the other party was to her, she shouldn't forget him so easily. This was simply an insult to her who controlled the spiritual elements!
...But, this is what happened.

Izanami fell into an unsolvable self-doubt. Now she has become a prisoner, trapped in Lu Mingfei's spiritual world, and has become his "appendage". Most of her spirit has become the nutrient for his evolution, leaving her with only a little to maintain her self-awareness.

But even so, she was still the original Dragon King, and she once held the world's power together with the emperor! Even though she was in such a state of desolation now, she was still connected to Lu Mingfei's spirit, and in a sense, she was also accepting his protection.

But even so, the invisible force that permeated the entire world and erased the existence of a certain girl still affected her.

The white face was more solemn than ever before, and Izanami's golden eyes were shaking. A terrible guess made her extremely shaken. She didn't want to believe it was true, but it was the only explanation.

"Do you remember anything?" Lu Mingfei looked at the former high priest of the dragon clan silently.

Izanami was once a being that was above the four monarchs, second only to one person and above ten thousand people. Her spirit became the nourishment for his evolution, and her knowledge had helped him several times, big and small.

Even if Izanami was not spared from such "forgetfulness", at least she would find something wrong in it, and this is what Lu Mingfei needed.

"…There is something seriously wrong. Something very, very wrong." Izanami murmured.

The trance or uneasiness in her expression surprised Lu Mingfei. This former high priest of the dragon clan had a pride far beyond that of the four kings. Even though she was defeated by him and became his prisoner, he had never seen her show such uneasiness... or even fear.

Lu Mingfei's expression also sank in an instant. He suddenly thought of a possibility, or the only possibility: "Is it related to Him?"

"Yes..." Izanami took a long breath, "I can't think of any other reason except Him."

Being in Lu Mingfei's spiritual world, she, who is also a spiritual body, does not need to breathe, but she needs to use this to relieve the endless anxiety and panic in her heart.

After meeting her defeat, she could smile and ask Lu Mingfei for coexistence, and she could also inadvertently express her contempt and ridicule for the other kings... However, only when it came to Him, this elegant and first king would panic as if she was about to be pushed to the guillotine.

Lu Mingfei said softly: "He is still alive."

The golden light in his eyes was far brighter than that of Izanami, which proved that he was superior to her and all the other kings. And He, the Dragon King Nidhogg, was also superior to all the Dragon Kings and even all things.

No one knew how powerful this ancient emperor, whose name was only left in history, was. Even Izanami, who had almost overthrown his rule, did not know how much power he had used to suppress the rebellion he had started.

"For Him, it is not just possible to describe Him as 'still alive'. He will not die. Even if He temporarily falls into a deep sleep, He is destined to wake up." Izanami lowered her voice a few degrees, as if she was afraid that she would disturb the oldest and strongest emperor who had woken up in an unknown place.

Lu Mingfei looked at the first king who was in great anxiety and asked quietly: "So, as His original creation, can you feel where He is?"

"You want to meet Him!" Izanami was shocked. "No! Even if your current level of evolution is far above that of the kings, you cannot face Him directly. He is the embodiment of despair. Any existence that faces Him will only be swallowed by despair..."

The Nidhogg she mentioned was an existence that could never be faced. Even hearing his name was enough to make one collapse. Even now, it was hard for her to believe that she had actually rebelled against such an existence.

Lu Mingfei looked at her silently: "In the past, you didn't behave like this when you mentioned Him."

"…Maybe it's because I know about His awakening and I remember the time I faced Him." Izanami said with a wry smile, "It's because I started a rebellion that I know that I can't face such despair."

"I don't plan to face Him directly... at least not now." Lu Mingfei said softly, "I just want to know, where is He?"

Izanami paused, the uneasiness in her expression gradually turned into confusion: "I don't know, I can't feel His breath..."

"Did this phenomenon exist when you were with Him?" Lu Mingfei asked with a frown.

Izanami shook her head in confusion, "No, besides, I sense something is wrong."

"What is it?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Without answering immediately, Izanami looked at him silently with her clear golden eyes, as if she wanted to know what kind of existence this boy who trapped her in the spiritual world was.

After a long while, she said softly, "It was you. If this 'forgetfulness' was really caused by Him, then everyone would forget the existence of that girl, including you."

Nidhogg's power is irresistible, and his will is absolute. With his tough attitude and power, he controls everything in the world, almost like the world itself.

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and replied: "This can only mean that I am a special individual, or that His state is not as perfect as I imagined."

"I agree with the former, but the latter..." Izanami shook her head, "He is not in a bad state."

Lu Mingfei glanced at her and smiled slightly: "It's hard to say. In theory, all the 'masters' who are equal to Him in the world behind the door will die. So He should also have a moment of death."

"The concept of death does not exist for Nidhogg." Izanami still insisted on his opinion.

Lu Mingfei replied: "Then you can't explain His current state either."

Izanami was stunned for a moment and fell into a long silence. She needed some time to think about why it turned out like this.

The white cage disappeared, replaced by a black palace.

The firelight flickered, and the black palace was no different from when Lu Mingfei left last time. The lonely throne still stood in the darkness, and behind it, Zero was half-kneeling, like a dormant dragon.

The archangel core and the dragon bone cross, symbolizing the four elements, still floated above the palace, so peaceful that one could not imagine the great power contained in them. Holding the back of the lonely throne with one hand, Lu Mingfei examined his palace like a king. It was so quiet here that he doubted that it would remain the same when he sat on the throne.

No one would come to witness his coronation, and no one would cheer for him to become king. Just as the witch who claimed to be his sister had said to him, even if he had thousands of troops, he would eventually have to fight alone.

"Witch..." Lu Mingfei called softly into the darkness. His voice echoed in the darkness like a lonely ghost looking for his only companion.

However, no one responded.

The witch still did not appear. After finding the dragon heart, she seemed afraid that Lu Mingfei would blame her for acting on her own, so she hid deep in his mind and would not appear no matter how he called her.

Lu Mingfei had also thought about whether the witch would disappear, just like the many changes that happened after he found the dragon heart. But soon, he denied this because he could clearly feel the witch's presence, just like what she said, there would be a special connection between brothers and sisters.

However, he could not find any trace of the witch, as if...she was no longer in this spiritual world. If the witch was playing hide-and-seek with him, then she might be hiding far enough away.

……

Lu Mingfei, who had just separated himself from the spiritual world, opened his eyes. The clouds, which had almost been stretched into lines, quickly retreated behind him. In the darkness, the lights of the city were guiding him.

Tearing through the clouds once again, he descended silently, looking at the city which was no different from when he left, except that it was quieter because of the night. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt relieved.

He looked up and saw that among the many windows upstairs, the light representing Renata and the others was off.

Before returning to Southern Jiangsu, Lu Mingfei contacted them and told them about Chen Motong's disappearance. After that, they were silent for a long time. As expected, they had forgotten about Chen Motong's existence, but their reaction was more intense than that of other girls, as if such a thing should not happen to them.

Now they have returned to their base under the Black Prince Building, where they are trying to deduce where Chen Motong might be.

The light that was often on in waiting for Lu Mingfei went out, but on the contrary, the light in Lu Mingfei's own house was still on.

When Lu Mingfei pushed the door open and entered the room, he was surprised by the heavy atmosphere in the room. Xia Mi and Constance were sitting on the sofa and the other on the rattan chair by the window.

From this we can see that their plan of "adapting to human society" over the past two days has not been going very smoothly.

Seeing him coming back, Xia Mi's hair on her head swayed. She didn't say anything, but he still got the meaning of "Fortunately you still remember this family" in her unfriendly eyes.

Lu Mingfei knew why the Dragon Queen was so dissatisfied. He had originally planned to spend the rest of the day with her. Unfortunately, Xia Mi took her "good" sister out, which ruined his plan. He could only leave a message for her, saying that he would be back later.

And this "later" means two days from now.

Constance gave Lu Mingfei a look that was not quite greeting. Lu Mingfei thought about it and roughly understood why she had the same attitude. The person Rona came to look for that day was him, but after they went out for a while and came back, he ran to the other side of the earth.

Constance had no idea how lost the girl, who possessed so many powers but had forgotten them all, would feel when she switched her body to her sister.

Lu Mingfei looked at the two young dragon kings in the room, who had different expressions but chose to remain silent, and said softly: "I brought back a troublesome news and an even more troublesome news. Which one do you want to hear?"

Probably thinking that ignoring him would only make her look petty, Xia Mi glanced at him and said, "Well, I'm curious, what does 'trouble' mean to you now?"

"Chen Motong is missing." Lu Mingfei said softly.

Xia Mi frowned, and even Constance looked over: "Who is Chen Motong?"

Lu Mingfei was not surprised by this result. Even Izanami, who controlled the spiritual elements, could not escape "oblivion", let alone them. After briefly describing what happened, the two young dragon kings fell silent again, their expressions somewhat solemn.

"...Large-scale, or worldwide, cognitive changes can even affect us." Xia Mi said in a deep voice, "People who can do this are not ordinary."

Constance looked at Lu Mingfei: "What's the more troublesome thing next?"

Lu Mingfei looked at them and continued, "The more troublesome thing is that the culprit of this incident has probably been found. It's Nidhogg. He has awakened somewhere in the world."

He looked at the two... three dragon kings whose golden eyes lit up subconsciously. Fenrir was there the whole time, but he only looked up from the snack pile when he said Nidhogg's name. The room fell into a deathly silence. It was conceivable how shocked this name was to them.

He knew that the Dragon Kings would need some time to digest the news, so he planned to leave. He turned around and suddenly noticed a package in the cabinet next to the door, with only the recipient's information, which was his.

But the sender's column, both the name and address are blank.

"Who sent this?" Lu Mingfei asked Xia Mi puzzledly.

The latter came back to his senses, thought for a moment as if recalling something, and said, "I don't know. I left it at the door and brought it in for you."

Lu Mingfei tore open the package and was suddenly stunned. Inside the package was a photo album with a girl with crimson hair on the cover.

He suddenly remembered that Chen Motong once said to him during a casual chat that she had taken a private photo album and it was said that she would wait 20 to 30 years before releasing it. When she saw the little boys blushing and their hearts beating when they looked at the album, she proudly pointed to the wrinkles on her hands and said that they were too late, and the beautiful sister in the album had grown old.

Lu Mingfei subconsciously opened the album, and to his surprise, there were words left for him on the title page.

"If you don't like it, throw it away." Touching the handwriting that had nothing to do with elegance and was basically clumsy, Lu Mingfei could imagine the casualness with which the girl wrote these words.

"I really want to throw it away..." He sighed, threw the album casually on the table in his room, and went out.

(End of this chapter)