Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 350 Zhao Yun's Seven Journeys into the Land of Light, Guan Yu's Thousand-Mile Journey M87
The sun shines brightly, the flowers smile at me, and the little birds sing…

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Fingel shoved the computer aside, jumped up from his chair, and fled in panic: "This game is from '98, I can't beat you, I'm outta here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out the door.

Old Tang looked at the empty doorway, then turned back to the StarCraft victory screen on his computer, and sighed softly:

"Indeed, apart from Mingming, it is difficult to find an opponent in the world who can fight me."

After finally falling asleep in the middle of the night, Old Tang was awakened by the earth-shattering explosion. He couldn't fall back asleep and got up to find Fingel to drown his sorrows in a game.

Why not look for Lu Mingfei?

Although he committed murder, arson, and abduction of women, he was still a child, still in his developmental stage.

On the contrary, Fingel has entered a decadent state of binge eating and craving junk food, and staying up late won't prevent him from gaining weight.

"Sigh..." With a long sigh, Old Tang slumped in his chair, staring blankly at the screen.

Since waking up from the dream, he felt that something deep inside him was about to burst out and roar to the heavens and earth, which he eventually managed to suppress with his strong will. However, he still felt that he had become different.

Just like now, he could clearly feel the fire element permeating the world, and even the mighty Yangtze River flowing eastward beside him could be boiled and evaporated with ease.

Just as he was hesitating, familiar footsteps came from outside, and Lu Mingfei came in carrying a door: "What did you do to Fingel that scared him like this?"

His voice reached Old Tang, and his previously agitated heart instantly calmed down. He shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know what's wrong with him."

Lu Mingfei glanced at the computer screen. He was itching to play after not having done it for a few days, but there was no rush. "Let's have breakfast first. We'll go to Baidi Mountain later and see if there are any hidden entrances or passages there."

Baidi Mountain was submerged by water, leaving only the Baidi Temple on the top open to visitors.

In such a small place, if there were any hidden caves or passages, they would have been discovered long ago.

But we should give it a try, just in case.

Upon hearing this, Old Tang felt a mixture of eagerness and hesitation, but ultimately, his longing to reunite with his younger brother overcame his fear of losing himself.

Anyway, with Lu Mingfei by my side, he'll be able to handle any problems that arise.

Meanwhile, Professor Mans is communicating with one of the Peruvian party's partners in China.

“Lu Mingfei is here, but the academy doesn’t intend to involve him prematurely unless absolutely necessary.” Professor Mans stood at the bow of the research vessel, holding a phone and gazing in the direction of the distant guesthouse.
"So, you still need to come here with the 'key'."

"Don't worry, if everything goes smoothly, the Chen family will naturally get their share."

After reaching an agreement with the person on the other end of the phone, Professor Mans suddenly added, "By the way, Nono is planning to travel to Europe this summer and won't be coming back to China."

The person on the other end of the phone wasn't surprised or concerned at all; they simply said they would bring the "keys" over as soon as possible before hanging up.

Behind him, Caesar walked onto the deck, his blond hair shining even brighter in the morning sun: "Professor, are you talking to Nono's family?"

He didn't mean to eavesdrop; he just happened to be passing by and had sharp ears and eyes.

Professor Mans glanced at him, put his phone back in his pocket, and nodded, saying, "If the academy doesn't want to be too passive, it will require Nono's younger brother to step in."

"Nono's brother?" Caesar asked curiously. He rarely heard Nono talk about her family, and whenever she did, he was met with indifference and obvious disgust, just like when he mentioned the profit-driven Gattuso family.

The only exception was her younger brother, who was said to be a child who never grew up and was very pitiful.

When she spoke of it, her eyes didn't show affection, but rather a sense of shared suffering and the helplessness of being treated as tools.

“Yes, her brother is the hybrid with the highest purity of dragon blood that we know of before.” Professor Mans’s “before” naturally refers to the period before Lu Mingfei and the three siblings of the Serpent Clan’s royal bloodline were exposed to the public eye.

“Nono said her brother is still a baby.” Caesar frowned, clearly not thinking that a little kid with only pure blood could be of any use in the Kuimen Project.

Professor Mans offered a brief explanation, which Caesar readily understood: "Didn't her family inquire about her not coming home for summer vacation?"

Professor Mans shook his head: "Their family situation is complicated."

As Nono's mentor and a key figure in the cooperation between Kassel College and the Chen family, Professor Mans obviously knew more. However, since it concerned his student's family affairs and involved some secrets, he could not say more.

He turned to look at Caesar, his gaze somewhat deep, but he didn't say anything to him. He patted him on the shoulder and then walked past him back to the front cabin.

During the day today, the "naval force" jointly formed by the three parties will patrol the river to try to find any clues.

As for diving, there are too many tourists during the day, and it's easy for concerned citizens to report them. Professor Mans doesn't want Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya to be arrested again.

Therefore, underwater operations can only be carried out at night.

Representatives from the Tang and Zhou families arrived and, in coordination with Kassel College, patrolled the river. Zhou Minhao, however, temporarily left the mountain city to return to his clan's territory in Xiangyang to retrieve an item.

The Jiang family of three, along with the young doctor, went to a hospital in the city for a check-up, which meant that Lu Mingfei and his group were undisturbed by others.

Fingel was exhausted and trembling from the ordeal early in the morning. He didn't want to go to the White Emperor Temple to join in the fun, since the ratio of humans to unknown creatures in the three pairs was questionable. Even if he participated, it was hard to say whether there was more human blood or dragon blood.

Unfortunately, his idea of ​​becoming a national-level retreat drummer was ruthlessly crushed by Lu Mingfei: "Your photography skills are the best here, who else deserves the photographer position but you?"

So he was forcibly tied to the ship.

To be honest, this is the first time for everyone here to be boating on the river in a small boat, which is quite a unique experience.

Erii was the most excited, finding everything novel and fascinating, but her expression was somewhat lacking compared to Ryoma Kaoru and the others.

Look at those two, one of them is taking a selfie with Lao Tang, and their poses are obviously those of a hot girl taking a photo booth picture.

The other Xia Mi was still pretending to be Lin Daiyu to tease Chu Zihang, saying that with such beautiful scenery of green mountains, clear waters and the Yangtze River, why didn't her senior brother record it and share it with the senior and junior students at Kassel College? Otherwise, if they blamed her, it would seem that her junior sister was being unreasonable.

The latter stared blankly at the surging river, his thoughts unreadable, though his gaze toward Lu Mingfei occasionally seemed somewhat profound.

Feeling the chill creeping down his back, Lu Mingfei pretended not to notice and pulled Erii to the bow of the boat to tell her about the historical anecdotes from the Three Kingdoms period:
According to unofficial historical records, Liu Bei entrusted his son Liu Shan to Zhuge Liang in Baidi City, telling him that if Liu Shan was worthy of his service, he should assist him; if he was incompetent, he should declare himself emperor. At the time of this, dozens of axemen were stationed outside the gate, ready to immediately kill Liu Shan should Zhuge Liang decide to become emperor, thus eliminating any worries for Zhuge Liang.

However, Zhuge Liang said he would do everything in his power to assist Liu Shan until his death. Upon hearing this reply, Liu Bei was so grief-stricken that he could hardly breathe and passed away.

Hearing this dubious but certainly outlandish anecdote, even Xia Mi temporarily stopped teasing Chu Zihang, wanting to hear what other nonsense Lu Mingfei could come up with.

Then he said, "It was also Liu Bei's good luck that he didn't have a cup in his hand when he passed away. Half of the axemen outside the door were prepared by Liu Shan. As long as the cup was smashed as a signal, he would suddenly rush up and chop the other half of the axemen into mincemeat, and then personally take the yellow robe and put it on Zhuge Liang."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mi and Chu Zihang exchanged a glance. Is this... the right thing to do?

Erii had played Dynasty Warriors, but only superficially and without any in-depth understanding, so she was unaware that Lu Mingfei was talking nonsense.

Especially since Lu Mingfei was speaking Chinese at the time, she only understood half of what he said. After being fed incorrect historical anecdotes, she could only exclaim in disbelief, "Zhuge Liang, so amazing!"

Lu Mingfei chuckled: "Not only that, back then, in order to kill Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu faked his death and hid in a coffin, intending to kill him when he came to mourn. However, Zhuge Liang had already seen through everything and used the technique of hitting an ox from across a mountain to kill Zhou Yu with three palm strikes. Therefore, later generations called him Zhuge Wuhou."

“Oh—” Erii believed it, her eyes sparkling.

Behind them, Fingel, holding a Nikon camera, recorded all the scenes of Lu Mingfei deceiving the naive girl, waiting for Erii to have enough knowledge to bring up the past later.

However, in Finger's subjective opinion, even if old grievances were to be brought up, it wouldn't cause Lu Mingfei any trouble, and might even become a minor episode that helps them improve their relationship.

The journey was filled with unofficial historical anecdotes, which attracted the attention of not only Erii, but also serious people like Chu Zihang who never smiled.

Zhao Yun's seven incursions into the Land of Light, his furious slaying of Jack and capture of Taro, his use of the prince to command the Ultras, Guan Yu's thousand-mile journey with M87, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade shattering the Plasma Spark Tower, his warm wine as he slays Zetton along the way, all of which terrified the original Ultraman into having a heart attack on the spot.

Zhang Fei's roar at Changban Slope and Dangyang Bridge shook back the headquarters of the Space Garrison, sweeping away the invincible Zoffy with a single spear, and then riding forward to beat him into a captain with a flaming head; Zhuge Liang captured Ultraman Seven seven times, debated with the scholars of the Land of Light, and even scolded the Father of Ultra off his horse.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao were discussing Ultraman warriors over green plums and wine. Cao Cao said, "The heroes of the world are only you, me, and Tiga." Liu Bei slammed his chopsticks on the table in anger, "What is Tiga? My second brother is invincible!"

It really makes one's thinking confused.

It wasn't that he was deliberately teasing Erii. Well, although he did have that intention, the main reason was that the closer they got to Mount Baidi, the more strange Old Tang's expression became.

Even though she was interacting with Ryoma Kaoru and Fingel, she would always suddenly fall silent, as if something had stirred up her memories, her eyes dark and uncertain.

Looking at Xia Mi again, she seemed to be on guard against something, glancing in his direction from time to time.

Lu Mingfei knew why this was, so he intensified his jokes and finally managed to keep Lao Tang's mind in check with his outrageous jokes.

Upon arriving at the Baidi Temple, Lu Mingfei immediately put his arm around Lao Tang's shoulder and began introducing the various legendary figures enshrined inside.

Strangely enough, his flirtatious behavior actually managed to suppress Old Tang's increasingly restless heart and restore his outward calm.

Xia Mi, watching from behind, couldn't help but marvel. She secretly wondered who Lu Mingfei was, as her discerning eyes couldn't discern his background, which was truly strange.

After walking for a while, the turbulent dragon blood in Old Tang's body completely stabilized, so Lu Mingfei stopped restraining Old Tang and let him act freely. There was nothing unusual about him, so Lu Mingfei was relieved.

It seems we won't need to give Old Tang a friendly dressing-down today.

The original plan was for everyone to explore separately once they arrived at the destination, with Finger taking bird photos. However, Old Tang's condition was unstable, and Lu Mingfei needed to keep him in check, so the original plan had to be slightly modified.

Erii was a well-behaved girl. Knowing in advance that Lu Mingfei was busy, she didn't bother him and followed the group into the temple to worship.

Fingel also wanted to go in and pay his respects to Zhuge Liang, but Lu Mingfei stopped him, telling him to use his paparazzi skills—the ability to find out how far the Kassel College's surveillance system could reach—to investigate.

Fingel turned to ask the all-knowing Eva, who gave him an answer. Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue and let him go, then used the Word of Power: Kamaitachi to explore Baidi Mountain.

Xia Mi, who was praying for some unknown blessing at the temple, seemed to sense something and turned to look in the direction of the entrance. In her perception, the wind element was very active, and many invisible wind spirits were spinning and leaping around the island.

Recalling Lu Mingfei and Lao Tang's reactions earlier, Xia Mi slightly increased the pressure on her feet, and a clever force flowed down the floor tiles and the ground, but it did not penetrate too deeply before disappearing without a trace.

The mountain is solid; Norton's bedroom is not hidden inside.

So... the only possibility is that it's hidden at the bottom of this river?
A slight smile played on her lips, which was spotted by Fingel, who had just regained his freedom. He casually snapped a picture of that foxy smile and asked, "Junior sister, what are you laughing at?"

Xia Mi glanced at him: "I thought of something happy."

"What's the happy thing?"

"The King of Bronze and Fire was buried by water."

Fingel: "?"

What's so funny about that?

I don't really understand Chinese humor.

No one paid him any attention, but he wasn't annoyed. He paid respects to the three brothers of the Peach Garden and Zhuge Liang, mainly because it was free and he believed in them a little more.

The Baidi Temple is neither too big nor too small. After walking around it, I saw Lu Mingfei and Lao Tang standing side by side, gazing at the distant mountains and rivers, their backs looking rather desolate.

I went closer and heard the two of them talking in a language I couldn't understand.

The rise of the Terrans in the Koprulu Sector, the appearance of the Protoss on Aiur, the invasion of the Zerg on Zerus... the conflicts within the Terran Alliance, the discord within the Protoss Council, Raynor raising the banner of rebellion in a time of crisis, Tassadar being tasked with fighting the Zerg...

The group boarded the boat in high spirits to return to Fengjie, unaware that somewhere deep beneath the river, from a secluded place, a barely perceptible murmur could be heard:

"elder brother?"

As soon as this sound rang out, two bright yellow candles were lit somewhere inside the vast palace. They flickered a few times before stopping.

"咚咚-"

A heartbeat like muffled thunder resounded, and the jagged shadows began to writhe. The enormous body stretched out between the bronze pillars, and the friction of the scales produced a metallic roar.

(End of this chapter)