The Exchange Game Starting with Lu Mingfei

Chapter 122 Departure, Outside the Star Dou Great Forest

Gu Yuena was very dissatisfied with the handsome face that Lu Mingfei had conjured.

It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with Chu Zihang's appearance, but rather that she had already agreed to become ordinary in order to keep a low profile.

As a result, Lu Mingfei himself turned into a handsome man?

"Don't be angry yet," Lu Mingfei explained with a smile. "My appearance used to be quite ordinary, so the difference between my current appearance and the past is quite large, making it harder for people to notice."

Gu Yuena asked doubtfully, "Are you sure?"

She always felt that this guy was fooling her, but she couldn't find a solid reason to refute him.

"Of course." That's exactly what Lu Mingfei thought.

Disguise doesn't mean blindly pursuing mediocrity. Just like how he, Caesar, and Chu Zihang hid in Gaotianyuan, as long as the contrast is big enough, they won't be easily associated with each other and won't be easily exposed.

"Our displayed strength can't be too high or too low," Lu Mingfei said after a moment's thought, referring to the level of ordinary students in Shrek Academy's outer court. "At seventeen or eighteen years old, a soul power level between Soul Master and Soul King is reasonable. However, most soul masters of this age have only recently broken through to level forty."

"This level of strength already qualifies one as a mid-level Soul Master. Ordinary troubles won't actively seek them out, and it's sufficient to handle most situations."

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Gu Yuena was unfamiliar with human society, and in these kinds of details, she chose to follow Lu Mingfei's arrangements.

"Is there anything else I should be aware of?" Gu Yuena asked.

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment: "When something happens, try not to speak or show any attitude—if you really run into someone who doesn't know what's good for them, just handle it according to your own wishes. We're not people who are afraid of trouble."

Lu Mingfei hoped that this trip would go smoothly, but even if he encountered trouble, it would be within his expectations.

How could a person destined for greatness not encounter unexpected situations when going out?

After speaking, Lu Mingfei fiddled with his hair, making it messy and partially obscuring Chu Zihang's handsome face.

Then, he loosened his shoulders slightly, appearing somewhat nonchalant, and said to Gu Yuena, "Don't I look much more ordinary now?"

Gu Yuena scrutinized him carefully.

The current Lu Mingfei is a far cry from the upright and composed man he used to be.

He seemed to have suddenly transformed from an outstanding leader into an ordinary young man.

"Okay," she briefly agreed.

Now her dissatisfaction with Lu Mingfei's transformation into a handsome face has lessened considerably.

"Since you can freely change your appearance, then the color of your spirit rings must be able to change too, right?"

Gu Yuena nodded.

"Very good." Lu Mingfei laughed. "Now, I am a newly promoted Soul Master of level 41 with the Martial Soul of Earth Lizard Dragon. My name is Aze, and I am twenty years old this year."

Gu Yuena blinked: "I am a newly promoted Soul Master of level 41 with a Swift Dragon Martial Soul. My name is Na'er, and I am also twenty years old."

"Oh?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow. "In that case, let's announce to the outside world that we are twins."

Gu Yuena frowned; she was reluctant.

Why did they become siblings?

"Siblings!" Gu Yuena offered her opinion.

She's clearly the older one!

Lu Mingfei shrugged indifferently: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you to take care of me, sister."

Chu Zihang's face was already handsome, but now he used it to make a docile and obedient expression, with his eyelashes slightly lowered and a perfectly measured smile of dependence on his lips, making him look really—very tempting.

Lu Mingfei saw Gu Yuena's reaction and smiled.

Chu Zihang is really good-looking.

"Let's go, little brother." She emphasized the last two words and turned to walk out of the forest first.

Lu Mingfei quickly followed, "Shouldn't we say hello to Di Tian?"

Gu Yuena didn't turn her head, her voice extremely cold: "We don't need to report to Di Tian where we go or what we do."

Lu Mingfei crossed his arms and rested them behind his head: "But if the two of us disappear, Di Tian will be very worried, right? As a superior, it's a virtue not to cause trouble for your subordinates."

Gu Yuena snorted coldly: "I know, I'll inform him."

"You have to be a good leader," Lu Mingfei said casually, his steps unsteady. "Before I came along, Di Tian was absolutely loyal to you."

"But after you appeared, he quickly betrayed us." Gu Yuena said this in a calm tone.

Whether Di Tian is willing to pledge allegiance to her is actually not important.

For her, the identity of "leader" is more of a shackle.

She never got to enjoy the glory brought by the Dragon God, so why should she bear the trouble left behind by the Dragon God?

If she hadn't been severely injured during the pursuit by the gods and forced to slumber for hundreds of thousands of years before barely recovering, she might not even have been so obsessed with revenge.

Uh—of course, that possibility doesn't exist.

Anyone who is hunted from birth, suffers severe injuries and takes hundreds of thousands of years to recover, would want revenge.

However, she was seeking revenge for herself.

As for the grand goals that Di Tian mentioned, such as "for the revival of the Dragon God" and "for the future of the Soul Beasts"—those were Di Tian's expectations of his "master".

Whoever is this "lord" can gain the loyalty of the Emperor by doing so.

Di Tian was only loyal to the Dragon God.

However, Gu Yuena couldn't possibly enjoy the assistance of her subordinates while simultaneously complaining that they were too talkative, could she?

"Whether it's me or you, we're all just tools for Di Tian to achieve his goals of reviving the soul beasts and avenging the Dragon God—of course, he has indeed shown his loyalty and has spared no effort in assisting us." Lu Mingfei smiled, "It's just that he's not very good at handling things."

For hundreds of thousands of years, the only thing Di Tian truly did right was to protect the Silver Dragon King and help her heal.

He did nothing else.

Even the nickname "Beast God" wasn't something Di Tian earned; it was an inherent aura that came with him as the strongest soul beast on the Douluo Continent.

Gu Yuena did not refute.

She knew that what Lu Mingfei said was true.

Di Tian suffered a huge blow after experiencing drastic changes.

The once glorious dragon race vanished overnight, several dragon kings perished, and the dragon god split after his death—he, the prodigy of the younger generation, was originally just a child who had just come of age.

Aside from obeying the instructions of the Dragon God and his elders, he did almost nothing on his own.

So, he drifted aimlessly for many years, his strength steadily declining. Finally, he found the Silver Dragon King, thinking he had finally found the direction of his dragon life and finally saw hope of restoring his former glory.

He didn't know what to do, so he could only place his hopes on the Silver Dragon King.

He had been waiting.

Wait for the Silver Dragon King to awaken, wait for the Silver Dragon King to recover, wait for the "Lord's" command.

Therefore, Di Tian is very busy now because Lu Mingfei has arranged a lot of work for him.

"You were human before, right? How could you change your stance so quickly?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.

Of course, she actually knew that the current "Huo Yuhao" was not Huo Yuhao, but a person named "Ming Fei".

She had initially thought that "Mingfei" would use his real name to disguise his identity, but the other party had chosen a strange name, "Aze".

She had also overheard Lu Mingfei's other conversations with Tianmeng and other spirits, and learned that the other party was actually a hybrid of dragon and human, and even called himself a "hybrid"—a race that sounded the same as a mixed race—but perhaps this was just their race's preference, Gu Yuena did not comment on it.

In short, Gu Yuena knew for certain that Lu Mingfei was a visitor from another world.

She actually knew that Lu Mingfei knew she knew about this.

However, since Lu Mingfei wanted to hide it, she didn't need to expose him.

Anyway, it seems like the other party will leave.

The real Huo Yuhao will return one day.

However, at that time, it didn't matter who "Huo Yuhao" actually was.

At that time, Huo Yuhao, who already possessed three divine positions, would not have had much impact on his status and strength whether or not he had the Black Dragon God Martial Soul.

"Position—" Lu Mingfei drawled, "Positions can change. I still identify with my identity as a human being, but now I'm in trouble in human society. However, I still have things I have to do. So, I need a platform that can help me."

"Humans or spirit beasts, as long as they can be used by me, that's fine." Lu Mingfei tilted his head. "I must do what I believe is right, even if I regret it later."

So what if it's a human or a dragon?

He denies being the Black King because he's afraid of losing what he has gained as a human being.

So-called loneliness, sadness, fear, anger—these negative emotions aren't actually that bad.

But he was somewhat disgusted by his own timidity and cowardice.

Because this will cause him to keep losing.

He hates losing.

He didn't have much to begin with.

"What will you do if you regret it?" Gu Yuena slowed her pace slightly and walked side by side with Lu Mingfei.

She turned her head slightly, her gaze falling on his profile, which was partially obscured by stray hairs.

Lu Mingfei did not answer immediately.

he does not know.

He kept backing down.

Regret will only leave you sitting there in a daze, feeling sad over and over again in your heart.

But to make amends? I've never done that.

He didn't know if his personality was shaped by the excessive oppression he suffered at his uncle's house from his aunt, or if he was simply a useless person to begin with.

"I have no idea."

This answer is just like the one I gave during the job interview back then.

He couldn't give an answer.

"Then just follow your heart. Even if you regret it so much that you cry your eyes out, feel like a piece of your heart has been ripped out, and feel so much pain that you wish you could just die—that's a thing for the future," Gu Yuena said.

"Oh?" Lu Mingfei turned his head to meet Gu Yuena's gaze, a hint of surprise in his eyes. "I didn't expect you to say something so philosophical."

"I feel you're a little tired," Gu Yuena said earnestly.

Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

His lips moved.

"Well, you're quite perceptive."

Of course Lu Mingfei was tired.

Since he came into this world, he has basically never had a proper rest.

Even when I'm trying to sleep, it feels like something is weighing on my mind, and I haven't been able to sleep well.

"Just tell me what you need me to do," Gu Yuena turned her head back to the present. "Our goals are the same."

In fact, Gu Yuena knew very well that Lu Mingfei could find a place to hide. As long as he cultivated step by step, with his talent and luck, he would become a god in no time.

After becoming a god, the troubles that Tang San brought were nothing to fear for him.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei was willing to help the soul beast race simply because he had also been put on a pedestal by Di Tian.

Perhaps—he really does need to use the power of soul beasts to do something.

"You seem to want to unify the Douluo Continent?" Gu Yuena pondered for a moment, feeling that she had discovered the truth.

Lu Mingfei was speechless: "You're only just realizing this?"

The reason why Di Tian was so enthusiastic was because he already knew that Lu Mingfei's so-called leading the soul beast race to prosperity was to unify the Douluo Continent and forcibly allocate enough territory to the soul beast race.

For Lu Mingfei, the current expansion of the Douluo humans is too barbaric, causing a great deal of waste.

In the Dragon World, humanity has also caused environmental pollution and resource waste during its development, so the people of the new world have to re-emphasize environmental protection and call on humanity to practice conservation.

It can be said that people today are either making progress or patching up their past actions.

Lu Mingfei hopes that Douluo Continent can be patched soon.

Moreover, he truly felt that the deadly feud between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts was incredibly tragic.

"Don't you think humans are a very domineering race?" Lu Mingfei exclaimed.

To survive or to satisfy their desires, people will stop at nothing.

"You're being strange. Why are you suddenly bringing this up?" Gu Yuena felt like she was about to lose track of Lu Mingfei's train of thought.

Does this guy like humans or not?

"Just saying what I felt—" Lu Mingfei smiled sheepishly.

"Anyway, I'm quite happy that I don't need to be a leader now." Lu Mingfei spread his arms wide. "Is this what freedom feels like? Being able to do whatever I want!"

"It's probably not possible," Gu Yuena said with a slight smile.

The feeling of doing whatever they want is indeed wonderful, but this state only existed before they encountered humans.

"After entering human society, shouldn't we keep a low profile?"

Lu Mingfei nodded: "That's right, so—"

He walked quickly in front of Gu Yuena, facing her, and walked backwards, winking at her: "We can avoid contact with other people."

Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at him.

However, this kind of "Mingfei" seems quite interesting.

"Hmm," Gu Yuena then laughed, "I don't know what to do, so I'll have to rely on you."

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback and stopped in his tracks.

He's very good at making himself invisible.

But letting him lead the team—

Although that was indeed the plan before, after all, the Silver Dragon King really didn't understand the human social environment, and there was no way to rely on her.

But when it was said so directly, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Aren't you afraid I'll make a mistake?

In response to Lu Mingfei's question, Gu Yuena retorted, "Aren't you worried about me causing trouble?"

Lu Mingfei previously said they weren't afraid of causing trouble, so why should they worry about accidents happening during their trip?

"That's true." Lu Mingfei turned around and started walking normally again. "Don't be afraid of problems, just solve them. If you can't solve them—"

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