Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Herzog held the joystick in his hand, watching the saw teeth on the circular saw and Yuan Zhisheng's body gradually approaching, and the crazy and morbid pleasure on his face became more and more intense... When the saw teeth were five or six centimeters away from Yuan Zhisheng's face, Herzog was about to see the scene of the high and mighty "Emperor" being split into two, and was also looking forward to turning his head to see what kind of wonderful expression would appear on Fengjian Liuli's face in the next second. Suddenly, Herzog felt a sharp pain in one side of his leg, and he couldn't help but loosen the control lever of the cutting machine, and the huge circular saw stopped in front of Yuan Zhisheng.

Herzog turned his head and saw Fengjian Liuli with her mouth open, biting his calf tightly. The bright red liquid stained Herzog's trouser leg. Fengjian Liuli bit very hard and had obviously bitten his calf. Herzog even felt that the other party wanted to tear the muscles on his leg with two rows of teeth.

"Let go! You little bastard! Open your mouth!" Herzog's face was twisted with pain. He raised his fist and smashed it hard on Fengjian Liuli's head. "Damn it, are you looking for death? If you don't let go, I promise to make your death more painful than your brother's!"

Fengjian Liuli ignored Herzog's threats and insults. He stubbornly bit Herzog's calf. Blood flowed from his forehead, blurring his vision. He would rather endure the great pain than watch his brother being brutally dismembered by Herzog in front of him.

"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!" Herzog hit the back of Fengjian Liuli's head fiercely with his fatal hand. He roared angrily, "Let go! Let go! Let go!"

The two men were in a stalemate, and Herzog's hammering force became stronger and stronger, but Kazama Ruri refused to let go, even though his consciousness had begun to blur and he might die soon from excessive blood loss or severe brain damage.

"Let him go."

A voice sounded from the edge of the red well not far away. Herzog subconsciously turned his head and looked with a horrified expression. Yuan Zhisheng also looked in the direction of the voice, with a hint of surprise and relief in his eyes.

Lu Mingfei stood at the edge of the Red Well, watching everything that happened between Herzog and the Genji brothers with an expressionless face.

"How did you get here? Didn't I give you Mimir's Poison?" Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei in disbelief. "I saw you drink it myself. Could it be that Mimir's Poison didn't work? How is that possible? It's probably because the dosage wasn't enough. But the dosage I used on you was clearly more than Yuan Zhisheng's."

"Go back! Go back to the back of the hill and wait for me!" Herzog gave orders to Lu Mingfei while clapping his hands, but the embarrassing thing was that Lu Mingfei still looked at him expressionlessly, unmoved by his high five and orders.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? Even the Emperor can't be immune to this drug. How did you do it?" Herzog looked at Lu Mingfei with a hint of fear in his eyes. "What kind of monster are you?"

"I said, let him go." Lu Mingfei ignored Herzog's questioning. He just spoke in a cold tone, with no emotion visible on his expressionless face.

"Let go! Didn't you hear me tell you to let go?" Herzog raised his other leg and kicked Fengjian Liuli hard.

"I'm talking about you," Lu Mingfei corrected. He looked at Herzog, "I asked you to put Yuan Zhisheng down from the cutting table."

"You're talking about me?" Herzog seemed to have not yet realized who Lu Mingfei was talking to. He looked around, pointed at his nose, and asked repeatedly, "You're talking about me? Are you ordering me around? What qualifications do you have to order me around? Do you monsters still have the strength to resist me now? Have you not yet understood your situation?"

"I'll say this one last time, let Kaiyuan Zhisheng go." Lu Mingfei took a step back, his body staggering, making Herzog's eyelids twitch.

Behind Lu Mingfei is the Red Well, which is now filled with poisonous mercury hot springs. Not to mention half-bloods, even pure-blooded dragons would have a hard time surviving if they fell into it. Lu Mingfei is Herzog's most important key and the most critical container for resurrecting "God". At this critical juncture, Herzog will certainly not allow any accidents to happen to Lu Mingfei.

Herzog raised his leg and wanted to kick Ruri Kazama away, but he took a deep breath and held back.

Chapter 653 Farewell

Herzog felt extremely aggrieved, but at this critical moment he did not dare to offend Lu Mingfei.

God knows if this guy will jump into the mercury soup in the Red Well and commit suicide on impulse if he doesn't follow his wishes and annoys him. At this moment, Herzog was extremely crazy. First it was Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli, and then it was Lu Mingfei. Why are these young people now more desperate and crazy than each other!

As if he heard Lu Mingfei's words, Feng Jian Liuli slowly loosened his mouth that was biting Herzog's calf. He fell on the ground and gasped heavily. The wounds on his body were very painful because of crawling all the way. Herzog's fierce attack made his brain dizzy. Fortunately, the "Emperor" had a different physique from ordinary people. However, Feng Jian Liuli could only breathe desperately to barely maintain consciousness and prevent himself from fainting.

Herzog moved the operating lever and pushed the circular saw up again. He reluctantly untied the steel cables that bound Yuan Zhisheng's limbs and released Yuan Zhisheng from the predicament of certain death.

This feeling was absolutely frustrating for Herzog, because killing Minamoto Chisei and Kazama Ruri was also part of his plan, and he had already found the most perfect way to execute Minamoto Chisei, the traitor. The execution was about to be completed, and the next moment he had to untie Minamoto Chisei, whom he had personally sent to the gallows. In this way, not only was he unable to punish the traitor, he also lost the chance to appreciate Kazama Ruri's desperate and sad expression as he had expected.

The most important thing is that Gen Chisei and Kazama Ruri had just humiliated him, and Herzog had not yet gotten over his anger from the brothers' verbal insults and ridicule. Letting them go at this time would be tantamount to tacitly accepting the humiliation, which was tantamount to swallowing his anger. In the twenty years since Herzog came to Japan, he had never suffered such a great humiliation.

"Let Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli leave Hongjing." Lu Mingfei still said expressionlessly. He used an imperative sentence and his eyes were on Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli, but everyone knew that he was talking to Herzog.

"There's no more transportation." Herzog threw off the last steel cable tied to Yuan Zhisheng and pointed at the burned Hummer convoy. He said to Lu Mingfei in a bad mood, "I blew up all the Hummers. It's no use threatening me. Those vehicles have become a pile of charred black iron sheets. There's no way these iron sheets can carry them away from Hongjing."

"Or if you want them to leave Hongjing on foot, that's fine too. I promise I won't stop them." Herzog turned and spread his hands towards Lu Mingfei. "But the Tama River area has become a rugged wilderness due to the eruption of Mount Fuji. Given their current condition and strength, leaving Hongjing on foot without any means of transportation is tantamount to committing suicide."

"I don't plan to let them leave Hongjing on foot," Lu Mingfei said to Herzog. "Give them your aircraft."

"What did you say?" Herzog was stunned, thinking he had misheard.

"You've prepared flying equipment behind the hillside. I just saw it," Lu Mingfei said calmly. "You also said earlier that given the current situation in the Tamagawa area and the current state of Minamoto Chisei and Kazama Ruri, leaving Hongjing on foot would be courting death... But I don't intend to let my friends die, so give them your flying device and let them leave here."

"Lu Mingfei." Herzog stared at Lu Mingfei, his eyes slowly darkening. "You Chinese have a phrase called 'going too far'. Do you think your request is too much?"

The aircraft was carefully prepared by Herzog. He was an extremely cautious conspirator and would never hesitate to prepare an extra way out for himself at any time. Even if Herzog felt that his plan could be perfectly achieved, he still prepared flying equipment for emergencies. In other words, if he could not replace "God" and ascend the throne this time, Herzog did not intend to bury his ambition here... Ambition can be re-established, and life is the cornerstone of all ambitions and desires. He is a man destined to be at the end of the food chain, and the life of a man like him is of course extremely precious.

Now Lu Mingfei's request for Herzog to give the aircraft to Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli is tantamount to asking Herzog to cut off his retreat. How could he agree to Lu Mingfei's unreasonable request?

"Is it unreasonable? Perhaps, but Dr. Herzog, I'm threatening you, just like you once threatened Yuan Zhisheng, Fengjian Liuli, the Eight Snakes, and the Oni Clan." Lu Mingfei looked straight at Herzog, his voice calm, but his tone brooked no refusal. "You once forced them into no choice, and now you're in the same situation. You have no choice because you need me."

"My condition is that Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli leave Hongjing alive." Lu Mingfei took another step back. "If you can't meet my requirements, you know I can do anything."

Behind him was the hollow mouth of the Red Well. There was a rustling sound of gravel falling from the edge of the well into the bottom of the Red Well. There were several continuous "bang bang" sounds, and mercury liquid was splashed onto the wall of the well... Half of Lu Mingfei's hind foot was already hanging in the air, but his body still remained in a backward posture.

There was still no emotion on Lu Mingfei's face, even though he would fall into the poisonous mercury hot spring in half a second. It was obvious that if Herzog did not agree to his conditions and let Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli leave, he would really die without hesitation. Lu Mingfei was prepared to sacrifice himself from the beginning... This young man used his own life as a price to threaten Herzog, but this was precisely the price Herzog could not bear.

"Madman! Madman! Madman!" Herzog roared at Lu Mingfei unbearably, "You are a complete lunatic! I surrender to you, don't retreat, don't retreat! I will give them the aircraft, I will let them leave, you retreat from the wall of the Red Well!"

Lu Mingfei slowly walked down the edge of the Red Well. He was not worried that Herzog would go back on his word, because he was holding Herzog's weak spot... In his current weak state, he might not be able to escape from Herzog's control, but he had more than one way to kill himself.

If a person truly wants to die, there is no way for others to stop him.

Herzog took out a controller from his lining pocket and pressed the start button. A dazzling flame burst out from the hillside behind the Red Well, and an advanced cigar-shaped aircraft advanced from the sky in front of them, then slowly landed on the ground in front of Herzog.

Lu Mingfei came to Fengjian Liuli and helped her up from the ground.

"Mr. Fengjian, do you still have any energy?" Lu Mingfei asked Fengjian Liuli.

"I can barely move, but my brother's situation is even worse than mine." Feng Jian Liuli nodded to Lu Mingfei, "I have to thank you this time, Lu Jun, otherwise my brother and I would have no chance of escaping from Herzog's hands."

"Don't thank me." Lu Mingfei slowly shook his head at Fengjian Liuli. "In the final analysis, the reason why Yuanjun was taken away by Herzog this time was actually due to my negligence. My plan was too idealistic. I didn't consider that Herzog would develop an unexpected drug. In the end, it led to you and Yuanjun falling into such a dangerous situation."

"Don't feel guilty, Lu Jun. No one can anticipate all possibilities from the outset, and no plan is perfect. You've done well enough." Feng Jian Liuli said to Lu Mingfei, "If you hadn't come to Japan, my brother and I, as well as the eight Sheqi families, would have fallen victim to Herzog. You've done enough for us and our family."

Lu Mingfei remained silent and did not respond to Fengjian Liuli's words of comfort. He and Fengjian Liuli helped Yuan Zhisheng up from the cutting table. Each of them supported one of Yuan Zhisheng's shoulders and helped Yuan Zhisheng to the aircraft in front of Herzog.

Yuan Zhisheng was sent into the cockpit of the aircraft. When Fengjian Liuli was about to enter the aircraft, Lu Mingfei patted his shoulder and whispered to him in his ear.

"You should run into Miss Sakura and Sakurai Kogure in the direction you're leaving. You can pick them up on the way," Lu Mingfei instructed Kazama Ruri. "Kazama-kun, you and Genjiro both need medical attention. Don't go to the Snake Eight Clan. Head directly to the Tokyo Meteorological Bureau headquarters. People from the Kassel Academy Equipment Department and the Ganliu Research Institute are there. Judging by the time, the Tokyo Bay corpse guard problem should have been resolved by Principal Ange and Master Yue. You should be able to see them when you arrive at the Tokyo Meteorological Bureau."

"I understand, Lu Jun." Feng Jian Liuli nodded and suddenly raised her head to look into Lu Mingfei's eyes. "But Lu Jun, what I want to tell you is that you have done enough for us and the Sheqi Eight Clan. There is a saying that everything depends on human effort. If destruction is really Japan's ultimate fate, then let it happen. This is not your responsibility, so you don't need to feel any guilt."

This is the responsibility I should bear, from the very beginning... Lu Mingfei said to Fengjian Liuli in his heart.

Minamoto no Chisei, Kazama Ruri, Uesugi Yue, Eri... None of these people he cares about can die, otherwise it will be his failure. Herzog must be stopped by himself. Lu Mingfei is betting everything on this time!

Lu Mingfei remained silent and did not answer Fengjian Liuli's question. His eyes flashed slightly and he turned to look at Herzog.

"Remote control." Lu Mingfei stretched out a hand to Herzog.

Herzog reluctantly handed over the remote control of the aircraft. His eyes were almost spitting fire as he looked at Lu Mingfei. His fingertips were still tightly gripping a corner of the remote control and could not help shaking.

Lu Mingfei completely ignored Le Herzog's expression, which looked like he wanted to eat him up in one bite. He snatched the remote control from Herzog's hand and stuffed it into Fengjian Liuli's hand.

"Kazama-kun, everyone involved in this war has risked their lives. I have my own understanding. You have won your respective wars, and now it is my war." Lu Mingfei looked into Kazama Liuli's eyes and said to her with an unprecedented seriousness, "Whether we win or lose this war, I alone will bear the consequences. You are all winners, you have all defeated fate... Death is not a consequence that the winners should endure."

"Mr. Lu...what do you mean by this?" Fengjian Liuli was stunned. He did not understand the meaning of Lu Mingfei's words, but looking into Lu Mingfei's eyes, he seemed to understand what Lu Mingfei meant.

The look in Lu Mingfei's eyes showed a determination to face death with equanimity, a madness to die if he fails, and a determination to fight to the death... Anyone who met such a look would be afraid, because it was as if a lion was about to jump out of his eyes!

Without even turning around, Lu Mingfei said to Herzog, "I won't run away, don't worry. But I have a few words to say to Feng Jianjun... I don't want outsiders to overhear a conversation between friends."

"You can't escape from Japan even with the aircraft, so don't try to play any tricks." Herzog could only give such a warning with little deterrent effect and retreated to a range where he could no longer hear the conversation between Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli.

Today may be the happiest day in Herzog's life, because he has obtained the "holy remains" and the "vessel" at the same time and is about to become a new "god"... But today is definitely the most frustrating day in Herzog's life. He has never been ordered around like this. Even the top government officials of the Third Reich and the former Soviet Union treated him with courtesy because they needed Herzog's brain and wisdom, but Herzog could not refuse Lu Mingfei's request. He really could not allow Lu Mingfei to really die. This was what made Herzog most annoyed but helpless.

"Once you and Gen-kun have regained your mobility, go to the port of Yokohama immediately and join Principal Ange and Senior Brother." Lu Mingfei leaned over and whispered in Fengjian Liuli's ear, "There's a girl named Su Enxi waiting for you at Yokohama Cosmo World. She'll tell you how to leave Japan."

"Are you talking about... Susan?" asked Ruri Kazama. He had also stayed in Takama-ga-hara for a period of time and had heard a little about the magical powers of the proprietress behind Takama-ga-hara.

"Yes, she has many options, and she doesn't intend to sacrifice herself in Japan." Lu Mingfei nodded. "I'm sorry, the number of escapes is limited. If the result is not satisfactory, I can't save the entire Sheqi Eight Clans. In desperate situations, everyone is selfish. At least for those of you who are close to me, I must let you survive."

"Lu Jun..." Feng Jianli's eyes were complicated.

"There are two children, Makoto Aso and Hisashi Noda. I've asked Su Enxi to inform them in advance to evacuate to Yokohama. I've also told Master Yue and Eri." Lu Mingfei paused. "Kazama-kun, you all should know that Master Yue is your father and Eri is your sister. I'd like to ask you to take good care of Eri."

Chapter 654: That Stupid Girl Called Eri

"Of course I will take good care of Eri. This is my brother's and my duty." Fengjian Liuli's face changed. "But what do you mean by telling me this, Lu Jun? Are you asking us to flee Japan? What will you do then? Are you planning to stay in Japan and sacrifice yourself?"

"No, this is the escape route I prepared for you from the beginning. You have all triumphed over your own fate. You are the victors. Death and tragedy should not be your end." Lu Mingfei said to Feng Jian Liuli, "I don't intend to die here either. I also want to win this war. Friends, family, loved ones... so many beautiful things are waiting for me. The moment I win this war, I will have all of these beautiful things."

"Kelu-kun, your tone makes it sound like you are making arrangements for your final arrangements." Fengjian Liuli said truthfully.

"Maybe. Just like what you said just now, Fengjian-kun, there is no perfect plan, and no war that is absolutely victorious. My confidence does not mean that I am qualified to let everyone accompany me to bear this possible risk." Lu Mingfei whispered, "This is enough... This is enough."

"Mr. Lu, the method of leaving Japan you just mentioned..." Fengjian Liuli seemed to be about to say something, but was interrupted by Lu Mingfei.

"It's a private plane that took off from the port of Yokohama and its destination is Seoul, South Korea," said Lu Mingfei.

"South Korea?" said Ruri Kazama.

"Yes, South Korea. You can successfully land at Seoul Airport. Su Enxi has already arranged everything for everyone in South Korea." Lu Mingfei nodded and said quickly, "I said this woman has connections. She's very rich. Money can solve 90% of the world's problems."

"Oh, by the way, Su Enxi bought a crabapple tree, and it should have been shipped to the center of Seoul." Lu Mingfei said solemnly to Fengjian Liuli, "If I miss it, please ask Fengjian-kun and Yuan-kun to take Eri to the crabapple tree, buy her two ice creams, and take a photo of her."

"Begonia tree? Ice cream?" Fengjian Liuli was a little confused.

"It's a ridiculous request, isn't it?" Lu Mingfei said with a dazed expression, "But this is a promise I once made. Even if this promise was made in a dream, a man must be responsible for his words."

Lu Mingfei lost consciousness because he recalled the dream he had in the past. The situation in Japan had come to this moment. At that time, Eiry was sitting in a car heading to Hongjing. The driver was Herzog. It was a huge trap for Eiry, and Lu Mingfei was hiding in the wine cellar in Takama-ga-hara, avoiding the impending disaster and the war he should face.

Eiry sent a message to Lu Mingfei saying that she was going to Korea soon and that she was scared. Lu Mingfei replied that there were many crabapple flowers in Korea and there was a huge crabapple tree in the center of Seoul. He asked Eiry to wait for him under the crabapple tree and she could buy two ice creams. If Lu Mingfei didn't show up, both would belong to Eiry... But all of this was Lu Mingfei's lies to Eiry. He didn't know much about Korea at all. He only knew that it was a country where plastic surgery and kimchi were very popular.

Of course, there is no Begonia Festival in South Korea, and there are no huge Begonia trees in Seoul, so this is a promise that is destined to be unfulfilled. Everything is a lie that Lu Mingfei told to escape reality and avoid the girl's feelings for him.

This time, Lu Mingfei made up for this false promise. He asked Su Enxi to make this fantasy of the crabapple tree that had never existed in the first place come true... In this way, even if he failed and could not see Eiry again, at least he had fulfilled a promise that he had not been able to fulfill to Eiry.

Feng Jian Liuli misunderstood Lu Mingfei's meaning. He was not arranging his funeral arrangements, but solving his worries... Only when everything was arranged properly could he focus all his attention on Herzog and kill this destined enemy at all costs.

"I understand, Lu Jun." Feng Jian Liuli nodded to Lu Mingfei, "I will ask Gattuso Jun and Chu Jun to pass all this on to Su Sang."

"No, Fengjian-kun, you misunderstood." Lu Mingfei frowned slightly. "I want you and Yuan-kun to accompany Eiryi. Eiryi relies on Yuan-jun a lot, and you two are also related by blood. But the boss, the senior brother, and Su Enxi are not that familiar with Eiryi. They accompany Eiryi to see the crabapple blossoms, but Eiryi may not be willing to do so."

"No, what I mean is, let Gattuso-kun and Chu-kun take Eri to Korea. My brother and I have no plans to leave Japan." Fengjian Liuli said firmly, "My brother is the patriarch of the Sheqi Eight Clan. Given his character, he would not abandon all his clansmen and flee Japan alone. I also told you, Lu-jun, that if I abandon you and flee because I'm worried about your failure, how can I still bet on you winning?"

"Lu Jun, how can it be enough to risk your own life?" Feng Jian Liuli looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes and smiled trustingly, "At least you have to risk our lives as well."

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He looked at Fengjian Liuli's face without hesitation, and suddenly he thought of a plot in his favorite anime "One Piece".

The country of Her Royal Highness Princess Vivi of Alabasta was occupied by Crocodile Crocodile. On the way to save the country, Vivi had a big quarrel with the protagonist Straw Hat Luffy. Vivi said that she didn't want anyone to die in the country. What's wrong with that? It was Crocodile's fault, but the people and the rebels were innocent. Luffy said that Vivi was too naive. This was a war, and people would die in war. Since she didn't want anyone to die, why should she gamble her own life... The two fought over this. Vivi cried and beat Luffy, saying that she had nothing left. She couldn't beat Crocodile at all. What else could she gamble with except her own life? Luffy grabbed Vivi's hand, looked at her firmly and said, at least gamble our lives as well, aren't we friends?

As a result, the protagonist Straw Hat Luffy really defeated Crocodile, a powerful enemy known as the Seven Warlords of the Sea at that time, and Vivi's country was saved. When Lu Mingfei saw this chapter in the Internet cafe, he was deeply moved. He did not expect that a similar situation would happen to him one day.

"Saying thank you or something sentimental like 'this man is this and that' would be too corny at this point," Lu Mingfei said. "This time, I won't let you down, Fengjian-kun."

Lu Mingfei smiled at Fengjian Liuli, then reached out and gently pushed Fengjian Liuli on the chest. Fengjian Liuli fell backward into the cockpit of the aircraft. The transparent glass door rose automatically. Lu Mingfei waved to Fengjian Liuli while holding the glass door, then slowly backed away.

Orange-green flames emerged from the propulsion part at the bottom of the aircraft. The cigar-shaped aircraft carried the seriously injured brothers Gen Chisei and Kazama Ruri into the air and quickly left in the direction of the east of Hongjing.

After watching the tortoise brothers leave this final battlefield, Lu Mingfei and Herzog were the only ones left in the entire Hongjing.

"You've been talking a lot. After all this time, those two troublesome guys are finally gone." After Yuan Zhisheng and Fengjian Liuli left, Herzog walked up behind Lu Mingfei. "But it doesn't matter, because the life of a 'God' is eternal. I don't hesitate to give you mortals a little time to say goodbye."

Lu Mingfei ignored Herzog's words and withdrew his gaze from the distant horizon. He did not feel pressured by Fengjian Liuli's last words that she would gamble her life with him. Instead, he felt extremely relaxed. Even though the violent and chaotic dragon blood was raging in his body, it did not seem so painful... If one used the state of kendo to describe Lu Mingfei at this moment, he should have reached an extreme state of "selflessness" or "emptiness".

"If you have any requests or any last words, please state them all at once," Herzog said cautiously. "Don't threaten me with suicide at the last moment. My patience is limited."

"That's all." Lu Mingfei turned around and looked at Herzog, saying calmly, "If I have to make a request, it's that after I'm parasitized by the 'Sacred Relics', you can truly restrain me and not let me kill you back then... I don't want to turn into an out-of-control monster."

"Hahahahahahahahaha..." Herzog laughed as if he had heard a joke. "Don't worry, I won't let that happen. Even if Mimir's Poison doesn't work on you, I still have other ways to suppress you."

"People who've undergone pontine splitting surgery can't resist sounds of a certain frequency, and you're no exception." Herzog spread his hands and showed two tiny instruments. "So that's why you put these in your ears, right? These little things can temporarily paralyze the auditory nerves and block out the sound of my clappers. It's because of these things that my Kagemusha can't control Kazama Ruri and Uesugi Eri, right?"

"It's amazing that you can come up with such a trick. I've really been harmed by your cleverness." Herzog snorted coldly and crushed the instrument developed by the Rock Flow Research Institute that can paralyze the auditory nerve.

Herzog picked up the "holy remains" with Fengjian Liuli's long sword. He walked towards Lu Mingfei step by step with the almost rotten lump of flesh, taking every step carefully, like a devout believer about to present tribute to the altar.

When the "holy remains" and Lu Mingfei appeared in his field of vision at the same time, Herzog's eyes became fanatical in an instant, and his body began to tremble with excitement... The "holy remains" and the "container" were in the same frame. This was the scene that Herzog had been dreaming of. How could he suppress his excitement? If he had a camera with him, he would have wanted to take hundreds or thousands of photos to record this precious and historic scene.

"Tell me, Mr. Lu, why are you willing to be the container of the 'Holy Remains'?" Even at the last moment, Herzog was not in a hurry to let the "Holy Remains" reside in Lu Mingfei's body.

He is a conspirator, and he will remain rational and cautious even when he is sure of victory. How many great people in history have fallen at the last step before victory... Herzog is not afraid of Lu Mingfei's mischief. His plan has reached this point, and Lu Mingfei has no way to prevent the inevitable outcome. It's just that Herzog feels that there are too many mysteries about this young man. Once he is turned into a "container", Lu Mingfei will die, and Herzog will no longer be able to find out the secrets hidden in him.

"You've asked a similar question before." Lu Mingfei answered truthfully, "Because of Eri, I don't want Eri to be your 'vessel', so I'll be the one myself."

"Is it that simple?" Herzog asked in disbelief, as if he didn't quite believe that a man could do this for a woman.

Because Herzog had never had this feeling in his life. The first half of his life was devoted to the research of dragon genes, and the second half of his life was plotting to become a new "God". The plot of loving and being loved had never happened in Herzog's long life, so he could not understand it, and even felt that love was the most hypocritical thing in the world, a cover-up for human reproduction and desire.

"It's that simple. Do you think I'm willing to be your 'vessel' just to help you filter the toxicity of the 'Sacred Remains'? You're overthinking it." Lu Mingfei shook his head at Herzog. "Love may be the most complicated thing in the world, but its essence is also the purest and simplest. It's a pity you probably won't be able to understand it in your lifetime."

"Oh?" Facing Lu Mingfei's ridicule, Herzog did not get angry at all. Instead, he asked patiently, "Then tell me, how did you fall in love with that girl named Eri?"

"Because of a dream." Lu Mingfei said.

"A dream?" Herzog frowned slightly.

"In my dream, I'm still Lu Mingfei, but I'm a loser. In my dream, I'm still an 'S'-rank student at Kassel Academy, but I can't do anything right. The first girl I liked fell in love with my sworn enemy, and the second girl I liked was my boss's girlfriend." Lu Mingfei recalled, "From childhood to adulthood, no girl has ever looked at me straight in the eye. When I walk with my boss and my senior brothers, I'm the most inconspicuous one. The spotlight and the girls' gazes only fall on them. I'm like a dark spot in the corner. Do you notice the dark corners when you walk down the street?"

For the first time, Herzog showed an interested expression and motioned Lu Mingfei to continue.

"I fantasize about meeting a girl I'll fall in love with at first sight one day. She doesn't like the boss type, nor the senior type, nor the cool type, nor the elite type, but only loves losers and losers... But you know, how could such a stupid girl exist in the world?" Lu Mingfei said slowly, "It's impossible. I've stopped dreaming about it... But just as I was thinking about it, such a girl appeared."