It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"I know everything."

You know again? ?

Before Reed could complain, he heard Lana shyly say:

"Yes, a proposal to get married now? Lana knows what you are thinking, and she likes you very much. But no, I heard from Teacher Wu Mi that your situation is very dangerous now. If Lana marries you at this time, it will definitely bring you a lot of trouble. Your father will also be angry and will secretly do something bad to you. So we have to wait for a while."

"That's not what I meant! Lana, to be honest, I actually--"

Before she finished speaking, Lana opened her arms again, hugged Lid's head while he was sitting on the ground, put his face against her chest, and said gently:

"I know. I didn't think too much about it. Getting married later is just a compromise, right? It's okay, Lana doesn't mind! And now, when I'm with you, my heart always beats fast for no reason. You hear... So wait a little longer, one day, Lana will definitely come to find you."

"I'm not familiar with the Guoyi Villa (that's not what I meant)——"

Lana let go of her hand and kissed Lid on the other cheek again. She hugged his neck and said with a pout:

"Okay, okay! If you want to kiss me, you can kiss me as much as you want. Especially now, especially now..."

As she was talking, Lana suddenly leaned her forehead on Reed's shoulder and started to cry.

Reed was stunned for a moment, and stopped explaining anything. He just patted him on the back silently.

Lana said intermittently:

"Father is such a bad guy. He clearly said he liked Lana the most."

"And Grandpa Abai Le is the same. Whenever he saw Lana, he always greeted her in a very kind way."

"Everyone used to love Lana..."

She didn't finish.

Lid felt a little sad for a moment. He had lived two lives and had seen too many changes in human nature. But he was used to it, which did not mean that he would not sympathize with others. The king favored Lana, so the ministers would naturally cater to his preferences and dote on Lana. Lana always felt that she was loved, but at her age, she suddenly found that love was so illusory, which was a huge blow to her.

——"Since they all loved you, why didn't anyone come to save you in the end?"

With just such a simple sentence, Ofland could force Lana to give up all resistance and become his in despair.

It’s a pity that this drama was stopped before it was performed.

No one? I'm here. Whether it's a knight or a hero, someone has to save the princess.

Otherwise, wouldn't all those fairy tales end in tragedy?

So Lana hugged Reed's neck especially tightly, as if she was grabbing the last straw.

Lid sighed. He had indeed lied to Lana before, and now he actually had no romantic feelings for this cute little girl, but at this moment, he said from the bottom of his heart:

"Lana, come back to Yuxi City with me."

From now on, I will protect you.

I won't let anyone bully you anymore.

After a moment of silence, he felt Lana loosen her arm, stood up, took two steps back, and said angrily:

"Didn't I tell you to be patient? Lana is also being patient! She's holding back her desire to see you, holding back her desire to be hugged, holding back her desire to run around in the garden with you! Why can't you hold back? Ah, I understand. It must be because you like Lana too much! Then, Lana must like you even more."

As she spoke, Lana raised her head slightly, closed her eyes, lowered her hands, and said nervously:

"Well, Lana will let you kiss her this time. It's the first time for two people's lips to touch each other... Lana."

Looking at Lana's rosy little face, Reed's guilt suddenly exploded.

He felt that he still had to say something. But Lana was in a very unstable mood right now. She had just been abandoned by the king and the ministers. If she knew that he had no feelings for her, she would definitely be very sad. After thinking about it, Lid decided to tell her tactfully: I like you, like a sister, so I can't take the initiative to kiss you, Princess, I'm really sorry, you will meet someone better.

After rehearsing it in his mind, Reed started calmly from the beginning:

"I like you……"

Before he could finish, pain suddenly invaded his mind. His body, which had already reached its limit, could no longer maintain its composure. Lid fell forward, and with his remaining consciousness, he tried to hold on to the little princess's shoulders. His vision had become blurred, and he only felt that his lips seemed to touch something soft...

Then, Lid felt a pair of slender arms immediately hugging his body, and Lana's voice full of joy and happiness was heard in his ears:

"Lanna likes you too."

79. This road is blocked

King's capital.

The inner hall of the royal palace.

A long gash appeared on the belly of the silver-grey dragon, and it was obviously dying. But after falling to the ground, it still held its head high, and its previously clear and bright eyes now turned dark red, staring intently at the place where Qingyun disappeared.

Its roar clearly appeared in Alayya's mind:

"Human... How dare you do this! I will kill you, kill you--"

But the red and hot dragon blood was already gushing out from its upper and lower jaws.

Suddenly, the dragon raised its head and looked towards the sky. There was a crack emitting light. The crack in the national defense formation was clearly visible, and a trace of desire suddenly flashed across the silver-gray dragon's eyes.

As long as it crossed that place and flew all the way back to the Dragon Clan, its injuries would definitely be healed. After all, it was a peerless strongman at the twelfth level, and the Dragon Clan would not abandon it.

Right there, the possibility of survival was quietly there.

However, flying there meant that it acknowledged the fact that it had been defeated, and had to accept the shame of being defeated by a mere human sword. In its future life, it would have to live with such a stain forever, becoming a laughing stock for both humans and dragons.

Its gaze repeatedly moved between Alayya and others and the cracks between them and the national defense formation.

Finally, it flapped its wings violently. With this force, streams of blood instantly spilled onto the ground. It gasped for air and flew into the sky, emitting a deafening roar.

"Humans, don't think you have won! From now on, you are the enemy of the dragon race. We will use all our strength to fight you. One day soon, the national defense formation will not be able to save you! I want to see how much resistance you still have. The next time we meet, it will be the day when your weak race will be destroyed!"

There is no need to turn them into slaves anymore.

Only when mankind is completely destroyed can today's shame be washed away.

The dragon flew up and down, stumbling and bumping. The damage caused by Qingyun's sword was too great. Not only was there a crack in the skin, but the internal organs were also damaged to varying degrees. The sharp sword energy crushed the muscles, making it impossible for the wound to heal. It had lived for hundreds of years and had always been invincible, but this was the first time it had suffered such a serious injury.

Its heart was filled with anger and unwillingness.

It just underestimated the enemy! If Qingyun was still alive, it would definitely rush forward at all costs and kill him with its own hands.

But now that Qingyun is dead, this anger is naturally transferred to the entire human race.

"Kill all humans", "Destroy humanity".

Similar thoughts kept popping up in its mind.

Suddenly, it felt something was wrong. Its strength began to slowly drain away, and it felt as if chains had appeared out of nowhere and were wrapping around its body one by one. Its realm was being slowly suppressed, its wound recovery speed was further slowed down, and its blood flow was faster, causing it to lose its balance for a moment.

The dragon raised his head and looked towards the sky.

That glowing crack was slowly shrinking, or rather, healing.

The national defense formation has been repaired.

When this thought came to the dragon's mind, the overwhelming doubts almost made it forget the pain. If the blood energy of Tianyue Mountain is not removed, the cracks in the formation will only get bigger and bigger; if the blood energy of Tianyue Mountain is to be removed, the hundreds of flying dragons guarding Tianyue Mountain, including the Dragon King's nine sons, Ofland, must be killed together. Who has the ability to do that? Even if something happened in Tianyue Mountain, where would the dozens of flying dragons that he sent to guard the national formation go? Who repaired the complex and complicated formation that ordinary people could not understand?

After countless doubts, the dragon suddenly became aware of the current situation.

It's no longer the time to dwell on these issues.

If you don't leave, it will be too late!

Once the national defense formation was repaired, it would be trapped in it. It was already seriously injured, and once its realm was greatly suppressed, it would surely die if it landed on human territory. So the dragon ignored the flying dragon army that was circling over the capital like a headless fly, and flew alone towards the increasingly smaller crack.

It doesn't matter if I'm the only one who escapes, I can just treat those guys as sacrifices.

Fly faster.

Flap your wings a little harder.

Breathe deeply and try to tighten the wound on your abdomen to reduce blood loss.

The cold air blowing in from outside the rift was already hitting its face.

Almost there...

But there is something faster than that.

It was almost catapulted into the sky from below, like a cannonball, quickly rising to a higher position than it and blocking it in front of it.

The brown-skinned boy briefly stopped in front of the dragon, with a hearty smile on his face, clenching a black copper stick in his hand.

His tone was harmless, as if he was telling you something very ordinary:

"Sorry, this road is blocked."

The dragon looked down and found that there was nothing on the ground except cracks everywhere.

Jumped up there by force?!

Jumping hundreds of meters into the air?!

The dragon turned its gaze back, wanting to see what kind of monster was in front of it, but the long stick in the boy's hand had already hit its head mercilessly.

A stick with a thousand-pound force hit its head, and the force was so great that a circular airflow exploded in the air. The dragon was dizzy for a moment. The next moment, the formation above its head had completely healed, and the dragon, whose realm was instantly locked, had its wounds burst open, blood gushed out, and it fell directly to the ground.

The boy fell back to the ground with it, creating a big hole. But he seemed to be fine, dusted himself off and stood up, muttering to himself:

"Li De is a capable guy. He actually dealt with the Tianyue Mountain... What are you looking at? What I hate most is the arrogant look of those who can't win. Daddy tells you, if you want to leave, there's no way. You're done!"

After saying that, he hit the dragon's head with another stick. The dragon, who was seriously injured and unable to resist, opened his eyes wide, and his head was directly hit with a dent, and he died with his eyes open.

Hei put the stick on his shoulder, flexed his wrist, and walked past Alayya and the queen, saying:

"When I came back, I saw that the damn dragon was seriously injured, and I saw the sword energy filling the capital, so I could probably guess what happened. Don't be too sad, Mr. Qingyun gave away the sword energy he cultivated with great effort. I estimate that next year there will be at least one more great swordsman with the tenth level of swordsmanship in the capital. Next time there is such a scene, there will definitely be a new swordsman who will swing the sword of destruction and replace Mr. Qingyun to guard mankind. This is inheritance."

Hei shook his head and said as he walked:

"I have to go back and pick up Xiaobai. There are still many remnants of the dragon clan wreaking havoc in the capital, and I can't just leave them alone. Take care, both of you."

His back gradually disappeared into the distance.

In the silence, Alayya turned around and looked at the queen who remained silent.

80. The final obsession

The queen's expression was extremely calm, as if her tears had run dry.

After Hei walked away, only Alayya and the Queen were left on the empty and devastated land.

Beneath their feet were the ruins of the royal palace, and even now broken walls and ruins can still be seen everywhere.

The queen stood up unsteadily and said softly:

"Happiness, prosperity, and splendor all pass in the blink of an eye."

She was no longer as girlish as she was when she was with Qingyun, nor was she the elegant queen she usually was. When Alaiya looked at her face, she found that she looked much older. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, and the hair at her temples had turned white as if it had been stained with frost and snow.

She stood up, brushed the dust off her clothes, and walked toward the towering ruins.

As he walked, a three-foot-long white silk fell out from his sleeve. One end was held in his hand, and the other end dragged on the ground.

Alayya stood up involuntarily, wanting to keep the queen, but she didn't know how to start.

After thinking about it, he finally said:

"Don't you want to see what effect Master's sword energy will have on the capital?"

The queen paused, turned around, and said with a smile:

"No need to look. He is doing the right thing. There will definitely be more than one great swordsman who has reached the tenth level of the sword art in the future."

After saying this, she lowered her eyelids and added in a melancholy tone:

"But the man who was willing to stay in the capital for me for more than ten years is no longer here... He and I promised that if we couldn't be together in this life, we would die in the same place. He left before me, so I have to hurry..."

Alaiya watched the queen climb up a tall ruin, tie the white silk together at both ends, and then tie it to the protruding corners of the ruins. Then she put the white silk around her slender and round neck and sat on the edge of the ruins.

The wind blew her hair, the queen smiled gently, and jumped down with a happy look.

The white silk tightened and the sound of bones breaking could be clearly heard.

Her body swayed in the air, seemingly breaking the balance that the ruins barely maintained. The entire platform made of broken walls collapsed, burying the queen's body in a pile of golden bricks and green tiles. Blood flowed out through the cracks in the ruins, like flowers blooming in the wilderness.

At that moment, Alayya suddenly felt a pain in her heart.

She recalled that when she first started practicing swordplay, her physical condition was very poor, and she was often tossed around by the young master until she was out of breath and could hardly hold on. Every time that happened, the young master would walk up to her with a smile on his face, put his hands behind his back, and slowly say:

——"If I get beheaded someday, and you stand there helplessly, it's probably because you didn't complete your training today and didn't become strong enough... Do you believe it?"