Chapter 211 - The Hero Returns

Chapter 211: Chapter 199: The Hero ReturnsThe enemy had retreated, but Lu Hong still stood atop the sea of corpses, as the blood curtain still staunchly protected the soldiers behind him.

By the time dawn broke, sunlight bathed the earth. Xie’an, leading troops from the Eagle Border, finally arrived at the position held by the Independent Regiment.

Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, unable to speak for a long time.

Paxius opened his mouth to speak but couldn’t utter a word. Was it really this bloodied man who had helped the Independent Regiment hold off the enemy’s assault?

"He’s still alive!" Xie’an perceived the good news of Lu Hong’s survival from his faint breathing and hurried forward to try to help him up.

"Be careful!" Chiyin and Xibo loudly warned from behind the blood curtain. Xie’an reacted quickly and retreated, but was still knocked over by a blood wave from the holy sword, sustaining a deep cut in his chest that exposed bone.

"That was close..." Xie’an exhaled in relief, grateful for his quick reflexes; otherwise, he might be a spirit under the enemy’s sword right now.

"What happened to him?" Xie’an asked Chiyin behind the blood curtain. "Are you from the Independent Regiment?"

"Yes, the Independent Regiment faced a fierce attack from the Snow Clan army three days ago. About four regiments ambushed us here. We fought hard, but we suffered heavy losses without any assistance. If not for Baron Yitian stepping forward, my soldiers and I would have perished."

Upon hearing Chiyin’s explanation, Xie’an frowned. "Really?"

He was obviously skeptical. An attack by nearly four Snow Clan regiments, more than 100,000 in number, could drag even a late-stage Third Transition powerhouse down, let alone this young man.

"I said it happened!" Chiyan shouted angrily. "Hurry up and find a way to rescue him, or else I swear I’ll have your life!"

"Hehe." Xie’an was unconcerned by Chiyan’s threat and calmly said, "He’s already beset by demons, barely hanging on with one breath. Anyone who approaches will be attacked. How can he be treated?"

Clearly, Xie’an still doubted what he saw and suspected that other powerful figures had come to help.

At that moment, the regiment’s accompanying medic silently walked up to the blood curtain and played everything recorded in the magic mirror in a flash.

Xie’an’s expression shifted from skepticism to shock, and finally, he looked at Lu Hong with great respect. "He’s a true hero of our empire. Someone! Call Priest Willow here immediately—Baron Yitian must be saved!"

Priest Willow was a mid-stage Third Transition priest, whose profession was a high priest, mastering all skills related to healing. Simply put, he was like a dedicated healer.

"He’s beyond help," Priest Willow reluctantly shook his head after watching Lu Hong from a distance. "His soul has suffered greatly and is on the verge of extinguishing. It’s not something the physical body can heal, only the ’Spring of Life’ from the Nature God Sect might save him."

"Spring of Life?" Chiyin’s face showed sorrow. It wasn’t that the Spring of Life was unobtainable, but transporting it here might be too late for Lu Hong.

"Unless we can safely bring him back, the time it would take to go there and back is too long, and he won’t hold out that long," said Priest Willow before turning to leave, muttering, "Poor brave warrior of our empire."

"Everyone dismount!" Xie’an commanded silently, and the 300,000-strong army dismounted in unison.

"Salute!" Xie’an led them. "Let’s pay our highest respects to our hero!"

"Is this..." In his confusion, Lu Hong seemed to see the arrival of reinforcements. Had they succeeded?

As his inner blood dissipated, the blood curtain finally fell.

Chiyin and Xibo rushed out, catching the unconscious Lu Hong from left and right.

Xie’an quickly commanded, "Quick, take him back to Divine Grace immediately!"

Lu Hong’s heroic image was copied by Xie’an into thousands, and within a few hours, it spread throughout the entire Snowy Army. Marshal Fang removed his military hat and deeply bowed to the relentless figure in the image.

Similarly, this image also appeared before Konstantin immediately.

Would Funie be heartbroken?

After all, Lu Hong was Konstantin’s nephew. Seeing his kin’s tragic scene, Konstantin felt his eyes moisten and hoarsely said to Questasa, "Immediately, find the Natural Sect right away and make them bring the Spring of Life to Baron Yitian!"

"But Your Majesty..." Questasa spoke solemnly, "What if the Nature God Sect refuses?"

"Then wipe them out!"

Of course, Konstantin knew the Nature God Sect would definitely bring out the Spring of Life for Lu Hong, as Danni cared for Lu Hong. It was all just tough talk.

Before Konstantin could send anyone to negotiate with the Nature God Sect, Danni, having heard about Lu Hong through other channels, personally took a vial of Spring of Life and rushed to the Northern Imperial Palace.

The members of the Nature God Sect were dumbfounded—normally, others had to plead for just a drop of this precious Spring of Life, and now their leader had taken a whole jug. Was she going to drink it like wine?

As for Nono in the Northern Imperial Palace, she was already on the edge of anger.

The ministers knelt down and did not dare to look up.

"This is what you wanted, a full-scale capture of Divine Blood River. Without warriors like Tuluk, our Snowy Army would have been wiped out!"

Nono’s roar naturally triggered dissatisfaction among the officials, one of whom raised his head and said, "Your Highness, compared to this man, once a powerhouse of our Xiahe family breaks through to divinity, what are these setbacks..."

Before he had finished speaking, Nono had chopped off his head, her face grim as she scanned the room, "Is there anything else anyone wishes to say?"

"Your Majesty, you’re doing this..."

Another minister fell into a pool of blood, and no one dared to speak anymore.

It took less than three seconds for Nono’s actions to reach the hands of the highest authority in the deep parts of the Imperial Palace. This supreme figure was a top elder of the Xie’an family and grandmother to Nono’s mother, holding the real power of the Xie’an family in her hands.

After hearing the servant’s report, the high authority chuckled, "Young people are always impulsive, there’s no need to panic, let her be. It’s good to vent a bit, bottling it up inside is bad for health."

The maid, loyal after many years of service to the high authority, expressed her concern, "Such conduct by Her Majesty might attract criticism."

The high authority waved her hand dismissively, "It doesn’t matter, anyone who dares to make a fuss over this will be taken care of, just keep a close watch during this time."

"Furthermore," the high authority shifted to a more comfortable position and continued, "my great-granddaughter has finally grown up, she knows how to eliminate threats now."

Konstantin’s attempts to control the Xie’an family were not unknown to the high authority; she knew everything Konstantin was up to, and as long as she was still alive, the Xie’an family would not change hands.

"By the way, Nono’s little friend is also quite impressive. Let him take on the role of captain of the Roland Knight Order."

"As you command."

"Oh, right," something else came to the high authority’s mind, "Tell Hu Buping, his son is doing very well. If Paxius hadn’t been so outstanding, his son would definitely have become the captain of the Roland Knight Order, and I would be pleased to have Nono marry Hu Pofu."

The maid was somewhat dazed by the high authority’s words, but she still nodded in agreement.

"Leave now, I’m tired," the high authority waved her hand, dismissing the servant.

Moments later, a shadow appeared behind the high authority, mocking, "Are you afraid that this man can’t keep control?"

"If he weren’t one of Konstantin’s men, I might really have agreed for Nono to marry him."

"You’re planning to use Hu Buping to get rid of him?"

"Just arrange it casually; it all depends on whether Hu Buping is willing to form an alliance with our Xie’an family."

The reputation of Baron Yitian once again echoed through Divine Grace, although unlike the rumors from the Yuanyue plane, this time it was recorded by magical imagery following him, making deception impossible.

Half a day later, Konstantin decreed to raise Baron Yitian to the rank of Earl, owing to his great deeds.

Meanwhile, news came from the northern palace regarding Lu Hong, who was granted the acting captaincy of the Roland Knight Order for his commendable military achievements in the Endless Forest.

Lu Hong, now facing dual celebrations, was still in a state of chaos when he was hurriedly sent back to Divine Grace.

After seeing the imagery brought by the maid, Silver Wind and Dog Child were tearfully moved, "Damn, that’s so heroic! If I had been by the boss’s side, I would’ve stuck with him to the end!"

"Wow! Boss! Wow! Awesome!"

Silver Wind swept his long spear, tossing a heaping pile of unwashed pots filled with stewed meat, dog bones, and other trash into the neighboring yard.

"Dog Child!" Silver Wind shouted, "Starting today, we need to train seriously to at least be worthy of our boss’s valor!"

"Wow! Totally! Wow! Agree!"

Suddenly, a furious voice shouted from next door, "Who the hell is dumping trash here?!"

Meanwhile, Lock Fan from the Norman plane also teared up, slamming the table and exclaiming, "Dad! I want to go on an adventure!"

"Oh, alright," this time Lando didn’t stop him but thoughtfully planned out his route and arrangements.

The Hell Sect, having recovered their sacred text, celebrated jubilantly, summoning a few attractive succubi for drinks and pleasure.

Ze Xiu approached Lando, who was sulking in a corner drinking alone, "Why the gloomy face?"

"Just feeling really bored."

"Hmm!" Ze Xiu tossed over a recording device, "This surprise attack on the Snow Clan also saved your little man’s life."

"Really?" Lando curiously took the device, and after seeing Lu Hong’s silhouette, her interest was piqued.

After a while, Lando reluctantly put down the device, "He truly deserves to be my man."

"Heh," Ze Xiu chuckled lightly, "Just don’t let Danni steal him away; she’s currently rushing with the Spring of Life to save Paxius."

"What?!" Lando protested, "I’m going too!"

"Just don’t get caught," Ze Xiu wasn’t sure what to think but still supported Lando on this matter.