Chapter 312 - Mo Na

Chapter 312: Chapter 67 Mo NaHalf a month later, in the first realm of the Seven Floating Worlds, the bustling city stretched as far as the eye could see, far surpassing the Sacred Empire. The political core of the Eagle Alliance was incomparably prosperous, with the entire seventh realm being one gigantic city, and no one could possibly estimate its vast population.

Along the way, Earl Bacon’s right-hand man resigned to take care of the tasks entrusted by the Earl, while the rest began sightseeing.

"This is the center of the Alliance?" Qing Ling’s eyes widened in amazement, her weariness from the continuous teleportation dispelled by curiosity, her excitement clearly overflowing.

Xiao Hui curled her lips, "Can you not make that bumpkin face? It’s embarrassing. This is just the first realm where mostly commoners and lower nobility live. The higher you go, the nobler the residents, and our Holy Light Academy is in the Fourth Realm, which is the highest area that non-political figures can access."

The Seven Floating Worlds consisted of seven large continents, and the only gateway for communication with the outside world was the teleportation array in the seventh district. To access higher level areas, one had to use the internal teleportation gates of the Floating Worlds. Ci Nian Nian walked over to Lu Hong, whispering, "Now that you’re here, you should start taking responsibility for the promises you made earlier." Saying so, Ci Nian Nian looked around, just having returned and feeling like she was already being watched, she had to warn Lu Hong.

Lu Hong laughed, "I thought you had forgotten." After saying that, Lu Hong pulled Ci Nian Nian into his embrace, and upon closer inspection, he too noticed those who were surveilling them.

"You... you... you, you, you!" Xiao Hui and Qing Ling’s eyes went wide with shock, "What are you guys doing?!"

"That... Xiao Hui, let me explain," said Ci Nian Nian, hastily trying to calm her agitated friend.

"No need for explanations, I’ll lay it out straight." Lu Hong shrugged, "From now on, Ci Nian Nian is my girlfriend."

"Lu Hong?!!" Qing Ling’s face turned beet red, "Say that again?!"

"I said, she is going to be my girlfriend from now on." Lu Hong emphasized once more.

"In what way am I inferior to her?" Qing Ling exploded, "I’ve been throwing myself at you all this way, and you didn’t want it. She hardly spoke a few words to you. Are you sick in the head? You like the cold type?"

These words made Lu Hong speechless, "Let’s... let’s talk about this later, later."

"No way! You’re going to explain it to me right here, right now!" Qing Ling insisted, unable to accept that her idol suddenly announced his love for someone else.

A public dispute drew the attention of the surrounding crowd, who gathered to savor the drama, turning the story of three women fighting over a man into the talk of the town.

"What a pity, these girls, one looks better than the next," someone commented, only to be promptly picked up from behind and thrown out forcefully.

The crowd’s focus shifted to this person, scattering like birds and beasts. The scion of the Xin Lei family had arrived—such commotion was not meant for ordinary folks to get involved in.

"That was quick." Lu Hong thought to himself and casually pushed Xiao Hui and Qing Ling towards Ci Nian Nian, letting her handle the excited duo for the time being.

Mo Na, upon receiving news of Ci Nian Nian’s return, rushed over as if on a rocket. Seeing the three women disputing over him as described by the gossiping onlookers, his lungs nearly exploded with rage.

His eyes exuded a chilling intent of murder, staring intensely at Lu Hong as he approached, grinding his teeth, "What are you to lay your hands on Niannian?"

Lu Hong raised an eyebrow, "So this is Piao Miao’s brother?"

"And who are you to meddle with my girlfriend and me?"

"You!" Lu Hong’s retort was like pouring oil on a fire, and Mo Na sneered, "Do you know who I am?"

"I don’t care if you’re a rotten sweet potato or a smelly egg. Get lost!" Lu Hong barked back, showing no goodwill towards Piao Miao’s brother.

"You’re courting death!" Mo Na bellowed, throwing a punch straight at Lu Hong’s face.

"Trash." Lu Hong spat disdainfully, easily catching Mo Na’s punch, grasping the wrist, and forcefully twisting it.

"Agh~!" Mo Na let out a cry of agony. His wrist was broken.

"Young master?!" Mo Na’s guards were shocked, rushing forward as Holy Light magic power burst forth, fists shining with light.

"Get lost!" Lu Hong bellowed, his intimidating skill erupted, severing the opponent’s skill mid-execution, and then with a kick, the unsuspecting guard was sent flying a hundred meters, crashing into the pond.

With one more exertion of force, Mo Na was in so much pain he knelt on the ground, even forgetting to mobilize his Magic Power to resist.

Lu Hong looked at him, really wanting to kill him right there.

Ci Nian Nian was also startled; although Mo Na wasn’t exactly top-tier talent, he had some renown in the Holy Light Academy. How could he be defeated by Lu Hong in mere minutes?

"Lu Hong, let him go. After all, he is a main branch member of the Xinlei family, and moreover, the Seventh Layer of the Four Realms forbids killing."

Hearing Ci Nian Nian’s persuasion, Lu Hong finally let go of Mo Na, "The Xinlei family has no special privileges with me. If I see you again, it won’t be something as simple as a broken wrist."

"You’re going to die!" Mo Na, refusing to submit, tried to rise and counterattack, but Lu Hong was quicker, aiming a kick at Mo Na’s face.

In a flash, a figure appeared out of nowhere and blocked Lu Hong’s kick.

The huge force of the recoil caught Lu Hong off guard, forcing him to stagger back several steps.

He fixed his gaze and saw a man wrapped in black clothing from head to toe, completely obscuring his identity.

"Who are you?" Lu Hong’s face flickered with recognition of that brute force, so familiar to him.

"Private soldier of the Piao Miao’s personal guard," the man in black reported his rank simply, "Protecting Young Master Mo Na covertly by Mo Piao Miao’s orders."

"Shall we test each other’s skills?" Eager to uncover the man in black’s secrets, Lu Hong charged at him before he’d even finished speaking, concentrating his power into a punch.

The man in black responded with a punch of his own, and astonishingly, they matched each other in strength!

Aside from the lionheart bloodline, ordinary human brute strength could not reach such a high level. Lu Hong inwardly cursed, it seemed the secret of the lionheart bloodline had been decoded by Piao Miao and applied in practice.

After one punch, the two were locked in close combat, neither using Magic Power, relying solely on physical strength, and neither gaining the upper hand.

Fortunately, Lu Hong was slightly more skillful, feinting a move that tricked the opponent, then crushed the man in black’s shoulder with one punch.

The man in black stepped back several paces, "Impressive technique."

"You’re not bad either," Lu Hong said, calming his surging blood. In addition to joining the Eagle Alliance’s campaign, he now had another task: to investigate the results of Piao Miao’s research. If it could only be transplanted into one or two individuals, that was one thing, but if the technique of the lionheart bloodline could be widely used, it would certainly create a powerful army that would completely dominate any other under the Star Sea. And as the origination of all of it was Lu Hong, he felt obligated to resolve it.

"Listen to me! I will never let you go!" Mo Na clambered out of the pond in a sorry state, glaring at Lu Hong, "Dare to mess with someone from the Xinlei family, and I’ll make sure you know what it means to wish for death!"

"I’ll give you the same advice—never let me see you again, or I will beat you every time we meet!" Having said that, Lu Hong turned and wrapped his arms around Ci Nian Nian’s slender waist, striding away.

Mo Na erupted in impotent rage, "I’ll kill you!"

During the whole journey, Xiao Hui kept asking, "What on earth is going on? Brother Lu Hong, since when have you been so close with Ci Nian Nian?"

Qing Ling seemed to perceive something, "Were you targeting that man just now?"

Lu Hong asked with a smile, "What makes you think that?"

"I think you’re not usually so ruthless. Do you have a grudge against him?"

"Not bad, no grudge against him, but I do have a grudge against someone he knows well."

"So, you used your closeness to Ci Nian Nian as a pretext just to teach him a lesson, to vent your anger?" Qing Ling’s eyes shone brighter, as long as it wasn’t truly about falling in love, she could forgive it.

"Not exactly, you can guess for yourself," Lu Hong chuckled, while Ci Nian Nian felt flustered being held in Lu Hong’s embrace, unable to articulate her thoughts. For some reason, being in the arms of this man gave her a feeling of protection like that of a father when she was a child, providing her with a sense of security—especially watching the scene of him beating up Mo Na. Her old friends, mostly due to his identity, did not dare to confront him directly, only daring to help Ci Nian Nian in secret. Now with someone standing up so boldly to shield her from the troubles, the feeling... was wonderful!