Chapter 2036: Chapter 2033: Untying the Knot in the Heart
Watching the disappearing back view of the Demon King, the Witch shook her head and murmured to herself, "Brother King, you can fool others, but you canāt fool me! You want to protect Ling Feng, donāt you? But you might be underestimating Ling Feng... he is not such an easy little guy to defeat!"
For three whole days, Ling Feng quietly stayed in the Practice Field, not even moving, as if he had turned into a statue.
No one knew what Ling Feng thought during these three days, how much he thought, but no one dared to disturb him lightly. Just like that, three days passed, and Ling Fengās expression gradually relaxed.
"What a failure, after going through a hundred lives in the Hundred Refinements Diagram, I thought I had reached a state of calmness and composure, but I didnāt expect that when faced with a setback, I would still be so disappointed!" Ling Feng shook his head, expressing his dissatisfaction with his reaction from three days ago.
"Actually... I always knew, that effort does not necessarily bring victory, persistence does not necessarily lead to light, but so what? Life is but a short span, like grass and trees in autumn; there must be something worth striving for, fighting for, cherishing, and protecting!"
"I know Iām no match for the Mad Doctor, and I might not last a year, but so what? Should I really succumb to despair because of reality? No, this isnāt me, this isnāt the life I choose!"
Ling Fengās eyes grew brighter, and his posture more upright: "Even if ahead lies a bottomless abyss, I will make a daring leap; even if ahead is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, I will forge ahead! Even the smallest hope is worth my hundredfold effort to achieve!"
"Demon King, Father-in-law! I know youāre well-intentioned, but... I am who I am, I am Ling Feng, I wonāt be easily changed or influenced by you. If I truly follow your wishes, then would I still be the hope of the Human Clan and the Dragon Clan?"
Ling Feng let out a breath and turned to walk out of the Practice Field, but instead of heading directly to the Royal Palace, he found Nameless at the Martial Training Camp.
After all, Nameless was the first peer he admired when they met years ago, and although their strengths now were vastly different, Ling Fengās mindset hadnāt changed much.
"Nameless, your old friend is here, and youāre not coming out to greet me?" Ling Feng laughed loudly as he reached the entrance of the Martial Training Camp.
The people in the Martial Training Camp looked at Ling Feng with excitement and admiration.
Though before, most young people might have envied, been jealous, or even hostile towards Ling Feng for becoming the Demon Kingās Son-in-law and marrying the princess desired by the entire youth of the Abyss Realm, the hearts of those elites from the Martial Training Camp completely changed after hearing about the clash between the Demon King and Ling Feng a few days ago.
Anyone who could contend with the Demon King would naturally not be far off in strength, and now Ling Feng had become an idol in the Martial Training Camp.
Hearing Ling Fengās voice, Nameless also came out, and upon seeing Ling Feng, he gave a wry smile: "How does the Son-in-law have time to come to the Martial Training Camp today?"
Ling Feng rolled his eyes and said, "What Son-in-law are you talking about, why are you being so distant with me? Do you have any Heroās Blood left, Iāve come today to bum some drinks!"
"If it were anyone else, no, but since itās you, of course!" Nameless saw that Ling Feng still treated him the same as before, and his heart was at ease, smiling as he said, "Tonight we wonāt leave until weāre drunk, hmm?"
"Not until weāre drunk, even if we get drunk, weāre not leaving!" Ling Feng laughed heartily: "Itās been a year since we last met, we have a lot to catch up on."
At this, Namelessās face showed a hint of awkwardness before he smiled and said, "Thereās nothing much to talk about, drinking is the real business!"
An hour later, the air was filled with the tempting aroma of roasted meat, mixed with the strong scent of alcohol.
"Haha, come, letās drink big bowls of wine, eat big chunks of meat!" Ling Feng grabbed a roasted deer leg and took a big bite, the fresh juices ran down his mouth, the flavor indeed was not bad.
Nameless and Ling Feng were eating meat and drinking wine as they talked about their recent experiences.
"I didnāt expect that Brother Ling Feng, your strength has already surpassed mine by so much!" Nameless remarked with emotion, "I remember the days when we were about the same, indeed people canāt be compared."
"I just had some fortunate encounters in the Ancient Ruins, in terms of cultivation effort, Iām not as good as many others!" Ling Feng shook his head, drinking a sip of Heroās Blood.
Nameless disagreed with Ling Fengās statement: "Fortune and luck are also a kind of strength. In this world, where strength reigns supreme, those who lack a hint of opportunity cannot truly step into the ranks of the strong."
Ling Feng chuckled: "By the way, youāve never told me what you went through in the Ancient Ruins, I once sent people to look for you, but unfortunately, they didnāt find you."
Nameless gave a wry smile: "Well... how do I even start!"
"Whatās there not to say?" Ling Feng asked suspiciously, "Did you do something despicable in the Ancient Ruins? Commit murder or robbery?"
"How could that be!" Nameless rolled his eyes at Ling Feng, "After all, we are from the Imperial Martial Training Camp, how could we do such disreputable things?"
"Then what canāt you say?" Ling Feng was puzzled: "I asked the Witch, she said you seemed to be doing quite well!"
Nameless almost spat out a mouthful of wine: "Did Lady Witch really say that?"
"Is there any doubt?"
"If you think being a live-in son-in-law for a year is a good experience, then we indeed had a pretty good time!" Nameless said with a wry smile.
Ling Feng was shocked: "A live-in son-in-law? You... actually became live-in sons-in-law?"
"Since Iāve said it, thereās nothing to hide!" Nameless shook his head and said, "Being just a live-in son-in-law would have been fine, but whatās worse, they treated us completely like breeding horses, practically changing brides every day, being grooms every day!"
Cough cough cough! Ling Feng almost spat out his wine, what kind of situation is this?
Seeing Ling Fengās suspicious look, Nameless also had a wronged expression: "What can we do? It was a command from Lady Witch, saying it was necessary to solve the issue of the Ancient Ruins Mark in people, needing external genes or something, I donāt really understand!"
Ling Feng nodded, so thatās how it was, but... seeing Namelessās aggrieved look, Ling Feng still had an urge to laugh, the kind of life with changing brides every day, being grooms every day would probably be envied by many, but Ling Feng knew that it definitely didnāt include Nameless!
"My condolences!" Ling Feng patted Nameless on the shoulder and said, "If you canāt resist, then just enjoy it, after all, you havenāt lost out!"
"If you find it so enjoyable, why donāt you go yourself!" Nameless said irritably.
"Oh? Do you mean you want the Abyss Realmās Son-in-law to be a live-in son-in-law for someone else?" At this moment, a gentle voice came, yet with a hint of displeasure and warning.