Chapter 758: Promise

He was like a mayfly in front of the giant shadow; it was effortless for it to swallow an adult. He Lingchuan didn't run—he had nowhere to run.

He felt like he had fallen into a deep pool, and the last trace of light disappeared as the giant shadow closed its mouth.

Everything was pitch black, and he couldn't even see his own fingers.

In the dark space, everything was extremely quiet, and He Lingchuan could only hear the sound of his own breathing.

He didn't know how much time had passed, when a beam of strong light exploded directly in front of him.

He Lingchuan thought he was being illuminated by a projection lamp and subconsciously raised his hand to block his eyes.

When he adapted to the light and opened his eyes again, the scene before him was something he never expected:

He was back in the Panlong Secret Realm; here, there was still the majestic South Gate, as well as secret realm creatures like the Demon Ape and the Demon Bird, and even the giant Black Dragon was still coiled on the city wall! Black Dragon? Wasn't this Zhong Shengguang's incarnation? After being stunned, He Lingchuan suddenly realized that what he was seeing should be a fragment of what had happened inside the Great Fang Hu.

It was the Panlong Secret Realm just after the He family father and son had defeated Sun Fuping and Nian Songyu! The giant Black Dragon sighed faintly, its pitch-black body quickly plated with a layer of gray frost, and then it fell heavily from the city wall to the ground, shattering into countless pieces like pottery.

Right, this scene was too spectacular, and he still had a deep impression of it! But this time he had changed his angle; he was looking levelly at the city gate from a high tower inside the city, and wouldn't be blinded by the endless smoke and dust kicked up by the Black Dragon's fall.

Therefore, he saw a scene that no one had discovered before: although the Black Dragon's body was torn apart, the dragon head that fell to the ground was still intact, and there was still light in its eyes.

He Lingchuan looked at the city wall again; there was no one on it anymore.

He remembered that at this time, the Heishuicheng army had already been teleported out and returned to the desert. And this secret realm was a completely closed environment, without any outsiders, or rather, living people.

The Black Dragon actually spoke again, its low voice still resounding through the ruins: "The successor has appeared; you must guide him to uphold our legacy; this path is difficult, and you must also offer help at critical moments. If he is truly at a dead end, guide him back to the Panlong Ancient City. Here, under the protection of the Great Fang Hu, no power can harm him!"

It let out a faint sigh, its voice filled with nostalgia, relief, but also lingering attachment: "Wake up, my daughter!"

The light in the Black Dragon's eyes finally extinguished, but at the same time, a red light shot into the sky from the ruins in the east!

The light was so dazzling that it dyed the sky of the Panlong Secret Realm blood-red.

On this bloody night, everything in the ruins was plated with a sticky red, and one couldn't tell if it was festive or ominous.

Afterward, the surroundings darkened and returned to pitch black.

When He Lingchuan could see light again, he found himself standing in the desolate city, full of scars and dilapidation. Before him was the temple, and the bloody water in the pool well had dried up.

What he had just seen felt like a dream.

But he knew this wasn't a dream, but the Great Fang Hu's response to his request.

He Lingchuan slowly sat on the edge of the pool well, took a breath, and felt relieved.

As long as he entered that illusion, no one could threaten him, not even Nara Heaven; this was the first time the Great Fang Hu had given such a definite promise.

Only a divine object like the Great Fang Hu could counter the power of a Heavenly God's contract.

Then, he had a direction, a goal, and could start planning!

After experiencing so many hardships and completing those impossible tasks, he cherished his own life doubly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles back to the Panlong Ruins.

He speculated that the several times he had called out to the Great Fang Hu through the God Bone Necklace, the latter didn't respond, perhaps because the Great Fang Hu's promise only took effect when his physical body entered Panlongcheng.

He Lingchuan entered Panlongcheng with his spirit at night, but divine descent was aimed at the physical body. If the Great Fang Hu wanted to provide him with complete protection from spirit to flesh, it had to trouble him to make a trip in person.

Hmm, in other words, he had to ensure that when Nara Heaven descended, he happened to be inside the Panlong Secret Realm?

Nara Heaven... would he agree? Trying to deceive the "God of Fate" seemed like a difficult task.

By the way, the Black Dragon's last words before dying proved that General Hong was Zhong Shengguang's daughter, Zhong Wuhan.

He Lingchuan had long since deduced this and didn't feel surprised at all.

He was sitting there with his chin in his hands, deep in thought, when the thick clouds in the sky dispersed, and a ray of heavenly light shone down, hitting the toppled statue.

He Lingchuan stared at this ray of light for a long time, then suddenly jumped up.

Huh? Wasn't this the sandstorm season, when it should be dim and yellow everywhere? Why was there sun now?

He looked around and discovered that the wind and sand outside had stopped.

He Lingchuan hurried out of the South City Gate; the violent wind and sand had disappeared at some point, and the sand dunes were shining with golden light under the bright sun.

Looking up again, it was already cloudless for ten thousand miles.

The anomaly of the Panlong Desert had begun without warning.

And for He Lingchuan, he was about to face his next big gamble: this time, he was going to deceive "Fate."

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Because it was adjacent to the Panlong Desert, it would often be windy at night in Heishuicheng during the late winter and early spring seasons.

The people of Heishuicheng slept to the sound of this, and had long been accustomed to it.

But by the morning of this day, Liu Baobao happened to hear two servants discussing:

"Strange, hasn't it been windy these past few days?"

He recalled, and indeed, he didn't know from which night it started, but the banging sound of the strong wind hitting the doors and the rustling sound of fine sand hitting the window lattices had all disappeared.

The snowy night was left with only a piece of tranquility, a tranquility that the people of Heishuicheng were not used to.

That afternoon, the Liu Family Chamber of Commerce received a piece of bombshell news, which could be called earth-shattering:

The sandstorm of the Panlong Desert had disappeared! Liu Baobao thought he had heard wrong, but he climbed onto the North City Gate to look into the distance and found that the visibility was excellent, and he could easily see several hundred zhang away.

There was no sandstorm or haze.

A few hours later, the scouts sent by Heishuicheng to the north returned, confirming this news:

The sandstorm season had truly disappeared.

The sky-filling sandstorms were gone, and ordinary people wouldn't go crazy for no reason when walking into the desert.

Simply put, the Panlong Desert was now no different from other deserts.

Because of this sudden change, the people of Heishuicheng were momentarily bewildered, not knowing how to react.

What exactly was going on?

But for merchants, this was great news, meaning the Red Cliff trade route could be traveled unimpeded all year round.

That evening, the Liu family held a banquet at the Hongyan Building to celebrate.

After the meal, Liu Baobao walked back while tipsy. His residence was less than a hundred steps away, so there was no need to take a carriage.

However, before he could walk ten steps, a person suddenly turned out from the alley ahead and blocked his way.

Liu Baobao was almost scared sober, and his servant immediately blocked in front of him: "Who is it!"

This person was standing in the middle of the street wrapped in a gray-yellow cloak, which was quite frightening.

But when he lifted his cloak and smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, Liu Baobao's fear vanished, replaced entirely by shock.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 759 =====