Chapter 143: 1.4 Billion Protection Successfully Advanced

Twilight City, City Square.

The dark clouds dispersed, the sun hung in the center of the sky, and the bright sunlight sprinkled on the stone floor of the square like golden honey water.

Unlike other people who ran to take revenge on Ekusi after waking up, a girl with chestnut hair just stared blankly at the blue sky above her head.

Recalling everything that had happened so far and all the ugly things she had shown, her mind suddenly went blank, and she squatted on the ground as if she had lost all her strength, burying her head deeply into her arms.

It's over, Lord Starfire Xia Mingyu will definitely never pay attention to me again.

Clearly, I have always been receiving Lord Xia Mingyu's kindness, but I was immersed in false illusions and even fantasized about becoming his maid. How greedy I am, and how shameless!

Sob, sob.

Anna couldn't help but cry out.

Tap, tap, tap.

At this time, a burst of footsteps became clearer.

The girl who realized someone was approaching slowly raised her head, revealing a pair of lake-green eyes filled with tears, as pitiful as a fawn.

Through the teardrops, she saw a familiar figure; that was the person she was most afraid to see now.

"Are you okay? Anna." Xia Mingyu asked softly.

These words full of concern caused Anna to be unable to stop her tears anymore, and large teardrops rolled down one after another from her red-rimmed eyes, dripping onto the stone floor.

The young girl's slender shoulders trembled with her sobs, and she apologized incessantly.

The girl's slender shoulders trembled with sobbing, and she kept apologizing.

"Sometimes, people cannot resist certain instincts." Looking at this scene, Xia Mingyu said calmly.

Involving drugs with such severe withdrawal reactions and hallucinations, those who can overcome them are undoubtedly brave, but those who cannot overcome them do not mean they are all cowards.

Because the truly evil ones have always been those who bring drugs.

"You became addicted to Dusk Tea, this is the fault of the Kelai merchant Ekusi, the fault of the Twilight City Lord Luo Sha, and my fault, but it is absolutely not the fault of a flower girl."

Xia Mingyu bent down and gently helped the girl squatting on the ground up.

"Did you follow my request and not touch Dusk Tea again after I left?"

"Yes." Anna nodded hard.

Although her whole body felt like countless ants were tearing at her, itchy and painful, she still remembered Lord Starfire's words and poured the remaining half cup of Dusk Tea onto the floor.

"That's enough, you have tried very hard."

Xia Mingyu smiled slightly and reached out to her under the girl's uneasy gaze.

This time it wasn't a flick, but gently stroking the girl's soft chestnut long hair.

"When I was on the high platform, I also accidentally caught a glimpse of your figure immersed in illusions at that time." He said in a low voice.

Hearing this, the girl, who had gradually stopped sobbing under Xia Mingyu's comfort, turned red as if someone had colored her.

The crimson color spread on her fair skin, burning from the tips of her ears to her neck, and even her small earlobes were red to the point of being almost transparent.

"Lord Starfire... this was actually just a dream, it doesn't represent my true thoughts..."

Anna stammered to defend herself, but her defense sounded too pale and weak; anyone could see she was forcing herself to tell a lie.

"Is that so." Xia Mingyu thought while holding his chin.

"Originally wanted to hire you as my maid to share the work for Miss Anliya, now it seems only..."

After saying this, Xia Mingyu turned to leave, but immediately one of his arms was tightly held by the girl.

"Lord Xia Mingyu, please must give me this opportunity, I will dedicate my life to serving you!" Anna shouted with a red face.

"A life is too long, better to live the present well first." Xia Mingyu shook his head with a light laugh.

"Let's go, follow me back to Red Fox Castle."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The girl folded her hands on her lower abdomen and followed closely behind the black-haired youth just like the scene in the illusion.

The only difference was that this time it was not a dream, but a reality that was down-to-earth and carried a trace of palpitation.

This was the happiest day of Anna's life.

Red Fox Castle, highest standard guest room.

Xia Mingyu pushed open the oak door and walked into the room, smelling the lingering fragrance emitted by the incense already lit by the castle servants.

He buried his head in the silk big bed covered with layers of bedding, looking like he didn't want to move at all.

Today can be considered the biggest crisis he has encountered since traveling to this world.

The enemy could not only control crowds like in the movie Resident Evil, but even actually perform a second transformation into a pale giant that was invulnerable to knives and guns, kicked away Berg who had advanced to Hunter Master, and was overwhelmingly powerful.

If it weren't for his cheat being even bigger, and just happening to fit the activation conditions of the Yearning of Human Hearts ability, I fear this life would have really been handed over there.

And after experiencing so many emotional changes in a short time, it was undoubtedly a huge burden on his spirit, to the point where he even had the urge to sleep and never wake up.

"In the future, still have to be more cautious and careful; this world is far more complex and dangerous than I imagined." Xia Mingyu warned himself silently in his heart.

After lying on the bed for a long time, Xia Mingyu sat up with difficulty, leaning against the pillow.

"Currently, my abilities are Language Comprehension, Starfire, With You in the Same Robe, and Clear Wisdom, Wandering Spirit, Magic Tricks, Bountiful Harvest, Yearning of Human Hearts, Heavenly Punishment Dragon Thunder."

Xia Mingyu counted all the abilities he had obtained so far on his fingers; he wanted to make a clear review and analysis of his existing combat power.

"The former stems from the identity protection of the heir of 1.4 billion citizens, and the latter stems from a series of professional protections."

"And the abilities that can be used for battle are mainly Magic Tricks and Heavenly Punishment Dragon Thunder. The latter will drain magic once used and can only be used as a trump card, which means normal battles can still only rely on Magic Tricks."

When thinking of this, Xia Mingyu sighed long.

Although Magic Tricks are comprehensive and balanced, they play more of an auxiliary role for enemies of the same level, which means that without using Heavenly Punishment Dragon Thunder, his ability to fight alone is not even as good as an ordinary Morning Star, let alone a leader like Berg who can easily defeat enemies of the same level.

"Forget it, everyone has their strengths. If I had everything, what would I need companions for?" Xia Mingyu shrugged and mocked himself.

Tap, tap, tap.

Glancing at the carriages transporting coffins into Red Fox Castle outside the window, Xia Mingyu decided to go out and see.

But just as he got up, he collapsed again.

Too tired, lie down for a while.

Dusk.

Twilight flooded over the castle like a tide, dyeing the stone walls into mottled amber. The sunset's afterglow passed through the arched windows, casting golden light grids on the floor of the long corridor.

The bronze weather vane on the spire of the main building also trembled slightly in the gradually surging evening wind.

Behind the castle mountain.

In a neat group of tombstones, there were a few more new tombstones.

This is the highest-spec cemetery in the entire Masha territory, because the greatest knight in the history of the Southern Region, Leo Masha, the Crimson Fire, is buried here.

The land is expensive because of the person, that's all.

The silver-haired poet was standing in front of a brand-new tombstone in a daze. His gaze was scattered; although he was looking ahead, the pupils in those beautiful eyes like snowflakes had no focus at all.

And the pharmacist Youde accompanied him with a look of worry.

Tap, tap, tap.

It wasn't until a burst of footsteps came from afar that this scene was broken...

"Lord Mingyu, you are here!" Youde said happily.

And looking at the black-haired youth walking toward him, Damien also recovered from his trance, put his right hand on his left shoulder, and bowed deeply to the other party.

"Is this... the tomb of Mr. Harris Monde?" Xia Mingyu looked at the line of text engraved on the tombstone and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Damien nodded with a heavy expression.

"My condolences." Xia Mingyu sighed and patted the poet's shoulder lightly.

"Lord Mingyu, you misunderstood. I am not mourning for the death of this man. For him, being able to be buried in this land with a group of heroic knights while losing his surname is already a rare and valuable destination."

Damien shook his head and said.

Hearing this passage, Xia Mingyu couldn't help but think of the impact of a war on the people of that country on the Blue Star.

It made a drunken father who had been to prison many times finally be able to be proudly called a war hero by his children in school after sacrificing in the war, and his wife could also live a life that was not so laborious with the pension.

At this moment, it was a bit similar to Harris's sacrifice.

"Lord Mingyu, you are the Sage sung about in the entire Southern Region; you must be well-versed in the truths of this world. Can I ask you a question?"

Damien hesitated for a long time, and finally opened his mouth carefully.

"Just speak, between you and me, there is no need to be so polite." Xia Mingyu said with a smile.

"Lord Mingyu, my father was once the person I hated most in my life."

"I don't hate him because he deserted on the battlefield, because I would also be afraid of death, I can understand this is human nature, but his tyranny later caused me to separate from my mother, just like a giant hand covering the sky of my first half of life, making it always shrouded in dark shadows."

"So, I hated him to the bone, and even thought countless times about putting poison in the wine barrel to poison him, just that I hesitated with the poison in my clothes pocket."

Damien said while smiling bitterly, and took out a small bag of poison from his clothes pocket, sprinkling those milky white particles lightly in front of the tombstone.

"However, the person I hated most saved my life when I was about to die."

When saying this, the poet's palm clenched fiercely, and his five fingers were deeply embedded in his palm, leaving four crescent-shaped pale pressure marks.

"Sage, you say, should I forgive him?" Damien asked with a complex expression.

A nameless expression appeared on his face, and the tightly furrowed brows seemed to condense thousands of worries.

Xia Mingyu: "..."

Why do they all come to ask me family problems; I don't have a home at all!

After a long silence, Xia Mingyu looked at Youde on the side for help, and the other party's yellow amber pupils returned a look of helplessness.

He hadn't seen his father since birth, how could he answer this question?

"Without experiencing others' suffering, don't persuade others to be kind, so even if Mr. Harris saved your life, I won't specifically ask you to forgive him."

"I think one of the most excessive things in this world is to forgive on behalf of others, so I cannot answer this question for you."

After thinking for a long time, Xia Mingyu finally opened his mouth.

"However, for the confusion that cannot be solved right now, just leave it to time. One year, three years, ten years... you will always understand."

"Live the present well first, twenty-year-old Chanter, Mr. Damien, I think there should be no man who dares to force you again in the future." Xia Mingyu sincerely blessed.

Unlike bards who have no ability to resist, Chanters are extremely rare professions even in the Morning Star Rank.

Its unique core ability to influence the emotions of living beings through singing—Sound of Nature—is an unparalleled war weapon, which can both suppress enemy troops and amplify the morale of the entire army.

In history, there was even a high-rank bard who once achieved the great feat of making tens of thousands of troops retreat by his own strength.

This makes every Chanter easily become a guest of honor for great nobles and even royal families, and even as long as they are willing to be loyal to the kingdom, they will immediately be granted honorary titles (cannot be inherited, no territory).

And Damien, a Chanter who is only twenty years old, Xia Mingyu couldn't think of anyone in the entire Southern Region who would dare to force him.

"All this is due to your kindness, Lord Mingyu." Damien said full of gratitude.

Facing Bei Ya's repeated pressure in the Nightingale Tavern in the past, if it weren't for Lord Mingyu's help, he would have taken poison to commit suicide to avoid humiliation long ago, how could he be bathing in the wind of freedom like now.

"Benevolent and wise Sage, your kindness to me is as dazzling as the sun in the sky, making me unable to help but kneel and crawl, so as to bathe in your glory."

"Lord Xia Mingyu, please allow me to serve as your attendant, to lead your horse and carry your sword, to write poems for you."

"I swear to the supreme Seven Gods, I will dedicate the second half of my life to you."

The silver-haired poet knelt on one knee and bowed deeply.

And Youde behind him, seeing this, also subconsciously wanted to kneel on one knee, but soon came back to his senses and stood up straight again, looking at the poet kneeling in front of him with envious eyes.

He also really wanted to be the Sage's attendant, but he was so ugly; if he became the Sage's attendant, it would definitely affect the Sage's reputation, better forget it...

Loyalty of a Chanter?

Hiss!

Xia Mingyu took a deep breath, only feeling extremely fortunate that he happened to reach out a helping hand at that time.

If it weren't for this, he couldn't have solved the Calamity of Bewitchment, and thus couldn't have activated the Yearning of Human Hearts to gather the strength of one hundred thousand people; he might have really been killed by the monster-like Ekusi.

Fate is truly marvelous!

Xia Mingyu couldn't help but lament in his heart. 【143

Afterward, he suppressed the surging emotions within his heart, walked slowly to Damien's side, and patted him heavily on the shoulder twice.

"Damien Monde, I accept your allegiance; from now on, you are my attendant," Xia Mingyu said with a calm expression.

Upon hearing these words, Damien immediately raised his head, his face full of joy. He was about to speak when he suddenly saw a long line of emerald-green text flash above his lord's head.

Before he could see it clearly, the line of emerald text burst apart, replaced by a line of deep purple text—Heir to the Kingdom of 1,409,670,292 Citizens.

"Four... fourteen... fourteen hundred million citizens!"

The next moment, the silver-haired poet's face, as handsome as a woman's, was covered in extreme shock.

(End of chapter)