Chapter 598

Jing Jing Yuan, who never wanted to be restrained and tried to escape work that he could see the end of at a glance, had to take on the position of General because he inherited the title of "Heavenly Lord of the Divine Firmament Thunder Mansion, Commander of Thunder and Lightning, Chaser of Demons and Sweeper of Filth."

After taking office, the first thing Jing Jing Yuan handled was not military affairs, but the bickering between the Dragon Master Council and the Ten-Lords Commission over Dan Feng.

One side wanted to protect him, the other wanted to kill him.

Vidyadhara Dragon Master Su Guang asked him to plead for Dan Feng:

"...Therefore, I request the Six Charioteers to write a report to the Ten-Lords Commission to release the sinner Dan Feng."

Such a blatant act of pulling strings—what did they consider the laws of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou to be, and what did they consider the victims of the "Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion" to be!

Jing Jing Yuan agreed.

After his sentence was reduced, Dan Feng was forced to shed his scales because he refused to hand over the "Transformation Dragon Secret Technique."

But the Dragon Masters couldn't let the "Transformation Dragon Secret Technique" be lost, so they planned to play a trick of fake scale-shedding. Such a thought naturally couldn't be hidden from Jing Jing Yuan, nor could it be hidden from the Ten-Lords Commission.

When the execution was finally carried out, Jing Jing Yuan, the Ten-Lords Commission, and the "Fanghu" High Elder Lord Ziyuan watched as they went through the motions, and in the end, they fooled everyone.

How many places Jing Jing Yuan had to run, how many people he had to persuade, how many favors he had to use, and how many favors he had to owe—only he himself knew.

Afterward, the "reborn" Dan Feng—Dan Heng—was imprisoned in the Shackling Prison.

The Dragon Masters, who had been suppressed and had their power consolidated while Dan Feng was alive, never intended to let Dan Heng walk out again. They planned to wait for Dan Heng to slowly recover his memories and pry the secret of the "Transformation Dragon Secret Technique" from him.

Such petty thoughts naturally couldn't be hidden from Jing Jing Yuan.

Therefore, with the permission of the Ten-Lords Commission, he directly flipped the table, ended the imprisonment, released "Dan Feng" under the name of exile, and returned the Cloud-Piercer spear to him.

As for the twists and turns in this, and the hard work Jing Jing Yuan put in to clean up the mess of the "Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion," Dan Heng, who only knew the tip of the iceberg and not the full picture, wouldn't know if he could appreciate it, or how much he could appreciate it.

So many years had passed, and Jing Jing Yuan was no longer the Lieutenant of the past; he was the "Divine Strategy General" in name and deed.

Facing Seeing Seeing Yanqing, he was a mentor; facing Lady Fu, he was a General, a superior...

Only Bailu, who possessed Bai Heng's bloodline and had a personality no different from Bai Heng's, could make Jing Jing Yuan put down the name of "General" and turn back into that "Little Brother Jing Jing Yuan."

During the annual pulse-taking and consultation, he would tell stories of sword-wielding travels, making Bailu also fantasize about one day wielding a sword and traveling the world.

And now, looking at this nostalgic appearance of "Dan Feng," he also seemed to have become younger.

If Bai Bai Xuan really helped Dan Heng remove the incomplete High Elder power, let Bailu possess the complete High Elder inheritance, and made Dan Heng become "Permanence," things should be much better.

After Bailu possessed the complete High Elder power, the Dragon Masters wouldn't dare to treat her as a puppet anymore, wouldn't dare to secretly monitor and control her, and certainly wouldn't dare to secretly use her for human experiments.

After Dan Heng ascended to become an Aeon, the Dragon Masters' thoughts would only tighten, and the other High Elders would probably come to the "Luofu" to pay their respects, wanting to borrow "Permanence" to seize some Alliance power.

But given the current deadlocked relationship between Dan Heng and the Vidyadhara, they would be met with a cold shoulder, and they wouldn't even dare to feel dissatisfied, for fear that the Dragon Ancestor would strip them of their "Permanence" bloodline in a fit of rage.

With a superior who had no good face for the Dragon Masters, the Vidyadhara clan would behave much more restrainedly, and since the Vidyadhara clan could reproduce again, the population problem was no longer an all-purpose shield.

It's just a pity that Dan Heng was ultimately not Dan Feng; although the "High-Cloud Quintet" of the past still existed in another form, they would never gather together again.

However, since the Master had come to the "Luofu," she would probably come to the Divine Strategy Mansion to find him. When that time came, he hoped to have a chance to sit down and have a good drink.

To hear what the Master had done in these 720 years and what moves she had realized.

And to let him complain properly, pour out his bitterness, and by the way, ask what preparations he should make after he stepped down so he could wield his sword and travel the world.

Looking at Jing Jing Yuan's gaze, Dan Heng didn't need to think deeply to know what he was thinking; it was nothing more than his appearance reminding this General of the past.

Dan Heng had once told his doubts to Bai Bai Xuan—he had already borne the punishment of Imbibitor Lunae and accepted permanent exile; why did everyone, whether Vidyadhara or Luofu Luofu Xianzhou, treat him as Imbibitor Lunae Dan Feng?

Bai Bai Xuan gave him two answers at the time.

One was that his appearance was no different from Dan Feng's, and those who had experienced the "Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion" needed an object of hatred, and Dan Heng had naturally inherited the hatred for Dan Feng.

The other was that he was indeed Dan Feng, just like March, who had forgotten the past.

After the bumps and turns of this journey, Dan Heng had vaguely felt that various signs indicated that the truth of the matter was very likely the latter.

Blade's words that he had never died basically confirmed that Dan Feng had not completely washed away his sins.

Was it because the High Elder power in his body made the Dragon Masters grit their teeth and make such a choice... or did Dan Feng do something that made the Dragon Masters have to prevent him from reincarnating...

Sure enough, was it still that so-called "Transformation Dragon Secret Technique"... but he didn't know what that was either...

Dan Heng pondered for a moment:

"I can understand your feelings, but..."

"The people who stood here with you back then are no longer here."

"Whether Dan Feng is a hero or a sinner, it has nothing to do with me. Today's me is Dan Heng, and the future me will only be Dan Heng."

"Ah, bringing up old matters is like stirring up a pool of muddy water, pointlessly inviting unhappiness." Jing Jing Yuan smiled and returned to normal.

But Seeing Seeing Yanqing could perceive that even though Imbibitor Lunae had many clashes in his words, the General was not unhappy, just like listening to an old friend complain.

"It's probably your appearance... probably those dragon horns, that faint, lingering High Elder temperament that always makes me associate you with an old friend."

"I have already said—"

"Yes, you said it, so what?" Jing Jing Yuan interrupted directly.

He had already heard the subsequent words many times when Dan Heng was still locked in the Shackling Prison.

"If one sentence could change others' attitudes toward oneself, there wouldn't be so many disputes in the world."

"You want to completely become Dan Heng, no problem. I can let Dan Feng die and then revoke your exile order."

"I can also guarantee that from then on, at least on the Luofu, you will no longer be anyone's shadow."

Dan Heng: "What are your conditions? If it's something I can do."

"That's not a difficult task; as long as you don't resist in your heart, everything will fall into place." Jing Jing Yuan shook his head.

He felt a bit tired; he was helping his idol for the last time, but it ended up as if he had something to ask of Dan Heng.

"I just said: you and I standing here today are different. Dan Feng is gone, there is only Dan Heng. And I..."

"I am already the Luofu General; there are some things that even if I am unwilling, I still have to do."

"I heard that Bai Bai Xuan is going to help you remove the High Elder power in your body; did you agree to it?"

Dan Heng nodded: "Yes, since everything started because of Dan Feng, as long as I am completely no longer Dan Feng, I can end all of this."

Jing Jing Yuan thought to himself, even if you cut off the High Elder power, the Dragon Masters would still find a way to get the "Transformation Dragon Secret Technique" from you... but did Bai Bai Xuan not tell him the follow-up arrangements?

"Do you know the result of doing this?"

"I know, it's nothing more than losing the High Elder power." Dan Heng nodded.

"The General doesn't need to worry about me; since the day I was exiled, I have never used the High Elder power, and today's appearance is purely an exception."

"Hmm, don't you have any unwillingness at all? In the future, on the 'Astral Express' journey, there will probably be many places where you need to use this power."

"No, this power was originally inherited by Dan Feng from the previous High Elder; it doesn't belong to him, and it belongs even less to me." Dan Heng shook his head in denial.

This power, to him, was more like a shackle, a sin that chased him endlessly.

"I have made up my mind to return the High Elder power, cut off the past, and from now on, Dan Feng is Dan Feng, Dan Heng is Dan Heng. Dan Heng will have no more connection with the Vidyadhara clan and will no longer be involved in the infighting of the Dragon Masters."

Listening to Dan Heng's determination, Jing Jing Yuan suddenly revealed a playful smile:

"If you think so, then I'm afraid your wish will fall through."

"Why?"

"Because that friend of yours is kind-hearted; he can't stand the 'Permanence' position being empty and intends to push you up." Jing Jing Yuan teased.

No wonder this guy hadn't told Dan Heng about this; it turned out he was waiting for him to speak up and push Dan Heng up.

Dan Heng: "??"

"The thing I want you to do is very simple—return the High Elder power in front of everyone, and then ascend to become 'Permanence.' This matter is not up for discussion."

Dan Heng: "???"