Chapter 336: Arrival at the City of Hope

Chen Fan had once experienced a portion of Mo Youlan's life within her Dream Realm, so he was clear on the general direction to Hope City.

The four people and one dragon traveled south, flying above the sea.

Time slipped by, and in the blink of an eye, two days and two nights had passed, yet there was still no sign of the continent.

Over these two days, Diana's condition had grown increasingly worse; her body began to stiffen, and she was listless and dispirited.

Chen Fan was likewise enduring the constant assault of chill upon his Soul, and his condition was extremely poor.

Finally, at noon on the third day, the group caught sight of the coastline in the distance.

"Are we finally arriving at Hope City?" Chen Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he soon became anxious.

He and Diana could no longer hold on past today; if Mo Yichen was not here, only death awaited him.

He did not know if the Substitute Doll could block the dissipation of the Soul, but he guessed that it likely could not.

"I hope Senior Mo is somewhere nearby." Chen Fan sighed and signaled for Qingyou to land on the beach.

However, the moment the group landed, the sand on the beach erupted, and dozens of humans who had been lurking beneath it appeared.

These people wore armor made from the hides of Strange Beasts, held long sabers, and carried a chilling murderous intent.

The armor on the leader was more exquisite, and his aura was extremely powerful, reaching Seventh-Order Peak.

His build was extremely burly, and he held a dragon-carved treasure saber that was a full two meters long.

He gestured with his hand, and the group closed in on Chen Fan and the others in a semi-encirclement.

Black Crow immediately shielded Chen Fan behind him, watching this group of uninvited guests with a vigilant expression.

"Who are you people?" Black Crow asked sternly.

"The people who are going to kill you!" The burly man snorted coldly and prepared to strike.

"Wait a moment! Cough, cough!" Chen Fan raised his hand with difficulty to stop the man.

"Are you people from Hope City?" Chen Fan asked, eyeing the armor of these people.

"Oh?" The burly man was clearly somewhat surprised.

Seeing the expression revealed by this man, Chen Fan felt a bit more certain.

Yet his heart was filled with doubts; one had to know that 19 years ago, when the entire clan of Hope City relocated, the clansmen had all been buried in the Sea Beast tide, so how could there still be people from Hope City here?

Chen Fan hurriedly said, "Big Brother, we are here to look for someone; we have no malicious intent."

"You aren't people from the Beast Worship Cult?" The burly man stared fixedly at Chen Fan's group, never relaxing his vigilance.

"No." Chen Fan shook his head, coughed twice more, and then said, "We came here to find an old man named Mo Yichen. Has this Big Brother ever seen him?"

"And you still say you aren't from the Beast Worship Cult!" The burly man roared and reached out a large hand toward Chen Fan.

Chen Fan's strength was now less than one-tenth of its peak, and he could not dodge at all; fortunately, Black Crow struck in time to block the man.

"If you dare to strike my master again, I will not be polite," Black Crow said coldly.

A hint of wariness appeared on the burly man's face; his gaze swept over Chen Fan and the others, but when his line of sight landed on Luo Yao, his entire body could not help but tremble.

"How does this young girl look so much like the City Lord's wife!" he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Who exactly are you people?" He restrained his murderous intent and asked seriously.

Chen Fan also noticed the man's gaze just now and said patiently, "Big Brother, we are truly not from the Beast Worship Cult; on the contrary, the Beast Worship Cult in this sea area has already been wiped out by us."

Chen Fan pointed at Luo Yao and said, "This is the daughter of your Hope City's City Lord... or rather, the former City Lord, Luo Jingyun."

"What former City Lord! Our City Lord has always been Luo Jingyun!" The burly man glared at Chen Fan.

He once again scrutinized Luo Yao carefully; Luo Yao's brows and eyes were indeed extremely similar to Luo Jingyun's.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Follow me back to Hope City to verify your identities! If you are lying, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Naturally!" Chen Fan nodded.

The four people and one dragon were surrounded by this group of Hope City Warriors and headed toward the direction of Hope City.

After passing through a mountain range, Chen Fan once again saw the towering ancient city he had seen in Mo Youlan's Dream Realm.

As the group walked on the streets of Hope City, they immediately attracted the gazes of many citizens.

"How come there are outsiders here again?"

"Eh? Doesn't that little girl look like the City Lord's wife?"

"Lord Wu, where did you bring these people back from?"

Wu Gang snorted coldly, "Stop asking questions and go do your own work!"

Not long after, the group arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion.

Wu Gang looked at the group and said, "You wait here; I will go in and report."

The group nodded and waited honestly outside the gate, though they were all anxious in their hearts.

Before long, several figures rushed out in a hurry.

Rushing at the very front was a beautiful woman in her thirties; this person was none other than Mo Youlan.

"Yao'er, is it my Yao'er?" Mo Youlan rushed to the front of Luo Yao, holding her shoulders, her eyes full of shock and joy.

Luo Yao's eyes widened, her body trembled slightly, and tears could no longer be held back as they slid down.

"Mother." Her throat trembled as she spoke softly.

For the past full 19 years, the mother she had seen was always in a coma, and she had only ever called out the word 'Mother' in her heart.

Mo Youlan hugged her tightly, tears rolling down, her voice trembling: "Yao'er, it is Mother who failed you."

Chen Fan and the others stood behind Luo Yao the entire time without making a sound; at this moment, Chen Fan's gaze fell upon the man behind Mo Youlan.

This person was Luo Jingyun.

This person's entire aura was condensed and unreleased, natural and perfect, which filled Chen Fan with horror.

This was a feeling he had only ever sensed from a Martial Saint.

"Could it be that Luo Jingyun has broken through to the Martial Saint realm?" Chen Fan thought to himself.

After Luo Yao and her mother had finished crying, Mo Youlan took Luo Yao's hand and brought her before Luo Jingyun.

"Yao'er, this is your father."

"Father." Facing a father she was meeting for the first time, Luo Yao was clearly somewhat distant and uncomfortable.

"Yao'er." Luo Jingyun's eyes turned slightly red as he gently patted her arm.

Just as the few were speaking, Diana's body suddenly went limp, and she collapsed onto the ground.

Everyone was startled and hurried forward to check the situation.

Luo Jingyun rushed to Diana's side in a single stride; he reached out and brushed his hand across Diana's forehead, unable to help but be shocked: "Her Soul is about to be frozen! What is going on?"

At this moment, Chen Fan's condition was also extremely poor, and he said with difficulty: "Senior Luo, is Senior Mo Yichen here?"

Luo Jingyun said quickly: "My father-in-law was heavily injured and is currently in the backyard healing."

"Can you take us to see him? We have been struck by a type of poison and would like Senior Mo to help us detoxify."

"Alright! Follow me." The group walked quickly to a quiet room in the backyard, where Mo Yichen was currently resting with his eyes closed.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he then opened his eyes.

"Yao'er, why have you come?" He was somewhat surprised.

Luo Yao rushed up and hugged Mo Yichen, crying: "Grandfather, please save Chen Fan and Sister Diana quickly, they are not going to make it."

"Let me see!" Mo Yichen hurriedly got down from the bed and walked quickly to Chen Fan.

"Vow Poison!" His eyes revealed terror, and his voice rose by several degrees.