Chapter 741: Men Are Right Beside Me? (9/10, Request Subscription)

"Jing Yan?!"

"Qingchen?!"

"Lin Ling?!"

Fang Yue never imagined those three were precisely Jing Yan's trio!

Seeing the three rush over, Fang Yue first froze, then broke into an unmistakable smile of joy.

After long drought, sweet rain; in a foreign land, an old friend appears.

Fang Yue had read this verse since he was very young.

But to truly feel its meaning—to experience the joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land—this was his first time.

When he first arrived in 【Chunuan City】, he felt utterly alone, with no one to trust, no one to rely on, forced to depend solely on himself to find the Phoenix Organization, risking life and death with every step of his investigation until he reached this point.

Fang Yue had relied almost entirely on himself.

Thus, his feelings toward Chunuan City had always been cold.

From Gu Yue Cun to Mo Cun to Qingsi County—through all those places, his emotional connection to Chunuan City had been the faintest.

He had truly felt what it meant to be a stranger in a foreign land.

So now, seeing familiar faces, familiar friends, appear here, Fang Yue's heart surged with genuine joy and excitement.

His lips curled into an involuntary smile.

"You—you're here?!"

"Did Ye Ge forget?"

"Forget what?"

Jing Yan and Qingchen exchanged a glance, then turned back to Fang Yue and said in unison: "If I live, meet me in Chunuan City!"

Fang Yue froze, then understood.

"You… came to help me?"

Fang Yue's eyes grew slightly red, his heart stirred with emotion.

They were still players—but…

The game was no longer just a game!

Death in this game meant death in reality!

This fact, since the death of 【Miao Fa】, had been made public to all.

Under such circumstances, most people either quit the game permanently or hid in safe zones, quietly cultivating and avoiding any danger.

Yet here before him were these two…

"Those two idiots!"

Fang Yue clenched his fists inwardly, vowing silently: no matter what happened, he would protect these two—along with Captain Lin!

"Xiao Ye!"

Lin Ling seemed to be pretending to be aloof, his expression stiffened to appear serious, but his face betrayed overwhelming concern and excitement.

Fang Yue gave him a light punch on the shoulder.

"Lin Ling, are you recovered?"

"I've been fine for ages!"

In Qingsi County, Fang Yue had rescued Lin Ling from the Phoenix Organization, but Lin Ling had remained unconscious; aside from confirming he was no longer in mortal danger, nothing else was known.

Now seeing Lin Ling, aside from his right eye tightly shut like a one-eyed dragon, everything else seemed normal—his spirit was healthy, energetic, nothing like a typical disabled person.

According to Fang Yue, injuries like amputations or loss of an eye were extremely hard to heal, since not everyone possessed extraordinary recovery abilities like 【Night's Breath】.

Once physically maimed, one's path in Martial Dao was essentially over.

For someone as driven as Lin Ling to not sink into despair or self-destruction, and even to surpass his previous strength, was something Fang Yue never expected.

Regardless, this positive change was ultimately good.

"That eye of yours… really has no hope?"

Fang Yue asked hesitantly, but his gaze was fixed on Qingchen.

Others might not know, but Fang Yue knew exactly who Qingchen was.

This man had an exhaustive understanding of the bizarre, having perfectly inherited the Phoenix Organization's techniques—if he used bizarre methods, perhaps he could transplant an eye onto Lin Ling.

But at Fang Yue's question, the three suddenly shared a mysterious smile, exchanging glances.

Their eyes seemed to communicate something—suddenly, the atmosphere grew strange… and… tender?

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Fang Yue froze stiff.

When did you two become like this?

Fang Yue wanted to ask this, but then remembered this was a game—he couldn't strip them of even this preference… but still, in reality, they absolutely must love cute girls!

Fang Yue was deep in intense philosophical contemplation when the three before him suddenly spoke a baffling exchange.

"Do it?"

"Now? Right here?"

"Let him see!"

Wait—what are you planning?!

Seeing the three's heightened excitement, Fang Yue's mind went blank.

And just then… Lin Ling opened his tightly shut right eye.

Fang Yue's pupils shrank—he moved before his mind could even register.

The three saw only a blur—then Fang Yue lunged forward, seized Lin Ling's collar, stared at him with a dark face, breathing heavily.

"How dare you… Why! That eye belongs to Lord Han! Why would you tamper with Lord Han's remains!!"

In that battle, Lord Han was crushed into pieces, scattering into a rain of blood across the sky.

Fang Yue had assumed Lord Han's body had been utterly destroyed, but he never expected that one of Lord Han's eyes still remained! And the eye now in Lin Ling's right socket was unmistakably Lord Han's!

"You could have taken anyone's eye, but why Lord Han's of all people! I heard that when Lord Han was laid to rest, even the scattered blood rain was gathered and buried with him! How could you… how could you!"

Fang Yue's eyes shifted from red to black, black blood welling up.

Wisps of black qi rose from the surroundings in a double-helix pattern, coiling around him.

This was—genuine fury, already stirred.

Rest in peace—Lord Han was dead, and even that final peace had been shattered… Even if it was Lin Ling, having done such a thing was something Fang Yue could not accept.

The three of them had not expected Fang Yue's reaction to be so intense, and all of them gave a start.

Qingchen hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Fang Yue's sleeve, saying, "It's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! Lord Han is still alive! We did this to bring Lord Han back!"

"What…"

Lord Han… brought back?

Fang Yue numbly loosened his grip, his thoughts running half a beat slow, before he finally understood what Qingchen meant.

The hand he had released was trembling; his whole body was trembling.

"Really… can it really be done? How could it— no, I mean…"

Coming back to himself, Fang Yue was so agitated he could barely speak coherently. At this moment Jing Yan hurriedly gave Fang Yue a brief rundown of Qingchen's research.

Fang Yue listened to these experimental theories, his heart surging with excitement.

Although this was still only Qingchen's theoretical knowledge, it sounded logically self-consistent—as if, provided things went smoothly, Lord Han really could be brought back!

"Lin Ling, what is your current cultivation level?"

"Xiantian Third-Rate!"

"I'll help you cultivate!"

Understanding the situation, Fang Yue excitedly gripped Lin Ling's hand tight.

But the next moment, Fang Yue saw the eye transplanted from Lord Han onto Lin Ling slowly turn black, staining into a pitch-black color, black blood welling up.

(End of chapter)