Chapter 2677 - 2676: Journey to the Three Realms
"Benefactor, hasn’t it been quite unsettled lately, with disasters happening all the time?" Little Chen sat on the chair to the side, speaking with a mournful face.
The day Wu Yang came back for revenge, although some tables and chairs were damaged, fortunately, it didn’t cause too much trouble. Ling Feng helped Wang Tian fill the pit in the ground, re-lay the floor tiles, and replace a few chairs, allowing the place to reopen.
Ling Feng was drinking porridge and glanced at the worried Little Chen, calmly saying, "Things have been a bit unsettled lately, mostly due to my presence here. But you don’t need to worry too much,"
"I’m about to go on a long journey; I might go far, far away. By then, the troubles will depart with me, and nothing should happen to you folks here or even the entire Vermilion Bird Kingdom."
"Huh?" Little Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Benefactor, you’re leaving? Where are you going? Why are you leaving?"
"There are some troublesome matters to deal with. Only by going elsewhere can I become stronger and better protect those around me, so I must leave,"
"How long will you be gone?"
"With good luck, I’ll be back soon; if luck is bad, I might have to stay there for a long time."
"Huh? So troublesome! Does that mean I won’t see you for a long time?" Little Chen was even more depressed, "I don’t want to not see you for a long time!"
"Where exactly are you going? Can I go with you?" Little Chen’s eyes suddenly lit up, asking with a bit of expectation.
Ling Feng glanced at Wang Tian and his wife who were busy nearby and said sternly, "No, you’re still too young. If you travel far, I have to be distracted protecting you, which could be dangerous,"
"Besides, as the saying goes, ’With parents, one must not travel far.’ Your parents have survived a disaster, so they will have future blessings. You should stay home and accompany them, rather than wander with me."
"Ah, oh well." Little Chen moaned, resting her face on her hands as if about to cry.
Ling Feng couldn’t bring himself to say something ruthless, so he merely petted Little Chen’s head and smiled, "You’re too old now, not a child anymore, why do you cry so easily?"
"Whenever I think I might not see you for a long time, or even never again, I certainly feel like crying," Little Chen pouted.
"Hahaha, I will definitely come back; we won’t be parted forever," Ling Feng looked at Little Chen deeply, suddenly reminded of something.
"Oh, I remember Little Chen seemed to say something to me that day, something like declaring affection, but the monster suddenly appeared, and I couldn’t hear clearly. Can you repeat it for me?"
Little Chen’s face immediately turned completely red; she remembered her confession to Ling Feng earlier, and shyly covered her face, unable to utter a single word.
"Huh?" Ling Feng teased.
"I didn’t, I didn’t, I didn’t say anything that day, you’re mistaken. I’m ignoring you, men are all big pig trotters!" Little Chen pushed away Ling Feng and ran to the stove to help her parents.
Ling Feng watched Little Chen complaining to her mother, and the woman laughed and patted Little Chen’s head. Ling Feng suddenly laughed aloud.
"Men are indeed big pig trotters, huh, how true!" A cold voice sounded from behind Ling Feng.
Ling Feng felt a chill behind him, goosebumps rising all over, then stiffly turned his head with a forced smile, "Little Nian, why are you here?"
"Why don’t you continue flirting with your little girlfriend? Don’t mind me, just pretend I don’t exist," Li Xiaonian sneered.
Ling Feng feigned ignorance, "Huh? What did you say?"
Li Xiaonian walked over and pinched Ling Feng’s arm hard; Ling Feng immediately cried out in pain, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Queen, I was wrong!"
With Ling Feng’s cries, Wang Tian’s family noticed the situation here. Seeing Li Xiaonian, they immediately knelt to greet, "Your majesty, the Queen!"
Li Xiaonian was very amiable and loving towards her subjects, merely smiling and waving, "No need to kneel. I got bored of the palace and came out for a walk. You can pretend not to see me and carry on with your tasks."
Everyone knew the Queen was very approachable and held no airs, so they felt at ease and continued their work.
Li Xiaonian finally released Ling Feng’s arm, but still had a mocking smile on her lips.
Ling Feng rubbed his slightly bruised arm and smiled, "Why are you jealous? Little Chen is just a young girl experiencing first feelings, she’ll find her ideal boy someday. Why is your stomach so small, being the Queen?"
"I wouldn’t really hold it against her; I just wanted to teach you a lesson!" Li Xiaonian sneered.
Ling Feng chuckled dryly and then seriously asked, "Have you tracked Bi Tian’s whereabouts? Where exactly has he gone? Is he still in Xuanxu Realm?"
"You’re asking so many questions at once, which should I answer?" Li Xiaonian purposely stalled.
Ling Feng sighed and immediately reached to tickle Li Xiaonian’s waist.
Li Xiaonian couldn’t resist this tactic, immediately begging for mercy, "I’ll tell, I’ll tell!"
Ling Feng retracted his hand, wearing a triumphant smile.
"Nothing of value; after all, he’s from the God Race. He can easily open space rifts. How could we track him?"
"So that’s how it is," Ling Feng sighed.
Earlier, on the day Bi Tian left, Ling Feng and Li Xiaonian secretly sent people to track Bi Tian’s whereabouts, wanting to know his mission, and if it threatened the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, but they achieved nothing.
"With no useful information, if you want to learn more about the God Race, you will have to go to the Three Realms." Li Xiaonian said seriously.
Ling Feng nodded, thoughtful, not saying anything, merely glancing at the surrounding residents and prosperity.
"I’m worried that after I leave, more visitors from the Three Realms will cause trouble. It’ll be hard to defend against them then."
"You needn’t worry about that; as long as I’m here, I will try my best to protect the Vermilion Bird Kingdom and its people," Li Xiaonian said firmly.
Ling Feng met Li Xiaonian’s gaze and said no more.
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A week later, Ling Feng stood before one of the few Space-time Vortices in the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, with Li Xiaonian and the kingdom’s major ministers behind him bidding farewell.
The Space-capturing Mirror on Ling Feng’s chest emitted a towering light, revealing a giant space ship.
Ling Yun!
Ling Feng stepped onto Little Fei’s back, then looked at Li Xiaonian on the ground and said, "I’m heading to the Three Realms, not sure when I’ll return. In my absence, if danger arises, I’m entrusting it to you!"
Li Xiaonian nodded, saying nothing more about farewell, yet her eyes brimmed with tears; after all, the situation in the Three Realms is unknown, and Ling Feng’s solo venture carries great risk.
Ling Feng nodded and Little Fei flew directly onto Ling Yun.
"Farewell, co-regent Wang!" The ministers all knelt.
The Space-time Vortex gathered a massive amount of energy, instantly absorbing Ling Yun into the vortex.