The Hero in Exile

"Do you need me to pray for the Goddess of Light to take away their souls?"

"What? Don't do that. The souls of every dwarf warrior will return to Valhalla to continue protecting the people. If the goddess of light takes them away, they will be sad. Dale will also be sad."

Looking at the blazing fire and the soldiers blessing beside it was a little dazed. This is a custom of the dwarves. Every dwarf who died in battle will be cremated.

Only after the baptism of flames will their souls be tempered and immortal, and these brave warriors will go to Valhalla to continue to protect this land.

The reflection of the flames under the starry sky shone on Bronzebeard's face. The joy of victory did not wash away the vicissitudes of life on his face. He stared blankly at the top of the wooden frame, where General Dale lay quietly.

Bronzebeard slowly raised his hammer, but it was not the hammer of God but the warhammer of the dead Dale. The warhammer was badly damaged and had bloodstains on it. In the end, he placed it on the other side of his waist like the hammer of God.

"I will continue to guard this place with your will, now you should rest buddy."

Dakli also left immediately after completing the task. He seemed really afraid of that woman and left without even saying a few words to Moran. He said they would keep in touch through letters in the future.

Bushier was very angry when he heard that Dakley had left. He asked his men to go back and report to his father, and then he went on horseback to chase Dakley.

When the other dwarves learned that the war was over, they returned to their homes one after another. But when General Dale found out about this, he also went to his grave to see him. Although the war had caused great losses to the Dwarf City, the city would soon recover under the attack of the Dwarves.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about this. I'm sorry. You know there are too many things going on here and I need to be busy with everything."

Bronzebeard, who was working in his room, saw Moran and Lingyu coming here and suddenly hadn't done what they had promised.

"I'm glad you didn't forget. Don't forget that besides this matter, you still owe me a favor."

"Of course. This will not only help me, but the dwarves will also be grateful to you, Demon King. Even if I can't tell everyone publicly now, I will tell them one day."

"Thank you very much."

Returning to the hall where he first met Bronzebeard, Bronzebeard embedded the core of an elemental lord in the hammer. This elemental lord was also the blood of a god, and this artifact ushered in its peak period.

With one hammer, the shackles carrying ancient magic were broken and then completely scattered like fragments.

At the same time, Moran and Lingyu felt a familiar force returning to their bodies, about 70% of it.

"Why do I have this rune on my hand? I still don't understand it."

Lingyu noticed that there was still a rune surrounding his hand where the chain had been. Moran also found the same one in his position, and this one blocked the last 30% of his strength.

"Damn, this seal is actually double, but it feels good to have most of my strength back. Hey, do you know what this is?"

"Me?" Bronzebeard looked at Moran in disbelief.

"You let a dwarf who has only fought in battles and smashed iron in his life look at this. I swear no dwarf can understand it. But there is a way. You can take a few days off now. I have a lot of things to do. You can try to see if the distance limit is still there."

The Dwarf City is now in a state of chaos and Bronzebeard is indeed too busy to handle it, so Moran let him go without asking any more questions.

"Distance limit..."

This testing method is not too easy for Moran now, but he is struggling with something and feels a little empty inside.

Looking at Lingyu who was standing stupidly beside me, I always felt that this restriction was troublesome when it existed, but now I think it is not the case.

"Lingyu, wait here for a moment while I go out and try to see if this restriction still exists."

"Okay, hurry up and come back."

Having recovered most of his strength, Moran was able to easily spread his wings and fly outside. In just a few breaths, he was outside the castle.

Moran flew from the castle to the downtown area. The area was bustling with dwarves who were still working hard to rebuild the city, but Moran had no interest in watching them. Looking back, he saw that the dwarf castle had become very small.

"I don't think I've ever been this far away since I first met Lingyu."

A feeling of sadness and suffocation came over me. It turned out that there was a problem with the seal that prevented the two from separating. What about now?

It was as if what Bronzebeard had just broken was not the chains but the last bond between him and Lingyu. With Lingyu's strength, she could live out her old age in seclusion, but he still needed to carry out his mission and continue his journey, and all of this had nothing to do with Lingyu anymore.

With these thoughts, Moran returned to the castle somewhat distraught, but the good thing was that Lingyu was still there.

"Where have you been? At your speed, shouldn't you have been back long ago?"

"I saw outside that the milk tea shop had been renovated and opened, and I bought you a cup because I thought you liked it before."

Moran shook the strawberry-flavored milk tea in his hand, and Lingyu noticed it and took it with joy.

"Ah, it's delicious. Moran, you are so nice to me."

After taking a big sip and seeing no reaction from Moran, Lingyu vaguely sensed that Moran was in a low mood.

"What's wrong? You're like this after coming back. Were you bullied? With your strength and personality, no one can bully you."

"Nothing, I just have something to tell you. Can you please go back to your room first? This place...is not appropriate."

Lingyu nodded without thinking much.

During this time, neither of them raised any question about restrictions.

Back in the room, Moran sat on the edge of the bed, and Lingyu also sat beside him as usual.

"Lingyu, you can see that this restriction is gone. Now we are both free. I will continue to look for ways to revive the demons, but you also know that this road is difficult to walk. With your strength, you can protect yourself, so..."

"So what? Do you want to abandon me and run away? You confessed to me so passionately before." Lingyu asked angrily.

Moran turned around and saw that there was no angry girl. She only saw that Lingyu's eyes were still filled with tears and her lips were still trembling slightly.

"That's not what I meant. I'm just afraid that you'll get hurt. Besides, you don't have to get involved in these things. Besides, I like you now."

Seeing Lingyu about to cry, he quickly ended the conversation. It was not her fault at all.

“What do you mean by your reasons and my reasons? We have been living together for such a long time. Even though it was forced, didn’t everyone agree to these things later? I was planning to give you an answer after the matter of Dwarf City was over, but you are dumping me now. Ugh…”

As Lingyu was talking, she became so emotional that she buried her head in the pillow and sobbed. No matter how Moran tried to persuade her, she ignored him and sobbed even louder.

"I really didn't dump you, I'm just worried that something might happen to you."

Moran was also worried and sad. Shouldn't he be the one who was worried and sad? But he still had to comfort her.

The moment Moran approached, Lingyu pushed Moran down on the bed and covered him.

Holy shit?! Was this a forced kiss?

It was more like biting than kissing. Lingyu kept venting her emotions on Moran's mouth.

"Okay, now that you've kissed me, I'll follow you. You have to take responsibility for me." Lingyu wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with a wave of his hand.

Moran smiled bitterly, thinking that he was the one being forced, but did this prove...

"Lingyu, does this mean that you are finally willing to accept me?"

"Ah, well that's it, my fate is entangled with yours so you can't abandon me in the future."

After receiving the confirmed reply, Moran's heart was filled with a strange feeling. Is this the taste of happiness?

"Lingyu."

"what?"

Seeing Moran gradually leaning her head towards her, Lingyu already had the answer in her heart. She did not refuse but she no longer had the heroic spirit she had just now. The blush on her face showed that she was a shy girl.

Moran finally kissed that tempting little mouth.

The lips are soft and smooth, like white jade, and just a light touch is addictive.

Lingyu closed her eyes tightly and her palms, which were clutching the quilt, were sweating.

The kiss lasted for a long time, as if it crossed camps, races and the world, but the complex fate still bound them together.

ps: We are finally together, yay!