Dragon Clan: I'm too lazy to talk to you, you're not worthy to listen!

For forty years, my home and country have been separated by three thousand miles of mountains and rivers. Phoenix pavilions and dragon towers reach the heavens, jade trees and coral branches form a misty canopy. How often have I witnessed war?

Once reduced to captives, Shen's waist and Pan's temples withered away. The day he hastily left the ancestral temple was the most tragic. The music hall still played farewell songs, and he wept as he faced the palace maids.

—To the muddle-headed, good-for-nothing child, a poem imbued with the vicissitudes of life becomes a masterpiece.

The fluorescent lights flickered in the cramped hospital room, the walls were mottled.

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Lu Mingfei was stunned for a long time. In his memory, this petite girl, Renata, was not a person who liked to joke. She usually spoke concisely and seriously at Kassel College.

But then he thought about it again, and when he thought of the powerful Dragon Slaying Academy and Ye Jingchen's explosive combat power, Lu Mingfei smiled brightly and sighed helplessly, "Everyone will die, including me."

With her head bowed, her messy hair falling down to cover her eyes, she looked utterly dejected.

Looking at the dejected and listless Lu Mingfei, Renata recalled how she had followed Zero, escaped from the Black Swan, and wandered all the way to the Dragon Kingdom, encountering the pursuit of the Secret Party and various other forces.

Zero was so obsessive and determined. Lu Mingfei only resembled Zero in appearance; in terms of attitude, demeanor, will, and other aspects, he had absolutely no connection with Zero.

Thinking of this, Renata actually began to feel sorry for Lu Mingfei again. It was a bit too cruel that an ordinary student from the Dragon Kingdom was suddenly drawn into the struggle of the Dragon Clan.

However, compared to her, Lu Mingfei was actually much luckier. Renata was sold like livestock by her parents and suffered so much lewd covetousness in the Black Swan experimental base. For a little girl like her at that time, it was really inhumane.

How lucky is Lu Mingfei? He has zero backup plan, supernatural powers, and a support team to protect him, yet he always turns on his fury and rage when things are beyond repair!

He was capable of handling things perfectly, but he only learned to mend the situation after tragedy struck.

Justice delayed is no justice at all; it is more like a compromise with evil, because it gives evil room to maneuver and space to grow.

Tolerance is the original sin!

If a senior student comes to you in a bright dress and high heels, with a sharp suit, to help you change when you confess your feelings and are teased and ridiculed, supports you, takes your hand, and makes you leave in a glamorous way in the eyes of your classmates, then you should not hesitate to draw your sword when she encounters misfortune in the future!

If you have a buddy who often plays computer games with you and is willing to answer your calls and comfort you when you're feeling down, then you shouldn't stab him in the back. A true brother is someone you cherish.

If you have a gangster's daughter who ran away from home, wandered around the bustling city with you, and even saved your life, then when she's in danger and wants to call you, you shouldn't be hiding in a corner of a wine cellar, chugging down bottles of horse urine.

If… I won't say anymore, I'll stop here, I'm already tearing up. The Blue-Faced Beast deserves to be brutally pierced by Herzog. He gave Erii a rat hiding in a wine cellar, so why should he give Chen Motong a king capable of taking on Gungnir?

Seeing that Lu Mingfei kept his head down and showed no intention of raising it, Renata placed the brand-new, exquisitely handmade Italian black suit she was holding on the bedside table.

She originally wanted to hand it to Lu Mingfei herself, so she could see the lion-like look in his eyes after his frostbite had healed.

Lu Mingfei may not see the lion, but the lion will see Lu Mingfei. It was only many years later that Renata understood this.

"Change into this outfit. The boss probably already told you that you're going to meet someone later!" Renata said with a hint of disappointment, lowered her head, turned and walked out, gently closing the door behind her.

This door, long neglected and dilapidated, is like Lu Mingfei's heart; the metal hinges at the door seams are rusty, making a rattling sound, and exuding an air of mediocrity and decay.

Lu Mingfei looked at the exquisite suit on the bedside table. The edges of the suit were impeccably tailored, giving one the feeling of comfort of tucking the cuffs of thermal pants into socks in winter.

He stiffly changed into his suit, though he didn't need to be so stiff. His injuries had healed, but perhaps in his mind, he still felt like he was wounded.

He stood up and, in front of the mirror on the bedside table, forced himself to straighten his hunched back a little. He tugged at the hem of his Italian handmade suit, though he didn't really need to, because the suit fit him perfectly; it was tailor-made to his measurements.

The nervous tugging at his shirt was genuine; he didn't wear suits often.

The last time Lu Mingfei wore a suit was a long time ago, but that suit wasn't very good. It was a cheap class uniform he bought online for his junior high graduation photos. Back then, that suit was very loose and didn't require any tugging or stretching because he had bought a size too big.

A well-fitting suit is quite effective; visually, it seems to straighten Lu Mingfei's hunched and insecure posture a little. However, it's only a little. A man is most handsome when he is confident; handsomeness is a feeling.

Of course, if you're talking about ruggedly handsome guys like Daniel Wu or Eddie Peng, then disregard what I said.

Knock, knock, knock—the sound of knocking came from the door, followed by Renata's emotionless voice: "Are you done yet? He's already here."

"Oh, okay, Renata, I'm coming out now!" Lu Mingfei hurriedly ran his fingers through his hair in front of the mirror, pulled out a few wet wipes from the bedside table to wipe his face, and then came out.

Seeing Renata standing on one leg, leaning against the wall, head down, texting someone on her phone, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, as if she were very happy.

He had been so indifferent when he urged Lu Mingfei earlier. He scratched his head and asked cautiously, "Renata, what are you looking at on your phone? You seem to be laughing quite happily."

“It’s nothing,” Renata quickly put her phone behind her back, turned around and walked ahead to lead the way. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet that guy first.”

The phone screen was facing Lu Mingfei directly. At that moment, Renata's chat partner sent a message. When Lu Mingfei saw the three words in the signature, his eyes widened again, and he felt like his head was about to explode!

On the phone screen, the message that arrived reads like this:

September 7th. Ye Jingchen: "Well, the Snake Clan and I are almost at the Dragon Kingdom's port. Just now, Genji and I casually killed a giant dragon servant whale. It wasn't as amazing as you made it out to be. Are Su Enxi and Shude Mai with you too?"

Terrified, she covered her mouth with her hand, afraid to make a sound. Lu Mingfei watched as Renata quickly put her phone back in her pocket after the message arrived...