Chapter 651 Storm Forge

Chapter 651 Storm Forge

A little fox with platinum blonde fur, eight tails and pink eyes looked at a couple sitting on the ground.

The man did not care that the grass stained his robes green and that the dirt was soiling them. His sole focus was on the beautiful woman cuddled in his arms and sitting on his laps, slightly curled up as she leaned onto him.

She was softly sobbing, as he soothed her, stroking the back of her head.

The vertical pupils of the fox dilated slightly as it looked with curiosity at them, but did not disturb, only silently observing the scene from afar.

Soon the beauty in the man's hands calmed down, and then closed her eyes, dozing off and eventually sinking into deep slumber.

The fox was about to start approaching, but noticed that the man did not move despite the beauty's sleep. Simply looking down at her, as if listening to the evening out soft breaths and studying the relaxing features of her face.

The head of the little fox tilted to the side, its ears moving slightly as its tails swayed from side to side as it sat back down to continue watching the scene.

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When Xue Bing woke up her face already resumed the usual slightly cold and emotionless expression, but there was a clear change in her eyes as she looked at Wu Long.

He smiled at her, and their lips united in a kiss.

They spent some time not parting, and then she turned to look at the scenery for the first time taking her eyes off of him, even that seemingly with reluctance.

"What will happen to this country next?", she asked as she looked at the cityscape.

"Hmm, there will be a period of turmoil, and after that it will settle down under a new rule, whoever it belongs to. In any case the main driving force of the perpetual conflict on this continent is gone, so after some time most of it would settle in peace, though of course not infinite", he made a pondering expression as he turned to look at the scenery too, and then turned back and smiled toward her.

She nodded, her interest subsiding as not much tied her to this country anymore. With this, she could finally truly move forward with nothing holding her back.

Wu Long went inside one of the more unstable and phantasm-like realms of Fen Baihu to dispose of the two last remnants of his conflict with Gu Zhen, and then moved out from the Gatang Kingdom back to the Cloud Piercing Empire, where a ship already arrived in the Imperial Capital.

This city was somewhat more dark and immersed in the heavy atmosphere of the whole continent, than the one Wu Long and Xue Bing just left.

The ship stopped a bit further off in the gulf, to not alarm the Imperial Army that was already on edge all the time, and only a small group of people consisting of Wu Long's Dao Family and Butler Bang with a select few of his subordinates arrived in the city.

Of course, their arrival itself was already quite noticeable, but as Bi Rui and Cao Mei revealed their cultivation bases to ward off trouble, no one sought trouble with them.

"Th-That's it! You all are-...!", the clerk pointed his finger at them, but shrank back at a menacing gaze from Nie Guanting, lowering his finger.

"Eiii... this little brother, we're not here to make trouble. We're just serious people who don't like to waste time", Kwon Qianhong made an amicable smile, leaning forward and resting his elbow on the counter in a friendly manner, adding "Our Boss needs to meet your Forge Master, and that's gonna happen one way or another. Do you really want to be the reason your Forge Master failed to greet the current most powerful man on the whole Three Continents?"

The clerk's eyes that were full of anger, apprehension and fear now revealed a hint of caution. "Mm, it seems Qian is enough here", Wu Long only needed to give a look to Old Yen with those words, for him to nod and take Nie Guanting with him, parting ways and leaving his 'Boss' in the company of only the thrifty newcomer.

The clerk saw that the menacing muscle mountain was sent away and was hesitating until Kwon Qianhong's glib tongue got him to go to the depths of the Forge.

He returned with a middle-aged man who narrowed his eyes on the two guests, studying their demeanor and correctly discerning Wu Long as the one to speak to.

"Hmm, the title of the most powerful man on the Three Continents is not that easy to claim, young man", the middle-aged man spoke stroking a thin beard.

"Will this help?", Wu Long retreived a crimson red large saber from his Spatial Ring, and the middle-aged man's jaw dropped as his eyes widened.

"Th-The Blood Drinker!", he spoke with fear and reverence at the same time.

"So, can you call out the Forge Master now?", Wu Long smiled and the middle-aged man nodded, turning back and running off, bringing an older man with him.

"How may we address this Honorable Guest?", the Forge Master spoke with a humble tone as Wu Long's eyes slightly narrowed.

"Haa~... you can call me Wu Long. But it seems I will not find what I seek here", Wu Long replied with a bit of disappointment in his voice.

"What does Honorable Guest mean...? I am afraid I cannot understand...", the Forge Master revealed a slightly confused look.

"You were not the one who designed the retractable armor that uses Spatial Rings, were you?", Wu Long explained as the Forge Master widened his eyes.

"C-Correct, we have received those designs as legacy from our Great Ancestor who had long since passed"

"Any information on the origins of those designs?", Wu Long spoke as his disappointment grew even more as the chances of finding the one who created that armor were becoming slimmer.

"O-only that those were from before the Great Calamity. ... I-it seems they were made by an apprentice of our Great Ancestor, who banished him, although near the end of his life the Great Ancestor seemed regretful ... Oh! Yes! I-I seem to recall that that apprentice was called Gao Lianjin", the Forge Master spoke as he eyed the blood-colored saber in Wu Long's hands, and checking his expression.

It was clear he understood that the person before him had to be answered, whatever he asks.

Meanwhile Wu Long sank into thoughts, getting the gist of the situation.

He did not linger in the Storm Forge any longer, as it lost its allure to him, swiftly exiting the Forging Dao District and returning to the inn, though Kwon Qianhong quickly noted that the two that left the Forge ahead of them did not return until late in the evening.