"Someone once said that when you establish a close relationship with someone, that person fills the void in your heart. When that person dies, what you feel is that the thing that filled the void is gone, like losing a part of yourself. The void that was once filled is exposed again, which is why it is painful."
Chang Le gazed at the sparse starry sky: "I always feel that he is right beside me, but I just can't see him."
“Go find him,” Fu Jiu said.
422 popped her head out: "Lele, don't be sad."
Wei Anman searched for a knife: "Go find him! Fight your way into the no-man's land and find him!"
Ye Buqi adjusted his hood: "Put your own safety first."
"Yes." Chang Le responded softly, "Yes, I will find him, bring him home, and let him see a better Dragon Sect and Ninth District."
The following day, after the contract was finalized, Chang Le ignored the Meng family, who were on the verge of bankruptcy, and headed directly south to the Seventh District. He was delayed because of the matter of Sunny Country's Spymagao.
During this time, Chang Le agreed to the Nine Dogs Society's plan to use this opportunity to enter the Sunny Country market. He also went to the Xuanwu Base located on the South China Sea coast, met with his former instructor Li Yunfan, and discussed cooperation matters with the base and the Xuanwu Li family.
Then they went to the Kunlun Base in the west, the Eighth District, and the Zhumen Base in the northeast.
At the Zhu Men base, the Dragon Faction offered concessions on the condition that, once the research was successful and the time was right, Xue Wuwang, Huan Bo, and others would be released and returned to the Dragon Faction. The region agreed to this condition.
Chang Le went to the Black Prison and told Xue Wuwang and Huan Bo about it. Seeing that they and everyone else were safe and sound, he left.
When I finally returned to District 9 after going around in circles, it was already the end of April.
Research on new plans for the four major bases has officially begun.
Although the Meng family did not go bankrupt, they fell out of the ranks of the three major families in the district. The Nine Dogs Society entered the overseas market of the South China Sea, and things in Hua'an City also stabilized, with everything getting back on track.
After returning to District Nine, Chang Le contacted Lu Yanhuai, and the two set a time for the start of summer in May.
On the day of the Beginning of Summer, Luo Xuan and Chang Feng accompanied Chang Le to Gray City in the Gray Domain.
The location for the transmission of the secret techniques was chosen to be in the mountains of Gray City.
Chang Le was stunned when she saw Lu Yanhuai.
The man I remembered as refined and handsome suddenly had most of his hair turn gray and his face became much more wrinkled in less than a month, making him look more than ten years older.
"Chang Le." Lu Yanhuai smiled and waved.
Chang Le walked over and silently looked at him, feeling uneasy. Looking to the side, she saw that Lu Jin'an's expression was even more unpleasant.
Chang Le suddenly hesitated: "Old Lu, Lu Jin'an has great talent. Give him another twenty or thirty years, and I guarantee he can break through to the ninth level. Let's just let it go today, okay?"
She thought that it wouldn't be difficult for Lu Jin'an to break through to the ninth level with his talent, and as for surpassing the ninth level, he should have a good chance with the experience of the two god-level secret realms, it was just a matter of time.
Lu Yanhuai shook his head and patted her head: "This is his own choice, and it is also my choice."
Chang Le tried to persuade him, but when he opened his mouth, he felt that his words were inadequate.
Breaking through to the ninth realm is incredibly difficult; even a top genius might squander a lifetime's worth of luck here. With a success rate exceeding 50% for the secret technique inheritance, Lu Jin'an could immediately reach the ninth realm.
In comparison, the arcane arts are indeed a more suitable choice for the Wolf faction, which is caught between the regional faction and the Dragon faction.
Logically speaking, Chang Le understood all of this, but since the one who sacrificed himself was Lu Yanhuai, she couldn't be completely rational.
Perhaps because Lu Yanhuai was the first person besides Fu Guang to teach her how to survive in this world when she was a child, Chang Le felt a sense of filial piety towards him, as if he were an older brother or a father.
Chang Le took a deep breath and nodded: "I understand. Let Ajiu come; he's more suitable."
Concern leads to confusion; her emotions are churning and she can't fully concentrate.
"It's alright, I'm confident." Lu Yanhuai remained calm and composed.
He turned and called out to the others, "Jin'an, it's about to begin."
Lu Jin'an was in even more pain than Chang Le.
He and Lu Yanhuai were not biological father and son, but their relationship was closer than that of father and son.
The two were nearly twenty years apart in age. Lu Yanhuai found him before he became the Wolf Lord and brought him back to the Wolf Clan, training him alongside his other subordinates. Wanting to repay Lu Yanhuai's life-saving grace, young Lu Jin'an trained relentlessly, putting in a hundred times more effort than his peers, until he reached Lu Yanhuai's side.
At that time, Lu Yanhuai had become the Wolf Lord and had seen his efforts. He chose him as his adopted son and told him, "This is your choice, and it is also my choice. Once you've made the choice, don't regret it."
At that age, Lu Jin'an didn't understand what this meant; she was simply happy to receive personal instruction from Lu Yanhuai.
It wasn't until later, when he knew that one day he was destined to end this person's glory with his own hands, that he understood the heavy price behind his choice.
These past few days, just watching Lu Yanhuai prepare for the inheritance, forcing out his original cultivation through a special method and condensing it, causing him to age as a result, was hard for Lu Jin'an to accept. Only when he actually faced it did he realize that even his hands and feet were ice cold.
"Jin An, come here." Lu Yanhuai nodded to him.
Lu Jin'an clenched his fist and walked over.
"Come, sit down."
The two sat cross-legged facing each other.
Today, both the old and new core members of the Wolf Faction were present. Cang Yue, Xiang Qing, Jing Yuyan, and Yun Canghai, who had always followed Lu Yanhuai, couldn't help but feel sad. Even Cang Yue, who was usually expressionless, frowned.
"Remember what I taught you? Do as I taught you, without making any mistakes, can you do that?" Lu Yanhuai said calmly.
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