Su Muqing held the little bun tightly in her arms, and Lu Yuzhi also reached out to embrace her. Once the eagle circled in the air, he scooped up the two people in his arms and leaped onto the eagle's back.
After taking off, the wind at high altitudes became even stronger. They flew out of the range of the old trees and continued towards Huaxia City. Sitting on the eagle's back, Su Muqing looked down from a height. Everything in sight was a vast expanse of white, with thick fog, which was also due to the recent snowfall.
The flying speed was incredibly fast. Previously, after leaving Huaxia City, they had traveled day and night, by horse and by car, taking five or six days to reach the foot of this mountain.
But today, with the eagle's help, they had set off in the morning and flown intermittently. By just past five in the afternoon, they could see a towering city wall in the distance.
When they left Huaxia City, there was no city wall here. Lu Yuzhi asked the eagle to fly lower and to set them down outside the city wall.
The eagle chose a relatively open terrain to descend. Lu Yuzhi, holding the person in his arms, jumped off its back. After landing, Su Muqing checked the situation inside her space with her consciousness.
Upon seeing that Leng Ren and the others had put on thick clothes, she released them and all of them—the black bear and Fatty La—from the space, and also retrieved the modified car that had been stored in the space.
As for Zhang Haiwang, the new member, he could only be temporarily inconvenienced in the space. After all, this was inland. If a giant octopus were to crawl around on land at will, the citizens in the city would surely be terrified!
Leng Ren and Leng Feng shivered as soon as they came out. It was truly cold outside! Fortunately, Miss Su had reminded them, otherwise, they would have frozen solid upon coming out. The two of them quickly zipped up their clothes, burying most of their faces in the fabric, and wearing thick hats, leaving only their eyes exposed.
The group got into the car and headed towards the city wall. The black bear and Fatty La ran on both sides of the car. The eagle slowed its speed and flew in the sky. As they approached, they realized it was exactly as depicted in their blueprints. In less than half a year, it was already almost completed.
In winter, it got dark earlier. The workers who had finished their work were carrying their tools and preparing to go home for dinner. Suddenly, they saw a strange car approaching them from a distance.
And behind this strange car, it seemed to be followed by a… moving mountain?
Some of the braver ones walked forward out of curiosity. When they clearly saw the appearance of the mountain, they were so terrified that they ran back frantically, not even bothering to pick up the tools they were working with.
The person shouted as they fled, "Monster… there's a monster! Everyone run…"
Meanwhile, on Lu Yuzhi's side, seeing someone approaching, they were about to get out of the car to talk to him. However, they had forgotten that the black bear was still following behind the car.
Suddenly seeing such a large animal, any normal person would be afraid, and given its terrifying size, it looked like it had gained sentience. This directly scared the person away.
Leng Ren opened the door and used his lightness skill to chase after the person. Seeing the commotion ahead, Lu Yuzhi decided to stop the car to avoid further frightening people.
The black bear and Fatty La also stopped when he did. Soon, the eagle flew over and hovered above the car.
The man's shouts indeed startled his fellow workers who were preparing to return. They fled towards the city, shouting loudly that there was a monster outside.
Leng San, who was inspecting the day's work not far away, suddenly heard the commotion. In the dim light, he saw the workers hurrying into the city and thought something had happened at the city wall.
Leng San threw down what he was holding and used his lightness skill to fly towards the city wall. By the time Leng Ren reached the city wall, Leng San had also arrived at the same time.
Seeing the person so heavily wrapped, with only their eyes visible, and their movements suggesting they were not ordinary people, Leng San assumed this person was here to cause trouble.
He decided to strike first and not give the opponent a chance to breathe, so he kicked out fiercely…
The two met in mid-air. Leng Ren’s eyes lit up with joy. However, before he could even greet him, Leng San from the opposite side kicked him fiercely from the air.
Leng Ren never expected Leng San to suddenly attack him. As his pupils contracted, he hurriedly raised his arms to block, but was still kicked flying.
Fortunately, Leng San had already flown a distance in the air, so he didn't have much strength left. Otherwise, with his usual power when leaping, that kick would have caused him severe internal injuries.
Leng Ren was kicked far away and spun several times in mid-air. Just as he managed to stabilize himself and prepare to land, the eagle swiftly flew from behind him and grabbed him with its claws.
Leng San suddenly saw the colossal creature appearing in the sky and was clearly stunned for a moment. Suddenly! He seemed to realize something and his eyes widened, looking ahead. As he vaguely saw the familiar outline of the car, he became so excited that he couldn't speak.
“That’s… that’s the SUV! It’s Young Master and the others are back! It must be Young Master and the others who are back!” Leng San realized this and shouted excitedly, while shouting, he also ran towards the car.
The eagle carried him back to the car. After Leng Ren’s body steadied, he rubbed his slightly numb arms, which had been kicked. Su Muqing also got out of the car, holding the little bun, and gave him a brief examination. Fortunately, it was only a minor bruise and did not affect the bones.
Leng San rushed towards the two, cupped his fists, and knelt down with a thud before Lu Yuzhi and Su Muqing. “This subordinate greets Young Master, and Miss Su! Young Master, how is your poison? Has it been completely resolved? How is your body? Are you feeling any better? Miss Su, was your journey smooth?”
“It’s all resolved, and I’m fine,” Lu Yuzhi said as he reached out to help him up. Although these guards were subordinates, he had always treated them like brothers over the years.
“Brother Leng San, it’s been a long time. Thank you for your concern. Our journey has been very smooth,” Su Muqing also greeted him with a smile.
“Good, that’s great! You’re finally back,” Leng San said, shaking Lu Yuzhi’s hand repeatedly, his eyes red with emotion.
“Old Third, why are you still so impatient? You didn’t even ask who was coming before attacking! Fortunately, Big Brother was wearing thick clothes today, otherwise, wouldn’t he have been torn apart by your kick!”
Leng Feng saw Leng San’s tearful expression and immediately started to chide him. Although he himself was sometimes a bit reckless, he was still a proper elder brother to his younger siblings.
Leng San heard his second brother’s words, and quickly came to Leng Ren’s side, and started to pull at his clothes to check his condition. “I’m sorry, Boss! I didn’t mean to. I just came to see you wearing strange clothes, and you also scared the workers. I thought you were causing trouble…”
Leng Ren slapped away Leng San’s hands that were fumbling with him, and then punched his shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m not as fragile as your second brother says!”
“Hehe… It’s good that you’re okay, it’s good that you’re okay. Let’s go in quickly… Oh my god! What is this?” Old Third said with a naive smile, and was about to call everyone to enter the city when he suddenly saw a mountain-like monster behind the car also wriggling along with them. He immediately screamed and jumped back reflexively.
Now Leng San finally understood why those workers had been so scared. It turned out that besides the strangely dressed boss and the big bird flying in the sky, there was also such a terrifying behemoth hidden here!
Leng Feng walked towards him with a smile, then put his arm around his shoulder and introduced the new members. “Third Brother, don’t be afraid. This is Xiong Taishan, that is Ying Batian, and Zhang Haiwang is still in the sea. They were all subdued by Miss Su in Yin Yang Mountain and the sea, and they will be our members from now on.”
“You mean, they will live in Huaxia City with us from now on?” Leng San asked Leng Feng somewhat excitedly. The latter nodded with a smile.
“That’s great! Miss Su, congratulations on gaining three more generals. You’re really amazing. Our Huaxia City will be even livelier from now on!” He smiled naively and gave Su Muqing a thumbs-up, then cautiously walked towards the black bear.
It had to be said that Leng San was indeed quite bold. If it were anyone else, seeing such a behemoth suddenly, it would have been good enough not to have their legs go weak and tremble all over. But there were very few who dared to approach it proactively like him.
The black bear looked at the somewhat silly person in front of it, then turned to look at Su Muqing. It had drunk so much spirit spring water and had gained intelligence. It knew that this was one of their own and they had to get along well.
So, when the person approached, the black bear proactively extended its paw. Leng San looked at the paw extended in front of him with some confusion, then turned to look at Lu Yuzhi and Su Muqing. The two exchanged a glance, then nodded at him with smiles. Only then did Leng San’s tightly clenched heart finally relax.
He bravely stepped onto the bear’s paw. As the black bear stood up, it lifted him onto its shoulder. Fearing that he wouldn't be used to sitting on its shoulder for the first time, it thoughtfully pushed him further in.
When he was firmly seated on the black bear’s shoulder, looking at the large bear paw supporting him, Leng San still felt it was somewhat unreal. He, was he riding on a ferocious beast?
“Let’s go! It’s getting late, and we should enter the city. We can talk about anything after we get back! Leng San, you lead the way,” Lu Yuzhi instructed, then took Su Muqing and the little bun into the car.
This time, Leng Ren drove, with Leng Feng in the passenger seat, while Su Muqing and the other two sat in the back row. As Leng San, majestically riding on the black bear’s shoulder, walked towards the city wall, a large crowd had already gathered there.
It was the workers who had just fled back. Their shouts had alerted others. Coincidentally, it was almost Chinese New Year, and the Leng family army and Huo family army were all within the city at this time. They were also inspecting the progress of the city wall construction nearby at that moment, so they all rushed over.
They raised their torches high. When they saw the person sitting on the black bear’s shoulder, the crowd erupted into heated discussion.
“My God! Look, Lord Leng San has also been captured by that monster!”
“What should we do? What can we do now?”
“Let’s go back and hide quickly! With our frail bodies, we’re probably not even enough for this monster to fill its teeth with!”
“What kind of world is this? The disasters outside have already made it impossible to live. We finally arrived in Huaxia City and found a place to live, and now such a powerful demonic creature has appeared…”
“Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Uncle Huo, it’s Young Master and Su Gu… City Lord Su who are back! You guys come over quickly…”
Leng San didn’t know that the people here saw him riding on the black bear’s shoulder and thought he had been captured, already starting to lament their fate. As he got closer, he waved his arms vigorously towards the people at the city wall and shouted.
“Wait! He doesn’t seem to be being held hostage by that monster. Did you hear? He seems to be saying that Young Master is back…” Before Huo Xiao could finish asking, he saw two afterimages flash before his eyes.
It turned out that Leng Si and Leng Wu, who had also heard Leng San’s shouts, looked at each other excitedly, and then “whoosh” they ran towards the outside of the city wall.
When Leng Si and Leng Wu saw the familiar modified car and the much larger Fatty La, they were overjoyed. The two waved towards the city wall with Leng San, shouting loudly.
“Young Master is back, City Lord is back! They are all back!”
“Uncle Huo, it’s Young Master and City Lord Su who are back! It’s really them… You come over quickly!”
Finally, Huo Xiao, Leng Si, and Leng Wu excitedly welcomed the car into the city. The group happily walked towards the City Lord’s mansion, followed by a long line of people who wanted to watch the excitement.
They had already been in Huaxia City for more than two months, and they had only heard of the City Lord’s title, but had never seen what the person looked like. And the one whom even the several Leng Lords respectfully called Young Master must have an extraordinary identity.
In the end, they were too curious to even care about the important matter of dinner being served soon. They curiously followed this group of strange people, passing through the newly built streets and alleys, and grandly arrived at the entrance of the City Lord’s mansion.
Because there were too many people who wanted to see the novelty, Leng Ren didn’t dare to drive too fast for fear of hitting someone. Seeing the situation, Lu Yuzhi, after learning that everyone did not live in the City Lord’s mansion, asked Leng Si and Leng Wu to go ahead and report, and they would follow.
The two took their orders, leaped into the air, used their lightness skill, and split into two groups to find one person each. Leng San, sitting on the black bear’s shoulder, shouted to the people on both sides of the street not to block the road and to go back and eat.
However, the workers, who were usually very diligent, had their hearts filled with curiosity today, and no one was willing to leave.
Now they had no choice, and everyone could only move forward at an extremely slow speed, resigned to their fate.