Chapter 434: Homecoming After a Hundred Years
Haidi's expression shifted repeatedly.
She swept her hateful gaze over the surrounding floating ships.
Then she closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of the boy's embrace in front of her.
"Let's go!"
Although she didn't know who he was,
compared to becoming a slave to the man before her,
she would rather become his woman with dignity.
Even if revenge would be a momentary pleasure,
losing her lifelong freedom for that moment wasn't worth it.
Li Meng completely ignored the reactions of the humans on the surrounding floating ships.
The humans on the decks didn't dare to leave the magic barrier.
Li Meng's act of saving the dragon made them seethe with anger but not dare to speak.
Li Meng smiled slightly, and a spatial rift suddenly opened behind him.
Holding Haidi's waist, he stepped into the rift.
Just as the rift disappeared,
The originally gentle Eastern Dragon suddenly turned berserk.
It opened its massive mouth and spewed out a water-blue magical beam.
The floating ships' magic barriers tore apart like tofu.
The sky instantly glittered with magical brilliance.
One floating ship after another was destroyed.
Debris rained down from the sky.
Looking up, only strange magical beasts could be seen weaving through the fleet.
The countless magical attacks hitting the beasts had no effect.
Meanwhile, the beasts' magical beams and water bubbles easily tore through the ships' barriers.
It was a one-sided slaughter.
At the same time, elsewhere, Li Meng brought Haidi back to the interstellar teleportation array.
Haidi turned to look at the sky.
She giggled, playfully punching her master's chest.
"Master, you're so bad!"
Li Meng smiled faintly and tightened his hold around Haidi's waist.
"Since you've become my woman, of course I'll avenge you!"
Haidi looked up at her master with worship in her eyes, admiring his handsome face.
Was this her future man?
His strength was truly suffocating.
Li Meng glanced somewhat disappointedly at the distant skyline.
He had thought this world was part of the Upper Domain.
But the people on the ships hadn't surpassed the divine level.
Which meant both this world and those people's world were part of the Lower Domain.
"Master, what are you disappointed about?"
Haidi noticed the obvious disappointment on his face.
"Haidi, after I conquer the Augus World, how about I come back and conquer this world too?"
Conquer the Augus World?
Haidi smiled knowingly in her heart.
"Master, you came looking for me for the Dragon Kingdom, right?"
"Yeah, is that a problem?"
He had nothing to hide about his purpose for coming here.
It was indeed to find Haidi,
and through finding Haidi, to conquer the Dragon Kingdom.
There was nothing to conceal.
Facing his gaze, Haidi smiled gently.
"Master, the Dragon Kingdom is yours!"
Did she even have a choice?
"Come on, I'll tell you some things on the way back!"
Hand in hand, Li Meng and Haidi entered the teleportation array.
As golden magical light surged,
they both vanished into the brilliance.
Dragon King City, a certain street.
Li Meng and Haidi walked side by side through the bustling crowds.
"Dragon King City is still the same Dragon King City, just as I remember it. Haivier really has been a useless queen these hundred years. Look at this ground, broken and shabby, and they can still tolerate it!"
Back in the familiar world, the unchanged Dragon King City made Haidi sigh.
Her expression seemed to say she had entrusted it to the wrong person,
and that she shouldn't have let that little girl Haivier become queen.
"The Queen of the Dragon Kingdom is your daughter?"
Li Meng asked curiously.
He knew Haivier had been queen for several centuries.
Only dragon descendants could live that long.
The Dragonkin's lifespans dwindled generation by generation.
By the third generation, it was only about five hundred years.
"Yeah, she's my third child."
"Isn't it really hard for dragons to reproduce? Are all the Dragonkin in the kingdom your descendants?"
Haidi blushed a little shyly.
"Dragons do have trouble reproducing with each other, but with humans, it's not a problem. Dragons naturally match better with humans. While it's still harder than human-to-human pregnancy, with our long lifespans, eventually there are plenty of kids. Hmm, I think I have over thirty children... I can't even remember the exact number. When there's time, I'll gather them and count again. I just don't know how many are still alive. Even though they're still in their prime, living on the Southern Continent means constant wars with humans."
Speaking of this, a trace of sadness flashed in Haidi's eyes.
She had been gone for nearly a hundred years.
She didn't even know how many of her children were still alive.
Even if she had forgotten many of their names,
she had a blood connection with all of them.
As long as they were close enough, she could sense it.
Knowing they were her children was enough.
Thirty-something children?
Li Meng secretly clicked his tongue.
As expected of a long-lived race.
Although he had many children too,
he couldn't really treat them as children.
After all, goblins were closer to magical creatures,
without true blood ties of affection.
Even between father and son, loyalty was based on strength.
"Master, let me take you to the palace!"
After thinking for a moment, Li Meng declined.
Now wasn't the right time to meet Haivier.
It would be better to wait until after the war ended.
By then, he would meet her as the Demon God Emperor,
and formally accept the Dragon Kingdom's submission.
"I'll pass. You go ahead."
Haidi didn't insist on her master meeting her daughter.
Now truly wasn't the right moment.
Submitting to the Demon God Emperor would surely cause massive resistance within the kingdom.
Even though Haidi hated politics,
as a dragon who had lived for thousands of years,
she understood these things well enough.
"Alright, I'll have Haivier officially declare submission to His Majesty the Demon God Emperor. Please, Master, have the Demon King Army halt its advance."
At the crossroads in the street, Li Meng and Haidi parted ways.
Haidi headed toward the palace.
Li Meng returned to the inn.
Caroline had thought Li Meng would take several months before returning.
Unexpectedly, he came back after only two days.
Li Meng didn't leave Caroline in Dragon King City.
Instead, he brought her back to Garrison Fort.
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Former Kingdom of Catemia.
Demon King's Palace.
That night, the full moon hung high in the sky.
The silver moonlight spread across the land, gently dispelling the darkness.
In a certain room of the Demon King's palace,
there lay a graceful figure on the bed.
At some unknown moment, a black shadow appeared by the bedside.
The shadow sneaked onto the bed, embracing the graceful figure from behind.
"Your Majesty?"
The moment she was embraced, Clarence woke up.
The familiar scent from the man behind her relaxed her tense body.
At this time, only His Majesty would dare enter her room.