“Si Mei,…you say it is similar to…the wounds I inflicted on Ling Tian? There's no such thing as a coincidence in the world. Then what? You should not be alive if you say it resembles Ling Tian's wound."
Si Mei's beautiful eyes closed; she said nothing and quietly lowered her face. Ling Jie looked at his wife and sighed for her to answer Ling Guang.
“Father…After he was tortured to death, the people of the village still hung his body as a warning to the people. But that night, the tiger beastman appeared out of nowhere; there was no beastmen in this place; they attacked the village and ate people indiscriminately. The incomplete corpse hung aloft as if it was filled with spiritual energy, resurrected, and killed the beastkin. Those still alive respected him as a hero, from a traitor to a hero. Sounds ridiculous, right? Father, the day he returned to life was when I met Ling Tian in my dream." Taking a deep breath, Ling Jie coldly told a story that even he didn't want to believe.
"So, Ling Tian's dragon soul is in this body?" – Ling Guang gently walked over to the young leader lying on the ice floor; he continued:
“And why did the villagers suddenly come to life? Have you investigated this yet?”
“Father, I have investigated this matter but still have no answer. Right now, I will take my life to ensure that Ling Tian's dragon soul is inside this human, but there is no memory of us."
“Your Majesty, we should leave him in the human world for the time being to recover his strength; humans won't be able to set foot in the dragon world anyway. Ling Jie and I will take care of him. I can feel Ling Tian's dragon soul changing in this body." – As the only daughter of the second elder, Si Mei is proficient in swordsmanship and can sense things that even dragons with extraordinary strength cannot see.
"Okay, I'm a dragon king; I can't stay here for long; it will be detrimental to our family. Besides, we have a deal to do. Si Mei is here; hurry back to the dragon world with me to discuss some things. Si Mei, you take care of Ling Tian for me; use this to inform me, no matter how far away I can hear it." – From the air, summoned small silver bellows, not sure what it was made of, Si Mei took this and respectfully said goodbye.
“Si Mei, there is something you remember to tell us. Before I return, I will set up a barrier here to prevent the beastmen or the Asuras from returning.” – Ling Jie's big hand gently stroked Si Mei's beautiful face, hugged her, and transformed into a dragon towards the sky in a blink of an eye.
Looking at the two giant dragons flying far away, Si Mei sighed; with the strength of dragon people, she quickly carried the young leader back to the village that was no longer alive; everything was ruined, the smell of corpses excrement. Canceled hotly. Cleaned up the mess around, built a small shelter, lit a fire, and laid the unconscious boy down, and she went into the woods to get some food for the day.
After she left, everything became quiet again, the barrier like a transparent wall wrapped around the village. His fingertips twitched slightly; his eyes slowly opened, and his head hurt so much that he was surprised why he was lying in such a lonely place; the young leader regained his strength, but the dizziness came and made him lie down again.
“Why am I lying here? I remember being handed over to the beastmen by the other two black-robed men. Then… what? Why suddenly, there is no memory at all. My body hurts; I have to go back to the village.”
Trying to sit up forcefully, I found that the surroundings were somewhat familiar; I couldn't help it; tears ran down my face, but my mouth was smiling, and the laughter was not refreshing but both angry and worthy. Love. His real name, even he can't remember anymore, is an orphan, don't know where he appeared, only know that he specializes in stealing food from people in the village.
Originally born as a clever boy, he usually only lives in the forest; the primary food source is fruits and animal meat. Looking from a distance, seeing a group of people in the village dancing and partying, he wanted to fit in, but with the appearance of a dirty "forest man,” he was chased away by the people of this area.
Over time, the boy became more mature, his body was more handsome, and his body stronger. Every day, he went to the spring - the village’s primary water source- to see a girl he had a crush on. The girl adored by the name "forest man" is the village chief's daughter, a young lady with young beauty, white skin, and blonde hair pursued by many boys in the village; that’s why she was born.
On a fateful moon night, the villagers surrounded a big fire burning with vast wood piles, happily singing, partying, and drunkenly; no one noticed that the beautiful girl was with her. The friend hid by the stream to watch the light shine under the water. The poetic scenery, the cry of the bullfrogs, the light from the bright moon illuminating the stream, the sound of the water flowing without stopping, the beautiful scenery is the gathering place of young people in the village. Everyone's cheerful laughter attracted red eyes, watching from afar in the bushes. Fast as lightning, no one could figure out what it was and rushed to the crowd to kill it, leaving only the unidentified body, the severed limbs lying on the ground, the blood flowing with a fishy smell, and the sound. The object's roar resounded through the forest and then returned silence to the night.
Not seeing his daughter return, the village chief and some healthy young men went looking for them in the night; startled by the brutally murdered bodies in front of them; the bodies were brutally executed to the point of not being recognized.
“Who…who killed my daughter? The culprit must be found.” – The elder is in the late afternoon, one hand is supporting the staff, the finger is wearing shiny jewelry, and the cane is also studded with sparkling jewels, exuding wealth.
“Village chief, I know who it is. Do you remember the name "Forest Man" who comes here daily? He could be the culprit.” A young man in the crowd spoke up.
There was no evidence, but the villagers felt it was reasonable and quickly blamed the orphan boy. Brightly lit torches, holding rustic weapons, the group entered the deep forest looking for people; the forest was full of overgrown bushes and grass, and the young man led the way to make a straight line. Of course, they don't know where the
"forest people" are; they can only be alarmed. After an hour of searching around, but in vain, the tired group went to rest on the spot.
“Certainly, after the incident, he ran away. We have to find a way to lure him out.” – Saying as firmly as a nail, another young man stood up to give his opinion.
"What to do? What to do? – The villagers' questions rushed through the forest.
"If only we burn this place, he sees the fire will run out, we just need to block the way into the forest, and a group of people will block the stream."
The group quickly set fire to the forest, and the villagers rushed back to the village when the fire started to burn. The wind blew more muscular in the night, causing the fire to grow higher and gradually spread. As expected, the "forest man" did not know what to do and ran towards the refuge village, suddenly seeing a group of people waiting to "welcome" him with evil eyes and a weapon in his hand. The villagers quickly caught the bare hands.
The most terrible forms of torture were applied to the boy, but he insisted that he was not the murderer. The angry village chief turned him into a disabled person, broke his leg, cut off his tongue, and threw him back into the forest. The wound was infected, and without first aid, the fever came, leaving him in a deep coma.
On the same day, disaster officially struck this small residential area isolated from the outside world; the Asura tribe chose this place as the first base for the conquest of humanity…