The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 113

Hillman was being tightly gripped by Linley's claws so that his clothes were torn off. Red blood slowly leaked out, staining his clothes red.

But Hillman didn't notice at all.

Staring at Linley, Hillman said in a sad voice, "Linley, calm down first. ”

"Tell me . "Linley looked at Hillman.

Hillman said solemnly. “The Knight squad that follows you will be arriving soon. For now, don't let anyone else know about your clan affairs. Come with me first. "Hillman wiggled his shoulders off of Linley's claws, then grabbed Linley's scaled arm and with the intention of pulling him into the ancestral hall.

"Linley!" Hillman looked over, sparks of anger in his eyes.

“Uncle Hillman, I know how to act. ”

Linley's face was deeply sunk, but he took a deep breath, pulling the scales on his arm into his body, returning to normal. Just as he once again returned the 'Slayers' to his suitcase and held onto it, Linley could hear the sound of nail steps outside approaching.

The Radiant Temple Knight Army finally arrived.

Linley turned around, glancing at them coldly, but paid no heed to them. He said directly to Hillman, “Uncle Hillman, lead the way. ”

"Good . ”

Seeing that Linley was able to calm down, Hillman felt a little better. He immediately led Linley towards the ancestral hall. Linley's face remained sunken. At this moment, aside from Linley himself, perhaps no one knew that under that calm expression, there was hidden an extremely deep, painful wound.

Neither Shadowmouse Bebe nor Doehring Cowart spoke.

They were connected to Linley's soul. Naturally, they could feel the unimaginable sadness and pain that Linley was currently suffering from.

The wind rose, chased and threw into the air the countless leaves that had been lying on the ground of unimaginable ancient stone tiles.

"Creaaac. ”

Hillman pushed open the door to the ancestral hall, then turned to look back at Linley. Holding the 'Slaughterer' warblade, Linley stepped inside, his face calm. But his gaze was fixed on the row of spirit tablets placed in the middle of the ancestral hall. With Linley's current vision, he could clearly read the words on the latest spirit tablet, which was located in front.

There are only two words on the front. “Hogg Baruch's. ”

Linley felt his mind getting dizzy, as if he was hallucinating. But he was still standing there, not moving. And then, still carrying the 'Slaughterer', Linley stepped forward to the stone platform in front of the spirit tablet, placing the 'Slaughterer' on top of the platform.

Linley looked at the spirit tablet, a peaceful smile appearing on his face. In a soft voice, Linley said, "Dad. I am back . ”

"I know that throughout your entire life, your greatest wish is for us to restore the heirloom of our ancestors, as well as regain the splendor of our former clan, the Dragonblood Warrior clan. "Linley spoke very carefully, as if she was afraid of surprising someone. His voice was so soft, so careful.

Linley looked at the spirit tablet. “I didn't disappoint you. I've brought back to the Baruch clan, to the Dragonblood Warrior clan, our ancestral heirloom, the 'Slayers' warblade. ”

"Now ... I've brought back the 'Slayers'. And soon, I will return our Dragonblood Warrior clan to glory. I will make sure the entire Yulan continent knows the grandeur of our Dragonblood Warrior clan, and will make sure everyone in the Yulan continent knows your name. ”

"All this, I'll finish it. I swear very much. ”

Suddenly, an evil look appeared on Linley's face. “But of course, before I do all these things. I will avenge you. ”

There was no question at all in his mind. His father, Baruch, had been killed by someone.

Otherwise, based on his father's prowess as a warrior of the sixth rank, as well as a man at the peak of his health, he would be unlikely to die from an ordinary illness. And what's more, if he died of an illness, Hillman wouldn't have acted so quietly. Linley's intuition told him that his father's death was no ordinary death!

"The one who caused you to die. I'll make sure he dies too! ”

Within Linley's eyes, once again there seemed to be a hint of the cold, dark gold eye color of the Wyrm Razorback Armor. That dark golden color was terrifying.

Linley ferociously turned to look at Hillman. "Uncle Hillman, tell me. How did my father die, exactly? Where is my father buried? Also, you said my father died three months ago? Why didn't you tell me? ”

Hillman opened his mouth, but did not speak.

"Linley, first calm down," said Hillman slowly.

Calm down?

How can he calm down?

"I really wish my father could be here and personally see this warblade, 'Slayers', with his own eyes. I want to tell my father that I have become a Dragonblood Warrior. I was eager to see my father's smile, to hear his grateful laughter. Look at the pride on his face when I took Dragonform! But ... All this is now impossible. ”

Linley felt as if his heart had been sliced by a knife.

And Hillman asked him to calm down?

Linley wanted to reprimand Hillman furiously, but he refrained from doing so. Taking a deep breath, unwilling, he swallowed his anger. Staring at Hillman, Linley said, "Uncle Hillman, tell me everything that happened. I want to know everything . ”

“Your father died three months ago. But before he died, his instruction to me was that only after you have the strength of a warrior of the seventh rank can I tell you. Otherwise, I cannot tell you the circumstances surrounding his death. "Hillman said solemnly.

"A soldier of the seventh rank?"

"Yes nih . "Hillman nodded slightly. “This is the reason why I went to the Institute to look for you, but did not tell you about your father's death or why he died. Your father's dying wish is for me not to let you know of his death, so that you can calmly focus on your lessons. ”

Hillman looked at Linley. "Linley, that's not it I don't want to tell you. This is your father's dying wish. I can't oppose it. Only if you can become a warrior of the seventh rank, I am willing to tell you everything. ”

Linley understood.

Linley pulled the leather-wrapped book from his clothes and handed it to Hillman.

"This?" Hillman looked at it in surprise.

“Proof magus rank. "Linley's face was calm.

Each magus, from the day it begins to be evaluated, will be awarded a certificate with proof of its rank. Every time he rose through the ranks, there would be his records.

Hillman opens the book and sees that under the entries 'wind style' and 'earth style', there are seven stars.

"Seventh rank ... seventh rank dual-element magus?" Hillman. He stared in disbelief at Linley.

How old is Linley?

Only seventeen.

What does a seventeen-year-old two-element magus of the seventh rank represent? Hillman was not very clear in specific terms, but he knew that in the entire Fenlai Kingdom, the most powerful magus reward was magus of the eighth rank. But it's an old man, over a hundred years old.

Hillman recalled how, when he joined the army, there was a magus of the seventh rank who arrived at the same time. He remembered the glory, the splendor of it all.

But now, little Linley, whom he had witnessed growing up, had become in the blink of an eye a dual-element magus of the seventh rank.

"This ... is this real?" Hillman asked a very stupid question. Hillman knew very well that these rank certificates were definitely impossible to fake.

"Uncle Hillman. Now you can tell me what happened, right? "Linley looked at Hillman.

Hillman nodded, then headed to the private room behind the ancestral hall. A few moments later, he came out. Walking up to Linley, he pulled the envelope from his clothes. Presenting it to Linley, he softly said, "It was abandoned by your father, just before he died. Once you read it, you will understand. ”

His hands trembled, Linley grabbed and received the envelope.

There were no words on the envelope.

He opened the envelope and pulled the letter. The letter has two full pages of content.

"Linley: By the time you actually read this letter, I will most likely be dead, a long time ago. ”

“Against you and Wharton, my heart is filled with infinite regret, but there is no way for me to do right by the two of you any longer. I just hope that you two will be able to live for a long time in peace, that is why I have instructed your Uncle Hillman to only give this letter to you when you have become a warrior of the seventh rank. ”

As he read this, Linley's heart felt sour.

“Let me live for a long time in peace? I imagine that father never expected me to become a magus of the seventh rank so quickly. After all, based on the normal level of development, from sixth rank to seventh rank would require a lot of time. ”

"Linley, in my heart, I've been keeping secrets for years. Your mother didn't actually die giving birth to Wharton. ”

These words from his father caused Linley's heart to tremble.

Ever since she was a child, Linley knew that her mother had died while giving birth to Wharton. But it turns out ..it was a lie.

“That year, when your mother was pregnant with Wharton, we were both very happy. But the medical facility in Wushan city was too poor, so I went with your mother to Fenlai City. Inside Fenlai City, your mother safely gave birth to Wharton. Little Wharton was adorable, and we were both overjoyed. Shortly after he was born, filled with joy, your mother and I took the young Wharton to the Radiant Temple to pray that Wharton be blessed. That day, both your mother and I were very happy. Afterwards, we left the Radiant Temple and stayed overnight at a hotel in Fenlai City. ”

"That night, a mysterious group of people came to the hotel and forcibly kidnapped your mother. Completely outnumbered, I could only protect the young Wharton .. but I saw that on the arm of one of the attackers, there was a red birthmark, like a spider. ”

As he read this, Linley himself felt as if he had been moved back to that night, ten years ago.

Under the combined attacks of many attackers, unable to ward off all of them, his father was only able to protect Wharton, and could only watch helplessly, unable to save his beloved wife.

“I know that this group of people is definitely not a group of ordinary people. The weakest of them were fighters of the fourth rank, while the strongest was even stronger than me. Fortunately, their target was only your mother, because otherwise, I would have died a long time ago. A person capable of deploying an army like this, would definitely be the main character in Fenlai City. I dare not reveal this matter to the public. I brought little Wharton back home and told everyone that your mother died in childbirth. Only Uncle Hillman and Housekeeper Hiri knew this secret. ”

Seeing this, Linley's mind was filled with questions.

In that group of people, the strongest was even stronger than his father, but they did not care about his father, only about kidnapping his mother. Why did her mother deserve to be kidnapped?

"I can't let you know about this. For the past ten years, I have always buried this secret deep in my heart. I dare not tell anyone .. and I cannot even go alone to investigate your mother's whereabouts, or to find out if she is alive or dead, or who that group of people is. I did not dare. ”

His father's words caused Linley's heart to feel so much clenching pain.

“I am the successor of the Dragonblood Warrior clan leadership. At the very least, I'll have to raise you until you grow up. I cannot let the Baruch bloodline end up in my hands. Year after year, I could only silently endure .. but every night, I found it hard to fall asleep. The question of whether your mother lived or died constantly tormented me. I have survived .. I have survived eleven years! "

"Linley, you've made me so proud. First, you become a student at the number one magus institute in the Yulan continent. And then, you become one of the top geniuses there, at the Ernst Institute. I'm filled with confidence in you. Moreover, even the small density of Wharton from Dragonblood in his veins had reached the required level. I'm very proud. For my two sons to be so extraordinary .. I feel that I have done right by the ancestors of the Baruch clan! But despite all this, I still did not dare to investigate your mother's whereabouts, as Wharton still needed a large amount of gold to continue his expensive studies. ”

“So I've survived eleven years. But when you came back from the Magical Beast Mountain Range and gave me a large sack of magic crystals, I knew. eventually, I could give up everything and go investigate whether your mother was alive or not. Even though your mother hasn't returned in the past eleven years, and there's probably an 80% to 90% chance that she's dead, I'm not willing to give up. Even if I die, I will avenge him. ”

Seeing this, Linley's hands began to tremble again.

Linley understood now. In the past, because he had to support the burden of Wharton's tuition fees, his father did not dare to take the plunge in investigating his mother's whereabouts. But when he, Linley, had returned the magicite crystal sack worth 80,000 gold coins, his father no longer had the burden left.

"Finally being able to go investigate, I changed my appearance and went undercover when I sneaked into Fenlai City. I started to investigate what happened that year. ”

“But too much time has passed. Knowing that one of the attackers had a red spider birthmark on his upper arm, I spent a year searching. Finally, I found a man with a red spider birthmark. Following up on this lead, I continued to investigate. Slowly ... I discovered who was standing behind this group of attackers. ”

"This group of assailants was directed by the current members of the royal clan of the Fenlai Kingdom. And that person ... is none other than the younger brother of King Fenlai: Duke Patterson [Bo'de'sen]! "