Chapter 715 - 541: The Grand Wedding: Dealing with Shen Ning’er

Although there were a total of twenty Strongest on the Eastern District Battlefield, the two truly powerful ones, Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint, had already perished.

Adding to that the ten evolved Strongest, it was absolutely the best time to reclaim the Eastern District Battlefield.

"That’s right! We should reclaim the Eastern District Battlefield in one fell swoop, and then snatch all the evolutionary energy from the Sources of Evolution!" Fang Tangtang immediately broke into a smile upon hearing this.

"Mm, yes," Gao Neng nodded.

As long as they possessed enough evolutionary energy, the Human Alliance could rapidly grow stronger in a very short time, no longer as weak as before.

Self-strengthening was the number one priority right now!

As for Xu Zilan...

’It’s not that he hadn’t thought about it. In fact, while conquering the Northern District Battlefield, he had been pondering this very issue. Why did Xu Zilan hide her strength? And which side would Gao Xiaomeng ultimately choose?’

’Were these questions important?’

’Of course they were.’

’But they weren’t things to consider right now.’

’For instance, without the forces from the Northern District Battlefield, it would have been impossible to win this battle. The Eastern District of the City of Hope would have been annihilated.’

’It was the same principle as in the ancient Three Kingdoms.’

’The Human Alliance was weak.’

’Xu Zilan and Gao Xiaomeng were also weak, relatively speaking.’

’Right now, the greatest enemy was still the Alien Races!’

Gao Neng wasn’t sure what Xu Zilan’s ultimate goal was, nor was he sure what exactly Gao Xiaomeng was, but he was sure of one thing.

Xu Zilan had no intention of moving against the Human Alliance for now. Otherwise, she could have simply waited until the Human Alliance and the Eastern District aliens had crippled each other before making her move.

And what about the Alien Races?

The West District and South District combined had an alien army of nearly a million, plus more than forty Strongest. The current Human Alliance could not possibly face such a force alone.

So, they had to grow stronger!

Only when the Human Alliance became truly powerful would they have the right to make their own choices.

"We won!"

"We defeated the Alien Race Alliance Army of 300,000!"

"..."

The soldiers cheered their hearts out.

Gao Neng was in a good mood as well.

"Victory! We won!" Qin Lei looked down at the 300,000 kneeling soldiers of the Eastern District Alliance Army, and it was impossible for him not to feel a surge of excitement.

’An army of 300,000!’

’What terrifying strength!’

’And they’d actually won!’

"This damn kid... he really didn’t disappoint me..." Li Tiannan’s eyes grew moist as he watched Gao Neng below. "...Elder Jian... did you see that? We’ve avenged you! The Beast Race Sword Saint is dead, and even the Six-winged Archangel Tianzang is dead!"

The Human Alliance had achieved a great victory!

The entire Eastern District Fortress became a sea of triumphant cheers.

At that moment, Xu Zilan reverted to her human form and landed beside Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang, her gaze drifting toward Shen Ning’Er in the distance.

"Hello, Auntie," Fang Tangtang said sweetly.

"Mm, you’ve improved quickly." Xu Zilan smiled and patted Fang Tangtang’s forehead. Then, she enveloped herself and Gao Neng within an Energy Barrier.

Gao Neng felt it for a moment.

The Energy Barrier had sealed Fang Tangtang outside. ’So, if I’m not mistaken,’ he thought, ’Mom must have something to say to me.’

"Do you like her?" Xu Zilan asked, pointing at Shen Ning’Er.

"I do," Gao Neng answered honestly.

The Xu Zilan before him felt a bit unfamiliar. This version of her looked extremely young, with an exquisitely beautiful face and a pair of white dragon horns.

This wasn’t the Xu Zilan from his memories.

But no matter what, this was his mother... his biological mom!

"If you like her, then marry her." Xu Zilan nodded, then glanced toward the Eastern District. "Once we reclaim the Eastern District, we’ll hold a wedding for you two!"

"A wedding?" It wasn’t that Gao Neng hadn’t considered it, but he was only eighteen. ’Am I even old enough to get married?’

’Besides, isn’t this a bit too rushed?’

’A great war is on the horizon.’

’The victory on the Eastern District Battlefield will surely put the West and South Districts on high alert. And what happened on the Northern District Battlefield can no longer be kept secret.’

’The coming war won’t be easy.’

"Mm, when your father fell for me, he married me just like that." Xu Zilan smiled, a rare blush gracing her cheeks.

"My dad... he was...?" Gao Neng looked at Xu Zilan.

’This... this was the first time Mom had brought up Dad on her own. All I knew before was that he was missing.’

"Human, of course. You have the blood of the Dragon Race in you, but you are also half human. You must always remember that!" Xu Zilan affirmed.

"Then how did Dad meet Mom?" Gao Neng asked again.

"Your father broke into the Dragon Tomb, and I saved him. I then followed him out," Xu Zilan explained patiently. "But I’m from the Dragon Race, so I had to invent an identity for myself. The Strongest of the humans assumed I was a human who had emerged from the Dragon Tomb."

"So that’s how it was," Gao Neng nodded.

’The explanation seemed fine on the surface, but considering Mom’s terrifying strength, it didn’t quite add up.’

’Is Dad really missing?’

’If he is, who could possibly have taken him from Mom’s side?’

Gao Neng desperately wanted to ask this question.

As if sensing his doubts, Xu Zilan spoke again. "Your father went missing during the great war eighteen years ago."

"Was it because of Tianzang and the Beast Race Sword Saint?" Gao Neng asked pensively.

"You could say that," Xu Zilan nodded.

"Then... could Dad be in the Eastern District?" Gao Neng fell silent for a moment before asking.

"No, he’s not!" Xu Zilan shook her head without a second’s thought.

"If not the Eastern District, then the South—"

"No, he isn’t in the South or West District, either. He..." Xu Zilan trailed off, stopping abruptly. She seemed to be deep in thought for a moment before continuing, "I don’t know where he went, but I will find him. Little Neng, do you trust your mom?"

"Yes, I do," Gao Neng nodded.

’Even though her appearance had changed, he knew his mother’s personality well. If she said she would do something, she would see it through.’

"Alright, the Eastern District is at its most vulnerable right now. We need to seize control quickly," Xu Zilan said. "Leave things here to me for now. You take Xiaomeng and go."

"You’re not going?" Gao Neng looked at Xu Zilan.

"Me? Heh..." Xu Zilan chuckled and turned around. "Little Neng, if Xiaomeng and I were the ones to go, would you truly trust that I wouldn’t pull any tricks in the Eastern District?"

"..." Gao Neng fell silent.

’Because he really had considered that.’

"Alright, I know your goal is the evolutionary energy in the Eastern District," Xu Zilan said with a wave of her hand. "Go on. You can take all the energy from the Eastern District’s Sources of Evolution."

"Mom..."

"Go. I’ll be waiting for you in the City of Hope to prepare for the wedding."

"Alright!" Gao Neng said no more. He walked straight out of the Energy Barrier, grabbed Fang Tangtang, and went over to Shen Ning’Er’s side.

Shen Ning’Er was standing atop the Furious Golden Ape’s head. When she saw Gao Neng appear, her eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at Xu Zilan in the distance.

"Are we leaving now?"

"Yes. I’ll leave things here for my mom to handle." Gao Neng nodded lightly. "I’m taking you and Fang Tangtang with me to reclaim the Eastern District!"

"Okay." Shen Ning’Er didn’t ask any more questions.

"By the way, Ning’er, what does your family want for a bride price?" Gao Neng asked casually.

"Hm?" Shen Ning’Er’s calm expression faltered for a moment. After thinking carefully for three seconds, she replied, "At least three mountains of gold!"

"Three mountains of gold? That much?" Gao Neng was a little surprised.

"I’m this beautiful, am I not worth three mountains of gold? Look at my face, how perfect it is. And my waist, how slender. Then look here... and here... Is there any part of me that isn’t flawless?" Shen Ning’Er tilted her head back, a smile playing on her lips. "Three mountains of gold. I won’t marry for a single mountain less!"

"So you’re a gold digger after all, huh?"

"I always have been."

"Can I think about it a little more then?"

"Of course. Take all the time you need to think. I’m in no rush, anyway." Shen Ning’Er seemed completely unconcerned, even giving Gao Neng a teasing wink.

Gao Neng immediately felt his heart start to beat a little faster.

’What a vexing little siren!’

’Don’t get too cocky!’

’Just wait until we reclaim the Eastern District. Then I’ll make you mine!’