Chapter 74

"Does the Marquis of Fenghua need to care about such things?" Bai Cangdong really couldn't understand. In Fenghua City, the Marquis of Fenghua was the true queen. Even if her man was just a commoner without a title, no one would dare to say anything against her in front of her.

Why did the Marquis of Fenghua never mention her husband, and even dare not announce her own biological daughter to the world?

"What if that person is the public enemy of the First Tier of Light?"

"Public enemy of the First Tier of Light! Could it be that the Marquis of Fenghua's husband, your father, is the Marquis of Futu!" Bai Cangdong was shocked. The only person who could be called the public enemy of the First Tier of Light that Bai Cangdong knew was the Marquis of Futu.

More than thirty years ago, when Bai Cangdong wasn't even born, the Marquis of Futu came alone with a sword from the First Tier of Darkness, causing endless carnage in the First Tier of Light. Even many dukes couldn't do anything about him, and one duke was even killed by his sword. In the end, it took the intervention of the King of Light to capture the Marquis of Futu.

"I really hope not." Yan Mengyun sighed, "I don't know what happened between them, but the Marquis hates him very much. She only mentioned him once when she acknowledged me, and never again."

"Leave Fenghua City. We can't be together now. I don't want to see you die because of me. I will work hard to become a marquis. Then we can truly be together, and no one will be able to stop us." After a moment of silence, Yan Mengyun added.

"When will you become a marquis?" Bai Cangdong asked.

"She has thirteen years left to live. She said she would make sure I become a marquis before she dies."

"So, she doesn't have a hundred percent certainty."

"Yes, even if she helps me with all her might, I only have less than a fifty percent chance. She told me this herself." Yan Mengyun lowered her head and said softly, "I know it's a long time, and the chances are small, but I will work hard. Are you willing to wait for me?"

"I won't wait for you." Bai Cangdong shook his head.

Yan Mengyun suddenly looked up at Bai Cangdong, her eyes full of disappointment.

"Because I don't have the patience to wait for thirteen years."

Yan Mengyun was even more disappointed.

"To me, every moment without you is unbearable. So I won't wait for thirteen years, letting you take that less than fifty percent chance. I will become a marquis before you." Bai Cangdong pinched Yan Mengyun's chin and said proudly, "I will become a marquis before you."

"Congdong..." Yan Mengyun wanted to say something, but her lips were blocked by a burning kiss.

Bai Cangdong kissed Yan Mengyun almost to the point of suffocation before letting her go, standing up and leaving the compartment. As he walked to the door, he turned back and said, "Questions like 'Will you wait for me?' should be asked by men."

"I will wait for you, whether it's thirteen years or a hundred and thirty years." Yan Mengyun murmured, watching Bai Cangdong's departing figure.

Bai Cangdong hadn't walked far from the teahouse when he was stopped by a female knight.

"Every moment without you is unbearable, so I won't wait for thirteen years, letting you take that less than fifty percent chance. I will become a marquis before you. You actually said such a thing." The female knight stared coldly at Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong's face turned red. Such sweet words between lovers were not suitable for others to hear.

"Follow me." The female knight turned without expression.

"Why should I follow you?" Bai Cangdong sneered.

"If you only have this much courage, don't even dream about it. Leave Fenghua City early and forget about Mengyun." The female knight didn't wait to see if Bai Cangdong followed her, and walked out of the city.

Bai Cangdong hesitated for a moment but still followed the female knight out of Fenghua City. If she wanted to harm him, it would be easier inside the city. Moreover, from her tone, it seemed she had a good relationship with Yan Mengyun.

On the riverbank, the female knight summoned her weapon, a giant sword, which was only slightly smaller than Bai Cangdong's Poxie Sword, and was entirely red like blood.

"Defeat me, and I will help you keep your secret. If you can't even defeat me, leave Fenghua City immediately and never think about Mengyun again." The female knight said expressionlessly.

"Does defeating you have anything to do with whether I have the right to be with Mengyun?" Bai Cangdong looked at the female knight, surprised. This female knight was clearly very powerful, far stronger than Huo Qianwu and others, and was not Yan Mengyun's knight but the Marquis of Fenghua's knight.

The fact that the Marquis of Fenghua's knight offered to help him keep his secret was what surprised Bai Cangdong. It seemed this female knight had a very good relationship with Yan Mengyun.

"The relationship is simple. Defeat me, proving you have the ability to fulfill what you said to Mengyun. I will help you keep your secret. Otherwise, if you don't leave Fenghua City, I will tell everything to the Marquis, and you will surely die." The female knight said.

"So, I have no choice." Bai Cangdong smiled bitterly.

"Draw your weapon. Let me see if you are a man who speaks without thinking and is despicable and shameless." The female knight pointed at Bai Cangdong with her giant sword.

When Bai Cangdong said those words, he naturally exaggerated a bit and added some sweet talk, but he would never admit it.

Bai Cangdong summoned his weapon, a set of mismatched equipment, and a baron-level sword in his hand.

The female knight looked at Bai Cangdong's colorful equipment and the terrible sword, her brows almost forming a frown.

"Are you at least the president of the Dao Lun Society? Has the Dao Lun Society fallen to such a state?"

Bai Cangdong was slightly startled. The female knight knew he was the president of the Dao Lun Society, which meant she definitely knew his true identity.

"Dealing with you, this is enough." Bai Cangdong said proudly.

"Words are useless. Summon your true weapon, or you will regret it when you lose."

"I said, dealing with you, this is enough." Bai Cangdong didn't want to summon the Poxie Sword and other weapons because it would immediately expose him as the Masked Viscount, so he didn't dare to summon them.

"Hope you don't regret it." The female knight, very dissatisfied with Bai Cangdong's frivolous attitude, slashed out a red sword light, which extended over thirty meters and cut down fiercely.

Although he already knew the female knight was very powerful, he didn't expect her innate divine light to be so strong. Just this sword light showed that her innate divine light had at least a hundred grids and was enhanced with a special longevity technique, otherwise, the sword light wouldn't be red like blood.

Bai Cangdong released a Wind Spirit and quickly retreated, avoiding the sword light. After dodging, he controlled the golden Wind Spirit to swirl towards the sword light from a distance.

Boom!

The Wind Spirit was shattered by the sword light, unable to resist at all.

"Golden innate divine light, not bad, but only about twenty grids, still too weak." The female knight said, slashing out another red sword light.

Bai Cangdong dodged the female knight's sword light from a distance again, and this time he released two more Wind Spirits. He didn't let the Wind Spirits clash with the female knight's sword light but instead controlled them like living beings, circling around the female knight from both sides.

Bai Cangdong decided not to clash with the female knight. Her innate divine light was much stronger than his, and she had rich combat experience and martial skills. Without using his skilled martial skills and weapons, clashing would be asking for trouble.

The two Wind Spirits swayed left and right, like two seductive dancers, circling around the female knight. The female knight had to attack them but couldn't hit them. When she tried to attack Bai Cangdong, he ran away like a rabbit, not giving her a chance to get close, which made her extremely frustrated.

"You coward, hiding and dodging, what kind of skill is that? Dare to fight me face to face?"

Bai Cangdong laughed from a distance, "My innate divine light has only twenty grids, yours has over a hundred. Do you think I'm crazy to clash with you?"

The female knight was frustrated, but Bai Cangdong was having fun. He released another Wind Spirit and controlled three Wind Spirits to attack the female knight.

At first, it was a bit awkward, and he made some mistakes, which the female knight took advantage of to destroy two Wind Spirits.

Fortunately, the Wind Spirits didn't consume much innate divine light, and Bai Cangdong immediately summoned two more Wind Spirits and excitedly practiced controlling three at once.

As he got more skilled, the three Wind Spirits became more agile, like three giant flies buzzing around the female knight, impossible to hit or drive away.

When Bai Cangdong released a fourth Wind Spirit, the female knight's expression was as if she had eaten several dead flies.

"Stop fighting." The female knight said angrily.

"What's wrong?" Bai Cangdong was having fun, and after mastering controlling three Wind Spirits, he was about to practice controlling four, but the female knight suddenly said to stop.

"You are so despicable, what kind of man are you?" The female knight gritted her teeth. Since becoming the Marquis of Fenghua's knight, she had been through countless battles, but never felt as frustrated as today.

"Using my strengths to attack your weaknesses, is that wrong? Do I have to be a fool and rush in to be beaten half to death, and then wait for you to proudly tell me to leave Fenghua City, to be a real man?" Bai Cangdong sneered.

The female knight was speechless, unable to refute Bai Cangdong, and felt even more frustrated.

"Will you help me keep my secret?" Bai Cangdong asked, blinking.

"Don't let me find out you do anything to hurt Mengyun, or I will personally cut you down." The female knight left, not wanting to see Bai Cangdong's hateful face or hear his hateful voice, and summoned a snow-white undead mount, disappearing in an instant.

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(End of the chapter)