Guo Ran was still the same as before, but now his face showed a trace of weariness, seemingly much more mature.
Seeing Long Chen now was like a child full of grievances, meeting his parents and freely releasing the emotions he had suppressed for so long.
Tu Hu and the other strong warriors who had come with Guo Ran were stunned. They couldn't believe that the hero they admired would kneel before someone else, weeping bitterly.
Long Chen's eyes were red as he reached out to pull Guo Ran: "Get up, you're one of the Four Heroes of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils now. Don't embarrass yourself." But
as he spoke, Long Chen choked up, tears streaming down his face. Guo Ran clung tightly to Long Chen's leg, refusing to let go no matter what. Long Chen cursed, "Get up quickly, I don't want to lose face." Long
Chen pulled Guo Ran up with all his strength. Guo Ran choked up and said, "Boss, I thought I'd never see you again in this lifetime." Watching
Guo Ran shed his youthful face, Long Chen felt a bit sorry for him. This little brother who had followed him for a long time had always been a child who never grew up. By Long Chen's side, he had always been carefree.
His maturity now means that over the past year or so, he has had a very difficult time.
"Nonsense! As soon as I heard news about you, I rushed over immediately. Our Dragonblood Legion still has to fight the Immortal Realm together—how can we be without you?" Long Chen wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, hugged Guo Ran, and shook his shoulder vigorously.
"That's true. Without me, Guo Ran, the world would lose its luster, hahaha!" Guo Ran laughed heartily. Meeting Long Chen, he felt completely relaxed, as if he had returned to his original self.
"Whoosh."
At that moment, a fragrant breeze filled his arms, and a woman threw herself into Long Chen's arms, holding him tightly.
"Hey, hey, this ... Huh... Xie Qianqian... Long Chen was stunned at first, but soon realized that this woman was none other than Xie Qianqian, the one who had once shared hardships in hell.
Xie Qianqian gave Long Chen a hearty hug, then straightened up, looked at him, and said with some grievance, "
You bastard, you said you wanted to find me, but you showed up so late."
"Early to late, as long as you came, that's good. Wow, I've grown up!"
Long Chen carefully sized up Xie Qianqian and found that she had become much fuller, with a full chest and perky hips. Compared to before, she lacked a trace of youthful innocence and had a touch of mature charm.
Xie Qianqian gave Long Chen a resentful look and said, "I've been waiting for you for so long, but you still won't come. I have no choice but to marry myself off. You're too late!" Long
Chen laughed heartily: "It's fine, I have plenty of female confidantes at home. It's not a problem to have one or two." Although
Long Chen and Xie Qianqian had once shared hardships together, it was not really a romantic affair.
"You're still so bad at talking. Can't you just pretend to regret it a little?" Xie Qianqian glared at Long Chen with a hint of reproach.
"Come on, it's already good that you got married. When I met you, you were as skinny as a chopstick, unable to tell the front and back. What am I sorry for?" Long Chen curled his lips and said.
"You really deserve a beating."
Xie Qianqian gestured her fist toward Long Chen, then pulled a man beside her and said to Long Chen, "
Let me introduce you. This is my husband. He has been helping me during my toughest times. I have nothing to repay him, so I have no choice but to marry him. If you had come earlier, I might have married you!"
"Greetings, Brother Long. Thank you for taking care of Qianqian."
That man was an early-stage Immortal King expert, with a refined and polite appearance—clearly a classic honest person. When Xie Qianqian hugged Long Chen, he wasn't angry and even looked at Long Chen with gratitude. He was a very pure and kind person. Xie Qianqian really had good judgment.
"Brother, you've been wronged." Long Chen patted the man's shoulder, his face full of sympathy.
"What do you mean?" Xie Qianqian said angrily.
"Guo Ran, you colluded with spies and are traitors to the human race. What do you have to say this time?"
As they spoke, the area was already surrounded by countless powerful figures. Among them, a young man clad in silver armor roared fiercely.
"Leng Hui"
Tu Hu and the others saw the man, their expressions changed.
Leng Hui, one of the Four Heroes of Tianlong, was Guo Ran's mortal enemy. Although the other three also targeted Guo Ran, he was the most despicable, despicable, and ruthless among them. Guo Ran's people hated him to the core, wishing they could eat his flesh and skin.
"Screw you, damn it, now that the boss is here, would I still be afraid of you?
You keep framing, framing, and smearing me. If it weren't for a few old turtles backing you up, I could have knocked you out of my eggs.
What so-called 'Four Heroes'? If it weren't for the forces behind you targeting me and restricting me everywhere, would I be like this?
I've endured humiliation and hardship for so long, just to learn some skills. I never thought about competing with you all.
But you guys treat me like a thorn in your side and a thorn in your flesh at every turn. I used to be afraid of you because after leaving the Tianlong Divine Armor Academy, I had nowhere to go.
Now that the boss is here, I'm about to leave this damned place. You all go to hell, just add to your idiots. Guo Ran cursed at Leng Hui.
Inside the Tianlong Divine Armor Academy, everyone familiar with Guo Ran was stunned. Today, Guo Ran seemed like a completely different person.
The old Guo Ran was calm and wise, knew how to endure and plan carefully before making decisions, never arguing with others. He had once hugged Long Chen and cried bitterly; now he cursed Leng Hui loudly. They even suspected that Guo Ran had been possessed.
What they didn't know was that Guo Ran had never been a calm or wise person. He was forced into a difficult situation, and for more than a year, Guo Ran had spent every day in torment.
In the Tianlong Divine Armor Academy, he finally understood the pain of being the boss—bearing any pressure alone. No matter how bleak the future was, he had to give hope to those around him. He couldn't be discouraged, couldn't be negative, couldn't run away. He wanted to face it, but his strength wasn't enough.
This past year, Guo Ran didn't even know how he had managed to get through it, so when he saw Long Chen, he couldn't hold back anymore and broke down in tears. If he didn't have a proper cry, he felt like he was about to go crazy.
Now that Long Chen was here, he instantly regained his confidence and regained his fearless demeanor. His confidence came from Long Chen, and just like before, his faith in Long Chen was almost blind.
Suddenly shedding all his burdens, Guo Ran felt completely at ease. Even when facing thousands of troops, as long as Long Chen was by his side, there was nothing to fear.
"Since you admit you're a spy, there's nothing more to say. Men, seize me. If you resist, kill me without mercy." Leng Hui shouted sternly.
"Anyone who dares to make a move, I'll make sure they never see tomorrow's sun. Whoever comes, I'll kill as many as they come."
Long Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the powerful ones calmly. At this moment, Huo Ling'er's true fire sword shimmered, ready to harvest lives at any moment.
"Such arrogance! Let me see—in my Tianlong Divine Armor Academy, who dares to be so arrogant?"
As they spoke, a group of elderly men stepped forwardNow, these elderly men exuded a powerful aura, all late-stage Realm Kings. The leader stared coldly at Long Chen.
"Vice Dean!"
Tu Hu and the others exclaimed in surprise. The old man was none other than the Vice Dean of the Tianlong Divine Armor Academy.
"Kid, was it you who was just talking?"
Surrounded by a group of powerful figures, the vice dean approached Long Chen, looked him up and down, and said coldly.
"Smack!"
Long Chen reached out and slapped the vice dean across the face: "Who are you talking to?" "