Chapter Ninety-Nine: A Wicked Dragon Needs a Wicked Tormentor

Du Fang returned to the Wildfire Squad's base.

He took off his black trench coat and hung it on the coat rack, then sank into the sofa in the reception room, letting out a slow breath.

Beside him, Luo Luo lay on her back on the sofa, patting her little belly, giggling "hehehehe" without stopping.

The little pink pig Qi Qi lay next to Luo Luo, also patting its own bulging belly with its trotters, a face full of pure enjoyment.

Du Fang closed his eyes for a while.

His wife's fair, tender hand quietly massaged his shoulders.

Very comfortable.

After resting for a bit, Du Fang slowly opened his eyes.

With a stir of his mind, the panel of "A Loving Family" instantly popped out from deep within his retina.

…

A Loving Family

Head of the family: Du Fang

Age: 20

Dream Spirit: 9000

Items: Auntie's Playing Cards, Auntie's Tea Leaves

Skills: Chaotic Blades, Red-Clad State (usable), Little Pig Qi Qi (usable)

Members: Luo Luo (daughter), Ya Ya (wife, completeness 10%), (out of contact), (out of contact)…

Quest: For family reunion and family happiness, please find all your missing family members.

…

Du Fang quietly gazed at the data reflected in his retina.

He took a deep breath, a flicker of shock and delight in his eyes.

His gaze locked onto the Dream Spirit column.

The number displayed there nearly made Du Fang stop breathing.

Originally, his Dream Spirit had been 900 points. Now, it had reached 9000 points—a full tenfold increase!

The silver-haired self beneath the lake surface had once said that every time he came out, Du Fang's strength would receive a major boost.

He hadn't expected it to actually be true!

But that it would rise this much all at once, Du Fang truly had not anticipated.

9000 points of Dream Spirit intensity was equivalent to 900 Dream Spirit energy units, which meant that Du Fang had instantly reached the peak of the mid-rank Dream Ferryman level!

With just a few more Dream Disasters conquered, perhaps he could step into the realm of high-rank Dream Ferrymen.

After all, 1000 Dream Spirit energy units qualified one to participate in the high-rank Dream Ferryman assessment!

And the high-rank assessment could only be certified in the capital!

Du Fang suddenly felt that on this trip to the capital for the finals of the Newcomer Dream Ferryman Invitational, perhaps… he could conveniently complete the high-rank Dream Ferryman assessment along the way?

Du Fang could hardly suppress the smile on his face.

He leaned back against the sofa, reached out, and pressed his finger to the center of his brow.

He closed his eyes.

Instantly, it was as if a clear pool appeared before his sight.

Crystal clear down to the bottom, emitting a faint, soft glow.

This clear pool was the manifestation of his Dream Spirit intensity.

He let go, and Du Fang's eyes regained their clarity. This feeling of slowly growing stronger was really quite pleasant…

"The increase in Dream Spirit intensity… is somewhat beyond my control. Every time that silver-haired me comes out, my Dream Spirit intensity gets a huge boost…"

"So, if I want to improve myself, I should focus my efforts on technique!"

Du Fang mused, beginning to plan his future path.

Next, he would prepare to participate in the capital's Newcomer Dream Ferryman Invitational finals. In addition, while in the capital, he would go and take a look at that special Dream Disaster, retrieve the red embroidered shoes his wife had lost out there, and fulfill her wish.

After reaching the capital, he would conveniently complete the high-rank Dream Ferryman assessment.

Finally, his most important goal:

Earn enough money to buy Luo Luo a big house. This was a wish Luo Luo had marked out, and naturally it was also Du Fang's wish, as well as a goal to be achieved.

The road ahead suddenly seemed completely clear.

…

This was Du Fang's short-term plan for the coming period.

Tonight, Du Fang had experienced a great deal.

Above all, Sun Yaohai's death in battle gave Du Fang a deeper understanding of the profession of Dream Ferryman, and more thought about what it truly meant.

When Du Fang first became a Dream Ferryman, it had only been for the high welfare and high salary.

But Sun Yaohai, even at the cost of his own life, had insisted on holding the hospital, insisted on protecting the thousands of people beneath his feet.

This spirit of the Dream Ferryman struck Du Fang deeply.

It made Du Fang suddenly want to seriously walk down this path as a Dream Ferryman.

"Saving people and ferrying dreams, ferrying across yin and yang…"

Du Fang murmured.

Perhaps… he, Du Fang, could also become an outstanding Dream Ferryman.

Sitting on the sofa, Du Fang slowly pondered his future path.

At some point, Du Fang fell into a deep sleep.

After a long while,

The sound of the door opening rang out.

Chen Xi, Su Jiu Ming, Si Nan, and Zhao Lu were the first four to return. They pushed open the door and saw Du Fang lying asleep on the sofa.

They exchanged glances, all knowing that Du Fang had truly been exhausted today.

Chen Xi found a blanket and covered Du Fang with it. Then everyone silently returned to their own rooms to rest.

Zhang Chang Lin and Su Jiu Ming headed to the association meeting room in the Dream Ferryman Tower.

Tonight's events, though they had drawn to a close,

were not entirely over.

The Jiangling City Dream Ferryman Association had suffered such a tremendous loss; they would absolutely not swallow it easily.

The Divine Core Organization, the Yellow Springs Organization, the Heavenly Demon Organization… what these three organizations had done in Jiangling City tonight was a complete contempt for the Dream Ferryman Association.

The Dream Ferryman Association certainly had to show its stance.

Of course, there was another matter: the capture of a Heavenly Demon Dragon King…

The capture of a Heavenly Demon Dragon King was absolutely extraordinary.

After all, every Heavenly Demon Dragon King was an extremely powerful City-Destroying level powerhouse—and not a low-rank one, but at least mid-rank, or even high-rank existences.

Thus, the capture of a Dragon King could be said to be a major event that shook the entire Dream Ferryman world.

…

…

Dream Ferryman Tower,

Nightmare Prison.

Zhang Chang Lin and many other Jiangling City raid squad captains had been summoned and gathered together to interrogate the captured City-Destroying level powerhouse, the Black Dragon King.

A massive steel cage held an old man in a tailcoat. Even reduced to a prisoner, the old man still maintained his elegance.

A faint smile hung on his face as he observed his surroundings with curiosity.

"They say every Dream Ferryman Association has a Nightmare Prison. This old man never imagined that one day, he would have the fortune to stay here temporarily."

"I wonder how the food in Nightmare Prison is? Is there a limit on how many baths one can take? If this old man wishes to drink some red wine, can that be accommodated?"

The old man said with a chuckle.

He looked around and observed, showing not the slightest awareness of being a prisoner.

Tang Nai had changed into a clean set of Tang-style clothing. Leaning on his cane, he stared coldly at the Black Dragon King locked in the cage.

"As a prisoner, you still dare to act arrogant?"

"Aren't you afraid that I might kill you right now?"

Tang Nai said flatly, slowly drawing his cane sword, the tip pointing from afar at the Black Dragon King in the cage.

Throughout the entire prison, an extremely icy sword intent seemed to erupt, slicing through the air, making many Dream Ferrymen feel a faint stinging pain on their skin.

The Black Dragon King sat inside the cage, shaking his head with a smile.

"Alright, no need for all this tension, and no need to put on airs. I came to prison voluntarily, after all—you should at least grant me the rights of a demon, shouldn't you?"

"Besides, I am, after all, a Dragon King of the Heavenly Demon Organization… Though the Heavenly Demon Organization is one of the three great Dream Demon organizations, it counts as a neutral organization within the country. It has never caused any disturbances domestically, and its relationship with the domestic Dream Ferryman Association has always been rather ambiguous."

"Yes, this time I did indeed make a move to stop you. You could say I broke the rules, and you could say I damaged a tiny bit of the good relationship maintained between the Heavenly Demon Organization and the domestic Dream Ferryman Association. But it's no big deal."

"First, I did not make a move against domestic citizens. Second, the reason I stopped you was purely because my hands itched—I wanted to spar with you."

"On those two points alone, it's not enough to execute a Dragon King who voluntarily surrendered himself."

"Besides, the high-ranking members of the Dream Ferryman Association would not easily let you execute me either, because my value is enormous. For instance, they could make the Heavenly Demon Organization spend vast resources to ransom me. For another instance, they could study the composition of a Dragon King level powerhouse's power, and so on…"

The Black Dragon King remained calm and composed, at ease and unhurried, elegant in demeanor, yet everything he said was the truth.

Tang Nai's expression darkened. He indeed could not execute this Black Dragon King who had voluntarily entered prison.

There were far too many entangled interests involved.

Of course, Tang Nai had no intention of executing the Black Dragon King either. After all, as a Heavenly Demon Dragon King, he counted as a high-ranking member of the Heavenly Demon Organization and knew no small number of secrets.

Those secrets were the greatest value.

Digging out those secrets might yield far more profit than executing a peak City-Destroying level Dragon King.

Additionally, Tang Nai needed to know what the operation arranged in Jiangling City tonight had actually been for, and who their target had been.

The Heavenly Demon, Divine Core, Yellow Springs… what signal were these three organizations sending by joining forces?

He would need to interrogate them to find out.

However, the Black Dragon King sat on the chair inside the cage, elegantly crossing his legs, with a look that practically begged for a beating, and refused to say anything.

"Don't waste your energy. I won't speak. Keeping secrets is the most fundamental professional ethic of me as a Dragon King."

Wen Ji beside him nearly lost his cold composure and wanted to roll up his sleeves and charge in for a fight.

But Wen Ji thought it over carefully—with his own strength, going to fight a City-Destroying level Dragon King would probably get him killed very easily. So he continued maintaining his cold facade.

Zhang Chang Lin stroked his stubbly chin, looking at the Black Dragon King, a strange curve gradually creeping onto his lips.

Zhang Chang Lin was not unfamiliar with the Black Dragon King. Last time, when he had taken Du Fang to the foot bath city, he had run into this very Black Dragon King.

That time, Zhang Chang Lin had taken a beating.

But Zhang Chang Lin had always been puzzled as to why the Black Dragon King had suddenly fled.

And now, thinking of Du Fang, Zhang Chang Lin understood a little.

Suddenly, a sly idea stirred in Zhang Chang Lin's mind.

He sidled up to Tang Nai.

"President Tang Nai, I have a way."

"A vicious dragon still needs a vicious man to grind it down!"

Tang Nai looked at Zhang Chang Lin, raising an eyebrow.

Tang Nai had called Zhang Chang Lin over not to interrogate the Black Dragon King, but to gain a deeper understanding of what had happened on the top floor of Jiangling City First Hospital.

After all, tonight on the hospital rooftop… three City-Destroying level powerhouses had died. That matter was far too enormous.

Tang Nai knew very well that with Zhang Chang Lin's strength, such a feat was impossible.

Therefore, it must involve a great secret, and it was certainly connected to Du Fang.

However, since Zhang Chang Lin said he had a way, Tang Nai became genuinely interested.

Zhang Chang Lin unhurriedly shook a cigarette out of the pack, placed it between his lips, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Looking at the Black Dragon King in the cage, elegantly crossing his legs, calm and composed, and recalling that vicious beating from before—

Old Zhang's face gradually revealed a sinister grin.

"President, give me ten minutes."

Tang Nai was taken aback.

Ten minutes later,

The door of Nightmare Prison was opened once again.

Zhang Chang Lin walked at the very front with a cigarette in his mouth, his manner aggressive and swaggering.

Behind him,

followed Du Fang, sleepy-eyed, having been roused from his dreams.

Inside the steel cage,

the Black Dragon King, who had been elegantly crossing his legs—

that crossed leg,

very suddenly,

could no longer stay crossed.

ps: begging for monthly tickets, begging for recommendation tickets.