Free Web NovelChapter 75: I Will Protect You..For Life
Above the willow branches, the moon rises; beneath the yellow dusk, two hearts entwine.
Returning to the mansion, from a distance, Long Chen smelled a rich aroma of dishes.
Could it be that Chen’er is cooking for me?
Long Chen thought to himself.
He strode towards the dining hall of the mansion.
What came into view were dishes of various colors and delightful aromas.
What made Long Chen’s mouth water wasn’t the delicious dishes but the figure in pale pink standing on the side.
"Chen’er, did you make all these!?"
Long Chen walked up and placed his hand joyfully on Diao Chan’s fragrant shoulder.
"Husband! You’re back~"
Diao Chan’s delicate body trembled slightly. Upon hearing Long Chen’s voice, she turned around, looking at Long Chen affectionately.
With enchanting red lips, outlining a seductive curve, her skin was whiter than the snow on the mountain peaks, and her big eyes were filled with tenderness.
"Husband, it’s not me who made these. It’s done by Sister Zhang Ning."
Zhang Ning!?
Why is it this guy?
"Why did she make these? Doesn’t she hate me?"
Long Chen asked in confusion.
"Don’t say that about her. To thank you for providing her with a place to stay and for offering a place for those wandering Yellow Turban remnants, she made all these delicious dishes for you." Diao Chan pointed to the various delicacies on the table.
"I see, she is quite thoughtful." Long Chen nodded.
After taking a seat, Long Chen began to eat heartily.
Surprisingly, the taste was truly exceptional.
This was also one of the extraordinary aspects of the game "Grand Lord." The taste of the food in the game world was no different from the real world, allowing players to experience the deliciousness authentically.
Long Chen speculated that this might be related to the game’s carrier chip.
The chip could transmit information to the brain’s nervous system, creating the exact sensations as in the real world.
This was why, after the game was released, it caused a global craze.
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Behind the curtain, Zhang Ning peeked at Long Chen’s reactions.
When she saw his satisfied expression after tasting the food, a sweet feeling surged in Zhang Ning’s heart, like a clear spring gushing over her chest.
Very comfortable.
Hmph! When this miss was a child, I used to cook for my father and uncles. Naturally, my culinary skills are not bad...
Thinking of her father, her heart ached again, and she thought to herself:
"If it weren’t for you accepting a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers this time, I wouldn’t treat you like this..."
Afterward, she left.
At the dining table, after Long Chen was satisfied with the meal and had his fill of wine, he handed a top-quality purple defense equipment, the "Purple Gold Lock Armor," to Diao Chan.
He said, "Chan’er, wear this armor."
Seeing the purple and gold armor with radiant defensive capabilities, Diao Chan knew that this precious armor was of a high grade and extremely valuable.
She quickly waved her hand in refusal, "Husband, concubine doesn’t need this armor. You should wear it yourself!"
She also expressed concern, "You are often on the battlefield, and you need this armor more than I do!"
Long Chen tightly held her jade hand, "Chan’er, I already have the ’Silver Qilin Armor’ for protection. I don’t need this armor!"
"Be good, listen to me, quickly put it on! If you don’t wear it, your husband might get angry!"
After hearing this, Diao Chan bit her lip and hesitated.
Finally, she accepted the armor, leaned against Long Chen, and asked, "Husband, will you still protect me after I have this defensive armor?"
Long Chen lightly brushed her upturned nose and smiled, "My silly Chan’er, of course, I will still protect you!"
"Why?"
"Because it’s you, so I want to protect you... for a lifetime!"
The sweet words were like a charm, and Diao Chan’s heart, at this moment, was like a little deer, jumping around, leaning even more against Long Chen.
The next day, a new week began.
Outside the city of Jiujiang, there was already a sea of people!
Eighteen thousand soldiers, all wearing leather armor and carrying weapons.
Mighty and majestic!
On the high platform, Long Chen stood tall, holding the Dragon Horn Spear, pointing it straight at the sky.
He shouted, "Soldiers! Wu County is in trouble! Countless fellow citizens are suffering from the cruel killings of the bandits!"
"I want to send troops to rescue Wu County. Are you willing to follow me into battle and save the people from the fire and water?"
"Willing!"
"Willing!"
"Willing!"
For a while, morale soared!
It made these soldiers understand that they were the righteous army, fighting to rescue the people.
Making the soldiers understand why they were fighting would greatly ignite their enthusiasm and combat power!
This was also an excellent measure that Long Chen implemented by drawing on the outstanding practices of modern red leaders.
Now it seemed to be extremely effective.
Three armies marched towards Wu County in a mighty manner.
Jiang Qin led eight thousand navy soldiers. Although there was only one general, he had a force of eight thousand.
Moreover, through intelligence reports, the bandit army stationed in Wuxi County had only three or four thousand people, and they were not the elite forces of the White Tiger’s troops. They were just ordinary soldiers with unremarkable combat power.
Moreover, Jiang Qin’s southward march by water would undoubtedly achieve an unexpected effect.
As for the five thousand troops led by Zhou Tai and Xie Zhicai, Long Chen didn’t need to worry anymore.
The reason was simple; with Zhou Tai, a nearly level 80 four-star general, and the equally fast level 80 five-star strategist Xie Zhicai, the weak rear defenses of Shicheng Mountain and Baihushan were probably not a challenge for them.
Moreover, Long Chen had also given the orange epic equipment, the "Phoenix Feather Fan," to Xie Zhicai.
Its ability to cause magical damage would reach a new terrifying height!
With one fan strike, the phoenix would dominate the nine heavens, and the raging fire would burn the city!
After parting ways with them, Long Chen rode on the all-white jade lion, preparing to check if there was any news about Wu County in the Yangzhou chat room.
As soon as he opened the system, he found that he had hundreds of unread messages.
All were private messages, and when Long Chen opened them, he found that they were mostly inquiries about the equipment he had posted on the auction house.
"Brother, can you sell me the blue excellent equipment ’Horse-Cutting Saber’ now? I’m in a hurry to level up against mountain bandits. I’ll pay 24,000 yuan for it! How about it?"
"Big brother, can you sell me the ’Blue Light Lock Armor’ now? I’ll pay twice the price!"
Since Long Chen set the trading time to be 24 hours later, these equipment had not been sold yet.
Long Chen’s eyes lit up. He didn’t expect these mere blue-level equipment to be so valuable.
Opening the auction house, he saw that the prices for several rare blue equipment he was preparing to sell had been raised to the extent of two or three thousand yuan.
Long Chen was even more delighted.
These broken copper and rotten iron, which were worthless to him, were precious treasures to other players.
Forget it, let’s wait a bit longer!
After all, it wasn’t Long Chen who was in a hurry, but those players who were eager to buy.
