Chapter 694: Chapter 693: Guardian of Nature

“Seeing this scene… I’m so excited!”

“Yes, yes, Lord Xun standing behind my husband, that indefatigable expression on his face—sorry, my thoughts are wandering.”

“I can do it, I can do it.”

At this moment, the environment on the screen could best be described with foul language, filled with ferocious and violent words.

“Lord Xun, isn’t this a bit too aggressive?”

At that moment, seeing that Lu Zixun had subdued An Lan, Lu Xinran couldn’t help but step forward and say something.

“Get lost. When An Lan tried to kill me just now, where were you to speak up for justice?”

Lu Zixun glanced coldly at Lu Xinran and retorted sharply.

I’m so annoyed with this kind of double-standard hypocrisy.

Oh, just because someone is the Elf King, they can kill indiscriminately?

And because we’re from the Demon Country, we can’t act? What kind of nonsense is that.

Inside, Gu Beihan was secretly pleased, but he kept a poker face, saying nothing.

He had been displeased with Lu Xinran for a long time but hadn’t spoken up due to issues of status.

Feeling the sharpness of the Night Evil Sword, An Lan’s pupils shrank, yet his tone remained utterly haughty, “Do you know who I am? Are you trying to start a war with the Elf Kingdom?”

Now Lu Zixun finally understood.

This An Lan was truly foolish, not just pretending.

“Hello, yes.”

He thrust his right hand forward, a sword piercing the throat.

With eyes filled with incredible color, An Lan’s body transformed into a piece of wood and crashed to the ground.

Looking down at the piece of wood, Lu Zixun fell into contemplation.

He wasn’t the real person, so that’s why he was so arrogant, unafraid of death?

And An Xiao, who had been by An Lan’s side, had disappeared at some unknown time.

At this moment, apart from the corpses of the Elf Warriors, there were only the stunned Spiritual Ability Users left.

This bizarre reversal truly baffled them all.

Gu Beihan, who had been watching the drama unfold, now became slightly more serious.

The Elf King didn’t display arrogance but stupidity.

And from this piece of wood, it seemed like the Elf King wanted to test the resolve of the Spiritual Ability Users?

“Ah, boring.”

Putting away the Night Evil Sword, Lu Zixun roughly guessed An Lan’s purpose, his face expressing utter disinterest.

Too cowardly.

However, it must be said, it indeed was a good plan for shaping future policies.

If Lu Zixun hadn’t acted, the Crimson Alliance would probably have only played defense.

Just as Lu Zixun was preparing to leave, at Lu Xinran’s instigation, Wang Duli stepped forward with a hostile tone, “Lu Zixun, what you did today has undoubtedly offended the Elf Kingdom. Don’t you have anything to say?”

“Um… thanks for the invitation, too many of my peers here, I’m out. As for the Crimson spineless actions, everyone has known about it for more than a day or two. The strength of the Elf Kingdom isn’t that great, so why act like a lickspittle? I’ll leave it at that for now, will add more if there’s time.”

In a characteristic manner, Lu Zixun’s reply brimmed with sarcasm.

“You!”

Confronted with Lu Zixun’s disdainful attitude, Wang Duli glared, “Don’t you know it’s better to make a friend than an enemy?”

“Not clear.”

Shaking his head, Lu Zixun gave Wang Duli a dismissive glance, “Is there anything else? If there’s nothing, I’ll be leaving. Even if my method is problematic, it should be Gu Beihan questioning me, not you.”

Lu Zixun’s contemptuous demeanor infuriated Wang Duli.

Just as Wang tried to say something more, the murderous look in Lu Zixun’s eyes returning, extinguished much of the fire in his heart.

Back in the Demon Country, Lu Zixun thought about Xiong Kang’s advice and felt a headache coming on.

Originally, he hadn’t wanted any conflict with the Elf Kingdom, but some things will happen whether you want them to or not.

Considering this, Lu Zixun felt much more at ease.

After all, he represented not the Spiritual Ability Users, but the Demon Country.

When troubles arose, they would be directed at the Demon Country, and shouldn’t affect innocent bystanders.

“Brother Xun, I think that An Lan was problematic today.”

After a moment, Ge Changming came over and said, “Elves might be proud, but they’re not foolish, so I guess the purpose of today’s probe was possibly that the Elf Kingdom wants to start a war with the Fusion World.”

“I guess not, since I was the one who acted.”

Lu Zixun lazily said, “He probably wanted to test the Crimson Alliance and the Order, since they’re the two prominent forces right now. But since I intervened, An Lan, who didn’t discover anything, will likely switch to a gentler approach.”

Listening to Lu Zixun’s reasoned analysis, Ge Changming nodded slightly, “It does seem that way. Still, the Demon Country should rein itself in a bit now, Brother Xun. Your actions today have garnered mixed reviews on the Night Talk Forum.”

Who praised and who criticized was crystal clear to Lu Zixun.

Be compliant in reality, strike hard online.

“No need, we just follow the usual development model. This public opinion is no longer problematic for the Demon Country, and might actually be beneficial.”

With a slight grin, Lu Zixun thoughtfully said, “We don’t need to care about these public opinions. If possible, let’s stoke the fire a bit more for the Demon Country.”

Ge Changming furrowed his brows thoughtfully, then, chuckling, he grasped Lu Zixun’s deeper meaning, “Maintaining this heat in public opinion can provide us the Power of Faith. Looks like we’re going to stir up more trouble in the future.”

“Good that you understand. Go now.”

As Ge Changming was just reaching the door, Lu Zixun called out to him again, “Right, keep an eye on the movements of the Elf Kingdom, and investigate An Xiao’s situation.”

…

“Father, why did we show them malice?”

Although An Xiao appeared puzzled on the surface, she was deeply distressed inside.

She had maintained her distance from Lu Zixun on purpose, not wanting her father to direct his anger at Lu Zixun.

Yet, they still ended up clashing.

Sitting on a throne made of tree branches, An Lan supported his cheek with his right hand and spoke dispassionately, “Humans have always been enemies of nature. My actions today were just to anger them, to see if they would expose their fangs.”

After a pause, disappointment appeared on An Lan’s face, “But alas, even after so many years, humans still exhibit such a nauseating demeanor. Yet, just like always, the Swallowing Sky Cat Demon is overprotective.”

Pondering for a moment, An Lan’s hand manifested a wooden whistle.

An Xiao’s pupils shrank upon seeing this whistle, not understanding why An Lan would want to use it.

“The Six Layer World is too small. The grace of nature should be widely spread. Now… as a Nature Guardian, it’s time to correct the mistakes of mankind.”

Rising to his feet and looking towards a Jade Giant Dragon ascending in the distance, a green glow began emanating from above An Lan’s head…