Chapter 728: Oneness of Heaven and Humanity (I) (2/2)

A limpid hissing sound came up, it was peaceful, and gave off a feeling of being carefree. Long Haochen’s six wings then vanished as he reached the Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass’ city in a flash.

Before their arrival, news of his return had arrived to the Knight Temple since long ago, and right now, fully attired knights came out on the walls of the Knight Temple. Facing Long Haochen’s descent, they all performed the most standard salute to welcome their new union chairman.

A tall man stood in the midst of the entrance, handsome and resolute of face and broad shouldered, as well as an having an incomparably sharp look. When suddenly catching sight of that sudden golden figure, his look became all the more muzzy.

“Haochen.”

That golden figure coming from nowhere was thrown into his bosom in a flash, as the two hugged each other.

“Father!!” Long Haochen’s voice was shivering, and had a great change even in its tonality.

To any man, their father would be, in their youth, their idol. Moreover, what man was Long Haochen’s father? He’s the owner of the Divine Throne of Doom and Slaughter, the Divine Knight of Adjudication and Trial, Long Xingyu, of the Knight Temple! A genuine outstanding talent of his generation, and an ultra powerful Retribution Knight.

His father had always been Long Haochen’s pride. Deep in his heart, he had always been aiming and chasing after his father’s tall shadow, which drove him forward. A great part of his efforts were aimed at getting his father to acknowledge himself. Even on this day after ten years later, when encountering his father, that childhood admiration surged out, as this new union’s chairman dripped with tears.

Long Haochen’s stature was no longer thinner than his father in the least. Father and son were both the same height, both prides of the Knight Temple. All knights saluted them respectfully, as well as the far apart Long Tianying. With three generations of the Long family being among the most talented of the Knight Temple, this Long family could be considered the family with the most authority out of the Knight Temple. Although they had never minded this point, in the hearts of knights, especially young knights, their existences were unsurpassed, true idols.

Feeling Long Haochen’s surges of emotions, Long Xingyu, who was no longer capable of showing such pure feelings as his son, had a very complex expression in his eyes. His ordinarily incomparably steady hands shook lightly, as he continuously called out his son’s name.

“Haochen, oh Haochen. Your father has let you down. I haven’t protected you well.”

“Father, don’t say that. I am your son, and without your guidance, I wouldn’t be my current self. I am already grown, and should take my turn to protect you and mother.” Loosening the hug, father and son confronted each other, eyes filled with emotional colors.

Long Xingyu took a deep breath, casting off his tears, as if suddenly making some resolve. He watched Long Haochen with a firm look and declared, “Son, no matter what may have happened in the past, you are this Long Xingyu’s son, my sole son. From today onwards, whoever wants to harm you will have to first tread over my corpse.”

This was a categorical declaration, sonorous and powerful, as if it was a persuasion.

Looking at his teary father, his half whitened hair, Long Haochen was once again overwhelmed with tears. That emotional self of his hadn’t felt the covered pain in his father’s previous words, only thinking about after that short period of a dozen or so year that had passed, his father at the ninth step of cultivation yet seemed much older. He did not even appear much younger than his grandfather, even though at his ninth step cultivation, he shouldn’t age so fast. Obviously, over these years, this father had really encountered special experiences.

Taking a deep breath, Long Xingyu barely stabilized his emotions, carrying a faint smile on his face, and suddenly knocking his right fist onto his left chest, loudly declared, “Auxiliary head of the Knight Temple greets the union chairman.”

Long Haochen blankened, before suddenly coming to a realization. His identity was no longer that of chasing after his father like back in those years, at his hellish training in his youth. Now he was the first union chairman, able to represent all humankind, to represent the entirety of the human union.

His right fist energetically thumping his chest issued a Bang sound, and Long Haochen no longer said any more.

Right now, everyone from Bright Glimmer of Hope as well as the Knight Temple’s powerhouses were consecutively landing in town. Under Long Xingyu’s lead, the Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass grandiosely welcomed these knights’ triumphant return.

Although the final winners of the Temple’s Great Gathering were those from the Demon Hunt Squad Bright Glimmer of Hope, out of the Six Great Temples, the greatest winner was undoubtedly the Knight Temple.

The Mage Temple’s assault under Li Zhengzhi’s lead was in the end fruitless. Even if Long Haochen and his comrades had not arisen, the final champion would still be the deeply rooted Knight Temple.

After a majestic welcoming ceremony, Long Haochen and his father met Haochen’s mother. The three members of his family were finally reunited, after over ten years. Or rather, that should be a family of four. Along with Long Haochen came another inextricable part of his life, the most beloved in his heart, Cai’er.

1a filial relationship, or a father-son relationship

2This places both Haochen and Cai’er as being at least 21-22 years old