Chapter 279: An Eternal Promise (2/2)

A familiar fragrance reached Lu Yin’s nose as he tightly hugged the beauty in his arms. He felt like he had the entire world in his arms at this moment.

“Wh-Who are you? Release my lady!” The maid exclaimed in shock as she grabbed him tightly, wanting to pull him away from Ming Yan.

Ming Yan stared blankly at the man who was hugging her, the man with a familiar face and scent.

Lu Yin casually flicked a finger and made the maid collapse, unconscious. Still tightly holding onto Ming Yan, he asked, “Does your head still hurt?”

Ming Yan gazed at him, but then suddenly recalled something and pushed him away hard. “It- It’s got nothing to do with you.” After saying that, she sat back down on her bed with her head turned away from Lu Yin.

Lu Yin smiled wryly, knowing that she remembered what he had done. He sat down beside her on the bed. “I’m sorry.”

Ming Yan’s eyes grew red, but she remained silent.

“The difference between our statuses is too great: we’re from two different lands with entirely different cultures. More importantly, there’s a blood-feud between our people that has lasted for an entire millennia. I don’t want to hurt you,” Lu Yin said sadly.

Ming Yan turned, and she pursed her lips. “I know.”

Lu Yin lifted his hand and began running his fingers through her hair. “Still, I won’t give up on you.”

Ming Yan’s eyes lit up as she looked at him nervously. The anticipation in her eyes was almost enough to almost melt Lu Yin’s resolve. It was impossible for him to perfectly describe the feelings coursing through his veins, but the feeling of being relied upon, being desired… From this point onwards, this girl in front of him was his. He had gained one more person in his life.

Lu Yin hugged her tightly. “I won’t let you go. I promise.”

Ming Yan smiled gently. “Thank you.”

All of a sudden, Ming Yan exclaimed, “You should leave! My father will know that you’re here.”

“You mean my future father-in-law?” Lu Yin teasingly replied.

Ming Yan was embarrassed, “What do you mean, your future father-in-law? Stop joking around! You need to leave or else my father will discover that you’re here!”

Lu Yin tousled her hair lovingly as he said, “Don’t worry. He’s the one who allowed me to come to you.”

Ming Yan was astonished. “How can that be? My father hates all foreigners. You…”

“I have my ways. Besides, my future father-in-law is very intelligent and has great insight. You should know your father’s disposition well,” Lu Yin gently responded.

Ming Yan’s eyes showed that she was lost in her thoughts. She finally nodded after recalling some matters. However, she couldn’t help herself from frowning and cast an anxious look at Lu Yin. “Did my father demand something from you in return?”

Lu Yin hugged her rightly. “Don’t overthink things. You’re your own person, and your father is his own person. I already said that I definitely won’t let you go, so even if your father doesn’t keep his word, I’ll still take you away.”

Ming Yan giggled happily. She had never been this happy—no, this blessed before. At this moment, her cheeks were colored a rosy red, and she was absolutely stunning. Lu Yin found himself so distracted by her radiance that he lowered his head, bringing their lips together into a gentle touch. The two of them lost themselves in the tenderness of the moment.

A loud clap of thunder suddenly shocked the two of them, and Ming Yan hastily pushed Lu Yin away and shied away from him. “H-How dare you!”

Lu Yin looked outside, knowing that this was Ming Zhaoshu’s way of warning him. However, he continued gazing at Ming Yan, unwilling to part from her. He picked out a lock of his hair. “Let’s exchange locks of your hair.”

Ming Yan was caught off guard, but did not hesitate to cut off a section of her luscious black hair and give it to him. However, she did not turn back around, and Lu Yin didn’t force her to do so either. He placed the lock of his hair in her hands and took her hair from her with a serious expression. “Remember, I won’t let you go. I never will.” And with that, he vanished.

Ming Yan tightly clenched the lock of hair that he had left her, giggling happily even as tears welled up in her eyes. She was very smart, and she knew that it would be difficult for the two of them to ever get together. However, Lu Yin had given her a lock of hair in hopes that she wouldn’t give up on him. And if he didn’t give up on her, then she would do the same no matter how much time passed.

After leaving Ming Yan’s bedroom, Lu Yin looked up, thinking to himself that the sky felt incredibly tall and vast. He reached out with a hand. One day, this will all be mine…

The battles in the capital had ended very quickly. The fight between Lu Yin and Zhanlong Daynight was astounding, but compared to the destruction caused by everyone else, it did not stand out.

Zhanlong Daynight had fled, but quite a few of the other Daynight clan members who had been arranged to stay in the capital had been captured and killed. These people meant nothing to Zhanlong Daynight as to him, , because there were too many ants like them in the clan.

“You didn’t succeed, Zhanlong?” a girl from the Daynight clan exclaimed in an isolated room, unable to believe the outcome.

The other people from the Daynight clan were just as shocked. They had been certain that this operation would succeed, and they had sacrificed nearly half of their expendable forces to assure their victory. But in the end, they had failed.

In contrast to everyone else’s surprise and confusion, Zhanlong Daynight was actually extremely excited. He clenched both fists, unable to hold back the excitement that he was feeling. “It’s him! I didn’t think that I’d meet him this quickly. He really did defeat Yanqing. That attack was pretty powerful!”

“Who are you talking about, Zhanlong?” someone asked.

Zhanlong Daynight chuckled and swept his gaze over everyone present. “Lu Yin.”

“Lu Yin?” a few people exclaimed in surprise. “You met him?”