Chapter 275 - 31: Nightfall
Upon returning to the kingdom, Lu Hong naturally received warm hospitality from the king, and his accommodations were moved next to the palace where Xixi resided, separated only by a wall.
After going through the motions, the kingdom’s banquet concluded, and an exhausted Lu Hong returned to his quarters; the whole ordeal was more tiring than fighting.
Lying on the soft, warm bed, Lu Hong calmed his mind to reflect on his journey to the martial meeting.
Everything appeared reasonable; he had dealt with Sangxi and eliminated the hidden dangers Lei Shan posed to the empire, but it also revealed a very critical issue—he wasn’t careful enough, and his arrangements and plans were lacking.
Had it not been for the Steel Fortress Skill that resisted the erosion of molten flames, he might have perished in the underworld. Ultimately, it was his overconfidence and not having prepared an escape route in advance.
Next time he faced something similar, he needed to first find an escape route. Not everything could be as lucky; life came only once, and Lu Hong did not wish to simply perish.
After making some more reflections, Lu Hong optimized this journey’s experiences further, and though living as a human was his second time, he didn’t necessarily fare much better than the first.
"The mindset of playing ’games’ really needs to change," Lu Hong sighed; playing games fearlessly didn’t always translate to something positive.
Taking out a semi-finished token, Lu Hong contacted Caesar; he wondered how Danni was doing these days.
"How come you’ve thought to look me up?" Soon, Caesar’s familiar voice chimed in, sounding slightly tired.