Chapter 185: A Single Arrow Defeats the Enemy

"Hunt down the Moon Worship Sect Leader, kill the Water Demon Beast, and ensure Zhao Ling'er, Lin Yue Ru, and Anu survive."

In the Holy Lady's home, cradling his newborn daughter, Li Nianlong's mind filled with this mission. Simultaneously, memories of his happy times with Zhao Ling'er, Lin Yue Ru, and Anu flooded in. During this time, the three girls had become very close, practically inseparable. Lin Yue Ru and Anu, both restless by nature, often sparred with each other. Despite one excelling in martial arts and the other in magic, their talents were so extraordinary that their matches always ended in a draw.

As they continued sparring, Lin Yue Ru and Anu's skills steadily improved. Although Zhao Ling'er was pregnant, her magical power never ceased to grow. By now, Zhao Ling'er's power had reached an unimaginable level. In Li Nianlong's eyes, she was even stronger than her mother, Lin Qing'er, ten years ago.

It made sense. Without such immense power, how could Zhao Ling'er seal the Moon Worship Sect Leader, who had merged with the Water Demon Beast? Moreover, this Sect Leader had absorbed Nuwa's blood.

Perhaps it was the Sect Leader's merger with the Water Demon Beast that had transformed it from a mere aquatic overlord into a formidable land combatant. Fortunately, Li Nianlong had prepared for this eventuality; otherwise, completing this mission would have been uncertain.

"Big Brother, you've been holding her for ages. Let me hold her," Anu said, tugging at Li Nianlong's clothes.

Seeing Anu's sparkling eyes, Li Nianlong smiled and handed his daughter over. "Be careful, don't drop her."

"Hehe, I won't!" Anu giggled, cradling the newborn. "Wow, she's so fun! Her hair is red! Look, she's even smiling!"

Li Nianlong smiled softly, sitting by Zhao Ling'er's bedside and holding her hand tenderly. "Ling'er, you worked so hard."

Zhao Ling'er, though tired, smiled contentedly. Giving birth to Li Nianlong's child filled her with immense happiness. "It wasn't hard, Brother Long. Name our daughter, will you?"

"Alright," Li Nianlong nodded, pondering. In the game, Zhao Ling'er had named her daughter Li Yiru to honor Lin Yue Ru. But in this altered reality, Lin Yue Ru was alive and well, happily playing with Anu and the baby. So, the name Yiru no longer seemed appropriate.

"How about Liu Li?" Li Nianlong suggested. "Li as in '琉璃' (liuli, meaning glaze), implying our daughter is as precious as a gem."

"Liu Li?" Zhao Ling'er smiled. "It's a beautiful name."

"Liu Li, huh? Little Liuli," Anu chuckled, gently caressing the baby's cheek, making her giggle.

"Wow, she's smiling again. It seems Little Liuli really likes her name!"

Lin Yue Ru smiled softly. "It truly is a beautiful name, resplendent like a gem. Liu, it seems you've read many books."

Li Nianlong laughed. "I wouldn't say many, just some light reading."

Lin Yue Ru blushed slightly, thinking, When will I have a child with Brother Liu?

"Young Master, something's wrong!" A Miao warrior rushed in, his face full of anxiety. "The Black Miao people are attacking. The Southern Barbarian King sent me to fetch you!"

"What!?" Anu exclaimed, handing Liu Li to Lin Yue Ru. Her face darkened. "You said the Black Miao people are attacking?"

"Yes," the warrior confirmed. "We must leave now, or it will be too late."

"Damn those Black Miao!" Anu fumed. "You go ahead, I'll follow shortly."

"Understood."

After the warrior left, Anu turned to Li Nianlong and the others. "Brother, Sister Ling'er, Sister Yue Ru, I have to go now. Take care of yourselves. If... if I don't make it back..."

"Don't say such unlucky things," Li Nianlong scolded, chopping Anu lightly on the head.

"Ow!" Anu winced, rubbing her head and glaring at him. "Brother, what was that for?"

"Punishment for saying unlucky things." Li Nianlong huffed. Then, he turned to Zhao Ling'er and Lin Yue Ru. "Ling'er, Yue Ru, you stay here and rest. I'll go repel the Black Miao attack and come back for you."

Knowing Li Nianlong's undeniable strength, the two women didn't doubt his ability to handle the battlefield. However...

Zhao Ling'er said, "The Black Miao are also pitiable people, suffering from severe drought incited by the Moon Worship Sect. Brother Long, I need to go to the Nuwa Temple to pray for rain and end the drought in Miaojiang."

"Ling'er..."

Seeing Zhao Ling'er's determined expression, Li Nianlong sighed, nodding. He took out a pill. "This is the Tenfold Great Tonic Pill. Take it."

Zhao Ling'er smiled softly and swallowed the pill. Instantly, her postnatal weakness vanished, and she felt better than ever.

Lin Yue Ru, holding Liu Li, said, "Since you both are going, I can't be left behind." She handed Liu Li to the Holy Lady. "Grandmother, please take care of Liu Li."

The Holy Lady chuckled. "Of course, you young ones have your missions. Leave the child to me."

With the Holy Lady's help, Li Nianlong felt reassured. After preparations, he flew off, carrying Zhao Ling'er in his left arm, Lin Yue Ru in his right, and Anu on his back, soaring towards Dali City.

Although Zhao Ling'er could float, she couldn't fly as freely as Li Nianlong, who moved like a bird at lightning speed. As she gazed at him, Zhao Ling'er thought dreamily: Brother Long, having you with me... is wonderful.

By the time they reached Dali City, it was already in chaos. Countless Black Miao warriors had stormed in, fighting fiercely with the White Miao. The air reeked of blood, causing Li Nianlong to frown.

Arriving at the Nuwa Temple, Li Nianlong handed the Five Spirit Beads to Zhao Ling'er. "Anu, take Ling'er to pray for rain. Yue Ru and I will fight."

Zhao Ling'er accepted the beads and nodded. Anu said, "Brother, Sister Yue Ru, be careful."

"Don't worry," Lin Yue Ru donned her armor and brandished her steel whip, laughing confidently. "I've been itching for a fight for months. Today, I'll unleash my fury."

"..."

Goodbye, Queen.

Returning to Dali City, Li Nianlong let Lin Yue Ru loose on the ground, where she began her massacre. Meanwhile, he flew a hundred meters into the air, wielding the Meteor Chase Moon Bow. Drawing the bow, he aimed and shot an arrow at a Black Miao warrior, hitting him squarely in the head. Thanks to his threefold damage within two hundred meters, the warriors fell with gruesome headshots. His rapid-fire and multi-arrow techniques claimed hundreds of lives within minutes, drastically reducing the pressure on the White Miao. The Black Miao, terrified by Li Nianlong's aerial assault, began to falter and show signs of retreat.

Seeing this, the Moon Worship Sect Leader, Bai Yue, shouted angrily, "No retreat! Kill! Kill them all!"

Li Nianlong spotted Bai Yue and snorted, drawing his bow again and firing a thunderous arrow.

The lightning-fast arrow aimed straight for Bai Yue's forehead. Despite being the final boss, Bai Yue sensed the danger and blocked with his fan. However, the arrow, empowered by 300% attack strength, pierced through the fan and continued towards Bai Yue.

Terrified, Bai Yue dodged, narrowly escaping with a deep gash on his forehead, blood streaming out.

In shock, Bai Yue realized the power of the distant arrow. Seeing Li Nianlong readying another shot, he retreated hastily. "Retreat! Protect me!"

Bai Yue darted through the crowd, moving faster than a fly, making it hard for Li Nianlong to target him. Helplessly, Li Nianlong watched as Bai Yue fled Dali. At that moment, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and rain began to pour, starting sparsely but quickly turning into a downpour. The Black Miao warriors, fearing Nuwa's wrath, fled in disarray.

Bai Yue's carefully planned war ended abruptly under Li Nianlong's threat and Zhao Ling'er's rain-prayer. This war had no victor; only the common people suffered. However, the rain brought joy, dispelling the drought and lifting the spirits of Miaojiang's people, who sang and danced in celebration.

Returning to the Nuwa Temple, Li Nianlong saw the Southern Barbarian King urging Zhao Ling'er to stay as the Miao Tribe's High Priestess. Zhao Ling'er only said she would consider it. Li Nianlong didn't mind; Zhao Ling'er would be his wife no matter where she was. These past months had been his happiest in the Sword and Fairy world. Staying here wouldn't be so bad.

But with the grandmother on Xianling Island, Lin Yue Ru needing to return to Lin's Mansion, and Liu Jinyuan in Chang'an awaiting the birth of his child, it seemed there would be many adventures ahead.

"Ling'er," Li Nianlong walked over, his face full of smiles. "The disaster is finally over."

"Brother Long," Zhao Ling'er's face was full of a sweet smile as she nodded. "But I still have one last thing to resolve."

"You want to see the Witch King?" Li Nianlong asked.

"Yes," Zhao Ling'er's eyes were somewhat gloomy.

"There's no need to go,**" Li Nianlong's words were like a thunderclap. "The Witch King has already been killed by the Moon Worship Sect Leader."