CHAPTER 171: CHAPTER 69: RETURN TO THE TERRITORY

While Lin Rui was counting the spoils of war, the soldiers had also rested up, and Terion mounted his Griffin and soared into the sky.

Under the golden sunlight, the Griffin adeptly flapped its wings, its four massive claws glossy and jet-black. On its golden feathers, Terion’s full-body silver-white armor shimmered brilliantly in the sun. In his right hand, he held a chilling Warhammer, and in his left, he raised the azure Celestial Kingdom Armament: Ultimate Battle Banner, on which was embroidered the golden emblem of the Golden Pansy Clan.

The Griffin, Knight, Hero, Warhammer, and Battle Banner together created a magnificent and morale-boosting scene under the golden sunlight.

After a hard battle, the soldiers’ fatigue was instantly banished, and they gathered together excitedly.

Lusen cleared his throat, holding Duncan’s hand, and pretentiously said, "Lord, please forgive my selfishness. I’d rather be a selfish woman than let you forget me forever."

Duncan waved his hand firmly and said, "No, no, Lusen, you remembered it wrong. The original words were, I know this is very selfish, but I’d rather be a selfish woman than let the Lord forget me."

Obviously, these two cheeky guys were mocking Audrey’s sentimental moment just now, trying to make her socially dead as revenge for her teasing them by the lake before.

Lin Rui also looked at Audrey with interest, wanting to see if she blushed at the sentimental words just now.

But clearly, everyone overestimated her sense of propriety.

Social death?

In Audrey’s world, that term doesn’t exist.

Wasn’t it just telling the Lord that he could flirt?

She said it often enough anyway.

At this moment, she was singing and dancing with excitement and joy, celebrating surviving the ordeal.

"Outside the car window, you and her

Softly whispering sweet nothings

The evening breeze is no longer gentle

The voice has become hoarse

In a deserted corner

Lies a withered flower

Persuading myself to let go

Of all the worries about you"

It was obvious she was invigorated and extremely joyful, her movements graceful and strong. Seeing Lin Rui looking over, she smiled even brighter and gestured circles at Lin Rui with her finger. Then she tiptoed and spun in the air for more than ten circles. At the moment she stopped, she tilted her head, smiling with her lips, her hands swinging back and forth.

In her exuberant mood, she crossed her hands over her head, tilted her head, raised her chest, elegantly twisted her waist and hips, swayed her chin, and smiled with confidence and charm.

This elegant and passionate dance scene immediately sparked cheers from everyone in the territory, even the women couldn’t help but applaud.

After all, this woman originally had a graceful figure, standing tall and slender. In this posture, her beautiful form, full chest, and slender waist were fully displayed.

Confident and beautiful, passionate and bold, this was a side of Audrey, the quirky girl, that had never been shown before.

"Alright, alright, having danced enough to your heart’s content. It’s time to return to the territory." After enjoying the dance with everyone for a while, Lin Rui smiled and interrupted. Otherwise, with Audrey’s current excitement, she could dance until dark.

Audrey spun passionately several times, suddenly stopping short in an intimate distance less than half a meter in front of Lin Rui, forming a big heart above her head with her hands, and smiled brightly: "Lord, am I beautiful? What I said before still counts."

Lin Rui was so shocked that he lost his smile: "Damn, you took it seriously! It’s just something said in a desperate situation."

Audrey smiled gently: "You go ahead, as long as you have the need."

"I..." Lin Rui took a deep breath, this woman was truly unbeatable! What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger. Not managing to make her socially dead this time, her bottom line of propriety has been significantly lowered again.

At this moment, dealing with her would just make the soldiers heckle, so Lin Rui directly turned to the others: "The whole army, return to the territory!"

Having given the command, Lin Rui also mounted a Griffin, flying above the soldiers, leading the entire army back.

Within the boundaries of the Ice and Snow Royal Court’s Extreme Cold Realm, allied Spiritual Energy Value +5/minute. In a 24-hour day, 7200 Spiritual Energy Value can be restored. Besides Lin Rui and Audrey, everyone else’s Spiritual Energy Value can roughly be fully restored.

In this battle, Audrey was the biggest gainer besides Lin Rui, not only contracting a Heroic Spirit Level troop and a Rare Level troop but also achieving an important gain, which was a surge of more than 3000 points in Spiritual Energy Value.

After the Key of the Spirit Realm activated, under the Witch Demon’s Soul Summoning Skill, nearly two thousand Undead Warriors came under her command, fiercely fighting in the battlefield, slaughtering a large number of Elite-level monsters, constantly triggering the Moon Apostle Trait, which caused her Spiritual Energy Value to soar more than 3000 points, reaching 11572.

Such a long blue bar is almost on par with Lin Rui’s.

It could be said that this wave of a gods-like cheat directly caused Audrey’s strength to soar rapidly.

The journey back went smoothly, mainly because the family acquired two Sacred Treasures, especially the Celestial Kingdom Armament: Ultimate Battle Banner, which significantly enhanced the soldiers’ combat power. Lin Rui hardly needed to oversee the battlefield; the soldiers could directly crush any Barbarian Warbands or Raiding Greenskins they encountered.

With the intense battles over, returning to the territory, the family would enter an enjoyable post-battle compensation phase, enhancing everyone’s strength through a series of Sacred Sacrifices.

By the afternoon of the second day before the cycle ended, Lin Rui finally led the troops back to the long-separated territory.

Having been through so many battles, the weathered and aged soldiers stepped out of the forest and were stunned at the sight of the distant territory.