True and False Love

"!"

Li Ye, walking at the front, suddenly stopped. He felt a gaze that made his heart race, coming from the distant sky and meeting his across the distance!

And Li Ye was all too familiar with this gaze.

The Lion King...

Li Ye gazed at the incredibly magnificent Holy City Camelot in the distance. The Tower of the End at its center seemed to emit a faint glow, enveloping all of Camelot.

Li Ye never expected that the Lion King would cast her gaze upon him during this return.

What caught her attention?

Li Ye glanced at Sanzang. If the reason wasn't him, then it had to be Sanzang.

Without dwelling on the matter, Li Ye led Sanzang and the others to the gates of Camelot.

At this time, many refugees had gathered outside Camelot, which confused Sanzang. "Why haven't they entered the city?"

"They haven't undergone the Holy Selection yet, so they can't enter Camelot."

Li Ye didn't look at the refugees and walked straight towards the main gate, which was strictly guarded by the Purification Knights.

As Li Ye approached, the Purification Knights, who stood like statues, reacted.

"Open the gate."

Li Ye didn't waste words with the Purification Knights and decisively gave the order.

The heavy gates slowly opened.

At some point, the sun had risen.

Inside Camelot and the outside world seemed like parallel lines that didn't interfere with each other, with dusk and noon coexisting.

It seems Gawain is still here...

Li Ye squinted and looked towards the Tower of the End.

"Why did it suddenly get bright?"

Sanzang, stimulated by the sudden sunlight, raised a hand to shield her eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

It wasn't just Sanzang; Aleka and the young girl reacted similarly, unable to open their eyes due to the sunlight.

This was Li Ye's first time entering Camelot since the Lion King had deployed the Holy Lance.

After the last Holy Selection, the Lion King had left Li Ye outside the gates to gather intelligence.

As a result, Li Ye hadn't even been able to enter Camelot.

Upon entering Camelot, Li Ye intended to head straight for the Tower of the End where the Lion King resided, but he glanced at the girl beside him and hesitated.

"What was your name again?"

As Li Ye asked, Aleka couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows.

"Sir, my name is Nina Mills... Am I staying here now?"

Nina Mills looked at Li Ye with a frightened expression. Clearly, Camelot had instilled not only awe but also fear in her.

"Nina, you can relax. Things won't be too bad in the coming days."

Li Ye looked around at the rows of empty buildings and the Purification Knights patrolling the streets.

Since this was only Li Ye's second time in Camelot, he was unfamiliar with the place. Apart from the Tower of the End, Li Ye knew nothing about Camelot.

An idea struck Li Ye, and he pulled another Purification Knight over, asking him to take Nina to the residence of those who had passed the Holy Selection.

"Master Sanzang, please rest assured!"

Li Ye gave a thumbs-up.

After settling Nina, with no further worries, Li Ye and the others headed straight for the Tower of the End in the center.

Several minutes later.

The Tower of the End was within sight. Just as Li Ye was about to ascend the steps, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

A small figure descended from the heavens.

Clad in heavy armor, a red bull-horned helmet exuded a murderous aura.

Clack clack.

The bull-horned helmet rapidly disassembled and retracted, revealing Mordred's spirited young face.

Just as Mordred grinned, baring her fangs, ready to say something.

She clearly saw Li Ye's face at that moment.

"You bastard—"

Meeting Li Ye again, even the rebellious knight Mordred was momentarily stunned.

To be honest, no matter what changes Li Ye had undergone, it wouldn't have mattered to Mordred. But this time, it was a change she couldn't ignore.

His physique hadn't changed much, and the change in his hair color was irrelevant, but those eyes and the Dragon's Might—

"Father King?"

Mordred murmured subconsciously.

"No—"

Seeing that Mordred mistook him for someone else, Li Ye smiled and called out to regain Mordred's attention, "Lord Mordred, are you here to welcome me?"

"Eh, are you as much of an idiot as Gawain!"

Snapping out of her shock, Mordred heard Li Ye's words and immediately pulled down the corners of her mouth.

With a look of disdain.

Mordred then scanned Sanzang and Aleka, and immediately raised an eyebrow, "Why did you bring back a Servant?"

The frail Aleka seemed to be ignored by Mordred. At this moment, Mordred's eyes were only on Li Ye and Sanzang, who was also a Servant.

"I met them on the way. Lord Mordred, please rest assured, Sanzang was allowed into Camelot by the King. If the King hadn't allowed it, how could Sanzang have entered Camelot?"

Li Ye explained patiently with a smile.

"Are you a knight too!"

At this time, Sanzang was constantly examining Mordred's armor, his eyes shining.

"Of course. What about you?"

Mordred casually replied to Sanzang before looking at Li Ye.

The change in Li Ye at this moment was the only thing Mordred wanted to understand.

"Me? It's a change caused by the King's Dragon Blood."

Li Ye pinched his now-white hair and couldn't help but sigh.

Earlier, by the water source in the wilderness, Li Ye had seen his reflection in the water. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, it still gave him a huge shock.

The whitening of his hair was within Li Ye's acceptable range. What shocked him the most was the change in his features.

The subtle changes in his eyebrows and eyes almost made Li Ye unable to recognize himself, almost making Li Ye think he was looking at the Lion King—

Hearing Li Ye's answer, Mordred's expression remained grim, and she even gritted her teeth.

"Alright, Lord Mordred, I have important matters to report to the King. We can talk later."

Li Ye smiled and bypassed Mordred, leading Sanzang and Aleka up the Tower of End.

Mordred wasn't about to let Li Ye go that easily and quickly followed him.

Li Ye's explanation was not enough to convince Mordred.

As Mordred relentlessly questioned him, Li Ye patiently answered, though he wasn't sure if she believed him.

"Oh? Lord Li Ye?"

Just as they were about to enter the main hall, Li Ye and his group encountered the Sun Knight, Gawain, standing outside the entrance.

Gawain looked at Li Ye with great surprise.

Given Li Ye's significant transformation, the Knights of the Round Table would find it difficult to remain calm upon seeing him.

"Lord Gawain, aren't you going inside?"

"Only Agravain, as the adjutant, can formally see the King. We can only wait here."

Gawain shook his head and was about to dissuade Li Ye from entering the main hall to meet the Lion King.

However, Li Ye was a step ahead of him and said, "Lord Gawain, I've received some intelligence that you'll be interested in. Let's go meet the King together."

The doors opened the next moment.

"King—"

As Li Ye stepped into the main hall, he felt an astonishing aura press down on him.

And this was merely the Lion King's gaze!

"Lord Li Ye?"

Agravain, standing below the Lion King's throne, couldn't help but exclaim after clearly seeing Li Ye's current appearance.

Li Ye's transformation was too great, so much so that Agravain was astonished.

He even felt a strange sense of crisis surge within him.

Li Ye was unaware of Agravain's thoughts. The moment he entered the main hall, all of Li Ye's attention was captured by the Lion King.

Her golden, sand-like hair was tied up. Unlike Mordred's youthful and heroic appearance, the Lion King presented a more mature demeanor.

Her indifferent eyes gazed at Li Ye.

"Lord Li Ye, what have you gained?"