"It really is Great Hero Ding."
Fu Yuechi was delighted:
"Great Hero Ding, you're all right. That's wonderful!"
What Ding Ling had done in the City of Wrongful Deaths
had long since spread throughout Guobei County through the announcements of Yan Chixia, Hou Xibai, and the others, as well as various players.
When Fu Qingfeng, Fu Yuechi, and the others first heard the news, it was as if they had been struck by lightning. They felt as though the sky itself had collapsed.
These past few days,
they had been constantly distracted, glancing out the window from time to time and looking toward Lanruo Temple, hoping to receive good news about Ding Ling.
But the longer they waited,
the more they heard not good news about Ding Ling, but news that Pudu Cihang, Black Mountain Old Demon, and the others were sweeping across the Human Realm of the Nine Provinces.
This made them furious, but even more worried and terrified.
They were fretting over the future.
Then Ding Ling suddenly appeared before their eyes.
At first, they did not dare believe it was real.
Only after confirming that they were not mistaken
did the delight, excitement, and exhilaration in their hearts nearly spill from their eyes.
They bounced about and waved at Ding Ling, ignoring the astonishment of the players and commoners as they wantonly vented their joy.
"Dad, Chief Zuo, look quickly! Great Hero Ding is here. He's really here!"
"Oh?!"
Chief Zuo and Fu Tianchou's expressions changed slightly. They sprang to their feet, walked to the window, and leaned out to look. When they saw him, their faces lit up with joy, and they shouted:
"It really is Great Hero Ding!"
Ding Ling's deeds in the City of Wrongful Deaths had been utterly earth-shaking.
They were incapable of