Tang Fei arrived at Miracle Square accompanied by a group of Black Robes, and An Ning was there, leading a team of base medical personnel clad in white protective suits, administering injections to the members of the society.

Upon seeing Tang Fei approach, An Ning called out loudly, "Fellow society members, this is our Divine Sect's new Society Leader Tang Fei... It was he who followed the will of the Flame God and brought us salvation, the Antidote to dispel the virus..."

"Without him, our brothers and sisters would suffer from the virus and even pay with their lives..."

"Let us thank the Society Leader, thank the Flame God."

"Thank the Society Leader, thank the Flame God."

The crowd chanted in unison.

They didn't care who the Society Leader was, just like we don't care who becomes the head of a village.

They only cared about who could solve the virus problem for them, who could let them lead better lives.

"Thank the Society Leader, thank the Flame God," An Ning led the chant again.

The influence of the Holy Daughter was extremely terrifying, especially as she deliberately added a 'bewitching' power to her voice.

"Thank the Society Leader, thank the Flame God."

The shouts were like a tidal wave.

Tang Fei looked at the prostrate faithful, knowing in his heart that the Flame Shrine's Lingyang District was temporarily secured.

The next step was to take over the entire Flame Shrine.

Henshan Base.

Cell number one.

Due to Zhong Daolong's unique identity, even after arriving in the Old Land and in Henshan Base, renowned for its strict guard, he was still held imprisoned.

Phoenix, led by a Ghost Team Member, arrived at cell number one. The iron door was opened and then sealed shut again.

Phoenix passed over the gift she had brought, smiling and saying, "There are no cigars here, just these cigarettes... The tobacco leaves were bought from local villagers, and I rolled them myself. Want to try?"

Zhong Daolong took a box, pulled out a somewhat roughly rolled cigarette, lit it with a lighter, and said with a smile, "They say a daughter is her father's intimate little padded jacket, and it couldn't be more true... knowing what dad has been missing, you brought it right away."

He took a deep drag, savoring it carefully, and commented, "Cigarettes rolled by my own daughter just have a special flavor, no worse than those cigars I used to smoke."

"If you like it, I can roll more for you in the future."

"Good. That will make the days pass a bit more pleasantly," Zhong Daolong said with a smile.

Phoenix's expression darkened, her heart extremely heavy.

From a king of a nation to a prisoner, life's great ups and downs couldn't be more thrilling.

As a daughter, she felt powerless to help.

Seeing his daughter's expression, Zhong Daolong knew what she was thinking, and comfortingly said, "It's alright, isn't dad living quite comfortably now? I've got a roof over my head, cigarettes to smoke, time to read novels, listen to music. Honestly, I haven't had this much leisure for many years."

"No matter how down and out dad is, you are always by my side. What more could I ask for? I am already very content."

"If you can think like that, it's good," Phoenix nodded, knowing that thinking less made life easier.

Although she was aware it was impossible, her father's heart must be suffering a thousand times more than he let on.

Zhong Daolong looked at Phoenix and asked, "What about you... how are things between you and that young man?"

"What do you mean, how are things?"

Phoenix played dumb.

She knew what her father was asking, but she didn't know how to answer.

After all, she had never acknowledged her romantic relationship with Tang Fei in front of her father.

"What? You really think your old dad's gone blind? I've known about you and that young man dating for a while now... I just didn't want to burst your bubble."

"Dad..."

"A man should marry when it's time, and so should a woman. What's there to be shy about?" Zhong Daolong waved his hand and said, "Initially, I didn't want you two together because I knew that young man was of a complex background with unclear intentions... How could my precious Little Princess marry someone like that?"

"Now, seeing how things have ended up... what right do I have to object? If you really like each other, then make sure you live well."

"If anyone in the Zhong Family can find happiness, I hope that person is you."

"We..." Phoenix hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "We have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"Nothing to do with each other?" Zhong Daolong's expression paused briefly, immediately understanding the reason for this change, and softly advised, "Don't let the hatred of the older generation affect your personal feelings... If that young man truly cares for you, I will bless you."

Phoenix shook her head lightly and said, "It's not that simple."

"I know, you can't get past that barrier in your heart. Everyone has their own position, and it's hard to tell right from wrong."

"In fact, you also know, I've always been using that young man. It's just that he played a better game, and we lost, that's all."

Phoenix fell silent.

In the past, when she and Tang Fei were deeply in love, they had to sneak around, with the whole world against them.

Now that things had changed between them, they were getting support from her family. First, her elder brother had her 'voluntarily' compromise Tang Fei to contribute to the restoration of the Zhong Royal Family.

Now, her father was also telling her to find her true happiness...

Can matters of the heart be ordered about so easily, to come and go with the spoken word?

If it were that easy, why would she be so upset?

"Let's see how it goes, what do we know about matters of love?" Phoenix replied noncommittally.

"Mm." Zhong Daolong nodded and said, "Remember, though, the game of love is like the battlefield... There's an order to things; there's winning and losing."

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