Chapter 821 What Did Friendship Mean


    A momentter, a fiery red figure with a long trail of me on her back appeared in front of Darren.


    He looked at the woman in the long red dress and could not help but notice how naturally flushed red


    her face was. It was a gorgeous face that could make anyone intoxicated just by ncing at it. She


    also seemed to be in her early twenties.


    Compared to the immortal who took Elsa away, this woman had her own type of beauty. It was


    impossible to say who was more beautiful than who, but both were definitely among the most beautiful


    women in the world.


    "Aunt Caroline, Darren said he had just been caught by the monkey. Please let him go," Augustine


    pleaded with the woman.


    "Yes, Aunt. Darren is a noble dragon. He isn''t in the same side as the damn monkey. My brother has


    been treating him for a while, so we know him a bit. He is not a bad guy," the girl standing beside them


    spoke up, putting in a good word for Darren.


    A strange me flickered in the woman''s eyes when she heard their pleas.


    She turned to look at the young girl. "Is he a dragon?"


    The girl nodded her head excitedly. "Yes, he is. And he''s a huge one."


    The fiery reddy pointed a slender finger at Darren and a ray of red light hit his body.


    It was a drop of her blood essence.


    Darren felt the essence seep into his skin as soon as itnded on him.


    His brain began to buzz incessantly. The blood in his body started boiling. An aura of the dragon blood


    flowed out of his elixir field and made contact with the drop of blood essence.


    With his spiritual sense, Darren observed as his aura of the dragon blood fused with her drop of blood


    essence.


    Swoosh!


    After the fusion, her drop of blood essence flew out of his body and back into the woman''s fingertips.


    "A very pure dragon bloodline," she mused.


    "Naomi, let him go!"


    "Yes, Aunt Caroline. Thank you!" The girl nodded her head and then turned to the rope that bound


    Darren''s body. She murmured a few words and made strange gestures with her hands that loosened


    the binds until he was finally free.


    He immediately jumped up and found himself refresh.


    "Gee, I was almost burned to death," Darren said. For some reasons, he felt dehydrated.


    "Here, Darren, take a drink." Augustine handed him a bowl of alcohol and Darren drank it up in one


    gulp.


    "What''s the rtionship between you and the monkey?" the fiery reddy named Caroline asked lightly.


    "Here''s the thing, Aunt Caroline," Darren began, choosing to call her "Aunt" just like Augustine. He then


    went on to briefly narrate how the monkey had caught him.


    Caroline probed his mental fluctuations and said, "So you didn''t lie after all. You have provoked the


    monkey and received his wrath. Such bad luck indeed."


    "This is why I am grateful that you saved me. Otherwise, the monkey would have killed me there."


    Darren cupped his hands together.


    "It was just a coincidence, but you are wee," Caroline said.


    "Aunt Caroline, what are you going to do with this monkey?" Darren asked.


    "I have already let him go twice, but he remains arrogant. He must be killed this time," she replied.


    "I see." Darren nodded his head.


    "What? It seems that you don''t want him to die." Thedy''s gaze on Darren sharpened suddenly. The


    change in her expression made the hairs on his arms stand on their ends.


    "No, no. It''s just that the monkey still has secrets that I haven''t figured out yet," Darren rified hastily.


    "What secrets?" Naomi asked, curious.


    Darren shrugged. "He called himself Barnes the Holy. That''s why I want to find out who he really is."


    "He is not," Caroline snapped. With that, she turned around and walked away, leaving behind a


    beautiful fiery red arc in her wake.


    Darren was surprised to hear that. Did this mean the Fire Phoenix knew who the real Barnes the Holy


    was?


    "Darren, who is Barnes the Holy?" Augustine came over and patted Darren on the shoulder.


    Darren raised an eyebrow at the question and asked, "Haven''t you heard of him?"


    Augustine shook his head, confused. "Is this person powerful?"


    "Of course! He''s much more powerful than this monkey. And I doubt that Aunt Caroline can even defeat


    him!" Darren exined.


    "Bullshit!" Naomi wrinkled her nose and said, "Aunt has mastered the Premium Phoenix Body and is


    considered a real legendary beast. How can anyone defeat her?"


    Darren shook his head. "If you don''t believe me, then forget what I said." He then sat down with his


    legs crossed. "I''ll tend to my wound first. After that, I will have some drinks with you."


    "Alright. Juste and find us once you''re done." Augustine left, bringing Naomi with him.


    As soon as he recovered, Darren stood up and walked up to the monkey.


    The monkey had been scorched ck and waspletely motionless.


    "Wake up. I know you won''t die so easily," Darren said. The monkey, however, stayed still.


    "I tried to save you, but it seems like you don''t appreciate my kindness. Forget it then," he continued,


    trying to attract the monkey''s curiosity.


    Finally, the monkey opened his eyes.


    It was still filled with rage and hostility.


    "Are you really willing to save me?" the monkey asked, frowning skeptically.


    "You have to answer my question first."


    The monkey conceded. After all, he was already on the verge of death. If this was the only way to


    survive, he would take it. "Go ahead."


    "What''s the rtionship between you and Barnes the Holy? Where is he now? And why are you


    looking for the Inner Fiend?" Darren voiced out all his questions and doubts in one go.


    The monkey fell silent. For a moment, Darren was about to turn around.


    "Why do you want to know? These things have nothing to do with you," the monkey asked in reply. His


    tone was calm.


    "To tell you the truth, I came here because someone asked me to save Barnes the Holy."


    The monkey suddenly raised his head, seemingly incredulous. "Save by you?"


    He let out augh. Even in the face of doubt, Darren didn''t feel like arguing with the monkey so he


    simply said, "I promised someone that I will do it so I will try my best to fulfill it."


    "You fool," the monkey sneered. "Why would you risk your life to help others? You humans are so


    stupid."


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    "You don''t understand. Otherwise, you wouldn''t have to pass through this. To put it simply, this is why


    you don''t have friends." Darren''s words seemed to have torn the monkey''s heart apart.


    "I don''t need friends because I am invincible. Why would I still want them?" the monkey roared cruelly.


    His words reminded Darren of the scene in his dream where he had achieved high level of Conflicting


    Cultivation. His power could break the void and he was considered invincible.


    But when he reached the top of the world, it was empty. It was as if it was a void itself. He realized then


    that being invincible was terrifying.


    "If you are truly invincible, then you must know how lucky you are to have someone by your side every


    step of the way.


    You can''t even survive this moment. How can you even call yourself invincible? You''re going to die


    soon enough," Darren said, coldly.


    "You said you would save me. Were you lying to me?" The monkey became livid.


    "Now why would I save you? You aren''t even my friend. Why should I keep my promise?" Darren


    retorted.


    "Oh!" The monkey was speechless after realizing that he was tricked by Darren.


    He pondered on Darren''s words as it continued to echo inside his head.


    Then, in a soft voice, he asked, "Then how can I be your friend?" He sounded as if he was


    embarrassed to be voicing out such question and wished no one could really hear him ask.


    Darren rolled his eyes at him, saying, "Friends help each other and treat each other sincerely."


    The monkey seemed tentative. "Okay, I will not kill you in the future. But I can help you. Is that okay?"


    This was how he understood the concept of friendship.


    Darren was speechless.


    "Never mind. Since you''ve taken the initiative, I will try my best to save you."


    The monkey seemed unsure as well. "Aren''t you afraid that I might turn on you after saving me?"


    "If I don''t trust you on this, how can I call you my friend? If you''re really as cunning as you said, I


    deserve to be the unlucky one," Darren responded, giving him a faint smile.


    For a moment, the monkey''s mind seemed unable toprehend what was happening. ''How can a


    human be so naive? But it''s strange that I don''t have the slightest intentions of killing him now even if


    he is being stupid, '' he thought to himself.