Ace of the Dragon Division - Chapter 365

Chapter 365: Putting on the Golden Clown Mask

As soon as they arrived in Shangcheng, Bei Shan got a call, and his entire face became very ugly. He immediately looked towards Xu Cheng and said, “The old man is barely hanging on! He wants you to go and see him.”

Xu Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately got back into the helicopter and they directly flew towards Yanjing.

– At the Military Region Hospital –

Xu Cheng strode towards the door of the operation room, outside of which stood all the Dragon Division Members that survived the battle, lined up by the door. The four Sky Kings waited outside as well, and upon seeing Xu Cheng, they all moved out of the way for him.

After a brief hesitation, Xu Cheng opened the door of the operating room. Inside, Zhang Chenfeng was covered in blood and had an oxygen mask on. He was getting a transfusion, but his electrocardiogram was extremely weak.

Upon seeing Xu Cheng come in, the four attending doctors directly walked out of the operating room.

The old man slowly took off his oxygen mask and weakly smiled at Xu Cheng. “I’m sorry that I hid the truth from you, I’m that big troll Division Master that you were talking about wanting to beat up.”

“I know.” Xu Cheng bitterly laughed. “Since I began coming into contact with other members of the Dragon Division, I got an idea of their level, and judging by your strength, you definitely weren’t a simple recruiter. Old man, I kind of regret joining the Dragon Division now, what should I do now?”

“It’s too late, little brat.” The old man put on a “I got you” smile and said, “Still remember what I said to you before? Once you are in, you are in for your whole life. Protect the Division like how you would protect your wife, for the rest of your life! You promised me.”

“You are such a joker!” Xu Cheng laughed and scolded. “What Poker, what 2! Those are all traps!”

The old man still smiled very proudly and said, “You are not me, you don’t know how bored I have been all these years. I’ve lived for more than a hundred years, and if you don’t let me do something fun, my whole body will feel uncomfortable.”

Xu Cheng smiled bitterly. “Well, now that all four of the behemoth families are dead, you can rest assured, right?”

The old man shook his head. “Child, the four behemoth families are just the beginning. The real stage is the world!”

Then, the old man passed a box and handed it to Xu Cheng. “Here, this is your first reward after joining the Dragon Division. You wiped out the four behemoth clans, and speaking of merit and reward, treat it as a military merit and take it with glory. You must guard it for generations!”

Xu Cheng saw the box with golden lace and didn’t rush to open it. He looked at the old man and said, “Don’t talk anymore, just listen to the doctor and get the operation done. I will sign for you on behalf of your family.”

“No need.” The old man grinned weakly. “Humans, they will get greedy when they get old. Now that I have everything taken care of and handed off responsibilities to the right people, I think it’s time for me to go. Kid, remember, great power comes with great responsibilities, and you shouldn’t run from it at all. Remember, from the moment you decided to stand up for yourself and your loved ones and be a real man, your fate was already decided.”

Xu Cheng sighed. “I’m afraid that I won’t be able to do a good job.”

The old man smiled kindly and said, “You don’t have to, you just have to be willing to do it. That’s why I gave you the number 2, to protect you while making you the most important one. I’ve thought of this all because of the ‘Fight the Landlord’ card game we have in Huaxia, so other countries definitely won’t associate you with being the biggest card. But, to be able to call you Old Two, is the most proud thing in my life.”

Xu Cheng laughed. “Old man, if you like digging holes for people that much, you will get beat up when you go to heaven.”

The old man weakly patted Xu Cheng on the back of his hand, and his pale and wrinkled face faintly smiled. Then, he slowly closed his eyes, and his breathing slowly weakened. On his face, a kind and peaceful smile remained.

Xu Cheng felt that he no longer had a pulse, and upon seeing the electrocardiogram going flat, Xu Cheng put his head onto the old man and lightly kowtowed three times.

He murmured, “Thank you, Teacher!”

When the operating room opened, the members of the Dragon Division were about to ask Xu Cheng, but when they saw the box in his hand, they all silently lowered their heads. All of their eyes were bloodshot as they tried hard to hold in their tears.

Seeing the box in Xu Cheng’s hand, Bei Shan quietly said, “Open it.”

Only then did Xu Cheng slowly open the box. Inside, the golden Joker mask gave off a dazzling light. There was also the ancient robe with a flying golden dragon embroidered on the back, called the Dragon King Robe!

A the center of the dragon, there was Xu Cheng’s number 2!

There was also a Big Joker card inside the box as well, made of pure gold.

Seeing this robe, Bei Shan slightly smiled. “The true meaning of 2 is: the second generation Dragon King!”

Xu Cheng’s pupils suddenly widened!

Soon after, he bitterly smiled. “The old man’s way of playing with numbers is really just next level.”

With a bang, all the members of the Dragon Division went down on one knee and said in unison, “Division Master!”

Xu Cheng’s body shivered.

Bei Shan looked up at the golden joker mask in Xu Cheng’s hand and said, “Put it on!”

Xu Cheng’s hands holding the golden mask were slightly trembling. He looked at the 30 or so members of the Dragon Division and heavily nodded with everyone looking at him with anticipation.

Xu Cheng lowered his head to look at the golden mask, but he began to hesitate.

Bei Shan said, “Wiping out all four behemoth clans, you’ve already proved your strength! This mask, everyone wants you to wear it!”

Xu Cheng: “Senior Brothers, please everyone get up.”

The four Sky Kings all said in a deep voice, “Put it on!”

Xu Cheng stood there, not knowing what to do. Feeling like all the responsibilities were suddenly on him at once, it was difficult for him to adapt and be prepared. He never thought that he would join the Dragon Division in this way one day!

“Put it on!” all the members of the Dragon Division said in unison.

Xu Cheng held onto the mask tighter, and when he lowered his head and looked at the golden mask, he slowly moved it closer to his face.

When the mask was completely on, Bei Shan got up and helped him put on the robe. Then, everyone shouted in unison, “Greetings, Division Master!”

Looking through the mask, Xu Cheng felt as if there was this illusion. Plus his penetrating vision, he felt as if he could see through everything in this world, but others couldn’t see through him.

Joker!

The man that liked to have everything between his fingers, playing like a puppeteer. Right now, Xu Cheng understood why the old man wanted to make himself a Joker!

It turned out that it wasn’t actually a derogatory term in nature, but someone of great intelligence!

At least for now, Xu Cheng felt that he wasn’t worthy of this title.

But after he put on the mask and understood the old man’s meaning, he felt his blood boiling anticipating the challenge!

Looking down at the golden Joker card inside the box, he faintly smiled.