Breaking the Masked Man

"Alright!" Yao Yan nodded in agreement. He might not be willing to give it to others, but Zi Yan was different. Her bloodline was already extremely powerful, and if it could be activated ahead of time, she might be able to transform into a dragon-phoenix sooner, at which point she could have as much essence blood as she wanted. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 235: Old Tears

Starfall Pavilion, behind the mountain.

Two girls of similar age were staring at each other. The girl with purple hair was naturally Zi Yan. She raised her head arrogantly, her purple eyes looking down at the girl in front of her who looked exactly like her. With her hands on her hips, she said in a mature tone, "Call me Big Sister, or I'll eat you up when I grow up!"

After saying that, she raised her hands, revealing a fierce expression, and glared at Mu Qingluan menacingly.

Mu Qingluan pouted, lowered her head, and muttered softly, "...You dare? My teacher is Venerable Feng. If you eat me, my teacher will not let you off."

"I'll secretly eat you!" Zi Yan said fiercely.

"I...I'll go tell the teacher right now!" Mu Qingluan almost burst into tears, then turned and ran towards the outer courtyard.

"Tch~ You're always tattling!" Zi Yan crossed her arms and pouted.

Perhaps it was because Mu Qingluan possessed a wisp of the bloodline of an ancient phoenix that the two were incompatible, and they would quarrel whenever they met. During this period, such minor conflicts continued to occur, but Zi Yan usually had the upper hand. Thanks to her dragon bloodline, she was naturally inclined to take the initiative, and the personality in her bloodline seemed to have been liberated, beginning to resemble the personality in the original work.

In fact, many people's personalities are determined from birth, and they will hardly change much if they do not experience any major changes later in life.

The commotion caused by the two girls was observed by Venerable Wind and Venerable Heavenly Fire, who were not far away. Both of them smiled as they watched the two little girls making a ruckus, feeling much younger themselves.

“The Ancient Dragon of the Void and the Ancient Phoenix are mortal enemies. According to ancient records, in ancient times, people from these two races would fight each other whenever they met. Your disciple’s true form is a Azure Phoenix, and her bloodline should also contain a wisp of the bloodline of the Ancient Phoenix. It will be quite difficult to get them to be on good terms.” Venerable Tianhuo said with a big belly.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng's handsome face also wore a faint smile. Knowing that his old friend was undergoing a transformation, he was in a great mood during this time, his inner knots were cleared up, and even his cultivation level seemed to be improving.

“It’s normal to dislike each other when you’re young. You’ll naturally understand right and wrong when you grow up,” Venerable Wind said softly.

Just as the two were talking, an invisible spatial fluctuation suddenly rippled out from above the Starfall Pavilion.

"?!"

Sensing this spatial fluctuation, the smiles on Venerable Feng's and Venerable Tianhuo's faces vanished instantly. They stood up abruptly, their gazes fixed on the sky above, their expressions quite solemn. This was because the Starfall Pavilion was enveloped by a natural array, and even a Dou Zun expert could not enter so silently without coordinates.

Just as the two were wondering, a silver light gate appeared high above the Starfall Pavilion, and then two figures walked out from it.

"brush!"

Venerable Feng and Venerable Tianhuo rushed forward one after the other, both of them relieved, because the newcomer was not an enemy. However, before the two could say anything, the white-robed old man standing beside Yao Yan suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"This?!" Venerable Feng looked at Yao Yan in astonishment. With his perception fully activated, he hadn't even noticed how the other party had left.

"That person is a senior from the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void. He came here to see Zi Yan," Yao Yan explained.

He could understand Zhu Li's eagerness. Previously, with the Starfall Pavilion's great array separating them, Zi Yan's aura would not have been detected by the other party. Now that they were in the Starfall Pavilion, given their bloodline connection, it would be a problem if the other party still couldn't sense Zi Yan's aura.

In addition, Yao Yan trusted Zhu Li's name, since the Dragon Emperor who became the 'watchdog' was named Zhu Kun!

Venerable Feng and Venerable Tianhuo exchanged a glance, then stared at Yao Yan. They hadn't expected that Yao Yan would actually bring back the old monster from the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. Judging from the methods he had just used, he was very likely a powerhouse above the Dou Zun level.

Otherwise, even if they were high-level Dou Zun, they wouldn't have been completely unaware of it.

"Let's go." Yao Yan had already seen Zi Yan and Zhu Li. Although he couldn't sense Zhu Li's movements either, he could find her as long as he locked onto Zi Yan.

The three of them flashed and quickly arrived at the back of the mountain.

At this moment, Zhu Li looked at Zi Yan with an excited expression. His original calm and peaceful expression had vanished, and tears streamed down his face. He seemed unable to suppress his emotions, and his body was trembling uncontrollably. The violent change in his emotions directly frightened Zi Yan.

Fortunately, this girl was fearless, and she could sense the power of the bloodline within the other person. That power, which belonged to the same source, made her ask with some doubt, "Old man, are you one of my people?"

Upon hearing Zi Yan's address, Yao Yan blinked rapidly. He remembered that when he handed Zi Yan over to Venerable Tianhuo, the little girl was quite polite. How come she revealed her true form after only two or three months?

He couldn't help but look at Venerable Tianhuo and Venerable Feng, wondering how these two were raising the child.

"Yes!" Zhu Li nodded heavily, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He never expected that the Dragon Emperor's bloodline would still have a lineage, and that he would be able to wait for the other party. Over the past thousand years, he had almost become numb, and even recently, he had the idea of ​​cultivating a successor.

"I am Zhu Li, formerly known as Long... and currently the Third Elder of Donglong Island." He was about to reveal his identity, but stopped himself when he considered that there were outsiders present.

The little girl in front of us possesses the bloodline of the Dragon Emperor, and at an extremely high concentration. She might be the legitimate daughter of the Emperor. Under these circumstances, we must not let news of her reach the ears of the three Dragon Kings. Otherwise, with the strength of East Dragon Island, we might not be able to withstand the siege of the three Dragon Kings.

Zi Yan glanced at the other person with a complicated expression, then looked at Yao Yan who had landed to the side. A look of affection immediately appeared on her face, and she said with a smile, "Big brother?! You're back!"

After saying that, he ran towards Yao Yan in small steps.

"I've found you. You have quite a few people in your clan." Yao Yan rubbed Zi Yan's head and said with a smile. Then, knowing the answer, he looked at Zhu Li and continued, "It seems that Zi Yan's bloodline can meet the Third Elder's requirements."

Zhu Li's eyes flickered slightly when he saw the relationship between Yao Yan and Zi Yan. After a moment, he slowly said, "...Naturally, I'm satisfied, even far more than satisfied!"

"That's good. I wonder if the Third Elder could help her find her family?" Yao Yan said, affectionately rubbing Zi Yan's head.

Zhu Li hesitated for a moment, then looked at Venerable Feng and Venerable Tianhuo.

"These two are my elders, and I can trust them," Yao Yan said, noticing the other party's hesitation and frowning slightly.

"This is of great importance," Zhu Li said slowly, shaking his head.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Wind and Venerable Heavenly Fire bowed to Zhu Li and then left one after another. They were not so lacking in discernment, especially when facing someone who was very likely a Dou Sheng powerhouse.

After the two left, Zhu Li raised his hand and distorted the surrounding space, isolating it from everything outside. Then he respectfully bowed to Yao Yan.

"Thank you for finding my clan's princess!" Zhu Li said in a deep voice.

Yao Yan was about to stop the other person when she was startled by their words. She looked at Zi Yan beside her and her tone became equally serious: "You mean, Zi Yan is the legitimate daughter of that Dragon Emperor?!"

“Bloodline cannot be faked. In fact, I also have some bloodline connection with the Dragon Emperor, so I can sense the bloodline power contained in Zi Yan’s body, although this bloodline has not yet awakened!” Zhu Li looked at Zi Yan with gentle eyes and said slowly.

Compared to his previous numbness, his eyes now seem much brighter, as if he has found the path to the future.

Compared to the troubles of the Three Dragon Kings, the most frightening thing is the lack of direction, not knowing who they are fighting for, and not knowing where the future of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan lies.

Now everything has changed. He can even use Zi Yan's name to call on some senior figures to return. As long as one or two senior figures receive the news and come back, Donglong Island will no longer need to be afraid of the three Dragon Kings!

This is true righteousness!

"Dragon Emperor...how did he disappear? Is he dead?" Zi Yan stared at Zhu Li with her purple eyes and suddenly asked. As if due to the change in emotions, the hand holding Yao Yan's clothes clenched tightly.

She had wondered why she was born without parents, while even low-level magical beasts had parents to find food for them, but she had to find food on her own right after birth, and almost died in the mouths of those low-level magical beasts several times, and even had to eat grass when she was hungry...

"I don't know either. The Dragon Emperor disappeared very suddenly, without any warning. It was as if he suddenly vanished into thin air... Otherwise, the clan wouldn't be in turmoil until now." Zhu Li sighed and said slowly.

If there had been a successor, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan would never have ended up in this state.

It was because the Dragon Emperor suddenly disappeared and had no successor that the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void was torn apart, and countless powerful members of the clan fled into the void.

Zi Yan bit her lip and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Zhu Li looked at Yao Yan again and said, "I wish to take the princess back to Dragon Island and raise her to be the new Dragon Emperor!"

He had barely finished speaking when he heard Zi Yan suddenly retort loudly.

"I don't want to! I don't want to become some kind of Dragon Emperor! I've never had any clansmen before, and I never will... I'll just follow my big brother. Wherever my big brother goes, I'll go!" Zi Yan's small hands gripped Yao Yan's clothes tightly, her eyes fixed on Zhu Li with fierce determination.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Li was at a loss for words. He wanted to persuade her, but looking at Zi Yan's fierce gaze, he knew that she had no affection for him. It seemed impossible to persuade her to go back by relying on the word "bloodline".

In the original story, Zhu Li brought the drifting Zi Yan back to the clan, thus establishing some emotional foundation. However, now, the other party has been brought back by Yao Yan, and more than ten years earlier, so the situation is naturally very different.

"Big brother won't let you go to Dragon Island. That place is dark and boring." Yao Yan rubbed Zi Yan's head to comfort her, while also sending a telepathic message to Zhu Li, who was about to explode: "Senior, let's talk about this later. Zi Yan is quite resistant to this matter right now, let's take it easy."

Zhu Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"It's a deal then, you can't leave me with your old man!" Zi Yan asked Yao Yan for assurance.

"Of course not."

Yao Yan nodded.

After saying that, he patted Zi Yan's head, signaling her to go back first.

Zi Yan gave Zhu Li a fierce look, then swayed her ponytail and walked towards her little house. The distorted space on one side could not stop her from leaving. For the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, the void was like the relationship between fish and water.

"Young friend, could you please offer some advice..." Zhu Li seemed to have noticed the relationship between Yao Yan and Zi Yan, and couldn't help but plead.

If Zi Yan is unwilling, it would be meaningless for him to forcibly take her back. He can't do something like "holding the emperor hostage to command the princes." Not only is he incapable of doing it, but if he did, how would he be any different from the three Dragon Kings?

Yao Yan pondered for a moment and then slowly said, "Senior, I have roughly figured out the situation on Donglong Island these days, including the matter of the other three Dragon Kings... I don't think it's a good thing for Zi Yan to go back with you. Moreover, once Zi Yan's information is leaked, those three Dragon Kings will definitely not sit still. Zi Yan will be met with endless pursuit, and Donglong Island will even become the target of everyone's attacks."

After a pause, he continued:

"Of course, if Donglong Island has the strength to suppress the three Dragon Kings, then I can promise you, senior, that I can persuade Ziyan to go back. Actually, what Ziyan said just now was just an angry outburst... You don't know what she suffered in her childhood. She was almost eaten by a low-level magical beast when she was a child. In fact, she longs for family affection more than anyone else, but she has always seemed carefree."

When Zhu Li heard that Zi Yan had almost been eaten by a low-level magical beast, his face showed shock and lingering fear. Just thinking about that scene made his scalp tingle.

"My idea is to let Ziyan stay in the Starfall Pavilion for now, and return to the Ancient Dragon Clan once she has grown stronger. During this time, members of the Ancient Dragon Clan can interact with her and protect her. This will also reduce her resistance until she is willing to accept you," Yao Yan said slowly.

Zhu Li nodded, pondered for a moment, looked at Yao Yan, and said in a deep voice, "These are all fine, but there is something I need your help with. The princess's bloodline has not yet fully awakened, and she needs to return to Dragon Island to be baptized in the Dragon Phoenix Pool. The sooner the better!"

“Alright, then I’ll trouble you to wait a few days, senior, while I try to persuade Ziyan,” Yaoyan nodded in agreement.

"I entrust everything to you, young friend!" Zhu Li bowed to Yao Yan once again.

"Senior, there's no need for that. I genuinely consider Ziyan my younger sister, so I won't refuse anything that benefits her. However, I hope you can keep Ziyan's identity a secret for a while. She hasn't matured yet, and exposing her too early won't do her any good," Yao Yan said, dodging the bow.

"I was too excited before and lost my composure. After listening to your words, young friend, I will be more cautious in my future actions," Zhu Li assured him. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 236 This is a human?!

When Yao Yan found Zi Yan, the little girl was sitting on a rock in a daze. Her once bright eyes had become somewhat empty, and even her little legs, which she used to swing, were quietly still. Clearly, learning about her background had a great impact on her.

He thought he was just an orphan, but later he learned that he had a powerful clan that could even dominate the entire Warcraft world.

Now she has learned that she is a member of the royal family, but her unreliable father abandoned her in the wilderness and disappeared without a trace.

The barrage of messages overwhelmed the young girl.