Zhu Qing slowly said, “Although we Dragon Race are innately powerful, the advancement of our bloodlines has always been a headache. Every time our bloodlines increase, it will take countless years. Now that such a shortcut has suddenly appeared, a shortcut without any hidden dangers, do you think they won’t be tempted?”
“Well, may I ask how many women are on your Dragon Island?” Yang Kai coughed lightly.
Zhu Qing said, “Besides me, Second Elder, and Third Elder, there are four others.”
Yang Kai stroked his chin, “So few.” Although he had long known that the ratio of male and female dragons on Dragon Island was very uneven, he had never thought that there would only be seven female dragons. Zhu Qing was already his, Second Elder and Third Elder definitely wouldn’t have any ideas about him. As for the remaining four…
Zhu Qing glanced sideways at Yang Kai and said, “I’m warning you, you absolutely cannot have any ideas about them.”
Yang Kai said seriously, “How could I have any ideas about them? I just hope they don’t have any ideas about me. If it’s really as you say, my existence is a great supplement to them.” He thought to himself that it was no wonder Fu Ling had been trying to seduce him. So it turned out she had such intentions. Then again, although Fu Ling’s style wasn’t very good, she was still quite beautiful.
Zhu Qing sighed, “In fact, you can’t blame them. The enhancement of the bloodline is too attractive to my Dragon Clan, so they don’t want to miss this opportunity. In any case, during your time on Dragon Island, don’t leave my sight.”
“En, en, I understand,” Yang Kai nodded repeatedly and patted his chest, “I promise to be with you every day and night, I won’t leave you easily.”
How could Zhu Qing not understand the meaning behind his words? She glared at him and said, “Let’s go see the two Elders first.”
Since he had already promised Zhu Qing, he naturally couldn’t back out now.
Fortunately, the first person to pay a visit to was the Great Elder Zhu Yan, so Yang Kai didn’t have many thoughts about this Great Elder. In his impression, this Dragon Race Great Elder didn’t seem to have much of a temper, but his strength was unquestionable.
Although Zhu Yan’s name had the word ‘Yan’ in it, he was not a Fire Dragon, but an Azure Dragon.
On the Azure Wood Island he lived on, towering ancient trees towered into the sky. Each of these trees was incomparably huge, and it was obvious that they had grown for countless years. In the center of Azure Wood Island, there was a single tree that was even larger than the other ancient trees, occupying a radius of three thousand meters. The scattered canopy of these trees almost covered half of the island.
When Yang Kai and Zhu Qing arrived, they saw Zhu Yan standing in a golden posture, one of his legs half bent as he stood under the root of the tree, his hands clasped together, motionless. The Great Elder’s upper body was bare while his lower body wore a pair of loose cloth pants. His deep breathing seemed capable of stirring up the wind and clouds in the world, and his muscles were like the roots of an old tree, each piece of his flesh containing a terrifying power.
When he opened his eyes, a great pressure descended from the sky, causing Yang Kai’s skin to ache.
However, in the next instant, the sharp light in Zhu Yan’s eyes disappeared, replaced by a calm look.
“Great Elder!” Zhu Qing stepped forward and saluted.
Yang Kai also took a few steps forward and cupped his hands, “Yang Kai greets Great Elder.”
Zhu Yan didn’t say anything, instead closing his eyes again and letting out a light breath. Slowly withdrawing his cultivation, he took out some clothes from his Space Ring and wore them while smiling at Yang Kai, “You’re quite bold, actually daring to come to Dragon Island?”
Yang Kai turned to look at Zhu Qing and grinned, “It has nothing to do with courage. Since Qing’er is here, I will naturally come.”
Zhu Yan nodded lightly, “Good, you know to look for me as soon as you came.”
Yang Kai raised his brow and asked, “Does Great Elder know that I’ve come to Dragon Island?” After asking this question, he suddenly felt a bit silly. Since Fu Ling had seen him before, she must have already spread the news. After all, she was responsible for guarding Dragon Island’s entrance. If she didn’t even inform Dragon Island of this news, it would truly be a mistake.
Zhu Yan replied, “To be honest, this old master doesn’t know how to respond to you.”
Yang Kai frowned slightly, “What does Great Elder mean?”
Zhu Yan clasped his hands behind his back and said lightly, “You are a human, yet you abducted a Dragon Island from my Dragon Clan. This is something my Dragon Clan cannot tolerate. Last time, you trespassed Dragon Island and openly snatched my Dragon Clan’s marriage on a joyous occasion, causing my Dragon Clan to lose all face. There was even a clansman who died because of you, and the one who died was an Eighth-Order Thunder Dragon, causing my Dragon Clan to suffer a great loss. With all of this, the enmity between you and my Dragon Clan can be said to be irreconcilable. Do you think this old master should treat you as an enemy?”
“Great Elder…” Hearing this, Zhu Qing’s expression changed greatly. She had thought that Great Elder’s temper was mild, which was why she had brought Yang Kai here to see him first. As long as Yang Kai could pass the Great Elder’s test, everything else would be easy to handle. However, Zhu Yan’s words shocked her greatly. From what the Great Elder said, it seemed like he wanted Yang Kai to pay with his life. If the Great Elder really act, how could Yang Kai not suffer today?
However, as soon as she spoke, Yang Kai cut her off and smiled, “If Great Elder wants to punish me, why not stop?”
Zhu Yan narrowed his eyes, “Stop? Everything this old master says is true, so how could there be any way to not punish you?”
Yang Kai shook his head and said, “If Great Elder wants to use these things against me, this little brat also has something to say.”
Zhu Yan lightly said, “This old master is all ears.”
Yang Kai replied, “Great Elder said that I abducted Zhu Qing, but I don’t agree with that. It’s only natural for a man to love a woman, so how can true love be restricted by a race? Not to mention, Zhu Qing is still on Dragon Island, so how could she be abducted? En, if Great Elder says I abducted Zhu Qing’s heart, then I’ll accept it.”
Zhu Yan’s expression was indifferent, neither happy nor angry, nor did he have any intention of speaking.
Yang Kai continued, “Since Zhu Qing is already my woman, how could she marry someone else? So, snatching the Dragon Girl on her marriage is not my intention, I had no choice but to do so. What’s more, on that day, I took out the Dragon Island Token in exchange for Zhu Qing’s freedom, but unfortunately, your Dragon Clan doesn’t seem to recognize the Dragon Island Token. Rumor has it that if you have the Dragon Island Token, and if you have a request, as long as Dragon Island can satisfy it, it will definitely not refuse. This matter, Great Elder will not forget, right?”
Zhu Yan didn’t know what to say. Dragon Island’s actions were indeed wrong.
Yang Kai continued, “As for Fu Chi’s death… that was Wu Kuang’s doing, it has nothing to do with me. If the Dragon Race wants revenge, they can just go find Wu Kuang. Could it be that the Dragon Race only bullies the weak and fears the strong? If they can’t defeat Wu Kuang, they can only bully this little brat?”
Zhu Yan muttered to himself for a while before raising his head and asking, “If you want to talk about something, then talk about it. Why are you mocking my Dragon Race?”
Yang Kai replied arrogantly, “This little brat is just trying to refute a little to prove his innocence.”
Zhu Yan snorted, “You have a sharp tongue.”
Yang Kai grinned, “That’s also a skill.”
Zhu Yan couldn’t help laughing, “Although what you said makes a lot of sense, it’s also true that the Dragon Race suffered a great loss because of you. Not to mention Fu Chi’s death, that Dragon Blood Flower was stolen by you, right?”
Yang Kai said seriously, “What Dragon Blood Flower? I’ve never seen it before.”
Zhu Yan angrily said, “Don’t try to play dumb in front of this old master. If you want to take away the middle-grade and high-grade Dragon Blood Flowers, so be it, but why do you even want to take away the low-grade ones? Are they useful to you? Right now, there aren’t many Dragon Blood Flowers left on Dragon Island. At least for the next thousand years, my Dragon Clan’s bloodline won’t be able to improve. How are you going to settle this debt?”
Yang Kai’s face twitched. He had indeed done something wrong, snatching the bride in front of everyone and injuring Fu Chi. Although he had taken the initiative, the matter of stealing the Dragon Blood Flower was completely his fault. It was just that he had wanted to improve his Dragon Vein that day, so he had no choice but to do so. Now, if he wanted to ease his relationship with the Dragon Race, there was no other way.
But now that things had come to this, what else could Yang Kai do? He could only grit his teeth and say, “What does Great Elder want? Please explain, for the sake of Qing’er, I will recognize it.”
Zhu Yan snorted, “Don’t be so righteous. Since you’ve made a mistake, you should naturally make up for it.”
Yang Kai glanced at him and said, “Let’s make things clear first. If Great Elder insists on making things difficult for me, don’t blame this little brat for not giving you face.”
Zhu Yan was both angry and amused at the same time, “Does this old master need a little brat like you to give me face? Face has always been earned by oneself, not by others.”
Yang Kai nodded, “Great Elder is right.”
Zhu Yan said, “You stole the Dragon Blood Flower and prevented my clansmen from improving their bloodlines for a thousand years, but if you can solve this problem, the grudge between you and the Dragon Race… will be put aside for now.” He didn’t say anything about 'written off', after all, Yang Kai was somewhat responsible for Fu Chi’s death.
“What does Great Elder want me to do? Compensate the Dragon Blood Flowers? Although I still have some in my possession, they are all low-grade Dragon Blood Flowers, the ones I didn’t use up last time. The mid-grade and high-grade Dragon Blood Flowers have all been used up.”
Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Yan’s eyes twitched, “All the Mid-Rank and High-Rank materials have been used up? You can’t possibly have eaten so much, right?” Originally, Zhu Yan had been looking forward to Yang Kai’s remaining Dragon Blood Flower, but now that this was the result, Zhu Yan’s heart sank.
Even if the Dragon Race consumed the Dragon Blood Flower, it would still take some time to refine its medicinal efficacy, but Yang Kai said that it had been used up at that time. In other words, he had used up hundreds of Mid-Rank and High-Rank Dragon Blood Flowers in a short time. Even if he still had some Low-Rank Dragon Blood Flowers, what use would they be?
Yang Kai sniffed, “Yes!”
“Bastard!” Zhu Yan flew into a rage. This time, he was really angry and almost couldn’t resist punching Yang Kai, scaring Zhu Qing so much that she quickly stepped in front of Yang Kai.
Fortunately, although Zhu Yan was angry, he hadn’t lost his rationality yet. After a moment of anger, he suddenly calmed down and sized up Yang Kai before asking thoughtfully, “I heard you have the ability to rapidly improve the Dragon Race’s bloodline?”
As soon as these words came out, a cold light flashed across Zhu Qing’s eyes and Yang Kai was dumbfounded.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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