Although this matter was a bit difficult to explain, Fu Zhun wasn’t an indecisive person, so after a moment of hesitation, she said, “I want to talk to you about Lin’er.”
Hearing this name, Zhu Yan frowned and sighed, “After so many years, you still haven’t let go?”
Fu Zhun stared straight at him, “You let go?”
Zhu Yan replied, “So what if I did? Things have already become like this, we need to look forward to everything, we can’t always stare at the craters under our feet.”
Fu Zhun shook her head, “I just can’t accept this. You and I both have Tenth Order bloodlines, so why is Lin’er’s Origin Source insufficient? Whose problem is it?”
Zhu Yan smiled bitterly, “So what if it’s a Tenth Order? The continuation of the Dragon Clan’s bloodline is already difficult, how many such cases have there been in the past?” After a moment of silence, he said, “There’s no need to say anything more about this matter, just let it pass.”
Fu Zhun still shook her head.
Zhu Yan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “Then what do you want?”
Fu Zhun lowered her head and said, “I always thought that Lin'er is not dead, one day he would be able to see the light of day again.”
“He’s already in the Dragon Tomb.” Zhu Yan stretched out his hand and placed it on Fu Zhun’s shoulder, saying bitterly, “Don’t think about this anymore.”
Fu Zhun lowered her head even more and whispered, “Lin’er is not in the Dragon Tomb.”
Zhu Yan was startled and stared at her strangely, “What do you mean?”
“Lin’er is not in the Dragon Tomb,” Fu Zhun repeated before raising her head and looking straight into Zhu Yan’s eyes, “He is on Dragon Island.”
Zhu Yan’s eyes couldn’t help widening as he asked in surprise, “You mean you didn’t put Lin’er into the Dragon Tomb back then?” Throughout history, this was not the first time a dragon egg had died. Every time such a thing happened, the rotten dragon egg would be placed inside the Dragon Tomb. Zhu Yan had never thought that Fu Zhun would break this rule. It was impossible. Anyone else on Dragon Island might break the clan rules, but it was definitely not Fu Zhun.
“Yes!” Fu Zhun nodded.
Zhu Yan’s face sank as he shouted, “Don’t be silly! If this matter were to be known to the other clansmen, what face would you have left?” Using the clan’s rules to restrain the other clansmen while destroying them herself was absolutely intolerable.
Fu Zhun didn’t say anything, obviously knowing that she had done something wrong, but that was a mother’s wish for her son, so what if it was wrong?
“Where did you put him?” Zhu Yan was both angry and amused at the same time. He hadn’t even known about this. No wonder she hadn’t allowed him to follow her to the Dragon Tomb all those years ago. It turned out that she had planned to bluff her way into the Dragon Tomb. It was laughable that he had been kept in the dark by her.
Fu Zhun looked at him vigilantly and asked, “What do you want?”
Zhu Yan opened his mouth, “What do you think I can do?”
“You are not allowed to put Lin’er into the Dragon Tomb!” Fu Zhun gritted her teeth.
Zhu Yan angrily said, “Now that things have reached this point, do you still insist on being stubborn? Lin’er… there’s already no hope, why do you still want to put him somewhere else? The Dragon Tomb is the place where my Dragon Race will rest forever.”
The corner of Fu Zhun’s mouth curled into a sneer, “I knew I shouldn’t have told you about this.” Saying so, she turned around and left.
Zhu Yan grabbed her arm.
“Let go!” Fu Zhun turned around and stared at him coldly.
Zhu Yan’s heart trembled as he realized that this woman was truly angry. If he tried to stop her, he might provoke her anger, so he could only release his grip and say, “Calm down first.”
“I’m very calm!”
The corner of Zhu Yan’s mouth twitched as he pondered for a moment before asking, “Since you’ve hidden this from me for so many years, why did you suddenly come here today to tell me?” This was what Zhu Yan found strange. This woman and he both knew each other well, so she should have known what would happen if she told him about this matter, but she had taken the initiative to come here and tell him about it. Obviously, this was somewhat unreasonable.
Fu Zhun pursed her thin lips and hesitated for a moment before replying, “I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” Zhu Yan was dumbfounded.
Fu Zhun took a deep breath and said, “I don’t know why, but I’ve been feeling uneasy these past few days, feeling like something is about to happen.”
“This matter concerns Lin’er?” Zhu Yan frowned.
“Yes!” Fu Zhun nodded lightly, “So I want you to come with me to see Lin’er.”
“Sure!” Zhu Yan readily agreed.
However, Fu Zhun said, “But seeing your attitude just now, I changed my mind.”
Zhu Yan smiled wryly, “Don’t worry, you can decide for yourself what to do with Lin’er. If you don’t want to, this old master won’t force you to put him in the Dragon Tomb.” This was all he could say. If he didn’t agree, this woman definitely wouldn’t bring him to see Lin’er. Right now, the most important thing was to determine where Lin’er was so he could deal with it later.
“Really?” A look of surprise flashed across Fu Zhun’s eyes, a rare trace of gentleness appearing on her face.
“Yes!” Zhu Yan nodded seriously.
Fu Zhun smiled lightly and beckoned, “Then follow me.” As she spoke, she took the lead and flew out.
However, Zhu Yan didn’t immediately follow, instead remaining silent for a while.
The main reason was because it had been too many years since he had last seen Fu Zhun’s smile. That moment of smile almost caused the entire world to dim. Thinking back to those days, although Fu Zhun didn’t like to smile, she would occasionally smile, but ever since the incident with Lin’er, that smile had completely disappeared from this woman’s face. No matter who she faced, she would always have an iceberg-like expression that would never melt, and all the dragons on Dragon Island feared her.
‘Why bother?’ Zhu Yan sighed in his heart before flying off.
On a nameless island, the two Dragon Race Elders arrived.
Zhu Yan was quite surprised, “You arranged for Lin’er to stay here?”
Fu Zhun pointed ahead and said, “That’s right, there is a natural cave there that is very well hidden. If we hadn’t been looking for it, we wouldn’t have discovered it. Lin’er has been staying there all these years.”
Zhu Yan couldn’t help admiring this woman’s courage. This wasn’t a place where no one passed by, and there were even two nearby Spirit Islands belonging to their clansmen. Sure enough, the most dangerous place was the safest place. It was quite fortunate that no one had discovered the secrets of this place over the years.
Following behind Fu Zhun, the two of them easily entered the mountain cave and circled around it.
Zhu Yan could feel that Fu Zhun’s mood had become somewhat uneasy because she had become more talkative. He could understand why, wasn’t he the same? Although Lin’er no longer had any hope, it was still good to have another look.
Amidst their anxious anticipation, the two of them arrived at the deepest part of the cave. The gentle glow of the Night Pearls illuminated the entire cave, causing Fu Zhun to suddenly freeze in place, her eyes fixed on a certain spot as her tender body trembled slightly.
Zhu Yan looked around the cave and frowned, “Where’s Lin’er?”
There was nothing inside the cave, so where was Lin’er?
Turning his head, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Fu Zhun’s expression and suddenly realized something, causing his heart to skip a beat.
At this moment, Fu Zhun took a few steps forward and arrived at the spot where the dragon egg had been placed. After searching for a moment, she looked up at Zhu Yan, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face, “Lin’er has disappeared!”
Zhu Yan asked solemnly, “Are you sure you left Lin’er here?”
Fu Zhun’s eyes became dull as she replied, “He’s always been here. I came to see him more than half a year ago, he’s always been here.” Suddenly startled, her eyes became cold and murderous as she gnashed her teeth, “Who stole him!”
Zhu Yan frowned and said, “If that’s the case, it must be some clansman who did this. There are only so many clansmen, so it won’t be difficult to find out.”
Fu Zhun coldly said, “If I find out who did this, I won’t be able to go around them.”
Zhu Yan was startled and quickly said, “Perhaps it was unintentional, but don’t say such things for now. Once we find out who it is, we’ll ask him to return it. This matter can’t be spread around.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Hearing this, Fu Zhun quickly nodded, turning to Zhu Yan and saying, “Go investigate, hurry up and ask them to send Lin’er back.”
Looking at her appearance, Zhu Yan was speechless for a moment. This was the first time he had seen such a weak and helpless Fu Zhun. He had finally realized how important Lin’er was to her.
No wonder she had said that she had been feeling uneasy all this time. It turned out that something had really happened. When one’s cultivation reached such a level, they would always be able to vaguely sense many things, making them extremely mysterious.
“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and investigate,” Fu Zhun urged.
Zhu Yan let out a long sigh. How should he investigate this matter?
There weren’t many clansmen here, so it was easy to investigate. If one of the clansmen came here to take away Lin’er, it would take less than a day for him to find out the truth. The key was how to investigate.
It wasn’t like every clansman could be asked if they had taken a dragon egg from somewhere, right? If he really asked, the clansmen would definitely be puzzled, and at that time, the matter of Fu Zhun secretly hiding the dragon egg would be exposed.
Not only did he have to investigate Lin’er’s whereabouts, but he also had to take care of Fu Zhun's face. Zhu Yan felt that this matter was quite difficult, but in truth, he was also quite annoyed. Which clansman had done this? After all, that dragon egg also had his bloodline.
At the same time, on another Spirit Island.
Yang Kai’s half dragon body wrapped around the dragon egg as he immersed himself in a strange state.
Everything around him was dark, with no light at all. Everything he did was instinctual.
Extending his limbs, he felt like something was imprisoning him.
A thought appeared in his mind: Am I in an egg?
But why was he inside an egg? After thinking about it for a while, he finally remembered that he was hatching a dragon egg.
But since he was hatching a dragon egg, why did he end up inside it?
Just as he was feeling suspicious, a clear consciousness came from the side and tried its best to close in on him. Yang Kai was impatient and pushed this consciousness away, but unexpectedly, this consciousness continued to press against him, once again expressing its desire, as if it had something he needed.
Yang Kai was a little annoyed, but just as he was about to reject it again, he suddenly realized what this consciousness was.
This was the aura of the life inside the dragon egg, and in his current state, he was not inside an egg, but rather immersed in the dragon egg, resonating with it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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