“Mother, why are you crying?” Yang Xiao stood up from the altar and stared blankly at Fu Zhun.
Fu Zhun shook her head silently, her eyes filled with pain.
Yang Xiao vaguely realized that something was wrong and turned to look at Zhu Yan, “Father, what happened?”
Zhu Yan’s expression seemed to have aged quite a bit, his lips moving a few times before he finally sighed, “The ceremony failed.”
The originally festive and lively celebration party had become quite solemn due to the failure of the ceremony.
“What do you mean failed?” Yang Xiao asked in confusion.
Zhu Yan didn’t know how to explain this to him, so Fu Xuan sighed and walked forward, reaching out to stroke Yang Xiao’s head as she whispered, “The failure of the ceremony means that you don’t have the Dragon Clan’s Origin in your body, or that your Origin is impure!”
Yang Xiao pointed at himself and asked in surprise, “I don’t have any Dragon Clan Origin?”
“Impossible!” Yang Kai stepped forward and pushed aside the Dragon Race gathered around the altar, saying in a low voice, “How could this little brat not have the Dragon Race’s Origin? When he hatched that day, he revealed his Dragon Race’s true form. Old Qiong and I personally witnessed this.”
As soon as these words came out, Fu Zhun and Zhu Yan both turned to look at Yang Xiao eagerly. When Yang Xiao’s true form had appeared, they hadn’t seen it, by the time they arrived, Yang Xiao had already taken human form. At that time, they had thought that their son was extraordinary, being able to take human form as soon as he was born, but now listening to Yang Kai’s words, they secretly felt that it made sense. If he didn’t have the Dragon Clan’s Origin, or if his Origin wasn’t pure, how could he reveal his Dragon Clan’s true form?
Turning to look at Qiong Qi, Qiong Qi nodded solemnly, indicating that Yang Kai was not lying.
“Boy, show your true form,” Yang Kai said to Yang Xiao. As long as he could show his true form, it meant that he had a complete Dragon Clan Origin in his body. The reason he was unable to pass this ceremony was probably because something had gone wrong somewhere else, but the root of it was not Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao gritted his teeth, nodded heavily, took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Yang Xiao remained motionless, his dragon aura fluctuating wildly.
A moment later, Yang Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and wore a helpless expression as he stared at Yang Kai, “I can’t!”
Yang Kai glared at him, “What do you mean you can’t do it?”
Yang Xiao’s mouth dropped, “It mean i can't…”
Hearing this, Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun’s original expectations completely turned into despair. Fu Zhun seemed to want to say something, but after several attempts, she was unable to speak.
Yang Kai was also stunned, how could he not be able to accomplish this? He clearly remembered the white dragon from back then, its white jade body and 6 to 10 meter body. Although it was still small, it had already begun to take on the form of a dragon. Since it had just hatched, why couldn’t it do so now?
“Did you put in any effort?” Yang Kai asked.
“I… I… I really put in a lot of effort.” Yang Xiao was somewhat flustered. If he wasn’t a Dragon Race, what was he?
Yang Kai said, “Don’t worry, take it slow. Take a deep breath first and calm down.”
Hearing this, Yang Xiao obediently complied.
Yang Kai continued, “Follow your instincts and think about how you travel the world. You’re a Dragon Race, so there’s no reason you can’t reveal your true form.”
Yang Xiao meticulously carried out Yang Kai’s suggestion, his face slowly turning red. After a long time, he suddenly let out a sigh of relief and looked at Yang Kai with a disappointed expression. He still couldn’t reveal his Dragon Race true form.
Turning his head to look at Zhu Yan and Fu Zhun, he saw the disappointment in his parents’ eyes and couldn’t help feeling his heart skip a beat. Letting out a loud cry, he jumped off the altar and flew off.
“Lin’er!” Fu Zhun turned pale with fright and hurriedly chased after him.
Yang Kai shot a glance at Zhu Qing, who quickly followed, afraid that the little brat would act rashly.
The entire place fell silent.
Yang Kai looked up at Zhu Yan and asked, “Great Elder, is there something wrong with this altar?”
Zhu Yan frowned and said, “There can’t be any problems with the altar, and the ceremony can’t be wrong. Lin’er couldn’t reveal his true form just now, you saw that.” Pausing for a moment, he looked at Yang Kai seriously, “Little brat Yang, this old master wants to ask you a question, answer me honestly.”
Yang Kai immediately said, “If what I saw that day was fake, I’ll give you my eyes!” As he spoke, he pointed two fingers at his eyes.
Zhu Yan’s expression immediately became confused, “Impossible, since it could hatch and reveal its true form, why can’t it do so now?”
Yang Kai hesitated for a moment before asking with a frown, “Is the problem with me?”
“You?” Zhu Yan looked at him suspiciously.
Yang Kai said, “The little guy is the son of you and Second Elder, so there’s no reason for him not to be a Dragon Race, but he was hatched by me. I’m thinking that if there really is a problem, it must be because of me. Could it be that when I was hatching it, the human bloodline affected him, causing his Origin to become impure?”
Hearing this, Zhu Yan also felt it was reasonable and nodded, “That’s possible.”
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling his teeth ache, “If that’s the case, then I’m the one who harmed him.”
Zhu Yan comforted him, “You don’t need to think like that. Without you, Lin’er would never have been born. No matter what, you gave him life, so even if it caused his Origin to become impure, it shouldn’t be your fault.”
The corner of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched, “This little brat won’t hate me, right?”
Zhu Yan replied, “He dare!” If that was the case, it would be ungrateful. Yang Xiao had been performing well these past few days and his personality was quite likable, so he shouldn’t have such thoughts. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yan added, “Moreover, Lin’er’s dragon egg is problematic, which is why it hasn’t hatched yet. It’s highly likely that it’s a congenital deficiency, not because of you.”
Yang Kai said, “Regardless of the reason, if his Origin is really impure, how will Dragon Island deal with him?”
The Dragon Race was a race that attached great importance to the purity of their bloodline, and only the true Dragon Race had the qualifications to reside in Dragon Palace. All of their impure bloodlines were placed in Half Dragon City, and even if Yang Xiao was the son of the Great Elder and Second Elder, he was no exception.
Therefore, Yang Kai’s question was quite difficult for Zhu Yan.
With Fu Zhun’s love for Yang Xiao, if he really sent Yang Xiao to Half Dragon City, Fu Zhun would have no choice but to risk her life to keep him. However, if his bloodline wasn’t pure, how could he remain in Dragon Palace?
Seeing that he didn’t know how to answer, Yang Kai immediately said, “When the time comes, I’ll take him away from here. The outside world will be even more exciting.”
Zhu Yan cast a grateful look towards Yang Kai, now it seemed that this was the best solution. Giving Yang Xiao to Yang Kai was not something he was worried about. After all, Yang Kai was the one who had hatched this little boy. Although there was no continuation of his bloodline, their intimate relationship was no worse than any real father and son.
“I’ll go take a look at that boy. He’s quite young and has quite a temper,” Yang Kai snorted and turned to leave.
After experiencing such a thing, the Dragon Race no longer had any mood to celebrate. After consoling the Great Elder for a while, they all took their leave, each of them sighing deeply. Before today, no one had expected that the descendants of the Great Elder and Second Elder would have such impure bloodlines.
Although the culprit was most likely Yang Kai, this was not his fault. Just as Zhu Yan had said, without Yang Kai’s efforts and incubation, Yang Xiao would not have been born, not to mention that Yang Xiao’s dragon egg was innately deficient.
At the edge of Azure Wood Island, Fu Zhun stood on the beach, staring at the reef in front of her from a distance. She felt like her eyes were about to pop out of her head, and although she wanted to approach, she was also worried about her gains and losses.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Fu Zhun turned her head and saw Yang Kai walking over, as if she had seen a life-saving straw. Grabbing Yang Kai’s arm, Fu Zhun said with red eyes, “Yang Kai, Lin’er doesn’t want to talk to me. Help me persuade him, please help me persuade him. I was wrong in the past, I apologize to you here.”
Yang Kai looked down at Fu Zhun’s hand and sighed in his heart. He knew that this Second Elder of the Dragon Clan had lost her composure, otherwise she would not have been able to act so humbly.
Previously at the birthday banquet, although she had wanted to repair the relationship between them, she had only expressed her affection for him, but now she was begging him and even apologizing.
This was the Dragon Race’s Second Elder, an existence comparable to a Great Emperor!
But in the end, this was another mother!
Yang Kai’s face darkened, “You’re his mother, how could he dare ignore you?”
Fu Zhun said, “My previous attitude must have made him sad, please help me persuade him!”
Yang Kai said angrily, “What’s there to persuade? You’re his mother, so whatever you do to him is right. If he dares to ignore you, I’ll beat him up!” Finished speaking, he shook off Fu Zhun’s hand and strode forward.
Fu Zhun immediately became nervous and called out from behind, “Don’t hit him, don’t hit him.” Seeing Yang Kai ignore him, Fu Zhun quickly changed her tone, “Be gentle, be gentle…”
Yang Kai shook his head and sighed, thinking that Fu Zhun might be a qualified Dragon Clan Elder, but she was definitely not a qualified mother. As long as Yang Xiao was involved, she couldn’t act normally.
Previously, he had told Zhu Qing that a loving mother would spoil a child, but now it seemed that Zhu Qing was nothing. Fu Zhun was the true loving mother who will spoiled a child. If Yang Xiao were to grow up by her side, in the future, he might really become a domineering, arrogant, and condescending brat, with Yang Xiao’s background, it would definitely stir up trouble in the future.
This made Yang Kai even more determined to take Yang Xiao away.
At the very least, he couldn’t allow him to grow by Fu Zhun’s side, unless Fu Zhun was able to change her ways.
On the reef, the waves were rolling and Yang Xiao’s small body was sitting on the edge of the reef, his whole body wet, but it was as if he didn’t feel anything. His two feet were in the sea while Zhu Qing sat beside him, looking at him helplessly.
Yang Kai walked over and stood behind Yang Xiao before waving to Zhu Qing.
Zhu Qing nodded and flew back to the beach, standing shoulder to shoulder with Fu Zhun.
“Is my mother still there?” Yang Xiao suddenly asked.
Yang Kai nodded and glanced at him, “Your mother is very sad, I heard you don’t want to talk to her?”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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