Chapter 98 - 98: The Child of Destiny
“Even if she is the Ancestral Dragon Painting Soul, with several of us joining forces, she, a mere God and Mortal, will hardly be a match for our pack of dragons attacking together!” Elder Fan took a deep breath and decided he would no longer recklessly duel with Nan Lingsha alone.
At this moment, Elder Nan whispered a few words into Elder Fan’s ear, making his expression even uglier.
“How could that be, there’s no one in the world who can master two kinds of power!” Elder Fan quickly denied it, not believing what Elder Nan had said.
Elder Nan didn’t want to believe it either.
But in fact, he had witnessed Nan Lingsha awaken the Ancestral Dragon Bone within the State Wall; it was a Bone Dragon.
“Monsters, both sisters are monsters, they are the reincarnation of an evil and malevolent witch, unworthy of living on this land!” Elder Fan refused to listen anymore to Elder Nan’s alarming and exaggerated words.
Elder Nan understood Nan Lingsha, which was why he was so fearful.
Elder Fan bore a grudge against Li Yunzi, and now he had fallen for Nan Lingsha’s schemes, naturally enraged to the extreme.
Could the mighty Sect Palace really be afraid of these witch sisters???
Even if she dies here today, the Sect Palace will never let them go!!
“Ling Sha, we, the older generation, are indeed outdated, hindering the great business of the Ancestral Dragon. Now, we are too humiliated to compete with you. I, your grandfather, can swear to our ancestors that I will not interfere in any clan affairs from now on and will be a retired old man, just wanting to enjoy my remaining years in peace,” Elder Nan said weakly, hoping to use a bit of kinship to secure a way out for himself.
“I will draw you a coffin, and then you can enjoy your remaining years in peace!” Nan Lingsha’s eyes were cold and resolute.
Fear spread across Elder Nan’s aged face, which just a moment ago had looked resigned, but now looked as fearsome as a ghoul baring its teeth!
The choice had been given from the start.
Exile or execution.
If Elder Nan really cherished the affection for his clan, for the blood ties, why should he have made the choice of execution between exile and execution?
He survived only because of his profound soul as a Dragon Shepherd, not because he left Li Yunzi a way to live!
Mercy??
How can there be mercy!
Colluding with Lingxiao City.
Allied with the Sect Palace.
Li Family, Nan Family…
All to doom a radiant woman who shone brighter than all others!
Had they not done so.
Nan Lingsha would have always just been Nan Lingsha.
The world is so vile that it’s infuriating!
It forced the sisters to separate from a young age, become estranged, only to become each other’s secret guardians.
The sister was in the light.
She was in the dark.
But whatever happened to the sister, would happen to Nan Lingsha as well, it was only a matter of time.
She saw very clearly!
To be driven away, to live.
To be executed, to die.
There would be no shred of pity, the Ancestral Dragon City-State should have been purged long ago. Had it been done a year prior, how could the incident at Eternal City have occurred???
“Do you think by contending with us here, Li Yunzi can live??”
“She’s probably nothing more than a corpse now.”
“Our Sect Palace’s Lord Du Cheng is the true chosen one of destiny!”
“You lowly mortal women, you only have to submit!!” Elder Fan sneered, as she called forth her Five-clawed Heavenly Dragon.
Nan Lingsha saw the survivors summoning their Dragon Beasts, but instead of retreating, she stepped forward toward the swarm of dragons, not knowing when the Iron Hall had started to shake…
The entire Nan Family Residence in fact relied on the grand State Wall, and as the wall trembled, the towering stone wall came to life, transforming into a primeval Divine Beast, encircling Nan Mansion.
“Do not panic, it’s merely a shadow painting!” Elder Nan shouted loudly. While that was said, the image was far too lifelike, feeling as if the State Wall slithered like a dragon, sensing the city shake violently due to its awakening.
The power of Divine and Mortal possessed by Nan Lingsha was unheard of by several of the mighty figures in the Sect Palace, how to contend against it??
It seemed they had been sentenced to death from the very start!
Li Imperial Palace.
Bleak and nearly deserted.
The Four Heroes of the Clan Palace walked along with Du Cheng towards Li Yunzhi’s courtyard, led by Li Kongxi who appeared very confused, mistaking Du Cheng’s visit as merely a courtesy call on behalf of the Sect Palace.
“Beyond this area of pavilions and towers for the women, lies Li Yunzhi’s dwelling. She has always kept to herself, reclusive and indifferent. Unless there is other business, none of us sisters would go there. However, I heard that recently there has been a man staying in Li Yunzhi’s courtyard, said to be a guard. Yet from his looks, he seems to be Zhu Minglang, who is in an ambiguous relationship with Yunzhi,” Li Kongxi said with a smile, continuing.
“Zhu Minglang, isn’t he that lowly refugee from Wutu who stumbled upon tremendous luck?” Du Cheng also laughed, but his eyes were not as jesting, instead carrying a trace of grimness!
“Lord, he’s the one. When the time comes, may I have the honor of dealing with him?” spoke the masked man at Du Cheng’s side at that moment.
“Of course, but as for the uncles, when you besiege Li Yunzhi later, do leave her breathing. I heard she has a figure that rivals that of a Celestial Maiden descended from heaven, and I too would like to have a taste,” said Du Cheng.
“Lord Du Cheng, how can you speak such words, when you and I are betrothed!” Li Kongxi protested, her face flushed.
“It’s nothing more than what men do when visiting a brothel, why must you be so delicate?” Du Cheng said.
Li Kongxi was so angry she was grinding her teeth.
This Du Cheng was utterly outrageous, showing no restraint even in front of his future wife, ogling Nan Lingsha, who was wearing a veil, and now even planning to commit such shameless and lowly acts!!
“There’s the aura of a God and Mortal, one,” suddenly said the high-foreheaded man among the Four Heroes of the Clan Palace; this man was exceptionally tall, with a protruding forehead, and dressed in ordinary clothes, he would seem like a skeleton in this murky and gloomy weather!
“There’s the aura of a Dragon Shepherd, one,” he continued, seemingly possessing a keener spiritual sight than others.
“There really are no other guards; Li Yunzhi probably never dreamt that the entire Li Family would abandon her,” said Du Cheng, somewhat surprised.
“I remember her aura was very weak when she exited Eternal City, for some unknown reason,” the masked man commented.
“The trials and tribulations of a Divine and Mortal being are only to be expected. Lord, still, do not underestimate her; her injuries might have healed by now, and her power may be no less than that of a Dragon Lord,” the gaunt Hero stated.
“And what about Zhu Minglang, what’s his strength like?” another Hero of the Sect Palace inquired at that moment.
“Hmph, he’s at best a lower-tier Dragon General. I once chased him for hundreds of miles, and he fled in panic into the Dragon Taming Academy!” the man behind the mask said with great disdain.
The thought of Zhu Minglang actually living in Li Yunzhi’s private residence made the masked man’s face almost split with rage.
“There should be some improvement by now, I’ve heard some people from the Dragon Taming Academy say so,” Li Kongxi still spoke up.
“Even with improvement, how can he compare with me? Ever since my life-and-death experiences on Ancient Mountain, I am no longer the person I once was!” the man behind the mask continued.
“Ha ha ha, it seems you truly hold a grudge against that youngster called Zhu Minglang, alright, you can handle him later!!” Du Cheng declared.
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