Dragon Tamer-Chapter 716 - 718: Lying With Conviction
Chapter 716: Chapter 718: Lying With Conviction
“Besides the matter of the Jade Blood Sword, what else did she do?” Zhu Minglang knew that things couldn’t be so simple, otherwise, it wouldn’t have forced Zhu Heavenly Officer to take action against those claws of the Royal Family overnight.
“Everyone has left, and there’s no need to go into details about some things. The situation with the Royal Family has reached this point, whether she was involved or not, the ultimate outcome wouldn’t be much different. I’ve forgiven her, but she can’t forgive herself,” Zhu Heavenly Officer shook his head, indicating he didn’t intend to bring up Zhu Yuzhi’s matter anymore.
“Alright, does Aunt Xuehen know about this?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“She doesn’t care about any of it.”
“But that’s her sister,” Zhu Minglang said in surprise.
When Zhu Heavenly Officer heard this, he laughed. He patted Zhu Minglang’s shoulder and said, “You’ve been with her day and night for so many years, one would think you two would have a deep bond, but have you ever felt even a little favoritism from her towards you?”
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That question indeed stumped Zhu Minglang.
It seemed like there really wasn’t any.
Initially, as the Orderer of Li Chuan, the order in Li Chuan was just a matter of her word, but there was not a hint of extra emotion in her eyes, not even when seeing him alive, just a “Since you’re alive, go home early and report your safety.”
At first, Zhu Minglang thought she was just deeply disappointed in him for giving up being a Sword Cultivator, but on second thought, no matter how disappointed she was, there was no need to be so rigid and impartial…
“One has obsessive emotions, while the other is naturally cold-hearted. It’s as if, when they were born, certain things were only given to one person. Let them be,” Zhu Heavenly Officer seemed very open-minded about it, not too concerned about the sisters, Zhu Yuzhi and Aunt Xuehen.
“Okay, let’s not talk about them for now. Let’s go to Sword Casting Hall and get the Jade Blood Sword. Before that, have the old ferryman move the Sword Guard near Martial Street. Tomorrow morning, there will be a big gift waiting there to be received,” Zhu Minglang said to Zhu Heavenly Officer.
“???” Zhu Heavenly Officer was left stunned by his words.
Firstly, how did Zhu Minglang know the Jade Blood Sword was in Sword Casting Hall, since only he himself knew about it?
Secondly, Zhu Heavenly Officer hadn’t told Zhu Minglang just how substantial the family assets were, so how did he know that the old ferryman on shore was the Great Sword Head, or that the Sword Guard was in the marketplace?
“Did you hear something from Yuzhi? No, she doesn’t know about certain things either,” Zhu Heavenly Officer started to question Zhu Minglang.
“Some things are complicated to explain, just hurry and get the sword, it’s almost dawn.”
“If you don’t explain clearly, how can you be sure I won’t understand?” Zhu Heavenly Officer persisted.
“…”
Are you possessed by Mr. Jinli?
Most importantly, Zhu Heavenly Officer does not have senile dementia, so he can’t use the same trick Li Xinghua uses to fool Mr. Jinli.
“Zhu Heavenly Officer, do you really think I’m an idiot? Although I haven’t been in Zhu Gate for long, do you think there are things I wouldn’t notice? Those rice vendors outside our house, with their obviously trained muscles, could you be any more fake; the cloth seller at the end of the street, with that cutting technique, he fears that others don’t know he has been trained. And then there’s…,” Zhu Minglang said righteously.
Zhu Heavenly Officer was subdued by Zhu Minglang’s forcefulness. After a long time, he scratched his head and said awkwardly, “It seems I haven’t instructed them well enough, letting them slip up and get caught by you!”
Seeing Zhu Heavenly Officer didn’t pursue further questioning, Zhu Minglang’s haughty head stayed raised for quite some time, his conscience somewhat uneasy.
Luckily, he had mastered a secret from his childhood.
When lying to your parents, you must be confident and assertive. If you can manage to have a few tears of unjustified accusation in the process, that would be even better!
Heading to Sword Casting Hall, Zhu Heavenly Officer proudly introduced every layer’s castings to Zhu Minglang just as before, waiting for his son’s eyes to shine with boundless longing.
Zhu Minglang had actually seen them all before and even knew what they were called, but to avoid giving himself away, he still showed a look of astonished admiration.
Perhaps Zhu Minglang’s acting was too exaggerated because when Zhu Heavenly Officer brought him to the final layer, to the Sword Nest Underground Palace, he left with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
His expression resembled that of someone who had collected the world’s most impressive treasures, hoping to awe visitors, only to find the visitor not very interested, putting on a forced smile. This greatly wounded Zhu Heavenly Officer’s pride and vanity, especially since the visitor was his own son.
Perhaps on the way back from Sword Casting Hall to his study, Zhu Heavenly Officer would begin to question his own life.
…
Dawn broke, and streaks of blood-red sunrise clouds appeared on the horizon, coloring a portion of the Imperial City red.
Heading towards Divine Willow Pavilion, Zhu Minglang saw Zhu Heavenly Officer already above. His gaze was fixed on the peculiar and mystical flag that appeared out of nowhere on Martial Street, watching the Dragon Robe Envoy and the Brass Prohibited Army as they seemingly walked right into the trap, precisely falling into the Sword Guard encirclement set up by Zhu Heavenly Officer before dawn. This made Zhu Heavenly Officer begin to doubt whether he had overestimated the intelligence of the Royal Family who were secretly competing with Zhu Gate.
This battle turned out to be exceptionally easy; the Royal Army quickly collapsed.
Because of that, before the Dragon Country’s dragons even hovered over Zhu Clan’s Inner Court, Zhu Heavenly Officer even had time to make himself a pot of morning green tea and had the cook prepare a lavish breakfast for Zhu Minglang, Li Xinghua, Mi Rong, and Mingji.
“How is it? My plan, hidden all these years, has left the Royal Army on the brink of death.” Zhu Heavenly Officer said.
“Impressive!”
Just as a proud and relieved smile appeared on Zhu Heavenly Officer’s face, he heard Zhu Minglang bite into a small cake and continue, “I never knew date cakes could be made so soft and delicious, our cook is really something!”
At such a grand scene, such a magnificent struggle, you actually only care about the taste of date cakes!!
Zhu Heavenly Officer felt a tightness in his chest, uncomfortable—it had been this way since last night.
Just you wait, you little rascal!
Once I summon those five demi-god castings, you will definitely be shocked into awe!!
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Dragon Country’s dragons finally enveloped the entire Dripping Water Imperial City. Countless Azure Dragons flew out from within at the command of the Blue Silver Heaven Abyss Dragon, and Emperor Zhao Yuan, riding the Purple Gold Holy Candle Dragon, appeared as well. With aloof eyes and a cold demeanor, he stood high in the sky surrounded by ten thousand dragons, a sight befitting a true Son of Heaven!
In terms of strength, Zhao Yuan was indeed unmatched. Zhu Gate could send out any number of Chief Guardians and elders and still fail to defeat Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan was seen slashing his way toward Zhu Clan’s Inner Court, right in front of Divine Willow Pavilion, staring at Zhu Heavenly Officer with deep hostility!
“I will kill you— who in this Supreme Court can stop me?” Zhao Yuan pointed at Zhu Heavenly Officer, disdainful of the Hidden Guards by his side.
Always beside Zhu Heavenly Officer were three Hidden Guards, all of them extremely powerful. With them around, it was nearly impossible for Zhao Yuan to harm Zhu Heavenly Officer.
“Why not take action yourself? His continued frenzy is likely because he still sees you as a mere insignificant Casting Master. It’s time to make him see reality. Only when you personally defeat him will he and his Royal Family understand who the true Son of Heaven of this Supreme Court is!” Zhu Minglang said to Zhu Heavenly Officer.
With the provocation right in front of him, any further tolerance would be meaningless!
“Fine… fine, it’s time for an end between him and me.” Zhu Heavenly Officer said, though he still felt a strange sensation inside.
You, Zhu Minglang, seem to know something again??
Silver Coral Helmet, Black Jade Chest Armor, White Dragon Steel Wing, Dark Scale Dragon Boots, Blazing Fire Arm!
Adorned with the five demi-god castings, Zhu Heavenly Officer radiated brilliantly, the power of his inscriptions shining like a scorching sun over the entire Imperial City!
He stood in midair, facing Emperor Zhao Yuan, who rode the Purple Gold Holy Candle Dragon.
The fire from his swift-moving fist spread rapidly through the air, and above the Dripping Water Imperial City seemed a flickering sea of intense flames. The Sword Guards, holding the Black Sword, slashed through this sea of fire; as the flames lightly touched the sword’s tip, the blades ignited–and the previously impenetrable Dragon Skin was easily cut open!!
The entire force of Sword Guards grew dramatically stronger; the balance of the battle tipped even further, but Zhao Yuan didn’t care about the survival of the Royal Army. He, riding atop the Thirteen Dragons, lunged at Zhu Heavenly Officer, forming a giant Killing Array in the air, trapping Zhu Heavenly Officer within a dragon-locked formation.
Zhu Heavenly Officer responded calmly, repelling four of Zhao Yuan’s dragons and dispatching the remaining nine to the ground with simple brute force.
The Purple Gold Holy Candle Dragon, Violent Chi Dragon, Ancestral Scorpion Dragon, and Cloud Sky Dragon might have managed to tangle with Zhu Heavenly Officer for a while, but gradually these four dragons were overpowered by Zhu Heavenly Officer. They began to falter, to fear…
“I searched the entire Supreme Court but did not find a divine object. It turns out all of them were hidden inside Zhu Gate.” A deep voice came from the heights above.
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The Cloud Abyss slowly moved, revealing the Heaven Dust Dragon, massive as a mountain range, within the mists.
On the back of the Heaven Dust Dragon stood a man, his brown eyes reflecting the vast Imperial City. Whether they were beings of King-Level Realm or ordinary civilians, they all seemed like tiny grains of sand to him!
It was Sparrow Wolf God Shang Bai!
This time, Zhu Minglang specifically watched his finger and surely, he wore the Dragon Ring that represented the Royal Family.
It was the Dragon Ring that controlled the Heaven Dust Dragon, and ultimately, Prince Zhao Chang had given it to Sparrow Wolf God!
However, seemingly lacking the healing from the Ancient Lantern Jade, one could feel that the aura Sparrow Wolf God emitted this time was not as domineering as before, though still demi-god, he seemed much closer to mortals!
“So many delectable offerings, truly beyond my expectations, I’ll take them all!” Sparrow Wolf God laughed, resting the finger wearing the Dragon Ring on the back of the Heaven Dust Dragon.
Cold light immediately flashed in the turbid Dragon Pupils of Heaven Dust Dragon, as the massive body slowly shifted. It released vast amounts of Frost of the Ice Sky, and the hovering Cloud Abyss appeared to break apart, crashing down to earth, turning into a spreading frost of death towards the entire Imperial City!
As had happened before, the Imperial City once again became a frozen hell!
