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âSenior Dragon God.â
As the Dragon Godâs soul body manifested in the main hall, everyone stood and bowed in greeting. Even the usually frivolous Xia Yingqiu greeted him with the utmost politeness.
âSenior Dragon God.â
âMmhm.â
The spiritual body of the Dragon God smiled and nodded, then arched his brows. âItâs quite lively in here. I almost never get to see some of you old fellows, yet youâre all here now.â
The crowd smiled obsequiously. Who dared refer to themselves as an âold fatherâ before the Dragon God? He had existed since before the Great War of Gods and Demons. For the Dragon Race, he was an ancestor-level figure.
Nevermind the others, just look at the grand-elder. Heâd always taken pride in his seniority but now, facing the Dragon God, didnât he too have to respectfully call himâŠ..
Ancestor?
When he saw the Dragon God, his expression clearly shifted. Someone of even higher seniority had appeared. HeâŠ. could no longer use his seniority to bear down on the others.
The former clan headâs expression shifted as well. In truth, he hadnât wanted to trouble the Dragon God with this.
This ancestor-level existence had already taken great pains on their behalf. The former clan head had hoped to resolve this situation without alerting the Dragon God.
But at the same time, he was glad to see the Dragon God. The former clan head had just been agonizing over the Grand-elders status.
Now, everything would be much, much simpler.
âSenior Dragon God, please take a seat.â
The former clan head stood and offered him his seat. The Dragon God didnât refuse; he immediately took a seat.
Since the former clan head had offered up his seat, everyone else was obligated to shift one seat over.
But this was far too much work, so the former clan head decided to simply stand to the Dragon Godâs side and watch the proceedings.
âGo on then, tell me what exactly is going on. Whatâs troubling you? Yingda, if you please.â
âSenior Dragon God, itâs like this.â
In response, Xia Yingda recounted everything that had happened. He left nothing out, not even the smallest detail. The Dragon God didnât interrupt him at all. Instead, he simply shut his eyes and listened intently.
âThis is the situation: we currently suspect the grand-elderâŠâŠâ
âYou suspect him of colluding with demons?â
Xia Yingda and the other juniors dared not explicitly voice their accusations, but the Dragon God had no such reservations.
The Dragon Godâs gaze fell on the grand elder. âXia Dong, are they telling the truth?â
âYingdaâs account was indeed true.â Xia Dong nodded, then frowned. âBut I never once colluded with the demons. ItâsâŠ. Itâs just, my unfilial son is trying to frame me. Senior Dragon God, please understand.â
He no longer attempted to abuse his position and instead nervously explained himself. Seeing this, the others couldnât help but sigh inwardly.
In their hearts, they already saw this formerly esteemed elder as a demon spy.
âIf heâs truly falsely accusing you, he really is an unfilial son,â said the Dragon God. He smiled calmly, yet passed no judgment on Xia Dong.
Instead, he turned to the crowd and said, âyou all can leave for now. Iâd like to talk to this demon spy in private for a bit.â
âYes, sir.â
They didnât hesitate; everyone exited the main hall. After Xia Yingda dispersed the Dragon Encircling Formation, he and the grand-elder left as well.
Before long, only the Dragon God and the spy remained within the main hall.
âWhen you get old, your memory starts to fade. Could I trouble you to repeat everything Yingda just told me?â
âŠâŠ..
âWhat exactly is the Dragon God up to? Why did he kick us out?â
The elders of the Dragon Race frowned. None of them understood the Dragon Godâs intentions but as they looked at the elder, their gazes carried a hint of newfound complexity.
The grand-elder made no efforts to escape. He knew full well thatâŠ..
That even if he wanted to run, he couldnât possibly escape right before everyoneâs eyes. Furthermore, if he ran, wouldnât that just prove he had a guilty conscience?
âYou brat, you really did give me a huge surprise.â
The elders stood together in small groups. Meanwhile, Xia Yingda and Xia Yingqiu naturally made their way to the same place.
âHey, it was a pleasant surprise though, wasnât it? â Xia Yingqiu laughed. âHeâs quite the heavyweight. Bro, after this, donât you think you ought to reward me properly?â
âYou greedy brat!â Xia Yingda kicked his younger brother, then said, âwhat exactly did you do to scare him so badly? Thatâs the former head of the punishment division! Hasnât he seen it all already?â
âLook at you, arenât you taking me too lately? Iâm the current head of the punishment division, arenât I? Havenât you heard that âthe student will eventually surpass the master?â Isnât getting him to talk a simple matter?â
âThen how exactly did you manage it?
âIt was nothing, but canât tell you the detailsâ
âYou brat.â Xia Yingda rolled his eyes irritably. He looked back at his brother helplessly. âYingqiu, youâre getting older. Shouldnât you find someone and get married? There are lots of wonderful girls in our Dragon Clan; how about I pick someone out for you? Look at your niece- Keke has already grown up! Sheâll be married before long, while youâve still yet to settle down.
âThis again? How many times have I told you: Iâm not interested!â Xia Yingqiu frowned and cocked his head to the side.
âThen do you plan on being single forever? Donât know you that our clanâs reproductive powers are weak? Every dragon is a treasure of our clan.â
âIâve heard that line at least ten-thousand times. If you keep it up, my ears will fall off. Thereâs a saying I quite like: âhow can you settle down when the future is uncertain?â Itâs not that I donât want to get married but letâs talk more about this after chasing out the demons, okay?
âWeâre ready. Everyone, you can come in now.â
Just as Xia Yingda was about to respond, the Dragon Godâs voice transmitted from within the man hall. Everyone flowed into the hall.
Xia Yingqiu took the opportunity to laugh gleefully, âSenior Dragon God is looking for us. Letâs talk about marriage next time!â
Xia Yingda could only watch as his brother ran off. He couldnât help but shake his head. Even so, there was nothing he could do but sigh helplessly and return to the main hall.
Everyone took their seats.
The spy still knelt on the ground. After everyone was seated, the Dragon God spoke up. âIâm sorry for the wait. You all must be getting impatient by now.â
âSenior Dragon God, it was no trouble,â said the crowd subserviently.
âActually, I didnât discuss that much with him. You all neednât overthink things,â said the Dragon God. âAlright then, now letâs discuss Xia Dong.â
He pointed with his right hand. Instantly, Xia Dong floated out of his chair and landed in the center of the room.
âNo matter what else you say about him, Xia Dongâs contributions to the clan canât be overlooked. Although he has committed an extremely grave sin, it is not worthy of death. Letâs have him clean the clanâs blood pools for three thousand years as punishment. Do you have any objections?â
The crowd shook their heads. Only Xia Yingqiu frowned, but not even he objected.
âAlright, itâs settled. Xia Dong, your punishment starts now. Go sweep the blood pools right away.â
âYes, sir.â Xia Dong didnât hesitate; he immediately left the hall.
At the same time, the Dragon God smiled. âAs for this spy, letâs just kill him.â
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