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Chapter 420 - 420 420 The Past of the Azure Dragon Part 4

420: Chapter 420: The Past of the Azure Dragon (Part 4) 420: Chapter 420: The Past of the Azure Dragon (Part 4) Of course, Mu Ziying, the second daughter of the Mu Family Patriarch, who is one of the Eight Great Families, was also an exceedingly formidable woman.

Among the Eight Young Masters, she was the only female Martial Cultivator.

Her affection, strangely enough, became the bane of the Azure Dragon.

Rumor had it that Mu Ziying could fight to a draw with Gudu Baitian, or maybe even overpower him.

The night still carried a faint chill.

As the Azure Dragon walked along the Wuwang Mountain trail, reminiscing about the past, he strolled with Su Xuan and the other two.

“Big Green Worm, so are you saying that back then, at the Heavenly Earth Conference, Mu Ziying already influenced your Martial Path Heart?” asked Su Xuan.

“Perhaps,” he said.

The Azure Dragon said, “That was the first time I truly had a conversation with Rumeng.”

“What happened next?” Han Caiyin curiously asked.

She had been listening for a while, and found that this world seemed different from what she knew.

All this talk of the Heavenly Earth Conference, Martial Path Heart, and all sorts of confusing matters made it seem as if this world was still in the ancient martial times.

What Han Caiyin hadn’t expected was that the Eight Great Families of Beijing were Ancient Clans with a history of several hundred years.

The power of these Ancient Clans was so intricately complex that they even posed a certain threat to the nation.

No wonder the country would nurture a clandestine force like National Security.

That so-called Heavenly Earth Conference, if Han Caiyin wasn’t mistaken, must have been organized by the nation to suppress the Eight Families.

“What happened next?” the Azure Dragon asked with a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

“At that Heavenly Earth Conference, Gudu Baitian, Rumeng, and I ultimately advanced to the top three.”

“Who was first?

Was it that Gudu Baitian?” Su Xuan inquired.

The Azure Dragon shook his head and responded with a bitter smile, “It was Rumeng who took first place at that conference.

I ended up tying with Gudu Baitian for the third.

Unexpectedly, that event also brought forth two young powerhouses: one is now one of the Four Great Experts of National Security, Dark Shadow, and the other is Xing Zhan!”

Su Xuan was slightly stunned by this unexpected outcome and exclaimed, “Your wife is that amazing?”

Nodding with a smile, the Azure Dragon said, “Rumeng is very impressive.

Nobody anticipated that she would take first place, defeating both me and Gudu Baitian.”

“What about after that?” Han Caiyin chimed in, “With Sister Ziyi being so formidable, she must have had many suitors, right?”

“Not many,” the Azure Dragon shook his head and stated.

“After the Heavenly Earth Conference ended, Gudu Huangtian astonishingly announced in public the marriage between Gudu Baitian and Mu Ziying and invited the top thirty from the conference to the wedding ceremony of Gudu Baitian and Rumeng three days later.”

“Ah, doesn’t that mean Sister Ziyi is going to marry that cruel Gudu Baitian?” Han Caiyin exclaimed shockingly and blurted out, “Back then, did you not consider crashing the wedding and taking her for yourself?”

With a sigh, the Azure Dragon said, “I was there that day too, but after losing to Rumeng, I felt so unwilling, constantly seeing her shadow in my mind, which left me irritated and annoyed.

Later, when I heard Gudu Huangtian publicly announce the marriage of Gudu Baitian and Rumeng, I felt a nameless rage and a hint of untraceable sourness well up in my heart.”

“That means you had fallen for Sister Ziyi,” Han Caiyin declared.

The Azure Dragon nodded and replied, “However, I suppressed the nameless rage and sourness in my heart.

Glancing at Rumeng on the stage, I noticed a trace of sorrow in her eyes, and she seemed to realize I was watching her.

Standing on the stage, she gave a faint, wistful smile, but I chose to escape, looking away and leaving the Forbidden City on my own.”

“On the way back, the sky began to drizzle.

I wandered through the rain, trying to calm my mind, but Rumeng’s image filled my thoughts.

That night, I suffered from insomnia for the first time since I started practicing martial arts.

The following day, I was invited by National Security to join them without any training, directly becoming part of Earth Group, with fifteen of the top thirty who were Loose Cultivators placed under my command.”

“Are these fifteen the current experts of Earth Group?

Your brothers?” Su Xuan inquired.

“Yes,” replied the Azure Dragon, “Originally, everyone was proud and haughty, but since I was stronger, they gradually submitted to me.

However, I was distracted all day.

Elder Li from Earth Group approached and seemingly discerned my thoughts.

He said to me, ‘Wouldn’t it be better to follow your heart?

You, a person with passions, practicing heartless techniques.

The Martial Path you tread will ultimately have its limits.’

“These words suddenly awakened me.

That night, I thought a lot and finally decided to disrupt Gudu Baitian’s wedding and take Rumeng away, even if she didn’t like me.

I couldn’t allow the woman I cared for to marry another man.”

There was a cold gleam in the Azure Dragon’s eyes as he softly said, “However, I was too naive back then, not realizing that this wedding disruption was actually part of a conspiracy by National Security to target the Gudu Family and the other Seven Families.”

“A conspiracy?” Su Xuan’s face showed a hint of confusion.

“What conspiracy?”

“They wanted to use me to sabotage the political marriage between the Gudu and Mu Families.

If those two families were united in marriage, their collective strength would surge.

Being the strongest among the Eight Great Families at the time, if they successfully allied, it wouldn’t bode well for the nation.

Even if they harbored no thoughts of rebellion, the nation would never allow the Eight Great Families to become a threat to its existence.”

The Azure Dragon’s voice grew heavier, “And my arrival became the pawn for National Security to use against the Gudu Family and the Mu Family.

So, the advice from Elder Li of Earth Group was a veiled incitement for me to raid the wedding.

This was because the National Security elders had already detected the special bond between Rumeng and me on the day of the Heavenly Earth Conference.”

“And the result?” asked Han Caiyin, suddenly feeling cold inside.

This was true political intrigue.

Invisibly, everyone became pawns of those in power, the Azure Dragon was no exception, and neither was Mu Ziying.

Including the recent struggle between the Su Family and the Jiang Family, the matter was widely entangled, involving both political and business circles, and Han Caiyin even heard that National Security had intervened.

And now, Azure Dragon is even more ruthless.

When National Security made their move, they reached out their large hand in front of the Eight Great Families.

“The result?” A chill emanated from Azure Dragon’s eyes as he said indifferently, “On the night before Gudu Baitian’s wedding, Rumeng actually phoned me to meet her at Fudang Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing.

At the time, I didn’t think too much and just went to wait for her at Fudang Mountain.”

“More than an hour later, Rumeng arrived at Fudang Mountain.

Her face looked somewhat haggard, and at that time, I said nothing when she asked me…”

“Wood, don’t you have anything to say to me?” Mu Ziying looked at Azure Dragon, asking gently with a tender expression.

Azure Dragon’s expression was calm as he asked softly, “Do you like him?”

“I don’t,” said Mu Ziying.

“Come with me!” Azure Dragon grabbed Mu Ziying’s hand, leaving no room for her to contest.

“Wood…” Mu Ziying looked at Azure Dragon, her eyes beginning to moisten.

A simple “Come with me” carried so many meanings; that one phrase was worth more than any sweet nothings, more than those so-called eternal vows.

Mu Ziying knew, Azure Dragon had changed, truly changed.

Originally, his heart was not cold and heartless!

Wood.

This was the Wood she adored.

Come with me…

And so Mu Ziying did just that, she really left with Azure Dragon.

The so-called wedding fiasco didn’t happen, but by taking Mu Ziying away, Azure Dragon dealt a harsh slap to both the Gudu Family and the Mu Family.

Of course, the one who lost the most face was Gudu Baitian who couldn’t find his bride on the wedding day!

On his big wedding day, Gudu Baitian lost his bride, naturally, he was furious.

In his anger, he began looking for the person who had run off with his bride.

Latter, upon investigating, he found out that it was Azure Dragon who had taken Mu Ziying away and the two were now hiding in Qingshan City, living a life envied only by mandarin ducks, not immortals.

For sure, Gudu Baitian was angry.

Not only was he cuckolded, but his wife was also stolen.

Anyone in his position would have found it unbearable, let alone he was the future heir of the Gudu Family, the foremost among the Eight Young Masters of Beijing!

Gudu Baitian, having lost face, wanted to kill Azure Dragon to avenge his stolen wife.

Thus, he allied with the Situ family, the Mu Family, and the Dongfang Family.

The four families sent out many of their clan experts to hunt down Azure Dragon…

“And then?

With so many experts chasing you, did the people from National Security not intervene?” Han Caiyin asked.

“Intervene?” Azure Dragon said indifferently, “The people from National Security would be delighted if I were at loggerheads with the Eight Great Families.

During that combined attack from the four families, Rumeng and I both suffered heavy injuries.

It was only when Ao Wushuang stepped in that the crisis was averted.”

“Ao Wushuang?”

Su Xuan said, “Did he join National Security back then?”

“That’s right.” Azure Dragon nodded.

“Ao Wushuang joined National Security quite early on.

Back then, he was already one of National Security’s four great experts.”

“Huh, I didn’t expect that sissy to be so powerful,” Su Xuan cried out.

Ao Wushuang gave him the impression of being like a woman, speaking softly and looking deferential, with not a hint of masculinity.

Azure Dragon laughed and said, “Though Ao Wushuang was more gentle, he indeed saved Rumeng’s and my life back then.

Despite being a pawn in the hands of those old men from National Security at the time, indirectly intensifying the hatred between me and families like the Gudu Family and the Mu Family of the Eight Major Families, I don’t blame him.

We’re all lost souls in the world.

What do I have to resent?”

“What happened afterward?” Han Caiyin asked.

“There was no afterward.

After the assassination attempt by the Gudu Family and the other three families failed, they secretly courted the remaining four families.

Because, it wasn’t just a contest between me and the Gudu Family anymore, but also a formal confrontation between the Eight Great Families and National Security.

They couldn’t afford to lose this battle.

If the Eight Great Families lost, in the future, they would face a complete clampdown by National Security.

If National Security lost, it wouldn’t just be their face that was lost, but the country’s face as well.

Do you understand what I’m saying?”