Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 615 - 79 Longing for Friendship 【Two in One】_2

Chapter 615: Chapter 79 Longing for Friendship 【Two in One】_2

The little golden dragon pursed its mouth, undecided as to whether to trust this person or not.

...

Meanwhile, within the deep palace, there was a great shift in the atmosphere.

An old man cloaked in a thick white mink robe, his hair as white as a crane’s but his face as youthful as a child’s and his eyes bright, slowly entered the Night Dragon Palace.

"This servant greets Your Majesty," he bowed and knelt.

"Officer Yao, please rise," the emperor said immediately.

The man standing in front of him was Yao Dengxian, the head of the Dragon Feeding Supervision and a senior eunuch.

After seizing control of the Siyun Avenue, Yao Dengxian remained humble and continued to regard himself as a servant, maintaining an absolute loyalty to the successive emperors of the Yu Dynasty. This might be why the position of the Dragon Feeding Supervision remained as secure as Mount Tai.

"The Dragon Pool has fallen into chaos, and the golden dragon has escaped. This is my fault," Yao Dengxian stood up and immediately apologized, "I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"How did the golden dragon, with only a hundred years of cultivation, manage to escape?" Instead of blaming him immediately, the emperor asked in a deep voice.

"Because of this thing," Yao Dengxian raised his hand, revealing a jade pendant.

The pendant was delicately carved in the shape of a fish, with a tiny ’Luo’ character engraved on the back.

It was the singular name of the Thirteenth Prince.

Although the jade pendant seemed ordinary except for its expensive appearance, the emperor, with the cultivation of the Seventh Realm, activated his True Qi Circulation to take a closer look. His eyes flickered with Divine Fire, instantly noticing something amiss.

A tremendously powerful and extremely well-hidden Array Rune of Spiritual Power was concealed deep within the jade pendant.

"This is..." He sounded somewhat surprised.

"Eighty years ago, during that night, I had a confrontation with a rebel from Mars. His cultivation was above mine, and his tactics were unpredictable. I suffered some injuries, so I have been recuperating in seclusion these years," Yao Dengxian narrated calmly, "I am very familiar with this Spiritual Power. It’s that man’s technique."

"The people of Mars refer to him as the Heavenly Master."

"The Great Master of Mars?" Upon hearing this, the emperor fell silent for a moment.

In recent years, Mars’s activities have gradually increased, with reports frequently being sent from all over, including the great chaos during the previous presentation of prisoners in Yu City. As the current emperor, his understanding of this major threat was naturally profound.

The reason Mars always strives to create chaos is because they benefit from it. Their leader controls the Great Dao of ’Chaos’ in Mars; every time there is great chaos in the Mortal Realm and the atmosphere is full of menacing Sha, his power reaches its peak. During peaceful times, Mars fades into the background, the power of ’Chaos’ wanes, and his power lacks a source.

The Heavenly Master is an extremely mysterious figure. No one knows how many years he has been in control of Mars, nor where he comes from. All that’s known is that all the mighty cultivators in Mars, those vicious and evil figures, are all obedient to him.

He seems to be a master manipulator, often achieving his goals through intrigue rather than battle. During the rise of Mars, he once gained the trust of the emperor and civil and military officials, causing great losses to the Imperial Court.

And in these eighty years, he had not showed himself.

"Is it really his doing?" The emperor pondered for a moment before asking, "Is this the Thirteenth’s jade pendant?"

"Indeed." Yao Dengxian confirmed, "The Thirteenth Prince entered the Dragon Raising Pond carrying this jade pendant. The Array Rune inside the jade pendant exploded, breaking the prohibition of the Dragon Pool, allowing the golden dragon to escape. This must be Mars’s conspiracy, specifically done to release the Luck Suppression golden dragon."

"They have extended their reach to the Imperial City." Although the emperor’s expression did not change much, his heart was heavy.

What the emperors feared most was naturally danger lurking nearby.

The last time Mars had caused chaos, the emperor was nearly assassinated.

"The release of the golden dragon is probably just the beginning. They wouldn’t stop at just this." Yao Dengxian said.

As a divine beast symbolizing Luck Suppression, the golden dragon’s fate is intertwined with the fate of the dynasty. If one is harmed or flourishes, so does the other. It is not the existence of the golden dragon that creates the fate of the dynasty. It might decay slightly without it, or lose its momentum for ascension.

There are many factors influencing the luck of the country, and this is just one of them.

The impact of it might not be noticeable until hundreds or even thousands of years later.

Releasing the golden dragon does the greatest harm to the Yu Dynasty by potentially unsettling the hearts of the people if news of it spreads, which could lead to other unrest that indirectly implies the decline of the nation’s luck.

If they simply wanted to destroy a kingdom by releasing the luck-suppressing divine beast, it would be like planning to kill someone by making them fall victim to alcohol addiction.

In theory, it’s effective, but how effective it is remains to be seen.

"The actions of the demonic Mars people have always been meticulously planned. They will likely have a next move." The emperor too said, "While searching for the golden dragon, we must also be vigilant."

"Report!"

Just at this moment, a palace attendant’s voice echoed from outside the door.

Just then, a guard from the Dragon Feeding Supervisor entered and announced, "Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince is awake."

"Let him come!" The Emperor ordered immediately.

Even though the Thirteenth Prince might not be to blame for this incident, he was the catalyst, causing the Emperor to partially vent his anger on him.

After a moment, a pale and somewhat feeble Thirteenth Prince stepped forward, bowed and said, "This son pays his respects to the Emperor Father and Officer Yao..."

Then, he threw himself flat on the ground, "The loss of the nation’s divine beast is blamed on this son, please punish!"

"Enough!" The Emperor responded irritably, "Get up and tell me exactly where this jade pendant came from!"

"This jade pendant..." The Thirteenth Prince hesitated, seemingly unwilling to explain.

"Is there something you can’t tell me?" The Emperor furrowed his eyebrows, "Are you really colluding with Mars and intending to cover your accomplices?"

"This son dare not!" The Thirteenth Prince immediately answered, "It’s just that..."

After hesitating for a while, he eventually said, "This jade pendant was given to me by the Empress as a lucky charm before the Immortal Sect meeting. How could the Empress possibly have any collusion with Mars? There must be more to this story..."

The Empress he referred to must be Empress Wu. Even though all princes call her mother, only the Second Prince is her biological child.

Upon hearing this name, a deeper shadow of doubt cast over the Emperor’s eyes, "Empress?"

...

"You’ve woken up?"

When Chu Liang opened his eyes, he saw the concerned gaze of Jiang Yuebai.

He had just finished discussing plans with the Little Golden Dragon, and allowed it to release him. At just a snap of the Little Golden Dragon’s fingers, he opened his eyes.

Seeing Jiang Yuebai, he felt relieved.

"You’re still here, that’s good." He hugged Jiang Yuebai and asked, "What just happened?"

"Suddenly, a golden light fell onto you, and then you passed out." Jiang Yuebai stiffened slightly in his embrace, but did not struggle and answered instead.

"I’m fine, just fainted for a little while." Chu Liang said.

"A little while?" Jiang Yuebai said, "You’ve been unconscious for an entire night."

"What?" Chu Liang was shocked.

He was only talking to the Little Golden Dragon for a while, an entire night has passed?

Looking around, he indeed saw that it was already morning.

Not just the sky was bright, but also Wang Xuanling, Xu Ziyang, Ling Ao, Lin Bei, Shang Ziliang, Henchman A... everyone in the palace who could breathe was there.

"Oh..." Chu Liang was startled and quickly let go, feeling embarrassed, "Everyone’s here."

"It’s okay, it’s okay." Lin Bei waved his hand, "You continue, just pretend we’re not here."

Chu Liang glanced outside the window, sighing deeply.

What’s left to continue? It’s almost time to enter the palace.

It seems that the Golden Scale Palace also possesses some kind of ability to speed up the flow of time. Not even half an hour passed inside, but an entire night slipped away outside.

That Little Golden Dragon truly caused some trouble.

Indeed, Wang Xuanling who was next to him cleared his throat and said, "Earlier on, I checked your pulse and found that there was nothing serious, you were just asleep. That is why we let you rest while Yuebai watched over you, all night..."

Chu Liang glanced at Senior Sister Jiang next to him, a warmth filling his heart.

"But..." Wang Xuanling continued, "It’s now actually time to enter the palace. The Qinghong Banquet can’t be delayed. Whatever you have to say, can you wait until we get back?"

"Haha." Chu Liang chuckled.

What if I don’t want to wait, is that alright?

A chariot with Golden Winged Heavenly Horse was sent from the palace to escort us. The long line of carriages stretched from the palace all the way down to Emperor Qiu Mountain, showing full respect to the leader of the Immortal Sect.

Riding the carriage all the way to the entrance of Imperial City, Wang Xuanling suddenly looked relieved.

"Something feels off about the Imperial City today, don’t you think?"