BTTH : Emperor Yang

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In the side hall, the atmosphere quickly became warm and harmonious.

Grand Elder Qing Shan treated both Wei Yang and Xiao Yan with genuine courtesy and enthusiasm, without the slightest trace of an Ancient Void Dragon Clan elder’s arrogance.

The three of them chatted pleasantly.

During the conversation, Grand Elder Qing Shan curiously asked about what had happened to Zi Yan back then. So Wei Yang and Xiao Yan briefly explained everything from the beginning.

From Black-Corner Region, to Jia Nan Academy, to Central Plains, to the ancient ruins where they obtained the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, and then to Wei Yang personally escorting Zi Yan into the magma world...

”At that time, all I had was some scattered clues,” Wei Yang said with a sigh. ”Zi Yan growing up alone in the deep mountains near Black-Corner Region, the abnormality I once discovered at the bottom of the magma pool, Xiao Yan’s strange experience down there...”

”All of that pieced together into a guess. I wasn’t even sure myself. I just wanted to try taking Zi Yan there. I really didn’t expect that I’d actually be right and that we would really find the old Dragon Emperor in the end.”

He shook his head at the memory, letting out a long sigh.

Grand Elder Qing Shan and Xiao Yan both looked deeply moved.

”From helping Her Majesty obtain the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, to locating our old Dragon Emperor... Mr. Wei, such kindness is something this old man truly does not know how to repay.”Grand Elder Qing Shan rose to his feet and bowed deeply. ”Please accept my bow!”

”Elder, what are you doing? Absolutely not!”

Wei Yang hurriedly stood up, stepping aside to avoid the bow while waving his hands repeatedly.

”Grand Elder, this is far too much for this junior to bear.”

Only after offering that solemn bow did Grand Elder Qing Shan straighten his back, stroking his beard with a smile: ”This bow represents the gratitude of my entire Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Mr. Wei, there is no need to be humble.”

Wei Yang could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

Then the three sat back down.

Grand Elder Qing Shan pondered for a moment before speaking solemnly.

”The old Dragon Emperor is trapped in the Tou She Ancient God Mansion. In the future, my Ancient Void Dragon Clan will surely use all our strength to rescue him. I wonder... do the two of you have any thoughts about this matter?”

Though he didn’t say it outright, his words already hinted clearly—this was an invitation to form an alliance. Wei Yang and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance and smiled. After talking for so long, they had finally reached the real topic.

”To open the Tou She Ancient God Mansion, one must gather all eight pieces of Tou She Ancient Jade. And those eight pieces... are currently in the hands of the Eight Ancient Clans,” Xiao Yan began.

”Yes, I’m aware of that. But the Eight Ancient Clans are quite troublesome. The Xiao Clan and the Ling Clan have already been wiped out, and the whereabouts of their Ancient Jade pieces are unknown.”

Grand Elder Qing Shan stroked his beard with a frown: ”The remaining six clans... none of them are easy to deal with.”

Wei Yang almost rolled his eyes. This old fox clearly knew a lot more than he pretended, yet he just had to act clueless.

Tapping his finger lightly on the table, too lazy to keep circling around, Wei Yang spoke directly.

”Let’s stop testing each other. I’ll simply tell Grand Elder about the intentions and plans of our Falling Star Pavilion.”

”Oh? Please speak. This old man is all ears.”

Hearing this, Grand Elder Qing Shan’s eyes lit up. He immediately gestured for Wei Yang to continue and sat up straight.

”The Ling Clan was wiped out not long ago. There are many rumors and guesses about this, but I can tell you with absolute certainty—the Ling Clan was destroyed by the Hun Clan. And the piece of Ancient Jade the Ling Clan guarded has already fallen into the Hun Clan’s hands.”

Wei Yang continued, ”As for the Xiao Clan, Xiao Xuan’s sudden death back then was also due to the Hun Clan’s ambush. They did all of this for one purpose—the Tou She Ancient Jade in the Xiao Clan’s possession.”

”Furthermore, we can be certain of one more thing—the Hun Clan has clearly accelerated their movements. It won’t be long before they make moves against the other Ancient Clans.”

Grand Elder Qing Shan narrowed his old eyes, a sharp gleam flashing within. ”The Hun Clan is gathering Ancient Jade... and is even willing to secretly exterminate other ancient clans. They must be targeting the Tou She Ancient God Mansion as well.”

”Exactly. Which means, Grand Elder’s thoughts are the same as ours.”

Wei Yang smiled.

”To reap the rewards without lifting a finger,” Grand Elder Qing Shan said with a faint smile.

”Right. Let the Hun Clan do the hard work of collecting the Ancient Jade. If needed, we can even help them a little from the shadows. As for us... all we need to do is follow behind them and wait to pick the fruit.”

Wei Yang nodded.

”After all, we already know the precise location of the Ancient God Mansion. That alone gives us a huge advantage. So we don’t have to do anything else.”

Xiao Yan grinned: ”We only need to wait quietly. Once the Hun Clan gathers the complete key, the Ancient Jade will naturally guide them to the mansion. And we... will just sit there and wait for the rabbit to fall into the trap.”

”Brilliant! Hahaha, brilliant!”

Grand Elder Qing Shan clapped his hands joyfully, laughing out loud.

The Hun Clan needed to gather all eight Ancient Jade pieces to locate and open the Ancient God Mansion. But Wei Yang’s group already knew the location beforehand. That was the advantage of striking first.

Just imagining the scene—after countless years of scheming, hardship, and bloodshed, the Hun Clan finally gathers the key, follows the guidance, and arrives at the entrance of the Ancient God Mansion... only to find that someone has already been waiting there quietly.

”You’re Hun Tiandi? We’ve been waiting for you. Go ahead and open the door.”

Who knew what kind of wonderful expression Hun Tiandi would make at that moment?

Just imagining it made Xiao Yan unable to suppress the grin spreading across his face.

”Then shall we join forces?”

Grand Elder Qing Shan asked cheerfully: ”Our tribe’s priority is to rescue the old Dragon Emperor. Once the mansion is opened and he is freed, we can then join hands to eliminate the Hun Clan.”

”As for the treasures and opportunities within the Ancient God Mansion... we can take our time discussing how to divide them later.”

Hearing that, he added, ”But the kindness you two have shown my Ancient Void Dragon Clan, we will never forget. When the time comes, I will certainly do my utmost to persuade Her Majesty and the Old Dragon Emperor. As for dividing the treasures in the future, your Falling Star Pavilion will be given priority.”

”These things can wait. When the time comes, we can discuss the distribution slowly,” Wei Yang said with a smile.

”Indeed,” Xiao Yan also nodded with a smile.

”Haha, then it is settled!” Grand Elder Qing Shan laughed heartily, unable to hide the joy in his voice.

Today, not only had the Ancient Void Dragon Clan reunited and once again become whole, but Wei Yang and Xiao Yan had also brought the Ancient Void Dragons a tremendous piece of good news, giving them the best possible plan to rescue the Old Dragon Emperor.

Otherwise, in the future, who knew how many sleepless nights the Ancient Void Dragons would suffer, how many dead ends and wrong paths they would have to take. They might even be forced to fight the other ancient clans to the death just to obtain the Ancient Jade.

”One word settles it!” Wei Yang and Xiao Yan nodded with satisfied smiles.

The initial alliance discussion went extremely smoothly. The two sides were perfectly aligned. As long as the main direction was set, the smaller details no longer mattered.

What mattered was that from this day on, the Dragon Clan and Falling Star Pavilion shared the same interests. With the Ancient Dragon Clan joining them, Falling Star Pavilion no longer had any reason to fear the Hun Clan.

If truly pushed, even a full-scale war would not be impossible.

”Hun Clan, I want every last one of you dead!” Xiao Yan clenched both fists inside his sleeves, cold light flashing sharply in his eyes as he muttered through gritted teeth.

”Little girl, you’ve been hiding back there watching this whole time. How long are you planning to keep hiding?” Wei Yang suddenly called out.

Xiao Yan froze for a moment, then laughed. Grand Elder Qing Shan stroked his beard and smiled quietly. For a matter of this scale, even as the Grand Elder, how could he possibly dare to make such decisions without informing Her Majesty first?

Everything had already been secretly reported to the Dragon Emperor, and only after receiving her instructions and approval did he act. Which meant, Zi Yan had been observing everything from the shadows the entire time.

For certain matters, it was indeed better for Grand Elder Qing Shan to handle the negotiations than for Zi Yan, the Dragon Emperor, to show herself. After all, public matters were public, private matters were private.

Now that everything had been settled...

”My honorable Dragon Emperor, don’t tell me after all these years you still have that same flat little board figure, and that’s why you’re too embarrassed to come out and meet us?” Xiao Yan teased mercilessly.

Wei Yang was speechless.

This girl would definitely blow up after hearing something like that. Sure enough—

A crisp, familiar young girl’s voice suddenly rang through the side hall, tinged with panic and anger. ”Xiao Yan, you’re awful! A dog’s mouth will never spit ivory! What nonsense are you spewing? Who are you calling flat?!”

”I’ve indeed never seen a dog spit out ivory. Senior brother, have you ever seen such a miraculous thing?” Xiao Yan said with a calm expression. When it came to banter, he had never once lost to this girl.

”I haven’t.” Wei Yang shook his head.

”Wei Yang, you’re making fun of me too? Waaah! I’m going to kill both of you!” the girl’s voice erupted instantly.

Grand Elder Qing Shan struggled desperately to hold back a laugh. His old eyes shone with affection before his figure flickered and he slipped out at once.

Bang!

The door of the side hall slammed tightly shut.

Boom!

Immediately after, a vast and terrifying pressure descended upon the entire side hall like a sudden storm. A thick, dark-gold long spear tore through the void and thrust out violently, carrying that all-too-familiar savage aura as it stabbed straight toward Wei Yang and Xiao Yan.

Realizing even he was being locked onto, Wei Yang gave Xiao Yan a helpless white-eyed glare.

”Why did you provoke her?”

”I forgot... It seems we can’t beat her anymore,” Xiao Yan said with a bitter smile.

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