Chapter 4: Dragon's Lair

  Long Nu furrowed his brow, the veins on his forehead bulging as he bellowed in anger, "Who allowed you two to ascend the Flying Dragon Tower!" His roar caused the entire tower to shake. Bing Lan covered her ears and stood aside, looking wronged. I frowned, feeling that the dragons at the nine corners of the tower's peak were all shrieking loudly! For a moment, I felt my blood churning, my head spinning, and my vision blurring. My hands hastily grasped the golden pillar beside me as I dry-heaved in nausea.

  "Angry Brother! Don't be angry! Look! Longfei was scared to death by you!" Ice Lan's voice was full of worry, but only I knew that she was secretly mocking me.

  Long Nu Ya's face was gloomy, he quickly walked up to me and furiously said, "You're lucky to be alive! Speak! Why did you go up the Fei Long Tower?! You clearly know that the Fei Long Tower is the sacred place of the Shen Long tribe, outsiders are not allowed to enter, why did you still want to come in?! And you even drew your sword at the two soldiers below! And brought Ice Lan up here as well! You really are capable! How can a filthy thing like you be allowed to defile the sacred tower?! You'd better hold it in! Don't let it out!"

  "Iceland whispered, 'Brother Nu Jia, don't get angry with Sister-in-law. She just wants to see the true face of the imperial palace. Although she's from the Magic Dragon Clan, she's already left them, isn't that right? It can't be that she's a spy for the Magic Dragon Clan!' She intentionally or unintentionally reminded Long Nu Jia of my identity. Usually, a spy would definitely be expelled by the Magic Dragon Clan!"

  He frowned, staring at her fixedly. "I haven't even asked you! How did you end up here? She doesn't know the rules, don't you know that either? And when did you arrive at the palace, why didn't anyone send word?" he said loudly.

  I furrowed my brow, this man! What kind of conversation is this for a lover?! It's clearly just like talking to a stranger! My heart couldn't help but sympathize with Iceland, smiling calmly, slightly raising my head, I said in a low voice, "If you want to know his secret, I'll tell you! The peony on Long Nu Ya's chest was put there by me! And there's also a shocking thunderbolt!" When he got close to her, he didn't open his shirt, it must be the biggest thorn in her heart! But I clearly told her that when he was with me, his chest hair was soft! Like velvet softness! "Ugh!" The feeling of something rising up from my stomach!

  Her face changed, and she said in a low voice, "Nu Jie brother, desecrating the divine tower, what crime should be committed?"

  Long Nu Ya coldly snorted, "His crime deserves punishment! This tower was built to await the reincarnation of the Golden Dragon God. It is sacred and cannot be desecrated. If you sully it, the Golden Dragon God will not reincarnate again. Then, you will be Jiang Guo's eternal sinner! Such a person must be put to death!"

  "Ugh!" I bowed my head and dry-retched, slightly raising my head, "Is that so?" I stood up, revealing a stunning smile to the two of them, which left them stunned on the spot! In an instant, one of them sprang into the air, leaping out of the tower, taking several bounds, and had already reached the top of the Golden Dragon's Nest! But then, the sound of Long Nujiang's loud roar could be heard from below.

  The Golden Dragon's nest is very large, after all, it's just an ordinary golden container. If I were him, I wouldn't have come down to this place either. From this angle, it looks like a huge golden plate! If the Golden Dragon God came down here, it would be like a big snake on a platter, ready to be served at any time! Although thinking this way is wrong, ugh, the food that had been rumbling in my stomach for so long suddenly spewed into the Golden Dragon's nest!

  "Damn it! Damn it! You've actually desecrated the Dragon's Nest! From now on, the Golden Dragon God will never again descend upon Jiang Country! How detestable! You woman! Could it be that you're actually a spy for the Demon Dragon Clan?" He spoke with hatred, but did not fly up to attack.

  The Emperor can't even get up here, and this golden dragon's nest is actually my safe haven! Standing in the cold wind, I almost burst out laughing! He said, "What a trivial matter for the Demon Dragon Clan!" The Demon Dragon King was right next to him, but he didn't know. He asked me what a trivial matter was doing here! Not distinguishing between primary and secondary matters! "Whether it's a trivial matter or not, I don't know! In short, Long Nu Jia, you can't come up here, can you? You can't come up, so I won't go down from now on. After all, the scenery is great here, the cold wind is sufficient, and I don't have to face you every day. It's really wonderful!"

  I said, and then I really sat down. Since the Golden Dragon God can rest here, why can't I? I thought of a thousand ways to escape the dragon's wrath, but found that there was no place to go, and now I can get a moment of peace here. Even if it costs my life, it's worth it!

  In this angle, the scenery is especially beautiful! A bright smile is drawn at the corner of my lips, I am speechless. The roar of Longnüxia seems so insignificant!

  Long Nü stood at the foot of the tower and roared for me to come down. Only then did I confirm that he really couldn't come up here!

  Smiling calmly, this realization excites me. So, is this the position of the Dragon God? If he really reaches this place and looks down at the world below, can he really see the faces of the emperors of Jiang Guo? Unable to distinguish who's who, how can he bestow blessings upon them, and how can he tell who's good or bad?

  The cold wind cuts like a knife. The high place is unbearable in its chill, and it's really so! It's truly very cold! My body involuntarily shrinks into a ball.

  Longnü Yá was scolding and shouting below, her angry voice was really annoying! I frowned, it's really frustrating! The area under the Flying Dragon Tower gradually became crowded with people, everyone pointing and staring at me. I snorted, looking at the white clouds in front of me! In this position, I can actually reach the white clouds in the sky! It's as if I could reach him too! My hand slowly extended into the cloud layer, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Standing up straight, walking slowly, looking far away, it seemed like a red-clothed female demon was riding on the clouds! It turned out that the feeling of strolling on the clouds was so wonderful!

  White clouds change unpredictably, one moment becoming white cotton candy, the next becoming snow-white rice cakes. I take a bite, and it's like biting into a layer of fog! My stomach growls with hunger! I couldn't help but laugh - yes, these days I've been eating a lot, and today as soon as the sky brightened I got up and went to the White Dragon Temple. Before that, I was always in a tense state, but once I gained my freedom, I felt like I was back in reality! I'm really hungry now! At this moment, I'm almost no different from Cheng Huan!

  "Dragon Princess! Come down! It's freezing up there!" Little Rain shouted in a shrill voice.

  I laughed and suddenly felt like playing around, sitting on the edge of the Golden Dragon's nest, kicking my legs back and forth, and shouting loudly, "The view is great here! Do you want to come up?"

  She was taken aback, and could only lower her head in a circle. I laughed at her with a smile, laughing out loud. It turned out that my freedom could only be here? Lazily yawning, I said loudly, "Xiaoyu! Tell the emperor, I'm hungry! If he wants his child to be born safely, bring me something to eat!"

  The people below heard, lowered their heads and whispered to each other. After a while, several people rushed out in a hurry. From this angle, they could see that those people were heading towards the Taiji Temple! They really went to ask for instructions! You're good, Long Nu Jia, I'm starving to death, but you're having fun eating and drinking with Binglan! The Shenlong tribe is doomed to be destroyed! The Shenlong King was actually together with the Modragon King, unaware that she was the new Modragon King!

  Hilarious! Truly hilarious! I couldn't stop laughing. That person went into the Tai Chi Hall and flew back after a while, but this time his pace was not as fast as before, just slowly moving along. The negotiation failed! Was he expecting me to go down because of hunger? Haha! If I can come up, I naturally won't go down!

  Wipe the vomit clean with a handkerchief, and throw it away along with the handkerchief. I'm enjoying this rare good mood! Anyway, going down would be a huge crime. Might as well not go down!

  The sky. It's getting a bit darker, but there's no sign of food being sent up. I'm forcing myself to endure the hunger, lying in the Golden Dragon's nest, not saying a word. Can't take it anymore! I'm so hungry that I don't have any strength left!

  The sound of the wind whistling in my ears, someone! I stood up and saw a man wearing a black night-traveling outfit, with a large bundle on his back, flying from the other side of the tower. Seeing me standing there, he immediately knelt down and said in a low voice, "Miss! Guiyue is late, please forgive me!"

  Under the faint light, I saw his face clearly, "Gui Yue! It's really you! How did you get up here!" My eyes involuntarily looked at the bundle behind him.

  "I know, miss! I don't care about the Golden Dragon Nest not allowing people to come up. Miss is hungry and cold, and Guī Yuè will naturally come!" He said, then took off the package on his body, inside the big package there was rich food and hot wine, as well as a quilt.

  "Ghost month! How can you bring so many things up here! Carrying such a huge burden and jumping up! I've spent my whole life protecting you, it's truly worth dying for!" I couldn't help but feel moved, took the food and started eating voraciously. In the darkness, I couldn't see his expression.

  "He whispered, 'As long as the young lady likes it! The young lady wants this, Guiyue will never let the young lady go hungry! Moreover, the fact that the young lady reached the top of the Golden Dragon God Tower has spread throughout Jiangguo!'"

  His words were left unfinished! I naturally knew what kind of feeling it would give them to come here. A woman, how could she defile the Dragon's Nest! With a long sigh, I said softly, "Guī Yuè! Am I too willful!"

  Guī Yuè shook his head, set up the firewood he brought, and lit a fire with flint. The flints in his hands crackled loudly. When the flames roared to life, I saw his worried face!

  "Ghost month?" I frowned and whispered, I've never seen him with such an expression before!

  He curled his lips, "Miss thought it was right! The whole Jiang Guo is boiling! They vowed to kill Miss! Only Gui Yue knows that Miss has climbed to the top of Shen Long Tower, there must be her own reason. Just saw Miss secretly smiling, Gui Yue understood everything! Miss, hate this imperial palace, Miss wants to leave this imperial palace, right?"

  At this point, tears fell from my eyes. Without a word, I stared at the raging flames. "Even if we escape to the ends of the earth!" I said firmly.

  Kiyotsuki's face stiffened for a moment before tears finally fell, "I'm sorry! Miss! I'm sorry! It's Kiyotsuki's incompetence!"

  I bit my lip and whispered, "It has nothing to do with you! My fate was sealed from the moment I was taken away!" As I spoke, I froze. Ah, yes! It's as if a large, invisible hand is manipulating everything - being taken away from the Ye family, separated from Han Xue, being adopted by the drunkard, including saving the two brothers Gui Yue and Feng... and then being sent to the other courtyard, until now, marrying Long Nu Ya. Who is it? Who is this person manipulating everything?!

  Who is the one who has been driving me to desperation step by step? I hold my head in my hands, unable to make sense of it! Suddenly, I shake my head and smile calmly, "Forget it! No matter who's right or wrong, when you're at the end of your rope, what's the point of arguing? If I don't die, I'll be able to find out who that person is!"

  Guī Yuè furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "Miss, what are you talking about?"

  I smiled faintly, "Ghost Moon! Back then I only knew you left because Ghost Wind kicked to death a certain prince of the Dragon God clan! So, can you tell me which prince was kicked to death by Ghost Wind, why he was killed and what were the details?"

  "Kick the king of the White Dragon tribe to death! What's his name? Long Xueyun! Ah, yes! That's right! It was Long Xueyun! I was too young back then. One day, Long Xueyun rode his horse through the streets, and he actually kicked a little girl to the ground. At that time, Guifeng happened to be there, so he went forward and held onto his white dragon horse, asking him to pay for medical expenses. Who would have thought that the White Dragon king would kick him in the head with one foot and knock him to the ground! Guifeng was injured and furious, and since he had more strength than ordinary people, he slapped his white dragon horse to death with one palm! Long Xueyun wouldn't let it go, so they fought each other. Afterwards, he was kicked in the stomach by Guifeng and fell to the ground, unable to get up. After being carried back, he died from his injuries. Afterwards, people from the White Dragon tribe came looking for us, and I received news of this, so I took Guifeng and escaped overnight! That's what happened! Long Xueyun was originally a heroic figure, but I don't know why he suddenly became so tyrannical! After thinking about it later, Guifeng also told me that his kicking strength wasn't strong back then, and when Long Xueyun left, he could still curse at him. Why did he go back and immediately die? It's always been an unsolved mystery! Afterwards, we met the young lady!"

  I nodded. Indeed! The Ghost Wind's leg strength was not excellent, let alone six years ago, he could only be considered a half-grown child, yet he could kick to death an adult general, it was truly inconceivable! Another inconceivable point was that although the Long brothers were shocked and amazed at seeing Gui Yue, they never said anything about making Gui Yue pay with his life.

  Moreover, after Gui Yue's appearance, the White Dragon Tribe never mentioned anything about avenging Gui Yue. There is only one reason for this. The death of Long Xue Yun back then was just a ploy to drive Gui Yue and Gui Feng away, and what's more, it drove them to my side!

  After all, who is it?!

  "Miss, you must have thought of something! Back then, I and Gui Feng racked our brains but couldn't figure it out. Miss is clever and capable, surely she can find some flaw!" He said in a low voice. Apparently, the matter back then had always been a question in his heart.

  I shook my head, chuckling softly. "Guī Yuè, this is such an old matter, it's really impossible to investigate. I do have a younger sister, if she were to see Lóng Xuě Yún's body, she would be able to determine the true cause of his death! However, people from the White Dragon Tribe may not necessarily be willing to help you investigate. Forget it! Guī Yuè, there's something else I want to ask you. After I left the Mó Lóng Tribe, what happened? Has a new Mó Lóng Wáng been chosen yet?"

  The demon king frowned and said in a low voice, "So the young lady already knew! Yes! The dragon king had hinted that a new generation of dragon kings would emerge. Everyone was required to obey her arrangements. It's just that everyone was used to listening to Mogu's words, and suddenly a woman appeared, still an unmarried girl, it's inevitable that they wouldn't obey her. After that, I left the evil dragon island and didn't know anything else!"

  I frowned, "Really? Not convinced?" My face turned deathly pale! Xue Lan's first target would be Father! She would definitely take over his Evil Dragon Island and kill him!

  Yu stood up and I gave a loud order, "Gui Yue! Hurry up and deliver the message to Wine Immortal Sir, telling him to beware of Demon Dragon King!"

  Guī Yuè furrowed his brow, "Be careful of the Demon Dragon King? How is that possible! Before that woman became king, she specially went to the Evil Dragon Island to discuss something with Mr. Jiǔ Guǐ for a long time, calling him 'Mr. Jiǔ Guǐ' in such a sweet tone! She even brought many supplements for Mr. Jiǔ Guǐ, wanting to work together with him to achieve great things!"

  "Hmph! Yes, indeed! A woman with a honeyed tongue and a sword in her belly! I've seen many of her kind! Not relying on real ability to win their trust, but bringing gifts instead! In short, just warn him to be careful around her! Binglan, oh Binglan, if you're really as I think, one day I'll make you wish you were dead!"

  "Ghost Month responded, retreating a few steps, and said in a low voice, 'Miss, rest assured, I will deliver food here every day!'"

  I smiled calmly and nodded lightly. But in my heart, a sense of foreboding had already taken root! Yisel! What do you intend to do?!

  Wrapped in a blanket, I fell into a deep sleep. In my daze, I suddenly heard the sound of people quarreling. The voices were sometimes near and sometimes far, but I could hear them clearly. I slightly opened one eye and saw two unusually handsome men fighting over my food! I was startled and jumped up abruptly, shouting loudly, "My food!"

  "That golden man laughed and said, 'What's your food! It's clearly my food! If you don't jump up, I'd have thought you were also one of the foods they sent over!'"

  A man in black clothes suddenly appeared, "When it comes to food, who can compete with me! How detestable! You're still coming!" After saying that, he flew over and fought with the golden-clothed man. Where did these two come from? Am I dreaming? I thought, tilting my head.

  They looked like celestial beings, and when they fought, it was as if they were treading on clouds! Just as I was about to speak, one of them suddenly flew up into the air, transforming into a golden dragon, while the other transformed into a gigantic black dragon with a red belly! The dragon's horns resembled those of a deer, its body was like that of a snake, and its claws were like those of an eagle. A five-colored pearl hung from its neck. I was shocked: "Golden Dragon God!"

  "What Golden Dragon God! How can this be! It was the two of us who saved that old emperor back then, why are you called the Golden Dragon God! I just can't understand it!" Black Dragon roared loudly.

  "Look at its body!" I exclaimed loudly. "I bet it's because it was nighttime and his eyesight isn't good, so he only saw the golden dragon but not the black dragon!"

  He lowered his head and saw that he was completely black as ink, hidden among the clouds. In the darkness, only two cow eyes shone brightly like torches. He suddenly transformed back into a human, holding his head in his hands and crying out, "Because of this, I won't be able to become a hero! Golden Dragon, exchange scales with me!" He pitifully stared at the Golden Dragon.

  Jin Long transformed back into his golden-robed form and coldly snorted, "How did you switch?"

  He leapt up and laughed loudly, "Peel off the scales one by one, then you use the black ones and I'll use the golden ones. Isn't that fine?"

  Seeing him like that, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. He furrowed his brow and turned around to stare at me, "Hey! Is it that funny?"

  I pointed to the golden dragon nest under me and smiled lightly, "You just lift a scale, and you can lie directly in this big plate, go straight to the table, and eat!"

  The black dragon changed color, and the golden dragon laughed and said, "Yes! I gave it to you, but your skin isn't as good-looking as mine. Later on, when new scales grow out, they'll still be black. What can you do? Why not go to the sea and borrow some silver scales from the fish, then you'll shine a bit too!"

  "He exclaimed, 'Right! How could I have forgotten! Ah! I'll go right away! Wait! Hey! How can there be a child in your belly? Are you the dragon king's chosen queen?'"

  I snorted coldly, "Who would want to be a dragon empress!"

  "You're going to occupy our nest and just won't leave? I'm so miserable!" The black dragon sat in the corner with tears welling up.

  "What are you talking about! You're just empty talk! In a few decades, I haven't seen you live here even once!" I snorted.

  "Ah! Because this place is like a big plate! And there's no food to eat, it looks like they want to serve us up as a dish! So I didn't dare come here! If there wasn't any food here today, I wouldn't have come down to sit either!"

  I didn't speak, but burst out laughing, "Ahahahaha! Ahah!" Yu's body moved and her eyes opened. It was a dream! Besides the white clouds, where were the golden dragon and black dragon?

  What does this dream portend? I tilted my head. Without a word, suddenly enlightened, this dream is the dream that sets me free! This dream has shown me a way out!

  It's Long'er! I gently stroked my belly, it was Long'er who gave me this dream! The woman climbed the golden dragon's nest, if there is no good explanation, I will come down from the tower to appease the people's anger, and I will surely die! But now I worry about Father, worry about the Demon Dragon Clan, how can they die so easily?

  If I die, wouldn't it be just what she wants? So, I mustn't die. Absolutely can't!

  Since she said such harsh words, she would have to take action against Long Yunya, and also Ghost Moon, Ghost Wind, Cold Snow, and everyone in Phoenix Valley! I couldn't take that risk, so I couldn't escape! The only way was to fight her!

  Tell her, Ye Hanmei has never been afraid of fighting and will not escape! Even if she is the Dragon King, even if her abilities are a hundred times stronger than mine, I must defeat her!

  She wants to destroy everything of mine, so I will also take everything from her as compensation! Destroy my love, and use her love to repay. Use her face, her life to repay!

  At this moment and in this place, my lingering affection for the dragon tribe is slowly fading away from my heart. Because of her!

  The morning sunlight illuminated the entire imperial palace grounds. I calmly gazed down at the tower below, where Long Nü was pacing back and forth in a square pattern. From time to time, she would scratch her hair, looking as if she hadn't slept all night.

  After going down, I am faced with endless difficulties and endless struggles. However, I believe that I can definitely get through it!

  I can get through with the kid! "Dragon Fury! I'm coming down! Catch me!" Yu's loud voice, arms outstretched, like a bright red flying bird, leaped down!