"Little Dragon has suffered. Your father led those bad people away and rushed back to find you and your mother."
The burly man spoke, glancing around, but did not see the familiar silhouette.
He frowned, placed Little Dragon on the ground, and asked, "Little Dragon, where is your mother?"
As for Ye Lingyuan, Zi Linling, Qing Yu, and the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, they were directly ignored by him.
Little Dragon wailed, "Daddy, Mommy is dead! Little Dragon has no mother anymore! Little Dragon wants Mommy! Wuwuwu!"
The burly man could hardly believe his ears. His hands trembled as he cupped Little Dragon's tender face and asked, "What did you say? What happened to your mother?"
Little Dragon wiped his tears haphazardly, looked at his father, and said word by word, "Mommy was killed by those bad people!"
Upon hearing this, the burly man's cold gaze swept over Ye Lingyuan, Zi Linling, and Qing Yu. Gritting his teeth, he asked, "Is it them?"
Little Dragon grabbed his father's tightly clenched fist and shook his head, "No! Sister not only didn't harm Mommy, but she also saved Little Dragon!"
"Really?"
The burly man cast a cold glance at Zi Linling and then looked at Little Dragon with doubt.
Zi Linling was only at the early stage of the Spirit Gathering realm. How could she have saved Little Dragon from those watchful eyes?
A conspiracy! It must be a conspiracy!
"Yes, it's true!"
Little Dragon, afraid his father would hurt Zi Linling, nodded quickly.
The burly man's brow furrowed. He pushed away Little Dragon's small hand and walked towards Ye Lingyuan and Zi Linling.
Ye Lingyuan instinctively took a step forward, shielding Zi Linling behind him.
He could already feel that the aura emanating from this burly man was extremely powerful, perhaps even beyond his match.
The burly man stopped not far from them, staring at Zi Linling, and said coldly, "Did you really save Little Dragon?"
His tone was extremely arrogant.
The Dragon race was inherently proud, especially looking down on humans.
Therefore, in the eyes of the burly man who had transformed from a golden dragon, his condescending act of standing here and questioning Zi Linling was already a great honor for her.
Zi Linling frowned, extremely displeased with the burly man's attitude.
If he weren't Little Dragon's father, she would have turned and left immediately.
Zi Linling took two steps forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Ye Lingyuan, and said, "Are you truly Little Dragon's father?"
You're arrogant, but I'm even more so! You have spirit, and I will temper it!
This deliberately obvious question was meant to tell the burly man that his attitude was highly unsatisfactory.
The burly man was taken aback and said coldly, "You are the first person to dare speak to this Lord like this! However, this Lord likes it!"
Then, he laughed heartily and continued, "This Lord is Ao Xiangtian, the patriarch of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon clan, and Little Dragon's father, no doubt about it."
Zi Linling was stunned, clearly not expecting his attitude to change so quickly.
This person, or rather, this dragon, wasn't he schizophrenic? Or masochistic? Did he need her to curb his arrogance before he would speak properly?
Ao Xiangtian awkwardly rubbed his nose and said, "Young lady, please do not be offended! Our dragon race is born with proud bones, and thus we also appreciate those with proud bones. Young lady's courage is extraordinary and very much to our dragon race's liking."
"Not at all! Clan Leader Ao can bend and stretch, a true divine dragon!"
Upon hearing this, Zi Linling's displeasure lessened significantly, and her voice was no longer as cold. Sudan Novel Network
Besides, Little Dragon had already forged a contract with her and was considered hers now.
If she had an unpleasant encounter with Little Dragon's father, Little Dragon would be the one caught in the middle and in a difficult position.
Never mind, for Little Dragon's sake, the unpleasantness from earlier had vanished.
With a thought, Zi Linling retrieved the black dragon's corpse from her Nine Spirit Ring.
"When I arrived yesterday, Senior Black Dragon was already at the end of her strength. I'm sorry, I couldn't save her!"
The moment Ao Xiangtian saw the black dragon's corpse, a trace of grief appeared on his face.
His heart ached almost to the point of suffocation, and he wished he could embrace the black dragon and weep uncontrollably.
But as he said, the dragon race was proud, born with proud bones, so he did not want to reveal his most vulnerable side to humans, even to this human who had already gained his approval.
Ao Xiangtian closed his eyes and looked up at the sky, forcibly swallowing back the tears that welled up in his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, his emotions had already calmed down considerably.
"Did she leave any last words?"
Although Ao Xiangtian's eyes were not raised, everyone knew he was asking Zi Linling.
Zi Linling deeply admired the black dragon, so her tone became much more somber.
"Senior Black Dragon forged a life-and-death contract with me for Little Dragon and me, and instructed me to take good care of Little Dragon. She does not ask for Little Dragon to reclaim the dragon clan's throne, only wishes for Little Dragon's safety!"