Chapter 596: Chapter 592: Reluctant at Heart Chapter 596: Chapter 592: Reluctant at Heart Shen Luo’s gaze shifted to the Dragon King Ao Guang, then moved slightly, pointing to a person behind him, and said:
“That person is… Eldest Princess Ao Yue.”
“What…” Everyone in the hall was shocked at his words.
“What nonsense are you talking about, how could it be the Eldest Princess?” Elder Bang exclaid in horror.
“Impudent human, remain silent.” General Jie’s eyes bulged wide as he yelled furiously.
It was no wonder that these people reacted so strongly, the position of the Eldest Princess Ao Yue was indeed very high among everyone. After Ao Hong broke with the Dragon Palace and left that year, the one leading the defense of the Dragon Palace was not the second prince Ao Zhong, but Eldest Princess Ao Yue.
This princess was not like other delicate dragon girls, she enjoyed weapons and armors from a young age, and her talent in cultivation was also extraordinary. She and Ao Bing, the Third Prince, were born to the sa mother and were considered the princess and prince of the Dragon Palace that year.
Ao Bing’s talent for cultivation was extrely high, even superior to the current Ao Hong. He was the heir the Dragon Palace was focusing on at that ti. Unfortunately, due to a conflict with Li Jing’s son Nezha, he was tragically killed before he could grow up.
Since then, the Eldest Princess Ao Yue has beco even more diligent in her cultivation, fighting for the Dragon palace multiple tis to protect the peace of the Eastern Sea. This is why she has such an excellent reputation and high prestige within the Eastern Sea.
Compared with the shock and anger of the crowd, Ao Yue seed relatively calm, looking straight at Shen Luo, as if Shen Luo was not pointing at her, and was not talking about her.
“Friend Shen, Ao Yue is the Eldest Princess of my Dragon Palace. If you don’t have proof and point the bla at her, even if you’re Hong’er’s friend, you can’t be so reckless with your words, right?” Ao Guang’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked coldly at Shen Luo and said in a steady tone.
“Of course, why would I falsely accuse sobody without reason? Everyone knows how powerful the prohibitions within the Dragon Abyss are, if not for the pure bloodline of the dragon family, who could undo the seal and release a demon?” In the gaze of the crowd, Shen Luo answered calmly.
“Even so, you can’t assu the person who relaxed the seal was the Eldest Princess, right?” General Jie argued.
“Actually, I was so sure it was the Eldest Princess because it told .” Shen Luo said. As he spoke, he pointed his finger, and a ray of light shone from his fingertips. A thick black stick extended from it, revealing its true form.
“What is…” Seeing this, everyone was a bit puzzled.
Only Dragon King Ao Guang’s face changed imdiately, and his eyes were full of surprise.
“The Sea Suppressing Iron Rod, you were actually able to subdue this rod?” Ao Yue’s expression also changed imdiately after.
“What? Isn’t this the treasure guarding the Dragon Abyss? How dare you bring it out privately?” General Jie’s eyes widened even more as he questioned loudly.
“In the Dragon Abyss, the Rain Master suddenly broke free, we fell into a dire situation. Fortunately, Brother Shen was sohow able to shake this Sea Suppressing Iron Rod. Using the power of this treasure, he killed the Rain Master. Otherwise, we might not have been able to escape.” Seeing this, Ao Hong took the initiative to explain for Shen Luo.
“Even so, this valuable treasure of the Dragon Palace can’t just be taken away by soone, right?” Elder Bang also sounded a bit anxious.
“This treasure is extraordinary, we definitely can’t hand it over so easily.” Another minister from the Dragon Palace spoke.
The rest of the people also began to speak one after another, unwilling for the Sea Supressing Iron Rod to fall into Shen Luo’s hands.
Shen Luo himself didn’t plan to take away this treasure so easily either. He had already refined a part of it, establishing a certain connection with it. To just give it up now would be rather hard to swallow.
At this ti, everyone’s gaze focused on Dragon King Ao Guang, waiting for his decision.
“The Sea Suppressing Iron Rod was crafted after the model of the Sea Suppressing Divine Needle, both made by Taishang Laojun, and is an extraordinary artifact imbued with spirit. It would not easily choose a mortal as its master. Since it accepted Shen Luo, he must have had a special opportunity. Besides, the Sea Suppressing Iron Rod was originally created to suppress the Rain Master. Since the Rain Master has been killed by him, then it should rightfully go to him.” After a mont of silence, Ao Guang said.
Upon hearing this, even if the crowd found it inappropriate, whisperings were heard but no one directly objected anymore. The authority of the Dragon Palace’s master was evident.
“You said this Sea-Suppressing Iron Rod told you, could it be that this item is actually sentient, capable of distinguishing right from wrong?” General Jie asked.
“General Jie is joking, although this rod is mysterious, it has not reached the level of being able to speak human language.” Shen Luo replied with a smile.
“Friend Shen, don’t keep us in suspense anymore, please tell us what exactly is going on?” Qing Chi could not help but press eagerly.
“Fellow cultivators, please wait a mont and you shall see.”
Shen Luo no longer delayed and grasped the Sea-Suppressing Iron Rod tightly. The Huangting Technique within his body started running, his mana flowed into the rod bit by bit, instantly illuminating it, and ripples of light emitted from it.
At the sa ti, faint traces of blood started to rise from so grooves on the rod, turning into a red mist, floating in mid-air, passing by each person, eventually gently flowing towards Ao Yue.
“Since this Iron Rod is key to supressing the Rain Master, why is Princess Ao Yue’s bloodline aura hidden within it? From this, isn’t it obvious who broke the prohibition?” Shen Luo retorted.
As everyone sensed the blood flow passing by them, they examined it, each was shocked and looked towards Ao Yue in silence.
“Yue’er…” Ao Guang uttered in a low voice.
“It was I who did it.” Ao Yue stepped forward, saluted Ao Guang with a fist, and admitted.
Seeing her admit so cleanly and quickly, not only was Shen Luo shocked, but the others in the Dragon Palace were also speechless for a while.
“Eldest Princess, how could…”
“Why…?”
“Why would the Eldest Princess collude with the Demon Clan?”
…
Only after a while did the questioning voices around grow louder, gradually reaching a boiling point.
“Why did you do this?” Ao Guang asked solemnly.
“I… I just can’t accept it. Our Dragon Clan’s fate shouldn’t be like this.” Ao Yue replied, bowing her head for a long ti.
“Our Dragon Clan’s fate, is it sothing you can criticize?” A pang of hurt flashed across Ao Guang’s face.
“Father, during the great battle of Zulu between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, our ancestor Ying Dragon fought alongside them, plowing through thorns and thistles, contributing significantly. But in the end? What did his descendants get? Nothing, they ended up as jailers guarding the criminals.” Ao Yue argued without looking up.
“Criminals, jailers? Is this how you see our Dragon Clan’s mission?” Ao Guang retorted.
“It’s not who thinks so, but the Heavenly Court… When have they ever cared about the feelings of our Dragon Clan? That year, the Jing River Dragon King only made a small mistake and was imdiately caught to be executed at the Dragon Execution Platform. His fate was miserable. At that ti, didn’t you and other uncles pleaded with the Heavenly Court on his behalf? But what was the result?” Ao Yue said through clenched teeth.
Hearing her words, the murmurs grew quiet as they seed to be giving the matter so thought.
Shen Luo, recalling the incident of the Jing River Dragon King, also felt helpless.
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