"You..."
As she stared at the perfectly fused golden light, Zi Yan's expression suddenly changed drastically.
Her eyes trembled violently as she swiftly pulled back her hand and retreated two steps, her delicate body shaking.
Lu Yunxiao quickly supported her.
Leaning against Lu Yunxiao's shoulder, Zi Yan's expression became eerily calm. Her violet-gold eyes narrowed, and her gaze turned incomparably cold.
"They really are father and daughter."
Queen Medusa's beautiful eyes flickered. Within the golden light that had gathered just now, identical bloodline auras had flashed.
They were the purest bloodline auras of the Ancient Dragon Clan.
Clearly, this middle-aged man before them was the Old Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, who had been missing for so long.
And Zi Yan's father.
"Child..."
Faced with Zi Yan's sudden coldness, the middle-aged man grew somewhat nervous and helpless.
Clearly, he had no experience with such matters. Looking at Zi Yan, he awkwardly rubbed his large hands together, not knowing how to begin.
"I'm an orphan. I had no father or mother since I was little."
Zi Yan turned her head aside, her voice cold and clear.
Yet anyone could hear the sorrow hidden within it.
Lu Yunxiao sighed softly, gently wrapping an arm around Zi Yan and stroking her smooth long hair.
Everyone thought Zi Yan was a cute, carefree, cheerful girl.
But who could understand the sorrow she hid in her heart?
Without the love of her parents, she had grown up alone and helpless in the wilderness.
It was hard to imagine what hardships she had once endured.
And even after Su Qian brought her back to the Inner Court, she had still remained alone, without a single friend.
Until she met him.
Only then did a ray of sunlight shine into her lonely heart.
She