"Xiao Yuan, what... what did you say?" Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Yuena could not help but raise her head and stare blankly at him, her breathtakingly beautiful face filled with shock.
"I said that from now on, you no longer need concern yourself with the affairs of the Dragon Clan. You should step down from your position as its ruler."
Lu Yuan looked into Gu Yuena's eyes and spoke calmly.
"How can that be?" Lu Yuan's repeated statement shook Gu Yuena's heart, and she could not help speaking up in protest.
"Why can't it be?" Lu Yuan asked indifferently.
"I am the Silver Dragon King, the common ruler of the Dragon Clan. How can I not concern myself with the Dragon Clan's affairs?" Gu Yuena said, her voice trembling.
"From this moment on, you are no longer its ruler. The Dragon Clan will no longer need a common ruler. Whether Soul Beasts or humans, there can only be one common ruler, and that is me."
Lu Yuan glanced at Gu Yuena and spoke in an even tone.
"I refuse to accept this. You're bullying me!" Gu Yuena bit her red lip and looked at Lu Yuan stubbornly. She had never expected him to truly make a move against the Dragon Clan, and the first thing he did was strip her of her position. Her mood was truly far from pleasant.
"Don't accept it? Then endure it." Lu Yuan curled his lips and said lightly.
"I won't endure it. I protest!" Gu Yuena once again expressed her refusal.
"Protest denied," Lu Yuan said softly.
"Xiao Yuan, you..." Gu Yuena glared at Lu Yuan indignantly and said angrily, "I don't agree anyway. If you have the ability, hit me."
"I won't hit you. But if you insist on defying me, then