"Girl! Girl! I'm your father!"
"Get lost! I've never seen my father since the day I was born!"
Within the Tianhe Alliance, Zhu Kun excitedly circled around Zi Yan, while Zi Yan wore a look of utter disdain and refused to acknowledge him at all.
The reason was simple. Compared to blood ties, Zi Yan cared more about emotional bonds. Otherwise, she would not still harbor such resentment toward the Ancient Dragon Clan.
Meanwhile, Zhu Huo and Zhu Li stood nearby with excited expressions, carefully speaking up.
"Dragon Emperor, now that you have returned, the Ancient Dragon Clan will surely have hope of rising again."
"Shoo, shoo! Stop bothering me! I've got things to do!"
Zhu Kun waved the two of them away in annoyance, then eagerly went up to Zi Yan again. No matter how much Zi Yan despised him, he acted as though he did not see it, doing everything he could to make up for the fatherly love she had lacked.
On the other side, Xiao Chen came before Xiao Xuan and asked softly with a frown.
"Older sister, are you alright?"
Xiao Xuan turned a deaf ear to Xiao Chen's concern. Her face was filled with unwillingness as she kept muttering under her breath.
"Just a little more. Just a little more."
Perhaps only Xiao Xuan herself could truly understand how she felt at that moment. Xiao Yan had clearly created such a perfect opportunity for her, and she had indeed joined forces with Zhu Kun to force Hun Tiandi into a desperate corner.
Yet they had fallen just short. Hun Tiandi had ultimately escaped, which meant that all their previous preparations had been completely ruined.
And after returning to the Tianhe Alliance, she learned that Yun Ying had taken a blow from Hun Tiandi in