Dragon Calendar, Year 19, third day of September, capital city.
It was already late at night, yet forty or fifty people still gathered in Dragon City's conference hall, noisily discussing Longyuan's whereabouts.
"Damn it, if you ask me, the Imperial Sovereign definitely had something to do with this!"
"That's right. In recent years, the Imperial Sovereign's sanctions against us have grown increasingly severe—restricting trade, raising raw material prices, banning the circulation of dragon coins... I think he's still determined to destroy Dragon City, so he wants to capture the young lord and use him to threaten us!"
"I don't think the Imperial Sovereign did this. With his strength, he could easily take the young lord. Why would he go through so much trouble?"
"What are you saying? Do you think we're pushovers? If he wanted to seize the young lord right in front of us, I'd fight him to the death!"
"All right, all right. What's the point of arguing about this now? Instead of wasting time here, we should get out there and find the young lord."
"How is it pointless? Only after we determine who did it can we arrange our next move."
"How can you be certain it was the Imperial Sovereign? What if it was Soyana? What if it was the Bright Moon Empire? They could have abducted the young lord, framed the Imperial Sovereign, and made us fight each other. That's entirely possible too."
"You're overthinking things. If we keep hesitating like this, when will we ever find the young lord?"
The conference hall was filled with chaotic arguments.
Lin Meimei stood by the window, her brows tightly furrowed and her heart in turmoil.
My child, where are you?
"Report!" Flying Eagle's powerful voice rang out from outside, instantly silencing the entire hall.
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