Today's second update: Chapter 1918! 2/4!
"The old drunkard's interest lies elsewhere..." Yang Yao rose and walked to the window. Looking at the magnificent scenery beyond the Dragon Palace, she shook her head helplessly.
"Mother, the Flood Dragon Race should already be under martial law, right?"
Ao Cunxin nodded.
"In other words, whether I agree or refuse, the Flood Dragon Race is now somewhere I can no longer leave?"
Ao Cunxin's expression darkened further. "The Dragon Race has said that even if you enter the Haotian Pagoda again, you are forbidden from having any contact with Xu Kun. They will send people to watch you. If they discover it even once, they'll kill one of our relatives."
"Mm, that does sound like something the Dragon Race would do." Yang Yao was unsurprised.
Ao Cunxin looked at Yang Yao's back. "Yao Yao, Mother knows you can't accept this, but whether it's for our relatives, for yourself, or even for Xu Kun, we have no choice!"
Yang Yao understood. If she refused to marry Zhu Jiu and tried to seek Xu Kun's help, the outcome would become irreversible.
Though she did not know the Dragon Race's true purpose, a few things were certain.
First: it definitely was not because Zhu Jiu coveted her beauty. Among all her identities, being Xu Kun's fiancée was the root reason they had gone to such lengths to scheme against her!
Second: using her as bait, the entire Dragon Race had naturally made thorough preparations, all to deal with Xu Kun!
And now, the situation among the myriad races had changed. The biggest issue was that Xu Kun had chopped the Heavenly Laws apart with a single axe.
The Dragon Race, which had once been restricted by the Heavenly Laws, was now like dragons swimming the