Although Ao Qun had gone mad, Ao Shuang shouldn't have eaten her own father. What an utterly bizarre dragon clan! The Ao clan belonged to the Chiwen branch of the Dragon's Nine Sons, and that branch excelled at devouring things. Ao Qun was an old dragon in the Spirit Transformation Realm—and a madman besides. Once he was caught, he really wasn't easy to deal with.
Killing him would be patricide, but not killing him meant worrying that he might break free later. At present, not even Jiuzhou had a way to imprison someone in the Spirit Transformation Realm for long. Letting Ao Shuang devour him might count as one solution. But I couldn't feel happy about Ao Shuang reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm, because her personality was different from other people's. Being utilitarian was one thing, but she also loved lying. That was only what I could see for now. Judging from her sexy attire, she might even be a lecher.
In any case, it was better to stay farther away from this woman. Who knew whether getting too close would end with her swallowing me whole?
"Since you're Fellow Daoist Ao's husband, why don't you introduce him, Fellow Daoist Ao?"
Ao Shuang flew over and tried to link her arm with mine. I immediately sidestepped, making her pout angrily. I paid it no mind, which made her stomp her feet in displeasure. Fortunately, the old man surnamed Sun interrupted her public display of affection, sparing me.
"My husband is Xia Yitian! The Emperor of Zhongzhou! The Lord of Lanzhou, and the overlord of the Inner Immortal Sea!" Ao Shuang declared proudly, and the several cultivators immediately looked at me with newfound respect.
"So you're the renowned Emperor Xia. This old man is Sun Haicheng. Although I reside in the