"We shed blood so the common people won't have to. What nonsense about being doomed to loneliness? Stop talking rubbish."
Li Tianzong spoke irritably.
Then he told Li Hao, "Call him Fifth Uncle. Remember, when you've made something of yourself, if I'm no longer around, take good care of your Fifth Uncle. Treat him just as you would me."
Li Hao nodded. "I understand."
The clear voice reached Li Qingzheng's ears, making him turn slightly for a look. When he glimpsed Li Hao's delicate little face and saw that Li Hao was looking at him too, his expression suddenly grew somewhat awkward.
With a soft snort, he turned away. "Hurry inside. Stop filling your son's head with nonsense."
Li Tianzong smiled and led Li Hao into the Ancestral Shrine.
Inside the Ancestral Shrine, Li Hao looked at the many memorial tablets above. They were almost exactly as he remembered them.
To inherit the position of True Dragon, he first had to swear a Heart Oath.
Li Hao had previously asked Li Xiaoran about it. This Heart Oath only applied within the Mo River and would not follow him outside. The only things he could take out were the time he spent here and his memories of it.
Thus, any understanding of the Martial Dao he gained here, or cultivation methods he created and deduced himself, could be taken out.
Now, Li Tianzong led Li Hao in swearing a Heart Oath before the ancestors' memorial tablets.
To remain loyal to the Li Family unto death, defend the Li Family, and lead the Li Family forward.
Li Hao repeated every word of the Heart Oath Li Tianzong taught him. To clear this Mo River, he had to complete the main quest: help Li Tianzong hold Dragon City.
Thus, the clauses in the