"Master... Could you stop hitting me in the head next time? Aren't you afraid you'll break me...?" In the courtyard, Gou Dan followed behind Lanaia, clutching his head and complaining aggrievedly...
Without turning around, Lanaia replied blandly, "The hardness of a dragon's skull is among the highest of all creatures in the universe... It won't be that easy to break..."
"Oh... So dragons are a species with iron heads..." Gou Dan said, suddenly enlightened.
Lanaia: "..."
"When you get inside later, don't say anything reckless... Actually, just don't say anything at all!"
Wang Gou Dan: "Oh... Is Master afraid I'll offend that guest?"
Lanaia's stiff face twitched slightly. After taking a breath, she nodded directly. "Yes!"
"Oh... Then the person who came must be very impressive. Master dares to argue with our own elders, yet doesn't dare let me offend that guest..."
Lanaia: "..."
Wang Gou Dan: "Master, is that guest very powerful?"
"Very powerful..." Lanaia said as patiently as she could. "One of the most powerful figures in the world..."
"Oh... One of them..." Wang Gou Dan nodded. "Then they're not the most powerful after all..."
Lanaia's expression darkened further. She was already regretting bringing Gou Dan here, but there was no other choice. Gou Dan's blood-recognition ceremony had yet to begin, so she did not technically count as a member of the Sanctuary Family. If Lanaia let her out of her sight, someone might make a move...
She was the Young Clan Leader, and her chosen disciple carried tremendous weight. Not only would that disciple receive a considerable share of the family's cultivation resources, she would also be eligible to participate in the future clan leader selection...
The previous clan head—in other words, Lanaia's former master—had done the same thing. The others in the family probably didn't want