Domain experts were merely the threshold for meeting me

o(╥╥)o The road home was fraught with danger. If she hadn't spent nearly three years with Lance, she probably wouldn't have been able to subdue that tiger before. Even if she managed to escape from the tiger's mouth and enter the town within the territory of the Kloss Kingdom, whether she could leave was another matter entirely.

The reason she was able to reach the Holy Light Empire unscathed was not because of her status as Imperial Daughter of the Farolyn Empire, but because of the skills she learned from Lance, as well as the potions, Source Power Item, and other things that Lance usually gave her.

The identity of Imperial Daughter is not her source of confidence.

Lance, the skills she learned from Lance, and the Lucky Coin were her source of confidence.

If she hadn't been mistaken for Amethyst Dragonling by Lance and captured, it's uncertain whether she would still be alive today.

The reason the wicked side of the human world wasn't revealed to her wasn't because she was lucky, but because of what Lance taught her, and how to interact with humans and what to do when encountering bad people.

She had no experience interacting with humans, so when strangers approached her, she did exactly what Lance told her to do.

The people in the outside world will deceive her.

Lance wouldn't lie to her.

It's a bit strange, though, that she met Mills while traveling by train in the Kloss Kingdom.

Mills is a prince of the Kloss Kingdom.

Upon arriving in the Holy Light Empire, she hadn't been in the Holy Light Square for long when she met Dylan.

Dylan's identity is clearly that of a member of the royal family of the Holy Light Empire.

He was still a prince.

The elegant and beautiful woman in the blue and gold dress in front of me is called Teacher Lance.

The inscription on the stone tablet states that Lance's students were princes and Imperial Daughter, and one of the princes became the emperor of the Holy Light Empire.

And the person in front of me should be Lance's student from back then.

So young, so good-looking, looks like he's only in his twenties, but actually he should be nearly eighty or ninety years old. He's Extraordinary Person Extraordinary Person with the secret to eternal youth.

The young dragon Lucia vaguely sensed that the feelings the man before her had for Lance seemed to have changed. The teacher-student relationship... she wondered what kind of feelings it had changed into. If it were someone else, she might have tried to deny it.

If she denied it in front of her, he might take drastic measures against her in order to protect Lance's reputation. "You say you're not lying, then how can you prove that you are the son of Grandpa Lance? You've seen the inscription on the monument in the square, so you should remember when Grandpa Lance passed away."

If you can't prove it yourself, your aunt might punish you severely. Just a friendly reminder, Grandpa Lance's position in your aunt's heart is far beyond your imagination.

Dylan, with his white hair and golden eyes, was also a little curious. The girl in front of him with her unique temperament didn't seem like the kind of girl who would lie.

She claimed to be the adopted son of Grandpa Lance, but the date of Grandpa Lance's death had already been recorded in the history books of the Holy Light Empire, and even some textbooks of the Holy Light Empire included the date of Grandpa Lance's death.

If Grandpa Lance hadn't passed away, not only his aunt, but even his father would have gone to great lengths to find Grandpa Lance. His father respected Grandpa Lance greatly; once, when he called out "Regent Lance," his father slapped him across the face.

The woman in the study turned into a ball of light and disappeared. At the same time, a humanoid ball of light appeared not far in front of the young dragon Lucia.

The light spot transformed into the shape of a woman. "How can you prove you're my teacher's adopted child?"

The young dragon looked troubled. How could it prove it?

For a moment, she didn't know how to prove it.

Prove it with force? Forget it, she didn't even inherit one ten-thousandth of Lance's combat strength.

Show the statues carved on Black Dragon Island to Dylan's aunt.

No, that won't work either. When Lance was on Black Dragon Island, he was in his Black Dragon form.

In Aunt Dylan's mind, Lance was a human, not a black dragon.

She cannot reveal that Lance is the Black Dragon.

Drawing doesn't necessarily prove she's the black dragon's offspring. Wait a minute!

draw?

I've got it! There's a painting inside the Lucky Coin. In the painting, Lance is in human form, wearing a straw raincoat and sitting at the bow of a boat fishing.

The season depicted in the painting is winter, and it is snowing.

The scroll is titled "Solitary Fishing in Cold River Snow." Producing the scroll is enough to prove that she is Lance's adopted child. The problem is, she is afraid that the moment the scroll is revealed, Lance, who is on Black Dragon Island or somewhere else, will sense it, locate her, and suddenly appear in the Holy Light Empire to take her away. In that case, her dream of becoming emperor can probably only be realized with the help of the Saint Blue Kingdom. A conflicted look appeared on the slightly chubby face of the young dragon.

I might not be able to sense it, but there's a certain chance I will. Sigh... Should I take out that scroll? (ー`ー) No... Really? This girl named Lucia is actually going to prove herself?

Young Dylan had been observing Lucia. Seeing the expression on Lucia's face, he felt inexplicably uneasy. What if the girl Lucia could really prove herself and was indeed Grandpa Lance's adopted child? Wouldn't this girl become his elder?

"If you cannot prove that you are my teacher's son, I will execute you."

"Huh? Didn't you say you'd let me go if I admitted my mistake?"

"That was my previous idea."

The young dragon Lucia gave a smile that looked more like a grimace; it seemed she had no other choice now.

Hopefully Lance can't sense it. Wait, something's not right.

She looked down at the Lucky Coin hanging around her neck. Lance had said that he could locate her through the Lucky Coin.

However, after so many days, why hasn't Lance found her yet?

Is the location function in Lucky Coin broken? In that case, it might be worth a try.

Hmm. Dylan's aunt has to swear an oath that if Lance finds this place, she won't reveal her identity to Lance. "I can vouch for myself, but you have to get Dylan, this girl, and Dylan's guards to leave the garden temporarily."

"No way!" Dylan refused. "What if you take this opportunity to harm my aunt?"

"I wouldn't do such a thing."

"You will."

"I won't!"

"You will! You ambushed me with a hammer!" Dylan argued. "In that case, Lottie and I can leave the garden, Krein must stay here."

The young dragon thought for a moment and realized that it didn't seem like there was any problem with Krein staying here. In any case, the two little ones couldn't stay here. They were too young and not steady enough. They might easily betray her when they saw Lance. She had to make them swear an oath before they left.

"I might even have to make the Emperor of the Holy Light Empire swear an oath. I'm sorry, Lance, I didn't mean to reveal that you're still alive. I was just unlucky enough to run into a prince of the Holy Light Empire and Imperial Daughter you used to teach. I hope you won't beat me up when you find me." "Alright."

Dylan left the garden with his sister Lottie.

The powerful expert Krein remained silent, watching the young dragon from the side.

This involves Regent Lance, whose status in the Holy Light Empire is no less than that of the founding emperor.

However, it seems that Regent Lance isn't very strong either.

Of course, if Regent Lance is still alive, then the point that he is not very strong can be ignored.

The living Regent Lance is the true symbol of power.

He wanted to see how this little girl would prove herself.

"Hey, sir, please stand behind this pretty lady and protect her, so she won't misunderstand and think I'm going to do something bad to her."

"Good."

Krein came up behind Imperial Daughter Rachel.

"Beautiful ladies and gentlemen, before I prove myself, you need to swear an oath that if anyone asks about me in the future, you can only say that I am Little Dragon, and you must not say anything else. Even if someone comes to the Holy Light Empire in the future and asks about me, you cannot reveal my information, you can only say that Little Dragon has left."

If he asks where you've been, you can tell him the truth.

Imperial Daughter Rachel frowned and made her swear an oath, and such a strange one at that.

"Oh, right, the consequence of breaking your oath is that you'll be unlucky for a hundred years."

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It's somewhat malicious, but not too malicious.

"Okay, I promise you, I swear."

The moment Imperial Daughter Rachel finished reciting her vow, a look of solemnity flashed in her eyes.

Seeing that Imperial Daughter Rachel had made her vow, Krein decided to join in the fun. To his surprise, the moment he finished reciting his vow, a voice echoed in his mind, "Your vow, I will bear witness to."

He was stunned; he swore he had never encountered anything like this before.

If this oath is broken, wouldn't it really bring bad luck for a hundred years?

His gaze toward the baby dragon Lucia changed. Just who was this girl?

Could he possibly make a vow that would alarm the gods?

"That's terrifying." The young dragon took out a scroll from the Lucky Coin. "Thank you for your cooperation."

The scroll was rolled up, and when it was unrolled, the people inside could see the scenery outside. In order to prevent Lance in the painting from seeing what others looked like, the young dragon pointed the scroll directly at Imperial Daughter Rachel and Krein.

Dragon Knight Hella was curious. She subconsciously stepped past the young dragon and walked to a short distance from Krein, looking at the scroll that the young dragon was slowly unfurling.

"What are you doing, Hela?"

"I'm a little curious and want to see what you've brought out."

"Then swear an oath."

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Surely not?

Do I have to swear an oath just to look at a painting?

Fine, I'll just post it.

When Dragon Knight Hella, finished uttering the last word of her oath, her eyes changed instantly.

What's going on?!

A small vow, witnessed by the gods?

He didn't take that vow seriously.

I was careless. Who exactly is this person?

That's an exaggeration.

The young dragon slowly unfurled the scroll in its hand, and a beautiful and evocative painting slowly came into the eyes of Imperial Daughter Rachel, Krein, and the Dragon Knight Hella.

The painting depicts a great river, its banks covered in snow, with a small boat in the middle and a person on the bow.

Even more amazing is that it's snowing in the painting, and the snow, which should have been still, keeps falling in this scroll. Extraordinary Painting!

When Imperial Daughter Rachel saw the person fishing at the bow of the boat in the painting, she was first stunned, then her face lit up with excitement, and before she knew it, her eyes filled with tears. "Teacher, you really are teacher."

The person in the painting seemed to sense something. He turned his head to look at the world outside the painting. When he saw Imperial Daughter Rachel with tears in her eyes, he felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

When Dragon Knight Hella and Krein saw Lance turn his head in the painting, their expressions immediately became serious.

In the painting, Lance frowned. Where was the dragon cub?

Where did his silly little dragon cub go?

"Come in."

Before Imperial Daughter Rachel, Krein, and Dragon Knight Hella could react, the three of them were already in the world of the painting, on the small boat where Lance was.

Snowflakes drifted slowly down from the sky, landing on the faces and hands of Krein and the Dragon Knight Hella, giving them a slight chill.

Imperial Daughter Rachel paid no attention to the changes in the outside world; her eyes were only on Lance.

It's a teacher!

A living teacher!

The teacher in front of her was somewhat different from the teacher she remembered.

"Teacher, I never thought I'd see you again." Imperial Daughter Rachel said as she rushed towards Lance, wanting to hug Lance. But as soon as she got close to Lance, a hand appeared on her face.

It was Teacher Lance's hand.

Rachel is angry and doesn't want her to hug her? But she insists on being hugged!

She had known her teacher for so long, but she had only ever held his body once.

When she was little, her teacher held her, but after she grew up, he never held her again. She strained her head and tried her best to touch Lance with both hands, but she couldn't reach him.

"Teacher, it's me. It's me, Rachel. Don't you recognize me? I missed you so much."

"You're Rachel? Impossible. Rachel isn't that old. Oh, if you are Rachel, you'd be a centenarian, but you look rather young."

"Alright, alright, don't get so excited to see me. You're a grown woman now, don't cry, and don't ask for a hug every time you see me. You're not a little kid anymore."

Lance placed his hand on Rachel's head and patted Rachel head. Then his gaze fell on Krein and the Dragon Knight Hella Hela.

"What is your relationship with my student Rachel? Enemy? Friend? If you are enemies, you two can stay here and be my bait. If you are friends, you can leave at any time."

"Are you Regent Lord Lance?"

"You want to challenge me?"

"I am thinking about it." Krein smiled.

Lance raised his hand, and the sky instantly turned black and red. At this moment, what fell was no longer snowflakes, but black and red lightning that transformed into the shape of snowflakes. Above the sky, all kinds of black and red lightning beasts also appeared.

"Being a master in your field is merely the threshold to meeting me; you are not yet qualified to challenge me."

Looking at the colossal thunderous beasts in the sky, which were even larger than his own domain, Krein instantly realized the gap between himself and Regent Lance.

A domain expert. A domain expert like him is a joke in front of Regent Lance.

To challenge this, one would need to upgrade their domain to Small World.

Dragon Knight Hella was terrified, having thought that the lightning power Lucia had displayed that day was already terrifying enough.

Unexpectedly, compared to the thunderous power displayed by the person in front of me, it was utterly insignificant.

He was scared.

If Lucia had truly died at his hands that day, the entire Kloss Kingdom would likely have been buried with him. Fortunately Lucia had at least shown a fraction of her power.

"Have you two seen Little Dragon? I sensed her presence from both of you. Did you beat her up?"