The Qinghe Dragon King's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. A mouthful of blood caught in his throat, impossible to swallow or spit out.
"You... unfilial brat! What do you mean, second dad? I'm your real father!"
The Qinghe Dragon King completely lost his composure.
The Eldest Princess felt as though five thunderbolts had struck her at once.
She stared fixedly at the crooked words formed from water, her chest heaving. Her already injured body trembled with fury.
Her precious dragon child, of noble dragon blood, had actually called a human his father?
And he had been frightened into hiding in someone else's sleeve, shunning his own mother?!
Disgrace!
An utter, unspeakable disgrace!!!
"You vile human who deserves death by a thousand cuts!"
The Eldest Princess's eyes turned bloodshot, and she nearly shattered her teeth with how hard she clenched them.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
She spat out her Dragon Pearl again.
Li Xinge was utterly exasperated too.
Smack!
He delivered another resounding slap to Chixiao's little head.
"You little bastard. Is making enemies for me all you're good for?"
Chixiao winced, clasped his claws over his head, and let out an aggrieved whimper.
"Roar!"
His body swelled rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he became a crimson flood dragon six hundred zhang long, his enormous body stretching between Li Xinge and the Eldest Princess.
He lowered his massive dragon head and stared at the Eldest Princess, who was preparing to fight to the death.
Then...
He drew a deep breath, opened his abyssal maw, and poured an immensely thick jet of water over the Eldest Princess's head and face, drenching her with a chill that pierced straight to her heart.
She stood frozen in place, letting seawater trickle down her white-jade cheeks. Her formerly bloodshot