Qian Renxue smiled as well. "That does make him a smart man."
Zhong Zhichang was indeed a smart man, and he represented the attitude of Dragon Star's new generation of dragon knights.
He was also one of the few clear-headed people on Dragon Star.
He despised Jiang Weiqiang's dictatorial rule and saw through the selfishness and greed of that mother and son.
He even knew something of Jia Lin's plight, though not the full details.
At this moment, he stood outside the courtyard with the new generation of dragon knights. He neither helped Qi Tianlong save Jiang Weiqiang nor intended to help Jia Lin. He merely guarded the perimeter in silence, both to observe how matters unfolded and to prevent the situation from worsening further.
Feeling the pressure of that True Dragon bloodline, Zhong Zhichang's gaze deepened. He had long understood that everything happening today was the backlash of Dragon Star's old order, rotten with accumulated evils.
Most of the new-generation dragon knights he had brought were young, reasonable, and disgusted by the old abuses. They all followed Zhong Zhichang's stance and watched from the sidelines.
Back in the courtyard, Qi Tianlong saw that Jia Lin had no intention of stopping, and a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
"Since you insist on going astray, don't blame us for showing no mercy."
Qi Tianlong raised a hand and unleashed his power, while surging dragon aura shot into the heavens.
The dozens of veteran dragon knights behind him immediately activated the dragon power within their bloodlines.
Thousands upon thousands of gray-gold phantoms intertwined, arranging themselves according to the orthodox battle formation passed down on Dragon Star for Ten Thousand Years Later.
Layers of dragon-aura chains woven from those intertwining lights crisscrossed the air, forming an enormous, impenetrable cage. It was the