Chen Rui and the other three followed Stanwell all the way out of the imperial palace. After thinking for a moment, Lola asked, "Elder Stanwell, there's something I'd like to ask you..."
"Please, go ahead." Stanwell appeared exceedingly respectful. Lola was no ordinary elder now—her strength far surpassed even His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's. She was unquestionably the number one figure in Dragon Valley. What was more, behind her stood a man whose power was even more unfathomable, a man who had actually defeated Raphael!
If that "brother-in-law" remark from back then came true... Stanwell gave a bitter smile to himself. Still, Lolan had an extremely poor impression of "Richard." Never mind whether the other party would even fancy his younger sister—he truly could not bring himself to sell his sister for glory.
Lola had no idea where Stanwell's wildly wandering thoughts had gone. She asked, "Why did my mother Meriya make that request before? And when His Majesty Pargoris mentioned Aunt Sophia and the Golden Dragon Saliva Flower, he seemed rather strange as well. Is there some hidden reason behind this?"
"There truly is something difficult to speak of." Stanwell nodded. "Elder Lola, when you ran away from your marriage—ah... left Dragon Valley to train—it has been over twenty thousand years. Naturally, you wouldn't know what happened in Dragon Valley during that time. In fact... it was during that period that something terribly unfortunate befell Her Highness Sophia."
"Something unfortunate?"
Stanwell sighed and began to explain.
Although Lola's departure back then had disgraced Elder Peilin, the matter had not caused much of an aftermath. Not long afterward, news spread through Dragon Valley that Queen Sophia was pregnant. It was exceedingly difficult for dragons to conceive, especially since both Pargoris and Sophia were transcendent powerhouses. Whether for the Holy Dragon