After another long bout of chaos, they finally managed to explain everything clearly, making sure Yu Tianshuo's reputation remained intact.
As for Chen Xin's reputation, that didn't matter.
Even if anyone told people what had happened, no one would believe them.
In the end, Chen Xin still hadn't woken up, so the three of them climbed into a carriage bound for Dugu Manor.
Inside the carriage, Dugu Yan looked at Yu Tianshuo curiously. She seemed to want to say something, but hesitated.
In the end, Yu Tianshuo noticed how awkward she looked and spoke first.
"Yanyan, what's the matter? Is there something you want to tell your big brother?"
Once Yu Tianshuo asked, Dugu Yan finally voiced what she'd been keeping to herself.
"Big brother, you seem a little different now. I can't explain what's changed, but you just feel different."
As she spoke, she clutched her head, looking deeply troubled.
Yu Tianshuo was taken aback. He hadn't expected Yanyan to be so perceptive.
When he saw Na'er turn around with the same puzzled expression, her eyes seemed to ask the very same question.
They're sharp. But it shouldn't hurt to tell them.
So Yu Tianshuo told the two little ones about his deal with Senior Sword: he'd traded an elemental fusion of Dragon Might for a way to obtain and control killing intent.
He also explained that Senior Sword had successfully taught him, but had passed out from the strain.
As for why he didn't simply explain that Draven's Axe's killing intent had made Senior Sword faint, Na'er was still here. She was, after all, a clone of the Silver Dragon King. Though she'd lowered most of her guard for now, it was still better to take precautions.
He wasn't even sure whether the Earth Dragon King had told