Battle Through the Heavens: Rising from Jia Nan Academy - Part 92

"Hmph! Shut your mouth!"

Before he could finish, Zi Yan viciously cut him off. "You're not my father! You abandoned me when I was little, and now you're bullying my friend. You're a big bad guy!"

"My precious daughter, I truly didn't mean it."

Zhukun waved his hands frantically, his tone lowered to the extreme. "I only sensed a trace of Dragon Qi within this boy and wanted to test his abilities, to see whether he could protect you properly."

The Dragon Emperor, invincible beneath the heavens, now looked like a child who had done something wrong. His face was full of panic, and he was completely at a loss.

The guilt he had accumulated over the years had weighed heavily on his heart, yet he had never expected their first meeting to provoke his daughter's resentment. It hurt even more than being trapped here for thousands of years.

No matter how Zhukun explained himself, Zi Yan ignored him. She merely stayed close to Qin Chen and glared at him every now and then.

Having grown up alone, she had always resented the parents who had abandoned her. Now, this man claiming to be her father had appeared only to bully Qin Chen, who had always cared for her. It made her fury blaze.

After all his explanations proved futile, Zhukun could only forcibly suppress the anger in his heart and turn his gaze toward Qin Chen.

It took Qin Chen quite some time to calm the surging blood and qi in his chest before he slowly rose to his feet.

The moment he steadied himself, he met Zhukun's meaningful gaze. Then Zhukun slowly said, "Not bad, kid."

Being able to remain standing beneath his pressure and keep calm was already far beyond ordinary people in terms of temperament. Even