Searching for Zhu Kun and the Flame Lizardmen

Xiao Yan deliberately pretended not to remember, hoping to tease Zi Yan.

Zi Yan puffed out her cheeks in anger and bared a little canine tooth. "Stinky Xiao Yan! Rotten Xiao Yan! You tricked me again! I... I..."

The two tussled for a while longer before Xiao Yan finally conceded defeat.

"We'll set off tomorrow and go meet your father," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Really?" Zi Yan's eyes lit up.

Xiao Yan nodded. "Of course. Would I lie to you?"

At that, Zi Yan huffed. "You rotten thing. Haven't you lied to me enough?"

Xiao Yan felt a little awkward. She did have a point.

But could she blame him? Zi Yan was simply too gullible.

Still, he patted her head and promised that this time he was telling the truth. Only then did the little girl calm down.

He had two goals for this trip.

The main one was to take Zi Yan to meet Zhu Kun and have him provide her with some protective items and cultivation resources.

Better yet, Zhu Kun might give her something that proved he was alive or could help unite Dragon Island. That would secure Zi Yan's position as Dragon Emperor.

As for why he did not use the Horse Talisman to free Zhu Kun, Xiao Yan could only say the time was not right.

He did not know Zhu Kun's temperament, and freeing him now would introduce too many uncertainties.

Better to play it safe and wait until he was stronger—or until someone forced his hand.

If anyone pushed him too far, he would stop worrying about the consequences and release Zhu Kun to turn everything upside down.

An Ancient Void Dragon at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level. Who wouldn't be afraid?

That counted as one of his little