Meanwhile, at the Divine Court's Imperial Palace.
Xiao Qing'er, the Azure-Scaled Saint Dragon who had been cultivating while resting in the Azure Dragon Pool, abruptly opened her eyes when she sensed Xiao Jian's presence.
Then she shot straight into the sky.
She swiftly pinpointed Xiao Jian's location with her divine sense and rushed toward him.
She could not sense either Chen Mu or Ye Qingcheng beside Xiao Jian.
She feared that Xiao Jian's earlier obedience had all been an act, and that he actually intended to strike at the Divine Court and Female Emperor Qin Xuanji.
Whether as a Saint Dragon or the Divine Court's Sacred Beast, Xiao Qing'er would never allow such a thing to happen.
If Xiao Jian stubbornly refused to see reason and insisted on stirring up conflict between the two races, Xiao Qing'er would not hesitate to put righteousness before family!
Sacrificing one Xiao Jian to preserve peace between the Dragon Clan and the Human Race and reduce casualties seemed a very worthwhile trade to her.
Although Xiao Jian had hatched from a dragon egg in the same nest as her, Xiao Qing'er still chose righteousness without the slightest hesitation.
"Qing'er, what happened? Why are you in such a hurry? Did someone bully you? Tell me, and I'll go cut her down for you!"
Lu Changqing, who had been cultivating in seclusion, emerged right after sensing that Xiao Qing'er had left the pool.
As always, he stuck to Xiao Qing'er's side.
"Xiao Jian has shaken off His Highness and the Crown Princess and is heading to the Imperial Palace alone. I'm worried he intends to attack the Empress and use it to spark a war between the two races." Xiao Qing'er had no patience for Lu Changqing's fooling around and explained the situation in a few