Hearing this, Little Commandery Princess Chu Xiaoxiao immediately said anxiously:
"That demon dragon must be playing some trick again. Eldest Brother Taiping mustn't fall for it!"
But by the time she said this, Xu Taiping had already taken out his wine gourd and walked straight toward Ao Yan, who lay on the ground.
At the sight, everyone's hearts tightened inside the pavilion.
Yet even when Xu Taiping reached Ao Yan, Ao Yan made no other move and simply remained lying quietly where he was.
Then Xu Taiping raised the wine jug and said calmly:
"This is wine from my hometown, too. If you don't mind it, you can have the whole jug."
Hearing this, Ao Yan stared at Xu Taiping with his enormous eyes for a long while before finally saying:
"Xu Taiping, were it not for this age-old feud between the Human Race and the Dragon Clan, perhaps you and I could have become very good friends."
As he spoke, he opened his mouth.
Xu Taiping said nothing. He merely pulled out the jug's stopper and poured all the strong liquor brewed by Sect Master Zhao Qian into Ao Yan's mouth.
After drinking the entire Jug of Wine in one go, Ao Yan abruptly fell silent again for a long while before speaking slowly once more:
"How fortunate humans are, to taste such fine wine every day."
There was actually a note of lingering attachment in his voice.
After saying this, Ao Yan slowly raised his dragon head and looked ahead, speaking to Xu Taiping beside him without turning:
"Xu Taiping, come. Strike at This Emperor's head and put a final end to this million-year feud between the Human Race and the Dragon Clan!"
Xu Taiping nodded.
Then, with a boom, his body once again transformed into a True