"I'm not going back with them to some Ancient Dragon Island, and I don't want to be some Young Master or empress of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan."
Stubborn tears glimmered in Zi Yan's large eyes.
"Where were those so-called Ancient Void Dragons when I nearly got eaten by the magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"
Su Qian had raised her, and Xiao Yan had given her a little warmth. Yet the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had never once appeared throughout her childhood.
Others had only ever seen her carefree exterior. Who could understand the loneliness buried in her heart?
Even Hei Qing's face showed a trace of shame when he heard Zi Yan's words.
Indeed, during the years Zi Yan had been missing from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, her life had hardly been happy. Her early childhood, in particular, had been spent growing up in the bloody, shadowy Magical Beast Mountain Range.
For him to suddenly appear now and ask her to take over the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, shoulder its ten-thousand-year legacy, and bear its responsibilities was indeed asking too much.
But if Zi Yan refused to return, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's long years of division and turmoil might continue.
It was time for this protracted chaos to end. Otherwise, the once-mighty Ancient Void Dragon Clan would likely continue its decline.
But how could I persuade this child to come back with me?
For a moment, Hei Qing had no idea what to say.
Just then, Xiao Yan slowly turned to look at Zi Yan and reached out to pinch her soft, fair cheek.
"Do you know how many treasures the Ancient Void Dragon Clan has stored away? There are countless tasty things among them."
In the past, this tactic had been practically lethal