"Mm, back then Dragon Island did indeed issue a proclamation to the entire dragon clan, including my South Sea Dragon Palace, saying that our dragon clan had a Dragon Master! An image was even sent over, but more than two hundred years have passed, and this king's impression was not deep!" Ao Tong did not deny it, saying, "Only upon hearing Your Excellency mention it today did this king recall it! Moreover, you look exactly the same as the person in that image, so it seems there should be no mistake!"
"Mm..." Xiao Hua smiled faintly and said nothing, quietly waiting for Ao Tong's "but"...
Sure enough, Ao Tong changed the subject and asked somewhat uncertainly, "But Dragon Master Xiao has never come to my South Sea, and this king has never seen Dragon Master Xiao's true appearance! Moreover, this king has heard that Daoist techniques are profound and mysterious; transforming one person into another is no great difficulty! This king is not human and cannot easily tell whether you are the real Dragon Master Xiao. Oh, do humans not often say that empty words prove nothing? Does Dragon Master Xiao have any proof?"
Damn it... Xiao Hua cursed inwardly. He had long known how cunning the dragon clan was. Now that he faced a Dragon King who led a pack of cunning dragons, he had naturally been prepared. Yet hearing Ao Tong's logical and well-founded sophistry still left him helpless. Back in the Dragon Hall, Ao Jia had made it clear: this Dragon Master was merely an empty title, established for the stability of Dragon Island and even the dragon clan itself. Where could he possibly obtain proof? Besides, even if Dragon Island had intended to give him proof after proclaiming it to the world, he had already been