Wavering

Ao Li's life was almost perfect.

As a genius of the dragon race, his cultivation level rose steadily. After obtaining the inheritance of the ancestral dragon, he became the strongest in the entire race. He also obtained the dragon pearl and became the rain god appointed by the Immortal Court.

Standing proudly among its kind, gaining recognition from the Immortal Court and being appointed as the Great Dragon God—this is the ultimate goal of a dragon's Struggle.

After reaching this point, Ao Li had lost his direction in Struggle.

His days were spent leisurely passing his long lifespan and having many little dragon babies.

This kind of life is not unusual; all the Dragon Kings of the four seas live this kind of life.

The only unexpected thing in Ao Li's life was that he had a rival whose vengeful spirit lingered.

Looking back, Ao Li felt that he shouldn't give away what he had worked so hard for. But he had been idle for too long, and Ao Li had almost become indifferent to such things. He also no longer valued the Dragon Pearl, which symbolized the strength and power of the dragon race.

When facing Zhang Xuezhou, he was three parts serious, three parts relaxed, and four parts detached, ultimately getting rid of the trouble he was in.

"Who is Ao Ye? I've never heard of this name before!" Ao Sheng exclaimed, tilting his head. "Sun, moon, night, star—these are all rare characters. How can a dragon use rare characters as its clan name? Who gave birth to this?"

"How would I know whose father he was?" Ao Li complained, standing on the Jing River with his gun in hand. "I even wanted to learn from his parents how to give birth to a winged dragon, but he didn't mention it!"

"You're not lying to me, are you?" Ao Sheng struggled to speak.

Do I look like I'm lying to you?

Ao Li helplessly pointed to his face, indicating that he could not possibly have lied to the dragon, which immediately provoked Ao Sheng to launch into another round of cursing.

"You think you're so great just because you're good-looking? You can make all the dragons believe you just because you have that face, but you can't make me believe you. Hey you, hand over the Dragon Ball right now!" Ao Sheng yelled.

"I really didn't," Ao Li said. "I can open my mouth and spit it out for you to see, or I can let you search the Water Mansion. That should make you believe me!"

I don't believe it!

What do you want me to do to make you believe me?

No matter what you do, I won't believe you!

Ao Sheng shook the Tongtian Crown on his head, then burst into a tirade against Xu Chang, who was maintaining the Tongtian Crown's suppression.

An exceptionally dangerous and serious battle of magic eventually turned into a war of words. This change caught everyone off guard, and even Xu Chang hesitated, unsure whether to risk his life to suppress the enemy or let Ao Sheng go.

But everyone knew very well that if no one else came to help maintain the suppression, Ao Sheng, whom they had shot down, was indeed capable of escaping.

Li Guang repeatedly raised his bow, but in the end, he could only sigh in regret.

The group was in a sorry state and injured, and chaos was inevitable in Chang'an City. Almost everything in this turmoil was bad. If they had to point out a good thing, they only had a general understanding of the water palace area where the Jinghe River Water God Dragon King lived. As long as the other party did not withdraw from the water palace, they would run into each other all the time, and there was a possibility of cooperation in the future.

"Ao Li, you have repeatedly ruined my fortuitous opportunity of embarking on cultivation. From this day forward, we are sworn enemies!"

How did I ruin your plans again!

"You lost the Dragon Balls! You didn't take good care of them!"

"The biggest use of the Dragon Balls is for healing. Holding a Dragon Ball in your mouth won't help you advance your training, so even if you got the Dragon Balls, they wouldn't be of much use!"

"You don't understand. A dragon like you doesn't understand at all. All you know is how to ruin my plans. The Heavenly Venerable personally promised me that as long as I obtain the Dragon Pearl to prove myself, I can enter the Jade Void Palace to inherit the legacy of True Person Yellow Dragon. With this fortuitous opportunity, I will surely step into the Ninth Realm!"

"Then hurry up and go find the Dragon Balls to prove yourself! Why are you bothering me?"

"Hand over the Dragon Balls!"

Everyone adopted a defensive posture, and Xu Chang gradually withdrew the Law Power that was drawing the Tongtian Crown.

Once the Tongtian Crown was in their hands, everyone saw Ao Sheng still lying in the mud, hurling insults at Ao Li.

"Can't he move while using this technique?" Lu Bode asked in a low voice.

"Perhaps!"

Li Guang touched the bow and arrow, his heart pounding with anxiety.

He had just drawn the bowstring back a crack when Ao Sheng, who was shouting and cursing, suddenly turned his head around and then propped himself up.

"I'm not someone you can bully so easily. You all just wait and see!" Ao Sheng stood up and shouted.

"You wicked dragon, taking advantage of the passing of our Empress Dowager, you colluded with the sorcerers of the Xiong State to flood our Chang'an City, leaving us exhausted from dealing with the storms and disrupting the order of our court. We don't even know what other troubles have arisen in the city. If you cannot give us an explanation, you will surely face great calamity in the future," Xu Chang rebuked.

"If the people of the Qin Dynasty hadn't left, how could you have had the chance to establish a country here!"

Ao Sheng replied dismissively to the crowd, completely ignoring Xu Chang's threat.

"They say they've taken some Nine Dragons, Emperor Qin will return with his terracotta army. All of you traitors will be killed then," Ao Sheng said disdainfully, swaying his body. "Watch your own lives!"

"Absurd! The Qin Dynasty has been gone for nearly a century!" Xu Chang retorted.

Believe it or not, rumors are spreading everywhere that the Emperor Qin will return on the centenary!

Ao Sheng looked at Li Guang with extreme apprehension, and slowly walked away, twisting his body.

His Technique Method can only withstand direct damage, but it cannot avoid the suppressive force, which obviously has a great impact on physical agility.

Golden lanterns, golden lotuses, necklaces, and hanging pearls continued to fall from the colorful clouds that enveloped his body, but Ao Sheng was also trying to get as far away from Li Guang as possible to avoid being pierced by an arrow.

Seeing Li Guang slowly approaching with his bow, seemingly having discovered something, Ao Li couldn't help but try to dive into the Jing River as much as possible.

"Ao Li, I want to visit your Water Palace!" Ao Sheng shouted.

"Not welcome!"

"Now that I have this magic power, I'm not afraid of your attacks. I can win a normal fight against you, and your Dragon Pearl and Water Palace will be mine. If I were ruthless, I could even take your Dragon Granny away!" Ao Sheng shouted, "Don't be ungrateful! Welcome me!"

"Not welcome!"

I'll remember your ruthlessness!

The dragon, nearly ten zhang long, slowly took a few steps before Ao Sheng tumbled headfirst into the Jing River, his body bobbing up and down in the water as it drifted downstream.

General Li?

"It seems there are still sorcerers remaining here!"

On the riverbank, Xu Chang, his face ashen, urged them on. Li Guang, watching the lingering colorful clouds on Ao Sheng's body, raised his bow, but instead of taking a step, he whispered a warning to Xu Chang.

This caused Xu Chang's expression to change repeatedly.

Mayflies still swarmed along the banks of the Jing River. These tiny creatures, born in the morning and dying at dusk, knew nothing of fear. They lay dead in droves near the crowd, and in a short time, the pile of corpses reached knee-high.

Once everything is pacified, Li Guang can pursue Ao Sheng, who is fleeing along the Jing River.

If things weren't over, Xu Chang wouldn't dare let Li Guang leave.

He glanced at Lu Bode, then at Zhang Xuezhou and the others huddled behind him, and felt that none of them could guarantee his safe return to Chang'an City.

This silenced Xu Chang.

Having lived in Chang'an City for so long without knowing the risks, Xu Chang now understands why some commanders wavered in their attitudes during the war.

Whether to save his own life and return to Chang'an City for treatment or to pursue an uncertain answer and bring Ao Sheng to justice in the court, Xu Chang clearly already had an answer in his heart.