The White Dragon's Old Dream
The days of becoming a dragon seemed to pass quickly; Sang Ying felt as if only a blink of an eye had passed, and fifty years had already gone by.
The Dragon Race has an incredibly long lifespan. A fifty-year-old dragon is equivalent to only six or seven years old in Human Race, still at an age where they should be playing.
Sang Ying's mother, the beautiful Madam Lanxin, specially chose a child of similar age to Sang Ying protect her only remaining child.
But this excessive protection did not bring Sang Ying happiness; instead, it became a burden for her.
Just like now, she was merely holding a wooden sword and casually swinging it a few times when the cold-faced young boy stepped forward from the corner. "Young Master, this is too dangerous for you. Young Master, you should find a different toy!"
"This is not a toy!" Sang Ying argued loudly. This was her Law Artifact, her path!
But before she could finish her sentence, Sang Ying suddenly realized something was amiss. Why did she think the wooden sword was her Law Artifact?
"But young master, Madam Lanxin said..."
Sang Ying interrupted her, her voice still that of a grandmother, but with a resolute tone. "Who is your master, me or Madam Lanxin? If you only wish to obey Madam Lanxin, then leave my courtyard!"
After hearing this, the boy named Bai Shou fell silent.
Perhaps out of pity for Sang Ying's unfortunate fate, and knowing that it was already the greatest wish for this child to live a peaceful life, the Old Patriarch Bai never blamed her, nor forced her to learn things she didn't like.
The two leaders of the White Dragon Clan reached a consensus without prior agreement: to keep all rumors and ominous news out of Sang Ying's ears.
But Sang Ying was not a real child after all, so how could she not notice some of the changes in the White Dragon Tribe?
When Sang Ying turned one hundred, a distinguished guest arrived at the clan chief's mansion. The guest was dressed in black, and even when facing Madam Lanxin, he could not hide his arrogance.
The old clan chief led the people to the study for a chat, and Sang Ying quietly followed.
"What does your clan leader mean by bringing your young master's birth date and time here? Do you want me to calculate his fate?" The Old Patriarch Bai was famous for his divination skills. He had performed divinations countless times in his life, but he had only made one mistake, which was the divination he performed when his son went to the Gods and Devils Battlefield.
His one miscalculation cost him the lives of his son and three grandsons.
The distinguished guest smiled and said, "Patriarch Bai, why pretend to be ignorant? I've come here on the orders of our clan chief to propose marriage between our young clan chief and your Miss Qinglong."
A soft "bang" came from outside the window; it was the sound of Bai Shou accidentally hitting the window.
The conversation between the two inside abruptly stopped, and after a moment of silence, Old Patriarch Bai replied, "This matter is of utmost importance. I still need to discuss it with A Lan, after all, Qinglong is her daughter."
The distinguished guest naturally dared not refuse, repeatedly saying, "Of course, of course, then I'll go back and await your good news."
While the old clan chief was seeing off the guests, Sang Ying hurriedly led Bai Shou to hide in her own courtyard. Unfortunately, she was too late; before she could even leave the old clan chief's courtyard, he caught her red-handed.
He grabbed the two children by the collar and dragged them into the house. Bai Shou was only forced to copy books in the study. Sang Ying, on the other hand, was pulled into the inner room, as if she were to be personally reprimanded.
"Did you hear everything?" Unexpectedly, the old clan chief did not blame her, but asked with concern like an ordinary elder.
Seeing that he didn't seem to intend to reprimand her, Sang Ying boldly replied, "I heard you, but I don't want to be engaged to the young patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan!"
The old patriarch raised an eyebrow, a smile still on his face, "You're so young, what do you know about engagement? The Black Dragon Tribe Clan is far superior to our declining clan. Once you marry into their clan, you'll be the Black Dragon Clan's chieftain's wife!"
Sang Ying scoffed at this. "Why is it me who has to marry into the clan, and not their young clan leader? How can being the clan leader's wife compare to being the clan leader himself?"
Sang Ying felt she shouldn't have said such blunt things; perhaps she had been influenced by someone, and her behavior was different from before.
After hearing her words, the old clan chief was speechless for a moment.
After a moment of silence, he said, "But our White Dragon Tribe is now in decline. Even if you become the clan leader, you'll only be facing a mess. Why wade into this murky water? Besides, your health..."
"I'm fine!" Sang Ying said anxiously. "I'm willing to take on this mess no matter how bad it is. If they want a marriage alliance, it has to be me marrying him!"
The old clan chief chuckled, "Your mother had already planned a smooth life for you, but you're determined to take the rugged path!"
Sang Ying looked at the aged-looking man before her, her tone frighteningly firm. "Whatever path it may take, since it's my path, I should be allowed to choose it myself."
"Alright, child." The old clan chief patted Sang Ying's head, looking at her as if she were his son who had died many years ago. "I should have known long ago that you, like your father, are stubborn and disobedient."
With the combined efforts of various forces, the marriage between the two young masters of the White Dragon Tribe and the Black Dragon Clan was still arranged. However, the Patriarch Bai insisted on waiting four hundred years before allowing the two to marry, and during this period, his granddaughter would focus on cultivation within the clan and probably wouldn't be able to meet her fiancé.
Four hundred years from now, the two young people will handle this matter together.
The Black Dragon Clan readily agreed to this condition, because in their view, no matter how much the young master of the White Dragon Tribe cultivated, he could not change the fate of their clan's decline.
After the marriage was arranged, before Madam Lanxin could even react, her daughter was secretly sent away from the clan's territory to study under a master somewhere unknown.
At the same time, two young white dragons appeared out of thin air on the outermost layer of the Gods and Devils Battlefield.
The girl in the lead, carrying the clan leader's token, found the White Dragon Army stationed there. Upon seeing the general, who exuded a Sha Qi, the girl, who was expected to be frightened and cry, simply told him, "For the next four hundred years, I will remain here, serving under you. Please send me to the Gods and Devils Battlefield!"
The general, whose face still bore long scars, looked at the little girl with great interest. Surprisingly, he did not refuse her request, because he also wanted to see how long such a young child could survive in this terrible place.
The Sha Qi on the Gods and Devils Battlefield dissipated and regrouped, and four hundred years passed in a flash.
With the day of the marriage agreement between the two clans fast approaching, the gates of the White Dragon Tribe's Mansion opened, and the guards saw an incredibly magnificent carriage parked outside.
The man who stepped out of the car was the very same distinguished guest who had come to our home to propose marriage.
The guard quickly passed the message inside, instructing someone to inform the clan chief and Madam Lanxin immediately. He himself, with a subtle hint of ingratiation, moved closer to the distinguished guest:
"Sir, have you come today to discuss with our clan chief how to arrange the marriage of our two young masters?"
The distinguished guest smiled gently at him, "I've come to discuss something, but not how to arrange things; I've come to discuss how to annul the engagement."
A note from the author:
The Illusionary Realm dungeon is now open! This time, Sang Ying truly lives up to her title of "Overpowered Hero"!
Thank you everyone for your support! I will work hard to improve, and I would appreciate it if you could give me some encouragement and a five-star review!