Dragon's Origin

“Revered Ancestor Ling Xu is pure and inactive, never interfering in worldly affairs. Why would we be wary of him?” Song Yan replied quickly, without much thought.

After answering, Song Yan realized what Wang Sheng meant by asking that question and couldn't help but cover her small mouth in surprise, asking, “You wouldn’t… you wouldn’t think we would attack the Old Lord Temple, would you?”

“I can’t completely rule out that possibility, can I?” Wang Sheng sighed.

“Absolutely impossible!” Song Yan shook her head firmly, and added, afraid that Wang Sheng wouldn't believe her, “Absolutely impossible!”

“Why?” Wang Sheng asked, puzzled.

“And you call yourself a secular elder of the Old Lord Temple!” Song Yan couldn't help but sigh, touching her forehead in a gesture of speechlessness, “Don’t you know how powerful the Old Lord Temple is? Besides the Old Lord Temple, which of the remaining five sects of the Daoist school isn't a behemoth? The six sects of the Daoist school are of one mind; disturbing one affects the whole body. Which family is tired of living and dares to blatantly provoke the Daoist school?”

“What if the eight great families unite?” Wang Sheng seemed determined to get to the bottom of it, pressing the question so much that Song Yan found it strange.

“Why would the eight great families unite to deal with the Old Lord Temple?” Song Yan couldn't help but find it amusing, teasingly asking Wang Sheng, “Just because Revered Ancestor Ling Xu is now the number one expert in the world?”

“Isn’t that reason enough?” Wang Sheng looked at Song Yan and asked seriously.

“Why would you think that way?” Song Yan didn't understand Wang Sheng's thinking, but as soon as she asked that question, she suddenly realized what Wang Sheng really wanted to ask was the most fundamental reason.

“Then what was the reason for the Lin family back then?” Before Song Yan could say it herself, Wang Sheng had already asked what he wanted to ask: “Wasn’t it also because the Lin family’s number one expert was besieged?”

Song Yan suddenly didn't know how to answer Wang Sheng. Because according to the reasons the various families used to attack the Lin family back then, they might really unite to deal with the Old Lord Temple and the Daoist school.

Five hundred years ago and now didn't seem to be much different. Both had a number one expert in the world, the kind whose every move could decide the life and death of a family head, whom other experts couldn't hope to match. Behind the number one expert, there was a huge force supporting them, forcing the various families to unite to fight together.

Apart from the names—one called the Lin family, and the other called the Old Lord Temple or the Daoist school—the situation seemed to be exactly the same. If they followed the logic of five hundred years ago, it seemed that the families had no choice but to unite to resist Revered Ancestor Ling Xu.

“I don’t know.” Song Yan shook her head, not knowing how to answer Wang Sheng. She really didn't know; even the family's secret records didn't record the reasons from back then. How could Song Yan guess at her ancestors' actions five hundred years ago? Did she want Song Yan to admit that the ancestors of the various families took action against the Lin family because of jealousy?

Perhaps that was the reason why the family's secret records didn't write down the reasons for the attack. Song Yan even guessed that there was a 90% chance it was because of jealousy. But this wasn't something glorious, so it wasn't recorded to pass on to future generations.

“You must know.” Wang Sheng gave Song Yan a bitter smile: “Not just you, the eight great families, including the royal family, must have a reasonable explanation.”

“Why?” As soon as she heard Wang Sheng say “must” twice, Song Yan’s queenly personality immediately awakened. The eight great families plus the royal family could be said to represent the dominant forces in this world. Why should they give others a reasonable explanation? After asking “why,” Song Yan immediately asked, “Explain to whom? You?”

“I don’t need it.” Wang Sheng shook his head: “But would the old Daoist think that way? Would the Old Lord Temple and the Daoist school think that way? Have you never thought about it?”

Song Yan suddenly froze. Wang Sheng’s words rang in Song Yan’s ears like a thunderclap. Yes, they had to have an explanation, and it had to be a reasonable explanation, for the Daoist school, for Revered Ancestor Ling Xu. Otherwise, the Old Lord Temple would definitely worry that the various families would repeat the events of five hundred years ago. If the explanation wasn't adequate or timely, the Old Lord Temple might really launch a preemptive strike, and the consequences…

The Dai family's royal palace was clear evidence, and what Song Yan knew was that the damage to the Dai family's royal palace was actually caused by only two people: Revered Ancestor Ling Xu and Wang Sheng. Two people were already so terrifying. If the Old Lord Temple really came out in full force, some of the consequences would be too severe for Song Yan to imagine.

If Wang Sheng hadn't reminded her, Song Yan probably wouldn't have noticed this problem. The other families were definitely focused on improving the cultivation of their family disciples to unlock the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Land core, and they couldn't possibly think so comprehensively.

Perhaps they simply didn't know that while their ancestors left the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Land, they also left them with such a huge hidden danger. Before it was completely resolved, they probably shouldn't even think about the secrets of the Thousand Absolutes Land. Did they really think that the Old Lord Temple and the Daoist school would let them unlock that secret and then gain stronger power to deal with them?

To start a war with the Daoist school at this juncture? Anyone with half a brain would know how stupid that would be. So, the only thing they could do, or the best solution, was for the families to unite and search through their ancestral records to see what the reasons for the attack were back then. Was it really because of the families' jealousy? Having a plausible reason would be more important than anything else.

“What answer do you hope for?” Song Yan asked Wang Sheng, her tone a little apprehensive. She was afraid that Wang Sheng would say an answer she didn't want to hear, and they would become strangers from then on.

“I don’t know.” Wang Sheng also shook his head: “But I don’t hope it’s just because she’s the number one expert in the world.”

Song Yan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, which was similar to what Song Yan thought. She stood up and clapped her hands twice. The door opened, and two maids and two guards walked in with their heads lowered. The maids and guards separated to help Wang Sheng and Song Yan get dressed. Song Yan instantly returned to being the high and mighty female Duke.

The current situation of the girl in the dream probably wasn't suitable for answering any of Wang Sheng's questions, so Wang Sheng could only find answers from the various families. He really hoped for a reasonable explanation. Otherwise, while killing the girl in the dream, Wang Sheng would turn around and have to kill the various families.

No one could torture the girl in the dream for five hundred years and not pay any price. The girl in the dream no longer had the ability to demand a price, but Wang Sheng did.

At that time, Wang Sheng would be the enemy of the entire world.