Chapter 215: Kid, I’m Entrusting My Daughter to You!
"Child, I am your father!"
"You have the same bloodline power as me, from the same lineage, the same source..."
The giant creature slowly opened its enormous mouth, and its voice trembled with emotion as it spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ziyan bit her red lips lightly and glanced at Gu Fei beside her, her small hand tightly gripping his, clearly anxious.
Seeing Ziyan's reaction, a hint of panic appeared in the giant creature's pupils.
"It's okay!"
Gu Fei, noticing Ziyan's tension, gave her a reassuring smile.
"Before coming here, didn't you already make up your mind..."
"Whether he is your father, you should experience it yourself to know!"
Gu Fei encouraged Ziyan.
Hearing Gu Fei's words, Ziyan finally stopped hesitating. Holding Gu Fei's hand, she took a few cautious steps forward.
When she got closer, she reached out with her other hand and gently touched the thick, cold metallic scales of the giant creature in front of her.
The moment they made contact, radiant golden light suddenly burst forth from both of them simultaneously.
In the place where the lights met, the two golden lights fused perfectly together.
Faintly, an extremely terrifying pressure began to spread.
"You..."
Staring at the perfectly merging golden light, Ziyan's eyes flickered with intense emotion. "You really are my father..."
"But... but you're still alive, so why... why did you let me live all these years as an orphan..."
Ziyan stubbornly stood before the massive creature, her voice filled with grievance as tears welled up in her eyes.
What she had always yearned for deep down was this moment, seeing her family.
Now that she was finally seeing them, she couldn't help but feel the weight of her past suffering.
For so many years, she had thought of herself as an orphan, only to find out that her father was alive and well. Why had he abandoned her?
"My fault, it's all my fault!"
"I shouldn't have coveted the Ancient God's Mansion... It was all the fault of that despicable Tou She Ancient God! He set up a trap and imprisoned me here for so long!"
Seeing the tears flowing from Ziyan's eyes, the massive creature was clearly flustered, and its enormous body began to tremble slightly due to its agitation.
"Trapped?"
Hearing this, Ziyan looked up at the creature. There were no chains or restraints on its body, so how was it trapped?
"Ziyan, your father isn't lying to you!"
"He really can't leave this place!"
When Ziyan looked at the Old Dragon Emperor, her eyes showed a trace of pity.
"Father, I don't want you to do anything... I just want you to leave this horrible place!"
Ziyan's voice was firm.
Her earlier tone was just an outburst of her emotions; she didn't really blame Zhu Kun.
She knew that he felt deeply remorseful for everything, and he had been trapped in this place
for countless years, all alone.
"Child!"
Hearing Ziyan call him father, the Old Dragon Emperor's eyes softened with affection.
"Leave this place..."
However, when he heard the second part of her words, he suddenly fell silent, filled with
helplessness.
"Child, years ago, I coveted the Ancient God's treasure and was trapped here by Tou She Ancient God. You should know how powerful a Dou God is. Unless someone brings the Ancient
God's Jade, I will never be able to leave this place..."
After a moment of silence, Zhu Kun explained his predicament.
"Ancient God's Jade?"
Ziyan's eyes grew serious. She knew some of the ancient secrets of the continent.
The Ancient God's Jade had long been divided into eight pieces, each held by one of the
ancient clans.
Reassembling it would be an incredibly difficult task.
"Senior, the Ancient God's Jade appeared on the continent a thousand years ago and was
obtained by the Xiao Clan!"
"However, the other ancient clans quickly learned of it and surrounded the Xiao Clan, not allowing them to monopolize the treasure!"
"Under their pressure, the Xiao Clan divided the Ancient God's Jade into eight pieces, with
each ancient clan keeping one piece. Reassembling the jade now..."
Gu Fei explained the situation to the Old Dragon Emperor.
"The eight ancient clans each hold a piece?"
Hearing this, the Old Dragon Emperor realized how slim the chances of reassembling the jade
were.
If he could get out, he might have a chance to snatch the jade pieces. But without the jade, he couldn't leave this place- a paradox with no solution.
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