Inside the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, a stream of light entered but did not trigger any disturbances in the Palace Guard Formation, causing Pri Minister Gui Luan of the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace to narrow his eyes.
The entire Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, able to pass through layers upon layers of the Palace Guard Formation without setting off any warnings, requires the highest level of formation talisman in the Dragon Palace.
And within the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, there is only one entity with the highest level formation talisman, that is his leader, the Blue-scaled Dragon King.
"Is the Dragon King back?"
Gui Luan bent his back slightly, neither making a sound nor arranging any procedures, not even assigning any maid to attend, and continued to lean on the soft couch feigning sleep.
He understands his leader, the Blue-scaled Dragon King, too well, and he knows exactly how to be a competent advisor.
Therefore, he is the longest living, longest-serving, and most trusted subordinate of the Blue-scaled Dragon King.
He has seen too many people who died miserably while trying to flatter that ended up backfiring; the Blue-scaled Dragon King is an extrely self-assured dragon king, he only needs executors.
For what the Pri Minister is needed, the Blue-scaled Dragon King will only give the most direct commands!
Gui Luan’s longevity cos from rely awaiting orders, never presuming to make decisions, he is just a loyal executor, a guardian dog!
However, this ti, the Dragon King’s return seems sowhat strange!
A full three days!
The Dragon King locked himself in the bedchamber for three whole days, without issuing any orders, without arranging anything.
Aside from him, the Pri Minister, no one else in the Dragon Palace knows the Dragon King has returned.
This matter is unusual, but Gui Luan does not dare to ask, nor can he ask even one extra word; since the Dragon King does not wish him to serve, does not want others to know, then there must be a reason.
The best way is to maintain the current situation.
On the evening of the third day, a talisman light descended, and the half-closed-eyed Pri Minister Gui Luan was imdiately alert, sitting up straight, as if he had never been asleep.
"Reporting to His Majesty, the subordinate has already communicated, the Crown Prince will return to the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace via the Ancient Teleportation Formation from the Four Seas Ancestral Court in an hour." After completing the task entrusted by the Blue-scaled Dragon King, Pri Minister Gui Luan reported in a low voice outside the bedchamber.
"When Zheng’er arrives, let him co to my bedchamber." The Blue-scaled Dragon King’s deep voice made Pri Minister Gui Luan’s expression change slightly.
After tens of thousands of years of discernnt, Gui Luan is already well-versed with the master, the Blue-scaled Dragon King; from the tone just now, it actually exudes a bit of frustration, pain, and helpless emotion.
In Gui Luan’s impression, this emotion typically appears in those gamblers who have lost everything and bet desperately, how could it appear on his own Dragon King?
Gui Luan does not know what turmoil has occurred to his own Dragon King, but he dares not ask anything, just obediently went to the Ancient Teleportation Formation in the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace to await the Crown Prince’s arrival.
While waiting, Pri Minister Gui Luan of the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace was not idle, casually issued several talisman communications, asking unrelated questions to a few colleagues in the Dragon Palace.
For example, inviting so water generals for a drink in the evening, and that a gift from a certain Water Mansion has arrived for a certain water general, notifying them to pick it up.
Also, for instance, that a scattered group of water demons had appeared sowhere, requesting a certain water general to clean up while on patrol.
These questions, like casual chatter, yet provided Pri Minister Gui Luan with the answers he sought.
An incredibly shocking answer—none of the confidants and elite water generals who followed the Blue-scaled Dragon King to the Five Immortals Island have returned.
The Dragon King returned, but none of them did; the significance represented in this, Gui Luan shuddered at the thought.
Ti passed quickly, and Dragon Prince Ao Zheng, who was overwheld by Ye Zhen causing trouble, had long lost his forr spirited appearance, tightly pursed lips, with a shadowy face.
"Father is looking for ?"
"Pri Minister Gui, do you know whether Father succeeded this ti?" Dragon Prince Ao Zheng, who had grown up under Gui Luan’s service and protection, was extrely familiar with him.
"This old minister is also not sure, however, if the Dragon King made a move, he should not fail." Gui Luan’s aged face was full of humble expressions.
But deep inside, he was sighing, at this mont, he had already determined, the Dragon King most likely failed this ti in going to the North Sea to deal with Count Ye!
And it’s highly likely to be a heavy loss!
"Zheng’er, co in by yourself when you arrive, Pri Minister, you may leave. I have so words to say to Zheng’er." The voice of the Blue-scaled Dragon King ca from within the chamber, yet the Dragon King still did not make an appearance.
"Yes, I obey, Your Majesty."
With a bow that deepened the already bent waist, Pri Minister Gui Luan slowly left the grand hall of the sleeping chamber and walked towards the outer hall. The gate of the hall creaked, as if the Crown Prince Ao Zheng stepped into the chamber.
"Father..."
Dragon Prince Ao Zheng exclaid in surprise, but before Pri Minister Gui Luan could hear clearly, the gate of the grand hall of the chamber closed swiftly and unusually, along with the raise of a Guardian Light Screen, isolating all sound and movent.
This is the heavily-guarded Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, and in Gui Luan’s impression, this must be the first ti the Guardian Light Screen of the grand hall in the chamber has been raised, right?
One frightening thought after another surfaced in Gui Luan’s mind, yet he acted as if nothing was wrong and pretended to nap once again.
Inside the sleeping chamber of the Blue-scaled Dragon King, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng was staring in utter terror at the Dragon King, his mouth agape in shock, enough to fit an entire cow.
"Father, you...how...who, who could make you lose your physical body?" If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Ao Zheng absolutely wouldn’t believe that his father, ruling over the North Sea, would beco a ghost-like existence before him.
"Who else could it be? That one nad Ye. To solve the disaster for you, I fell into his plot in the North Sea and was besieged by many, losing my physical body!" The Blue-scaled Dragon King spoke with hatred.
"Then...what about those experts you took with you, father?" Ao Zheng continued to ask.
"All annihilated!" The Blue-scaled Dragon King spat out these four words through clenched teeth.
The face of Dragon Prince Ao Zheng suddenly beca incomparably grave. Over the years, his father, the Blue-scaled Dragon King, had nurtured him comprehensively. Though it was more theory than practice, he still understood so grand principles.
"Father, you’ve lost so many trusted allies, and you’ve lost your physical body. If this news leaks, the Blue-scaled Dragon King would likely face serious issues, even people..." The remaining words, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng already dared not utter.
If a lion loses its claws and fangs, it would soon be replaced by a new lion!
"We must block this news!" Dragon Prince Ao Zheng said.
"Will that work?"
The small face of the Primal Spirit of the Blue-scaled Dragon King was full of desolation. "Will that work? Before long, the news that father’s elite trusted allies have mostly perished will spread.
Besides, can your father constantly avoid seeing his subjects? If I do not make a public appearance, rumors will spring up within a year, and our Blue-scaled Dragon Palace will be dood." The Blue-scaled Dragon King said with a bitter smile.
Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s face suddenly turned extrely pale.
As the Dragon Prince in the North Sea, he had witnessed countless mighty demons fall; once they did, all they possessed also vanished.
Wealth falls into others’ pockets, palaces are occupied by others, servants are commanded by others, and even won will be seized and toyed with by others.
If his father falls, not to ntion his bevy of charming concubines, even he himself will have a hard ti surviving.
Imdiately, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng exclaid, "Father, what can we do? The Blue-scaled Dragon Palace is the accumulation of your life’s work; we must not allow it to be destroyed!"
"Yes, it truly is the culmination of father’s life’s work!" The Blue-scaled Dragon King sighed as he glanced at the palace. "To prevent its destruction, father has racked his brains for three days and nights!"
Upon hearing this, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng hurriedly asked, "Father, have you thought of a solution?"
The Blue-scaled Dragon King nodded heavily, "I have!"
As these three words were spoken, the breath emitted by the Primal Spirit of the Blue-scaled Dragon King suddenly beca extraordinarily heavy, akin to the violent panting of a wild beast.
On the small face of the Primal Spirit of the Blue-scaled Dragon King, suddenly turned incredibly fierce!
"How can it be solved, father, quickly tell ?" Ao Zheng did not notice the change.
"This thod requires you, Zheng’er, to cooperate."
"Father, please tell . For our Blue-scaled Dragon King Palace, for the legacy you’ve built over a lifeti, your child would be willing to be shattered to pieces if it ant saving it."
Upon hearing these words, a peculiar smile erged at the corner of the Primal Spirit of the Blue-scaled Dragon King’s mouth, his expression indescribably fierce, "Shattered to pieces, that won’t be necessary. Father just needs to borrow your physical body for a bit!"
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