After all, if you don't call him "brother" now, and Chen Xuan grows stronger in the future, he might not necessarily acknowledge you as his older brother.
Identity is a very subtle thing. You can call someone "brother" when they are weak, and you can keep calling them that until they grow into a towering tree.
However, if you don't shout when someone is weak and are instead polite, but then try to shout when they've grown stronger, you'd better think twice about whether you have the right to do so.
"Brother, come to my Central Continent, I'll definitely show you around and let you experience the local customs and culture!"
The Emperor Zhonghuang warmly grabbed Chen Xuan's hand and led him into the hall, laughing as they walked. "I heard you killed Wu Lan and Wu Mie in the City of Ten Thousand Demons. This is a great joy! Come, come, come! Tonight I will host a banquet to welcome you back!"
He was genuinely in a good mood, after all, Chen Xuan had killed two Great God Emperors of the God Realm, one of whom was the disciple of the enemy of the Central Emperor, which could be considered as indirectly avenging part of his grudge.
“Brother Ao Yan, there’s no need for a banquet. I’ve come here because I have a favor to ask of you.”
Chen Xuan smiled politely, but he didn't have time to eat at the banquet here. He was eager to get the token and then head to the Divine King Heavenly Desolate Ancient Mine.
Nangong Daoyi, the monkey, and the big black ox are all still waiting for him.
"Haha, I knew you wouldn't come here unless you needed something. So, what do you need my help with?"
Ao Yan laughed loudly, "The Dragon Clan is basically all surnamed Ao."
In fact, Ya Zi's full name is also Ao Ya Zi.
However, since Ya Zi's mother was not a dragon, his bloodline was not recognized by the dragons, so he usually did not pronounce the surname Ao.
Ao Yan wasn't surprised at all that Chen Xuan was asking for his help. He wouldn't refuse unless the favor was particularly outrageous.
Chen Xuan immediately got straight to the point: "Brother Ao, I want to go to the Tianhuang Ancient Mine, but I have to pass through the Demon Emperor City. The Yazi Demon Emperor hates the human race and I'm afraid he won't let me pass through the city."
"So I want to get a token from you, brother. If the Demon Emperor sees the token, he shouldn't make things difficult for me and will let me pass through the city."
"You're going to the Heavenly Wasteland Ancient Mine?"
Ao Yan was somewhat surprised, and then his brows furrowed slightly.
Upon seeing this, Chen Xuan's heart stirred.
What's going on? It doesn't seem like things are going to be easy to handle.
Is it really that difficult to ask for a token of affection to cross the city?
"Brother Chen, what are you doing at the Tianhuang Ancient Mine? Is it urgent?"
Ao Yan did not agree immediately, but asked instead.
"It's urgent!" Chen Xuan didn't say what he was going to do, he just said it was urgent. He believed that the Emperor Zhonghuang would understand his meaning without asking any further questions.
Ao Yan paused, pondered for a moment, and then said, "In that case, I'll go with you myself."
"Well……"
Chen Xuan was stunned. "Brother Ao, such a small matter could be resolved with a token. Why bother you to make the trip in person?"
He thought it was a bit outrageous.
Or was it that the Emperor Zhonghuang had nothing better to do and wanted to go for a stroll with him?
“Brother, since you’ve come to me for the token, you should know that Ya Zi, the city lord of the Demon Emperor City, is my father’s son. Strictly speaking, he is my second half-brother.”
Ao Yan didn't shy away from talking about this matter; it was common knowledge that his father, Zhong Zun, was a womanizer.
He himself inherited his father's fine traditions; back then, he even fell out with the Emperor of Fengdu and became his enemy over a woman.
"I know a little about this matter."
Chen Xuan nodded. He shouldn't say too much about other people's family affairs. Even if he knew the details, he had to pretend that he didn't know much.
"Alas, in fact, my relationship with Ya Zi is not good. He once wanted to kill me, obtain the Primordial Black Gold Cauldron, and replace the position of the Lord of the Central Continent."
"In fact, if my father hadn't passed down the Primordial Black Gold Cauldron to me, and had protected me with this cauldron, I would have been killed by him long ago before I became an emperor."
“He attacked me many times, but the Primordial Black Gold Cauldron saved me each time. It wasn’t until I became a Great Emperor that he dared not attack me again. But I know that his desire to kill me has not diminished in the slightest.”
"Logically speaking, I should have cleaned up the sect and killed him long ago, but considering that he made great contributions in the final battle of the barbaric era and died in battle."
"The reason he is still alive is because he survived a near-death experience and lived a second life. Considering his military achievements in the barbaric era, I did not make things difficult for him after I became emperor. I simply cut off all contact with him until he died."
"So now, if you ask me for the token to go to the Demon Emperor City, after he sees the token, he will not only not let you go, but he will probably kill you on the spot."
"If you want to go to the Demon Emperor City, my best option is to personally take you there."
Ao Yan spoke slowly.
After hearing this, Chen Xuan was completely dumbfounded.
Good heavens, it turns out these two brothers have a grudge against each other?
Ya Zi was always resentful that Zhong Zun had passed everything to Ao Yan, and wanted to seize the Primordial Black Gold Cauldron, even going so far as to kill his half-brother.
In other words, these two brothers are now bitter enemies, fighting over the family fortune!
I almost got tricked by that guy Nangong Daoyi!
However, the matter of Ya Zi assassinating Ao Yan is a family affair of the Dragon Clan, and Ao Yan himself would not go around talking about it.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Nangong Daoyi was unaware of this matter.
He only knew that Yazi didn't have much contact with the Emperor Zhonghuang, and he didn't know that the two brothers actually had a grudge against each other.
So he naively thought that as long as he had Ao Yan's token, he would be able to pass through the Demon Emperor City.
In reality, this is wishful thinking.
"Brother Ao, if you go to the Demon Emperor City, won't Ya Zi mistakenly think you're here to provoke us?"
“I don’t want to cause you two brothers to grow increasingly resentful because of me. How about this, I’ll go find another brother to help me.”
Chen Xuan chuckled dryly. He just wanted to get through the Demon Emperor City safely. If Ya Zi and Ao Yan started fighting in the Demon Emperor City, things would get complicated.
So he thought it best to ask someone else for help, such as the Emperor of Fengdu or Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
“It’s alright. Actually, there’s something between me and Ya Zi that we haven’t resolved yet. There are some things I’ll have to ask him about back then. Since you’re here today, I’ll go with you and resolve this matter while we’re at it.”
Ao Yan said calmly.
It seems he wants to go with Chen Xuan.
Since that's what they've said, what can Chen Xuan say?
You can't exactly say, "Don't go, I'll find someone else to help me," can you?
If we were to do that, it would be a very dishonest thing to do.
He immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute and said:
"Alright, then I thank you very much, Brother Ao!"
After giving a few simple instructions to his trusted confidants, Ao Yan left with Chen Xuan.
In Nangong City, at the Great Divine Emperor's Palace, Chen Xuan soon returned.
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