Li Hao truthfully recounted what had happened at the General's Mansion to Gu Liyan, looking at her with a guilty expression. "It's all my fault. If I had arrived earlier to save Miss Xiao Lü, this wouldn't have happened to her, and she's in this state now..."
"This isn't your fault; you're a victim too. Besides, no one expected Little Green to be a descendant of the dragon. If anyone's to blame, it's only some people who are ignorant and disregard the law! The ones who incurred the dragon's wrath!" Gu Liyan said.
"Yang Qi has already been taken away by Xiao Lü. I wonder if he's still alive." Li Hao couldn't help but shudder as he recalled the scene he saw when he came out of the General's Mansion. "Also, most of the people in the General's Mansion were taken by her..."
Gu Liyan frowned. "This is troublesome. The more dragons are killed, the more bloodthirsty they become." He looked up at the sky, where the dragon's shadow was becoming more and more realistic. "As the saying goes, natural disasters and man-made calamities are inevitable this time."
Gu Liyan said to Li Hao with a serious expression, "Don't tell anyone about this, so as not to cause panic. You'd better leave Weilong Kingdom now and go somewhere where no one can find you."
"Ah? But, I..." Li Hao didn't want to leave; he still wanted to see Li Erniang one last time.
Gu Liyan knew Li Hao's thoughts well, sighed and patted his shoulder, "Haozi, Li Erniang is not from your world, you'd better stay away from her."
Li Hao stared at Gu Liyan in astonishment. Had he heard correctly? Gu Liyan had just called him "Rat," could he be...?
Li Hao pointed at Gu Liyan and asked with a suspicious look, "Are you... are you Brother Gu?"
Gu Liyan smiled bitterly, knowing that he had been exposed. Seeing that no one was around, he took off his mask, revealing his true face, and said with a smile, "That's right, it's me."
"Brother Gu!" Li Hao excitedly grabbed Gu Liyan's hand. So much had happened recently, and without Li Erniang and Gu Liyan, he was filled with unease. These two were the only people in the world he trusted.
Gu Liyan smiled slightly, "Now that you've seen me, listen to me and don't go back to find Li Erniang."
Li Hao subconsciously tightened his grip on the sword. "Since Brother Gu has said so, then I... I won't go back..."
Gu Liyan glanced at the sword in Li Hao's hand, and vaguely sensed something unusual in the Painter's Soul Eye. She asked with some surprise, "Where did you get this?"
"I took this from the General's mansion. Holding it in my hand makes me feel safe..."
Gu Liyan smiled slightly, "Keep it with you, it will come in handy later."
"Huh?" Li Hao looked at Gu Liyan with a blank expression, not understanding what he meant.
Gu Liyan flipped his hand, revealing a peach blossom in his palm. He handed it to Li Hao and said, "Li Hao, take this message flower and leave Weilong Kingdom for a while. I'll let you know when you should come back."
Li Hao didn't understand why Gu Liyan wanted him to leave Weilong Kingdom, but he still trusted Gu Liyan. He figured Gu Liyan wasn't trying to harm him, so he didn't ask too many questions. Instead, he nodded and carefully put the item away.
"Rat, from now on, the sword is your life. This sword is related to your life, and it must never pass through the hands of a second person, understand?" Gu Liyan said solemnly.
Seeing Gu Liyan solemnly instructing him, Li Hao hurriedly hugged the sword tightly to his chest and nodded, "Yes, I understand, Brother Gu."
Gu Liyan looked at Li Hao deeply and said, "A man should be self-reliant. You are good at growing on your own. I will wait for the day you come back."
Li Hao looked at Gu Liyan with some confusion, "Brother Gu, is something big about to happen in Weilong Kingdom? Why do you seem so worried?"
Gu Liyan shook her head, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my injury has healed. In Weilong Kingdom, I and Mo Chen are here, so there won't be any accidents."
Li Hao nodded. "That's right. Brother Gu, you can save people, and Brother Mo Chen can even fly to transcend tribulations. You are both very powerful."
Flying to transcend tribulations? What is that?
Gu Liyan didn't ask any more questions and said, "Alright, don't waste any more time. Get out of the city quickly, and no matter what happens in Weilong Kingdom, don't come back until you receive my message, understand?"
Li Hao nodded, and after saying goodbye to Gu Liyan, he left as if he were fleeing.
He probably didn't want to see Little Green, who had turned into Long Wei, again...
Gu Liyan watched his receding figure and sighed, "So the destiny of a true dragon emperor only manifests when he gets close to the Dragon's Lament. 'He transforms into a dragon upon encountering wind and clouds,' it seems, is quite true!"
The crimson dragon pattern in the sky grew clearer, and at the same time, the number of people dying from the scorching heat across the Mighty Dragon Kingdom gradually increased—
Inside the palace, Qingge truthfully told Qingyang that someone from the Long family had survived back then, and Qingyang immediately became furious upon hearing it:
"Royal sister, you are so bold! If we had slaughtered them all back then, how could this have happened?"
Qingge's face was gloomy. "Royal brother, you are just as foolish as those people back then. If the entire Long family had died back then, the Dragon's Resentment would probably have already descended upon the Weilong Kingdom. The reason I did this was simply to avoid adding to the resentment!"
Hearing Qingge say this, Qingyang immediately lost his temper. If Qingge hadn't left behind the bloodline of the Long family's descendants back then, she might have gone berserk on the spot. If that had happened, the Weilong Kingdom would probably have perished long ago.
Qingyang tugged at his collar, feeling unbearably hot and getting impatient. "Then tell me, how can we eliminate the dragon's resentment now?"
“If a natural disaster were to strike, it would be impossible for mortals to prevent it. There would be widespread suffering. If it is unavoidable, I think we should all move to another place!” Qingge said with a frown.
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