Chu Yu's words instantly turned A-Lian's face from a cute, innocent little dumpling face into a puffed-up dumpling face!
Speaking of this, A-Lian got angry and said angrily, "It's all because of that vicious woman Qingyi that I'm like this!"
"Qingyi?"
"Immortal Qingyi?"
"Immortal Qingyi from Luojiao City?"
"The city lord of Luojiao City?"
Ah Lian's words immediately caused an uproar inside the cave.
Gu Xi and the others couldn't believe it, and even Hua and Chu Yu were secretly shocked.
They looked at each other, exchanging glances, trying to see if anyone knew anything inside, but after looking at each other, they were all very confused.
Immortal Qingyi is a highly respected immortal in the immortal race, and also the only female city lord. She governs Luojiao City, and under her rule, Luojiao City has become one of the most important cities in the immortal realm over the years. Moreover, Immortal Qingyi has always had a very good reputation.
Unlike the spoiled, domineering, and ruthless people associate with Qingwu, Qingyi Shangxian has always been highly regarded by all walks of life. He has always been seen as a Shangxian who loves his juniors, cultivates diligently, is exceptionally talented, and has a kind and tolerant heart. He is a figure that is respected even by people from other walks of life.
But now that A-Lian is saying this, no one present really believes it. Gu Xi asked A-Lian seriously, "A-Lian, are you sure it was Qingyi Shangxian who trapped you here? As far as I know, nearly 100,000 years have passed since Qingyi Shangxian entered the Hunyuan Secret Realm, while you look to be only about a thousand years old."
A-Lian looked up at Gu Xi, her eyes moist. "So, you don't believe me! You suspect I'm lying, right?" Tears were about to fall from her eyes.
This made Hua feel sorry for A-Lian, and she quickly patted A-Lian's little head. "A-Lian, Gu Xi didn't doubt what you said, it's just..." Hua hesitated for a moment, afraid of hurting A-Lian's little pride, and tentatively said, "It's just that you really look very young. Could it be that you remembered it wrong?"
A-Lian, looking unconvinced, put her hands on her hips and said with a rather mature air, "Who told you I'm young? I'm not young at all, I'm almost 110,000 years old!!!"
"What?"
"110,000 years old?"
"You? 110,000 years old?!"
Hua Du was completely taken aback. Gu Xi, Tu Er, Wan Ke, Xu Feng, and the others were all utterly astonished. Even Chu Yu had a surprised expression on his face.
He had just examined the little black dragon, and its bone age was only around 10,000 years old. How could this be?
Hua took a breath and after a while, he patted A-Lian's little shoulder seriously and said, "A-Lian, we must be honest children and we must not lie!"
Ah Lian stared at Hua with wide, innocent eyes: "Sister, I'm not lying, I really am 110,000 years old! See for yourself if you don't believe me!" After Ah Lian finished speaking, she handed her arm to Hua so that she could measure it herself.
Even after spending the money, it was still hard to accept. With a mixture of belief and doubt, he placed his hand on A-Lian's wrist and infused it with divine power...
After the test, Hua put her hand down, swallowed hard, looked at Chu Yu with shock in her big eyes, and murmured to Chu Yu, "Chu Yu, A-Lian... he really is 110,000 years old." After saying that, she looked at A-Lian again and felt awkward no matter how she looked at him.
She had just pinched his cheek like that, and now she was incredibly embarrassed, but it was just so strange...
Although Hua had just personally tested A-Lian's bone age, she was still finding it hard to accept. She looked at Chu Yu blankly, her eyes conveying a clear message: she hoped Chu Yu could give her a definite answer.
Chu Yu stepped forward, placed his fingers on A Lian's wrist, and used his divine power to examine his body. Sure enough, just as A Lian himself had said, he was indeed just over 110,000 years old.
Gu Xi and Tu Er were secretly alarmed by Hua and Chu Yu's reactions, but if even Chu Yu was so certain, then...
Gu Xi looked at A Lian. If that were the case, could it really be that Immortal Qingyi imprisoned him here? But why is A Lian now looking like a child? They hadn't even been able to tell his actual age just now.
Chu Yu placed his hand on A-Lian's wrist again and examined it more carefully. After he finished, he frowned and asked A-Lian, "Have you been placed under a restriction?"
If Chu Yu hadn't been suspicious and used his divine power to investigate again, he might not have discovered the restriction imprinted deep within A Lian's soul. He had just tried to break it with his divine power, but he almost suffered a backlash as soon as he touched it. Fortunately, he stopped in time.
When A-Lian heard Chu Yu ask this, he gritted his teeth and his expression became even more resentful. He said, "That's right. When I was imprisoned here by Qing Yi, I was already nearly ten thousand years old. Even if I was trapped here by her at that time, when I turned ten thousand, I would be forcibly sent out by the Hunyuan Secret Realm."
Alian paused for a moment and continued, "She didn't dare to kill me. As long as my soul lamp goes out, my father will definitely pursue the matter to the end, so she imprisoned me here."
A-Lian clenched her little fists. "It was close to the closing time of the Hunyuan Secret Realm. My father and the others were waiting for me outside. She had no choice but to set a restriction on my soul to stop my growth. So I was trapped in the Hunyuan Secret Realm for more than 100,000 years."
After listening to A-Lian's story, Hua-Lian patted his little head with heartache. Even though she already knew A-Lian's real age, Hua-Lian still couldn't help but do this subconsciously.
Hua asked him softly, "Why did she treat you like this? Was it because of your protective scale?" When they came in, Hua and the others noticed that A-Lian's protective scale had been forcibly plucked off.
Upon hearing Hua mention his protective scale, A-Lian's face contorted with pain. Looking at Hua, he said, "When Qingyi ripped out my protective scale, I heard her say that she was pregnant, but it was destined to be a stillbirth. She heard from somewhere that our dragon clan's protective scales have the power to bring the dead back to life, so..."
Ah Lian didn't finish his sentence, but based on what he had just said, they could imagine what would happen next. So, for his own selfish reasons and for the sake of her stillborn child, Qingyi Shangxian forcibly removed Ah Lian's protective scale.
They even placed such a vicious restriction on him, trapping him in this Primordial Chaos Realm. The cost was unimaginable. If they hadn't discovered Ah Lian this time, then with the collapse of the Primordial Chaos Realm in the near future, wouldn't Ah Lian have...?
"Ah Lian, all these years, haven't you ever tried to ask for help? The Primordial Chaos Secret Realm opens once every ten thousand years, and many cultivators come here. Aren't any of your clansmen among them?"
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