Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 898 - 16: Blood Feud

"Lord Lie’s injuries are no longer a major concern, the effect of the Liangyi Grass has been excellent, but he must not recklessly use Dark Energy for the next month," Lie Changgong’s condition, under Chen Jiangyin’s treatment, had already recovered to eighty or ninety percent.

It was only under the strong insistence of the Yue siblings that Lie Changgong reluctantly agreed.

After confirming that the Evil Qi in Lie Changgong’s body had been completely cleared, Yue Jinghua sought out Chen Jiangyin.

Although the Demon Army had not taken any actions yet, their rear forces had already surrounded the Chaotic Stone Hurricane Zone layer by layer since the Red Moon Battle.

The various supplies around Four Symbols City were cut off, making it difficult for shipments from the Canglong Continent and other continents to reach Four Symbols City. Reinforcements from the Dragon War Empire and the Ruison Federation would still take some time to arrive.

Yue Jinghua thought that under such circumstances, they must strike first to gain the upper hand.

At this time, she thought of someone.

Lie Changgong had already told Yue Jinghua about Chen Jiangyin carrying the Panlong’s Breath and also being a Dragon Knight.

Yue Jinghua immediately sought out Chen Jiangyin to question him.

After being scolded harshly by Yue Jinghua, the latter rubbed his nose with a guilty look, "I’ve been wronged. The matter of Panlong’s Breath concerns the secrets of Danlu, and I’ve been hiding it under my master’s orders. As for the Dragon Knight matter, Princess Long Xue and Jian Rider both know about it."

When Chen Jiangyin returned from learning his craft at Danlu, it coincided with a Sub-Asian Dragon in the Dragon War Empire being poisoned and near death.

The Dragon Rider Team sought Chen Jiangyin for treatment, and during the healing process, he inadvertently discovered the secret technique for concocting a Poison Corpse Dragon, thus becoming the most secretive Dragon Knight within the Dragon Rider Team.

"You use the secrets of Danlu and the Dragon War Empire as excuses, so I cannot blame you. I scold you because of the matter involving my grandmother Feng Wanwan; you knew that my grandfather has remembered this grievance for years, yet you concealed the truth, reluctant to speak it, making it impossible for him to heal well." Not only Lie Changgong, but the Yue siblings also wanted to know who the mastermind behind Feng Wanwan’s death was.

"Why trouble yourself with this; we’re not the kind of people who can handle that mastermind," Chen Jiangyin, cornered by Yue Jinghua’s questioning, could only shake his head and sigh.

He knew too well that with Yue Jinghua’s personality, she would surely pursue the cause of her kin’s death.

"In life, if you can’t even defend your closest kin, what’s the point of being human? If you don’t tell me, I will blame Danlu for it. I won’t let anyone related to my grandmother’s death go; I mean what I say," Yue Jinghua, after breaking through the Dan Realm, could control her aura effortlessly, staring directly into Chen Jiangyin’s eyes as she questioned him.

The fresh fragrance flowed from her mouth, while her entire body exuded Dark Energy as cold as an icy spring, making Chen Jiangyin feel as if caught between fire and ice.

Chen Jiangyin felt his mind swaying, and with a lost grip, he took a step back, sighing, "Fine, I’m afraid of you. As clever as you are, you’ll eventually unearth the mastermind behind this. The Panlong’s Breath obtained by Feng Wanwan did not come from an ordinary Sub-Asian Dragon. That dying Panlong was actually a wounded Bronze Holy Dragon."

In the Moon Plane where Holy Beasts reside, they seldom interact with the Human-dominated Star Plane over the millennia.

In the eyes of Holy Beasts, human bloodlines are inferior, and so is their cultivation. The Holy Beasts have explicit prohibitions forbidding intermarriage between humans and Holy Beasts. Moreover, humans are not allowed to possess anything from the Holy Beast Clan.

The Panlong was originally an ordinary Bronze Giant Dragon from the Moon Plane, but was attacked by enemies at the plane boundary and injured, ending up in the Star Plane.

It happened that Feng Wanwan saved it when it was in its dying moments. Although Feng Wanwan ultimately couldn’t save the Bronze Panlong, the Panlong, being spiritual, gave its precious Panlong’s Breath to Feng Wanwan in gratitude.

Feng Wanwan, having obtained this great opportunity, relied on her own efforts to become a renowned High-level Alchemist on Canglong Continent.

After gaining fame, Feng Wanwan joined Danlu.

Danlu, having thrived for a thousand years, had various intertwined connections with Four Symbols City and the Moon Plane.

The pills refined by Feng Wanwan, due to their high quality and efficacy, circulated from Danlu to Four Symbols City, then from there to the Moon Plane.

It was at that time a Dan Master from the Moon Plane noticed the trace of Dragon Breath in Feng Wanwan’s pills. Narrow-minded, he reported this to the Clan Leader of the Sun Dragon Tribe.

The Clan Leader, upon learning this, flew into a rage, believing that humans were unworthy of using the Holy Dragon’s Breath. He ordered Four Symbols City to pressure Danlu to deal with Feng Wanwan.

The elders of Danlu, upon receiving this news, were in a difficult position and privately warned Feng Wanwan never to use Panlong’s Breath in refining pills ever again.

"The person responsible for warning Master Feng was from Danlu, my own master. Though he did his utmost to protect Master Feng, ultimately, he was no match for the Holy Beast assassins sent by Four Symbols City. By the time the people from Danlu arrived, Senior Feng had been killed, and her right hand, which bore the Panlong’s Breath, had been severed. However, my master found that before her death, Master Feng sealed the Panlong’s Breath within her body, not on her hand. So, using a Secret Technique, my master retrieved the Panlong’s Breath before Senior Lie arrived. But, Panlong’s Breath is a substance of extreme Yang and strength, difficult for ordinary Dark Practitioners to handle. Years later, when I joined Danlu, because of the Black Manzhu Flower in my body, I harbored a considerable amount of Evil Qi, which my master discovered could counteract the poison within me, so he implanted the Panlong’s Breath in my body," Chen Jiangyin narrated, only then did Yue Jinghua realize how many forces were involved behind Danlu and Feng Wanwan’s death.

Even Four Symbols City and the Moon Plane’s Holy Beast Sun Dragon Tribe were implicated.

Upon hearing this, Yue Jinghua clenched her fists, understanding why Chen Jiangyin was reluctant to reveal the truth earlier.

The Sun Dragon Tribe, among the powerful Holy Beast Clans, it was indeed they who caused the death of her grandmother Feng Wanwan.

No wonder Chen Jiangyin didn’t tell Lie Changgong about it. Not to mention that Lie Changgong was merely at the Dan Realm; even if he broke through to the Body Seizing Realm, he’d still be a mere speck before the mighty Sun Dragon Tribe of the Holy Beast Clan. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"I have my own discretion in this matter. There is something else I wish to discuss with you," Yue Jinghua knew that revenge should not be rushed. After thinking carefully, she started discussing the city’s defense strategy with Chen Jiangyin.

"Are you suggesting that I train an army of Poisonous Beasts?" Chen Jiangyin was shocked upon hearing Yue Jinghua’s idea.

"Yes. From the captured Demon Army, we’ve learned that the Second Prince of Dark Demon brought over four hundred thousand Demon troops, while we have only fifty thousand. Given the disparity, we must employ any and all means," Yue Jinghua responded coldly.