“Where are you guys going?”
Hearing the voice, Zhao Yun looked up and saw four strangers walk in through the door.
At the head was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, his face was white and beardless, he was wearing a green shirt with a jade hairpin binding his hair, dressed like an ancient man.
Behind the middle-aged man, there were also three stout youths, all around thirty years old.
“Who are you guys?”Zhao Yun then asked, “How did you guys get in?”
“The gate was open, so naturally I walked in from outside.”
Impossible!
There were guards at the entrance of the villa, if these few people had come in from outside the door, they would definitely be stopped by the guards.
Could it be that he was lying?
Zhao Yun took another serious look at the middle-aged man and realised that the middle-aged man always had a light smile on his face and did not look like he was lying.
Then, there was only one possibility.
The guards stopped and failed to stop.
Zhao Yun quickly pulled Little Tiger behind him with one hand, cautiously looked at the middle-aged man, and asked, “Who the hell are you guys?”
The middle-aged man smiled, “I am Cao Yuan.”
Cao Yuan?
This name seemed a bit familiar, Zhao Yun was about to speak when a sudden rumble came from behind him, turning around, he saw the Dragon King kneeling on the ground and said in a loud voice, “Greetings to the Nine Thousand Years! I didn’t know that the Nine Thousand Years had come to visit, so I’m sorry to have missed the welcome, I hope the Nine Thousand Years will bear with me!”
Nine Thousand Years? This man is the Nine Thousand Years Old?
Zhao Yun looked at the middle-aged man in shock, his face turning white.
“Zhao Yun, don’t kneel down yet.”The Dragon King droned.
Puff-
Zhao Yun hurriedly knelt on the ground and respectfully said, “Greetings, Nine Thousand Years Old.”
“Dragon King, you don’t need to perform such a big salute, speaking of which, I’m younger than you, I should be the one to salute you.”Cao Yuan quickly walked over, helped the Dragon King up and said with a smile, “Taking the liberty of visiting, I didn’t disturb you, did I?”
“It is truly a blessing for me that you, Nine Thousand Years Old, are able to visit my humble abode.”The Dragon King said in fear.
Cao Yuan smiled and said to Zhao Yun, “You get up too!”
“Yes.”Zhao Yun stood up.
Immediately following, Cao Yuan’s gaze fell on Little Tiger and beckoned, “Little friend come over here, let me hug you.”
Little Tiger was, after all, a small child, unable to understand things between adults, and walked over.
Cao Yuan picked up Little Tiger and said smilingly, “This child has grown up well, his eyebrows are clear, I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to hold him in the future.”
Upon hearing this, the Dragon King’s face changed drastically, and he “flopped” on his knees, saying, “Nine Thousand Years Old, Little Tiger is still a child, please let him go. I am willing to bring my brothers in Jiangzhou and return to the Dragon Sect.”
“Dragon King, what do you mean by that? Would I, as the Dragon Sect Sect Master, make things difficult for a small child?”Cao Yuan smiled and asked Little Tiger, “Little child, where are you planning to go with Uncle Zhao Yun?”
“Ready to go abroad ……”
“Little Tiger!”Zhao Yun hurriedly interrupted and glared at Little Tiger, saying, “In front of the Nine Thousand Years, don’t talk nonsense.”
Cao Yuan laughed and asked Little Tiger again, “Which country are you guys planning to play in? Let me guess, is it Rice? Switzerland? Or the Great East? None of them are right, it should be Australia.”
“How do you know we’re going to Australia?”Little Tiger’s childish face was covered in doubt.
Cao Yuan glanced at the Dragon King and said to Little Tiger with a smile, “There are some things, it’s not that I don’t know about them, it’s just that I’m too lazy to look into them, but once I look into them, there’s nothing that can be hidden from me.”
Hearing this, the Dragon King’s heart set off shocking waves.
That manor in Australia, he had entrusted someone to buy it from a secret channel more than ten years ago, it was very hidden, and the Dragon King had only told Zhao Yun about this matter yesterday, and before that, he had never said anything to anyone.
Unexpectedly, it was actually found out by the Nine Thousand Years.
In an instant, cold sweat soaked his vest.
“Nine Thousand Years, truth be told, I want to send my grandson abroad.”The Dragon King gave a frank account.
“Why? Did you do something to apologise to me?”The smile on Cao Yuan’s face did not diminish, but his voice was filled with coldness.
“No.”The Dragon King raised his head and looked straight into Cao Yuan’s eyes, saying, “Nine Thousand Years Old, I can swear to the heavens in front of you that I have never done anything to wrong you.”
Cao Yuan also stared into the Dragon King’s eyes for a full half minute before asking, “Then why did you send your grandson away?”
The Dragon King said with a bitter face, “I have offended someone, and I’m afraid that they will retaliate.”
“You mean Xiao Qingdi?”
“Yes.”The Dragon King said, “Duke Xiao was severely injured, he definitely won’t let me go.”
“I had an incident on your territory, do you think, I will spare you?”
The smile on Cao Yuan’s face suddenly disappeared, and all of a sudden, the air in the entire courtyard seemed to freeze.
“Nine Thousand Years Old, I have no knowledge of this matter, but after all, you were assassinated in Jiangzhou, I have an unshirkable responsibility, kill or die as you wish.”The Dragon King said.
“Very well.”Cao Yuan said, “Xiao Qingdi sent a message on my behalf, while you collaborated with others to kill his slaves and injure him, his crime is one.”
“Last night, in order to protect me, a few of my men lost their lives, and my righteous son almost died, as the boss of the underground forces in Jiangzhou, you managed Jiangzhou in such a chaotic manner, you can’t escape the blame. Its the second sin.”
“To sum up the above two points, I want your head, do you serve?”
“Convinced.”The Dragon King pleaded, “I only hope that the Nine Thousand Years can spare my grandson and Zhao Yun ……”
“Don’t worry, woe is not as bad as family is the rule in our path, I understand.”
A grateful smile appeared on the Dragon King’s face as he said, “Thank you for the great kindness of the Nine Thousand Years Old, I wish you a flood of blessings and an early unification of the world.”
“Dragon King, have a good journey.”After Cao Yuan finished speaking, a youth behind him stood out, holding a dagger in his hand.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Yun was shocked and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, “Nine Thousand Years, can you spare the Dragon King’s life? I am willing to exchange my life for the Dragon King’s life.”
“How dare you! How can you speak in front of the Nine Thousand Years, get out.”The Dragon King shouted sternly.
“Nine thousand years old, I beg you.”
Bang bang bang!
Zhao Yun kept kowtowing to Cao Yuan, and soon, his forehead was dripping with blood.
Appreciation appeared in Cao Yuan’s eyes as he looked at Zhao Yun and said, “When you’re in our line of work, fame and fortune are put on both sides, and morality and righteousness are placed in the middle. You are willing to die for your Lord, honestly, I appreciate it, but, I won’t grant your request.”
“Why?”Zhao Yun looked at Cao Yuan in disbelief.
Cao Yuan said, “Although I have killed countless people, I have never killed an innocent person. If you are originally innocent, you cannot be killed. Otherwise, how would the world look at me?”
“Also, if I agree to your request today, then tomorrow when someone else makes a mistake and uses the same method of exchanging one life for another, should I agree or not?”
“If you agree, then the rules of Dragon Sect will become a sham, because no matter what mistake you make, you only need to find someone to help with your life. But if I don’t agree, then the brethren will say that I’m being unfair, because there is a precedent of you.”
“Therefore, I cannot grant your request. Do you, understand?”
“Understood.”Zhao Yun nodded sadly.
“Kill!”Cao Yuan covered Xiaohu’s eyes with his hand as that youth gripped the dagger and stabbed the Dragon King’s throat ……
