Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 457 - 359: The Dragon Race’s Regret

"I don’t know..."

When Xu Yue’Er spoke, she didn’t dare to look Zhao Yi in the eye, for fear that he would be displeased and have Taotie kill her directly.

Upon hearing her words, Zhao Yi’s brow furrowed immediately.

"You don’t know?" Zhao Yi said in a deep voice, "When did the restriction on the sea appear?"

Xu Yue’Er was stunned again and whispered, "I don’t know."

This time, before Zhao Yi could speak, Taotie seemed displeased.

Its claws suddenly exerted force, nearly causing Xu Yue’Er to roll her eyes.

Xu Yue’Er let out a scream, and somehow finding the strength, repeatedly said, "Crown Prince, please believe me, I truly don’t know when the restriction was set up, I didn’t even know there was a restriction on the sea!"

This time it was Zhao Yi’s turn to be dumbfounded.

He waved his hand, signaling Taotie to release Xu Yue’Er.

Zhao Yi pointed at the deep sea waters, frowned, and asked, "You can’t feel any restriction existing in the water?"

Xu Yue’Er shook her head repeatedly, "I would not dare deceive the Crown Prince, I genuinely haven’t felt any anomaly in the water."

Zhao Yi pondered as he looked at the seawater for a long time, eventually shaking his head.

Zhao Yi understood Xu Yue’Er quite well.

This little princess of the Dragon Race was probably spoiled since childhood, simple in nature, timid and weak.

On their first meeting, Zhao Yi had scared her out of her wits, making Xu Yue’Er even more afraid to go against him.

Since she claimed not to know about the presence of a restriction in the sea, it must be true that she doesn’t know.

With this in mind, Zhao Yi decided not to linger here. He waved to Taotie, intending to check out other places.

Seeing this, Taotie quickly released Xu Yue’Er and jogged over to Zhao Yi, then meekly lay on the ground, allowing Zhao Yi to climb onto its back in the simplest and most effortless way.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yue’Er’s already fearful dragon eyes gained a new glimmer of awe.

She had just witnessed Taotie’s strength firsthand.

If Zhao Yi hadn’t stopped it, Taotie could have crushed her with a single paw.

Such a powerful beast was remarkably docile in front of Zhao Yi, which only deepened Xu Yue’Er’s fear of the Zhao Clan royalty.

"Crown Prince."

As she saw Zhao Yi about to leave, Xu Yue’Er suddenly gathered her courage and called out.

Zhao Yi stopped in his tracks, turned back, and asked, "What’s the matter?"

Hearing Zhao Yi’s words, Xu Yue’Er’s face instinctively showed fear, but remembering the cruelty and terror of the foreign creatures, her eyes became determined again.

Xu Yue’Er raised her head, gritting her teeth, and said, "Crown Prince, our Dragon Race begs to go to the New World. We are also willing to help the Emperor farm!"

Zhao Yi did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Xu Yue’Er, his face expressionless, and said, "I remember sending word to the Four Seas Dragon Race before, ordering you to accompany the Great Xia people to the New World, but you did not respond. Why the sudden change of heart?"

Xu Yue’Er’s face immediately turned pale.

The Four Seas Dragon Race had reasons for not daring to agree back then, reasons related to the Crown Prince of Great Xia in front of her.

At the Cultivation Conference in Yao Family Town previously, this Great Xia Crown Prince forced the Dragon Race to fight against the cultivation sects, causing countless Dragon Race warriors to die, the accumulation of a thousand years destroyed in an instant.

As for why mention a thousand years when the Dragon Race’s heritage spans tens of thousands?

That’s because a thousand years ago, the Zhao Clan had already ravaged the Four Seas Dragon Race once.

The Four Seas Dragon Race had painstakingly endured for a thousand years, only to have its restored strength thoroughly destroyed again by Zhao Yi.

After the Cultivation Conference in Yao Family Town, the remaining members of the Four Seas Dragon Race were mainly female dragons and young dragons, with their power in the Four Seas dwindling, almost unable to defend their thousand-year-old stronghold.

While the Four Seas Dragon Race was on tenterhooks, the Great Xia Dynasty suddenly decreed that the Zhao Clan was relocating to the New World, and that if the Four Seas Dragon Race wanted to leave, they could do so with the people of Great Xia.

Under such circumstances, it would be miraculous for the Four Seas Dragon Race to want to leave with the Zhao Clan!

Some dragons even celebrated upon hearing that the Zhao royal family was going to leave this world, thinking good times were finally coming.

The Four Seas Dragon Race had been exploited by the Zhao Clan for thousands of years; now with the Zhao Clan leaving, the dragons could finally rid themselves of this mountain and breathe easy from now on.

The Four Seas Dragon Race was too delighted to even acknowledge the Holy Decree of the Great Xia Court.

However, the dragons hadn’t been happy for long before unusual signs appeared in heaven and earth.

Foreign creatures descended upon the Cultivation World, countless Holy Spirits were massacred, and the entire world almost turned into a wasteland and a ghost domain.

Only then did the Four Seas Dragon Race realize that the Great Xia Court’s previous decree wasn’t really to have them farm but foresaw possible dangers, hence moving people out in advance to avoid them.

The final outcome was indeed as Zhao had stated in the decree.

The Zhao Clan only took away those willing to leave, and for those unwilling to depart, they would no longer be part of Zhao and Zhao would not be responsible for their life and death.

The Four Seas Dragon Race previously treated this decree as a joke, as the Great Xia Zhao Clan only ever exploited them, never caring for them.

In fact, the living forces of the Four Seas Dragon Race were annihilated by people from Zhao’s own clan.

However, when the foreign creatures descended, the dragons realized the weight of that decree.

Maybe Zhao had never cared before, but this time, they intended to truly protect the people who had allegiance to Great Xia.

But the Four Seas Dragon Race, swayed by past experiences and grudges, formed prejudices in their hearts, distrustful of Zhao’s goodwill, nearly causing their own extinction.

The last time was a near complete extinction.

Recalling the terror of those foreign creatures, Xu Yue’Er couldn’t help but shiver.

If not for that golden light suddenly appearing, saving them from complete annihilation by the foreign creatures, they might have ended up just like those beasts on land—slaughtered and erased.

Xu Yue’Er wasn’t sure if those foreign creatures would appear again, nor if they would come back after acquiring the golden light.

But she didn’t dare to gamble on it, nor could the Dragon Race afford to.

Therefore, upon meeting Zhao Yi again, even knowing he might turn hostile and kill her, Xu Yue’Er still plucked up the courage to make the request.

Xu Yue’Er’s dragon head slammed heavily onto the ground, a gesture resembling kowtowing to Zhao Yi.

She pleaded, "Your Highness, the Dragon Race now only has some female dragons and young dragons left, posing no threat to the court’s rule. Please have mercy for the Four Seas Dragon Race’s loyalty in serving the Zhao Clan for thousands of years, and grant us a way to survive."

After hearing Xu Yue’Er’s words, a trace of mockery appeared at the corner of Zhao Yi’s mouth.

The Dragon Race indeed served the Great Xia Zhao Clan, but not with the unwavering loyalty Xu Yue’Er described.

In fact, the Four Seas Dragon Race had been secretly making moves all these years.

Leaving aside the past, just the fact that they secretly supported the remnants of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Heaven-Facing Sect, within the Great River Secret Realm was already a path to destruction.

Moreover, the Four Seas Dragon Race colluded with the six major sects of the Cultivation Realm to form the Immortal Alliance, aiming to overthrow the Zhao Clan’s rule, a crime worthy of annihilation.

If the Four Seas Dragon Race hadn’t gone too far, Zhao Yi wouldn’t have poisoned all the elder dragons at the Cultivation Conference in Yao Family Town.

Therefore, when Xu Yue’Er claimed that the Four Seas Dragon Race was loyal to Zhao, Zhao Yi could hardly keep from laughing!

Suddenly, Zhao Yi thought of something and looked at Xu Yue’Er with a hint of a smile.

"Since the Dragon Race is so loyal to Great Xia, I’m sure you’re willing to do anything for Great Xia, right?"

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